this portion of the test.
      I then proceed to the next stage, which might be
termed an "unveiling of the mysteries of healing."
      The older medicine man is preparing to leave the earth
and I am to take his place, so he is preparing the rites
and giving me the instructions. I am taught "true
healing" and, although there is no actual distinction
made, I experience it as three different types.
      The first method: I am shown healing through ritual,
dance and herbs, all of which are aimed at the healing of
the body on a physical basis. This is termed a "good way
of healing" and is the method that is to be used for most
people, as they are on this level of comprehension and
can understand and receive healing best in this way.
      The second method: I am taught to heal with lightning,
"the better way of healing." The older medicine man who
is showing me the mysteries passes his hand over my
eyes and I can now look at a person and see his lightning.
The body—flesh, bone and musculature—seems
translucent, and courses of lightning can be observed
flowing along the backbone, trunk, head, legs and arms.
This lightning is of a vivid, white color, and I know that
this is the "Tree of Life" on the physical level.
      Now the Old One impresses much into my conscious-
ness without words. He bestows on me the knowledge
that in illness these zig zags of lightning have dimness in
some areas and that they can be rejuvenated by my
thought. I can look at the lightning and release lightning
from myself to unite with and intensify the beauty of the
lightning in the other person. If I find the lightning
thoughts hard to come by, I can take my right index
finger, follow the path of the patient's lightning, and
transmit my lightning [not mine actually, but All
Lightning] to the ill person. Sometimes using the finger
is easier for me and more effective for the other person
than thought alone. It depends on me, the other person
and our mutual situation. I am told that there is a serious
responsibility to weigh the varieties of healing activities
against the needs of the individual. It is expected that I
will psychically perceive that which will help the

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