Recently a friend asked me what my take on psychic awareness and healing is...
Firstly to separate the concepts... psychic? I don't like the term because it implies some 'special' ability for something I like to think of as a sixth sense which everybody posseses. The difference is that people who are 'psychic' or 'naturally psychic' are more aware of what they are listening to. I think children are naturally aware and we train ourselves out of listening to this sense... or perhaps simply begin to take it for granted as we become comfortable and implicit with the information...
The information we gain from our sixth sense is a bucket of awareness that sits outside of our physical senses... for example when you walk into your home after having been away... you know if someone has been there, is there or if your home is empty. If someone stares at you across the room... you can feel it. Mothers know when their kids are misbehaving... etc it involves intuition, interpretation, imagination and visualisation. When trained and understood I believe this we like to call psychic.
However the extension of this thinking is an understanding that we are not just physical and mental beings but also spiritual or energetic beings. I believe that true health is a balance between these three aspects of the human condition.
We are very familiar with the symptoms of physical ill health... pain, swelling, nausea.. etc. Mental health symptoms are also familiar and an accepted part of modern medical practice... yet even today with evidence to the contrary we often are oblivious to the effect of spiritual health to our overall wellbeing.
Sports people are very familiar with maintaining a balance across these three human aspects during intense training regimes. They will train and feed their bodies, learn skills and strategies to exercise their minds, and motivate and visualise to energise their spirit.
In regard to healing, I don't believe in psychic healing I do believe in tools to heal the body, the mind, and most definitely tools to heal the spirit and that by aligning all aspects in a positive direction that the maximum potential for healing can take place.
The health of the body can determine how we feel mentally, and how we feel mentally can determine the health of our body. This is generally accepted by modern medicine. If you however accept that we are also energetic or spiritual beings then you must also accept the extension that the health of our spiritual aspect can also affect our physical and mental health.
This is in no way a discourse on religion or its merits however most religions have a central focus on spirituality. Simply by merit of identifying our spiritual aspect we are able to bring into focus the integration of mind, body, and spirit. A successful maintenance program of physical, mental and enrgetic wellbeing with ensure you maximise your potential for good health.
So what are the tools of our three human aspects. For the body you will already be familiar with nutrition, hygiene and exercise. For your mind speech, learning and problem solving. Finally, for your spirit, imagination and visualisation.
Think about it. Feed your body and exercise it. Teach your mind and think. Imagine and energise your spirit by visualisation.
An Olympic sprinter will exercise and feed his body. This will increase muscle mass, it will train his body for a specific response to the activity of his event. He will learn the skills, feet positioning, strategies needed to complete the event. He will also imagine and visualise himself winning, breaking the ribbon, and standing on the podium. It is a accepted and encouraged integration of mind, body and spirit that will turn him into a medal winning athlete.
So the question is if this is what it takes to maintain an athlete at peak performance, why don't we apply the same methodology to our everyday lives. Maintaining our physical, mental and energetic well being is infinitely easier than what is required to create a world class athlete. The benefits of maintaining this balance far outway the effort involved and could hold the key to better health, happiness and longevity.
Something to think on anyway... and to be continued
