Essene Healing Open Post

[ecosophia]

Longtime reader and commenter Tunesmyth, who coordinates the Ecosophia Prayer List, had a useful suggestion over on this week's open post on my main blog: 

"Over in the thread on the prayer list where this discussion first came up, there have now been two MOE practitioners who have piped in with somewhat different perspectives about what is desired or needful regarding bringing healer and those needing healing together via the internet. I am certainly happy to play a part in making something happen, perhaps integrating or linked with the current prayer list in some way. But I think there first needs to a bit more of a conversation between those who are planning to do this work about what they would like to see happening, exactly, when it comes to making a site, and/or possibly adjusting the “healing” section of the Ecosophia prayer list.

"JMG, might I suggest that you might start a new MOE thread on the Dreamwidth site in order to facilitate a discussion within the full MOE practitioner community about this?"

That strikes me as a very good idea. So -- let's have that conversation. Those of you who want to practice Essene healing online, what do you need to direct healings and blessings toward people who need it? Those of you who need healing, what level of contact are you comfortable having? What other issues might need to be addressed?  Have at it.
 

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Alternate arrangements...

[hearthculture]

Thank you, JMG, for cordoning off this space and kicking off this discussion.

To address the issues present in practicing spiritual healing semi-anonymously arranged through the internet, I have thought of two possible experimental arrangements:

1. Perhaps the power of this healing can be channeled to and through other healers. Imagine that there is a forum where prayer/healing requests are made with varying levels of anonymity. There is a separate more private and vetted forum for MOE practitioners to gather and share, and those healers share more about themselves (at least a first name, region, and blurry photo.) For requests that are completely anonymous, those healers who do not experience hindrance from anonymity can make direct connection to the requestor at an arranged time that is posted in the healer forum (preferably at least a day in advance.) Other healers can choose to join in by either connecting anonymously to the requestor - or they can direct their energy to the healer that scheduled the session (who is not anonymous,) asking that their contribution be added to the primary practitioners intentions.

2. One of my favorite quotes is "The hardest of all is learning to be a well of affection, and not a fountain; to show them we love them not when we feel like it, but when they do."-Nan Fairbrother
In this spirit, perhaps the MOE energy and egregore can create a well of healing for those seeking healing anonymously. In the same sense that the golden section fellowship practitioners create a temple, perhaps we can create a ritual for establishing a well of healing, we could have one rituals for the initiated to fully access this well and add to it, and another basic ritual to connect with and draw from the well. Then on a prayer request forum, anyone who posts completely anonymously will receive an auto response with info on how to draw from the well (with MOE practitioners still able to send healing directly if so compelled.) I've found that healing is far more potent when the requestor has some participation and investment (even as small as stillness or directed time/attention.) A simple and quick Drawing-from-the-MOE-Well ritual would also fulfill this purpose.

I envision the adding to the well ritual as needing cleansed space and some other elements to maintain the purity of intention and purpose before healing hands and/or breath are. The drawing ritual could be simpler, perhaps a standardized affirmation of healing intent followed by a blessing-sit where the person would bless items/plant/animals/humans in their immediate space to attain alignment with the flow of blessing, and then an activation statement and action to begin drawing on the well.

-Logistically, I like the second idea better than the first. ;) Though, I can see elements of the first idea being useful - having a private practitioner forum and an open request form/forum.

Thanks to everyone for their commitment to this work and the discussion so far. <3

Re: Alternate arrangements...

[tunesmyth]

Hearthculture, I was just going through the comments one more time-- and I'm glad I did, I missed yours the first time around!

It might be possible to arrange for both possibilities without too much trouble. The second idea sounds very promising; I'd love to hear JMG's take on whether this is worth experimenting with; I'll ping him below, as I'm not sure how closely he is following the discussion.

Re: Alternate arrangements...

[ecosophia]

Hmm! The well concept is interesting. I don't happen to know whether or not it would work, though, so experimentation would be a called for.