Commonly
Asked Questions, and Answers
Why do you call
this website the "Divine Heart" website instead of something more
obvious,
such as "Spiritual-Healer-Vinny" or "vinnypinto.com"?
I call this site "Divine
Heart" because I feel deeply that so much of the gift or talent of
spiritual
healing which I am privileged to feel and share is truly an expression
of Holy Spirit, also known as "Divine Heart", "Universal Heart",
"Supreme
Heart", "Heart of Spirit", "Spiritual Heart" and "Heart of Hearts", and
by a dozen other similar names in various traditions. The
site is
so named as an acknowledgment of the source of this flow.
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services offered
freely, on a donation-only basis. A freely-offered donation is expected, and helps you to sincerely show
your appreciation for God's work.
To learn more about
services
available and fees, or to request treatment, please see the Services
and Requesting Treatment page.
For guidelines (do's and
don'ts) on requesting treatment, please see the Guidelines
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How much do you charge
for a session?
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Question:
How Do I Know if I Should Schedule a Session?
As
a spiritual healer, Vinny is very committed to allowing and helping
people
to become self-empowered and make their own decisions. He
does not
wish to persuade anyone to try his spiritual healing work.
Rather,
he asks that anyone who is considering a session go to their heart and
spirit and “know” from there whether this work is
right for them at this
time.
Vinny
suggests that you shift your attention to your physical heart or gut
center
and check for a feeling of sureness that you want to work with him at
this
time. If such a signal is present, then you may wish to call, and if
not
present, he suggests that you look elsewhere.
If you are looking for a
spiritual healer, and are not feeling moved to see Vinny at this time,
you may wish to consider working with Jean Tamborski; you
may click here to visit her web page on this site.
Vinny also highly recommends the work of Rev. Dr. Wilard
Fuller.
You may find the link to his website on our Links
page.
Why don’t you try to heal
or “fix” specific conditions?
There
are several reasons
why I do not try to address specific health, mental, emotional or
spiritual
“problems”. First, I am not a
doctor or medical practitioner,
but rather a spiritual healer. I have no desire to
“fix” or “repair”
anyone mechanically. There are plenty of practitioners who do
that
well. Next, I feel that to have a specific intention to
“fix” or
“cure” a specific condition would be to violate the
very basis of the spiritual
covenant in which we enter this spiritual healing work. I
feel that
any problem or symptom in life has a reason and a function, and that
there
is some component of the person, whether it be in mind, spirit, body,
or
even old unconscious programming, which still needs the symptom. So,
from
my point of view, the most easeful thing to do in all situations is to
simply share with the client my presence in a particular heart-centered
state of being, allowing their organism to “taste”
or “remember” those
frequencies of grace. I trust that the client may then heal,
shift
or transmute their own “conditions” from a very
deep level in spirit.
But why aren’t you more
aggressive about wanting to fix or change illnesses or people?
I
vastly prefer to accept
and love all beings exactly as they are. I find this far more
easeful,
both for them and for me! At this stage of my life, in my
fiftieth
year on earth, it would feel arrogant to decide that the world needs my
meddling or change efforts, or that it needs anything other than the
love
and grace which I can radiate from God and Holy Spirit (being).
Further,
as a spiritual healer, any intention to "fix" people or the
world
would feel counter-productive.
I
recently heard a quote
with which I strongly agree. A friend who is studying
personal coaching
with Thomas Leonard, the founder of modern personal coaching and the
creator
of "Coach University" related to me something which Thomas Leonard
recently
said to a class of student coaches. He said (my apologies for
any
accidental paraphrasing):
"
I've never met someone who said that they want to make a difference who
was easy to be around."
Somehow inherent in the view
that one “has a mission” or “must make a
difference” is a rigidity, a driven-ness,
and the arrogant assumption that something or someone is broken and it
is one’s mission to fix it or them. I cannot assume
that. Rather,
I choose to remain in heart and spirit, and I love and appreciate the
world
and people exactly as they are (yes, of course my mind gets cranky and
critical
at times!).
Well, then, why do you
do this work?
I
offer this spiritual healing
work not from a place of wanting to change or fix anyone or anything,
but
to share the amazing field of grace and love which I have been
privileged
to taste and feel. I trust that Spirit will do the rest.
I
offer this work as a spiritual healer only because I am moved
powerfully
from within to share this. I have no idea what will come of
any particular
session, beyond the trust that it will be in the best interests of all,
and based in love, heart and spirit. I sometimes call it
“sharing
the Holy Spirit”. The scientific side of my mind
calls this state
“sharing the field of coherence”.
Why don’t you touch people
during spiritual healing sessions?
It
is simply not necessary,
and worse, it might give the impression that I am trying to
“fix” or “cure”
something. Rather, as a spiritual healer, I choose to share a
particular
healing and easeful field of grace form Holy Spirit. It is
easier
to do this while we are both sitting quietly (the client may be lying
on
a table or futon if they choose.) Lastly, I feel that
touching clients
is the province of doctors and massage practitioners. In some
states,
it is illegal to touch a client unless the practitioner is
licensed.
Such is not my work.
Do you send energy from
your body or self into clients?
No,
unlike some energy healers
and even some other spiritual healers, I do not feel that I send
energies
into the client from myself. Rather, I enter a state of
attunement with Holy Spirit and Divine Heart, and ask Holy Spirit to envelop the
client
in grace, which is a kind of subtle energy or field which envelops the
client as well as me, even if the client is 6,000 miles away from me.
So,
yes, there may be a small degree of subtle energies and fields
involved,
but I do not send them into client myself. Rather, they come
from
Holy Spirit and Divine Heart. I do often feel love streaming
from
the heart center to the client with whom I am working.
There are also 43 angels which assist me in my work; one is a powerful
angel named Azrael.
I
have indeed trained in
the past in systems (such as Reiki-type systems Chi Kung healing, some
styles of acupuncture, and also Body Electronics) which involved
sending
energy into the client, or deliberately moving energy in their
fields.
However, as a spiritual healer, I have been strongly guided by Holy
Spirit
and Divine Heart to leave that work behind as belonging to an "earlier
stage".
Does your work have anything
to do with spiritualism?
No,
it does not. The
word "spiritualism", as used nowadays, usually refers to folks who sit
in a room and talk with ghosts and other entities on the astral plane
via
seances, ouija boards or channeling. My work does not involve
working
with any of these things, and simply treats any or all astral plane
phenomena
as projections or creations of the mind, versus anything which is truly
connected with the unity or oneness of Holy Spirit or Divine Heart.
Is a live, in-person spiritual
healing session more effective than a remote session organized by
telephone?
Not
at all, although it
might be a bit easier to concentrate on the person who is present,
since
they are nearby. However, this work is based entirely on
non-local
spiritual healing, and it works as well at 6,000 miles as at six feet.
Do you work on animals?
Yes!
Sessions with
animals may be shorter than those for humans, and will usually average
one-half
hour or less.
Will you work on children?
Yes,
but only if a parent
or guardian is present at all times during a live or remote sessions.
Is this spiritual work
more effective than the focused energy healing you once did?
I
feel that it is, for me.
It is broader, gentler, and addresses the person on a far deeper
spiritual
level, giving them absolute choice over whether to allow a particular
pattern
to release or shift. It summons a deeper connectedness with God, Spirit
and life.
Must I keep seeing my
health care providers?
If
you are currently diagnosed
as ill, I assume that you are seeing a licensed health care
practitioner
and following their instructions. My work fully supports all
health
care measures, whether conventional or alternative. I insist
that
you continue working with your licensed healthcare provider.
Are you perfectly healthy
yourself?
No,
I do not claim to be!
I have had my share of problems and illnesses, and they have helped to
shape me and guide me into the heart and spirit-centered work, and lead
me away from a life which was more physically-oriented. Indeed, working
with many of these problems shaped me into my current role of working
as
a spiritual healer.
Will you want me to eat
any special kind of diet?
No.
I personally eat
a largely raw diet (known as a raw Paleolithic diet) myself, but do not
preach or proselytize.
Must I have a number of
sessions? Do you ask me to commit to a bunch of sessions?
Emphatically,
no!
I feel that some folks get great benefit from one treatment (five
weeks)n,
and some folks may choose to have 3 or 4 sessions. Many
spiritual
healers seem to feel that the most magical things often happen after
the
second or third session, but they may happen after only one session as
well. There is never any pressure to commit to additional
sessions.
All focus is on the now.
What will I need to do
during the spiritual healing session?
You
are asked simply to
focus on your body, feelings and being. You are asked, if
possible,
not to follow too many trains of thought, but rather to stay focused in
body, feelings and the heart. Since this is a modality which
is totally
heart-centered, body-centered, spirit-centered, and focuses on the now
moment, attention to body and feelings is the main
focus. My
own belief is that true spirituality is not centered in the mind, but
rather
in the heart and gut, via which we access our knowing of divine Holy
Spirit.
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How
to Request Treatment
All
services offered
freely, on a donation-only basis.
A freely-offered donation is expected, and helps you to sincerely show
your appreciation for God's work.
To learn more about
services
available and fees, or to request treatment, please see the Services
and Requesting Treatment page.
For guidelines (do's and
don'ts) on requesting treatment, please see the Guidelines
for Requesting Treatment Service page.
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Will I feel great during
the session? How about right after the session?
My
own experience with my
work and that of other spiritual healers and energy healers is that you
may feel wonderful during a session and afterward. However,
in common
with much spiritual healing work, my experience is that most clients
may
not notice any particular inner feelings during the session.
How should I deal with
any old stuff which surfaces during or after the spiritual healing
session?
That
is your choice.
I ask you to try being with the "stuff", if any, in a loving and
allowing
way, without judging, attacking, or criticizing, and with compassion
and
love. My experience, and that of many others, is that when we
stay
with these feelings and memories in a loving way, without running off
into
a thousand thoughts or mental pictures, they shift and transmute, or
dissolve.
I am a Christian; is your
work okay for me?
Yes,
from my point of view.
This work does not involve working with spirits or entities, but only
with
the divine Holy Spirit, divine heart, and God. A number of my
clients
have been devoted Christians; others have been agnostics, or belonged
to
the Judaic, Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim, or other faiths. There is only one
God, sometimes called by different names by various religions and
people.
Any differences are due to faulty interpretations by various religions
and people involved, and not due to God. My own work embraces Divine
Heart
Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit, and does incorporate
angels. Ultimately,
I feel that you must ask your own heart and spirit which methods or
practitioners
to work with.
Where do you hold sessions?
For
remote, distant telephone-organized
sessions, I usually work from my home in Frederick, Maryland.
For
live sessions, we may work in a session room in my home
office.
Do you ever encounter
possessing entities in clients?
Occasionally,
yes, but this
is not a large part of my work, nor a primary focus. The more
I work
on inner levels, and the more I practice, I seem to learn that as we
allow
more and more love and light into our lives, minds and bodies, any
entities
will gradually leave or even dissolve as a matter of natural
progression.
When such entities are encountered, this is not something to build into
a “big deal”. I almost always choose to ignore them
unless a client insists
that we look at the entity. I feel that most entities do not
pose
an "emergency", and will leave or dissolve in the natural course of
things
as a person opens to more love and grace.
In any case, p lease note
that one effect of each of the levels of treatment I offer (even the
inexpensive
Energy Body Clearing) is a clearing of the client's energy body of any
possessing or invading entities and stuck negative feelings, thought
forms
and patterns (unless the client's conscious or subconscious mind is
trying
to actively hold on to them, as free will is never violated.)
This
is sometimes called chakra clearing, aura cleaning, aura clearing, or
aura
cleansing. The removal of possessing entities or spirits is
sometimes
called entity depossession, entity removal, spirit depossession, or
exorcism;
there is no force or hypnotism used in the heart-centered method
employed
by Vinny, but only Love and Grace, with angelic assistance and
guidance.
I have never yet encountered
an entity who was truly evil, but rather each has been a misguided or
lost
being or soul fragment who entered the person at some time. I
do
not believe in forcibly “evicting” or exorcising
such entities, but rather
approaching them in love and kindness, and helping them to leave and go
the where they best belong. I feel nothing in common with the
traditions
of forcible exorcism of entities. I have trained in several
traditions
that facilitate gently helping possessing entities to leave the
body/mind.
All are gentle, compassionate, heart-centered, non-invasive and
non-violent
methods, done with love. However, I almost never feel a need
to employ
those methods anymore, as I feel very secure in the global spiritual
work
which I currently practice, as well as the angels which work with me,
and
I trust this process.
Are all sessions totally
private?
Yes,
all sessions are totally
private and confidential.
