Dear Vywamus,
I would dearly love to ‘Heal’ others by just touching them. I have been a Reiki Master for a number of years…I love the thought of improving things for people. I recently had cancer for the second time… My dearest question is – will I be as good at Healing as I wish to be – as Jesus was?…(and) can my thoughts send Healing to others?
Lucy xx
Dear Lucy,
This response is not only for you but also for other readers who are interested in healing. Some of what I say here you may already know, but I’ll include it for their benefit.
First, thank you for the fine healing work you are already doing. You ask if it is possible to develop the ability to heal with a touch, as Jesus did. Yes, you may be able to develop some of this ability, but the probability is low that you will have the high percentage of healings that Jesus had. This is not through any lack on your part, but because in the last 2000 years conditions have changed.
As you are already aware, healing partly depends on the receptivity of the person being healed. It used to be that getting through the initial barrier led to successful healing. During the last two centuries, however, humans have developed more complex resistance patterns. Today, most of you, even those who sincerely want to be healed, have many unconscious layers of resistance to healing, layers that were not present in humans 2000 years ago.
The kind of unconscious resistance I’m speaking of may be as simple as an attachment to the familiar and a fear of change – even the positive change that healing might bring. Or, it may have to do with fear of losing a particular relationship with someone, a relationship that is centered around dealing with a particular problem. And, sometimes there may be resistance to healing because a person has so identified with having a particular physical or emotional problem that their sense of self is totally tied to it. In the ego’s way of thinking, then, it would seem like “suicide” to let go of the problem. In situations like these, counseling or therapy to help a person become more aware of and address these resistance issues might serve to remove some of the obstacles before or during the time when hands on healing is undertaken.
There is another, very common, reason that someone may unconsciously resist healing. This may be because, at a higher level, that person has chosen a path in which having this particular problem may be crucial to certain learnings in this lifetime. And if the lesson is not yet learned, the “teaching problem” will not go away. Or, even if temporary healing occurs, the problem, or a similar one, will come back. Here, of course, the solution is obvious: make every effort to learn the lesson. And sometimes hands on healing does help shift energies so that this learning can happen more easily.
Now, as you may be aware, overwhelming healing power like that of Jesus can overcome even high resistance, and there are a few modern healers who also have such a dramatic initial effect on certain clients. But later, as I said, the problem will often come back. (There is no “followup” record in the New Testament). Jesus knew this, but he gave people who came to him a chance to let go and be healed instantly. And he wanted others to know that that kind of instant healing was possible. But you, and even Jesus, have to accept that you can offer a choice of healing to someone, but that, for whatever reason, they may not choose that path.
So, no matter how skilled or how evolved you are, you cannot guarantee healing, since it isn’t all up to you. Nevertheless, your role as a healer is an important one. You are, in a sense, a “midwife,” offering to the people who come to you the hope and the possibility of moving through and past the problem they came with, and into a new kind of life.
As part of your own foundation for doing healing work, I have several suggestions. First, explore the problems in your own life, especially if they are hard to resolve. In your case, one important problem area has been your experience with cancer. For others, it may be some other persistent problem. As you explore, take note of any layers of resistance you encounter. Spend some time observing your resistances and holding them in compassionate understanding. Do not judge them, but do, if you are moved to, have conversations with them and see what you can learn.
Next, when you’re doing healing work – for yourself or for others – don’t try too hard. That’s an ego trap. It’s a myth that you have to try hard, or study for many years, or have resolved all your own issues, in order to heal effectively. You simply have to be open, open to bringing in the healing energy, and humbly open to letting it get past any personal “blocks” you have. Make the healing intention and let go, surrender to whatever comes.
Better yet, turn the healing over to a higher guide. I always suggest that healers work with a higher guide or guides. That may be your own Higher Self, or another guide. In your case it might be Jesus, if you’ve chosen to work with him, so I’ll use him in the following example. If other readers feel more connected to another guide, they can insert that guide’s name where I say “Jesus.”
When you are working with Jesus on a client, see Jesus with you. Imagine that you can step into his “body” and blend your energy with his. Breathe, open your body, mind, heart, and soul, and let his energy be throughout your body and come through you in whatever form and direction it wants to go. Your attention and your hands will move where they need to. Jesus perfectly understands each individual’s degree of need to be healed. He respects their path and knows when they’re ready to be completely healed, or when their problem must be there as part of their growth. He adjusts accordingly and gives them the perfect energy for what they need at the moment. So, you can let go and let him do the work. And it will be nice for you also, since some of his energy will “rub off” on you as it comes through.
Can your thoughts send healing, remotely? Yes, if also combined with a connection at the heart and soul level. Just imagine the person is with you, and follow the steps above. And it’s up to the person you send it to, to receive it at both the conscious and unconscious level. You will have done all that you can, and in the end, it’s up to them.
Finally, Lucy, I want to assure you and other healers who read this that I and the other guides at this level appreciate you for the work you do and we bless you for it. We are always ready to work with you. Call on us.
Lovingly,
Vywamus