Sacred Touch

Sacred touch, two words whose meaning is vastly different for those that hear it. For me it has been an evolution of the concept, understanding and acceptance of those two words. For we are all worthy of touch. To touch, to reach out and feel another comprises's many levels. All touch is profound whether you know it or not, the most briefest of touch can change you.  Your casual everyday touch, the intimate touch of your lover, and the many shades in-between  Sacred touch is to go a little deeper then this, it tries to touch a part of oneself that most don't even know is there to be touched. To run your hands along another is one thing, but do it with the intention of bringing with it the Divine, that is something else all together. When I learned Sacred touch I discovered something I already knew but did not realize what it was I was doing. I would add to what I learned is that presence is what really makes it sacred. Being fully present for another is a divine gift in and of itself. I realized this when comforting my upset children. When they ask to be picked up and held, being present for them and them alone comforts them. This is sacred touch, it flows from one to the other and back. Moving ones own energy is sacred, divine even, if you know and accept your own divinity. But its still your own. The other is to open yourself, open that door at the back of your mind, your soul that leads out to the flow of divinity. To invite it inside and down to your hands and into the one you are touching. Let the divine guide you, flow through you and out to the one beneath your hands. This is Sacred. This is a different level of touch then most are accustom to and one most missing from people's lives.

If you need a more rational explanation then look to social neuroscience. They found a unique nerve fiber in the skin. Mainly in the arms and face that appears to exist only for social touch. That wonderful hormone oxytocin is also released during hugs. Basically whether you know it or not, the lightest most fleeting touch will impact you in deep ways.