Charlatans versus experts

You may think the title is an exaggeration, but this topic has been on my mind for a long time: charlatans versus experts.

I have long been involved in alternative therapies and cures, whether natural or cognitive, such as teaching, coaching, recruitment, career coaching is.

It is common knowledge that, if you have paperwork for something you know. Well, that is a very pragmatic statement. Moreover, misinformation is creeping in more and more often on the internet and in the realm of books. Today, anyone can write a book, write anything, advertise anything. There is no control. The you are left to filter out which are real and which are less relevant.
I see the only solution as the constant cultivation of the personality, so that the individual can achieve - as Dr David Hawkins, Stylianos Atteshlis, Dr Nick Demetry have similarly put it - the his true self, the divine -He. 

Paper is not everything

When I got my first degree in business and started working, I realised how incomplete my knowledge is. Fortunately - and I am still grateful for this - my Italian manager at the time taught me what I didn't know from books at school, because real life is different. In my life to this day, I have come to realise, after doing some introspection, that almost I finished all my studies before I had a degree. The thing is, he was not familiar with the thermiologies, which are essential for professional communication, so I'm about to go through 20 different trainings to feel credible.

I also made the mistake of reading books and thinking that I already had the knowledge, because the education system instils in our minds, in our DNA, the common belief that if you learn something from textbooks, you have a paper, you can do it. Well that kind of approach has also failed before my eyes. 

Due care is needed

Here are some examples.

One client thought that onions were very good for lowering sugar levels, as the doctor had suggested, and this is true. Except that the doctor did not do a full analysis on the patient and did not take into account that the patient had been acidified for 40+ years and onions generate acid. I already know this from my naturopathic knowledge. 

I have another super topic. I started studying about 10 years ago, homeopathy, schüssler salts, herbs etc... I followed the descriptions, as they teach you about Schlüsser salts in books and field trips at home. This was in line with what I had heard about Schüssler salts from doctors. Then my 6th sense told me that there was something fishy about it, as I was just then deep enough into my naturopathic studies, including biology, to have a better grasp of reality. 

Find the original source

I researched international masters on the subject, and in the end I thought it best to learn from the source, the one who teaches from the original, German-born Dr Schlüsser. I came across a pay-per-view, and I naively thought that I had taken the treasure in my hands and that from now on I would be able to treat peopleor at least give you some advice.

When using I noticed it on myselfthat what is described for each disease and symptom is it doesn't work like that, I became suspicious of myself. Then, after a lot of brooding, I enrolled in the training, which is very expensive in Hungary. I wanted to be a credible consultant and adviser, and I had to let go of the idea that knowledge can be obtained for free. I wanted to have a real and high level knowledge has value, it must be paid for, so I can help myself and others. The end seemed long, as the training was calibrated for 6 months. In the meantime, however, it turned out that it could be finished sooner if one is able. It took me 3 weeks, but I could not have done it if I had not first studied the Hungarian state-recognised medical, naturopathic medicine course. Because I would have felt like a charlatan if I had memorised and not understood the concept in context.  

Complementing knowledge 

My healing mentors taught me to be better pay attention to the patient, client, perform a complete analysis, and use the book only as a basis, but the with my observations, my 6th sense, my creativity, I can get a clearer picture. Come to think of it, the same method has led to my success in business. It is for this reason that I was one of the most successful recruiters, or it is for this approach that people approaching me for a job, a job, a career, have been successful. 

Ah, but I'm not a perfect master yet either, rI think it takes a lot of practice, experience and continuous learning to become an expert. However, I am probably ahead of many people and can help in many areas and with many problems. What I can't do, I will openly tell a potential client to go to XY instead. Perhaps that is why I feel loved and respected. On I'm over being everyone's solution, the ego has triumphed over the heart. 

I could give you many more examples, such as when a person who is a therapist, who even has a paper and a few years of experience, and yet he is sidelining or not treating his client properly. The reason is that professionalism and paper are worthless if your soul is not yet cleansed of anger and resentment, and negative thought patterns lurk in your heart and soul.

In my view, a credible expert should have at least the following 3 criteria:

1. Spiritual purification, these are the levels of truth in Dr Hawkins' map of knowledge - from 200 upwards. In my personal opinion, the 500 level of consciousness would be the most ideal (I've been striving for it intensely, daily for 10+ years now).
2. Professional experience, in English I would say: proven track record.
3. Education, and continuous learning, perception, openness to the new.
4. Clear, altruistic intent.

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