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.
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:
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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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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… Read more »
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…?
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