Does anyone know about spiritual healing?

[Cid]

I really appreciate everyone's help here. It's so great to know that when I'm not sure about something, I can come here and get the help that I'm looking for.

The thing I should explain too is that I haven't always been gay. I never felt it or acted on it until I turned 40. It was at that time that the man who molested me (I don't even remember how long it went on for because I blocked it out) died. And when that happened everything that I kept back for so many years came out. It started with anxiety and followed up with depression. After coming out of that (with medication) things began to change. I never wanted sex with my husband and I felt like I was very much alone. It was then that a woman came into my life and turned it upside down. I fell deeply in love with her and felt more secure than I've ever felt with anyone. Funny thing is that I never even had sex with her. It was just a feeling of belonging.

That didn't work out, but my marriage ended and I found someone else. That lasted 7 years off and on. But for most of that time I felt like I wasn't with the person that I fit with.

Now I'm left standing here wondering where I fit and not knowing how to get there. I've been to psychiatrists and they were all useless. They push the meds but don't really help with the work.

This is pretty much my last resort. This woman is someone my friend has studied under before and she's quite accurate on many things. A girl at work went to see her and the psychic told her that she would be pregnant in 38 or 39 weeks. This girl isn't married and was trying NOT to get pregnant. She was pregnant in 38 weeks exactly.

Thanks so much for your input. And peachypie, I will look up that link, thank you.

[Toughy]

I do not let people I do not know well or do not come very highly recommended muck around in my mind, body, soul or chi (energy).......PERIOD. Even if I know them or they are highly recommended, it's not likely they will muck around with my stuff.

[Smiling]

Originally Posted by Toughy

I do not let people I do not know well or do not come very highly recommended muck around in my mind, body, soul or chi (energy).......PERIOD. Even if I know them or they are highly recommended, it's not likely they will muck around with my stuff.

Excellent point.

[Toughy]

By the way.......there is absolutely no peer reviewed science to support this psychic stuff. I can do many of the things they do by paying attention and asking the right questions.........and trust me.........I got no psychic abilities IF it even exists.

[Ginger]

I think it's been mentioned a couple times, that testimonials on the psychic's website are a valid measure of their credibility.

I couldn't disagree more.

The psychic could be writing the testimonials his- or herself, or only selecting positive ones, thus skewing their overall message.

The only valid measure of a service provider's credibility and talent and ethics etc. is by an outside agency, based on standards you agree with.

Even then, you have to assess who the outside agency is, and make sure they don't have a vested interest, even if it's indirect.

I don't mean to be aparty pooper!!! I think it's great to be open to whatever help is out there—heart open, but eyes too.

[peachy]

Originally Posted by Cid

I really appreciate everyone's help here. It's so great to know that when I'm not sure about something, I can come here and get the help that I'm looking for.

The thing I should explain too is that I haven't always been gay. I never felt it or acted on it until I turned 40. It was at that time that the man who molested me (I don't even remember how long it went on for because I blocked it out) died. And when that happened everything that I kept back for so many years came out. It started with anxiety and followed up with depression. After coming out of that (with medication) things began to change. I never wanted sex with my husband and I felt like I was very much alone. It was then that a woman came into my life and turned it upside down. I fell deeply in love with her and felt more secure than I've ever felt with anyone. Funny thing is that I never even had sex with her. It was just a feeling of belonging.

That didn't work out, but my marriage ended and I found someone else. That lasted 7 years off and on. But for most of that time I felt like I wasn't with the person that I fit with.

Now I'm left standing here wondering where I fit and not knowing how to get there. I've been to psychiatrists and they were all useless. They push the meds but don't really help with the work.

This is pretty much my last resort. This woman is someone my friend has studied under before and she's quite accurate on many things. A girl at work went to see her and the psychic told her that she would be pregnant in 38 or 39 weeks. This girl isn't married and was trying NOT to get pregnant. She was pregnant in 38 weeks exactly.

Thanks so much for your input. And peachypie, I will look up that link, thank you.

I can identify with all of that Cid, the feeling of belonging, the disillusion with mainstream professionals, the turning to something you don't understand as a last resort and feeling uncertain. I've been in all those places. And you are more than welcome.

Your journey now finds you dipping your toe into the realms of what some people call Energy Medicine. If you are interested in science, Rupert Sheldrake, Masaru Emoto, Candace Pert, David R Hamilton, Larry Dossey, Bruce Lipton, are just a few of the Drs and scientists I can think of off the top of my head who are out there investigating and talking about this approach to health and wellbeing. If you prefer a more esoteric approach, Eckhart Tolle, Anita Moorjani and Shakti Gawain may be worth a look. I personally like a bit of both.

Re. the anxiety/depression/medication St John's Wort is a herbal remedy that can be pretty good for that. Apparently it is prescribed by GPs in Germany but in England you need to buy it over the counter. It has been very effective for me for both periods of anxiety and depression. I did some research on dosage trials and chose to take a higher dose than stated on the pack. There is at least one St John's Wort discussion board I know of and that had some useful info. on.

Peace from Peachy ;-)

[Toughy]

peachypie..........Do you have any links to any studies that have been published by those guys you mentioned?

St John's wart is pretty well known. Data supports it, however there is a caution concerning your liver. If you have a bad liver do not take this herb. If your liver is fine and you want to take it, you might consider taking milk thistle with it. Milk thistle has liver protective and healing qualities because it contains silymarin. Valerian tea is good for calming you down and does not have any liver toxicity issues.

Remember herbs can interact with other herbs and/or pharmaceuticals and can be bad enough to kill you.

edited to add: I actually met Dr. Pert when I worked in HIV/AIDS research, so I don't need anything about her. She had some interesting ideas about HIV treatment that unfortunately did not pan out.

[peachy]

Originally Posted by Toughy

peachypie..........Do you have any links to any studies that have been published by those guys you mentioned?

Hi Toughy, not from memory I'm afraid. Perhaps contact any people you are interested in directly and go from there. I think they all have websites, and they have all written several books which are probably listed on amazon. Sorry I can't be more help there.

I've just seen your comments re. you can do what psychics do, and that you don't let anyone mess around with your chi and just wanted to say you raised two very important points. I agree everyone can do 'psychic'. How people experience that aspect of themselves varies widely, just as everyone's has different artistic leanings or intellect.

I also, like you, do not recommend letting anyone mess around with your chi :-) I chose my healing facilitators extremely carefully. Spiritual healing, bio-energy healing whatever anyone wants to call it is as intimate as getting into bed with someone.

So if I'm doing it with someone they better be an angel... :-)

pp

[Cid]

I'd like to update the psychic experience that I had. One of the things that she talked about was there was an issue with my thyroid. I kinda just put that aside and never really took that part very seriously.
I went to the doctor this past Friday and she told me there's an issue with my thyroid.
I won't doubt anything again.

[Lefty]

I'm gonna fly my freak flag here..

I get regular spiritual healing and I'm also a spiritual healer, though not very practiced. As out as I am as a lesbian, I am a mostly closeted spiritual healer.

Anyway.. What she meant about 'memory' was 'cellular memory'. Our body remembers our experiences and the feelings we had. All of our senses are involved. Your body reacts by making your body feel the same when your memories are triggered. The idea is to get a more positive physical response to the trigger. Different healers use different techniques. I prefer to be called a facilitator or therapist.. hence the closeted healer.

I notice you had a thyroid issue.. the throat is the center of speech. Louise Hay says it's about 'not getting to do what I want to do'. It's about feeling hopelessly stifled, so it's about self-expression. When I 'looked' at your thyroid, I saw Shakespeare and I thought 'To be, or not to be.' That is your question, is it not? The more I read your story, this is definitely about self expression. Well, it's your turn now! You have two choices.. be.. not be.. your Self. It's not about how, or why, or when.. It's about doing what feels good.. doing what's good for you. It's great to help others and take care of everyone else's feelings ahead of our own.. for a while. But really, we can't keep it up. You can't save a drowning person if you don't watch out for yourself first.

The fun part of all this for me is.. We teach what we need to learn. So, I need to look at this too. Haha!

Our mantra is.. I AM FREE TO BE ME!

I hope this helps. <3

[KCBUTCH]

Originally Posted by Lefty

I'm gonna fly my freak flag here..

I get regular spiritual healing and I'm also a spiritual healer, though not very practiced. As out as I am as a lesbian, I am a mostly closeted spiritual healer.

Anyway.. What she meant about 'memory' was 'cellular memory'. Our body remembers our experiences and the feelings we had. All of our senses are involved. Your body reacts by making your body feel the same when your memories are triggered. The idea is to get a more positive physical response to the trigger. Different healers use different techniques. I prefer to be called a facilitator or therapist.. hence the closeted healer.

I notice you had a thyroid issue.. the throat is the center of speech. Louise Hay says it's about 'not getting to do what I want to do'. It's about feeling hopelessly stifled, so it's about self-expression. When I 'looked' at your thyroid, I saw Shakespeare and I thought 'To be, or not to be.' That is your question, is it not? The more I read your story, this is definitely about self expression. Well, it's your turn now! You have two choices.. be.. not be.. your Self. It's not about how, or why, or when.. It's about doing what feels good.. doing what's good for you. It's great to help others and take care of everyone else's feelings ahead of our own.. for a while. But really, we can't keep it up. You can't save a drowning person if you don't watch out for yourself first.

The fun part of all this for me is.. We teach what we need to learn. So, I need to look at this too. Haha!

Our mantra is.. I AM FREE TO BE ME!

I hope this helps. <3

There's a great documentary called "the Ghosts in Our Genes" that discusses cellular memory from a physiological perspective very good film.
I think of spirit as the deeper SELF - some call it intuition other call it G-d Consciousness. I find its where we come to terms with a release from EGO to rely on our higher truth-the innate self.
Where we can say HELP ME I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO, then energies of life then have the option to come to you- unlike when we are trying to think our way of out of our story-we are so busy spending our energies on forcing something out of us there is no room for life to re-enter.

Its where the facing our deepest fears and truths come in- when we turn around to face ourselves for ALL that we are and therefore embrace it
Just as I see the great teachers Buddha, Ghandi, Jesus and LaoTzu as teachers trying to tell us all the same thing- look within, remove the barriers that block you from your won truth and there your joy is found