Spiritual Bypassing, a term introduced over 30 years ago by John Welwood, a Buddhist teacher and psychotherapist refers to the “tendency to use spiritual ideas and practices to site step or avoid unresolved emotional issues, psychological wounds and unfinished developmental tasks”.  In short, it’s an avoidance of the uncomfortable that resides within and whilst it may be a preferred mechanism of coping, from a spiritual perspective, things only fester.  As master manifestors, we will continue to face the same issue until the lesson has been resolved, learned and mastered.

So why is it important?  The healing community is full of an array of modalities and experts.  As you navigate, you will intuitively start to read energy, in the same way as words on a page in book.  An energy signature does not lie.  It can be masked, but there is always that knowing that something isn’t right and, in some instances, wounds can be displayed so openly, it can often be hard not to ignore.

As individuals, self-care and maintenance is essential at the body, mind and spirit level. Working in spiritual practices, as a healer or otherwise doesn’t give immunity or give us a ‘get out of jail card’ for free.  There is a lot more to it.  Depending on your unearthed or hidden gifts, service work has a multi-dimensional aspect.  In order to achieve this, we need to heal, moving through the planes of existence, all the way through to the galactic frequencies, which essentially brings us home.

So, a consideration for you?  Are you holding these wounded lower frequencies in your field?  And if so, are these reconciled, ignored or buried?  Emotions: anger, fear, grief, guilt and shame cannot magically disappear, they need to be confronted with courage, perseverance, patience and love.  There is a huge amount of support for healing inner wounds today and taking the plunge can be hard.  But this is in my mind one of the most important aspects a spiritual practitioner can do. 

Go gently, Love & hugs xxx