What is the Nature of Healing?

Let’s dive in and see what we discover

To talk about Healing, we must first talk about why we need it. Why is it a primary pursuit of most spiritual practices?

We live in a frenetic world, constantly moving. Look on the news and you’ll see the next problem you should be on alert for. And next month there will probably be something new to be afraid of.

When I look at the world, I see division, fear, and cruelty stemming from self-preservation. I see a world that has forgotten a fundamental truth— that we are all one big family. The human race. I see most of us are overlooking the fact that we are all more similar than we ever will be different.

The world, sadly, is in a place that distracts us from the good we have inside. From the universal truths we all share— we want joy, purpose, and loving relationships.

So then, what is healing and how do we pursue it?

In the Hermetic tradition, we say that healing is the process of remembering who you really are. The you that shines before the world got in and pulled you away from yourself. The you that knows you are inherently worthy of love, and is deeply connected to yourself.

So healing, therefore, should support you in taking off the masks you built to survive in the world. True healing should direct you to the beauty that is already within. Healing, in essence, is the process of uncovering who you are in your purest essence.

So what is that purest essence?

Let’s look at an excerpt from a favorite book of mine, “You are not Perfect the Way You Are” by Lineage-holder Sovereign Ipsissimus Dave Lanyon— “Healing yourself comes from the understanding that you are healing that which is in denial or resistance. You are God and thus possess the LIGHT that comes with this. Is it the shadows that are cast from this resistance that inhibit our ability to Know Thyself. We must work to heal these effects and in doing do we come closer to our Divine Self.”

And if that’s sounding a little lofty to you, remember, you already know the way. Sometimes we just need a little help reading the directions. And if that’s the case, I’m here to help however I can.

Lots of Love,

Austyn <3