A healer’s power stems not from any special ability, but from maintaining the courage and awareness to embody and express the universal healing power that every human being naturally possesses.
— E. Leventhal
At heart, we all have the capacity to heal ourselves and nurture others.
Spirit, energy, thought, intention, skillful practice, and belief are available to all people.
Yet as individual expressions of the life force, we all have different paths, and not all of us feel called to healing practices.
(Note: if you feel like you’re called to be a spiritual healer, you might like to learn the art of getting grounded and connected with your root and sacral chakra – this is vital for staying healthy and balanced. I recommend checking out our Grounding & Cleansing Chakra Bundle for further support to supplement this article.)
Spiritual Healing and Social Rejection
For those of us that do feel “called” to spiritual healing, we are often met with some kind of resistance, either from our friends, our family members, or our culture. This is because spiritual healing can be frowned upon as a quasi, scientifically-misguided, charlatan practice by a society that is built on the mind and ego.
While there are con artists in every practice, the genuinely beneficial aspects of spiritual healing are largely ignored because they can’t be quantified or reasoned with.
Unfortunately, this has led to a large percentage of us (particularly in Westernised societies) losing touch with traditional forms of healing.
Very few of us were raised around shamans, medicine men or medicine women who could pass on ancient knowledge and holistic healing practices.
Instead, as children we were taken to GPs, physicians and doctors who prescribed us with medications of all kinds. And while these medications were useful and helped to fix certain parts of us, they never aided us in healing our whole organism with its many layers.
Yet despite the way you were raised, you might still feel a strong pull towards spiritual healing, even if it “goes against the grain” of what you were taught.
So are you a spiritual healer? Let’s find out.
30 Signs You’re a Spiritual Healer
If you’re a spiritual healer, you will sense it deep down.
You might feel like an old soul who doesn’t quite belong in this time or place, an empath who feels everything too deeply, or quite simply an outsider or lone wolf who can’t seem to properly integrate into society.
On a personal level, I’ve always known in my blood and bones that I’m a healer. As a child, I was thoughtful, inquisitive, dreamy, and extremely nurturing. I remember caring for the kids at school, caring excessively for my toys, caring for stranded insects that got caught in spider webs, and caring a whole lot about the “bigger picture” in life.
I also remember playing with energy, having precognitive dreams, being hyper-sensitive to the physical and emotional environments around me and somehow always attracting wounded people into my life.
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Spiritual healers come in many shapes and forms. For example, I fulfill my role as a spiritual healer through my writing. Other people fulfill their calling through practicing reiki, kinesiology, yoga, meditation, hypnotherapy, psychotherapy, herbalism, acupuncture, EFT, and a whole range of other practices.
Spiritual healers are shamans in their own right. They are people who allow the energy of Spirit to flow through them in a way that guides, rejuvenates, and empowers others.
The spiritual healer is also a wounded healer. In other words, by healing themselves, they heal others. This is the absolute best kind of education available.
Are you a spiritual healer? Here are 30 signs that I’ve compiled in response to my own experience and those I have mentored (some might surprise you):
- You are highly sensitive to energy.
- You feel other people’s emotions and physical ailments as your own (empath).
- You are intuitive and can read others very easily.
- You are a “big picture” thinker (and don’t concern yourself too much with the details).
- You have gone through bouts of existential depression.
- You have felt like an outcast for most of your life.
- You think differently from others.
- You get overwhelmed in public easily.
- You have struggled with anxiety or panic before.
- You are the natural peacemaker between people.
- You are the confidant that people turn to in times of need.
- You experience digestive issues, lower back pain, or gain weight around the stomach (solar plexus chakra disorders).
- You feel drained after spending too much time around people
- Sensitive beings like animals and children gravitate towards you.
- Other people tend to “dump” their emotional baggage onto you to deal with.
- You think in shades of grey rather than in black and white.
- You are very aware of the interconnectedness of life and deeply respect it.
- You believe in synchronicity more than coincidences.
- You have a history of healers in the family, e.g., nurses, psychologists, massage therapists
- You’ve experienced major trauma in your life, e.g., loss of your family, life-threatening illness, near-death experience, physical/sexual/emotional abuse, war, mental illness.
- You’ve gone through a spiritual awakening.
- You’ve experienced the dark night of the soul.
- You tend to be a right-brain thinker rather than a left-brain thinker.
- You experience chronic pain in your body or an autoimmune disease (energetic blockages).
- You are EMF-sensitive (electromagnetic hypersensitivity).
- You tend to attract people who need “fixing” but often get trapped in self-sacrificing roles.
- You’re an excellent and compassionate listener.
- You are naturally drawn toward healing professions that help others experience balance and wholeness.
- You can feel, distinguish between, and alter the energy within and without yourself.
- You have had numerous mystical experiences.
How many signs in this list could you identify with? I’m sure that I’ve missed a few signs of the spiritual healer here. If you think I have, just comment below and make a suggestion!
Spiritual Healer Q&A
Think you might be drawn toward the role of the spiritual healer, but are still unsure? Here are some commonly asked questions that might help you out:
Spiritual healers come in many shapes, forms, and modalities. However, overall, a spiritual healer’s focus is on the non-physical realm: the Soul, Spirit, and energetic layers of a person. Most spiritual healers focus on helping a person reconnect with their Soul by clearing away old energy, identifying inner blockages, and channeling healing energy. They may choose to work with ancestral trauma, past life issues, chakra imbalances, soul loss, or anything that is causing unhappiness and disharmony.
There are many courses out there offered to certify you and sharpen your skills, however, this is not necessary to become a spiritual healer. Spiritual healing is an innate calling that comes from the Soul: it can’t be handed to you on a piece of paper. Many people study intensively by themselves – however, with that being said, formal study can help to hone these innate talents. To become a spiritual healer, focus on what subjects and topics you’re drawn to – that is your path.
Yes and no. Spiritual healing is an inborn gift. If you’re a highly sensitive and naturally compassionate person, chances are you are a born healer. But spiritual healing doesn’t suit everyone – even those with the innate gift. To be a spiritual healer, you need to have done a lot of inner work (working through your own wounds), have a high level of integrity, and be a grounded person. Some people find spiritual healing too overwhelming and intense, so keep that in mind when pursuing this path.
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As a healer, the best possible place you could start is with yourself. As the proverb goes, “Physician, heal thyself!” Starting from within first is the best way to ensure that you have enough energy, passion, and love to give to others. I recommend exploring how to love yourself and inner child work to get started.
How many of the signs in this article could you relate to? I’d love to hear below!
I got 23 out of 30. From the beginning of the COVID 19 crisis, I felt a deep desire to help the sick but I have no medical training. The urge would not go away so I sat quietly and asked the Universe what my purpose was. Not expecting the answer to just come to me, I went about my day. Later that night or the next night, I just turned off the light to go to bed when I heard a voice inside my head say “You should go and learn Reiki”. I was like “Okay I don’t really know what Reiki is but okay.” From there I enrolled in a distance class and from the beginning I could feel the energy flow from my hands. It was amazing and I realized that my job was not to heal the physically ill but to heal the spiritually ill. When you say it is a calling. It truly is a calling.
Oh my gosh, 27/30! Which I find interesting because I am highly logical as well (I’m an attorney) but I never saw those two as opposites. I feel that good logic includes all variables of life, like spirituality and emotion. I do remember getting my palm read and the reader (who was the sweetest man ever) thought it was funny that my head line and intuitive like were both so deep. Good to know my sensitivity is useful! Love this article!
I related strongly to 27/30. I think with both sides of my brain. Depending on the situation one side will become dominate. I am working on becoming a better listener, my downfall is that I grasp the thoughts of the other long before they finish and I am ready to move on while they are still forming thought and expression. A real challenge for me to learn patience to allow them their own good time. Thank you for the wonderful information you provide. It helps me educate myself and I am grateful. Carolyn
Thank You, Aletheia
I hit 26 out of 30 that I am positive about. Still looking as to where I belong.
28 out of 30
Anotha one.
We can feel, it, in our hands.
We all at a certain level strive to be understood, nothing gives me that sense as much as your articles do!
Thank you for what you are doing!
31. Finding and staying your site.
There was no way most of the wisdom here make sense or attract/call those on a different path.
I am grateful for the nudge, the encouragement (plus a bit of hand-holding. Well, more like space-holding, really) and tools for my healing tools received from you and Sol, in readiness to step into “my work/service”
I can tick off a lot of signs, but I guessed so already. I do attract people with problems. I am the person everyone starts to talk to. When I am on holiday and see a cat, they will come to me to be petted. Children cling to me. I give gymnastics to little girls and in comparison to the other teachers, the children are really fond of me. I always had a job where I support others, mostly in the role as secretary. I like taking care of people, cook nice meals, bake cookies when someones coming over. Bringing a homemade gift when I am invited to someones house. I enjoy helping other people, ask them questions, I am interested in how they live their lives. But I think for now I don’t have the energy to really actively act like as a healer, I get overwhelmed when I am around a lot of people, I can get tired when spending a lot of time with one person. I am working with my inner child and doing shadow work, so maybe after that, I can pursue this path. For now I am okay with being the shoulder to cry… Read more »