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A Defense of Skeptics

Hi there! I am an energy healer, astrologer and clairvoyant, but I also have a skeptical side. Here are my thoughts on skepticism. 

🌀 There are places where it’s not needed and it gets in the way of our potential. Creativity, imagination, art, self-love, connecting with your heart. Finding happiness. I have had jobs where skepticism or cynicism blocked innovation. It’s what you envision before bringing it down to earth. 

🌀 There are places where it is useful. Nobody wants to believe everything they come across. Skepticism = discernment. For example, relationships enter here. 

🌀 There are places where it is necessary. A lot of things in life need science to back them up. 

That is from a functional point of view. From an ego pov, if we build our identity on being skeptics, or not being skeptics, that keeps us from distinguishing between the three scenarios mentioned above. The world is also polarized in lots of ways, not just holistic vs science. But in general, a lot of people who say they prefer evidence may not have spent time reading through actual studies, and plenty of holisic people dismiss hard data without even looking at it. The experience also matters, if subjective.


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I enjoy talking to skeptics, atheists, etc. In some way, it’s easier to have a conversation with them, than with religious people who are scared of what I do. Skeptics are often open minded - I have to admit I wasn’t that open minded when I was starting out, and a lot of that was due to that rational identity. Would people laugh at me? Would they think I had lost my mind. I was worried about how I would be perceived by others. 

Funny enough, the people who convinced me to open up and take my spiritual path seriously were scientist friends from college. My university had a big science and research focus (I was in humanities, not science). View it as an experiment, they suggested.  

👉🏻 Eventually I got to the point where I thought, ok I don't need to worry about what skeptics think of me (or feel inner embarrassed about it), as long as I am still able to apply skepticism in my life. Apply it, but don't let the ego stop you. 

The cultural shift was also important - in Mexico, there is a lot of lived spirituality, both conventional and not. And maybe it's not as polarized, in terms of skeptic vs religious identities. I find myself dealing with my own skeptical ghost of Christmas past lol. In the health and wellness arena however, I do find myself defending the mainstream approach vs alternative medicine. Energy healing is complementary to medical care, not alternative. 

👉🏻 You’ll find 16 years of blog posts on this website. It’s my journey into the spiritual and energy healing world. There has been a lot of intuition and imagination on this journey. I have explored lots of energy healing techniques. When you see a complementary therapy distinction, it's my way of thinking. 

I respect medicine. I respect science, but I also love and value intuition, imagination and spiritual practices.

Thank you for reading my blog! 

Reiki hugs, 


Regina 


My few science related posts. 

 

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Regina Chouza is an energy healer, astrologer and author of A Personal Guide to Self-Healing, Cancer & Love and Chakra Healing & Magick. She holds a BA in Philosophy from Tufts University and an MBA from IPADE - focusing on ethics, finance and leadership. Regina’s passion is bringing self-love, joy and empowerment to healing pursuits. Read her books to awaken your intuition and channel energy healing. Available on Amazon.

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