Where Magic meets Medicine

Science often dilutes the type of magic we are able to create through medicine. Our scientific system that exists today requires us to prove healing modalities with double-blinded control trials, but truth be told as much as I need and appreciate these studies, I also find myself tuning this out. I do care deeply about the science, don’t get me wrong that’s part of the reason I decided to gather a doctoral graduate degree before entering the world of wellness professionally. But as I venture through the outdated research studies that try to prove what we do as scientific, I find myself often distracted or bored. I have spent the better half of my adult life trying to analyze the science behind why herbs, why needles, why reiki, why movement, why body work, why meditation heals so many bodies from their ailments. And as I step into the final terms of my doctoral program I am humbled by the magic and realize the weight of Einstein’s paraphrased idea that ‘where science ends, spirit begins’. I surrender and bow to spirit and the infinite connections we all share as human beings living on this earth. A thought expander of mine, Dr. Jill Blakeway, describes the idea that 300 years ago we did not know what bacteria was because we could not see it, so we couldn’t conceive of it’s existence while it was infecting millions of people. Today we have proven and can even see energy particles, yet the majority of society still does not believe that energy is effecting their health and wellbeing. We are slow to evolve our modern thoughts about health. As I hone my skills as a healer this life time, and probably many lifetimes before, I begin to return to that innate 6th sense- to feel and hopefully one day see these energy blockages in people. I also understand that we are all healers in our own capacity and therefore we all have the ability to see and feel this energy as well. Is this magic?  A miracle is healing by means of spirit and every creature on this earth has the ability to tap into spirit at any moment. Can a double-blinded control trial prove this, or do we trust what we know, feel, witness? This is just a stream of consciousness for me, but it’s one that I think about often. There is no conclusion here, merely an idea that I feel compelled to share, particularly now that the life as we knew has paused, perhaps this time is an invitation if we accept it, to allow us to step in to spirit a bit deeper. Perhaps this is where magic dwells, where healing is revealed and what Einstein gazed at in wonder at the end of hours of testing and formulating, unable to prove, but knowing all the same.