Healing Others

[Questioner]

I will endeavour to break this down into separate thoughts of which I invite discussion.

I think that's a productive approach. I'm happy to participate.

To which crystal was Don referring?

Just above the passage you quoted: "The flawed but sufficient crystal which rests upon the digit of this instrument’s right hand." (Sounds to me like a diamond ring, perhaps.)

You first, as a mind/body/spirit complex, balance and polarize the self, connecting the inner light with the upward spiraling in-pourings of the universal light.

I believe this means acquiring a balance of the rays and accessing infinite intelligence?

That's how I take it too. From bottom up, chakras are open enough and balanced enough. This allows energy to flow all the way through and meet energy flowing down. In this series of sessions, Ra discusses the structure of the Great Pyramid. Ra then explains how the healer's body processes energy in a similar way.

You have done exercises to regularize the processes involved. Look to them for the preparation of the crystallized being.

Which exercises are referred to?

Sessions 4 through 6 give the overview. From session 4:

Q: I have no idea how long this would take. Is it possible for you to give a synopsis of the program of training required? I have no knowledge of what questions to ask at this point.

See the Session 4 transcript for the full answer. To summarize Ra's points:

• There is a lot of material to be covered using spoken-word teaching. This might take a while as Ra is not currently incarnate to immediately demonstrate the concepts.
  
• Step 1: The mind must know itself. Consciousness is the most important ingredient of healing.
  
• Step 2: Understand that there is a spiritual, sacramental aspect of each body process.
  
• Step 3: Spirit integrates energy reaching the entity from above and from below.
  
• Note: Healing is one distortion of the Law of One and is not necessary to occur as a prerequisite for understanding.
  

Sessions 5 and 6 continue the overview. With that context, much of the subsequent Ra material makes more sense. Understand that Ra was seeking to cover this material. But, to respect free will, Ra had to wait for Don to ask a relevant question before each section could be introduced. In some cases Don asked the relevant question, but couldn't be answered yet because preliminary information hadn't yet been discussed.

Sessions 41, 66, 73 and 75 have Ra's descriptions of exactly how healing occurs. My paraphrase summary of the highlights:

• Healing is done by the one who is healed. The healer assists in providing the opportunity for healing to occur. But the healer does not cause the healing to occur.
  
• Healing occurs when the metaphysical aspect of the person being healed - their time/space experience - selects a new etheric form as a new template for the physical body. This template is a blueprint or model of a physical body healthier than the person's current body. In our present experience in this lifetime of space/time, this selection can then become effective immediately. The physical body is caused by the spiritual decision, not limited by physical prerequisites.
  
• Even with an excellent opportunity for healing, the time/space aspect of a person might decline to select a form that involves robust good health. If this occurs, it may well be a pre-incarnative decision that this lifetime's greatest opportunity for spiritual growth involves a health limitation. In any event, meditation is appropriate.
  
• Allopathic medicine can be a tool used to provide opportunities for healing. It can be helpful and it can also have its limitations. When used by those of spiritual balance it can be a quite helpful tool to promote healing. When used with a mechanistic mindset that denies spiritual truth, its effectiveness can be very limited. It is never the only possible means of healing.
  

If you would like to explore the particular passages, I have them bookmarked. I could paste them in full in this thread for our shared explorations.