This is the question posed in Wolfram von Eschenbach's “Parzifal” and it is …
the moment of humility, compassion, and sympathy that is essential to the achieving of the Grail vision, and the healing of the Fisher King. (Google - My emphasis)
Parzival’s question came to mind when I was researching for a meeting that I attended last weekend on “Healing”. This is a vast subject, but a key point is the asking of the question.
Paul Dieppe, author of Healing and Medicine : A Doctor’s Journey Toward their Integration argues that the issue is not so much for the method of treating a disease, but for treating the ill person as just that, a person.
The asking of the question is a key part of the healing process, both in terms of the information elicited, and showing that you are genuinely interested in the patient, and not just in their condition but as someone with their own views on the whole process.
They are not just a patient, they are primarily a person who is currently experiencing illness, and they have their own views on the doctors and the healers, who may have been retained to help them.
Another section in the book states “Other insights have come from psychology and psychotherapy, where treatment is often about the relationship between the therapist and the client. One person who put much emphasis on the relationship between the therapist and client was psychologist Carl Rogers, who talked of the critical importance of “unconditional positive regard” of the therapist for the client. As we shall see later this is similar to the beliefs of many healers with whom I (Paul Dieppe) have worked, who believe that “unconditional love” for the other person is the key to healing.
This subject is as broad and deep as the Grail itself.
At a meeting of the Doctor-Healing Network in the 2000s, one participant said… “ You see, Paul, the key thing is to let go of your own ego, leave that outside the room, and then channel unconditional love for the other person, whoever they may be.”
Elsewhere in the book it states that the majority of people interviewed for a study, described healing as a process (rather than an intervention).
Three main “models” of the healing process emerged from the data analysis as follows:
Healing comes from a great external force. This was most often illustrated with pictures of the sun, and the word “energy” was often used.
Healing comes from other people, who may be health care professionals, healers or others, and who facilitate healing.
Healing comes from within; we have the ability to self-heal.
My (Ced Jackson) personal beliefs are, whilst there are many techniques available within ‘healing’, an overriding approach is the relationship between healer and healee being the most important.
What are your thoughts? Let us know - over in the Forum
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