Herpes Simplex Virus: Lessons in Self-Responsibility and Personal Truth

From “The Spiritual Implications of Illness and Dysfunction” Series

Our goal is to live the life gifted to us
aligned with ‘The Meaningful”
and Loving to our fullest potential.

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All dysfunction 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 potential for manifestation mentally, emotionally and/or physically. In all dysfunction, the silent prayer is for the awakening of self-awareness.

Please Note: This work is about your spiritual growth. It does not negate or judge any medical advice. It is meant to work in harmony with all allopathic recommendations, unless otherwise stated.

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The Herpes Simplex Virus 1 and 2
The medical community considers HSV to be a lifelong infection. Transmitted during close contact with the skin, saliva or genitals of an infected person, it is characterized by outbreaks on the face (known as cold sores or fever blisters) and the genital area. (Genital outbreaks are usually associated with HSV-2 but can also occur with HSV-1.)

General Read of HSV:
While HSV is a complex genome that replicates quickly, it has a slow, low vibration. It travels where there is pleasure. Wherever it goes it sets up home in that location, sneaking into the nervous system unseen and unwelcome.

HSV settles itself in the physical body and remains there most of the time comfortably quiet and unobtrusive. Although it chooses to not speak very often and to stay firmly rooted in its residence, HSV makes its presence known periodically in an outbreak.

Spiritual Read of HSV:

HSV Themes: seduction, touch, secrecy and drama
Healing Themes: personal Truth and self-responsibility

HSV hides or hibernates in the nervous system. It awakens periodically to seek out companionship. The virus loves drama and physical trauma. Because it lacks intelligence and self definition, it feels alive when its presence is known – and wants to share of itself selfishly calling in others to make ‘contact’ with it.

HSV lures others to itself in a seductive manner and shamelessly begs for them to touch. It leaves its mark on others in outbreaks that are a part of its dramatic flare.

There does, though, have to be a ‘ground of compliance’ on the Soul level for the HSV to take hold in the individual’s system. This will not be conscious but related to feelings of emptiness where a physical connection and the “need to please” meet and fill the void.

The Specific Dynamics of HSV in the Infected Person
The physical and emotional dynamics of HSV are the most obvious consequence of this viral infection. Healing, though, can only occur with a clear understanding of all implications.

Note: I believe there is the potential for us as human beings to heal All Things – even though, the medical community believes otherwise in the case of HSV.

Physically
There is discomfort and pain when an outbreak occurs. Symptoms are such that they can not be ignored.

Emotionally
HSV triggers a wide range of emotional responses that range from guilt to depression, from feelings of loss to blame, from denial to anger – to name a few.

Mentally
The consequences of actions are realized in the physical manifestation of HSV. Depending on the individual, thoughts will relate to issues of self-judgment, isolation, blame and/or vengeance.

Spiritually
Issues related to self-responsibility and personal Truth are forced. Without the knowledge about the deeper meaning of the HSV, the spiral of devolution continues with the thoughts from the mental plane creating a loss of Trust and Faith in What Is. These thoughts along with their partnered emotions maintain the physical condition.

The Shadow Aspect of HSV
HSV carries a shadow energy with it because of it’s stigma in society. With most viruses, the individual does not knowingly welcome it. In the case of HSV, even if the partner’s condition is known, the individual’s impulsivity may be the default deciding factor to the contact.

HSV is a cloud-like energy that is not clearly defined. It drifts, and although lazy, it is not entrenched and will go where it is called. It loves to be in the middle of the need to please. It rides or piggybacks on this need to become manifest. It forces Truth of actions taken that were meant to be hidden or secret.

Soul Mission Qualities
These are some general Soul qualities of the individual journeying with HSV.

• A willingness to walk with Dark Teachers through difficult challenges
• A dedication to personal Truth
• A need to find self by challenging the definition of self
• A sincere interest in companioning with others in personal and meaningful ways.

Soul Mission Challenges
This individual is more than likely to travel many similar challenging paths until the challenges are met.

• Since companionship is very important, issues of discretion and impulsivity will be present to be healed.
• Taking responsibility for the repercussions of personal actions will be a Life Theme.

A Healing Plan
Journaling is highly recommended to organize your thoughts, and to create a document to share with someone you trust or your spiritual community.

Physical Care
Powering up for a battle is not needed but can work for individuals who feel innately powerless in their lives. HPV already powers up parts of the immune system putting it into a defensive, fighting posture.

Emotional Wellness
Meditate on feeling Self-Kindness. Accept of What Is fully and connect to the feelings associated with courage and inner strength.

Mental Clarity
Meditate on personal resolve, rallying inner strength, finding clarity, developing focus, finding a life purpose, being self-responsible.

Spiritual Understanding
HSV is secretive, seductive and elusive but also not strong or intelligent. Positioning for the Highest Good best serves healing. HSV also wakes up the call to serve and interact with wisdom – as well as, the call for personal Truth. Reflection on personal mission and a dedication to the Clear Path will also serve the healing plan.

Reading of the Divine Mission to HSV
HSV powers up the immune system in very specific ways that create a ground of resistance to a future viral strain. This does not mean the HSV must remain active to serve this purpose. It can be healed, present or lie completely dormant and contained to have the same effect. The same homeopathic principle holds true for many present day inoculations which contain the very virus they are meant to resist.


Personal Declarations to Support Healing HSV
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 or copied 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 Healing HSV

I look to fill myself with the things that enrich my well-being.

I let go of my need to lure others into my circle of friends
Trusting that they will like me for who I am at Heart.

I choose to companion a Trust in the Best of What Can Be.

I am setting myself on the path of personal fulfillment.

I have everything I need in this moment to feel complete.

I intend to move forward without judgment, blame or guilt.

I do my best to take full responsibility for my life.
This includes taking full responsibility for my emotions and thoughts.

I rally the inner strength and courage I know I have within me.

I Trust that the Highest Good is being served in this moment.

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To a true and lasting sense of well-being…Corinne

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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” and many other enlightening and inspiring books

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Enriching Opportunities:

The next teleMeditation called “The Energy of Compassion” is scheduled for December 14th. Be sure to check out the past audios in the “Spiritual Implications of Life’s Journey” series - and be sure to register for updates about the teleMeditations while are there.

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Personal Gratitude at Thanksgiving

There is always something we can be grateful for,
and Thanksgiving is the day to stop
and offer our humble appreciation for it.

This Thanksgiving I find myself feeling grateful for all of you who have crossed my path on the road of life this past year.

Maybe we nodded a ‘hello’ as we rushed off to attend to our responsibilities.
Maybe we paused to embrace and acknowledged our connection.
Maybe we shared words that spoke of Trust and Friendship.
Maybe we connected in many meaningful ways in cyberspace :-)

But whether our interaction was actual or virtual, I know you are an integral part of who I am Becoming – and for this I am grateful. I humbly thank you for Your Presence in my life.

As a spiritual seeker, I know there are blessings to every interaction. No gratitude practice would be complete without my also thanking the Dark Teachers I have met this past year. I honor You also for showing me things hidden in the recesses of my life.

Whether you take time to express gratitude on this holiday or just gather to eat…I wanted you to know I am grateful for Your Presence this Thanksgiving.

To You…Family, Friends, Gratitude and Good Eating! Corinne

Mindfulness Inspiration

You can not know where you need to go for resolution and enlightenment – or you would already be there.

With a fresh clear mind, surrender to the journey into the Heart of Self-Love.

There is nothing to change or do – but everything to Be.

Wake up! There is no sleeping on this path!
Feel yourself inhale.
Follow your breath within.
Follow your breath as it leaves you.

Intend to see your life as it really is – not like you think it is.
Intend to see your life for the first time.
Let the veil of your own thoughts, beliefs and opinions drift away allowing you to see Your World and The World as it truly is.

Consciously…choose…to be here…Now.
Pay attention to where you are.

Where you are, in this moment, is perfect for your life’s journey. Listen openly, right here…Now.

You are here, awake and alert without judgment. You are not relaxed into unawareness.

Intend to be fully awake for everything that is You, for everything that is your story.

There is no where to go. You have already arrived.
Be mindfully exactly where you are Now.

Who you are, in this moment, is exactly who you need to be to fulfill your Life’s Mission.

The only moment you are truly alive…is Now.
The only moment where you can affect change is Now.
The only moment you are truly alive is Now…and Now…and Now.

Accept all of what is here Now with an attitude of quiet receptivity.
Receive and Trust.
Accept all that is here Now with infinite Gratitude for What Is.

No matter what is here Now, all of What Is, is perfectly aligned with your answers.
You only need to follow this path, one foot in front of the other, one moment at a time.

If you feel any discomfort, accept it.
Be with your discomfort.
Trust your discomfort is a Divine Teacher leading you to the resolution that will bring you Inner Peace.

Inner Peace waits at the epicenter of your discomfort.

When you find Inner Peace, you are Inner Peace – and it lights up your life for others to bask in.

Relax down into your thoughts.
Make room for all of them.
Welcome the vast potential of you. Suppress nothing.
Self-discover the Divine Interior of your challenges.

See who you truly are, not who you think you are – and find your Radiant Self.

Wake up! There is no sleeping on this path!
Feel yourself inhale.
Follow your breath within.
Follow your breath as it leaves you.

There is no where to go and everything to Be.

Relax down into exactly where you are Now…awake…alert…quietly receptive.

Give yourself permission to go nowhere except to this moment…here…Now.
Do it with clarity, kindness and Love. There is nowhere else to go, but here…Now. This is the Sacred Quest.

Stay with everything that is you. Honor everything here Now.
Allow the vastness of the interior of you to embrace all that is You – every thought, every emotion.

Just Be in this moment as fully as you can.
Come back to You. Focus on You alone. Your body…here Now. Your thoughts…here Now. Your inhale….here Now. Your exhale…here Now.

Pay attention. Be completely awake to What Is.

Make room for any thoughts that want life. Don’t push them away or deny them. Acknowledge them. Let them be.

Allow the spirit of self-discovery to come forward as easily as an emotion or a thought. Allow the ‘a-ha’ to wash through you.

Receive everything with open fingers. Hold nothing. The next moment awaits You.

Sit at the edge of What Is until you can travel deeper.

Acknowledge your likes and your dislikes.
Acknowledge your eagerness and resistance.
Acknowledge the perennial wisdom that flashes through you intermittently offering the light of revelation.
Acknowledge any pain or suffering.
Acknowledge anything unconscious that rises up to greet you without judgment.
Embody an attitude of appreciation for all that is You…here Now.

Suffering is a gift to teach us how to cope.
Suffering can grow out of physical pain.
It can hold us close to emotional distress and mental confusion.
Your degree of suffering is based on your perception of pain.
You alone determine the degree of your suffering.

Your pain and suffering are not You. They are a response to your journey into Dark Lessons.

The only way out of any challenge is through the door that leads within.

Understanding and insight are your salvation…always.
Aspiring to a deeper understanding changes your trajectory in life and directs you towards the Best of What Can Be.

Insight is your inner wisdom speaking.

Cultivate a wider view of who you are…daily – one that includes Joy and Pleasure.

Plant your concerns in the fertile soil of your inner wisdom, and fertilize the best possible outcome with what is here Now for you.

Experience…Let go…Hold nothing.

Wake up! There is no sleeping on this path!
Feel yourself inhale.
Follow your breath within.
Follow your breath as it leaves you.

Dare to dream the dream beyond the dream imaginable!
Find Inner Peace here…Now...in the dreaming.

Dare to ask for True Wellness!
Find Inner Peace here…Now…in this request.

Dare to ask to be embraced by the Love of the Divine.
Find Inner Peace here…Now…as you bask in the light of Love.

Dare to Love yourself unconditionally!
Find Inner Peace here…Now…as you breathe into Love.

Wake up to the Love being offered to you in every situation whether you perceive that situation as good or bad.

Wake up to the Love being offered to you in every relationship you have whether you perceive that relationship as supportive or challenging.

Wake up to the Love bubbling up from within the epicenter of You.
Wake up to the Love of the Divine, freely given.
Wake up to the Love of the Divine showered onto you and through you,
the Love of the Divine with you always…awakened…remembered…Now.

Be awake.
Be aware.
Be the neutral observer.
Be the wise sage.
Be the patient, reverent participant in all that is You.

Ride all sensations, thoughts and emotions – with Trust.
Be present in What Is…here…Now.