The Energetics of Tobacco Use?

Do you smoke tobacco? Have you done so in the past? Have you thought to quit?

If you have quit tobacco, congratulations. You have kicked the hardest drug known to man, tobacco, the most addictive substance on earth. You also have done more for your health than a thousand doctor visits could achieve.

Tobacco use is prevalent in patients that I see. This is out here in California, where non-smoking is somewhat more popular a trend than in other parts of the country. I took care of a former smoker, who was 'known for his violent wake-ups' recently. 'It took six nurses to hold me down when I woke up from anesthesia. I didn't know where I was at the time, and when I realized what I was doing, I stopped. I kind of felt bad about it.'

Patients hurting their caregivers is a not-often discussed part of medicine. I know of a psychiatrist who was super gifted at their art, who had to quit in the devastating psychological aftermath of a patient attack that was so severe this doctor had to be taken to the Emergency Room.

The turbulent wake-up of a smoker is not seen in the non-smoker patients. For some reason, the smoker, especially the younger male patient, wakes up looking for a fight. Recently, I had my surgeon a big man (and also a lifelong vegetarian!) not leave the O.R. in order to help in case the patient was too much for myself and the four Filipino nurses in the O.R. Fortunately everything went well. I kept the breathing tube in, while this patient was breathing on their own. And upon waking up when the patient was ready, I came to the bedside and pulled the breathing tube.

The little wheels in the back of my subconscious started to turn. Upon my own waking up from sleeping this morning I had this connection flash onto my mind:

In Spirit Work , the breath is important, it is a part of the soul
think about it: in Yoga, meditation, and Higher Spiritual work, the breath is a point of focus
(it is called Prana, Qi, Chi, Mana, and The Violet Flame)

In Smoking, the fumes of a burning plant are inhaled, and nicotine goes into the bloodstream
Nicotine will calm you down if you are anxious, and perk you up if you are sleepy
Edgar Cayce, a chain smoker himself, used to say, 'there are no cigarettes in Heaven' and smoked more
An entire industry is based on this practice

Where did tobacco use originate? Was it with the Native Americans, and their Peace Pipe? I am not sure. But what if sharing a pipe to 'seal a deal' had a metaphysical side linked to it that has been lost in History? Those First Nations people are descended from the Star people. They know what they are doing. (Just yesterday I read about Time Masters, and how the Mayan Calendar was a gift to Earth from them.--it has to do with the 'year' of the sun. Just like how we circle the sun, the sun has an orbit around the galactic central sun that takes about 13,000 years.)

I don't know metaphysically, the exact impact of tobacco on the  human soul. Not yet.

But for the human body, it produces a profound peripheral vasoconstriction in minutes (that's why it helps headaches, but also creates non-union of bones that are trying to heal.) It affects the heart and lungs in the short term, and in the long term. Skin loses its elasticity, and the smoker appears to age prematurely. But nausea and vomiting after surgery is less of a risk in a smoker. But in putting something into the mouth, and sucking on it, it triggers all of the early childhood bonding mechanism of 'latching on' and 'having oral gratification'. There is a lot of money to be made off of the addiction to the substance plus the health effects can be fatal in the long term. An entire industry of 'smoking cessation' is now doing well too! I don't know for sure, but I know enough to ask the question:

could it be possible that the nature of tobacco and all of its metaphysical and physical effects on the human body have been exploited in the submission of others?

If sports are the opiate of the masses, could tobacco be a similar substance introduced to keep population down, population 'happy', and everyone sinking in Vibration with every puff, only to be more beholden to Big Tobacco?

Namaste,

Reiki Doc

Scleroderma and Multiple Sclerosis

Today I had the honor and the privilege of working with two very advanced diseases in two totally different patients. I learned so much as a Reiki Master scanning and working with the energetic patterns of them.

Scleroderma

My first patient had Progressive Systemic Sclerosis in the chart. I asked, 'Do you have scleroderma?'

Yes. 'What are the manifestations?' Renal, cardiac (now better), esophageal reflux but not so bad. The patient shared they had a doctor in Riverside, who put them on a low-dose antibiotic doxycycline or clindamycin that kept the disease under control.

What was fascinating about this patient in Pre Op holding is that they looked terrible. Tons of wrinkles from the cigarettes and the sunshine. And yet at the same time, concerned about their appearance, and not wanting to take out their teeth for surgery.

I smiled inwardly, for I understand and appreciate the importance of such a request. At that time, I always honor them. You want to pee? Fine, I will wait. Poop? Okay, we will delay for you. Better out than in. How about if I take your teeth out AFTER you are asleep? Is that okay? Yes? You like that? No worries. I will take care of you. Clinicians, remember, this is the hook upon which you built trust with your patient. Give them the pickle, Bob Farrell of Farrell's ice cream would say to his workers. Give them the pickle is a metaphor for give them what they want to make them happy. 

When I got into the aura, it was very faint. It felt like an old worn out foam cushion. I didn't know where to start. I did CKR, I scanned, I grounded but it never felt like anything hit energy wise. I was struggling. I tried to see the chakras, and I couldn't. I was puzzled. As I worked I had a lot of flashes of images, impressions from the patient's past. They were not good. I was detecting darkness--abuse, neglect, humiliation, abandonment, and suffering as a child. Very awful, unexplainable to a child's mind, suffering. 

I called in Archangel Michael. When something gets this far out of balance, I call in a pro. Just like a plumber when you get a plumbing leak. I asked Him to clear out any old dark energy, like a giant vacuum cleaner. And to push white toothpaste of Light back into the patient. 

I was actually told to stop giving Reiki, They would continue, and They would turn it off for me. Are you sure you will remember to cut the energetic cords from me to the patient? I thought. Whoosh! went a large, shiny Archangel Michael sword. 

Being able to get your hands into that kind of energy is a valuable lesson as a healer. Just as much as working with that systemically severe a disease is to a regular anesthesiologist. It's tricky. It's textbook. And it's something you never forget.

Multiple Sclerosis

This one I dreaded to do. There was a variety of illnesses on top of the Multiple Sclerosis. There was COPD, CHF, HTN, drug allergies, GERD, morbid obesity, and poor condition teeth that could break. Migraine headaches, depression, anxiety (on major drugs for those). And a big black eye, on the right eye. It took everything I had just to stay calm, look at them, and get the information I needed to take care of the patient safely in the O.R.

I had the blanket ramp in place for intubation. I needed a bougie to get in. A bougie is a long blue wand with a tip that bends, and this goes into the trachea when the tube doesn't fit. Then the tube is slid in on it, and the blue bougie withdrawn. Those are all the tricks I use to get a patient intubated when it's tough.

The energy was very responsive in the head. I felt that reiki get sucked in there! I did all the appropriate symbols, in addition, the Tibetan Fire Snake worked well too. Multiple Sclerosis in this patient, felt like a dry sponge soaking water up. There was a lot of healing.

When the patient awoke, they actually moved themselves over to the gurney without our having to lift them. And before going out the door, asked, 'Was it hard to fix my broken bone?'

I said, 'I don't know, ask the Tech.'

And the Tech, being the gentleman he is, said, 'No problem. It was very straightforward. Get better now.'

And the patient said, 'Thank you' to the tech and to the team.

I was humbled at the sweetness and healing that was not present in pre-op holding, in this patient who had been through so much. 

When possible, build up a dossier of energy patterns. I know a lot of Reiki is done for cancer patients. But there is only so many ways for cancer to go. All the other stuff in the O.R. is like a field day for energy medicine. 

The surf is great there! So come on down and bring your board--let's ride the waves!

Namaste,

Reiki Doc