What is a healer?
The definition of what a healer actually is and what that path of service involves, has changed for me dramatically since about 2001. This shift was mostly brought about by a severe personal crisis that ripped my world apart although I am sure that what happened in my world just 2 days after September 11, 2001 was intensified and made even more devastating by the events of 9/11. As am empath, feeling the almost unbearable wave of suffering, pain, and personal struggle with destiny and fate that rippled through the atmosphere after that fateful day really set the stage for my own tragedy to be flamed up to a degree I did not think I would survive in the body.As a result of a drastic withdrawal from service as a healing facilitator then, and 7 years of wandering in my own wilderness of destruction, reconstruction and reconfiguration, I emerged with a different feel for life and the work I choose to do within what life I have left.
I saw that, even though the role of the healer in the past was vital, we are moving into a planetary space where those who have considered themselves healers are no longer offering themselves in the same way. In fact, we cannot offer ourselves in the same way and still continue to help the planet evolve and awaken.
Many healers I know have almost stopped focusing on balancing the physical and focus almost exclusively on balancing at a spiritual level.
Of course, there have always been healing facilitators who stayed at the level of spiritual transformation and did not focus on physical healing but the difference now is the numbers. Mass numbers of those who have been in service on primarily physical issues are now shifting their energies and work toward spiritual acceleration and activation.
We live in a time of personal mastery and empowerment and the best of those in the healing profession know that the best service we can offer is spiritual activation. After that, the physical symptoms begin to bring themselves into alignment with a person's spiritual state of balance.
Healing work, for me, was always about creating Sacred Space where others could do their own healing work but, in the past, I definitely was distressed when physical and emotional issues were left unresolved. I wanted, as did those who
came to me, for physical healing to occur.
Now, with the wisdom of time, I see that healing physical level issues first, where a spiritual imbalance preceded them and still existed, was not doing any true service. It was using a bandaid or offering an aspirin because the physical condition would return, if the spiritual imbalance remained.
In channeling supportive energy for others to do their own work, I have learned to let go of expectation on the physical level. Sometimes, the physical is the last part of a being to come into alignment. And compared to soul alignment, it is also the least important aspect.
To stand as witness and offer energetic support is the way of the healer. The masses have evolved to the point where having someone lift the energy from us in the old ways is no longer necesssary in a lot of cases now.
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Spiritual Healing Disclaimer: Becoming a healer (healing facilitator is the term I now use) is a deeply personal choice. Prayer, meditation, and even retreat time or sabbatical is good during the time of choosing, to find clarity on the path as it is opening for you. The information on being a healer you are reading is not intended to take the place of personal medical or spiritual advice. Please consult with your chosen healthcare professional matters relating to your spiritual health and well-being.
Now, with the wisdom of time, I see that healing physical level issues first, where a spiritual imbalance preceded them and still existed, was not doing any true service. It was using a bandaid or offering an aspirin because the physical condition would return, if the spiritual imbalance remained.
In channeling supportive energy for others to do their own work, I have learned to let go of expectation on the physical level. Sometimes, the physical is the last part of a being to come into alignment. And compared to soul alignment, it is also the least important aspect.
To stand as witness and offer energetic support is the way of the healer. The masses have evolved to the point where having someone lift the energy from us in the old ways is no longer necesssary in a lot of cases now.
should you be a healer?
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Profile in Spiritual Wellness: The Power of One Moment In Universal Flow
Spiritual Healing Disclaimer: Becoming a healer (healing facilitator is the term I now use) is a deeply personal choice. Prayer, meditation, and even retreat time or sabbatical is good during the time of choosing, to find clarity on the path as it is opening for you. The information on being a healer you are reading is not intended to take the place of personal medical or spiritual advice. Please consult with your chosen healthcare professional matters relating to your spiritual health and well-being.