Effects of spiritual journey on health

[Cheyyne]

Unresolved issues should be dealt with. Heard it before?

It's a simple phrase, and powerful, but often hard to know the meaning of. Are there any relationships you're having problems with? Like, friends who don't seem as kind as they once were? Or perhaps friends to whom you have been less kind to? I know that personally, when I would hurt someone for seemingly no reason, simply because i felt justified, and not because any logical thought made it so, it would plague me and tug at the back of my mind until I set it right. These days, trying to stay on my own spiritual path, it's much easier to catch myself doing such things and correct them before I get too far past them. Maybe one day I'll be able to correct them BEFORE opening my big fat mouth.

Is there someone you despise? A person whom every time you think of them, you shudder and get angry? That, too, I've dealt with. A gay person (not that I mind, except...) who is the only one who thinks he's still in the closet. I honestly would have no problem if he didn't act so superior all the time, as though every day were gay pride day and everyone else was lower than he because of it. That's what I told myself anyway, but as it turns out I was hardening my heart against him and not judging him objectively, and based upon what? A few snooty comments? A couple of out-of-line remarks, and suddenly it's alright for my anger to boil for hours at a time? It took a long time for me to realize and get over that one, but I eventually did.

The (main) idea I'm trying to express is that these are the sort of things that you have to actively look for in your daily life. Chances are that sitting there thinking about it while reading this post, it won't really come to mind. But if you do experience yourself doing these things, stop and realize that you're above them. You're a human being, the finest (or lowest; your choice) life form on the planet. I don't subscribe to the theory that love overcomes all; in fact, I think it downright silly. But holding grudges and regretting the past will bog you down and create the metaphysical sludge.

Hmm. That went on for longer than expected. I really, really hope it helps.

[Cheyyne]

Ha! Wow. I also meant to type that the NEW system really helps me stay healthy with regular practice.

[Euphoric Sunrise]

Yes there are a couple of major social things i woudl tie in with what i was talking about. One to do with a particular person where i haven't expressed my feelings and another is more a more general social issue about my spirituality.
They will both be dealt with asap.

[Rastus]

As you go down the path of enlightenment, you naturally get more attuned to your body.  Or more correctly, your body get's more attuned to you!

A personal example is I've given up drinking (that is I no longer have a desire to drink), I've lost 35 pounds, I have been depression free over 3 months, I laugh and cry at everyday things (as opposed to having cold stonelike emotions).  Life is good.  These are side affects of my spiritual journey, not my original goal.  The spiritual path does not make you more susecptable to illness, it just make syou more aware of what you have been living with and/or ignoring in life (and maybe a tad bit less tolerable of it?)

The spiritual life isn't a hard life.  People make it hard because that's they way they were raised.  You must suffer to achieve enlightenment.  BS.  Drop the Dogma.  What loving kind God thinks you have to suffer?  People think they have to suffer, not God.  

God is Competant, stop second guessing.

[daem0n]

you don't have to, but you do becouse of attachments, if you can give them up there will be no suffering

[Euphoric Sunrise]

I'm talking more about rushing into practical issues and ignoring 'physical' problems, not beliefs. I personally am very comfortable with my beliefs, and changing them hasn't been a problem. What i am talking about is these foundations people say you need to build. When you start off in practical things, it's always best to take steps, not jump straight in the deep end. When you do jump in the deep end you risk drowning. If you don't go slowly and build these foundations and instead rush into the more advanced stuff, surely there is a risk of illness because of improper energy usage, blocks, imbalance etc.
I know that for myself, just practicing a bit of light energy and meditation has made my physical body feel better.

I do agree that the spiritual journey doesn't have to be unhealthy, and that's not what i'm saying. It's like with premature kundalini raising, only on a smaller scale - if you don't take the propper precautions and if you rush into things, you may just get hurt. That may not be a bad thing, but lessons can be learned before pain needs to be brought it.

[Euphoric Sunrise]

I'm interested in hearing what people think about this.
I ask because at the moment my health isn't that great, and it's a bit of a mystery to the doctors. I've been through numerous tests, and today it looked like the puzzle might be solved because today is when my blood test results (about the 5th lot) were available. I felt almost sure it would bring me answers, but according to the results my blood is fine. So now i still have no answers.
My mother has also chosen a spiritual journey through life (although not as practical as myself) and she has also been through medical things recently.
My father and my sister who are not so spiritual (although my sister has shown interest in neo-pagan type stuff) are within normal healthy circustances.

So i am wondering whether or not exposure to a more spiritual path in life can have physical effects. People say a spiritual life is a hard life, and i know after just under 2 years of following it that there are many obstacles to overcome. My reasoning is that if one does not follow these in a healthy way, if one rushes into things, and their energies and chakras become unbalanced, couldn't this cause energy blockages and the like?
Using myself as an example, when i started this path, i was very much concerned with non-physical matters, and virtually ignored physicality. I ignored advice from various sources (including Robert Bruce's astral dynamics) to not rush into things, to take NEW slowly and build foundations before moving on. Instead of building those foundations i went out and got attuned to reiki master (although the person who attuned me checked and double checked with both mine and her guides and they said it was fine, and i trust her because she is my cousin and she seems very much to know what she's doing in these areas), i jumped straight into OBE and invested much energy into that. So much that when i didn't make my deadline i was almost depressed and i completely stopped my attempts.

I have now come to realise that perhaps while my high chakras (crown...) were doing very well, my lower chakras (root...) were probably not. There are matters within my physical life that i have been ignoring, and they perhaps they have also contributed to my current state. The thing is that these problem are nothing that others my age don't experience as well. This is why i have come to the question of whether or not the spiritual journey makes one more succeptable to ill-being because there is more of a focus on energy than usual and awareness of such matters is higher, or some other reason.

So to try and treat this and see if i am right i have decided to start on NEW again and try and clear up any blockages i might have (i suspect i have quite a few). I was thinking of incorporating reiki with this, but i'm not sure if i should do that just yet, as that could be part of the reason i am ill in the first place.
I think another thing i need to try and do is amend my phsyical circumstances, which are all linked to my social life. Before my cousin attuned me to reiki she checked for any attachments i had, and one of the things she found was a black sludge gunking up my heart chakras. She told me that was probably there because i keep telling myself that i'm not good enough or that i shouldn't do this or that. I think metaphysical treatment can only get rid of that temporarily, to really eliminate it i would need to change my attitude.
These are all things i would recommend to anybody, whether they are in a similar position to me or not. Build foundations, take your time, and don't ignore your physical life, not matter how much you think 'higher' spiritual study will atone any social or other situations.

What are your thoughts, and what do you think should be done to correct these things?