[visioniosiv]

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?

[RSD ME]

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.

[eevo61]

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.

[visioniosiv]

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.

[Lottie]

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?!

[visioniosiv]

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

[RSD ME]

Hi Vision, Thanks for the interesting info. I will have to check out the links further tonight. Take care and be well my friend.
Sincerely, Renee.

[visioniosiv]

Originally Posted by RSD ME

Hi Vision, Thanks for the interesting info. I will have to check out the links further tonight. Take care and be well my friend.
Sincerely, Renee.

Awesome thanks Renee.

Found this page today that is a much better intro on chakras than Wikipedia (truth be told I only included a Wikipedia link because many people seem to think Wikipedia is a reputable resource):

http://www.thenaturalrecoveryplan.co...s/Chakras.html ---

It's got a handy dandy chart with really good bulletpoints on the functions and relations of each primary chakra.

[Lottie]

Thank you, Vision. I will start reading!

[TerriLHF]

Originally Posted by visioniosiv

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?

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