The Green Witch: Your Complete Guide to the Natural Magic of Herbs, Flowers, Essential Oils, and More - Arin Murphy-Hiscock 2017
The Steps of Healing
Become a Natural Healer
Walking the Green Path
THERE ARE DEEP SPIRITUAL BENEFITS to walking the path of the green witch. By immersing yourself in the energy of the planet and its flora, you can achieve higher levels of consciousness, which will benefit all those you interact with and the environment in which you live.
Although one of the green witch’s goals is to heal others, it is never wise to just give out teas or other preparations unless you are trained as a qualified herbalist. This is especially true if the preparation is intended for major or chronic problems. If someone comes to you complaining of a stomach upset or a headache, however, you can use your judgment and the folk knowledge you possess to suggest a treatment.
The Steps of Healing
Green witches are natural healers who seek to soothe the world around them. Healing is another form of rebalancing energies that have become disturbed. But healing cannot be rushed. Each step must be experienced in fullness and in time. This goes for healing the earth as well as yourself, other individuals, and the community. You have to learn from the process so that each step is thoroughly felt, understood, and completed. There are two steps to healing:
1. Cleansing and/or purifying of the negative presence
2. Replacing the negative presence with something positive
Many people focus on the first step and forget about the second. Nature abhors a vacuum, and what results from the first step is an empty space where the negative energy was and which new energy will rush to fill. The problem is that we do not always control what kind of energy fills that space. To gain control and finish the healing process properly, you can perform a blessing (which asks another entity or spirit to bestow positive energy) or channel positive energy yourself to strengthen the object or person being healed. Be wary, however, of channeling energy that has already been programmed until you know exactly what your subject needs. You may think your subject needs strength, but the need may be for something different. Filling the empty space with plain, unprogrammed, positive energy is safer. It allows the body to use it for whatever it requires.
To better understand the healing aspect of the green witch path, you can research healing deities of various cultures.