The Dolphin Healing
by Tony Miguel
Submitted: Wednesday, September 12, 2007
As the jeep creaks around the hairpin turn towards the cove I can only see the branches of the Monkey Pod trees covering the road. The first thing I see as we clear the trees is a spinning dolphin jumping towards the sun to greet me.
As I take in the blue sky, sparkling water, the sun glistening off the skin of the dolphin, and the reality that they showed up for “me” I realize how blessed I am.
I quickly gather my things and race to the shore. I haven’t snorkeled in 40 years and I’ve never used modern equipment. It was much easier than I remembered, but I was only focused on getting in the water with my flippered friends.
Some people think that chasing the dolphins around the bay is “swimming with the dolphins" and others believe they should simply get in the water and let the dolphins come to them. I believe in the latter. I know that if it’s meant to be, then it will be. I can’t force anything if I want the right outcome.
My heart is racing, a little from the pot I smoked, a little from the excitement and a little from the coffee. As I sink into the water with my mask and snorkel I am amazed at the buoyancy I feel. It’s as though I can’t sink. Anxiously I start to slowly make my way out to where my new friends are playing. I’m careful not to splash as I lightly kick my feet and pull with my arms so I disrupt the water as little as possible.
My senses are working over-time as I make my way out to sea. The sun is behind me throwing light onto the ocean floor in a wonderfully kaleidoscopic way. I am distracted by this for a minute as I patiently wait for the dolphins to come to me. I know they will heal me. I’ve come with a certainty I’ve never really had about anything before. There is no question in my mind as to whether they will heal my Hyper-Thyroid. My intention has never been so clear. I hope to maintain that kind of clarity with everything I do in the future. Right now, I know I will be healed, I just have to wait for them to come.
My first look at these most beautiful creatures is head on with three swimming right at me. I float in stillness, careful not to scare them. They split and go around me on either side as other pods swim below me and around me with other swimmers at their side playing with leaves.
Some of the dolphins are swimming away from the people because they are being chased so I swim away from the people so the dolphins will come to me without fear.
After a few minutes I begin taking photos, motioning at my neck for the dolphins to point their magical healing energy at my Thyroid. I know, they know what needs fixing and they will take care of it without my pointing. Just be. Ok. I am awake, aware, alive and available. I continue to float and take photos as they swim around me, healing me, loving me.
I am so excited I forgot that I was afraid of sharks because I know the dolphins are here to protect me. I feel so blessed and connected right now. Having been in France and Spain just a month before and now swimming with the magic dolphins of Kona I am in awe of the perfection of my life when I get out of the way and let it be.
I keep trying to dive below the dolphins so I can take a shot looking up but I can’t seem to do anything but float. It’s quite a good feeling to be unable to sink. I realize I don’t have to be a professional swimmer I only need the clarity of my intentions to manifest my reality.
When I left the mainland I was so sure I would be healed that I left my meds at home. Actually, I threw what little I had away because I knew I would no longer need them. I was surer about this than anything in my life. I wish I knew why. I would like to feel as sure about everything I do. In the future I will take this feeling with me and know the truth.
The dolphins didn’t make it back today, but they healed me yesterday so I can let go and know that I am healed. They came for me, they healed me and they left. The rest is up to me. I will take this new energy with me everywhere I go.