Our Soul can speak to us through symptoms. Our symptoms are trying to wake us up and send us a message. Once we figure out the message, our symptoms can resolve.
In our busy, stress-filled world, we desire for our symptoms to just go away. We use modern pharmaceuticals – like Ibuprofen, for example — to make this wish come true (albeit temporarily). Ultimately, this keeps us from hearing the message our Soul is trying to communicate and only leads to more chronic issues.
The next time you experience a physical symptom, consider taking a new approach. Take a deep breath and send yourself love and forgiveness. Listen to your life and the wisdom of your body.
Allow your body to speak to you before you reach for a medicine that will block the unpleasant feeling. Allow yourself to feel your emotions. Figure out the message your Soul is sending you through: energy healing, prayer, meditation, learning to love, forgiving yourself and others, seeking truth, and quieting the mind and the opinions of others.
Honor the messages that your body is sending and you can live a more joyful life.
“The highest ideal of cure is the rapid, gentle and permanent restoration of health; that is, the lifting and annihilation of the disease in its entire extent in the shortest, most reliable, and least disadvantageous way, according to clearly realizable principles.”
— Hahnemann, from Organon of the Medical Art
Homeopathy was discovered over 200 years ago by German physician Dr. Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843) however, the basis of homeopathy has been around since the ancient times. Homeopathy is popular and widely practiced all over Europe, South America, and India because it has proved to be effective throughout almost two centuries of practice. Today we are seeing a resurgence of interest in homeopathy in the U.S. as alternatives to traditional medicine gain new acceptance.
Homeopathy is a method of self-healing assisted by small doses of natural remedies and practiced by licensed physicians and other health professionals throughout the world.
Core beliefs in homeopathy:
The body continually tries to heal itself. Homeopathy simply assists in that process. Homeopathy works energetically, as it stimulates your body’s own vital force and re-establishes balance in the entire being.
Homeopathy treats the whole person and not just the symptoms of the disease.
Homeopathy is based on the belief that like cures like which is referred to in homeopathy as the “Law of Similars.” The Law of Similars states that the same substance that produces disease symptoms in a healthy person, when given in concentrated doses, can also cure a sick person with similar symptoms, when given in very diluted form.
Vital Force is the body’s guiding intelligence; the body’s “energy level.” Properly prescribed homeopathy enhances the vital force.
Health is a state of freedom at three levels – physical, emotional, and mental.
Symptoms are the outward and visible signs of the inward disturbance of the vital force which causes disease. If you remove the disturbance in vital force, the disease will go away (based on Principles and Art of Cure by Homeopathy, author H.A. Roberts).
Unlike western medicines with their many side effects, in homeopathy, less is more—the remedies are so highly diluted that the treatment yields no side effects and is safe even for babies, animals, and pregnant women. Homeopathy can treat minor or acute problems as well as chronic and long-term ailments.
For examples of how homeopathy has helped people I’ve worked with who had both chronic and acute symptoms click here.
“Start where you are, use what you have, do what you can.”
– Arthur Ashe
We can work in each area of our lives to raise our frequency: on a physical level, a mental level, an emotional level, and a spiritual level. I have provided several ideas below for how to raise your frequency in each of the four areas of being. You can choose what resonates with you. Adopting even one of the principles in the lists below will cause a positive shift in your life experience. It may be a very subtle shift, but you will experience it and it will allow for greater awareness and positive movement in your life.
The questions to ask yourself to determine your frequency are:
Am I living to my fullest potential, experiencing joy in everyday life?
How often do I laugh?
How do I take care of myself – physically, emotionally, spiritually, mentally, financially, and interpersonally?
Do I feel comfortable telling the truth (in love) even when doing so might create a conflict or hurt someone’s feeling?
Am I living my truth or compromising in one or more areas?
Am I living a life of joy or settling instead for comfort?
Our feelings reveal our vibration. When reading through these questions consider how answering them made you feel. Truth has the highest vibration.
Some suggestions for how to raise your frequency on a physical level:
Eat high frequency foods – raw, organic, fresh, grass-fed meats, wild caught fish. Choose consciously what you put into your body.
Drink clean, pure water – drink, in ounces, at least half of your body weight (pounds). For example, a person that weighs 120 lbs would need at least 60 ounces of water per day to be hydrated. Homeopathic Bioplasma is helpful for cellular hydration as well.
Move and breathe every day. Move and stretch when you wake up. Five minutes can make a big difference. Breathing exercises such as rhythmic and deep breathing refresh the body and give it more oxygen to release toxins. Breathing and movement also help balance the energy body. Consider activities like yoga, tai chi, walking in nature, and massage.
Some suggestions for how to raise your frequency on a mental level:
Exchange unhelpful beliefs for those that are in harmony with who you are. Think of a belief you have about yourself or your life that is not helpful. This will often show up in your mental thinking as a question you ask yourself that starts with, “Why can’t I …”
Be aware that what you take in at the mental level will greatly affect your frequency. Consider the books your read, the movies you watch, the music you listen to. Read books that inspire you and make you feel good about yourself and the world.
Some suggestions for how to raise your frequency on an emotional level:
Carefully select the people you choose to spend time with. Spend time near people, places, things which inspire you, challenge you, make you laugh, are authentic, that cause you to love life.
Instead of being controlled by your thoughts and emotions, become more aware of them and CHOOSE to focus on the things that make you feel good. This is not the same as “positive” thinking.
Some suggestions for how to raise your frequency on a spiritual level:
Be present – If you have tried this at all in your daily life, you will know it is easier said than done. Past memories, worries of the future, random thoughts of the mistake you made yesterday (or last year), even thinking of the fun plans for tomorrow can steal the joy of today.
Be grateful – Take time to BE grateful. Really FEEL gratitude. Take at least 5 minutes each day to be grateful. Write someone a thank you note, pray, or journal (see www.createwritenow.com for ideas). Feel the emotion of gratitude. What does it feel like to you?
These are just a sampling of ideas for how to raise your frequency level. There are many more ideas and suggestions. Raising your vibration will not only affect you, but will contribute to the world around you. We can bring up the vibration of the world, starting with ourselves.
We’re all spiritual beings having a human experience. Each of us has a divine purpose: some to create, some to heal, some to support. No one person is better than another. Just as each tree in the forest is important, each of us is important as well.
But we are so much more than we think we are. We are more than our day-to-day experiences, emotions, and thoughts. Joy comes when we are living our life purpose. But so often, we choose comfort over joy.
As we begin to understand who we really are, we are empowered to live from a higher place. It is our right, and our responsibility, to live from a higher frequency. Choosing to take even small steps to raise our vibration will begin to open doors of understanding and allow us to see and live our purpose.
Vibrational frequency is defined as the rate at which the atoms and sub-particles of a being or an object vibrate. The higher/faster the vibration, the closer it is to the frequency of light.
Everything we do, everything thought we think, and every word we speak, sends out a vibration that attracts to it an experience of like vibration. If we send out fear, we attract fear; if we send out love, we attract love. We create our own reality not with our thoughts per se, but with our vibration. Because you are responsible for your thoughts, you are also responsible for your experiences, even the ones that seem to be coincidental or accidental in nature.
The key points to remember are:
Energetic frequencies are in and around us.
By raising our personal vibration, we attract higher energies into our personal sphere.
We are in control of what happens to us. We regulate our frequency by the personal choices we make every day – what we focus on, what we think about, and how we live.
Illnesses come first from the energy field, before manifesting in to the physical body. The higher your vibration, the healthier you are.
In my next post, I will discuss how we can raise our frequency: on a physical level, a mental level, an emotional level, and a spiritual level.
“If I told patients to raise their blood levels of immune globulins or killer Tcells, no one would know how. But if I can teach them to love themselves and others fully, the same change happens automatically. The truth is: Love heals.”
We are Energetic Beings. We are made of energy … in fact everything in the world is made of energy – molecules, bacteria, food and drink, supplements, medications … even emotions and thoughts have a frequency or energy signature. Each cell in your body pulses electrically, and the body itself emanates electromagnetic fields.
Eastern medicine has known this for centuries. This is a foundational principle of homeopathy as well. Over two hundred years ago, Samuel Hahnemann, German physician and founding father of homeopathy, taught that all disease is caused by energetic imbalances. Finally, science is catching up and is able to prove this with new science.
Work in this area has revealed that the energy frequency of a healthy cell has a different frequency from an unhealthy cell. Every problem, thought, and emotion has its own unique frequency. Bruce Lipton, Ph.D, former professor and cellular biologist at Stanford University, discovered that the most efficient way to heal any problem, whether it is physical, emotional, or systemic, is through changing its frequency by using energy treatments. Dr. Lipton has proven that our perceptions and beliefs shape and change our DNA.
People who are not healing (or not living an optimal life) hold a belief at the cellular level that the world is a dangerous place. Thus, most of their energy (this can be conscious or unconscious) is spent in self-protection and is not available for living at a high level. Various tools such as homeopathy, energy medicine, meditation, yoga, aromatherapy, sound and color therapy, among others, all increase vibration. Intentionally raising our personal vibration or frequency can have a profound on our life, other around us and in the world.
“Listen to your life. See it for the fathomless mystery that it is. In the boredom and pain of it no less than in the excitement and gladness; touch, taste, smell your way to the holy and hidden heart of it because in the last analysis all moments are key moments, and life itself is grace.”
This is part two of my post about miasms, or the inherited root causes of disease. For part 1 click here.
Below are the symptom manifestations typically seen with the five major miasms.
PSORA
Keynotes of Psora: Skin eruptions, itching, fears about poverty and survival, pessimism.
When there is a Psoric miasm influence, it is common to experience worsening of skin symptoms – with skin eruptions that are itchy and scaly.
There is often mental restlessness and there can be a tendency to overeat due to stress, worry and anxiety.
Body odor indicates toxicity within the body’s inner terrain.
Problems with the digestive processes of assimilation and elimination are common in Psora.
Psora types often experience joint inflammation and arthritic conditions, hay fever, allergies, sinus infections and asthma.
Person will often be fearful and anxious with worries about money, abandonment, business failure, and survival. There is the feeling that there will not be enough – even when there actually is.
Experience chronic over-stimulation of the fight or flight mechanism.
There may be issues with temperature regulation (either too hot or too cold) and climate adaption.
They may have an empty, weak, hungry feeling around 11am and often struggle with blood sugar regulation.
The Psoric person feels worse in cold or open air and feels better from warmth of any type.
Keynotes of the tubercular miasm are coughs, breathing issues and lung problems, respiratory system imbalances, frequent colds and sensitivity to the cold.
The most favorable place for the tubercular person is said to be up in the mountains and in fresh air.
Often have problems with breathing or constriction around the throat.
Weakness in the thyroid gland.
Often struggle with self-expression in some way.
Often frail and sensitive to the heat, but also easily chilled.
They are sensitive to weather changes, environmental toxins, atmospheric and barometric pressure changes.
Children with this miasm may have prolonged bedwetting, frequent nightmares, temper tantrums, and often have an aversion to milk.
They also tend to be susceptible to ringworm, acne, and white spots on the nails.
Experience loss of appetite.
Tendency to have parasites and allergies.
Have a fear of dogs.
They are prone to exhaustion if stressed and may feel as if they never have enough rest.
Desire to travel (or if travel is not possible, the desire to change clothing often and move the furniture frequently).
The tubercular person is better with the sun and warmth.
The Tubercular type has a sense that things could be changed or improved, or that there is something missing.
There is a strong drive for freedom and a resistance to any kind of restriction.
Driven to re-discover and connect with the Divine.
Keynotes of the Sycotic miasm are warts, skin tags, discharges, mucus, tumors (not cancerous), inflammation, blood disorders, emotional cruelty, suspicion, and love of power.
Sycotic people tend to be extremists.
There is too much of everything being produced in the body – too many warts, too much mucous, tumors and growths.
There is also a tendency to urinary and hormonal issues as well as sexual problems. Often early sexual trauma can activate a sycotic miasm.
Individuals who have a Sycotic miasm are susceptible to the shock of surgical removal of skin eruptions such as warts, cysts, moles – which can lead to the activation of the latent miasm.
Swelling in the joints and connective tissues as well as arthritis and rheumatism are common.
Tend to have thick, coarse hair and ridged or thick nails.
This miasm is believed to be responsible when there is a sudden onset of any severe disease.
Areas of vulnerability with this miasm include: reproductive/urinary organs, mucous membranes, connective tissue, and issues with healthy boundaries between self and the rest of the universe.
There is a tendency to form kidney or gall stones, swellings or deposits in the joints.
There are issues with fluid accumulation and sinus congestion.
Emotional symptoms can include: suspiciousness, secretiveness, forgetfulness, and a tendency toward being a workaholic.
The sycotic person’s conditions are always worse in cold, damp weather; better with activity and at the seaside.
The cancer miasm is an equally divided combination of the original three miasms of Hahnemann: Psoric, Sycotic and Syphilitic.
Keynotes of the Cancer miasm are emotional sensitivity and/or repression of emotions like anger, fear, and aggression.
Susceptible to pneumonia, chemical toxicity or multiple allergy syndrome, overexposure to chemicals, and situations where the immune system seems to go into overdrive, reacting to everything.
This miasm is also commonly seen when there are reactions to vaccinations and allopathic drug use.
There can be perfectionist tendencies, depression, and even apathy.
A person with this miasm activated will have the tendency to be over-reactive to many things without the ability to determine what is healthy and what is not.
There is often a history of repeated and severe childhood illnesses and infections, sensitive gums and teeth, growth disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder, and autism spectrum disorders.
This miasm if likely activated when there are significant challenges with relationships between human beings, specifically with our individual, one-to-one relationships.
The greatest challenge with this miasm is the ability to stay open emotionally and yet feel protected and safe at the same time.
The cancer miasm has a tendency to be too accommodating and agreeable, to one’s own peril – often known as the “doormat syndrome.” When the true self is continually suppressed to the needs or wants of others, this miasm is awakened.
Deep sadness, grief, guilt or anger is also seen with this miasm.
The tendency to be over concerned with others or to go along with others so as not to upset anyone seems to be deeply ingrained in this person.
This miasm is usually suspected in those with a family history of cancer or diabetes.
Working with this miasm will help to improve one’s ability to grow in relationships, will strengthen and balance the immune system and the spleen in particular.
Common symptoms: Chronic fatigue syndrome, colitis, constipation, diabetes, immune system weakness, insomnia, ovarian cyst, PMS, tics, developmental delays, vaccine reactions.
SYPHILITIC
Syphilitic miasm is easier to understand and remember if we think of it as the opposite of the Sycotic miasm. The Sycotic miasm is about over-expansion, over-production, growth … the Syphilitic miasm represents breakdown, destruction and contraction – it is called the miasm of destruction.
From a consciousness perspective, this miasm teaches us not to get too attached to things that we’ve created or accumulated, because everything in nature is transient and changes form eventually.
There are often issues with the eyes including cataracts and blindness, skin diseases that become infected, ulcerated sore throats, ulcers of the ear, nose, urinary system and mouth and heart conditions.
There is often a history of miscarriage, stillborn pregnancies, and sterility.
The Syphilitic miasm is also marked with addictions due to lack of self-worth and self-destructive behaviors such as alcoholism.
Most of the pains or aggravations occur during the winter months or at night.
With this miasm, we often see the deepest depths of depression and despair.
Common emotions can be jealousy, envy, explosive anger and a pessimistic view of life.
Diseases of aging that destroy function and memory such as dementia, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases are part of the Syphyilitic miasm.
A theme of this miasm is learning to let go.
The miasm may be triggered by severe loss – job loss, relationship loss, the loss of identity.
An emotional keynote of this miasm is the feeling that he/she is on the verge of losing control, when emotions are overwhelming and intense.
The Syphilitic miasm is associated with feelings of being stuck and fears of moving forward.
Common symptoms: bone pains, skin ulcerations, distortions of anatomy (like cleft palates, strabismus), neuralgia, anorexia, AIDS, multiple sclerosis, scoliosis, growing pains.
Stay tuned for part 3 of my series on miasms. In part 3, I will discuss nosodes to treat the five major miasms.
The concept and theory of miasms originated in the field of homeopathy almost 200 years ago. German physician Samuel Hahnemann, the founder of homeopathy, introduced the term miasm in his book, The Chronic Diseases, published in 1828. His miasm theory was the result of 12 years of painstaking work on the most difficult chronic cases in his clinical practice, in addition to his own historical research into the diseases of man.
As are most new and ground-breaking ideas, the introduction of his miasm theory was met with much skepticism. However, over the years the theory has been studied and embraced by healers around the world.
What is a miasm?
A miasm is an inherited weakness or an underlying predisposition to chronic illness. In other words, it is a generational susceptibility to an ongoing pattern of disease.
Miasms are specific energy frequencies that affect the entire person – they affect body systems, emotions, chakras, cells and cell surface receptors.
A miasm can be thought of as a vibrational field or frequency that underlies – or gives energy to — disease patterns in a person’s life.
These underlying energy frequencies perpetuate a pattern of illness (which could be physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual) even after all known measures have been taken to correct the individual’s health issues.
Who has miasms?
Miasms apply to everyone – we all carry miasms in a dormant or latent state. They can be activated or awakened in a person’s life through various circumstances such as:
stress
physical or emotional trauma
acute illness
How do people acquire miasms in the first place?
Hahnemann believed that miasms were driven into the DNA (or genetically imprinted) as a result of many of the suppressive therapies commonly used in his day. Hahnemann explained that suppressive therapies drive the disease deeper into the system, allowing for a more chronic condition to be created and exacerbated. Examples of suppressive therapies used today are:
Prescription drugs (antivirals, etc.)
Antibiotics
Steroid creams/shots
To understand this better lets look at a concrete example. Steroid creams are commonly used today to treat skin eruptions such as eczema, poison ivy, or other forms of allergic skin reactions or rashes. However, the nature of steroids is simply to short-circuit the immune response. The root issue – whatever is causing the rash (such as a virus, an allergen, or bacteria for example) – is not eliminated from the body or cured by the steroid. Instead, the body’s reaction to it is suppressed, or turned off.
A healthy body will try to expel a virus through the skin – the skin is a direct exit route on the surface of the body. But when steroids are used, the cause of the skin issue is suppressed and driven deeper into the system. The skin is our largest detoxification organ and will help bear the load of the liver and kidneys when they are over-burdened. However, if a virus for example, is attempting to exit through the skin, what do you think will happen when its exit path is shut down? If the cause (the virus for example) is unable to move upward through the skin, it will have to find a new place to rest in the body.
You see, the skin would be the best way out of the body, but if its pathway is blocked, the virus has to go somewhere else. The virus has no other choice but to go deeper into the system.
One common pattern seen when skin eruptions are suppressed over time is lung congestion. In medical literature, there is a link seen between suppressed eczema and lung problems such as croup, asthma symptoms, and so forth. The point here is that when disease is suppressed, deeper issues are created, and miasms can be activated or created as well.
How many miasms are there?
There are five primary miasms and several secondary miasms. The five primary miasms are:
Psoric
Sycotic
Syphilitic
Tubercular
Cancer
Miasms explained – Part 2
In part two of this post, I will give an overview of what the five primary miasms are, their symptoms, and how treating them can improve your health and get to the root cause of chronic disease.
