Self Help Self Healing Chapter One

Self help tools are the built in systems and processes that you carry with you always and are , by design, there to heal you. Self healing is what you can do to heal yourself. Self healing can be as simple as your skin repairing after an injury or recovering from a traumatic emotional expereince but could also be dissolving a tumor or healing a deep inner injury. Self healing strategies are ideal for the uninsured.

Many years ago an oriental healer told me the following story.

According to him his country had at one time a healing model much like ours where they dispensed harsh chemicals and even did surgery. Also, like our model you paid the doctor when you were sick, and he restored your health but in time medicine became so expensive the people rebelled and went to the leaders demanding a better way. Out of this time a new medical model evolved. The core idea was that you would pay the doctor when you were well and not pay them when you became sick. In this way their only incentive was to keep you alive and healthy as long as possible. In time the model developed into 5 levels.

The first level was the herbalist. You told him your situation, and he would suggest natural cures based upon herbs, food and lifestyle. If this was not successful you went to the next level.

The second level was the chemist. You told him your situation, and he would create combinations of elements much stronger than herbs and foods to deal with your health issues.

The third level, in terms of respect, was the veterinary doctor. His respect came from the fact he knew the first two levels but he was curing a client that could not tell him his problems so his ability to diagnose had to be much better than the previous healers.

The fourth level was the acupuncturist because he knew all the previous arts but also comprehended the invisible nature of man.

The final level was the Sage and it was believed he alone could cure you one time for all time. He could do this because he knew the other arts, but he also understood your relationship to the Universe or your Creator.

As long as we continue to pay when we are sick there is no incentive for doctors to completely heal us. On the contrary, the incentive is to keep you alive but ill so you will continue as their patient. It is also far more profitable to look for a cure than it is to find it.

Most people see the body as a machine which records each illness or injury then is limited by that experience. However, a few people have looked deeper and discovered that the bones, arteries, organs are all just atoms held in space. Further, that these are dynamically positioned and held in place by energy fields subject to change. This approach places no limits on healing. I think that each time someone is healed by a saint, a vision or other unconventional means we are being shown a potential we all have but seldom utilize. Tapping that great potential dramatically improves our healing ability.

My Physical section is home and folk cures that have worked for myself or others I have known.

My Spiritual and Mental sections are tools for healing based upon energy and mind work. An overview can be found on my page Theater of Life

In general, alternative medicine makes much better use of the natural tools and is more affordable. The spectrum of alternative medicine arts range from ancient systems such as Acupuncture, Ayurveda and Yoga to the younger Chiropractic and Homeopathic Remedies, as well as, many less known arts. Most of these arts were founded long before the advent of our technology so their cures are usually simpler, based in nature and less offensive to the body. You also have a body of non medical but very useful practices such as altered states, dreams, folk medicine, energy and prayer healing. Hidden in these arts are many simple common sense techniques you can use to improve your health and speed your healing plus in some cases heal what technology could not. There is also an opportunity to grow mentally and spiritually from your experience. The more you participate in your wellness the more you will take away from the experience.

Knowledge is the key to discover new doors which lead to a better place. Knowing how you function enables you to accomplish healing well beyond the understanding of people in general. Hope then comes from feeling empowered and expecting to improve.

There is an almost unlimited amount of resources available for healing but first you must understand how things work, or you will wander lost in a sea of misunderstandings. A map, a chart or the right understanding, so to speak, can lead you quickly to the resources best matched to your needs which can produce the quickest healing. Discovering the right tools will make a dramatic difference in your healing process. Consistently using the right tools based in expectations of better experiences will produce the self help self healing experience.

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