Healing/therapeutic ceremony usually
occurs in a container. Most Western practitioners talk about the
boundaries of the therapeutic work. Therapeutic/healing boundaries
usually are provided by an office or some other structure. When doing
work of the type discussed in this book with Original People, it is
imperative that the therapist/healer pay close attention to the
container or the hermetic vessel, as it was called by our counterparts
who practiced alchemy. The work requires an intuitive approach to the
life-world, but intuition can be dangerous for both the patient and
therapist if it is allowed to fly tangentially at will. Intuition must
be balanced with knowledge and wisdom of the nature of illness and
healing. Therefore, a metaphorical spiritual boundary must be put into
place in order for the process to be contained and to allow patients
space in which they can feel safe as their healing process emerges. ~ Shane Eynon
