Part 2 from the "The Spiritual Implications of Illness and Dysfunction" series
As long as there is life,
there is the potential
to develop a deeper understanding
of What Is –
and to self-discover
a transcendent sense of well-being.
Our goal is to live the life gifted to us
aligned with ‘The Meaningful”
and Loving to our fullest potential.
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Cancer: Self-Love Gone Astray
All illness begins on the spiritual level of our Beingness in some form of misunderstanding or misalignment with information. The trickle down of this misalignment creates the manifest mental, emotional and physical dysfunction. In all illness, the silent prayer is for self-destruct. It must be recognized and redirected.
General Spiritual Read of Cancer:
Cancer is about the absence of Self-Love or the inability to truly receive Love. Everything is given away. The body feels the disconnection from the essence of self. If this pattern is repeated long enough, the body may decide to create something new at the cellular level because it longs to be Loved.
Without Love, we die. The physical body knows this, and left long enough it begins to scramble in desperation to create something new that it deems Loveable.
This begins the cellular miscommunication and alternative creation that has trickled down through the thought and emoting processes of the individual. The physical body will do everything it can to redirect the focus back to Self-Love. It is screaming, “Look at ME! Do you Love me now? Is this new form Acceptable? Please Love ME!”
Cancer will force the redirection of focus. The patient will have to stop their altruistic work. They will have to care for themselves. The cancer will direct focus back to the individual, and it will also direct the focus of others that surround the individual back to them. Family and friends will gather around the cancer patient to support them. Love will pour into and towards the individual for healing. People will say things like, “This couldn’t have happened to a nicer person. They do so much for others! For all that they give, this is so sad.” All of this out pouring of concern and Love will assist in the healing, but the greatest need will be for Self-Love.
The cancer cell is called in to construct a new, more Lovable self, but the cancer cell itself never intends to be Loved. It intends to destroy the old. Cancer resonates with the state of ‘no self-love or I don’t exist.’ The cancer patient has defined self through their service to others or by how much others appreciate them. The self simply does not exist.
The cancer cell is the consummate warrior – killing, transforming, and cannibalizing its enemy which is the healthy, unloved cell.
While the physical body is distressed and collapsed, the cancer is virile and strong.
General Energy Read of Cancer:
For the person with a cancer diagnosis, as with any dysfunction, there has been a long time resistance to the messages from Spirit. The self has begun to disappear because it has been resisted or denied for many years possibly even for an entire lifetime. The physical body in its infinite wisdom is changing its cellular structure to see if the new structure will gain respect and meet approval.
Emotional/Mental Read of the Cancer Patient:
There is a lack of self-love that is devolving into self-hatred. The perception is that life is out of control. Responses will be a mix of apathy, confusion, resistance and anger. Behaviors will seem to be out of character as the struggle to be well intensifies. The cancer patient has dedicated themselves to the care of others or to a cause. Most decisions in the past have been self-sacrificing. The fight back to wellness, to balance the dysfunction, will by necessity have to include many difficult self-indulgent choices.
Soul Mission Qualities of the Cancer Patient:
• A dedication to personal mission and a great sense of responsibility
• A caring, compassionate Heart
• A need to resolve relationships (self, others and the Divine)
• Great empathy for others
• A deep calling to find resolution around issues related to the spiritual concepts of Unconditional Love and Self-Love.
The cancer patient has distorted the mission and decides to dedicate their compassionate Heart to others only. They define their personal worth by how much they sacrifice for others.
Healing Response to Cancer:
The cancer patient has become the loser in the battle with the consummate warrior. The savior archetype must be activated. Here are some ways that the cancer patient can heal or save themselves through spiritual action:
• Open to the idea of making a new connection to self
• Learn Self-Love
• Heal any issues related to self-hatred
• Intend to resolve any anger issues
• Forgive self and others for choices made
• Practice Acceptance
• Aspire to know Truth in a new way
• Honor the sacrificial role that has been played and see it for its consequences to the self
• Learn to accept the Love freely given by others
• Be more Hopeful, Trusting, Faithful and Loving
• Welcome Unconditional Love
• Develop a clearer relationship with the Divine
All of these concerns are addressed in the book called
“The Art and Practice of True Wellness” and in the 16 month, opt-in anytime online program called “Touch Stones to True Wellness.”
Personal Declarations for the Cancer Patient
It would serve the person with the cancer diagnosis well to explore the following personal declarations. Although the issues they present will either be denied or discounted as important, they are pivotally important to well-being.
Personal declarations are best utilized when recited softly out loud two times a day – once in the morning upon rising and once in the evening before retiring. They can, of course, be printed out, kept on-person, and recited as needed. Journaling around thoughts and feelings is highly recommended as is conferring with a professional therapist or counselor who supports the healing intentions of the individual.
Personal Declarations to Support True Wellness
I have Loved others more than I have Loved myself.
Because I do not know myself,
I have dedicated myself to causes
that I think will define me.
Today
I know that my cancer tells me
that I am Loving others at the expense
of my own well-being.
In an effort to heal,
I allow myself to Love me
as much as I Love others.
Healing from cancer is not about Loving others less.
It is about Loving myself equally.
I do not know how to do this, but my Heart does.
I trust my Heart to show me how to Love myself.
When I Love myself,
I begin to truly see me and to be me.
I desire to know and Love myself.
I trust the Divine will show me the way if I get lost.
Note: None of the recommendations in this series negate the medical treatment the patient feels aligned with. This work is to be used in conjunction with the patient’s medical choices.
To a true and lasting sense of well-being…
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Written by Corinne S. Ramage, Leader in True Wellness® Studies
Creator of The Spiritual Healthcare Network of online programs
Author of “The Art and Practice of True Wellness”
