The Therapeutae and the Essenes
The Therapeutae of Egypt were a monastic order similar to the Essenes of Israel. Knowledge of them is limited to the wittings writings of Philo who only studied one group in Egypt. He tell us the Therapeutae were in Greece and other parts of the world, not just Egypt and that they had been in existence for thousands of years. The name, Therapeutae, means healer and, like the Essenes, they were known to be great healers. The name Essene come from the Essen Stones they carried with them to help them in healing.
Some historians compare the one known group of Therapeutae in Egypt with the Essenes of Qumran and find them too different to be part of one religion. The same conclusion might be drawn today by studying say a Franciscan monastery and a Trappist one, but that conclusion would be wrong.
So if the Therapeutae/Essenes were in many parts of the old world, did they also reach the new world? There is some archaeological evidence that suggests they did.
Some historians compare the one known group of Therapeutae in Egypt with the Essenes of Qumran and find them too different to be part of one religion. The same conclusion might be drawn today by studying say a Franciscan monastery and a Trappist one, but that conclusion would be wrong.
So if the Therapeutae/Essenes were in many parts of the old world, did they also reach the new world? There is some archaeological evidence that suggests they did.
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I am interested in the stones they used, what kind of stone did they use for their healings? I would be very interested in knowing more about there healings methods if it was laying on of the hands as we do in our reiki healings? Any more info on this would be appreciated so much, I am into
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Linda LeBrun
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Recorded history doesn't say much about the essen stone though we can assume they were crystals of some sort. It's interesting that you should mention reiki. The main source I found about Essene healing stone is a reiki web site.
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