The Cancer conundrum

Cancer, after heart disease is the most common cause of death. There is no doubt that we are facing an enormous increase in carcinogens (cancer producing agents) in our environment – the rise in the use of chemicals and adulteration of food are producing substances totally foreign to our bodies, so that the ability to combat abnormal cells is seriously undermined. However, although we are all exposed to these carcinogens, not all develop cancer. It would appear that it is a combination of environmental and psycho/emotional factors that most affects the immune system.

Abnormal cells grow in the body all the time but the immune system usually deals with them effectively and there is no residue. With cancer the abnormal cells are not stopped by the immune system; instead they are able to grow and spread. A cell that is abnormal to the system is allowed to grow and spread – even if the immune system knows that this may be detrimental to the over all system in the long run. These cells become wayward, even rebellious, behaving differently to other cells; rather than fulfilling its role in support of the whole it goes off on its own. In this sense, cancer can be seen as reflecting the human condition and what is playing out in the person’s life.

Rather than being concerned with the welfare of the all, the emphasis is on the self, but such behaviour undermines the survival of the whole, and just as the cancer cell becomes isolated, so we can become isolated from ourselves, cut off from our real feelings. This cutting off process is normally as a result of a long period of self neglect, self nurturing, ignoring the inner “I” of ourselves. This normally leads to feelings of resentment, say to one’s self “you see that I can’t trust the world (in some way)”.

An accumulation of problems or stress can create this state of inner alienation. Stress includes emotional shock or trauma, such as the death of a loved one, divorce, sudden loss of one’s job or financial security. Such trauma can seriously undermine our sense of purpose or identity. In turn, this suppresses the body’s natural defence system (immune system). The two years preceding the onset of symptoms is most critical time, particularly if strong feelings are not fully acknowledged or released but are buried inside, pushed away or ignored. Those feelings are the stagnant energy that remains within the system. They don’t just dissolve. A lot of personal work is required to move and release these feelings as they have been held in the body for a very long period of time.

There are certain characteristics and personality traits that seem to be more prominent in those prone to cancer. Their common them is a lack of personal respect or care, or self nurturing, or self loving. These characteristics include helping others to the detriment of them selves – denying there own needs due to believing that others must come first; the inability to express negative feelings, especially those of anger, shame or fear; long held resentment or guilt, often from childhood, that may have never been expressed; a sense of powerlessness, as when another person is emotionally stronger or more dominating; feeling worthless, unimportant, or not good enough; and an inner hopelessness leading to what has been termed “acceptable suicide”.

In many cases may feel let down by the world, the world is an unsafe place, a non nurturing place and they cant understand why it is that they do so much for others and that it is not returned in some way.

Often it is that they secretly say to them selves that “you see the more I give the less it is that I get back” or “if I carry on giving, the universe will recognise me and afterwards I will be rewarded for all I gave”. In many cases the cancer sufferer does not realise, or the concept is totally beyond them, that they are required to first look after themselves, love themselves fully and only then are they in a position to properly love, nurture or are able to look after another – such as a child/friend/lover/spouse. The cancer sufferer gets to the stage that they completely cut themselves off from their own feelings, they isolate themselves from themselves totally.

Obviously not all cancer sufferers have all these characteristics, for cancer is nothing if not multi faceted and indiscriminate. It cuts across all levels of society no matter who you are. But cancer has lessons for us all – about attitudes to ourselves and each other, about accepting and loving unconditionally as a two way street (absolutely and in a balanced way – we give as much as we receive), and especially about loving ourselves. The proper application of boundaries would support this process absolutely.

Many cancer survivors have spoken about it being connected with a lack of self-care, saying that there healing only came about as they began to honour themselves more deeply. Cancer has the wonderful ability to give us a chance to re-evaluate ourselves, to take stock and be more honest about our feelings, and to clarify our priorities in life and where we stand in relation to the other.

These are pictures of the cancer cell being attacked by the T-cells (first) and the effect after it is destroyed (second). You can do this for your self also.

It is important to remember that cancer is not contagious. It is not something from external forces or and external environment that comes to take over our body such as a flu infection, it comes from within us. The abnormal cells grow within us with out being stopped by our immune system; we have allowed it to develop within us, just as we have allowed the external environment to continue unchecked by ourselves. The cells are a part of us, part of our being as is any other cell in the body, in just the same way how the external environment is part of what we have created. If we now decide that we will reject the cancer within ourselves in the same way we have rejected ourselves emotionally it does not encourage healing. Opening ourselves to love, means also loving the cancer, for the message that it has brought us, from a very deep place within us, bringing it to the heart, accepting it as an expression of ourselves.

This is a picture of what a cancer cell looks like in the brain.

Cervical cancer

The incidence of cervical cancer is second to breast cancer. It can indicate conflicting feelings about sexuality, particularly resentment, hurt, rejection or fear. It is linked to sexual activity where participation does not equal enjoyment. There maybe feelings of being disgusted at or by sex, alongside a belief that we do have to do our duty’ by complying and putting our partner’s needs first. It may be due to having been a victim of sexual abuse, leaving us feeling dirty or violated. Or there may be a deep longing and desire, a yearning for sexual activity that is socially unacceptable, creating shame.

The vagina is the hidden entrance to a woman’s being, this is where she can easily feel exploited or violated. The ability to open and surrender is a expression of feminine nature but it is a tender and sensitive activity, easily damaged by force or brutality. This is where our conflicts with sexuality manifest – issues of past sexual abuse, sexual rejection, a fear of being out of control, guilt or shame over past acts, or a fear of intimacy.

Skin Cancer (Melanoma)

Melanoma occurs on the skin. Skin represents our boundaries. The skin tells us where we end and another starts. Any invasion of our boundaries, be that, of not been respected by others or we are not respecting our own boundaries always manages to reflect to us that boundaries are a problem. Where this flares up as an inflammation of some sort, tends to indicate that there is anger around boundaries being invaded and we feel powerless to protect our selves. The area of the body where this occurs usually gives us a clue as to what the issue may be.

Melanoma implies that our boundaries are being penetrated. Have you been particularly affected by stress, emotional tension or inner conflict, leaving you unprotected or exposed?. There may also be issues of self-dislike or a lack of self care; complying with other people’s wishes and not heeding our own needs; or deep rooted conflict over physical contact and touching.

Breast Cancer

Of course, as high lighted above, there are environmental issues also at play but so there are psychological and emotional issues involved. The number of breast cancer issues that have arisen indicate that there are also issues arising pointing to the fact of emotional conflict that comes about from the traditional homemaking role and entering the work force. Sometimes called the “feminine wound”, breast cancer tends to indicate a conflict between being an object of desire and a nurturing mother, or being both assertive and receptive. Do feelings being associated with the feminine cause you confusion?. Do you enjoy your breasts or are you repulsed by them? Has your femininity been abused or rejected?. Do you feel that you have failed as a woman or mother? Are you being nourished or cared for? This is a very complex issue usually and requires deep inner introspection and discussion and complete honesty to find healing. Once found there is a richness their that makes the journey worthwhile.

Healing Cancer

There are many ways in working with cancer; through creative visualisation, deep relaxation and meditation, with diet or many complimentary therapies available.

Being able to share our feelings; whether through counselling, group therapy, talking to a friend is a vital aid in healing cancer.

When we acknowledge the alienation, the disconnection from our feelings, we can bring those isolated parts of ourselves back into the whole – understanding the function and part of our body that is affected helps indicate which part of ourselves is being ignored or pushed away.

The Healing Process.

For the healing process to take place the number one attitude that is absolutely essential is one of “I WANT TO LIVE”. Those who develop a fighting spirit, mental resilience and vigour, who do not reject themselves, appear to have a greater survival rate. It is essential to strengthen the functioning of the immune system – which also means strengthening the will or the desire to live. It also means finding what is meaningful, looking deeper to discover the real purpose of life.

The healing process therefore means going back and finding what happened that killed of one’s sense of enjoying life, of being here, of fulfilling ones purpose in life – which is to grow and experiment and develop ourselves fully in doing what it is that we really enjoy doing. Once we have achieved that then we can share that with a partner and the world in a joyous and feeding way.

Please note that there is a journey in healing cancer. This is the same for any disease. The journey always has ups and downs along the way. These dips in the journey are to facilitate a learning process to take place within ones’ self, to gain deeper insights, to discover what it is that we have missed, and how we have put ourselves down, and how we have isolated ourselves, and most importantly what it is that we have cost ourselves in terms of life, joy, fun, being here, laughter, independence, growth, self discovery etc etc. The journey is always rewarding and enlightening.

In my experience the discovery of the cost for the cancer sufferer has always been huge and never worth it. Once their purpose in life is discovered, our role in the dynamics discovered and a way out is found, then suddenly, it dawns on them how to heal themselves. Once this is discovered the cancer sufferer normally just wants to move on and sort out matters. This is when magic can happen both emotionally and physically. 

Recognise that all of the above does not fit 100% to each and every cancer sufferer, but there are large parts of the above that fits most cancer sufferers. It is up to you to find those and work with it. If you pursue that, you will find your own healing.
Cancer Picture
A cancer picture can answer hundreds of questions that words can't simply answer.  The cancer picture on this web page is not graphic but it is full of information on cancer.
Carcinomas: are cancers of the epithelial tissue and adenocarcinomas are, are cancers of the glandular epithelelial cells. Since Epithelelial tissue covers the surface of the body and lines the internal cavities, carcinomas include cancer of the skin, breast, liver, pancreas, intestines, lung, prostate and thyroid gland. These cancer may be spread to other body parts by the lymphatic system

Positive thinking on it’s own will not solve all of your problems, however it is one of a series of things that we all have the power to implement which will get us on the path to leading the life we want.

About the Author:

Peter has particular effective techniques in identifying what is going on within oneself, why is your life like this, what is going on, what is your thinking pattern and belief systems. Once identified, we then decide what it is that you want to do about your life situation. This is where you take control, take personal responsibility and choose to change what ever it is you want to, you then replace them with something substantially better. Peter has seen many clients’ lives change completely within weeks of a consultation. You can also do it.

Peter’s sessions are powerful, quick to resolution and bring about long term healing. Peter does not believe in long term therapy and in most cases between 5 to 10 hours of process work can sort out most minor problems be they business, personal or illness. Due to the complexity of Cancer it normally takes longer - purely dependent on the person.

Peter is a Business Consultant, Life Coach, Healer, Teacher as well as a Business & Personal Coach. He is an expert in the areas of Leadership, Self Empowerment, Healing and Personal Development and in integrating these several, seemingly different, disciplines, Peter is successful at this as the result of personal experience - a solid business background combined with a passion, and gift, for personal development and helping others.

To find out how Peter can help you to move your life forward, check out his web site at http://www.iempowerself.com/index.html, and contact him directly by e-mail on peter@iempowerself.com .

Please read these articles hyper linked below. They contain gems that will assist you to gain some insight into yourself and why this happened to you and how you got there. The real crucial thing is for you to understand, in some way – unconsciously – you put it there. All you need to do is discover how you did it then you can undo it. You can overcome it, many have already around the world. Because we are all constructed in the same way, we all have access to the same healing possibilities, if they can heal so can you. The final issue is that it is your choice!!.

Here are the articles on the web site, enjoy and ponder – these are pointers for you.  God bless you.

My Unconscious Belief Systems.
The Universal Laws and how they affect you. Once you understand them you can get them to work for you. Look also at the Universal Law of Belief Systems – it will amaze you.

The wonderful world of Quantum Physics. See how this actually is the mechanics of the laws and the belief systems. Once you get this and use it to your advantage you will never look back. Never!!

Also look at the law of attraction and your belief systems. You will see how it is that you have attracted this to yourself to facilitate your growing. Learn it, the sooner you do the sooner you get better.

Now you may or may not fully understand all of the above. Contact us to teach you how to overcome it. If you can do it in your own – well done and God bless you. Please pass your insights and learning on. Thank you – Peter