Most of us don't ask ourselves this question. But if the doctor then says that he can't find anything abnormal despite the symptoms, this is often of little help.
Then some run to the next doctor and the one after that until they find one who can diagnose something.
But what if the symptoms are non-physical?
A few years ago, I had a very surprising experience:
After a light lunch, I set off for a long walk in the woods. Suddenly, I was overcome by a severe fatigue that was much stronger than the usual midday tiredness. And I also got a headache.
Intuitively and energetically I spoke the command: "Get out of my body! Away with you!" And lo and behold, the symptoms disappeared immediately.
Without realizing it, intuitive action led me to successfully get rid of a clinging external energy – perhaps a wandering soul of a deceased person. At the same time, I learned that I obviously have more power over events in the body than I thought.
At the latest since this event, it was finally clear to me that symptoms occurring in the body can have out-of-body and spiritual causes. Shouldn't we therefore learn to differentiate between these more and more in order to avoid deception?
However, this is not so easy, because:
Feelings and symptoms can deceive us.
The scope for the correct interpretation of symptoms is much greater than is generally assumed. And we have to admit that our contact with our own body is often not sufficiently developed.
An experiment on which I have published this article is interesting. It becomes obvious that our mental and feeling connection with the body can be tricked very easily.
The subjects see the fake rubber hand, but clearly experience feelings in it, whereas they do not feel, for example, a deep pinprick in their invisible real hand at all.
Do you know the following exercise from your childhood?
You cross your arms in front of you and interlace your hands with your fingers. Then turn your hands inwards and move a specific finger that your teammate points to. By twisting, we can't assign our fingers correctly and usually move the wrong one.
Or try tensing individual muscles with the help of your will, e.g. the left calf muscle. Then the right, then the left thigh and so on. All other muscles remain relaxed.
This exercise was completely new to me. That's why I hardly succeeded at first. I even had to touch my calf with my finger to make it accessible to my will. I obviously lacked the awareness necessary for this body control.
Can we control the body at all?
Conversely, for too long we have allowed ourselves to be dominated by the body, under the mistaken assumption that it is an independent thing with a pronounced tendency towards arbitrary "illnesses".
Even if we already assume that nothing ever happens by chance, this assumption does not automatically allow us to control the body or interpret its symptoms correctly.
When it comes to muscle control, it takes at least enough practice and concentration. We can marvel at the masterful virtuosity of concert pianists or admire the body control of athletes whose five-fold flick-flac looks absolutely effortless.
On the other hand, when it comes to staying healthy, it is helpful to avoid any possible "illnesses" from the outset with mental clarity, discipline and overcoming fear. And also to be prepared to decode their message and learn from them if they occur unintentionally.
Main cause: fear
Anita Moorjani describes in her wonderful book "Dying to be ME" that her fear of "cancer" was a major trigger of the "disease". Her near-death experience also showed her that the body is nothing more than a mirror of her mind - completely dependent on her thoughts.
Her fear is not an isolated case. I am not aware of any study that proves the connection between fear of an "incurable disease" and its subsequent occurrence. However, I have found clear confirmation in conversations with those affected.
The fear that an "illness" could strike us out of the blue is fed in our society. Hollywood movies, for example: There is at least one hospital scene in almost every movie.
Instead of learning offers for successful health maintenance, there are only so-called preventive medical check-ups, whose business model clearly thrives on fear and works with suggestion.
In my life - at almost 70 years of age - I have never had a single check-up. Why not? Because I know inside that nothing will happen to me that I should be afraid of. And because I absorbed a special piece of family wisdom as a child: If you want to stay healthy, avoid the doctors!
Spiritual recommendation for awakening
In his fascinating textbook "The jewel of discernment", the Indian spiritual teacher Shankara, recommends not worrying about the body at all and trustingly leaving everything to God within you. For we are immortal, eternal in essence, as the divine soul.
The body is changeable and mortal, ultimately just an unreal part of an imaginary, made-up dream world – Maya.
This recommendation is not meant for everyone, but only for those who want to overcome Maya and achieve SELF-realization and bliss. Admittedly, this is a big topic of its own, and I mention it here only to show that the expansion of our consciousness can go in a completely different direction than the study of bodily symptoms.
How have you dealt with body symptoms and anxiety so far? What thoughts could you add?
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