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“The basic problem with humanity is that the human mind is incapable of discerning truth from falsehood.”
- (Power vs. Force, Dr. David R. Hawkins M.D, Ph. D)
The above is an experimental short film that two of my friends and I made to explore the topic of Spiritual Subluxations. The short film started as something entirely different with more of a noir concept motivating it. However, in navigating through the twist and turns of the path that was unfolding itself ahead of us, we arrived to this destination with the film.
What is a Spiritual Subluxation?
I first came across the word Subluxation when I met some of the members of my spiritual family at Thrive Holistic Chiropractic. This happened as my friends and I were preparing to get things rolling on what we then thought was going to be our Noir film. I was referred to Dr. Sayegh through my amazing friend Bri, who I had met a few months prior during an intensely synchronistic day (but that’s a story for another time). Honestly, like most people, I was skeptical at first. However, I’m also always open to learn about different holistic and spiritual practices so I made time to listen to the information they were sharing at free dinner which the doctor was hosting… it also didn’t hurt that this was a multiple course Italian family-style dinner.
That’s when the importance of our spine was introduced to me through a clearer and more practical lens. You see, the spine is the neural highway of your body. Every sensation you have anywhere on your body travels to and through your spine, leading up to your brain. Every physical action and affect you want to have on the world starts with the signals in your brain that travel out through your spine and to the corresponding body parts necessary to complete that action.
This is Known Scientific Fact.
However, most of us aren’t fully aware of how this neural highway is affected on a daily basis. We all experience dozens, if not hundreds, of physical stresses and tensions throughout the day. Now factor in our mental stresses and tensions since there are a countless number of scientific studies that explain how our mental anxieties take a physical toll on our bodies.
The stresses and tensions build up over time, it rarely ever happens over night, and cause the vertebrae in your spine to become misaligned. That’s why if you look at a skeleton in your doctor’s office you’ll see what it’s supposed to look like, but if you were to get an xray done for yourself then you’ll see you’re spine is telling a very different story. The longer the stresses and tensions build, the more severe the misalignment in your spine meaning that the flow of your neural highway becomes more constricted and so the signal traveling through it run less efficiently. Because of the circularity of nature, these misalignments will reinforce themselves and cause a downward spiral of decay in the body. This decay will eventually manifest itself as chronic diseases or cancers. The points in your spine in which the misalignments have occurred are referred to as Subluxations and when these chronic symptoms begin to appear, you can be certain that the signals for the parts of the body which the symptoms are occuring in can be traced back to these Subluxations.
These Subluxations are the critical points for decay in the body. When approached with Divine Intentions, the slightest amount of pressure to these points can realign the vertebrae. Thus, freeing up the flow of the signals traveling throughout your entire body and dismantling the self feeding system of decay.
I emphasize approach with Divine Intention because it's easy to want to try and force something back into place. And although it might work for while, you’ll see that eventually this will leave you worse than how you started… Healing is not an easy process. But it is worth it because you are worth it. Maybe even more than you allow yourself to believe. That is why I say approach with Divine Intention because Divine Intention is unconditionally loving, it is patient, it is truth, ever-spreading and everlasting, above all, when you’ve made the space for it within you, it expresses itself effortlessly.
When you approach your alignments this way, you are not only freeing up your body but you are creating and reinforcing an endless cycle of abundance.
I will definitely expand on the philosophy behind Subluxations in greater depth as I share more of my experiences at Thrive, as well as how these lessons are translating over into my day to day life. I really just wanted to introduce the topic of Subluxations and give my personal experience as to how I’ve come across this knowledge and how it has affected me so far.
So now that you have a context for all of this, a Spiritual Subluxation is much like a physical one in the sense that it is a critical point in your spiritual “spine” (just for simplicity’s sake) that marks a misalignment which is causing decay. This decay, if not attended to, can result to what many have experienced, including myself, as The Dark Night of the Soul.
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However, fret not! Remember, the Body, Mind, and Spirit are interconnected (seriously, how many times have you heard this?) meaning that if you are experiencing Dark Night of the Soul type symptoms then there are real-world physical solutions for you and you don’t need to harm yourself or others in order to heal.
In fact, the main obstacle getting in the way of your healing is you and you're inability to discern truth from falsehood!!! Hence, why I started this post with a quote from Dr. Hawkins.
And now this brings us back to the short film…
My friends and I were running on a tight deadline for class and a few of our group members decided to drop out last minute. This sent us into complete disarray and we had to start our Noir film concept from scratch. I quickly found an old poem I had made during my own Dark Night of the Soul (which lasted pretty much my entire college career and feel am now only starting to release myself from. In part, by doing what I’m doing right now and sharing these experiences with you).
I’ve left the poem for you below in case you’d like to read through it yourself:
Trying to Decipher the Codes ingrained in my head
But lately things have gotten just way too complex
Contained in my own Suit – looking for Truth
But there's a Signal Interference – deep where the Fear is lies massive Resistance –
And I feel myself cave in.
How can I explain the thoughts Lost in Translation?
One Step from crippling Insanity
In the near distance I see my own Calamity--
With every fiber trying to avoid the Catastrophe I bring upon myself,
Keep hearing I need help but God DAMMIT... there must be something else...
God? Allah? Jehova? Mother Earth?
Fuck it man, let the Cosmos do its worse,
Better yet, fuck it let it put me in hearse.
Sure the pain hurts but for what its worth,
Once you reach rock bottom – there's nothing left but death and rebirth –
This all provided the foundation for the film. Now, I’m not going to go super in depth on the meaning behind the film since this was made as an experiment with intentions for it to remain abstract. Really, what I’m curious to discover is based off what we discussed so far along with watching the short film:
- What emotions, thoughts, questions, or insights do you have on the topic of Spiritual Subluxations?
- What has this short film inspired within you?
- In what ways can you relate to the main character’s experience throughout the film?
- Was he acting out of Power or Force?
- What are some themes or details that stand out to you and inform your understanding of the film?
- What do you think was missing?
The reason I ask is because I’m new to the Steemit family and recognize the revolution in the way we share information. I want to encourage discussions on topics such as Spiritual Subluxations because I believe one way or another we can all relate and have our own to work through. I think that’s also part of the reason as to why this platform was created and why the collective consciousness is now starting to shift its gaze in this direction.
For these reasons I think it’s important to share our personal experiences related to these topics and I just want to quickly thank 
Like Jerry, I recognize that we may be hesitant to share such personal experiences and insights for fear of how others might perceive us. I’m here to let you know that you have a story and unrivaled divine wisdom to share. By not doing so, you’re actually doing humanity a disservice. My first post is a testament to the fact that this platform is thirsty to learn about these insights and if you’re reading this then chances are you have some value to share. Eventually, I would like to host my own writing contest to help other writers like myself with similar interest in the intersectionality of spirituality, religion, esotericism, science, philosophy, literature, politics, money, and relationships along with the practical experience and application of such in our day to day lives.
If you are hesitant, look to me as an example. I have all my own issues and insecurities related to the film I’m sharing. I know for a fact I could create better material especially given the circumstances which this is product of, however, I’m not going to rationalize and let that stop me from leveraging the work I already have and sharing a message I feel is deeply important to me. The mere fact that I am posting this on a platform like Steemit is me working through my own Spiritual Subluxations (I know, pretty meta right? 😂 )
Hopefully, this post will encourage more us of to get personal and share higher quality post that have their roots in the profound lessons we glean from being a part of all this seeming chaos.
If’d you like to have a better understanding of the concept of Power and Force then check out Dr. David R. Hawkins book “Power vs. Force.” I’ll be referring back to this book and “The Kybalion” by The Three Initiates A LOT in my writings since these are pretty much the foundational bedrock for my own spiritual practice.
If you liked this post and want to check out the one I entered into the Supernatural Writing Contest @JerryBanfield and
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