Healing others through dreams

[Rodrodrod]

Hi all! I'm currently studying herbal medicine at university and will probably open up a practice at some point in the future to take patients. I had an idea the other day, that maybe when I have my practice i could offer some kind of healing through dreams, this is assuming that I have improved my dreams abilities and have lucid dreams every night. Just wanted to see if you guys out there think it's possible first of all, and if so how it could be done. From where I'm thinking right now I'm thinking in terms of sharing dreams, and what I've read around the forum about shared dreaming, I understand that everyone seems to have their own dream plane but that there is also a public dream plane, and that I may need to have the permission from the person (an invitation) to enter their dreams. i do however have no experience in this and could be completely wrong. If not through shared dreaming, would healing people from my own dream plane for example be possible? What are your thoughts? I'm open to any and all suggestions and explanations that you all may have. Thanks in advance

[AnotherDreamer]

This is something that I am very interested in as well. I have no definitive proof, obviously, but I do hope that it is possible. There is one case where a friend of mine was diagnosed with a very rare lung disease, which was attributed to her smoking when she was very young. I meditated on healing her before I went to bed and then I had a dream where I reached into her lungs and they were illuminated with light. I then pulled some weird shit out of her lungs. One week later, the doctors said that the disease was into remission. Clearly, this was most likely just wishful thinking, but I still like to believe that there is a way to heal people from a distance through some kind of P2C2E. I hope that there are some people that will post here with great insight into this topic.

[shadowofwind]

I think one issue with this is the need of the doctor to insulate themselves psychologically from their patients. I'm not saying that doctors shouldn't feel and care about their patients, but if you work in an emergency room, for instance, the emotional flood is a lot to deal with. Intentionally being in your patients dreams would likely be a bit much. I know two doctors who lucid dream who have this problem. The 'dream plane' isn't just a place that you go in your sensate imagination, its rooted in and generated from your emotion. If you cultivate that kind of connection too deeply with too many people, its just too much for your own psychological integrity.

[Rodrodrod]

That's amazing anotherdreamer, whether wishful thinking or not it's amazing the things our minds can do at times, such as the placebo effect. That's a very important aspect you bring shadowofwind, whether dreaming or awake we certainly need to protect ourselves from emotional floods, especially in a healthcare profession, thanks for bringing it up. I guess that at least meditating/praying/sending positive thoughts could be an alternative perhaps like anotherdreamer has done, instead of entering people's dreams and having to deal with intense emotions that may or may not be avoidable or controlled.

[Mylynes]

I believe it is possible. Through shared dreaming you may could help them deal with psychological issues. Though it could also be possible to heal people remotely, telepathically through things such as psionics or reiki. In these cases, you could perhaps use shared dreaming to make the connection, though it would not be required. Some Links: Healing - Psion Guild Forums About Healing | Psionics Institute Introduction to Reiki Healing Reiki - Frequently Asked Questions About Reiki - Reiki FAQ There is a lot of info on these subjects online.

[Rodrodrod]

Thanks for the links, I discovered healing touch some time ago and always envisioned myself using it on patients in one way or another once more experienced. With this shared dreaming idea i would use such techniques inside the dream to try heal the other person. I like to use visualisation to imagine the healing energy flowing through my hands, don't know if that helps the overall effect or not but helps me feel the energy sensation.

[SonatArctica]

Hi your idea is very good but nothing new this method is called "Shamanism" and has been successful since mankind walks on earth. you´d better study some shamanic literature before you start healing best wishes!

[Mylynes]

Hi your idea is very good but nothing new this method is called "Shamanism" and has been successful since mankind walks on earth. you´d better study some shamanic literature before you start healing best wishes! Shamanism is a pretty broad umbrella term. I know some self-claimed shamans, and their beliefs/practices differ greatly from others I have looked in to. Shamanism seems to mean a lot of different things to a lot of different people, just depending on who you ask. From wiki: Shamanism (/ˈʃɑːmən/ SHAH-mən or /ˈʃeɪmən/ SHAY-mən) is a practice that involves a practitioner reaching altered states of consciousness in order to encounter and interact with the spirit world and channel these transcendental energies into this world.[2] A shaman is a person regarded as having access to, and influence in, the world of benevolent and malevolent spirits, who typically enters into a trance state during a ritual, and practices divination and healing.[3] The term "shamanism" is currently often used[by whom?] as an umbrella term referring to a variety of spiritual practices, although it was first applied to the ancient religion of the Turks and Mongols, as well as those of the neighboring Tungusic and Samoyedic-speaking peoples. The word "shaman" originates from the Evenk language (Tungusic) of North Asia and was introduced to the west after Russian forces conquered the shamanistic Khanate of Kazan in 1552. Upon learning more about religious traditions across the world, western scholars[who?] also described similar magico-religious practices found within the indigenous religions of other parts of Asia, Africa, Australasia and the Americas as shamanism. Various historians[who?] have argued that shamanism also played a role in many of the pre-Christian religions of Europe, and that shamanic elements may have survived in popular culture right through to the Early Modern period. Various[which?] archaeologists and historians of religion have also suggested that shamanism may have been a dominant pre-religious practice for humanity during the Palaeolithic.