Awakening and healing go hand in hand.
What is awakening and healing? Awakening can be seen as what we are recognizing itself to some extent. And this “what” can be called presence, awakeness, consciousness, and behind that void. Healing means a healing of who we are, this human self.
It may be worth mentioning that what we are is not in need of healing since it cannot be harmed. And who we are can’t really awaken since an awakening means that what we are awakens out of an exclusive identification as who we are.
How do they hinder each other? When there is more healing to be done, it means there is velcro and beliefs in the system that can be activated by current situations. When these are activated, there is a strong pull towards identification. And that makes for a less stable or thorough awakening. Conversely, when there is no awakening or has been no openings, there is a deeper level of healing that’s less available. That deeper layer of healing happens when the trauma and it’s components (sensations + imagination) is recognized as presence itself, or love, or even void. What we are recognizes it as itself.
How do they support each other? A deeper and more thorough healing of our human self allows for a more stable and deepening awakening. There is less charge that can be activated, creating a strong pull towards identification and out of recognizing what we are. An opening or awakening allows or a deeper healing of our human self, partly through recognizing trauma and its components as presence, love, or void. And also through making it easier to meet shunned parts of our experience with kindness, rest, and love.
So awakening and healing go hand in hand. That’s partly why I am drawn to tools and explorations that invite in both healing and awakening. It makes sense to include both since they are so intertwined, and are really two sides of the same coin.
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Initial notes…..
- awakening & healing
- what they are
- what we are noticing itself (presence, love, void etc.)
- who we are healing
- mutuality
- awakening allows for deeper healing
- healing allows for more stable awakening (wounds = velcro which triggers identification)
- hand in hand, two sides of the same coin
- and how they can hinder each other
- trauma/velcro -> when activated create a strong pull towards identification
- lack of recognition of what we are -> more difficult to find deep healing
- what they are
How do they support each other? A deeper and more thorough healing of our human self allows for a more stable and deepening awakening. There is less charge that can be activated, creating a strong pull towards identification and out of recognizing what we are. An opening or awakening allows or a deeper healing of our human self. This deeper healing happens partly through recognizing trauma and its components as presence, love, or void. Through making it easier to meet shunned parts of our experience with kindness, rest, and love. And through recognizing identifications as not the final truth, even if they may feel that way in the moment.