The Lost Art of Metaphysical Healing

All healing is spiritual and all healing begins with understanding the power of the mind. There is miraculous power in certain esoteric metaphysical teachings. Miracles do happen.

I do not advocate avoiding doctors or refusing any specific medical treatments. Yet, more and more doctors are recognizing the spiritual aspects of healing. This brief article will help you understand the role of the mind in the healing process.

A spiritual document called A Course in Miracles was written by Dr. Helen Schucman and Dr. William Thetford in the 1970's. Dr. Schucman dictated the book based on an inner voice, which she described as coming from a divine source, specifically Jesus Christ. I call it a metaphysical masterpiece. The Course consists of a text, a manual for teachers and a workbook for students. I am not a teacher. I am speaking as a student sharing my understanding of the teachings.

Unlike other explanations of healing and faith, the Course does not portray God as a judge of our faith in Him, i.e. if your faith is strong enough, God will heal you. Rather, the teaching describes the miraculous power that results from "joining" the mind with the Holy Spirit, who is really you. This joining releases the mind from every demand or judgment.

Another word for this release of the mind from earthly concerns is "forgiveness". The Course is a non-dualistic teaching which denies the existence of anything but God. The world we think we see is a dream, much more like a movie than a reality - the only reality being God. The mind projects the dream of separation. Ultimately, even the mind is an illusion that is unknown to God. The Course teaches that we have everything Jesus has, the only difference between us and Him is that He has nothing else.

The following is a startling explanation of healing and faith quoted from the Course. It is unlike any other spiritual teaching you will hear about mind, body and healing:

"The body cannot heal, because it cannot make itself sick. It needs no healing. Its health or sickness depends entirely on how the mind perceives it, and the purpose that the mind would use it for. It is obvious that a segment of the mind can see itself as separated from the Universal Purpose." (p.398)

Healing consists of forgiving the segment of the mind that sees itself as separate and joining with the one Mind or "Universal Purpose."

The Disappearance of the Universe by Gary Renard contains teachings that were given to the author by two ascended masters. The book and the teachings both support and simplify the teachings of A Course in Miracles with regard to metaphysical healing.

Consider the case of Louise Hay who began teaching techniques for metaphysical healing in the 1970's. Coincidentally, the same decade when A Course in Miracles was published. Louise Hay had an opportunity to put her techniques to the test when she was diagnosed with vaginal cancer. She considered surgery and drugs before deciding that she would try to heal herself. She began an intensive program of affirmations, creative visualization, nutritional cleansing, and psychotherapy. After six months, Louise's doctors were amazed to discover she was cancer free.

In 2009 the world can benefit from an understanding of metaphysical healing more than ever. We are living longer thanks to medical science. Metaphysical teachings and the lost art of metaphysical healing can help us discover who we really are and where we are really going.

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