Energy Healing
Posted on 15. Aug, 2011 by drho in Uncategorized
This is fast becoming a familiar term but few know the history of energy healing or how Westerners have been introduced to this practice. Energy healing is the current terminology used to describe influencing vital life force energy with natural methods.
Universal life force energy is the topic of this discussion. Today we refer to it simply as energy because it is just simpler but many continue to distinguish between Ki, Chi, Spirit, Mana, internal fire, vital light force energy, and a host of other names. I have found the differences are miniscule at best and primarily the result of cultural differences. Energy is energy; we know what we are talking about. It is the difference between life and death. Living things possess life force energy dead beings lack life force energy. Objects that were once animate, such as tree limbs or rocks, are able to conduct life force energy but cannot generate it.
Energy is about movement. It takes movement to generate energy and energy generates movement. The smallest unit of matter is the atom and consists of an electron that orbits about a nucleus. This orbit generates the energy that enlivens the atom. So it is with the universe and every living thing that exists in the universe. Humans are a microscopic representation of the macroscopic universe and likewise, a macroscopic representation of the microscopic universe. The point is that we were designed to be in motion, not static. The universe does not like stagnation. When things are static, they fester and deteriorate. Stagnation is common to all deterioration and degeneration. In humans, this stagnation may be in the circulation of blood and lymph but fundamental to that is stagnation of energy. Acupuncturists often talk about blockage or gates that prevent the energy to flow in the meridians. When the energy stagnates, it causes an excess on one side and a deficiency on the other.
The first principle that I learned was Yin and Yang. This was an easy concept for the Western trained mind to accept because it seemed to describe a dualistic universe. Yin and Yang were like good and bad, black and white, hot and cold. The difference was that too much good led to bad, in other words, there is a continuum of effect, not a dualism of right and wrong. Now this concept flies right in the face of Western thought, which says if a little is good, then more is better. The Easterner understood the idea of moderation and to err on the side of less rather than more. Westerners, on the other hand, live for bigger and better, super size. Most people that I talk to think that they understand yon and Yang if their partner is opposite of them in personality; he is the aggressive one, she is the passive one, he is creative, she is practical. I suppose that there is a sense of balance in this example.
The next principle is cycles and rhythms. We have a biological clock. Women understand this better than men because they have direct experience with their monthly cycles. They have learned over the years that their body goes through a time of building and a time of degradation. We have eating and rest cycles. Most of us fare better when we stick to a regimented schedule of meals and rest time. Disrupting these cycles causes some distress. We also have monthly, seasonal and annual cycles. I remember in my younger years that I would catch a cold about the same time every year. I never knew why that was so but it seemed be fairly consistent.
Healing is a process, not an event. Healing is the process of balancing energy fields and integrating energy fields so that they function synergistically. The effects of healing are observed in the body language of the client or patient. She should be more relaxed, happier, lighter, more colorful and more pleasant. Integrating energy fields lifts the body so that it is not so solid or resistant to the environment.
Healing should not be confused with curing. Curing implies fixing, as in curing an infection or finding the cure for a disease like cancer or AIDS. Curing is the business of Western Medicine and it has a definite place in the scheme of things. Most people wait until their body fails before they seek help or care. When failure is an issue, oftentimes heroic measures such as curing is the only option available. Either cure or die. Fortunately, there is a huge space between health and crisis and now that you know healing is available, you can choose to take advantage of this form of wellness and prevention that we call energy healing.
