psychic scarring as a condition which cannot be cured through standard western medicine, but which can be healed through soul retrievals or other methods. Sometimes those seeking a cure will fall into a form of scotosis, unable to see other possibilities, being so focused on the problem that they are unable to see beyond their immediate expectations into potential solutions. Healing takes us beyond expectations and into possibilities, into humor and gratitude, into what could be if we can let go of our ideas of what should be.
Curing is about expectations; healing is about possibilities. A “cure” is claimed by an authority in medicine when an offending invader or unwanted condition is successfully conquered through means of removal or suppression of symptoms. Healing may involve an acceptance of an ailment or a transformation of a condition which used to cause pain or suffering. Curing is about not wanting to carry the pain, but healing can be about letting the pain carry you, often into a new way of being, a change from suffering to allowing, receiving and moving forward. Healing sometimes involves embracing the pain and allowing it to transform you, as tattered and torn as your body and soul may feel in the moment. Curing asks, “what needs to be fixed?” Healing asks, “How can I grow? What can I celebrate?”
Merton said the more we try to avoid suffering, the more we suffer. Healing is about leaning into the suffering and finding the grace there, moving beyond questions about “why” and coming to understand that the source of your suffering can also be the source of your awakening. Zen teaches that the obstacle is also the path and without pain there is often no compassion. Healing is about letting go of old hurts so