When Olga returned to Maryland, she said that a week later she received a phone call from Oxford asking her to do the same, but this time to do it from her home. She told them sure, and they set a time. She usually sat in a chair in her dining room when she went into focus. This time, she left her body and went to the laboratory in Oxford. She knew they had moved the Faraday Cage from the original laboratory, so she moved down the hall and saw a guard standing outside a door. She moved through the door past the guard and saw the Cage. She zapped it with her mind and returned home. Within minutes, she received a phone call and was asked how she did it. She laughed and said that it was her secret. Olga Worrell - a remarkable woman who healed many people, a variety of animals including chickens and plants.
Another remarkable woman was Agnes Sanford, a noted healer. Sanford was married to an Episcopal minister and for a number of years she suffered from severe depressions periodically. It was through a Protestant clergyman laying his hands on her for healing that she was healed. From this, she prayed daily to her Holy Spirit and developed her own method of healing. She also used visualization when she taught healing to others. Sanford was said to have been concerned about a hurricane heading for the east coast with the potential of being dangerous. Sanford and a friend went to the seashore and began talking to the hurricane asking it to turn out to sea and to miss the fishing boats. The hurricane turned out to sea and there were no injuries or devastation. In 1965, she moved to Monrovia, California and continued her healing ministry there. She also communed with the earthquake fault and asked it to be gentle. In her own way, perhaps she helped to avert potential severe earthquakes in that area. Sanford was a prolific writer and her books are available today.
After I read several of Sanford's books, the Santa Ana winds began blowing in Southern California. These strong winds usually come from the Mojave Desert. I was so moved with Sanford's ability to speak to the hurricane that I went out on the balcony of my condominium and called forth the winds to lessen and not blow so hard. Since my intent was sincere, I knew I could do it and within minutes the winds calmed down to a breeze. I have also done this in other situations and I know that it is possible to do it.
Another great healer is Louise Hay. During my time at the holistic health center, I had the opportunity to attend a meeting in her home and Hay shared her information on healing using affirmations to change the origins of sickness, disease, and other non-productive parts of one's life. This, along with my study of other healers became the basis for my understanding that what we say and what we think matters. Understanding is one thing; however, it is to up to each individual to put it into practice. A pianist or a violinist practices over-and-over. This is what each individual must do.
One of my favorite authors and a healer of the mind is Florence Scovel Shinn. Shinn was born in the late 19th century and was an artist. Through circumstances she became aware of the power of affirmations and began teaching in New York. Her first book, The Game of Life and How to Play It was turned down by publishers and she self-published the book herself. This was followed in 1928 with Your Word is Your Wand and in 1940, The Secret Door to Success. Many of Shinn's students went on to use her affirmations and became successes in their own right. On the back of one of her books is a testimonial by Norman Vincent Peale who authored the best-selling book The Power of Positive Thinking.
All of these women have had a connection with their Divine Power and realized the power of the spoken word and the power of thoughts. They all had the power to heal and to teach others. This power is available to anyone and is primarily unused by the majority of the world populations. From time immemorial, women have been healers, herbalists, midwives and physicians and in the 14th century, a trend began labeling women as witches and men took over as the medical practitioners. These beautiful women often were executed by burning them or using other methods to murder them. Women have had their own holocausts throughout the ages and on a lesser level, this is continuing today as I write.
In honoring these women of the past, I say the time is now for women to put aside their doubts, their fears, lack of worth, and bring forth their latent abilities and dreams. We can make a difference in the world in spite of what the world situation and economic situation appears to be. It is time for each of us to pick up the baton of the women who have gone before us and continue the movement of Golden Threads.
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