Remote Healing as an Alternative Healing Method

I wanted to write a piece on Remote Healer L.D. Porter because I had long admired his modesty, and because I found his background fascinating. In anticipation of this interview, I asked L.D. to prepare a short biography in regard to his remote healing practice. He came back several days later without a word written. "I sat down at the table and I couldn't think of anything I had done," he said.

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A classical musician by trade, for several years in the early 2000's, LD worked as a medical intuitive and healer alongside one of the most talked-about alternative holistic healers in the country, an Amish herbalist who has achieved a devoted following. "I really didn't do anything," L.D. said. "I just sat in the corner of the room."

Knowing his humility, I had a feeling that he was not telling the full story, and that became apparent after more conversation. This particular healer "used to call me his x-ray machine, because I could see into areas of the body and function as a medical intuitive, so to speak." L.D. said. "There were several of us on the team who did this work."

In his Remote healing work, L.D. works by a process that he says involves mental thought. "It's just thoughts, and only thoughts. I am able to go there, see the problem, and then later, we can help heal the illness or sickness through mental thought, similar to prayer but not quite the same," he said. L.D. also referred to his remote healing technique of "body scanning," which involves looking at the client "like a TV screen" through which he can assess the client's physical, emotional, spiritual, and energetic functioning. In all of his remote healing work, he gives intuitive nutritional recommendations for diet changes and other suggested healing techniques. These are all done as spiritual guidance; L.D. is clear with clients that his recommendations are not to replace expert medical advice.

In the fall of 2006, I accompanied L.D. to a healing fair he was working in Durango, Colorado, where he attracted a crowd by giving away free intuitive readings. He allowed me to sit near his booth for several hours. I observed him tell a skeptical chiropractor that his client "the older woman with white hair, your client, the one with glasses, she has a problem in her right knee. She could benefit from glucosamine." The chiropractor sat in stunned silence. After the initial shock wore off, the chiropractor confirmed the accuracy of L.D.'s psychic diagnosis and nodded his head approvingly. The situation played itself out the rest of the afternoon. Eventually, I gave up my notions of counting his "success" rate.

I was curious as to how he could maintain his focus in such a chaotic "Expo" environment, overflowing with consumers eagerly gobbling up the latest new age healing products. I myself tried working a Psychic Expo a few years back and I could not focus due to the massive amount of noisy energy. L.D., however, seemed to thrive on it. "For me, the distractions actually help me focus on giving a good reading or healing."

As the product of an abusive family growing up in Texas, L.D. became accustomed to distractions. To escape the trauma, L.D. would hide in the barns on his family farm and spend time with the world of intuition and spirit. Gradually, he was influenced by several mentors along the way to help develop his natural remote healing gifts. He credited Texas healers Jo Heller, whom he met in 1980, and Natalie Sturdy, with helping him hone his gifts. "These women were spiritual seers," he said.

By the early 1980's, L.D. owned a restaurant that apparently was haunted. "I didn't believe any of this psychic stuff back then," L.D. said. Yet deep down, L.D. said that he was driven by a deep need and longing for how he could come to terms with his natural healing gifts. After his business took a downturn, he packed up his belongings, and in an act of pure faith, he moved to Flagstaff , Arizona in search of answers.

It was in Arizona where L.D. met revered Indian chief, Frank Waters, otherwise known as White Bear, and the author of the Book of the Hopi. L.D. recounted the initial meeting in which he questioned the Chief about clairaudiently hearing the phrase "Blaucklands." The chief laughed, and revealed that this phrase is the Hopi term for their sacred gardens. L.D. spent several years in this area, feeding on the sacred energy while fine-tuning his own healing abilities.

Today, after nearly 30 years of remote healing practice and exploration, L.D. juggles his time between doing remote healing sessions, composing music, and caretaking land around Abiqu and Pecos, New Mexico. His remote healing work is in steady demand, with a devoted and growing clientele. He recently made several national radio appearances (download and listen to LD on Seattle's WGUN 1010am here), no short accomplishment for a man unaccustomed to the spotlight. In humble fashion, L.D. shrugged it off. "I don't really feel I do anything," he said, smiling. "But I guess the work has an effect, because people keep coming back." - By Michael R. Smith, Ph.D.