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Dr. W Burgh Joy author of “Joy’s
Way” talks about his discovering
the human energy system and how as a surgeon he felt he was just a
plumber. He would repair a problem and another symptom would appear. He
was repairing symptoms not problems. He was not getting to the cause or
source of the symptoms.
Dr. Sigmund Freud taught that by treating
symptoms and not getting to the cause, new symptoms would manifest.
These symptoms could be emotional, behavioral or physical. Even
paralysis or blindness can be manifested.
When a treatment
alleviates the symptom for a short time and then the symptom returns,
you know that the symptom is being treated and not the cause. Giving
aspirin, Tylenol or Motrin may relieve a headache but it will not cure
a tumor in the brain.
The surgeon often believes that removal of
tissue is the only way to remove the source of a problem. Cutting out
the weak spot in a blood vessel will remove the symptom. When there is
a deficiency in the nutrition or disease has weakened the vessels, the
problem will occur elsewhere.
There were many illnesses at Love
Canal. Removing the people from the polluted environment stopped
additional problems from occurring. The pollution was the cause.
Psychology
brings us many insights. It was believed, at one time, that bipolar
disease, (manic depression at that time), could be cured by electro
shock. The person had a deep need to be punished. This seemed to work
however, the symptoms usually reappeared. It was like turning your
computer off and back on when it is misbehaving. This reset the systems
but the real problem, the cause, still remained and would resurface,
sometime with new symptoms.
Behavior modification came into
popularity. The theory was that many of the problems were adaptations
to problems that the person has outgrown. In some cases, the behavior
actually supported the symptom. By changing the behavior, the problem
that had long since disappeared would be solved. This worked when the
cause disappeared because the person matured or if it was related to a
school that they long since left.
Today, many of these problems are
treated by medication. This rarely cures the problem. It rarely
addresses the cause. If there is a chemical imbalance that manifests as
a psychological problem, adding chemicals to bring balance treats a
symptom, the imbalance. It does not treat the cause, that the body is
producing too much or too little of the chemical. Drugs that a person
needs to use for the rest of their lives, does provide stable income
for the doctors and the drug companies.
The source of a problem
is often hard to find. Once it has been found, it is usually easy to
see the relationship and how the cause created the symptom.
One
of our clients came with carpal tunnel syndrome. They had a decision to
make about the course of their life. They were holding onto the past so
tightly, that it started to hurt. Once they chose the path, the pain
from the carpal tunnel syndrome disappeared.
Another practitioner
tells of the client with nervous leg syndrome. They could not sleep.
One day, the client came in and wanted to work on some issues she had
with her abusive father. He was now in his eighties. She had ties to
his control over her. They worked on eliminating these cords. She then
slept through the night. She suddenly realized that every time she fell
asleep she started to run from her father.
Some practitioners
believe that many of the causes are based in past lives. Others
practitioners believe that the causes are in this life. Some practices
teach that the event that caused the symptom must be identified. Some
of these even believe that the event must be relived and resolved. Many
have found that this practice re-traumatizes the system.
It is
our belief that every event has a lesson that needs to be learned. All
events make us who we are. If we have learned our lessons we are better
than we were. Healing is a path. When you are healed, you will not be
as you were when you started the journey. You should have learned and
be better than you were.
We need to identify the cause. We do not
need to relive it. We need to honor the lesson it gave us. We do not
need to feel the pain again. When we take the fear and pain from the
event, we remove its power over us. When we eliminate the cords that
bind us to the event or us to other people, we stop the draining of our
energy. If we try to break these cords by retribution, we just cause
new and stronger cords to be built.
The Dalai Lama has said that
no person shall escape this world without experiencing pain. It is our
choice whether or not to suffer. We all know someone who has a chronic
illness and yet is one of the most positive and energetic people we
know. They are often in constant pain but they do not suffer. We also
know the person who seems to have everything and constantly complains.
Without pain they suffer.
Honor your lessons. Enjoy who you have
become. Your enemies have been some of your greatest teachers. Release
the pain. Choose life and love not suffering. Stay positive.
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