"Montreal Natural" Magazine, September 2010

The Intelligence of the Universe

Eric Pearl is fond of using this expression, “the intelligence of the universe,” to describe what governs the energy of Reconnective Healing®. The point he is making by using this phrase is that the energy is decidedly not governed by the Reconnective Healing practitioner. It is up to the practitioner in fact to get out of the way, to not interfere by bringing technique to the healing, and to “remain childlike” as Pearl himself was advised to be by Deepak Chopra – a piece of advice that Eric holds dear and continues to pass on to his students.

In the mid 1990s Eric was operating a highly successful and lucrative chiropractic practice in Los Angeles. He had no intention of starting a new career and little or no interest in psychic phenomena and the occult in spite of certain gifts that were becoming evident. For some reason however he began asking his patients to close their eyes at the end of a session while he worked with his hands above them for a few minutes. Spontaneous healings began taking place, healings in some cases of dire conditions: cancer, AIDS-related diseases, epilepsy, chronic fatigue syndrome, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid and osteoarthritis, cerebral palsy, PTSD, as well as mental and emotional afflictions. As word spread, more and more people came for the healings.

As this was happening, Eric began a search for explanations of what was taking place. Again and again the explanations he got were either unhelpful or downright crazy. It was very frustrating. Finally, explanations came from an unexpected and incredible source. His patients began channeling a set of six phrases. Now channeling is not so unusual in itself but the fact that 50 of his patients channeled the same six phrases was a little hard to ignore – as if the universe was saying to him, “Do you get it yet?” The six repeated phrases told him, among other things, that he needed to continue what he was doing and that he was bringing “light and information” onto the planet.

Healing was not the only thing that occurred for clients in Eric’s sessions. Patients also reported presences – one or more in the room as the healing took place. The perception was sometimes visual or sometimes just a feeling. Sometimes the experience was so strong that their eyes would fly open to reassure themselves of everyday reality. Indescribably beautiful perfumes, hues and forms were also commonly experienced as was the distinct sensation that they were being touched physically – although in fact Eric’s hands never did touch them.

When it was first suggested that he teach this healing, he scoffed at the idea. In response to one request, he said, “You can’t teach it. I mean how could anyone? Nobody taught it to me. It just … arrived.” After a time however, he relented and accepted a first class of twenty-five students, releasing, as he said, “a group of new ‘healers’ onto an unsuspecting planet.” After that, as he writes in his book, The Reconnection; Heal Others, Heal Yourself, “my phone rang off the hook.” You might also say that after that there was no looking back. By the year 2010, Eric and his Reconnective Healing Team had trained 70,000 people in more than 60 countries.

Based in Los Angeles, Eric and Reconnective Healing elicit great interest from top doctors and medical researchers at hospitals and universities worldwide. These include Jackson Memorial Hospital, UCLA, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, the VA Hospital, University of Minnesota, University of Miami Medical School and the University of Arizona – where he addressed physicians at the request of Dr. Andrew Weil. New research programs are presently underway at multiple facilities under the guidance of such renowned research scientists as Gary Schwartz, PhD., Konstantin Korotkov, PhD., William Tiller, PhD., and others. A DVD report on this research entitled The Living Matrix is available from the Reconnection website.

Having been led to the practice of Reconnective Healing after a long career in the computer business, it is perhaps understandable that a part of my mind remains skeptical and has trouble accepting what takes place in the sessions with clients. In fact, I have to admit that my critical mind screams at me at times, “This is nuts!” And then a client will report a remarkable experience or a significant improvement in a physical, emotional, mental or spiritual condition. The critical mind then falls silent. I am greatly helped by Eric’s response to an interviewer’s question on how he manages to keep his ego from taking over, how to use it for balance: “I remain in awe of this gift.”

Sometimes subtleties of color and movement remind us of the influences we are only dimly aware of.