| There is a strong connection between the | | | | the patient's problem lies undiscovered. A possible |
| immaterial aspects of man and his physical | | | | solution is the attunement of the healer with both |
| constitution. The mind and emotions affect the | | | | the healer's and the patient's Higher Self. The |
| somatic system via the vital body, the etheric | | | | healer should be open to intuitive impressions |
| body with its energy-centers and channels called in | | | | coming from within that may shed a light on the |
| Yoga philosophy, chakra and nadi, respectively. | | | | problematical causes of the diseased condition.It is |
| These chakras affect the glandular-system | | | | inappropriate for the healer to be solely |
| according to its state of vitality. Negative states | | | | responsible for the healing. Every patient should be |
| of mind and emotions obstruct or irregulates the | | | | given an opportunity to participate in the healing |
| flow of the life-force or prana emanating from | | | | process. Therefore, laws and principles regarding |
| the sun and streaming into the chakras. This in | | | | holistic health should be inculcated, and the patient |
| turn causes the associated gland of the | | | | made aware of man's healing potential. This is |
| energy-center to be hyper- or hypo-active which | | | | preventive medicine at its best. It should not be |
| manifests as the malfunctioning of the organs and | | | | the healer's best interest to make the patient |
| the impairment of the metabolic processes. This | | | | dependent upon him or her because of the |
| sets the stage for disease to occur in the body. | | | | financial returns. This would reduce the |
| An unbalanced and dis-eased state in the physical | | | | metaphysician's value in the eyes of God and |
| constitution are therefore the reflected images of | | | | humanity. Every metaphysician should, therefore, |
| our habitual thoughts and feelings. It is the | | | | illuminate the understanding of the patient as to |
| manifestation of the inner reality of mind and | | | | the cause and nature of the problem being |
| emotions. This is not to say that all illnesses are | | | | experienced, and the way out of it. As is often |
| the result of the play of the mind and | | | | illustrated in popular self-help books, it is much |
| feelings--there are, of course, a small percentage | | | | wiser to teach a man to fish rather than to give |
| of illnesses the result of physical causes.There are | | | | him fishes for an indefinite period. Soul-growth |
| four fundamental principles to consider in | | | | occurs in one-case, whereas soul-stagnancy |
| metaphysical healing:1) The preparation of the | | | | occurs in the other.Scriptures in Ministerial |
| Healer2) Determining the cause of inharmony3) | | | | WorkSince metaphysics deals with spiritual truths, |
| The choice of metaphysical therapy4) The actual | | | | with laws and principles of the Universal Mine, it |
| healing and teachingConcerning the first point, | | | | may assume a religious character and take on the |
| every healer should realize that what really heals | | | | coloration of a certain religion when tending those |
| is the divine power of the Universal Mind. The | | | | who are religiously inclined or when the situation |
| healer is merely a channel for the healing energies | | | | calls for it. The metaphysician himself should have |
| to flow, or at the very least, a catalyst for the | | | | long transcended sectarian and dogmatic |
| healing power that flows from the patient's divine | | | | viewpoints; and whenever possible, he should |
| principle. Because energy is tainted by the channel | | | | stimulate people to perceive the narrow |
| in which it flows, it behooves the healer to purify | | | | perspectives and ill-logic of the many dogmas that |
| his lower being from all obnoxious material. In the | | | | bind the mind to a mortal outlook and to an |
| ancient Mystery Schools, for instance, every | | | | unnatural way of life. It is for this very reason |
| would-be-healer would undergo purification in the | | | | that the inner essence of religion should be taught |
| form of prayers, fasting, meditation, and other | | | | of having an eternal and real value and not of the |
| spiritual exercises. This had a three-fold | | | | ever-changing cloak fabricated by the fallibility of |
| effect--the elimination of toxins from the physical | | | | unenlightened man. Dogmas perpetuate a false |
| system; the strengthening, vitalizing, and | | | | perception of man's true spiritual estate, binding |
| magnetizing of the aura and nervous | | | | people to the unreal world of Maya. Religion |
| system--both subtle and gross; and the alignment | | | | comes from a Latin word which means "to bind." |
| of the lower components of the microcosm with | | | | Its purpose is to bind man to God; however, as |
| the divine principles called "the spiritual triad" by | | | | can be seen by recorded history, by the |
| Theosophists. This purification makes it feasible | | | | Inquisition, the Crusades, the so-called Holy wars, |
| for divine forces of vital life, which is a higher | | | | etc., it has resulted in a contra-effect separating |
| form of prana, to flow through the healer. Once | | | | man from Truth and his Maker. The Nazarene |
| having filled the physical body with a harmonious | | | | Master taught a religion of love, whereas the |
| flow of the vivifying principle, the surplus energy | | | | priesthood transformed it into a religion of fear |
| would strengthen and magnetize the aura. In | | | | and damnation. Pertaining to the above, Frater |
| Christian scriptures we read of saints healing with | | | | Achad in Melchizedek Truth Principles says that,". . |
| their "shadow." This shadow is in fact the | | | | . religious systems have caused man of earth to |
| aura.Another relevant point connected with the | | | | become weak in his understanding of God." |
| metaphysician's preparation is the polarization of | | | | (1988:76)In fact, religious bigotry have caused |
| the consciousness. Energy flows abundantly from | | | | man to blaspheme God daily by allowing his |
| and to the chakra in which the consciousness is | | | | adoration of the idols of false ideas and dogmatic |
| daily polarized. The expressions of love and | | | | notions. That which is subject to change is false |
| compassion, for instance, which are vital attributes | | | | and unreal--actually impermanent; only Truth is |
| for the healer to possess, reveals that the | | | | unchanging and is eternal. Nothing endures in the |
| consciousness is polarized in the heart-chakra. | | | | material worlds save the Truth that brought |
| Expressions of self-centeredness indicate a | | | | humankind into being. It is for this reason that |
| polarization within the solar-plexus center. A strong | | | | there is no religion that will last forever except for |
| altruistic will shows that the polarization is within | | | | their quintessential core of Truth that lies in the |
| the chakras above the heart. What this means | | | | foundation of their existence.Humanity's spiritual |
| technically, where divine pranic healing is | | | | development moves at an awkwardly slow pace. |
| concerned, is that the polarization within a lower | | | | One of the many reasons for man's lack of |
| center would make it difficult for the healer to | | | | spiritual development is his non-desire to truly |
| reach and heal the organs of the patient | | | | know God, Nature, and himself. In his spiritual |
| associated with a higher center because of a | | | | pride, like the Demiurgus of the Gnostics, man |
| difference in the frequency octave. Heart | | | | disbelieves in the higher intelligences and worlds |
| troubles, for instance, which is associated with a | | | | considering himself to be the highest product of |
| poor functioning of the heart-chakra, a healer | | | | Nature. This materialistic philosophy fully formed in |
| polarized in the solar-plexus will find it difficult to | | | | the 19th century still sways the thinking of the |
| heal, because the necessary energies required to | | | | minds of "educated man." The truly educated |
| correct the patient's problem is unavailable, inspite | | | | person, according to our reckoning is a |
| the belief that plain unqualified divine energy is | | | | spiritually-enlightened being. He knows things that |
| sufficient enough to do the work. Without the | | | | are of eternal value.Another stumbling block in |
| right level of consciousness, divine energy entering | | | | humanity's soul-progress lies in their indolence in |
| into the healer would simply evaporate having | | | | the search for Truth, for as they say, it is easier |
| found no correspondence in likeness within him | | | | to believe than to know. Most people, for |
| her. The divine energies entering the healer is | | | | instance, desire cheap salvation or deliverance by |
| qualified with whatever psychic center the healer | | | | imposing their burdens upon another's shoulders |
| polarizes himself. The healer may seek to overide | | | | believing that another will save them from their |
| this with the exercise of the will and may succeed | | | | sins, karma, and hell-fire. Unfortunately, or |
| to a certain degree, but without the correct | | | | fortunately, the Universe does not function in |
| polarization the healing process will not be optimal. | | | | such a manner. All men must learn to be |
| It is therefore, important for the healer to evolve | | | | responsible and participate in their own spiritual |
| and function on a higher consciousness-level. This | | | | salvation or liberation. The effort required to know |
| is of prime importance in the preparatory stage. | | | | Truth requires some discipline though, for without |
| Polarization on the highest centers makes the | | | | such, no soul-advancement may be attained. |
| divine energy flowing through all of the other | | | | People should be made aware of this, for they |
| chakras equally accessible.In the second point to | | | | have long been too complacent with themselves. |
| be considered are the causes of disharmony | | | | Buddhism, since its inception has known this |
| within the physical system. As we have seen | | | | human psychological trait of laziness and had |
| previously, the various manifestations of ill health | | | | adopted a method for awakening sluggish, tamasic |
| have its major, fundamental causes in the | | | | minds by teaching the principle of the imminence |
| immaterial aspects of man. The psyche of man is | | | | of death--where its implication of the value of |
| twofold: conscious and subconscious, and they | | | | time and life-opportunity, and the purpose of life |
| play their part in determining one's overall state of | | | | are intensely contemplated upon. This methods |
| health. Negative thoughts and feelings are | | | | can sometime be an eye-opener, and may aid the |
| self-destructive. If held in the mind for too long | | | | metaphysician with certain types of |
| without being checked, they would manifest in an | | | | temperaments. The populace should be acquainted |
| unbalanced condition in the body. The conscious | | | | with truths even if it hurts, eventhough these are |
| mind is responsible with what it feeds the | | | | not accepted at first. Seeds grow well in the |
| subconscious side. What the subconscious | | | | darkness of the ground or in the |
| receives it transmits internally to the physical | | | | subconsciousness. We have experienced this |
| body, and externally to the environment. In order | | | | many times--we taught certain things to others |
| to get to the root cause of psychosomatic | | | | without them accepting the precepts, even |
| illnesses, the healer has to determine the cause of | | | | vehemently denying them, but later on only to |
| the problem in the nature of the feelings and | | | | hear these same individuals teaching to others or |
| thoughts of the patient. It would be an aid for the | | | | even ourselves (!) the very thing that they |
| healer to realize that no matter what negative | | | | previously denied--this is the power of Truth and |
| feelings are felt, or what negative thoughts are | | | | is quiet a marvel.Spiritual truths are to be found in |
| being formed, they all stem from the | | | | every religion, although in some so deeply buried |
| misidentification of the Self, or from the false ego. | | | | that one has to contemplate deep down in the |
| People say that they are sick or hurt, whereas | | | | soul for the uncovering of it--most of the time |
| the "I," the"Self," is pure and whole and not | | | | religious dogmas blind one from perceiving them; |
| subjected to any suffering, discomfort, or any | | | | occasionally, truths are skimmed by because being |
| other mortal complaints. The first step, therefore, | | | | right in front of one's eyes they are hardly |
| would be to educate the patient in this "true | | | | noticed or given their proper value. Certain mental |
| perspective," of emancipating the mind from its | | | | traits such as prejudice, narrow-mindedness, fear |
| ignorance and delusions. The conscious mind of | | | | and superstition may likewise prevent a person |
| the patient should also be made to realize the | | | | from realizing truths. One's mental vessel must be |
| unnecessity of thinking and feeling negatively, and | | | | freed from them ere spiritual nourishment may fill |
| of the adverse effects that it creates in the | | | | one's cup to the brim. Almost all scriptures have |
| physical organism. Methods of cleansing the | | | | an esoteric side to them. They were mostly |
| subconscious mind from "engrams," or negative | | | | written by Initiates for the benefit of all the |
| packets of energy-patterns should be taught. This | | | | candidates to the higher wisdom. Therefore, to |
| purification is usually done be various spiritual | | | | interpret literally what has to be understood in a |
| exercises such as certain meditations where | | | | spiritual, esoteric sense--and without the proper |
| divine forces are invoked and directed for | | | | keys--one merely robs holy scriptures of their |
| cleansing, or by programming the subconscious | | | | intended purpose, and that is the awakening of |
| mind with affirmations. This latter approach was | | | | the spiritual, divine nature lying latent within one's |
| made use of in the ancient Egyptian healing | | | | being. It takes a spiritual-conscious awareness to |
| temples. Such affirmations identify the patient | | | | interpret what was written under spiritual |
| with the Divine Self. For instance, in the manual, | | | | influences. St. Paul in one of his epistles, for |
| the Book of the Dead, translated by E.A. Wallis | | | | instance, declared that the many incidents in |
| Budge, are found the following affirmations:"I am | | | | Abraham's life are not to be understood as |
| the Great One, son of the Great One"I am the | | | | history, but as allegories pertaining to the |
| Mighty One, son of the Mighty One"I am Horus, | | | | development of the human soul. As an example, |
| the son of Ra"I am the Sekhem (power) of my | | | | we may take the incident where Abraham was |
| father Ra . . . " (1953:677)The ancient Egyptians | | | | asked to sacrifice his beloved son. Almost about |
| represented the aspects and attributes of the | | | | to execute his task, he was interrupted by the |
| Divine Self with various personages and deities. In | | | | voice of God saying in substance that it was |
| the above we see how the mortal concept of | | | | unnecessary to sacrifice his son (in this context it |
| one's being is replaced with an immortal, deific one. | | | | does not matter whether it was Ishmael or |
| In the affirmations one is reminded of one's | | | | Isaac) but in replacement a goat struggling nearby |
| divinity untainted by any forms of weaknesses or | | | | in the bushes was to be offered instead. This tale |
| illnesses. Karmic-related illnesses, which at times | | | | when taken at its face value is usually interpreted |
| defies a cure by superficial treatment in the hands | | | | as a teaching of the principles of obedience and |
| of medical practitioners, may be eliminated by the | | | | surrender to God. What it really signifies is the |
| above processes coupled with an understanding of | | | | sacrifice of one's carnal self (the goat) instead of |
| the karmic lesson, repentance and | | | | the spiritual consciousness (the son), which has to |
| compensation.The next point for our consideration | | | | be preserved and fostered in one's awaking |
| is in the choice of therapy. It is a fact that for | | | | awareness. As was said by John the Harbinger,"He |
| every illness or ailment there is an appropriate | | | | (the spiritual consciousness) must increase, but I |
| cure, or a system of therapy that would return a | | | | (the carnal self) must decrease." (John |
| healthy condition to the physical body. This also | | | | 3:30)Another allegory containing a principle of value |
| includes death, although from our human limited | | | | is to be found in the gospels. At face value, when |
| point of view this would hardly be considered as a | | | | read literally, it conveys little of any importance. |
| valid cure. From the above statements we imply | | | | But when interpreted spiritually, it transmits to us |
| that there is no therapeutical system that would | | | | a certain truth of spiritual application. This principle |
| heal every single disease known to man. There is, | | | | of truth lies in the incident at the Garden of |
| as yet, no Universal Panacea discovered that | | | | Gethsemane. We are told in the tale that the |
| would cure every affliction of man unless we | | | | Master Jesus was in the Garden with his three |
| consider Truth to be a medicine--and a bitter one | | | | disciples who were fast asleep. Seeking |
| at that to most people. Holistic healing, therefore, | | | | companionship from his three followers at his hour |
| includes various methods that would reach all of | | | | of distress proved to be a disappointment. The |
| the components making the whole being of man, | | | | only recourse was to direct his attention to God. |
| and the healer should determine the appropriate | | | | Interpreted spiritually, the three disciples represent |
| therapy or therapies for each individual case. The | | | | the physical, emotional, and mental being of man |
| methods of alternative healing may be | | | | who are dead to Reality, or "fast asleep." The |
| categorized into the following:1) Esoteric healing2) | | | | incarnated soul (the Master Jesus), having |
| Exoteric healingEsoteric healing, as its name | | | | discovered the unreliability of his lower self for |
| implies, refers to methods that require intense | | | | solace attunes with the divine principle within for |
| internal preparation on the part of the | | | | inner direction. We can see from this how |
| metaphysician. This preparation as we have | | | | applicable the truths and principles are--as found in |
| already discussed comes in the form of divine | | | | scriptures--in our mundane lives when understood |
| attunement with the aid of prayers, meditation, | | | | from the esoteric viewpoint.One should not |
| periodic fasting, and a spiritual way of life. Instant | | | | restrict oneself to the scriptures of one's religion |
| transmissions of attunement or power by | | | | as the "sole word of God," for all are essentially |
| master-healers to students only opens the way | | | | derived from a single divine source with the |
| and is not a permanent condition, for one's mental | | | | intended purpose of teaching the redemption of a |
| and emotional state may neutralize what has | | | | wayward and fallen humanity; and it behooves |
| been transmitted. Living the divine life is a | | | | every metaphysician to peruse the texts of any |
| necessity. Once prepared, the healer may make | | | | spiritual manuscript containing divine laws and |
| use of the available energies from various sources | | | | principles that facilitates the unfoldment and |
| surrounding his person, and to direct them into | | | | expansion of the consciousness. The Tao Teh |
| the body of the patient. Pranic Healing, Chakra | | | | Ching, Bhagavad Gita, the Upanishads, or the |
| Healing, Divine Healing, Angelic Healing, and Spiritual | | | | Gnostic gospels discovered at Nag Hamadi, for |
| Mind Healing are some of the methods used in | | | | instance, contain pearls of eternal wisdom that the |
| esoteric healing.Exoteric healing deals more with | | | | metaphysician will find helpful to adopt in his |
| the methodologies that the average person may | | | | ministerial work and as a spiritual/occult |
| utilize regardless of his/her lack of high spiritual | | | | practitioner. The Christian Bible and even the |
| attainment and esoteric preparation. These | | | | Quran may be better understood when |
| methods include vibrational healing: gem therapy, | | | | cross-referenced to the scriptures mentioned |
| chromotherapy, audiotherapy, aromatherapy, chi | | | | above. As we see it, the main theme of every |
| massage, acupressure, herbalology, acupuncture, | | | | sacred, secret teaching is the divine nature of |
| reflexology, and many countless others. It would | | | | man. It is appropriate, we believe, to base one's |
| be a standard procedure for the healer to make | | | | metaphysical work upon this truth. when delving |
| use of a combination of therapies both esoteric | | | | into the esoteric side of the New Testament, it is |
| and exoteric for the average healing. An effective | | | | helpful to adopt one of the gnostic views that |
| way of healing is when both the cause and the | | | | Jesus the Nazarene as depicted in the gospels, |
| effect of an unbalanced body, mind, and soul are | | | | was not a historical personage but a |
| attended to.In this last point we will consider the | | | | representative of the myth of the"undying god," |
| actual healing and teaching of the patient to | | | | or of the mystical element within man that seeks |
| self-heal. At the very onset of treatment it should | | | | to incarnate and be resurrected in the waking |
| be kept in mind that the receptiveness of the | | | | consciousness. The spiritual import and value of |
| patient determines to a large degree the | | | | the gospels are therefore preserved. We should |
| effectiveness of treatment. The healer should also | | | | use scriptures as a tool of self-transformation; |
| approach the patient with love and compassion, | | | | whether they be history is irrelevant for the |
| freed from any judgmental and critical attitude. | | | | spiritual aspirant. Their true value lies in the |
| These two approaches serve to create a | | | | catalytic nature embodied within the hidden |
| temporary psychic bond between the healer and | | | | meaning of their texts which improves the nature |
| the patient. There are times when the cause of | | | | of man when applied. |