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October 4, 2011

Psychic Readings by Kathleen

It is commonly acknowledged today among spiritual seekers that there is a body-psyche connection.   Unfortunately however, it is also assumed that if the psyche can be strengthened, it will simply carry the body along with it.  In other words, it is thought that the psychic energy will penetrate the cells of the body, allowing transformation to take place in both realms at the same time.  This implies, of course, that the body is secondary in importance to the psyche, as it would then just be “following along” so to speak.  I consider this assumption to be false, as over and over again we can see that the body does not simply follow the progress of the psyche.  It often has a “mind” of it’s own and needs to be treated accordingly.  In my experience, the simultaneous transformation of the body and psyche is only possible if both sides are worked on at the same time.

In the East, mind and body were never regarded or treated as separate entities.  If one accepts the theory of opposites as a cosmic reality, then it would not be possible to consider only one side to the exclusion of the other.  It would be ludicrous to assume that the opposite would simply follow along in the agreement.  Both must therefore have an equal place in the process of transformation, growth and enlightenment.

As with any pairs of opposites, one can become possessed if too much energy is manifesting at one pole.  For example, a person consumed by instinct might be controlled by obsessive sexuality or by food cravings, whereas to be possessed by spirit would mean being driven by ideology.  In ether case, there is no freedom whatsoever.

Carl Jung speaks of a place where the opposite poles of spirit and matter both meet and don’t meet.  This is the place that we would term today the “subtle” body.  That intermediate place between spirit and body, between the spirit and earthly realms.  It is said in ancient yogic teachings  that this invisible subtle body is connected to our physical body by a slender silken cord suggesting perhaps that the place of connection between the physical body and the subtle body is the soul.

This is why when we are experiencing insufferable pain and stress we must focus our attentions and intentions on both sides of these opposites in ourselves.  Working with the subtle body means maintaining a delicate, complex balance between our physical and spiritual needs.  To neglect the body is to neglect half of our world.  It is to neglect from whence we come, the prima materia, the Mother.  It disregards our connection to earth, to matter, to the world of nature and to the feminine.  To overlook the spiritual world  is to dismiss the possibility of healing.  Both aspects are needed for transformation.  The psyche must include the entire spectrum, from instinct to spirit.

The end of October, what we think of as “Halloween” and “Devil’s Night” is a pointer to this tension between the two worlds.  It’s harvest!  A time to fill up and a time to share.  A time to share and honour our connection to each other (Thanksgiving) and a time to fill our bodies with the nutrients it will need to sustain through the long, cold winter.  I wish all of you a rich and enlightening October!

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“Anne Maguire, analyst and physician, tells us that the archetype of fire as it appears in both ancient pictures and instinctive reactions comes to us in order to promote the healing of the skin of the afflicted.  The archetype of fire manifests in the skin disease, bringing heat and pain in order to lead the afflicted person to a level of consciousness where the psychic difficulties that lie behind the disease can be recognized.  As the skin is the mirror of the soul, so fire and emotion enter one’s life.  Without emotional fire, there is neither light nor life.  Only through conflict can we begin to see the meaning of skin affliction.  Emotion becomes our carrier of consciousness.”

Jung and Yoga by Judith Harris 2001

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