HEALING
The Two Birds of Healing
The 'two birds' in the Leviticus healing formula symbolize two ideas or conceptions: the first bird is your present self-conception or problem (based on…
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A bird is a symbol of an idea. Every man who has a problem or who desires to express something other than that which he is now expressing can be said to have two birds. These two birds or conceptions can be defined as follows; The first bird is your present out-pictured conception of yourself; it is the description which you would give if you were asked to define yourself,--your physical condition, your income, your obligations, your nationality, family, race and so on. Your sincere answer to these questions would necessarily be based solely upon the evidence of your senses and not upon any wishful thinking. This true conception of yourself (based entirely upon the evidences of your senses) defines the first bird. The second bird is defined by the answer you wish you might give in these questions of self-definition. In short, these two birds can be defined as that which you are conscious of being and that which you desire to be. Another definition of the two birds would be, the first – your present problem regardless of its nature; and the second – the solution to that problem.
The 'two birds' in the Leviticus healing formula symbolize two ideas or conceptions: the first bird is your present self-conception or problem (based on sensory evidence), and the second bird is your desired self-conception or the solution to your problem.