Healing Through Spirit: The Experience of the Eternal in the Everyday‪.‬

ABSTRACT The purpose of this paper is to introduce a perception of healing compatible with expanded views of science and philosophy and yet experienced in the everyday lives of individuals. In this perspective, expanded experience is rooted in actualization of union or "wholeness" at the spiritual level. Rogerian Science provides the foundation in Nursing for this expanded experience with the concepts of energy, pattern and unified field. Quantum physics gives us a descriptive language. Nurse theorists, Watson, Parse, and Newman contribute worldviews that are synthesized and ultimately transformed. A metaphysical cosmology supports a "unitary caring science", here called JOY-C-E, reflecting the personal yet cosmic nature of knowing. JOY in the experience of expanding C-onsciousness and coherent high frequency E-nergy is the natural expression of a direct perception of Spirit/Source/Creator/Divine love. Such experience, on a perceptual heart felt level, is healing for both nurse and client in the present moment, and inspires ways of being and acting in the world. Love and compassion are the essence of this worldview and are enfolded with direct perception in the human being.