Hi Nestingwave, Many things have already been touched upon in this thread. I believe that the energy comes from the same divine source, which I call Spirit, which some call God, etc. I believe that the healer is a conduit for the healing energy, a channel, and is not generating the energy him or herself. (As beings of Spirit ourselves, we do have personal energy, but this is not what most healers access. A healer who relies solely on their own energy would be quickly drained and weakened themselves.) I believe that a healer perfects his or her own soul by the act of healing others. For example, one of the goals of Komyo Reiki is for the Reiki master to achieve satori, to experience enlightenment, through the practice of Reiki. I believe that those who were healers in the past (previous existences) are destined to become healers in this life and in future existences (unless someone were to consciously and forcefully reject it; we do still have free will). Just my 2 cents.