Mind, Body, Spirit Healing vs. Traditional
Psychotherapy/Psychoanalysis
The word "psychology" is the combination of two terms - study
(ology) and soul (psyche), or mind. The derivation of the word
from Latin gives it this clear and obvious meaning: The study of
the soul or mind. This meaning has been altered over the years
until today, this is not what the word means at all. The subject
of psychology, as studied in colleges and universities,
currently has very little relationship with the mind, and
absolutely nothing to do with the soul or spirit. It is
important to understand that words and ideas are supposed to
refer to something. "The tree in the yard" refers to an actual
thing that can be seen, touched and experienced. A person
walking a dog at dawn" refers to an actual event that can be
seen, observed and experienced. The realm of mind is an actual
realm that can be experienced, and at one time there were words
that accurately referred to this realm. Dictionaries define
"Psyche" as: 1. The spirit or soul. 2. The human mind. 3. In
psychoanalysis, the mind functioning as the center of thought,
emotion, and behavior. Dictionaries define "Soul" as: 1. The
spiritual or immortal elements in a person. 2. A person's mental
or moral or emotional nature. Traditional psychotherapy/
psychoanalysis fails to address the all-important relationship
to one's true spiritual nature. Traditional spiritual practice
often bypasses -and thus fails to transform - the psychological
conditional patterns and unconscious beliefs that arise from our
personal histories and adaptations. In modern psychotherapy we
treat symptoms because symptoms can be quantified and
identified, or so it is claimed by traditional modern medical
and psychiatric practices. Thus Emotional Pain is described in
terms of symptoms—Depression, Anger, Anxiety, Panic
Attacks, Self-Esteem issues, Mood Swings, Compulsive Behavior,
Chronic and Acute Fear, Self-Injury, Suicidal Thoughts, Shame,
Guilt, Eating Disorders, or Addictions) does not heal itself.
Time, marriages, children, success, wealth, buying a bigger
house, or faster car, changing jobs or relocating will not CURE
it. The damage is sometimes very deep, pervasive and profound.
It is a soul injury. The person has been robbed of his or her
integrity, core identity and trust. Emotional, Physical or
Sexual trauma in childhood is 'violence' that does not require
force. The child is thrown into a ‘state of shock.' For
some the memories remain conscious, while others drive them
beneath the conscious level. The coping mechanisms the child
used are carried into adulthood and impact the person's life on
every level—Emotional, Physical, Mental, Behavioral,
Spiritual, Sexual and Relationships. While these coping
mechanisms were appropriate then, they are a 'problem' in
adulthood. Traditional mental health professionals ask: "What is
wrong with you?" or "What happened to you?" Asking, "What is
wrong with you?" or "What happened to you?" implies blame,
sickness and fault. Asking, "What did you experience growing
up?"—allows the person to begin the process of discovering
the source of their pain and healing the wounds. Traditional
psychotherapy/psychoanalysis neglects the fact that we feel,
sense, and experience global political mass consciousness, as
well as our individual consciousness, like never before. A Mind,
Body, Spirit approach addresses all three, therefore opening the
door to true balance and healing. Well-being comes from the
understanding of the Self, the family, the local community in
which we live, and the global community of which we are part. We
are each one heart of the Whole; each heart here to express its
unique piece of the Whole. Knowing Self creates a sense of "I as
a piece of this Whole," different and one at the same time. The
process of understanding the Self, the family, the local
community and the global community has its foundation rooted in
metaphysics. Metaphysics is the science, which investigates
first causes of all existence and knowledge. It seeks to explain
the nature of being, the origin and structure of the world, in
relationship between the ethereal and the physical. Metaphysics
holds that the soul or spirit and the physical body are one yet
separate; here the applied psychology of religion comes to bear.
The metaphysician's teachings help soothe the emotional and
physical problems of youth and maturity, illness and death.
Herein, a transformational process occurs between the work of
the Facilitator and that of the individual. Because the
metaphysician or doctor of metaphysics can serve as both a
facilitator as well as a source of spiritual comfort, he or she
espouses universal spirituality through holistic health.
Metaphysical Healing a.k.a. Transpersonal Healing is the process
of reconnecting the person with their inner being. Reconnecting
can be achieved through meditation, introspection and over time
accessing our inner self, however, few people have the
discipline, inclination or know how to affect this process.
Therefore, employing the help of a professional who practices
Mind, Body Spirit Healing/Transpersonal Healing will quickly
establish the foundation for empowerment, self-esteem, peace of
mind and on-going spiritual and emotional growth. The
facilitation of the process is exceedingly easy. The person sits
in a slightly reclined position with eyes closed while the
facilitator assists the person to access their "Higher self."
The "Higher self" refers to the part of you that has the highest
possible perspective of who and what you are and why you decided
to be here this lifetime. Your higher self loves you more than
you can possibly love yourself consciously, and strives
constantly to direct your personality self. The "personality
self" is who we think we need to be in order to be safe here;
the opinions and instincts of our personality self have
developed since the moment we individualized in the womb, and
perhaps before. The higher self has somewhat of a higher
perspective of our human "doings" here. This can be likened to a
view of our life path and actions from a helicopter above us.
This higher self is akin to our "soul self." I like to call it
the "all seeing self"...constantly moving us around on this
chessboard of life. This soul self or "higher self" knows just
exactly what we need to do at any moment and strives to tell us
through such things as dreams and instincts. Connecting with
this "higher self" consciously is very empowering. Working with
this metaphysical principle is often called "transpersonal"
because it transports us to a direct contact with the highest
part of ourselves. Consciously connecting the higher self, the
subconscious mind, and the conscious mind allows us to have a
balanced and complete metaphysical healing. (The subconscious
mind is the inductive computer that cannot deduct, but merely
remembers all perceptions we have ever had, from any lifetime.)
Metaphysical and Mind, Body, Spirit Healing In metaphysical
healing, the Facilitator assists the person to connect with the
three major parts of themselves—mind, body, spirit, and to
go back to the inner child, or "child of the inner light." All
things came from light, so internally we are all light, no
matter what camouflage (depression, anxiety, panic attacks,
anger, shame, guilt, sadness, eating disorders, substance abuse,
etc.) we have adopted to keep our "inner child" safe. We
ourselves often do not know any of this consciously, but when
you learn it, and consciously give this "trilogy" our
empowerment to act in our lives, amazing healing occurs. This is
true spiritual healing. We have many bodies that all empathize
and work to help one another. The physical is the lowest or most
"base" of these bodies, so that when these different bodies have
problems that hurt us, they eventually show up in this body.
Since all the bodies help each other by drawing attention to
some special part of us, we cannot avoid dealing with a problem.
The soul directs the attention there by running the "most
powerful" emotional experience over and over again - at least
vibrationally - so that we will eventually "get it" and look for
the original cause...In this the soul reclaiming technique of
looking for the damaged "inner child" becomes very important.
This is because when we are hurt too badly we sort of "splinter
off" or "cocoon" into the child we are at that moment of the
most hurt and dis-empowered self. The person we are just
continues on doing the best we can to grow and develop. When we
become strong enough, the soul urge to become "whole " again
becomes empowered, seeks out the means by which we can "reclaim"
this "inner child," who seeks to help us become whole again.
Metaphysical healing is a very simple process, though its
explanation is lengthy. We consciously know of this child part
of us and it's pain inside. Unfortunately, we are seldom given
the tools with which to reclaim this part of us and unite this
inner child with the person we have become now... This
transpersonal healing is very complete, much easier and more
efficient than you can believe, and wonderfully fulfilling. This
is the original abandonment: when we separate off from ourselves
because we simply are seeking to learn and grow and the lesson
seems way too hard, we become "segmented off," less powerful,
and believe we have to be victims. We are all very powerful,
incredible "beings of Light," and it is time we took control of
that loving power and help each other heal and recognize the
beauty of all our "inner child self;" help them become reclaimed
and we, therefore, become whole, healed, beautiful beings with a
higher perspective of our true spiritual wholeness. Only then,
can we accomplish what we have come here to do and recognize our
soul's real purpose for being here at this time. The benefits of
healing are all encompassing. In working with people for 23
years, I have learned, no matter how urgent or grim a person's
predicament seems to be, I know without doubt if they are
WILLING to do the mental work of going within to release old
beliefs, feelings, thought patterns and forgiving, anything can
be healed. The belief that some issues or conditions are
‘incurable' whether it is emotions or physical illness,
which is so frightening to so many people, only means that the
particular issue or condition cannot be cured by ‘outer'
methods and that the person needs to GO WITHIN to effect the
healing. Whether the issue is anger, sadness, fear, guilt,
shame, or humiliation there is a negative thought pattern that
produces them—thus these consistent thinking patterns
create our experiences. A condition can be as annoying as acne
or as dreaded and frightening as the ‘C'
word—Cancer. By changing our thought patterns, we can
change our experience, thus healing the condition. The issue or
condition came from the inner trauma the person experienced and
can be healed—never to return again. ###