Ryan, Thanks, that explains a lot. It is on the shed opposite of my house, so I wonder what was going on there.
On Mon, 2004-01-26 at 17:27, Ryan Lee wrote: > Hi Frits, > > At first I thought it was Mandarin but it wasn't, so I asked some friends > who said if it were Chinese, it'd be 'ling qi' which means spirit or aura. > So I Yahooed it and got this one which I thought was close, but might > confuse you > http://www.geocities.com/fascin8or/reiki_lingqi.htm > Further research yielded this one > http://www.threshold.ca/reiki/Origin-of-the-Term-Reiki.html > which I trust will answer your query in its entirety. > > Reiki sounded familiar and I remembered a friend telling me the one of the > funniest stories I've heard. Apparently Reiki basically looks like someone > giving someone else a massage without any touching. Allegedly good for one's > spirit or aura. Anyway, one of my friend's pals is into it, and one day she > was feeling terrible overseas or somewhere, and instead of seeing a doctor, > she call her Reiki practitioner who gave her remote Reiki over the phone.. > > imho, I say it's all placebo effect (cos it's just not my thing), but hey, > it might really work. And! I hear people pay big bucks for it too! Hmm.. now > there's a career option.. > > Cheers! > Ryan > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Frits W�thrich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Pentax Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 11:01 PM > Subject: OT: meaning of sign? > > > > Anybody knows what this sign means? What language is this? Chinese, > > Japanese? > > http://www.wuthrich.cc/sign.jpg > > -- > > Frits W�thrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > -- Frits W�thrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
