Last night in chat, an interesting topic came up. Energy Healing. Since it only ended up being a limitedly involved topic, I’d like to go into some of my viewpoints on it.
First off, imo, anyone who claims to be a healer and says that they are the one that cured someone, is spouting bullshit. A healer is an assistant to the healing process, and nothing more. A catalyst, if you will, who helps bring a client’s attention to a spot in their body, psyche, whathaveyou, and and aides the client in finding what the cause of that is and what will help heal it. IT IS NOT ABOUT SOMEONE ELSE CURING ANOTHER!!! Now, with that being said, is it a first step, or a last step? IMO, it can be either, or even a step inbetween. Some people are naturally inclinded to reside in their body, be fully aware of all its function and know when something is off and in tune with how to fix it. Some people are not, and these people are the ones who could benefit from having someone assist them in getting back into their bodies, which is another function of a healer. It was stated, and I fully agree with, that if a body is properly maintained, it will function at its fullest and not need any outside tampering. However, getting there is a different process for some people. Take those that work in corporate America. Suddenly, they feel a sharp pain shooting up the back of their neck, their shoulders are tight, and they can’t relax. Given their educational history, they might take the time to think that, “Oh, I’ve been hovering over my desk like a hunchback. I must have chronic contraction through my pectoralis major muscles, which are causing my rhomboids to be hyperextended, which is also leading to a hyperextension in my levator scapula muscle where the pain is shooting up my neck. Or, maybe I just have a tight anterior serratus.” Ok, I’m being sarcastic with that example, but it’s true, not everyone is going to think that when they realize an imbalance in their body. Especially with one that is as common as that complaint is. Does this mean they need to go to an energy worker to be healed? No, they might choose that route, but the healing has to come from within. It will require them to actually pay attention to their posture, actively stretch when they need to, and actually take part in their healing. For internal imbalances, the same applies, is an energy worker necessary? No, however that route might be taken, but once the attention of the client is brought to that imbalance, it is up to the client to put in the effort to fix it. The same goes for Dr. visits. The Dr. can give wonderful happy pills to help a patient get rid of the ailment they have. However, the patient must take part in his/her own healing process in order to prevent the ailment from reccuring.
Now, the example of the cold. I will not see anyone who has any type of airborne communicable disease, colds included. And, IMO, if someone feels the need to go see a Dr. about a cold, without some precluded reasoning, they’re a hypochondriac. Again, if a person is not inclined to already be aware of their body, then assistance could be beneficial, whether that is an energy worker, a medical manual, or a Dr.
Goals: The main goal of the energy worker should be to assist the client into their body. In that way, the client can, not only be aware about what actually being in their body feels like, but they can also learn how to reach that on their own. Leading them, in the future, to not need help in reaching that point. Now, I know everyone is in their body. However, our society, for the most part, has trained us to focus outside our bodies v. focusing in our bodies. Many people are transitioning from that thought through the assistance of ‘fad’ Eastern life theories (e.g. Yoga, Tai Chi). The reason I list those as fad, is because they’ve made their way into the American mainstream as a new form of “exercise” that “doesn’t require the exertion needed for running or weight lifting.” The good thing about these forms of exercise, is that the people who ultimately stick with these, given the instructor and focus, will begin to become aware of their body movement and the functioning of that movement and the internal focus for self-healing.
In the end, it’s all a matter of figuring out how to get there, the journey. And for some people, such as myself, the energy work is a part of the maintenance. It allows someone else to give a perspective for me to contemplate and explore as a possible cause/method of healing. Reliance on the self is a wonderful thing and quite useful in the long-run. However, a more beneficial end can be reached through the utilization of resources, including the perspective of others. But, in that end, it all depends on the perspective of the individual and their choice in whether they choose to utilize what is there and whether or not there is value in it for them. Either way is not wrong, because there is too much variety in the individual. However, there is a more correct way for the individual, and it is their responsibility to make the choices that are more correct for them.
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