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!
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Thanks for reading this out. It is all so very complex to share every notion that has happened in my personal life. My name is Scott and I am 35 years old and only lord knows why I am here leaving you this email. Perhaps, for quite some time now, I have been disconnected from people. The 30 for 30, really defined a lot of what I see inside. I very psychoanalytic in my thinking. In turn, that plays into what I feel about being a poet. This poetical frame, I think kind of choose me in some odd way. I feel that a lot of people are surface level individuals that truly do not care about others. I hope that did not sound negative, but staying positive in this world is hard. It is hard for creative people to succeed in this society nowadays. I have probably spent too much time introspecting and not living. I think about things that I think people think and know about on certain topics. It appears to be the complete indifference on many levels of fluidity. If that makes any sense? I have currently flip-flopped in career choice from behavioral neuroscience back to… Read more »
Hi, Out of the above only 2 don’t apply. I am a registered practising healer, studied 1 year in college and then 2 years with hands on experience. I was accessed by a panel and passed. I had an abusive and horrendously cruel childhood, my parents, a vicar and his narcissist personality wife. I left Australia to travel and didn’t return. Damaged i chose badly and brought my son up on my own, in that area i have excelled, but now alone and 70 have severe osteoarthritis, IBS, and Silent Reflux, having suppressed over the years working 2 full time jobs to provide, i now live alone and the demons i lived through creep into my dreams and torture me. Having studied Metaphysics (the mind is responsible for the state of the body) i know why- but i cannot snap out of this hell I’m in and shake off and move, as i have mobility issues i spend a great deal of time alone. I know my illness is self inflicted but am worn out and worn down and simply cant move. You know what i mean by that – you’re young and beautiful and alive, i once was as… Read more »
Hi
I love your site.
I know this thread is older. Serious question:
What would you call a pre-battery recharge state ?
Not bad…not good. Floating in the stars kind of state…trying to recenter again. I do meditate.
The only soul I could explain it to…is in exact same state. Usually one of us would help the other reground…a bit.
I was almost out of it….found a wounded senior cat which I brought to vets and home….vets and home..and again.
He is sick….in iffy condition. Fixable according to them.
Yes am overcome with this cat…he is so good.
Desperately trying to save him.
Can you recommend a pre-recharge ?
Thank you
Luna
I sandipan want to ask a few questions . Please answer a suitable answer. 1. What is life? 2.why is life ? 3. Who is god ,why is god? 4 . Why we are ? 5 . What is the necessity of doing work and why are we doing jobs education etc what is the ultimate goal ? 6. Is that goal achiveable? 7. Why death what makes us being? Please answer me……. Please…..
I am all of the above. What should I do ?
i have a feeling that my internal energy is in my control and it can do something for someone. i don’t know about my own existence but i feeling of internal power. what is this ?
You must heal yourself first otherwise you will compromise yourself . I have been a nurse for 50 yrs. you must take care of yourself.
30 out of 30 and unsurprisingly, I’m ready to heal myself and begin healing others. I have now discovered my purpose. Today is a new day! Thank you very much for this.