Ethics in Healing, Watchout for Vampires
Addressing the Issue of Ethics Among Energy Workers
Energy workers are healers who use the subtle vibrations of their body, the body of their clients and environmental energies to promote relief from various types of conditions from emotional to physical to mental. The general public is attracted to these non-invasive and seemingly completely safe therapies which are often associated with great feelings of peace, tranquility and calm. After all, if the client feels so good after the session and the therapist never really touched their body, how much harm can be done? The answer will surprise you.
When energy workers are sending clients into a state of peace and encouraging them to relax, they are in fact, opening up the person’s defenses in order to fix the perceived problem. The client is focusing on perhaps some guided mental imagery and enjoying the soothing music while the practitioner is busy moving energy to promote the desired result. Up to here, the process is entirely normal and relatively safe.
Energetic Cords
Every person has what are called “energetic cords”, these are links between ourselves and people, places and things that are important to us. For example, a mother will have an energetic cord with her children; some people have energetic cords with their pets, and so on. While in session, a skilled energy worker will identify these cords and in most cases, leave them alone, in certain cases, they should be removed, like a cord to an old lover, or a cord to a traumatic situation that happened long ago.
Healing or Stealing?
However, if the practitioner in question has no consideration for ethics and wants to use the opportunity for her advantage, then she can set up some very real energetic links between herself and the client. These energetic links create a line of communication which can be accessed at any time by both parties, yet most of the time the client has no idea it’s there. What would a questionable healer do with that cord? Well, one way to take advantage of energetic cords with clients is by using the clients energy to boost her own. This would essentially make the healer stronger and more powerful, this is called “energetic vampiring”. Another way would be to create a feeling of dependency on the practitioner, after all, more sessions equals more cash. A practitioner engaged in the dark arts could also use the cord for manipulating the client long-distance.
Have Faith, Most are Ethical
Despite the possibility of abuse of both power and trust, most energy workers are ethical. After all, for many, the energy work they do is part of their spiritual path. A good way to know if the practitioner in question is operating an ethical business is to listen carefully to her words and notice her actions. Beware of phrases that provide direct and subliminal suggestions like “that makes you feel sad” or “you need to do this” or “you won’t be successful unless you do what I say”. In these examples, the power lies in the therapist, not the client. Therapists who are ethical tend to have language that sounds like “how did that make you feel?”, “there are a few options you could consider trying” or “no matter what you choose, you’re determination and commitment will make you successful”. In these cases, the power lies in the client, not the therapist. In addition, well trained energy workers will have little protocols at the end of their treatments which break the connection between client/therapist. The protocols include, clearly disconnecting by verbally releasing the client or visually cutting a cord, smudging, ringing bells, clearing their own energy field, and more.
The best advice is to be your own advocate, use your intuition, and if it doesn’t feel right, find another practitioner.
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