/Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
Social structures and environment are closely intertwined with the values of our mindset. There is solid evidence of this in every epigenetic study. They fully describe how behavior and environment can cause changes, which have the power to influence our genes. By changing the environment, we can rewrite our DNA.
In addition, Jung also coined the term “Wounded Physician”, as the archetype of the collective unconscious (or as our wholeness with God within), where the patterns of initiation and healing within the wound are represented. In ancient Greece, it was assumed that deities who could heal were the ones responsible for the wounding, and had themselves suffered so that they could help others. Its concept comes from the immortal Centaur Chiron, a teacher and healer, who could not cure himself when he was accidentally pierced by a poisoned arrow belonging to the mortal divine hero Hercules. His shadow (the unconscious part of his personality) consisted of hidden areas of himself that he deemed unacceptable and hurt him greatly. The Chiron was injured by his "own arrow", or "a self-inflicted injury, rather than being influenced by the external environment". In Jung's words, “...a good half of every treatment that probes at all deeply involves the doctor’s examining himself... It is his own hurt that gives a measure of his power to heal. This, and nothing else, is the meaning of the Greek myth of the wounded physician.”
Why am I writing this? For a fundamental reason! Each of us
creates our own reality - the issues that we see in others are merely a
reflection of what we don’t wish to accept about ourselves. Nobody can give us
health and wellness until we remove the “shadows of ourselves”. Everything we
experience is our responsibility because it is in our lives! This means that
the President, the economy, our spouse, our child, or our parents, anything we
deal with and don't like is up to us to heal within ourselves. The issues
aren’t with them, it’s with us, and to change them, we have to change
ourselves. So, if we truly want to live in a harmonious society we must heal
the part of us that is disrupted and does not allow us to be in harmony and
peace. By doing this we simultaneously uplift the power of the community's
well-being and health.
I also want to share the healing modality performed in South Pacific islands, known as the traditional “Hoʻoponopono Practice of Reconciliation and Forgiveness” used by indigenous Hawaiian elder female healers. This ritual was a way to make things right, resolve conflicts, and restore balance in communities and families. It was based on the belief that when there is disharmony in a single member’s heart, all suffer. This practice included acknowledging and taking responsibility for one’s actions and impact on others. It incorporated admitting fault, making amends, and asking for forgiveness. It also involved freeing resentment or negative emotions toward others and focusing on love and positive intentions.
Ho’oponopono Prayer exists until
the present day as “The Easiest Way to Peace, Happiness, and
Abundance”. It is exercised through simple steps that involve taking responsibility
for the issue and repeating the following phrases to
our Inner Self,
which is connected to the collective unconscious.:
