Are some chosen by God
to be heros and healers?
and if so..... what about the rest of us? From Our Spiritual Wellness Article Series:
Spiritual Intention and the Chaos Theory
As a healer, I've often been asked if I believe our existence is intended or random. This question is usually asked by someone wishing to receive affirmation on a spiritual gift they feel they have.
Another time I get this question is when someone seeks explanation for an affliction with which they are suffering. We don't have to look far in history to find those who do seem to have been born to bring in a gift.
Stephen Hawking comes to mind. His body is trapped but his mind brilliantly unrestrained. Would God do that? Would God force a Being of Light to make that choice? And if God didn't force it, did Stephen choose on some level? Or is it just a random toss of the cosmic dice?
In other words, did God send certain people to be healers and others to be without that gift? Did God send certain people into damaged bodies and others to be physically whole?
What about the two-spirits warrior, the psychic, those who speak with people who have died.....are they special? Or did they make soul choices that opened more of their divine nature? And how about the homeless alcoholic sex offender?
If one believes the healer was chosen by God to be a healer, was also the one to be healed chosen by God to fill that role as well? If God is doing all this choosing, are we just puppets playing out some kind of game for God?
I've heard all these questions and more. I've asked most of them myself, at some point in my spiritual journey. Here's what I understand at my current level of spiritual awareness:
Two factors have resulted in reality as I have known it so far.....
My spiritual intention (coupled with my level of awareness and
freedom from personal blocks) OR the lack of any spiritual intention.
Apparent randomness may be the result of lack of intention in one person or a group, or a city of people. or it may be due to sudden shifts in consciousness that then, just as instantly, shift events.
On the chaos theory - Potential being constantly shifted by intention appears chaotic. In reality, there is nothing chaotic about it at all, and no randomness. So, even though things may sometimes appear chaotic, there is a precision to this universe that is beyond the machinations of the most elaborate computer we have here on earth. No, I don't believe in the chaos theory or, at least, I would have picked another name. I do believe in the butterfly effect. You've heard of it?
The flapping of a single butterfly's wing today produces a tiny change in the state of the atmosphere. Over a period of time, what the atmosphere actually does diverges from what it would have done. So, in a month's time, a tornado that would have devastated the Indonesian coast doesn't happen. Or maybe one that wasn't going to happen, does. (Does God Play Dice?, by Ian Stewart)
If I think of that, the butterfly effect, rather than chaos, it points to such an exquisite coherence of order for me.
I chose to come in as the person I am now. I chose my parents and chose this reality for myself this time around. In working with people over the years, as a facilitator of their healing themselves, I have noticed the choices inherent in the lessons each was working to learn and share with the world.
I've also noticed how the parents chosen, the physical body chosen, etc., have all greatly facilitated the lessons and the sharing of each person. This leads me to believe that I am not the only one who chose to be here, just this way, for this lifetime. Intention, in my reality, creates my reality. Lack of spiritual intention creates apparent chaos and randomness of events as my reality.
In answering the question about where I see particular types of people fitting into healing, I have to look at my own journey as a healer once more.
I used to believe i was chosen by God to be a healer; that there was something special or different about me. In a way that is true but it is equally true of the homeless alcoholic in the gutter. We are both divine beings of light but are manifesting reality in totally different ways in our lives.
I acknowledge each person as a master, a healer, special and unique in their own way but I have stopped seeing anyone as more special or particularly chosen. For example, I have tremendous respect for spiritual leaders such as The Dalai Lama and Mother Meera but I do not see them as chosen by God. Rather I see them as choosing to serve beyond the levels of self-sacrifice that most of us choose. To me, anything else is old paradigm thinking and will keep us locked in spiritual hierarchy and judgement.
What is spiritual hierarchy? There are several meanings for the word hierarchy so, to be clear, I refer to spiritual hierarchy which is defined as: A body of clergy organized into successive ranks or grades with each level subordinate to the one above. As long as any of us allow ourselves to be subordinate to another, in spiritual matters, we keep ourselves chained to old paradigms and are unable to step into the mastery of spiritual intention. If God intended anything for us, I believe it was spiritual freedom and spiritual mastery.
Spirited Disclaimer: Spiritual awareness and truth, from one person to another, shifts and changes as each of us grows and develops. The spiritual healing and spiritual acceleration articles on this site are meant only as sharings of experience at particular points on the path to awakening. They will not resonate with everyone. Take what serves you.
Apparent randomness may be the result of lack of intention in one person or a group, or a city of people. or it may be due to sudden shifts in consciousness that then, just as instantly, shift events.
On the chaos theory - Potential being constantly shifted by intention appears chaotic. In reality, there is nothing chaotic about it at all, and no randomness. So, even though things may sometimes appear chaotic, there is a precision to this universe that is beyond the machinations of the most elaborate computer we have here on earth. No, I don't believe in the chaos theory or, at least, I would have picked another name. I do believe in the butterfly effect. You've heard of it?
The flapping of a single butterfly's wing today produces a tiny change in the state of the atmosphere. Over a period of time, what the atmosphere actually does diverges from what it would have done. So, in a month's time, a tornado that would have devastated the Indonesian coast doesn't happen. Or maybe one that wasn't going to happen, does. (Does God Play Dice?, by Ian Stewart)
If I think of that, the butterfly effect, rather than chaos, it points to such an exquisite coherence of order for me.
I chose to come in as the person I am now. I chose my parents and chose this reality for myself this time around. In working with people over the years, as a facilitator of their healing themselves, I have noticed the choices inherent in the lessons each was working to learn and share with the world.
I've also noticed how the parents chosen, the physical body chosen, etc., have all greatly facilitated the lessons and the sharing of each person. This leads me to believe that I am not the only one who chose to be here, just this way, for this lifetime. Intention, in my reality, creates my reality. Lack of spiritual intention creates apparent chaos and randomness of events as my reality.
In answering the question about where I see particular types of people fitting into healing, I have to look at my own journey as a healer once more.
I used to believe i was chosen by God to be a healer; that there was something special or different about me. In a way that is true but it is equally true of the homeless alcoholic in the gutter. We are both divine beings of light but are manifesting reality in totally different ways in our lives.
I acknowledge each person as a master, a healer, special and unique in their own way but I have stopped seeing anyone as more special or particularly chosen. For example, I have tremendous respect for spiritual leaders such as The Dalai Lama and Mother Meera but I do not see them as chosen by God. Rather I see them as choosing to serve beyond the levels of self-sacrifice that most of us choose. To me, anything else is old paradigm thinking and will keep us locked in spiritual hierarchy and judgement.
What is spiritual hierarchy? There are several meanings for the word hierarchy so, to be clear, I refer to spiritual hierarchy which is defined as: A body of clergy organized into successive ranks or grades with each level subordinate to the one above. As long as any of us allow ourselves to be subordinate to another, in spiritual matters, we keep ourselves chained to old paradigms and are unable to step into the mastery of spiritual intention. If God intended anything for us, I believe it was spiritual freedom and spiritual mastery.
Spirited Disclaimer: Spiritual awareness and truth, from one person to another, shifts and changes as each of us grows and develops. The spiritual healing and spiritual acceleration articles on this site are meant only as sharings of experience at particular points on the path to awakening. They will not resonate with everyone. Take what serves you.