“When all the acts of our daily life, even the most insignificant acts, become the living expression of the Glorian in ourselves, we will then never be sick.”
-Samael Aun Weor, Occult Medicine and Practical Magic
Illness and Health
Illness is caused on some level by a dysfunction, disharmony, imbalance, interference, or blockage. To be healed means to be balanced and in the flow of the universal movement of life.
The health that we have is a wonderful gift, it is a miracle of nature that we can read this article and understand with our minds, hearts, and consciousness. To be able to move, to communicate, to have relationships on any level is a glorious treasure.
During this time of the pandemic, many of us may be concerned about all these aspects of our health and life being threatened or compromised. These dangers were always there, but the coronavirus is removing the veil and showing us the truth of our vulnerability. These times are also showing us our interconnectedness, the resilience of nature, and the power of human kindness. It is now more clear than ever that individual health is only possible in accordance with the health of our communities and the planet.
Illness and Cures
In order to have a remedy or cure for an illness there must be a diagnosis. If a wrong remedy is applied because of a misdiagnosis then the remedy will not work or could make things worse.
Dia gnosis means to know through discernment, to rule out extraneous information to get to the root. Once the root cause is discerned and a diagnosis is made then the remedy can be applied. If the original cause is more subtle or originating in a more subtle body, it is more challenging to make a proper diagnosis.
The cure or remedy may be physical: taking medicine, removal of damaged fluids or tissues, avoidance of certain activities or doing particular exercises.
The remedy may be psychological: performing an act of generosity, acknowledging grief, forgiving and letting go of anger and resentment.
Spiritual sickness can be cured with prayer, ritual, and other practices.
Health is maintained by being in a balanced relationship with ourselves, with the rhythms of nature, with family/community/society, and with God. A disconnection from any of these aspects results in sickness.
Please note: if you are experiencing physical or mental illness it is wise to get care from a qualified medical practitioner, as well as applying the spiritual remedies. It as an act of humility and cooperation to seek basic care from people who can help us.
Origins of Illness
In his book Occult Medicine and Practical Magic Samael Aun Weor discusses The Five Entia or Five Causes of Illness from Paracelsus, 15th century Swiss physician, alchemist, and theologian. Samael elaborates with esoteric context and also giving some practices to achieve healing. An entia or ens is the origin of a disease.
“I have to particularly emphasize that the diseases should not be treated as if they originated from the same source but you have to apply the five Entia in various methods, for no Entia accepts the remedy of another. A doctor, however, who does not understand this, is blind. So there are not only five causes for each disease but also five different ways of healing and treatment.“
– Paracelsus
The Five Entia
The five entia operate under the Hermetic principle As Above, So Below. That which occurs in the celestial regions also occurs within the human body and the human life. The following are the physical, psychological, and spiritual causes of illness according to Paracelsus.
- Ens Astrale: environmental influences on the body including astral or celestial factors
- Ens Veneni: the effects from food and toxins
- Ens Naturale: the body’s own constitution or disposition
- Ens Spirituale: psychological and spiritual influences of illness
- Ens Dei: the work of God and our own karma
Ens Astrale
“The Astral Light is the basis for all sicknesses and the fountain of all life. Every sickness, every epidemic, has its astral larvae. When these larvae become coagulated in the human organism, a sickness is the outcome.”
-Samael Aun Weor, Occult Medicine and Practical Magic
The astral light is the source of vital energy, and can also be the source of imbalance or illness in the physical body. Astral illnesses can be diagnosed with the science of astrology or through prayer and personal insight. Astral larvae are the deposits that collect as a result of negative use of the energies. Places that collect negative energy such as bars, places with heavy drug use, even garbage cans and dumpsters. Astral larvae are invisible but feed on the vital energy and can cause sickness. Most of the time we do not notice astral larvae since they are a part of normal life, but when we cleanse ourselves we will notice a big contrast.
Practices for cleaning the body of astral larvae:
- Regular cleaning of our living space, clothing, and body.
- Place sulphur powder in our shoes before wearing them (do not ignite the powder).
- Burn incenses with purifying actions such as camphor, sage, rosemary, and juniper.
- Create a strong infusion of rosemary branches, that have previously been blessed, and add that to a bath.
- Master Samael also gives a practice to be healed astrally and physically. Write a letter on a piece of paper to the masters of medicine in the Temple of Alden with the request for specific healing. Burn this letter along with frankincense resin to deliver the letter.
Ens Veneri
Food can be medicine or poison. The substances we take in throughout our lives ideally provide nourishment. In Chinese medicine it is said that food provides the post-natal jing, the life force energy for good health and longevity.
Nourishment comes in three forms:
- Food and water
- Air
- Impressions
There are two factors into providing proper nourishment to our system, the quality of the substance and the quality of the digestion. The highest quality food is poison if our digestion is weak. Clean air requires functioning lungs in order to enter into our system. Impressions that nourish the consciousness (such as being in nature, listening to beautiful music etc.) are only received and digested to the extent that we are awake and paying attention.
Ens Espirituale
Excessive negative emotions cause illness. There are countless research studies correlating “stress” with various diseases, although stress is a general term that can include many types of negative emotions. For example in Chinese medicine, anger stagnates the liver, excess or suppressed grief harms the lungs, fear harms the kidneys, over excitement damages the heart etc.
There is even a condition in medicine called “Broken Heart Syndrome” that is sometimes indistinguishable from a heart attack. Dwelling on negative emotions, or suppressing and repressing negative emotions has an impact on the health of the body.
Learn to transmute negative emotions, to solve problems intelligently, to find acceptance, flexibility, and humor in difficult situations. Seek help from others, read scriptures, use prayer and meditation to dissolve the problems and the negative outlook.
Ens Naturale
The body’s own constitution or disposition. This is determined by our DNA, which is a blueprint of our karma. The potential for various illnesses may or may not manifest, depending on our actions in relation to our physical and spiritual health.
The physical constitution is mirrored in the ethereal body, the vital aspect of the physical. The ethereal body is composed of four ethers. The Chemical Ether and Ether of Life are related with our DNA and biochemistry. The Luminous and Reflective Ethers are responsible for the perception of light, heat, and sound, and are the means of expression of the Maiden of our Memories
“It is necessary for the disciple to learn how to take the beloved Maiden of our Memories into his astral travels, in order to bring the memory of all that he sees and hears within the internal worlds. She serves as a mediator between the senses of the physical brain and the ultrasensible senses of the Astral Body. It comes to be (if the concept fits) that She is like the storage space of memory. While in bed, at the time of sleep, invoke your Innermost in the following way:
Father of mine, Thou who art my real Being, I beseech Thee with all of my heart and with all of my soul to take the beloved Maiden of my Memories out from my Ethereal Body, with the goal of not forgetting anything when returning into my physical body.
Then, while becoming sleepy pronounce the mantras:
LA RA S”
Ens Dei
The gravest sickness is spiritual sickness. This comes from identifying completely with the ego and reinforcing selfishness, hatred, violence, and ultimately a disconnect from God. The ego thrives in this way but the essence suffers.
With faith, hope, and love, the essence can overcome any spiritual sickness or disillusionment. The Lord’s Prayer serves to remind us of the Christic power of forgiveness, and with this we are forgiven. Repentance, to renew one’s mind, brings that spiritual healing we require.
Sickness is a part of being human, of being subject to karma and all the inevitably disharmonious factors of life. The remedy for karma is conscious works and voluntary sufferings. Serve your fellow humans with patience and love, let go of selfish identification, dissolve the ego.
The initiatic path has the goal of true and ultimate healing: to be united with our innermost Being, and to become the “the living expression of the Glorian in ourselves.”
“When the Human Soul unites with its Innermost, then it does not have Karma to pay, because when an inferior law is transcended by a superior law, the superior law washes away the inferior law.Within each human being lives a law and this law is the Glorian, the source from where the Innermost emanated. The soul is nothing but the shadow of our real Being, the Glorian.
The Glorian is a breath from the Absolute, which is profoundly unknowable to itself. The Glorian is neither spirit nor matter. It is not good, nor evil. It is not light, nor darkness. It is not coldness, nor fire. The Glorian is the law within ourselves. It is the real and true Being. When the Innermost and the Soul obey the Law, which is their own Law, then the result is joy, happiness and perfect health. The day will arrive in which we will liberate ourselves from the universes and from the Gods. This will occur when we are fused with our Glorian, which is the Law within ourselves.”
-Samael Aun Weor, Occult Medicine and Practical Magic