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 empowered belief are available to all people.
Yet, as individual expressions of the Divine, we all have different paths, and not all of us feel called to healing practices.
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Spiritual Healing and Social Rejection
Let’s first briefly explore the ‘dark’ or difficult side of being called to be a spiritual healer.
Those of us who do feel “called” in some way to spiritual healing are often met with some resistance, either from our friends, our family members, or our culture.
This is because spiritual healing can often 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 often ignored mainly 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.
In this modern world, very few of us were raised around shamans, medicine people, or traditional healers who could pass on ancient knowledge and holistic healing practices.
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Instead, as children, we were taken to GPs, physicians, and doctors who prescribed us medications and other allopathic medicines.
While some of these medications were indeed 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 or the model of healing you were raised to accept.
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 integrate into society properly.
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, ‘rescuing’ stranded insects that got caught in spider webs or snails about to get crushed on the pavement, 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.
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 by practicing reiki, kinesiology, yoga, meditation, hypnotherapy, psychotherapy, herbalism, acupuncture, EFT, and a whole range of other practices.
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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, meaning that by healing themselves, they also heal others. This is the best kind of education available.
Are you a spiritual healer? Here are 30 signs that I’ve compiled (some might surprise you):
- You are highly sensitive to energy.
- You feel other people’s emotions and physical ailments as your own (aka., you’re an empath).
- You’re incredibly 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 or existential anxiety.
- You’ve felt like an outcast for most of your life.
- You think differently from others.
- You get overwhelmed in public easily.
- You’ve struggled with anxiety or panic before.
- You’re the natural peacemaker between people.
- You’re the confidant that people turn to in times of need.
- You experience digestive issues, lower back pain, or gain weight around the stomach area (lower chakra imbalances).
- 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’re 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, doctors, counselors, etc.
- You’ve experienced major trauma in your life, e.g., the loss of your family, a life-threatening illness, a near-death experience, physical/sexual/emotional abuse, war, mental illness, etc.
- You’ve gone through a spiritual awakening or kundalini awakening.
- You’ve experienced the dark night of the soul.
- You tend to be mostly a right-brain thinker rather than a left-brain thinker.
- You experience chronic low energy or pain in your body (e.g., chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, etc.).
- You are drawn to the archetypes of the shaman, wise man or woman, witch, wizard/warlock, and healer.
- You tend to attract people who need “fixing” but often get trapped in self-sacrificing roles.
- You’re an excellent and compassionate listener.
- You’re 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 can you identify with? If you think I have missed any signs of being a spiritual healer, 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 types. 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 or Higher Self by clearing away old energy, identifying inner blockages, and channeling healing energy. Spiritual healers may choose to work with ancestral trauma, past life issues, chakra imbalances, soul loss, or anything that may be causing unhappiness, inner dis-ease, and disharmony.
There are many courses out there that can certify you and sharpen your skills as a spiritual healer. However, none of these are mandatory to becoming a spiritual healer (although, they can strengthen your skills and give you a strong theoretical/philosophical basis). 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. 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 and seek out trustworthy and trained facilitators – that is your path.
Yes and no. Spiritual healing is an inborn gift. If you’re an empathic 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 inner 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.
How Can I Start Being a Spiritual Healer?
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. If you haven’t done the right inner work, you may struggle with issues such as:
- Low energy and chronic fatigue
- Poor personal boundaries
- Projecting your problems onto others
- Being a ‘savior’ rather than a facilitator
- Struggle to hold space
- Compassion fatigue
- Overwhelm and burnout
In the words of teacher Phil Good,
Doctos study medicine. Teachers study education. Healers study darkness.
Being a spiritual healer requires a profound, long-term, ongoing commitment to your own mental, emotional, and psychological healing (aka., working through your darkness) so that you can be a clear channel or mirror of Love for others.
There are three places to start. The first is with self-love. The second is with inner child work. And the third is with shadow work.
Here are some further guides that can support you on your journey:
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Spiritual healing occurs as we begin to consciously reconnect with our essential being – the wise, loving, powerful, creative entity that we are at our core.
May you reconnect with that wisdom within so that you can help others access their innate healing power.
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This article really helped figure out why I feel the ways I do at times. My own mother is a spiritual healer and so is her side of the family which is primarily female. My mother is successful with growing her own plants and gardens and keeping them alive, she has a very high rate of reviving any almost dead plant. Besides that, I have always drawn people who need guidance or advice and they’ve told me they felt calmer afterward.
I love this article and all the articles I’ve read here. This one really speaks to me because I’m feeling a stronger and stronger push towards spiritual healing. I’ve been doing some very heavy work recently and the breakthroughs seem to be coming faster and faster as I work to trust my intuition. Reading this article feels like a guide that I can use to indicate that some of the feelings that I’m having are valid. Thank you!
Ive had experiences that were similar that weren’t mentioned. I have had a KNOWING that someone was in need of Spiritual Intervention because of an illness in their body. The reason I KNOW is because my hands got hot and I knew where to go on their body and 2hat to do. I actually have done this with all kinds of things in my life without any way of knowing how I KNEW. My path is so different from others and I long to guide and teach and provide counsel as needed.assist souls to achieve their overall WELLNESS in 3very aspect of their being. I’m a writer but I can’t figure out where I got all this KNOWING. It’s in just about any subject that is Spiritual in nature. I’m the only one in my Earth family that has lived my life as a seeker of Truth. I’ve been approached by many people all my life even as a child for spiritual Guidance and I don’t come across many things that I don’t have a KNOWING of what to do all the way to include a Kundalini AWAKENING which o had never heard of happened spontaneously and I knew what to do. I also am a keen discernment of Spiritual leaders. I can see their Soul of who they within the first 5 minutes. I can’t figure out where it comes from. I actually experienced a death of my very soul to Awaken to a Kundalini and am Transforming as well as I can. I do great and so Honored to be in alignment.for all the Blessings and new gifts yet I will go with out prior thought and use a substance outta the blue. Alcohol mainly. I’ve been in abuse and trying to relocate and go into nature and be alone so my 2hole life is only focused on my path. I feel I turn to substances to take my power back. And once I leave from him, I don’t feel it will be an issue. I love y’all and always enjoy your articles. If you any advice for me, I would cherish it. I’m not in my purpose to the point of having money but just anything that you would be able to tell me. Thanks.
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Wendy, can you help me. It’s important.
They are, but i still can’t believe all 3o are EXACT. I’ve never read anything so exact about me, usually half of it or most of it, but i felt like you knew me. You know me.
I am at loss for words, this resonates with me, every single word…my question is how do I overcome my fears to embrace who I really am and what I’m here to do…?
You gotta go within, release any trauma that might be holding you in that fearful place. Ask yourself if holding onto that fesr is a valid enough reason not to live your purpose. So many ways.
I have just done your test, I am a spiritual healer, i think, omg,,,,
Hi. All these traits have resonated with me. I’ve been on a lot of antidepressants and adderall which have only made me worse. I feel lost and want to learn more about energy healing on get in touch with Other empathetic people.
I identified with all 30. Seriously. Now how would you suggest I move forward?
Yeah you nailed those thirty items very well. Reads like my life. In the US most people dont know the word shaman. They only know doctor. In New Mexico its different. Looks like people are starting to wake up. Great page. Please continue…
i have realised this gift in me ,i am want to develop it
Can you please pray for me? I shattered my tibia , fibula , and femur. I’m having a hard time with extending and bending, walking straight and pain. My name is Steve F