Holistic healing

Part one

         Recognizing other states of awareness has a lot of benefits especially when it comes to healing someone holistically as it helps to develop understanding of how two or more things can work together to achieve the same goal.  Different states of awareness function on their own without borrowing from each other and may even conflict on one another regarding specific topics (Marquis, 2007).  However, despite their differences, they serve a similar purpose and that is raising their followers' state of awareness regarding their purpose and the world that we live in among other factors. Similar to different states of awareness, holistic healing requires healing the body, mind and spirit as well as acknowledging the fact that different parts of the body may be treated or function differently but all serve the same purpose. Although the states of awareness may function independently, the human systems work together and one must therefore find a balance. 

             The approach is similar to the Christian world view in that it follows the teachings of the bible in relation to the mind, body and spirit.  As Christians, the bible teaches on the importance of purifying the mind body and spirit same as the approach taken in healing someone holistically. As Christians, the bible teaches that the only way to be a true Christian is if the body, mind and spirit are dedicated to following the word of God.  One cannot be fully a Christian if the either the mind or body or the spirit goes against the word of God (Hunt, 2010).  Similarly, holistic healing requires healing of the body, mind and the spirit and the only time one can be whole is if all three are in line.  By learning the different states of awareness, one also learns how to go about healing the boy, the mind and the spirit.  Since the three work together, one is able to find a balance and this is what makes them whole.

Part Two

             Transpersonal psychology has gained a lot of attention over the years mainly because it seeks to explain or clear the discrepancies left by the three movements in psychology.  This is especially because it utilizes other forms of non-ordinary states of consciousness to complete the spectrum of human experiences and is therefore not limited to biological or physical entities but also includes the spiritual element in the human psyche, an inclusion that allows transpersonal psychology to explain how people act in response to their beliefs and state of awareness created as a result of their religious beliefs (Ferrer, 2014). It should therefore be its own movement as it explains the spiritual element in humans, something that the three other movements fail to address and therefore making it the only movement addressing this element of the human psychology.

           The notion of transpersonal psychology is in line with my personal world view in that it requires one to consider things that are unseen or not experienced and pushes one to act on faith.  The spiritual element in humans require them to factor things like religious belief and teachings in understanding concepts that are yet to be explained by other forms of psychology (Ferrer, 2014).  As part of my world view, my understanding of the world and life is a combination of experiences, observations as well as notions based on faith and religious teachings.  Since the transpersonal psychology factors in spirituality, it can help me to make my dissertation better as my understanding will not only be physical or experiences but also spiritual.

References

Ferrer N, (2014) “Transpersonal psychology, science, and the supernatural” The Journal of             Transpersonal Psychology,

Hunt T, (2010) “Consiousness and society: societal aspects and implications of transpersonal       psychology” International Journal of Transpersonal Studies

Marquis A, (2007) “What is integral theory?” American Counseling Association