NGWS in Action E-zine ~ March/April 2003

Introduction:

Whole System Healing:

One of the things that is fast moving to the center of human focus is the realization of the interrelatedness of Life. This idea, which the great minds and spiritual leaders of humanity have treasured and worked from forever is beginning to once again move into prominence among the intellectual communities of the world. This idea is, we think, the primary force behind such world developments as the present, seemingly spontaneous, world wide uprising of the movement that is demanding a system for solving human problems without war, the realization being that killing simply means killing each other, or our selves. As a treatment methodology war has been very iffy at best. Dealing, as it does with the effects rather than the causes of the problems, it has provided, in the most positive instances, only brief respites from the problems, which are now threatening to be terminal for the race, if not the planet.

We present the notion of healing in the light of this synthetic or whole system view. It becomes more and more understandable as one sees healing from this perspective that preventing disease is the best way to heal anything. Thus we begin to see healing as inclusive of more than the amazing and wonderful mechanical manipulation of tools or energies, but as a kind of consciousness that works with causes in an effort to launch or impulse healthy, life promoting and sustaining systems at all levels of human endeavor.

Whole system healing does not neglect any aspect of human life, from politics to actual medicine. Appreciating the interconnectedness of reality, this view of healing sees all areas of human work as essentially opportunities to put healing and life promoting systems in place.

A Recent Letter from a Doctor

Dear Friends,

The fear and anxiety caused by the possibility of war are the biggest health challenges we face right now. As a physician, I know full well that emotions such as fear and anger impede the healing process and, if held long enough, actually lock us into a vicious cycle that produces more pain, more fear, and more anxiety. This can wreak havoc on our minds, bodies, and spirits. But this doesn't have to be the case.

There are very specific things each of us can do right now to help prevent war and at the same time create peace in our bodies, minds, and spirits. Here's what you can do.

1. Use your thoughts wisely. Understand their power. Thoughts have a tendency to become their physical equivalent. This is one of the fundamental laws of the universe. Another one is the law of attraction, which states that "like attracts like." Because it is consciousness that creates reality, the kind of consciousness you hold―your vibration―actually creates the kind of life you're living.

It's impossible to create peace and harmony if you're pushing up against a war. It's impossible to create peace and harmony if you're condemning George Bush, Dick Cheney, Colin Powell, etc. You don't have to agree with them, but realize that you'll be contributing to the energy that creates war if you assume an "embattled" mentality concerning them. The split in our nation right now about war is actually creating more of the energy of war. It's not possible to "fight" for peace without creating war.

2. To create peace, you have to be peaceful. The only way to stop war is to start from within yourself. You must do personal disarmament. The only way to get and stay peaceful is to concentrate on what brings you peace and resist the downward spiral of negative emotions that blames others for your lack of peace.

Remember, that to which you give your attention expands. Although there is no denying that we're in a perilous and frightening position right now, that doesn't mean we are powerless to change it.

But the only way to do so is by changing your thoughts and emotions from those of anger, hatred, and fear to those associated with compassion and peace.

Spend 30 seconds several times a day creating a "virtual" reality of what peace would look and feel like...

Dozens of studies have documented the fact that our thoughts can and do affect others in profound and measurable ways. When a critical mass of individuals (1 percent of the population) was brought together to practice Transcendental Meditation in various areas of the world, for example, there was a measurable decrease in the number of violent crimes, suicides, terrorist attacks, and even International conflicts worldwide. (Orme-Johnson, et al. (1988). International Peace Project in the Middle East: The effect of the Maharishi technology on the unified field. Journal of Conflict Resolution, vol. 32, (4), pp. 776-812.) There are also over 180 studies that have documented the positive effect of prayer on everything from other humans to yeast cells.

3. Imagine all the angels and non-physical beings who are working on the other side to protect and uplift all of us. Know that they can only do their work in an atmosphere of compassion, not condemnation. The energy of condemnation will prevent them from connecting with the hearts of those who most need their inspiration and love.

4. Avoid watching the news and reading the newspapers. Headlines are designed to keep you afraid and disempowered so that you will buy more papers or watch more TV. Then you get "hooked" on the news because you're waiting for some official "guidance" that will keep you safe and secure. 

Tune in to how you are feeling when you've severed the influence of the mass media. 

This will give you the guidance you're seeking.

5. Finally, know that when you are tuned into your heart, your Inner Wisdom, and God, then your energy lightens up and your vibration literally changes. You become a beacon of light and peace. You become an uplifter and a peacemaker.

And remember the words of the great M. K. Gandhi, "When in despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won; there have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall."

Warmly,
Christiane Northrup, M.D.

Many of us, particularly Americans and Iraqis, are living now with the fear of a war and what it might mean to us. This fear is like disease―the affects of which on our bodies are just beginning to be understood by science.

Let's work together to create a "virtual reality" around the idea of Iraq and the Iraqi people. Visualize them smiling, healthy and living in peace. Then picture the rest of humanity that way as well.

Throughout this issue you will find pictures of Iraqi people that may help you do that.