Johrei

Supposedly purificatory method that defines the Johrei Fellowship, a worldwide interfaith association with a center in New York City. Reportedly, sessions take about twenty minutes, do not entail physical contact, and are always free of charge. Besides the method, the word "Johrei" denotes a paradisiacal doctrine and an alleged something that, through the focusing of "Divine Light," naturally eases physical and mental distress. Japanese businessman Mokichi Okada founded the movement in 1935. Okada allegedly had learned "God's Divine Plan" for the "New Age" through a series of divine revelations. Johrei's principles include the "Law of Purification," which holds that sickness is simply "Nature's" way of restoring health, and the "Law of Spiritual Affinity," which holds that innumerable "spiritual cords" dominate human existence. Another principle is that one's health and material resources are functions of one's "spiritual condition."