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We have reached the journey’s end. Despite its brevity, I feel that we’ve accomplished a tremendous feat. The Field, has proposed some of the most interesting concepts and theories I have ever voyaged through. Ultimately, if I claimed to believe everything I have read over the past few weeks, I would be a flat out liar. But, I cannot help but feel charmed into further investigation. The final three chapters, to me, were the most interesting. The idea that our desire of “will” and “determination” can influence healing within our own bodies (and others to boast) is astounding. One thing this book has helped me to become aware of is my ignorance in regard to metaphysical happenings. Previous to this book, I demanded stone cold scientific proof with the absence of God or human influence. Perhaps we do have more control over the universe than we think.

I loved the experiment regarding botany: “Before he soaked the seeds, however, he had a healer lay hands on one container of salt water, which was to be used for one batch of seeds. The other container of salt water, which had not been exposed to the healer, would hold the remainder of seeds. After the seeds were soaked in the two containers of salt, the batch exposed to the water treated by the healer grew taller than the other batch… This may be one good explanation why some people have green fingers and others can get nothing to grow.” [184-185] I’ve heard this stated before. NPR uses an advertisement for their classical music hours by boasting that plants that have been exposed to classical music grow better, and those exposed to heavy metal suffer stressful development.

The entire time I was reading the final chapters I continue to think of the example of the television/radio proposed by Danny (my apologies if this name is incorrect). How does a radio signal that is sent through the air not be hear through the waves itself? Why is it that we need a receptor to channel these frequencies? Is this relevant to the prayer healing studies performed in the book? Do our prayers, or our positive energies need to have a form of a receptor (a human being)? What makes this so interesting is the diversity of faith healers and medium s that were used throughout the study: Christians, Jews, Mystics, and Native American gods were all summoned, and the result was incredible.

Perhaps seeing is believing is not an outlook we should have.