Marvel wrote:
> <declan_murphy@hotmail.com> wrote in message

> > What is reiking and shockras? Zenzen compreendamasen.
> >
> I am no expert or even a novice on any of it, but reiking (if I have spelled
> it correctly) is passing of the hands across not touching but like really
> close to the body taking away  or releasing stress. I think it is borrowed
> from migawarajiso ?????? (that's real close)

No idea about that either. Not really into hocus pocus as such.

> <snip>my father in law would take a stick with a stringy cloth like
> end and touch the wooden statue in a spot say for instance the shoulder to
> seek remedy of his shoulder pain or whatever else was hurting I believe he
> was seeking the help from the statue. (hope that makes sense)

Was this a statue of Binzuru? It sounds like he simply couldn't reach
the part of the statue he wished to touch.