Ever been to the doctor and required a specialized procedure or medication where you needed something called prior authorization? It’s when your doctor has to confirm to your health insurance provider that you do in fact need a certain medical service.
Well right now, I’m thinking about prior authorization in the sense that sometimes, when you need spiritual assistance or healing, you are the one who has to authorize it. I think we get used to the idea of our Creator, ancestors, and spiritual allies being all-knowing and therefore, we don’t have to say anything to get a need met or to receive assistance. While Spirit does often move without our permission, there are times when Spirit cannot move on our behalf until we authorize it by expressing a desire or a need for the healing, replenishment, or blessing.
We might think to ourselves, “If God, my ancestors, my spiritual team, etc. already know what I need, why do I have to say anything?”
To that I ask, don’t you want a say in the way your life unfolds? I used the term prior authorization because it features a form of the word authority. This deters us from the idea that we need to beg for the help we need and frames the interaction as a protocol where we are empowered to authorize certain spiritual actions that benefit us.
This also fosters collaboration between us and the spirit realm, which is extremely important. As we exercise our voice and our faith, build relationships with our spiritual team, and develop trust through these interactions, we are enabled to expand in our human lives, as well as our spiritual lives.
Doctors have the ability to authorize treatments due to their education, experience, and analysis of you as a patient. You have the ability to authorize spiritual requests based on your life experiences, knowledge of self, and intentional assessment of your needs and your situation. Sometimes a doctor authorizes something and the health insurance company doesn’t pay for it. Similarly, you may authorize something & see that it doesn’t materialize - at least not in the way you want it to. But if you’re paying attention to how Spirit wants you to participate in creating your life & you’re feeling led to pray and/or petition in order to move the energy in your favor…take hold of that authority and expect that momentum to benefit you, even if you don’t see an instant improvement.
I hope this inspires you to pray, to go boldly to your altars, and to ask for what you need. I hope this reminds you of your power and that you are not expected to carry the weight of life alone.
-Mila
I love this reminder and the idea that we can ask with authority instead of begging. I’ll definitely keep this in mind as I work on shifting my mindset and unlearning some ways I’ve interacted with the Divine in the past!