The Laying on of Hands: Ancient Scripture, Sacred Energy, and Divine Healing Light
- heatherannkoehn
- Aug 14
- 5 min read
Across faith traditions, the laying on of hands has been revered as a sacred act — a moment when divine love flows directly from the Creator, Source, or the very heartbeat of the Earth into another being for restoration, blessing, and wholeness.
This isn’t a modern wellness trend. It’s one of humanity’s oldest recorded healing practices, with roots in biblical scripture, ancient spiritual traditions, and energy medicine.
Beneath the religious language, there is a consistent energetic truth: our hands are conduits for supernatural healing energy, and the palms contain specialized subchakras designed for this purpose.
The Laying on of Hands in Sacred Scripture
Biblical References
In the Christian Bible, laying on of hands is mentioned repeatedly — for healing, impartation of the Holy Spirit, blessings, and consecration:
Healing the sick — “They will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well.” (Mark 16:18, NIV)
Imparting the Holy Spirit — “Then Peter and John placed their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.” (Acts 8:17, NIV)
Blessing and anointing — In Numbers 27:18–23, Moses lays his hands on Joshua to transfer leadership and spiritual authority.
In all these accounts, the hands are more than a form of touch — they are a bridge between heaven and earth, a point of spiritual transmission.
Parallels in Other Faiths and Traditions
Judaism — The ancient semikhah involved laying hands to confer blessings or authority.
Buddhism — Certain monastic healing rites involve channeling compassion through the hands to relieve suffering.
Hinduism — Healing through prana often involves palm-based transmission of life force.
Indigenous Traditions — Many First Nations, African, and Polynesian healing systems involve touch to transfer the vitality of spirit into another.
The Spiritual Mechanics: Palm Chakras as Healing Portals
The palm chakras — subchakras in the energy system located at the center of each hand — function as energy gateways. They open to channel light, life force, or holy power. In laying on of hands:
The healer connects to Source — God, the Creator, Christ Consciousness, the Holy Spirit, Earth energy, or Universal Light.
Energy flows through the heart chakra — the transducer of divine love.
The current is directed outward through the palm chakras into the receiver’s energy field and body.
Types of Healing Through the Laying on of Hands
Physical Healing — Tissue repair, restoration of organs and systems.
Emotional Healing — Comfort, peace, release of grief or trauma.
Spiritual Healing — Clearing spiritual blockages, opening divine connection, imparting spiritual gifts.
Energetic Balancing — Aligning chakras, meridians, and auric field.
The Light and Energy That Flows
Energy sensitives may perceive:
White or Golden Light — Pure divine essence.
Emerald Green — Associated with physical restoration.
Violet or Amethyst — Transformative and cleansing.
The giver might feel heat, tingling, or pulsing in the palms; the receiver might feel lightness, warmth, or peaceful waves.
Laying on of Hands in Modern Energy Healing Systems
Reiki
A Japanese system of spiritual healing rediscovered by Mikao Usui in the early 1900s. Reiki healers are attuned — a ritual initiation in which their palm chakras are opened and permanently linked to the Reiki frequency.
This attunement is believed to be guided and blessed by the Creator, activating a direct channel for universal life force energy.
Shamballa Mahatma Energy
A high-frequency multidimensional energy system that integrates the Mahatma energy (said to be the highest available light vibration for humans) with the Shamballa healing tradition.
Practitioners receive sacred activations in multiple levels, aligning them with higher-dimensional guidance and enabling healing across timelines and dimensions.
Tao Energy Healing Medicine
Rooted in Taoist philosophy, this form of healing emphasizes the flow of Qi (life force) through meridians and energy centers.
Healers are often trained in sacred Taoist rites, including energy cultivation, breath work, and mantra, to prepare their bodies as clear vessels of universal Tao energy for others.
Ritual Anointing and Training of Healers
In all three systems — and in scriptural contexts — healers are not self-appointed.
They are:
Called by the Creator or Spirit — Often through visions, dreams, deep inner knowing, or the recognition by elders/teachers.
Ritually Anointed or Attuned — In Christian contexts, through prayer and blessing; in Reiki, through attunement; in Shamballa, through energetic activation; in Tao healing, through lineage initiation.
Trained to Hold Purity of Channel — Learning to ground, center, protect, and connect only to the highest light.
Tested in Discernment — Developing the ability to recognize divine guidance vs. lower-frequency interference.
When and Why to Engage These Healers
People may seek a trained, anointed healer when:
Physical ailments have resisted conventional treatment.
Emotional wounds need safe release and compassionate holding.
Spiritual disconnection or crisis calls for reconnection to Source.
Energy clearing is needed after trauma, loss, or significant life transition.
Soul alignment is sought for life purpose, clarity, and empowerment.
The True Source of Healing
No matter the tradition — biblical, Reiki, Shamballa, Tao — the healer is only the vessel.
The life force, holy light, or Qi they channel does not originate from them; it flows from the Creator, Source, or Universal Spirit, and is shaped by their training, alignment, and intention.
A prayer, mantra, or invocation often precedes the work:
“May only the purest light of the Creator flow through me, for the highest good of all.”
Closing Reflection
The laying on of hands is both ancient and eternal — a sacred act of touch, trust, and transmission.
Whether found in scripture, Eastern healing arts, or multidimensional energy work, the essence remains: an open heart, willing hands, and a divine current flowing from heaven through the palms, into the soul of another.
When done with humility, training, and spiritual alignment, this practice becomes a living prayer of light, restoring the body, mind, and spirit.
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