Ursi's Eso Garden

Richard Temple Founded the Temple Gallery in 1959 as a centre for the study, restoration and exhibition of ancient icons and sacred art.

He is a member of the Advisory Panel of the National Art Collections Fund of Great Britain and has been active in the acquisition of icons by several major museums, among them the British Museum, the Musée du Louvre in Paris, the Timken Art Gallery in San Diego, California and the Museum of the Church of the Holy Redeemer in Moscow.

Reiki is an energy which has been known in the west for only a few decades. It is practiced by over one million people which, when compared to the world population, is certainly little more than a smattering.
To explain Reiki from a scientific point of view we need to discuss some concepts of science first. Scientific validation arises in many ways. It is popular to give a rational understanding of the mechanics of some phenomena based on the logic of `sound' scientific principles.

Science of Reiki by PaRama (English)

A good explanation of the fundamental principles behind Reiki. Read also the other articles in the Sub-Topics section.

Another recommendable site, all about Reiki.

"Temple of the Great Beaming Light" by Alex Grey Click the picture for a larger view

REIKI ist ...
... ein japanisches Wort und bedeutet universelle Lebensenergie. Es ist der Ozean von Energie, die uns umgibt und im Kern aller Lebewesen existiert. In Japan, wird es “Ley-Ki” ausgesprochen, in Sprachen die ein “R” aussprechen, “Rey-Ki”.
... die Fähigkeit universelle Lebensenenergie zu aktivieren, zu lenken und den jeweiligen Erfordernissen entsprechend, für sich selbst oder andere anzuwenden, um Ausgewogenheit der Energien wiederherzustellen und um Heilung im ganzheitlichen Sinne zu fördern. Dabei werden keine eigenen Energien verbraucht und es bedarf weder besonderer Konzentration noch Anstrengung.

Den Begriff Reiki klar und allgemeingültig zu definieren und dabei mehr als das Empfangen und Weiterleiten von Licht zu meinen, ist bei all den verschiedenen Formen, die unter dem Namen Reiki gelehrt und praktiziert werden, schon recht schwierig, ebenso streiten sich die "Gelehrten" um eine für alle gültige Definition des Begriffes Usui Reiki. Auch Usui Reiki gibt es mittlerweile in vielen Varianten, in westlichen und in japanischen Traditionen.

Eines der Merkmale aller Traditionen von Reiki ist, daß es in drei aufeinander aufbauenden Graden als Reiki 1, Reiki 2 und Reiki 3 gelehrt wird.

Original der Reiki-Lebensregeln

Stones of Wonder is a Web guidebook to prehistoric monuments in Scotland (dating to the Neolithic or the Bronze Age) which have orientations to the sun, moon or stars. It gives the background to the archaeology of the sites, to archaeoastronomy and to the previous work which has been done. The main part of the guidebook is a listing of the monuments which can be visited, and the best time of year to see them and observe for yourself the sunrises, sunsets, moon rises and moon sets.

Swinside Stone Circle, Cumbria

Antoine Goodland writes: There is another stone in Caithness which I think is worthy of mention. It is a tall stone in the Clyth cemetry (approx 4 miles north of Lybster) It has a 'Templar' type cross carved on it which is difficult to see unless the light is right. This stone is known as the 'Clyth Stone' and I would like to know more about it as my great-great grandparents Catherine Sinclair and Sinclair Clark are buried beside it. The 'CLYTH STONE' is probably the tallest and most elegant standing stone in Caithness. It is certainly, the least known, being situated in a private cemetery facing the North Sea, in Clyth.

Clyth is rather more a district than a village in this remote part of Scotland and the access road to the cemetery is a tiny unmarked farmer's lane off the A9. (Blink and you've missed it!) The mystique about the Clyth Stone is that it was engraved many centuries ago with a cross‚ which is only visible in certain lights.