| Spiritual healing can involve the body, mind, and | | | | New Age is a term that includes spiritual healing, |
| spirit and often goes beyond our human | | | | awareness of mind and body and the connection |
| intelligence. Spiritual healing is recognition of a | | | | between the two. New Age is a loose term that |
| higher power beyond our own limits. We have an | | | | is identified with the healing movement and |
| acceptance and a relationship with a Higher Power, | | | | self-improvement programs. Americans are |
| or God/Source that gives us inspiration, security, | | | | hungry for a divine force to believe in and |
| peace, joy, and spiritual guidance. Spiritual people | | | | alternative health care solutions. Many are eager |
| believe the body, mind, and spirit should work | | | | for a connection and experience with a Higher |
| together and be in harmony for good physical and | | | | Power. The connections of random events, |
| emotional health. | | | | mysterious coincidences, and the evidence of |
| Spiritual healing can be channeled from a human | | | | synchronistic events give a person a chance to |
| source that is sometimes called a healer. A healer | | | | grow and help break the cycles of poverty and |
| will usually put their hands on the patient and the | | | | depression. This connection to a Supreme Being |
| healing energy is transferred. The healer is not the | | | | will help people regardless of their income or |
| one who creates the healing power; it is God or | | | | intelligence. |
| another Higher Power. Healing power is channeled | | | | Spirituality is not the same as religion. Religions |
| through the healer's hands that are laid on the | | | | involve doctrines and belief systems and |
| part of the body that is in need of healing. It could | | | | humanity's relationship with God. Spirituality is |
| be a mental or emotional problem or it could be a | | | | when there is a connection between a human and |
| physical problem such as a stiff knee. You do not | | | | a higher power, something stronger than the |
| need to have a "healer" to be spiritually healed. It | | | | human being and the order of the universe. God is |
| is possible to tap into your inner spirituality and | | | | the term used most often in the Western culture |
| pray for your own needs. | | | | but there are other names credited to this Higher |
| Spiritual healers agree the energy for divine | | | | Power, too many to try to list. Many will receive |
| healing comes from an invisible, external, and | | | | inspiration from a walk in nature, watching a |
| intelligent source. This healing source is available to | | | | beautiful sunset, or seeing the precious smile of a |
| all who need it. Spiritual healers believe there is a | | | | child. Studies report that Americans will spend |
| connection between the body, mind, and spirit and | | | | over one and a half billion dollars on books about |
| if they are not working together it is impossible to | | | | spirituality and religion. The report states that over |
| maintain positive health. Many believe that sickness | | | | 44 million Americans identify with spiritual healing |
| will often start in the mind or in the spirit. This is | | | | and almost half of all Americans have had |
| where spiritual healing begins. | | | | alternative health care. |