| Answer
from Jesus:
Schizophrenia is a complex
topic because the medical profession does not have a very clear definition
of this disease. Many different symptoms are considered part of schizophrenia.
When you take a look at the wide variety of symptoms, you will see that
most human beings manifest one or more of these symptoms in a milder
form.
The importance of this observation is that people who are diagnosed
with schizophrenia are not somehow in a separate category from other
people. The reality of the situation is that the vast majority of human
beings have the seeds of schizophrenia within them. There are simply
a few human beings in whom the symptoms become so severe that they cannot
function normally or become diagnosed with the disease. There are many
people who manage to live with some or all of the symptoms without ever
being diagnosed or treated.
If you take the bigger view and step back from the details of the different
symptoms, in other words if you look at the forest instead of the trees,
you will see that the common denominator behind the multitude of symptoms
is a boundary issue. People who have these symptoms have trouble determining
the boundary between what is real and what is not real, between what
is part of themselves and what is not part of themselves. These people
have trouble determining who they are, and therefore their thoughts,
feelings and actions are often affected by impulses from outside themselves.
With diseases of any kind, there are always three components of the
disease. As I explain throughout this website, the material universe
is truly a reflection of the consciousness of material and nonmaterial
beings. So when you look at the symptoms, you can see that there is
definitely a physical component of the disease. Many factors in the
body can affect schizophrenia, such as brain chemistry, hormones or
viruses. However, the major physical component of this disease is a
disturbance in the electromagnetic functions of the brain. Science is
only beginning to understand the true functions of the brain as an electromagnetic
device. I predict that in coming decades this will be much better understood,
and scientist will indeed develop ways to treat electromagnetic disturbances
in the brain.
However, my point here is that these physical components are not the
cause of the disease, they simply magnify the symptoms. Therefore, people
who have such physical problems might indeed express the psychological
symptoms to a more pronounced degree than the average human being, and
that is why they are diagnosed with schizophrenia. In such cases, it
can be valid to use physical means, such a drugs, to minimize the symptoms.
However, this treatment of symptoms should never be mistaken for a cure.
Beyond the physical component is what one might call the psychological
component. This is what most psychologists see as the main cause of
all psychological problems, and that is why they believe that such problems
spring from hereditary and environmental factors. The reality is that
there is indeed a mind which is attached to a particular physical body.
That mind is greatly affected by the genetic makeup of the person's
parents and the environmental factors that the person is exposed to
during his or her upbringing.
However, once again this outer mind is not the cause of the symptoms,
it simply magnifies the symptoms. Throughout this website, I talk about
the existence of a soul. The soul is the ongoing aspect of your being.
It survives the death of the physical body, and when the physical body
dies, so does the outer mind.
The only way for the soul to express itself in the material world is
through the filter of the outer mind and personality and the physical
body. So what happens is that the body and the outer mind will magnify
conditions that are already found in the soul itself. One might even
say that the outer mind and body are reflections of the conditions found
in the soul. The soul is attracted to that particular body precisely
because the conditions of the outer mind and body can help the soul
resolve certain issues. In other words, if a soul comes into embodiment
with a specific goal of overcoming a mental disease, such as schizophrenia,
it will seek out a body and mind that will magnify the symptoms of this
disease and therefore help the soul to deal with them.
So what I am truly saying here is that the real cause of schizophrenia
is found in the soul. The good news is that any condition of the soul
is treatable and curable. The bad news is that it takes work and that
there are certain conditions that make it very difficult for the soul
to perform this work. One such condition is severe cases of schizophrenia.
To understand this, let me give you a deeper understanding of the soul.
As explained in the book The Inner Path of Light, the soul
is an extension of your spiritual self. Your spiritual self is the permanent
part of your being, and it is anchored in the spiritual realm. The spiritual
self, also called the I AM Presence, contains the blueprint for your
unique individuality. When the soul is formed, it reflects that blueprint.
The soul is not a material entity; it is made entirely from the higher
vibrations of the spiritual realm. One might picture the soul as a crystalline
structure that is made out of electronic energy, or light energy. When
the soul is formed, it is formed as a complete and self-contained crystalline
structure of light energy.
Before the Fall of Man, planet Earth did not have any of the negative
conditions found in the world today. Therefore, souls could descend
into the material world and take on a physical body without being exposed
to some of the traumatic experiences that are common in today's world.
This meant that the soul ran virtually no risk of having its original
matrix and blueprint fragmented or destroyed.
After the Fall of Man, a number of imperfect conditions started appearing
on this planet. This meant that many souls were now exposed to traumatic
experiences that were never part of God’s original plan. The reality
of the situation is that the soul is an instrument for experiencing
the material world and for helping to co-create this world. The soul
therefore has a desire to experience the positive aspects of the material
world, but it has no desire to experience the imperfect conditions that
are currently found on this planet. So when the soul is in a physical
body and is exposed to a very traumatic situation, the soul can indeed
decide that it does not want to experience that situation. However,
because the soul is trapped in the body, it cannot escape the situation.
What happens in such situations is that the soul fragments; it splits
into two or more smaller parts.
The original blueprint of the soul has two components. One is the outline
and the other is the substance that fills the outline. You might envision
that the crystalline structure of the soul is made of metal pipes that
form a cage. Inside the cage is a softer substance that one might envision
as balls of Styrofoam. As the soul experiences a traumatic situation,
a part of it decides that it does not want to have that experience.
Therefore, it breaks off and separates itself from the main part of
the soul. One might envision that some of the balls inside the cage
break away. The cage itself remains but it now has a void inside of
it.
You might have heard the saying that nature abhors a vacuum. When a
part of the soul’s substance has been split off, there is a vacuum
inside the crystalline structure of the soul, and something is going
to fill that vacuum. Because of the imperfect conditions found on this
planet, it is highly likely that the vacuum is invaded by non-material
beings. These can be malicious entities, such as demons. They can be
discarnate souls, whose bodies have died but the souls have not moved
on to the spiritual realm. It can also be parts of other the souls.
When a soul’s crystalline structure is invaded by such outside
influences, the soul finds it difficult to draw the boundary between
itself, meaning its original blueprint, and the outside world. The soul
can no longer discern what is of itself and what is an external influence;
it can no longer discern what is real and what is unreal.
I can tell you that due to the violent past of planet Earth, there are
very few souls who are complete and whole. The vast majority of human
beings have some kind of split or fracture in their souls, and therefore
they have been invaded by outside influences. For most people this invasion
has not reached a critical mass that prevents them from functioning
at the level which is currently called normal, but which is actually
far below the soul’s true potential.
For some souls, the fracturing has become so severe that they do not
have enough soul substance left to have a clear sense of their identity.
That is why their sense of identity begins to break down, and they experience
difficulties in drawing proper boundaries around their identities. This
can lead to schizophrenia, split personality syndrome and a number of
other psychological symptoms. In fact, every psychological symptom known
to man can be traced back to the fragmentation of the soul.
The only effective way to heal such symptoms is to help the soul regain
its wholeness. There are many tools for doing this, and I describe some
of them in the answer to another question
about addiction. As I explained in that answer, in severe cases,
such as schizophrenia, it is strongly advisable to seek the help of
an experienced professional. I mention several healing techniques, which
can also help schizophrenic patients. However, there is much knowledge
that has already been brought forth about this from professionals in
the field of psychology and psychiatry. I therefore encourage anyone
interested in this topic to study these teachings. One such book is
Remarkable Healings, by Shakuntala Modi.
I am aware that many schizophrenic patients will not be able to personally
employ some of the spiritual tools I suggest. This is especially true
for children. Yet the parents of a schizophrenic child can employ the
spiritual tools on behalf of the child. In fact, it is highly likely
that the souls of the parents volunteered to give birth to that child
precisely because they have a great love for the soul and desire to
help the soul overcome the condition and become whole.
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