Post by Fred on Jan 7, 2005 13:36:53 GMT 1
I was wondering how one should handle the apparent physical "causes" of a condition while trying to heal themselves though changing the causes in the mind?
I will use my current situation as an example. I am the guy who is recovering from the rather severe case of poison ivy rash. Before I really started healing by working with my chakras, I tried to eliminate what I thought were the physical "causes" of my rash. I thought I was getting reexposed to the poison ivy resin from some tools that I had with me in the woods the day I first got the rash. I quarantined these tools until I could figure out what was going on.
As I started working with my chakras my rash started resovling quickly. Now I believed the rash was caused from the stress within me so I thought it would be okay to get the possibly contaminated tools out again. From the day I got the tools out, I have begun to have a relapse. I have quarantined the tools again.
I am wondering, should a person work solely within the mind while healing or should they also deal with the apparent physical causes of a condition also? In my case, should I stay away from poison ivy and or items contaminated with it's resins, or should I trust the power of my mind to handle all the physical world throws at me? One part of me sees a conflict between believing my mind can heal me and being afraid to touch certain things in the physical world.
I have other examples of this dilema with my back pain. Do I avoid doing the things in the physical world which I think may "cause" my back to hurt or do I just focus on the mental stressors that I know are the ultimate cause of my problems?
with Love,
Fred
I will use my current situation as an example. I am the guy who is recovering from the rather severe case of poison ivy rash. Before I really started healing by working with my chakras, I tried to eliminate what I thought were the physical "causes" of my rash. I thought I was getting reexposed to the poison ivy resin from some tools that I had with me in the woods the day I first got the rash. I quarantined these tools until I could figure out what was going on.
As I started working with my chakras my rash started resovling quickly. Now I believed the rash was caused from the stress within me so I thought it would be okay to get the possibly contaminated tools out again. From the day I got the tools out, I have begun to have a relapse. I have quarantined the tools again.
I am wondering, should a person work solely within the mind while healing or should they also deal with the apparent physical causes of a condition also? In my case, should I stay away from poison ivy and or items contaminated with it's resins, or should I trust the power of my mind to handle all the physical world throws at me? One part of me sees a conflict between believing my mind can heal me and being afraid to touch certain things in the physical world.
I have other examples of this dilema with my back pain. Do I avoid doing the things in the physical world which I think may "cause" my back to hurt or do I just focus on the mental stressors that I know are the ultimate cause of my problems?
with Love,
Fred