What if...

These colored thangs are real? And understanding them is one of the keys to healing ourselves?

What if the physical body - shown in darkness here - is our own personal road map, showing us our current location within the journey we are taking? Like a kiosk at an amusement park: YOU ARE HERE.

If so, where is here? Does this make us "wrong" for being here? For suffering? (To this I say H*LL NO.)

What if every physical ailment, every accident, every injury, every single trauma we've ever experienced - has a specific corresponding mental and/or spiritual component directly tied to it? That is not just tied to it, but is the actual source of it?

What if the specific part of the physical body that is afflicted is a clue to self-healing?

What if we could become consciously aware of what is currently veiled from us? A seeming paradox - but nonetheless - what if we could be aware of what we are not aware of?

And what is healing anyways? What are we trying to heal? Is it to feel good in our physical bodies? Does ANYONE feel good in their physical bodies?

Hi Vision. I believe that the mind and body have a connection. I believe that positive thinking can help us to deal with our physical pain better. It's not easy, but I think it helps make the pain a little more manageable. Thanks for the post. It is very informative.

The mind can be so stronger and able to heal in some degree,yes meditation and relaxation is also,a key to control triggers,thanks for then post .
A body without a clear mind can be out most and worse enemy, clear the mind and the body will be able to get some relief .gentle and soft hugs and good vibes ,Jesika . My tibetan singing bowls are part of my emergency rsd kit, to,relax my painful body and mind.

Yes - I agree that the mind body connection is hugely important. I see how this picture would draw one's attention to that, with the violet halo surrounding the head area and the horizontal line through the third eye.

But I'm talking about a different kind of mind body connection here. Ie the rational mind being able to look at the parts of the physical body being afflicted and discern mental and spiritual imbalances.

Here's a personal example: the trigger for my RSD was my right ankle. I have had issues with spraining both ankles - but the right one in particular - my entire life. I wasn't paying attention and landed wrong years ago - ripped it up very nicely and the trauma resulted in an osteochondral defect (a hole in the cartilage in layman's terms.)

So what is the basic function of an ankle? To be supple and flexible and joyfully agile in order for us to move from A to B safely and efficiently. Children very rarely have ankle issues. In short - if you sprain an ankle, or especially have ongoing ankle issues - consider it relative to a lack of flexibility and joy in your life. Both the inflexibility and lack of joy is due the fear of moving forward.

For me this was evidenced by a lack of openmindedness, a belief that I was always right, selfishness, and a lack of joy in my life. I was very much stuck in a rut. Ironically, I thought that I was doing really well in life - but that was from purely a material perspective.

Depending on which side of the body is afflicted (right or left) - the polarity is also a clue. The left side represents the feminine - receptivity, taking in, acceptance. And the right side represents the masculine - giving out, influencing, letting go.

If an organ is damaged - consider the function of that organ.

The key is just to consider the function of the body part in question - it is a signpost for what we cannot face about ourselves.

Thanks for this interesting post. What "school of thought" is this based in? I xdont understand it, maybe I could read more about it, or you could teach us?!

Hi Lottie,

I'm glad you found it interesting I'm definitely still learning myself, which is why I'm here.

I'd say it's a combination of eastern and western science and religion. I think science and religion both lead to the same place - oneness - although both have significant distortions currently based on the fact that society is still very much based in the physical realm.

That said, this is "my" school of thought based on personal experience, observation, and continuing analysis. I think we all have our "own" relative school of thought based on our own unique experiences and preferences. At the same time, at an absolute level, we are all in this together, so I think it's very helpful to consider other people's thoughts, feelings, experiences, observations, and beliefs with an open mind.

Primary influences/schools of thought for me would be (in no particular order) - this site and others like it, thousands of published medical studies, Martinus Thomsen, Carl Jung, Advanced Yoga Practices (AYP), Louise Hay, Einstein, Christianity, Qigong, Openhandweb, Rob Bryanton, and many others. I'm kind of crackhead when it comes to knowledge - I don't think there is such a thing as useless information. There is a kernel of truth for us in everything.

I'm also a very analytical person whose analysis has taken me into the metaphysical realm, purely out of the selfish necessity to understand my own descent into pain and suffering. I came out on the other side with a love and empathy for all living things that was previously nonexistant. This is my journey and it won't be the same for anyone else, but there are always commonalities and I hope to be able to share them with you, Lottie.

I can say with personal certainty that chakras do exist, and that there is universal energy - Qi, ki, the Force (may it be with you), the Holy Spirit, kundalini, prana, pzioelectricity, it's called by lots of different names depending on how it's observed.

Chakras: (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chakra)
Universal energy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qi

Love all of these mind opening thoughts and questions. I work with a very cool Dr who feels every emotion we have, such as depression, anger, guilt,etc works two ways....one way ,physically on the body and secondly as a motivator for us to use as we chose. Which way do we chose though? How do we channel these emotions into physical pain or do we allow these emotions to cause us pain?

Is pain a weakness or strength? I am learning from him to listen to my inner calm self and try to temper out the pain/fire of the CRPS in my right ankle... BTW, I also tore up both ankles during life and as life gets rough, I am now paying for those ankle injures. Right ankle being the worst,it got the surgery first...left ankle is still waiting. My wickedly cool Dr feels with more of a mind -body connection and finding that inner stillness in my monkey brain( his words...I have a jumping monkey brain that goes 100 miles a min) I can have a uneventful left ankle surgery...I can cause this to happen. Period.
I'm also learning Qi-gong, a little about Buddhism, and I am already a nature pagan, so I look at your post with a very open creative mind.

Thanks!

Terri

DUDE your doctor sounds B@d@$$

For what it's worth - I'm going through some difficulty myself right now. Maybe it will help someone look at their own situation in a different light. Maybe someone will comment and be able to help through their own experience. Maybe not - either way the following is very therapeutic for me so thank you for listening

So - 2 weeks ago I woke up from a vivid dream about the impending death of my father dying of a heart attack (no worries - he is still with us). I had an immense tightening in my gut and I woke up with a gasp of breath, with my heart beating out of my chest. While I journaled as much of the dream as I could remember, I passively noticed my heart was actually skipping a beat every 10x or so.

Since that point, I've been experiencing these heart palpitations on a daily basis - particularly when laying down prior to and after sleeping, and after eating. I have also experienced several other vivid negatively charged dreams since then. Heart Chakra is definitely being influenced.

I've also noticed lingering painful tension in my 3rd chakra - the solar plexus - as if someone punched me in the gut. I have not been able to take a full breath, and the actual area is very tender to the touch.

The 2nd (sacral) and 4th (throat) chakras are also both noticeably "tight," particularly the throat. It feels constricted, as if there is a physical blockage. (There is likely none - I had a scope/barium swallow done years ago for exactly the same feeling. It found nothing - and it was chalked up to acid reflux.)

Beyond these and the heart palpitations, there are a couple of other recent physical and mental issues I've been experiencing over the past 2 weeks -

1) right shoulder pull from wakeboarding (wouldn't let go of the handle when I should have)
2) Left thumb deep bruise from wakeboarding (thumb is indicator of overanalysis and worry)
3) Ravenous appetite for sugar (a coping mechanism when I feel incomplete - "something is missing so I'll fill it up however I can")
4) Lack of joy in everyday activities and overall sense of apathy - "What's the point?"
5) Procrastination - another coping mechanism for me when I am afraid to take action.


For me I, can easily pinpoint the dream as the catalyst for the many of the physical symptoms. I watched, powerless, as my father had a heart attack in the dream in front of me, in the mall, on the floor. It was reality to me - as if I actually exerienced that trauma in waking life.


The solar plexus (where I am experiencing the most tension and pain) is the center of self-worth. It deals with assertion, emotional repression, fear of rejection, and indecisiveness.

The throat chakra (where I am experiencing constriction/blockage, acid reflux) is the center of expression and communication with others. Going deeper and being honest with myself, my throat has felt constricted now for much longer than 2 weeks. It's been closer to 2 months, with it gradually getting more restrictive.

The heart chakra (palpitations resulting from vagus nerve compression) is the center of love and relationships. It deals with compassion, kindness, apathy, and joy. The thoracic region also corresponds with my right shoulder (represents changing direction in life - doing things joyfully and easily.)


To me, the symptoms I am having seem to be very much connected. They all revolve around FEAR.

What am I afraid of? I am afraid of being wrong, and I am most afraid of being wrong publicly - in front of others. I am most afraid that I don't matter. In correspondence with that, I have a massive fear of public speaking. I've been drawn recently to partipate in speaking groups that meet weekly to face it. But I have continued to put it off and justified not going yet by letting other life issues get in the way. Work is busy and dramatic and so is life...



Crap I am doing:

1) Monitoring my breath to ensure diaphragm breathing versus shallow chest breathing
2) Examining diet for any vitamin/mineral deficiencies
3) Walking in nature
4) Taking the time to be in the sun (topless )
5) Physically manipulating the solar plexus tightness by breathing out and pushing the tension downward with my hands and fingers.
6) Drinking a pint of water on an empty stomach, standing on my toes and falling emphatically on my heels (promotes the gut feeling of falling, and the jolt plus the water weight helps pull down the tension to be reabsorbed in the stomach.
7) Determining to follow through on a) facing my fear of public speaking, and b) taking care of the little things so they do not become big ones.
8) Taking it moment by moment - paying attention rather than being lost in the cloud of the monkey mind. (Big one for me - stop and smell the roses, idiot).
9) Anytime I am driving, I am either a) playing music that brings me joy, or b) doing visualization breathing techniques while humming into my solar plexus (528 hz which is roughly a C note)
10) Much weirder stuff - like asking for guidance from my higher self - "I accept that the pain I am experiencing is here by my own doing, and it is here for a positive reason - what is it here to show me? Where are my blind spots? What do I need to learn about myself?" Also doing meditations to accept and release negative entities draining energy from my field. (Told ya it was much weirder stuff.)




At the same time - I am keeping in mind that I could very well be wrong - and at a certain point, if I feel that enough progress is not being made, and the heart palpitations continue, I will go in for a medical opinion, scope, etc. That's the hardest part of being open minded for me - letting go... trusting and having faith in others


Medically speaking - my research indicates I am looking at a hiatal hernia. I've talked to my spouse who is in the medical field and all of the physical symptoms I am experiencing match up. Hiatal hernias also typically come with ileocal valve issues (sacral area) - I have tenderness in that exact spot as well.


Basically - all the metaphysical crap I just wrote can easily be summed up as "hiatal hernia causing acid reflux resulting in a wide range of related symptoms."

But that's only the answer - it's just what it is, not why it is. The medical field tells us they can be caused by stress, diet, genes, drugs, direct trauma, etc. Well guess what - so can everything else!

It is my belief that if I just mask the pain and heal it without accepting it, without learning from it, it will manifest again or mirror itself another way in my life. So I'm here doing my best to learn from mine.

Thanks for reading, and thanks for your feedback!

Just want to quickly clarify this comment in the context of the community here - I don't mean to be insensitive to people here who are in 24/7 pain - who are desperate for any relief. I have been there and I would've done anything to mask the pain just for a moment. So I'm sorry for not keeping that in mind guys

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