The Truth Makes You Jump For Joy!
(This is an excerpt from a University Of Metaphysical Sciences course at www.umsonline.org,
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“Love is the great miracle cure. Loving ourselves works miracles in our lives.”
—Louise L. Hay
The lovely and incomparable Louise Hay is a vibrant, sparkly, bright affirmation of life. She is a powerful teacher of self-love, who is a living example of how we can heal ourselves and manifest our truth. She spent her early years in poverty and experiencing sexual and physical abuse. She received very little love and support, and many messages that she was undeserving and not good enough. Yet none of these experiences could banish the indomitable spirit that is Louise. Through the support of The Church Of Religious Science, as well as Maharishi Mahesh Yogi’s teachings in Transcendental Meditation, She began the journey of self-rediscovery and affirmation of her truth. Through many years she followed this process, learning and growing, becoming a writer, lecturer, and teacher.
Some time after writing Heal Your Body (1984), a small pamphlet type book, which Louise describes as “a simple list of metaphysical causations for physical illness in the body.” Louise was diagnosed with cancer. The doctors told her it was incurable, and her only choice if she wanted to live was to have surgery. She asked for three months, because she knew she was being given the opportunity to live her teachings. She says of this decision, “I knew cancer was a dis-ease of deep resentment that has been held for a long time until it literally eats away at the body. I had been refusing to be willing to dissolve all the anger and resentment at ‘them’ over my childhood. There was no time to waste. I had a lot of work to do.”
She then became very active in advocating for her body and affirming the opportunity to live. She explored many methods of healing, including reflexology, colon therapy, cleansing, and healthy eating. Yet key to her healing was identifying the patterns which created the illness. Her deep resentments, inability to completely forgive, and most of all her habitual self-criticism and inability to love herself had to be addressed. She did mirror work, looking into the mirror and saying, “I love you, Louise. I really love you.” She worked with a therapist to release all the old emotional energies of anger, “…beating pillows and howling with rage.” She began to look more deeply into her parent’s lives. Through recalling stories and invoking compassion and understanding, she began to release the toxic energies of blame.
Within 6 months after being diagnosed with cancer, the doctors told her what she already knew. She was completely cancer free! This gave her the confirmation and validation she needed in order to begin to follow her heart and trust life. She went on from there to become an inspiration to millions of people all over the world. She has written 27 books, including You Can Heal Your Life (1984), which is referenced here. Her books have been translated into 25 languages, and she went on to become the founder of Hay House publishing, so she could introduce and support other inspirational voices. You can visit Louise Hay on her website.