Spiritual Healing

Spiritual Healing

Spiritual Healing – Spirituality involves the recognition and acceptance of a God beyond our own intelligence and with whom we can have a relationship. This God can provide an experience of inspiration, joy, security, peace of mind, and guidance that goes beyond what is possible in the absence of the conviction that such a power exists.

Spiritual healing is when energy is transmitted to the person who needs it. The treatment works on the body, mind, and spirit, seen as one unit that must harmonize for good health. If a separate healer is involved, the healer places the hand on the person treated to channel the energy from the Higher Source. Spiritual healing helps mental and emotional problems and physical conditions such as a frozen shoulder.

The channeling of healing energy from its spiritual source to someone who needs it is called spiritual healing. The channel is usually a person, whom we call a healer, and the healing energy is usually transferred to the patient through the healer’s hands. The healing does not come from the healer, but through him. On the other hand, you don’t need a healer to take advantage of spiritual healing. You pray. A full treatment of prayer and healing is found elsewhere.

The word “spiritual” refers to the divine nature of the energy, which healers agree comes from one external, invisible intelligent source. The healing energy from this source is available to all.

Healers see the body mind and spirit as one interdependent unit and believe all three must work in harmony to maintain positive health. Any problem – be it a broken leg or depression needs the power of healing to restore the balance of the whole person. It is felt that sickness often starts in the mind, or at the deeper level of the spirit, and it is often here that healing begins.

New Age and The Dawning of a New Era

New Age is a loose term that includes everything from self-improvement programs to awareness of mind-body connections. The movement is growing by leaps and bounds.

Time magazine reported that in 1996, about 44 million Americans identified with the healing movement. It is estimated that Americans alone spend about $1.5 billion annually on books about spirituality and religion. About 42 percent of Americans have sought out alternative health care. So, there is no doubt that the movement is catching on.

“The hunger connected with a divine force. The hunger for philosophy, but for experience,” says James Red field, author of ‘Celestial Prophecy’.

“The consciousness I am describing – the perception of synchronicity, mysterious coincidences – represent great opportunities to grow. That process works whether you are a brain surgeon or sacking groceries. Consciousness has the ability to break cycles of poverty.”

Spirituality vs. Religion

Spirituality is only seen as being distinct from religion. Different world religions have proposed various doctrines. And belief systems about the nature of a God and humanity’s relationship with it. Spirituality, on the other hand, refers to the common experience behind these various points of view. It is an experience involving awareness of and relationship with something that transcends your personal self as well as the human order of things. This “something” given various names (“God” the most popular in Western Society) and defined in ways too numerous to count.

We call it simply God. You can choose to define what that means for yourself in whatever way feels most appropriate. Your own sense of a God can be as abstract as “cosmic consciousness”. Or as down-to-earth as the beauty of the ocean or mountains. Even if you regard yourself as an agnostic or atheist. You may get a sense of inspiration from taking a walk in the forest. Or contemplating a beautiful sunset. Or a small child’s smile may give you a special sense of joy.