The Power of Spirit on the New Year

A number of months ago, a young man, whose mother is a part of our healing community, crashed his motorcycle at high speed while fleeing the police. He had been arrested with drugs some time before, was on probation, and had missed his curfew. When he saw the police car checking him out, he panicked and took off.

As a result, many bones in his body were broken, including his entire pelvic region, and his body had turned ashen grey. His family and friends held a vigil by the hospital bed. That night, at our Poughkeepsie Gathering of the Healing Spirit Circle we entered into a powerful communal meditation and worked to see him healed and whole. I remember having a strong sense that this young man had a choice before him.

Along with his body being broken, and the risk of being crippled for life at age nineteen, the local authorities at the District Attorney’s office were determined to make an example of this young man. He was to be tried and sentenced to jail as an adult with no leniency.

Somewhere inside of him, however, this young man made a choice, and when he regained consciousness, his mother began to work with him. She told him that his thoughts and intentions, when aligned for his highest good, can create new realities and transform the most difficult challenges. She told him not to resign to despair, but to dare open to being healed and whole.

The young man remained in body cast, and was filled with drugs and anesthesia,