One simplistic description of a healing crisis is; ‘it gets worse before getting better’.
This happens when stimulation, circulation, activation occurs somewhere within the wholistic spectrum; physical, emotional, mental & spiritual.
Healing Crisis (HC) is a natural process of degeneration (letting go), that allows for regeneration.
With the intent for consciousness change along with the willingness to heal/or not heal, we encourage the onset, fullness and completion of the HC, firstly through physical principles (upgrading nutrients while reducing toxins, stillness and breath), actively applying emotional principles of transmutation, which eventually opens awareness to the mental body.
The HC incites change. We can call this the healthy degeneration process. The body detoxifying. With persevering application of physical, emotional, mental and spiritual principles, coherence is inevitable. We call this regeneration. This process is naturally occurring continuously. Within the process of transmutation we intensify and quicken this natural process.
We are conscious and unconscious simultaneously. Being present to consciously interface with whatever surfaces from unconsciousness is the willingness at the onset of every good HC.
To be open and honest with what surfaces in thought, word and emotion (suppressed/resisted experience), along with the action of transmutation are first steps to unravelling and releasing resistance .
Self awareness; to consistently edit and refine within the transmutation process.
This results is increased responsibility. The ability to respond appropriately increases with the absence of resistance/judgement.
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