On The Way to Placing The
World Peace Grid at The South Pole
by William Lee Rand, 12/9/99:

In May, 1997, I placed a specially prepared Reiki Grid I
call the World Peace Crystal Grid at the magnetic North
Pole. It's purpose is to promote world peace by becoming a
beacon for healing energies sent by people from all over the
world. Over 5000 pictures of the WPCG have been given out
to those who have requested them so they can send distant

Reiki to the grid through the picture. The grid is also a

relay station for higher beings so they can charge it with

healing making it easier for them to help the earth as well.

Please see the article describing my experience placing the

grid at the North Pole and more details on how it works:

http://reiki.org/GlobalHealing/northp.html

I am now in the middle of a journey to Antarctica to place a

duplicate WPCG at the South Pole. This will balance the

process by having one peace grid at each end of the Earth.

Along the way to Antarctica, I am stopping in Brazil to

visit Reiki people and give a talk on Karuna Reiki®.

In Brazil, I also attended special sessions with Joao de

Deus (John of God), a well-known Brazilian healer who's

healing center is about two hours drive west of Brasilia in

Abadiana, a small village. He is a trance medium who

allows higher beings to enter his body to do healing through

him. In addition to the spiritual beings that work through

his body, many other spiritual beings work with him outside

his body to heal all those who come seeking help. His

spiritual orientation is that of a Christan mystic.

Click Here to See Joao de Deus's Photo

People travel from all over Brazil and other parts of the

world to receive healing from him. His healing work has been

scientifically researched and proven valid many times. He

is also very open to documentation and allows anyone to

photograph or video tape his work. There have been many

miraculous healings, the blind see, the lame walk and every

kind of illness has been helped or completely healed. What

is more impressive is that he works with up to 2000 people

in one day! He does this by spending only about 10 to 30

seconds with each person, then having them sit in meditation

in one of three meditation rooms where spirit healers

complete the healing work. His healing center is located

over a large quartz crystal deposit which adds to the

healing power and there are also rooms with 20-30 healers

who sit in meditation sending healing energy to the process.

He charges no money and pays for his work from donations

which are not solicited and from his own income as a farmer.

He does two kinds of healing. Visible surgery and invisible

surgery. He insists that both kinds work equally well, but

does the visible surgery for those who need physical proof.

The visible surgery is impressive. After saying prayers, he

allows the healing entity to enter his body. He will then

often use a scalpel to make a small incision somewhere on

the patients body. He will usually place a finger within the

incision to remove negative psychic energy. He is in

trance when he does his work and remembers nothing about

what happened - which is one reason he allows his work to be

video taped - so he can see what has happened. He does not

sterilize his instruments nor does he wash or sterilize his

hands, yet the patients do not get infections and the wounds

heal quickly. Nether do they feel any pain, even though no

pain medicine is given. The patients are standing with their

eyes closed and appear to be in a trance, which is said to

be induced by the spirit healers. After visible surgery,

the patients are carried away in chairs to the meditation

room where their healing process continues through the

healers in spirit.

With the invisible healing, people stand in line to ask
questions or express their need for healing. After talking
to Joao de Deus, who is in trance, they are asked to sit in
meditation while the healers in spirit work on them. I received
invisible healing and can report that it is
powerful. I was in an altered state for several hours. There
is a high spiritual presence that enters him and that is
also present in the room while people are meditating. My
experience here was very moving. The fact that he charges no
money and works such long hours is an indication of his
dedication. The positive results speak for themselves.

After seeing Joao de Deus, we went to Alto Paraisio. The

name means "high paradise." The name is appropriate and as

you read on, you will see why. Alto Paraisio is located

about two hours drive North of Brasilia and is at an

altitude of 1400 meters. As we got close to the area, I

noticed a definite shift in the energy. I experienced an

open, clear and light feeling that was very healthy and felt

great! The reason for this became obvious. In addition to

being far from any cities and at a high altitude, Alto

Paraisio is located in the middle of what must be one of

the largest quartz crystal deposits in the world! There are

many crystal mines here and quartz crystals are everywhere.

This became apparent when we went a few miles out of town to

visit a crystal mine. The mine is actually a small canyon

with a stream flowing through it. On the sides of the

canyon and within the stream itself are quartz gravel, and

if you look closely, you can pick out fully formed quartz

crystals, some completely clear. In less than an hour, I

had found about two dozen. Moisture from the stream seems

to push them up from underground so there is always a fresh

supply. Suprisingly, we were the only people there.

Click Here to View the quartz gravel at Crystal Canyon
Click Here to View Cyrstal Canyon

This is a new age community with many healers, clairvoyants
and mystics and about 100 Reiki masters. Many of the houses
have large crystals at the apex. At the Osho meditation dome
I was amazed to find that they actually use them in the path
like gravel. I was told that they probably just raked them
up from the surrounding area to form the pathway which was a
mixture of regular gravel and crystals. I was astounded! And
yes, they have several crystal stores in town with many
interesting pieces and very good prices.

If this isn't enough to qualify Alto Paraisio as a paradise,

the terrain is mountainous, and contains hundreds of

waterfalls, some over 600 feet high! We went to several and

at one we went swimming. The water was clear and pure and

it felt wonderful. As we swam toward the waterfall, David,

our local guide pointed out crystals embedded in the rock

above a water filled cave. I read in a local magazine that

because there are so few people in the area, the water in

most of these streams is pure enough to drink!

Click Here to View Agua Fria Falls
Click Here to View the valley near Alto Paraisio
Click Here to View Sao Bento Falls

Alto Paraisio is truly one of the most wonderful power spots

I have ever visited. The weather is good year round, but the

best time of year is in July and August when it is always

sunny and the temperature is in the 70's. This is when I

plan to return next year to teach a couple of Reiki classes

and to explore more of the crystal caves and waterfalls.

I wrote this story in hotel rooms and on airplanes as it

unfolded. I am now in a plane flying to Punta Arenas which

is at the Southern most tip of Chile. As I look out the

window, the sun has set and the sky is an intensely

beautiful orange near the horizon and gradually feathers

into yellow, green, blue and dark blue black. In a day or

so, if the weather holds I will be on a C-130 flying to

Antarctica to place the WPCG. I will be there living in a

tent, meditating for world peace for two weeks. I'll be

taking lots of pictures and video and this story will be

featured in the next hard copy issue of the Reiki News. I

love all of you and wish you all a joy filled holiday

season. May peace prevail on Earth.