Getting the most out of Spiritual Healing
When attending a Spiritualist Church for healing for the first time, ask
someone there if you can speak to either an SNU Approved Spiritualist
healing medium (known as a Spiritualist Healer) or the Church Healing
Leader. Explain to them that this is your first visit to a Healing
Service and ask that they explain how their Healing Service is
conducted. If there is sufficient time before the service begins,
they can answer any questions you may have. If there is no time, then
ask that they take you somewhere quiet where the sound of your voices
will not disturb the Healing Service.
Methods by which Spiritualist Healing can be administered can then be
explained more fully, however, there are three methods of healing, these
are:
- Contact Healing where the Spiritualist Healer
places his/her hands, with your permission, directly onto your body,
whilst ensuring that there is no cause for embarrassment;
- Near-To-The-Body Healing where the Spiritualist
Healer does not touch your body but administers healing by placing
his/her hands within three inches of your body.
- Absent Healing where the patient is not
physically present, but healing thoughts are sent to them.
- Distant Healing is similar to absent healing in
the fact that healing is sent by the power of thought.
However, with Distant Healing the healing thought is sent to someone
who is ‘Physically Present’ but is not receiving contact healing.
At a Church Healing Service it is usual to receive Contact Healing but
during the service an ‘Absent Healing Silence’ is often held for people
in need and who are not in a position to receive contact healing.
If you know of any person who requires healing to be sent to them, or
you are unable to attend a Healing Service but wish to receive healing,
please give your name, or that of the person you wish to receive healing
to one of the Spiritualist Healers before the service commences.
It might be that at your first visit you decide not to partake of
contact healing, in which case you will be more than welcome to sit
silently during the service whilst enjoying the peace, harmony and
tranquillity that is an important part of the healing processes.
If you wish to receive healing make this known to the person you spoke
to who will explain their procedure to you. Should you have to
leave before the service is finished, please do so as quietly as
possible out of respect for the other patients and healers who are still
working.
To get the most beneficial effect from the healing it is advisable for
you to relax at least for a few minutes before your treatment. It
is also helpful if you try to relax during your treatment, keeping an
open mind about what is taking place and a positive attitude towards the
outcome. Remember that healing does not finish when you leave the
chair: it is a continuous process. You can help in the furtherance
of this by sitting quietly for a few minutes before you leave for home,
perhaps having a cup of tea and a biscuit that are usually available at
the end of the service.
No fixed charge is made for healing, but if you wish to contribute to
the work of the Church, donations may be placed in the box usually
provided near the door. A small charge may be made for tea and
biscuits that provides an opportunity for all to chat and to get to know
one another. It gives you the chance to discuss any aspects of the
Church or Spiritualism which you may wish to know more about.
We trust that your visit to the SNU Church has been worthwhile and that
you are already feeling much better physically, mentally and
spiritually. If you do have any concerns then please have a word
with the Church Healing Leader.
Private Appointments
If you wish to make a private appointment with a Spiritualist Healer,
ask to see their Healer’s Credential Card. This will indicate
whether they are an SNU Approved or Trainee Healer and the date
indicates whether they are currently registered with the SNU. All
SNU Healers carry public liability insurance. Before finalising
the appointment, ensure that you ascertain what their expenses will be.
The information on this page was Issued January
2008 by the SNU Healing Committee
The Healing Office
14 Mercury Row
Otley
LS21 3HE
Email: snuhealing@snu.org.uk
Tel: 01943 468476