The therapy of the soul: what the healer needs to know
Oct
16
2016
The successful repetition of the experience of confirmation, which in medical and patristic science is cure, is the truth of every science.
Just as it is absurd to say that one who does not cure and does not know how to cure is a physician, so it is senseless to regard as a theologian one who is not at least in the state of illumination, who does not know what illumination and deification are, and who does not know how these things are achieved and therefore does not cure.
Based on Father John Romanides
In this photo a candid shot from Divine Liturgy at the Cell of Saint Nectarios, Vatopaidi Monastery, Mount Athos
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Could you please let us know what is “the experience of confirmation” recommended from the patristic and medical science as a cure? What kind of recovery or restoration this cure is giving to people? Any short example please?
Thank you very much in advance for your answer.
God bless you all!
Ioan Toma
“the experience of confirmation” refers to the fact that if we do the same thing over and over (for ex. we humble ourselves) we get the same result (eg. peace).
The restoration is called generally ‘mind enlightenment’ which is a state full of grace, happiness, peace and …enlightenment – you just know how “it should be” (among other things). It is very difficult to describe an experience to someone who didn’t reach it.
For example, look at this man – he was just robed of everything. He was just left only with his robe:
https://asceticexperience.com/portfolio/whith-god-pleased/
He is pretty calm, untouched (in a good way) and happy. The above photo is, in fact, his new photo for his ID card (ok, I zoomed out a little).
Orthodox
Thank you very much for these excellent lessons, all included in few lines. We learned a lot from this spiritual gift:
• CONFIRMATION means to accept as good and beneficial for us everything God asks us to do.
• EXPERIENCE OF CONFIRMATION means application of the confirmation, even for the very first time.
• CURE FOR THE SOUL is the Successful Repetition of the Experience of Confirmation.
• RESTORATION OF SPIRITUAL HEALTH, based in the cure of the soul, is called “MIND ENLIGHTENMENT”.
• MIND ENLIGHTENMENT is a state when we reach being full of grace, happiness, peace and …enlightenment – as people know how the state of the spirit should be.
Another Great Lesson from your example is:
WHEN WE HUMBLE OURSELVES CONTINUOUSLY, WE GET PEACE…
Your lessons means Theology in Practice.
Thank you very much for helping us so much!
God bless you all with the highest degree of the State of Enlightenment.