[the] more I am convinced cancer is first and foremost “spiritual “ disease
The notion that a healing requires transformation seems really important.
I have had experiences that affirm this is a real dynamic.
A (now-deceased) doctor (Thomas
Hora) said, "
All problems are psychological [mentation]
and all solutions are spiritual."
I interpret his statement to mean:
----- "problems" (physical, material, mental) evolve from the
invalid thoughts one harbors, including invalid (unloving) thoughts about people and "relationships."
----- “solutions” are founded in
transforming such thought patterns – moving away from an obsessive interest in worldly ideas to an all-consuming interest in spiritual ideas. This doctor called this process "radical iconoclasticism" – smashing cherished thoughts, ideas and beliefs, because such mentation can manifest as harm, disharmony, and pain.
I have had several miraculous healings by paying attention to this doctor's statement: pursuing an interest in understanding what thoughts manifest as my pains and malaises, instead of pursuing a "cure." I call these healings "miraculous" because there was no "cause and effect” dynamic. I did not blame events, actions, substances or other people as the cause of my problem. And no pill, no substance, no surgery, no advice, no exercise, no device was expected to “effect” a healing. Instead, my focus was on understanding which
thoughts were manifesting as my ailment. When a "sick" thought was replaced by "the right idea" (a divine idea rather than a worldly one), a problem or "sickness" disappeared.
An example. I had "rotator cuff" issues and severe pain. A specialist said I could get repair surgery now, but would need a shoulder replacement soon. I opted for neither, and just went to physical therapy (which caused even more harm), then suffered inadequate sleep and mobility restrictions for almost two years. One day, while sitting in a car shop waiting for my car to be repaired, I remembered a time when I had sat in a car lobby just like this, but
with my father. A thought came to me, "
I miss my father." A smile came to my face, and tears came to my eyes. The sentiment was heart-felt. I truly missed him. He had died a miserable death some years ago, and the two of us had had a turbulent and friction-filled relationship. For a dozen years before he died I provided costly and exhausting assistance to him while my siblings did nothing to help him, or me. My "assistance" was ostensibly "STO" (I thought that meant actual physical "service" to others back then) and while I had genuine concern over his physical well-being, my actions were based mostly on "shoulds" (I should be a "good daughter"), pity ("pity those who pity") and guilt. Over all those years, my father never – not even once – said ‘thank you.’ I harbored many righteous grievances about the whole situation. But, when the sincere and honest thought, "
I miss my father," descended upon me in the lobby of the car shop, the rotator cuff issue and pain disappeared. A thought of love, respect, and warmth permanently erased and
replaced the archaic, self-serving and frictional thoughts I had been nurturing for years. The pain and the problem evaporated. Right there in the car shop. Just like that. Gone.
The healing of my shoulder was not an act of will. It was not something I worked at. It didn't even make sense. I had made no intellectual connection between my shoulder and thoughts about my father or my grievances. The healing took place by the “Grace of God.” All I did was suffer quite miserably and seek understanding. And wisdom descended as a dove from heaven.
My realization from this and similar experiences is that problems and illnesses are the collapse of thought energy into the material realm. The thought itself IS the problem or sickness. Replacing invalid thoughts with valid thoughts can eradicate both the invalid thought and its physical manifestation. Or as the Bible puts it,
“Because thou has made the Lord thy habitation [accommodating only valid thoughts that don’t serve worldly or perverse self-interests]
, no evil shall befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling [body]
.” Ps 91
The C's allude to this too:
----A: …… obsession blocks knowledge which in turn blocks the ability to protect oneself against negative occurrences. Not a good idea.
[Session-22 Oct 1994]
----“It’s not where you are, but when you
choose that counts.”
----A: First awareness of the choice comes. Then making the choice …….. The problem of 3rd density is identifying what to choose, since so much is veiled from you.
[Session-23 Feb 2002]
I figure
what one chooses (or at least one such choice) is the contents of one’s consciousness – the thoughts one entertains. And (with credit to Robert
Frost) that makes all the difference.
I have other examples, but that’s the idea. I have learned something though. Understanding the thought that coagulates into pain or illness is not enough for a healing. The invalid thought
must be replaced (sincerely, genuinely, irredeemably) with a valid thought. One cannot 'pull the wool' over God's eyes. Operationalism (faking it) availeth nothing. It’s a two-step process of radical sincerity. 1-Know the thought. 2-
Replace it with a spiritual value. I have also learned I cannot be healed via the intellect/personal power only. Divine intervention is inevitable. I must humble myself before the Divine.
This particular doctor also noted there are no panaceas – each problem and each healing is specific to each individual. However, he noted that much pain and many illnesses are founded in angry interaction thoughts. In such cases, healing can often begin by understanding "
Who are you sick [angry]
at?"