The facts of spiritual healing are as old as history. The “laying on of hands” was one of the most ancient modes of treatment, and was employed by the Egyptians. Christ employed it frequently. When a woman touched the hem of his garment, and be “perceived that the virtue had gone out ot him,” he doubtless felt a loss of the precious vital magnetism, by means of which he effected his marvellous cures. The healing miracles in the New Testament are full of cases of this character; and in our own day we often read of wondrous cures, effected by those who have somehow learned to come in touch with a Higher Power, some source of energy not available lo all of us. and to draw upon it for the purposes of their “healing miracles.”
To a certain extent, doubtless, we draw upon this fund during our sleep; but it may be drawn upon in far larger quantities by those who have the secret of bow to do so. Some spiritual healers can do this; but discarnate spirits can apparently direct and manipulate this vital energy far more effectively and to better purpose, for the reason that, living as they do in the world of spiritual energy, they understand more of its laws, and can better control and govern them. Hence they can effect a cure, very often, when every other means has failed.
Category Archives: Psychic healing
Cosmic energy
This vital energy which is imparted by means of spiritual healing is a great Cosmic power, which pervades the whole Universe. It is everywhere; it is back of every phenomenon: “In it we live and move and have our being.” It is illimitable in extent and in power; we simply have to draw upon it to the extent we can; and the more we can “draw,” the more rapidly do we become well ; the speedier the cure. There is no reason to suppose that, if we could “tap” this great Reservoir in the right way, we should not become well instantly and indeed there are many cases of this character, where, apparently, this has been done instances of so called “miraculous cures” being of this nature. We must learn to tap the source of spiritual energy, and when we have reached this inexhaustible fountain, then health and strength are ours!
Spiritual Healing
Spiritual Healing means that mentally or physically sick persons may be, and are, healed by the power of a spiritual energy, operating through the body of a certain medium, or more or less directly, without his agency. It is distinct from hypnotism, mesmerism, magnetic healing, faith-cure, mind-cure, or any other kind of healing whatever, and must not be confused with them. All these other curative measures depend upon suggestion, or upon the hidden and unknown powers of the human body to effect the cure. But spiritual healing is more direct ; it is not the medium who heals in this case, but a form of spiritual energy, which operates through him.
Spiritual healing is effected in various ways, as the following definitions, adopted by the National Spiritualists’ Association, will show:
” (a) By the spiritual influences working through the body of the medium and thus infusing curative, stimulating and vitalizing fluids and energy into the diseased parts of the patient’s body.
“(b) By the spiritual influences illuminating the brain of the healing medium, and thereby intensifying the perception of the medium so that the case, nature and seat of the disease in the patient become known to the medium ; and the herb or other remedy which will benefit the patient also becomes known to the medium.
” (c) Through the application of absent treatments, whereby spiritual beings combine their own healing forces with the magnetism and vitalizing energy of the medium, and convey them to the patient who is distant from the medium, and cause them to be absorbed by the system ot the patient.”
It will be seen that these definitions not only cover the facts of spiritual healing, but also absent treatment and psychic diagnosis.
Advice is given on numerous occasions by the “spirits,” as to the exact course of treatment to be followed. From all this it will be seen that spiritual healing is not only very different from any other kind of healing: but that it is also far more inclusive and more wonderful.