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<blockquote data-quote="Remathilis" data-source="post: 6763375" data-attributes="member: 7635">No, but the interpretation has changed.Originally, the Christian idea of &quot;Laying on of Hands&quot; was to transfer the Holy Spirit from faithful to others (Acts 6:5-6). Its still used today as part of the Confirmation and Holy Orders rites, as well as Prayers for the Sick/Dead. At some point, the idea of Laying of Hands mixed with ideas of Faith Healers (those who believed Jesus could channel miracles through the faithful and remove illness) and over time, the ritual was used to heal the sick and injured via faith alone. The tradition still carries on, depending on the denomination (Baptist faith healers believe to channel God's miracles through them, while the Pope will touch a sick person to transfer the Holy Spirit to them and give them God's blessing). Of course, this is just a Christian view of the practice; Jews have their own variant (a blessing of authority in the Tanahk) and Fatih Healers across the world have &quot;channeled healing energy via touch&quot; in the forms of Ki, Chakra, Prana, and others.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Remathilis, post: 6763375, member: 7635"] No, but the interpretation has changed. Originally, the Christian idea of "Laying on of Hands" was to transfer the Holy Spirit from faithful to others (Acts 6:5-6). Its still used today as part of the Confirmation and Holy Orders rites, as well as Prayers for the Sick/Dead. At some point, the idea of Laying of Hands mixed with ideas of Faith Healers (those who believed Jesus could channel miracles through the faithful and remove illness) and over time, the ritual was used to heal the sick and injured via faith alone. The tradition still carries on, depending on the denomination (Baptist faith healers believe to channel God's miracles through them, while the Pope will touch a sick person to transfer the Holy Spirit to them and give them God's blessing). Of course, this is just a Christian view of the practice; Jews have their own variant (a blessing of authority in the Tanahk) and Fatih Healers across the world have "channeled healing energy via touch" in the forms of Ki, Chakra, Prana, and others. [/QUOTE]

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