Training in Psychoenergetic Healing: Entry Requirements

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Training in Psychoenergetic Healing: Entry Requirements

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Formal Requirements: While a background in the healing arts (e.g., counseling or mental health) can be useful, we have set no formal requirements for acceptance into training for Psychoenergetic Healers. You do not need to have a college degree or any other formal entry qualification. This is not to say that everybody has what it takes to become a Psychoenergetic Healer, or that the training is anything but rigorous, as you will see below.

Personal Requirements: More important than any diploma or formal course of study are personal attributes and characteristics of the person who wishes to become a healer. Below we will discuss desirable personal qualities and the crucial question of motivation.

Qualities: Here are a few desirable -- even indispensable -- qualities and characteristics we would wish to find in a healer-in-training (this list is neither exhaustive nor in order of importance):

· Scrupulous honesty toward self and others, and the courage to embrace one’s shadow;

· An openness toward change and transformation on all levels;

· Intellectual flexibility and agility, and a capacity to entertain abstract thoughts and concepts;

· The ability to communicate well;

· The ability to connect empathically with others;

· A high degree of interpersonal and intrapersonal maturity;

· Integrity of character;

· Sensitivity regarding the feelings and needs of oneself and others;

· A caring, sincere, and compassionate heart.

MOTIVATION

A fair amount of soul-searching should go into exploring the motivation behind one’s desire to become a healer. In the New Age vernacular, the catchphrase “intent is everything” has become very popular -- and there is some truth to that. By “motivation,” we mean the conscious and unconscious intent that fuels our thoughts, actions, and choices. Here are some of the questions we need to ask ourselves repeatedly: Do I wish to be a healer because it feels good to make a difference in other people’s lives? Do I like the feeling of self-importance that comes from being privy to another’s innermost secrets? Do I satisfy my own needs for closeness and intimacy by connecting with the client from the safety of being the “expert”? Do I enjoy the acclaim or admiration that comes with performing what seem to be “miracles”? Do I wish to heal my own issues through working on another person’s pain? Do I wish to become rich, famous, or loved through doing the work?

We cannot tell you what the “right” answer to those questions should be. If you answered “no” to most or all of them, you may be less than truthful with yourself. Human beings are messy, and we all carry higher and lower aspects within ourselves. By addressing the question of motivation scrupulously, we can learn a lot about ourselves, and we may avert harm from our clients and, just as importantly, from ourselves. We discuss this topic in greater depth in Chapter 24 (“Risks and Benefits of Becoming an Energetic Healer”) of our book “Beyond Psychotherapy.”

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