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Chapter XIX: Spiritual Healing.2081
from angels, from spirits, from God himself—but all came from within—it
was their Higher Self speaking to them. This does not mean that man never
receives communications from the other sources just named—far from this,
for we know that the latter is often evidenced and experienced. But we
do mean that man receives far more messages from the Higher Self than
he does from the other sources, and that man is prone to mistake the one
for the other. We cannot discuss this matter at length, in this place, for it is
foreign to the subject which we are handling at the present time.
Man, by the development of his Spiritual consciousness, may bring
himself into a high relationship and contact with this higher part of his
nature, and may thus become possessed of knowledge beyond the power
of the Intellect to furnish. Certain high powers are also open to a man in this
way, but he must beware against using them for any purpose other than the
good of his fellow-men, for such prostitution of spiritual powers brings a
terrible result in its train. Such is the Law.
And, while it is true that the fullest degree of Spiritual Healing is not
open to the average person, still it is likewise true that the healer who is
possessed of a degree of Spiritual Unfoldment may avail himself of a certain
degree of Spiritual power in treating his fellow-men. In fact, the best healers,
consciously or unconsciously, make use of this force in this way. And they are
right in so doing—it is a proper use of the power. Spiritual Healing may be
used in connection with the other forms of healing described and explained
in this book, to good advantage, and without interfering with the other
treatments. In fact, all conscientious healers should endeavor to give the
patients the benefit of this form of treatment in connection with the regular
treatments. The Spiritual always working for Good, cannot be mis-applied
or prostituted in cases of relief to suffering humanity, so the healer need
never fear that in so acting he is dragging down the Spiritual to the material
level. For the Spiritual permeates everything, and if it may be used to “bring
up” those on a lower plane, it is well used.