Thanks, Charlotte. When you mention 'healing' do you mean that an actual cure of HIV was effected, or rather, as I suspect, that it was a psychological 'coming to terms', which of course is also very important? I was recently reading a paper on energy healing experiments and improved immune function in HIV patients (among others). Did you monitor the healing with regard to life expectancy, hospital visits, or such like, vis-a-vis a control, or anything of that sort? And thanks for your interest Melanie. The research is still in its infancy, but I'll let you know how it progresses. All the best, Leo -- Dr Leo Ruickbie, PhD, MA, BA(Hons), Associate of King's College Member: European Society for the Study of Western Esotericism, Gesellschaft für Anomalistik, Parapsychological Association, Societas Magica, Society for Psychical Research, The Ghost Club Author: Witchcraft Out of the Shadows (2004, 2011); Faustus: The Life and Times of a Renaissance Magician (2009); A Brief Guide to the Supernatural (2012); A Brief Guide to Ghost Hunting (forthcoming) Website: http://www.ruickbie.com