Understanding Energy

With Ann Mackrory

Energy is Life, Life is energy.    Every living thing that exists is filled by a Universal energy that connects and nourishes all life, all living things whether human or otherwise. This life force energy has been called by many different names, such as prana and chi. Early civilizations were aware of, and used this energy to good effect; consequently energy healing has been around since time began and it too has had many names. It is an invisible aura or energy field that surrounds and supports the life process in all its aspects-the material functions of the physical body, the complex functioning of the mind and the emotional body, the mind and the spirit.

This universal energy is not lifeless, dead or dormant. It is very much alive and buzzing, pulsating all around us and it is intelligent. It is a conscious energy, an expression of the universal consciousness that is the source of each of us as well as the entire universe. The energy is one of the important expressions of pure consciousness, the spiritual source of life, in the physical world. We learn so much about this in advanced meditation and advanced colour therapy. The energy field acts as a link that connects the zonal area of pure spirit and the here and now world.

When the energy field is clear, healthy and free from defects, a person will enjoy good health, in all their physical, emotional, mental and spiritual aspects. Inherent health and harmony in body and mind, spiritual awareness and higher human potentials will all be clearly evident in a person and in their life. Sadly so often, due to repeatedly long standing negative thoughts or dis-ease of the mind, dysfunctional energetic patterns are created within the energy field. The consequence is that the flow of energy becomes feeble, impure and unbalanced causing blockages which if not cleared can manifest into bodily illness and disease.

 The cause and effect of this malfunctioning energy flow is usually caused by traumatic experiences in the past (often including past lives) which have fragmented the psyche, allowed invasion of impure energies, which in turn are a contributive factor to the development of faulty energy patterns in an otherwise healthy well balanced energy field. These three effects-personality fragmentation, invasion by unhealthy psychic energies and fundamental energetic defects in the aura and chakra system-usually occur together. These dysfunctional patterns in body, mind and spirit will vary from person to person, as each person is individual, but nevertheless they ultimately lead to problems in the physical and emotional bodies. In fact it is the emotional distortions that lead to the breakdown of the physical body.

Energy healing is the art of correcting energetic defects in the energy field. The healer endeavours to restore the flow of the energy to its strong, natural and healthy state and correct any defects that are present, thereby helping to restore and maintain the health and balance of mind, body and spirit on all levels. The healer, in doing this, treats what may be the ultimate cause of disease . By treating malfunctions in the energy field, the healer may work to assist in the cessation of a disease condition which has already manifested in the physical body, or in the mental and emotional life of the patient. The work of the healer may also help to prevent future disease, since they treat damaged energetic conditions in the patient's energy field. If the impaired energy field remains untreated and this work not carried out then illness could result in the future. The work of the healer is beneficial simply because it enhances the entire life process of the patient, even if disease is not present, ameliorating the functioning of body, mind and spirit enables the patient to live a healthier, more balanced and fulfilling life.

 When a healer gives a healing session large amounts of the Universal life energy are transferred into the patient. This serves to supplement and enhance the overall health of the energy field. A well developed healer will intuitively know the condition of the energy field of the client - and detect energetic anomalies of various kinds. The healer then treats these faulty conditions by using various special techniques, to work with the field in various ways to correct the undesirable conditions that may be present. A skilled healer is therefore capable of supplementing and enhancing the health of the vital energetic life processes of the patient, upon which physical, emotional and mental health depend. Instrumental in the healer's art is the acquisition of expanded awareness, for it is the healer's expanded awareness that makes it possible for the healer to become fully aware of the condition of the energy field, and to acquire and use the various abilities and techniques that are useful in healing. To do this, the healer heals not from any specific state of mind, but from a wider realm of awareness-from the whole being. As afflictions of body, mind and spirit begin in the wider realm of consciousness-the whole being-so does the healer heal from that level. The healing provided is not merely a physical "curing," but an emotional, mental and spiritual healing to the very core of the person's being.

After reading the above you will begin to realise even more how important it is to take your training as a healer very seriously and how very important it is to take your time in finding an extremely well developed healer to teach and train you.

And those of you who do not already receive healing on a regular basis can perhaps consider doing so. You can improve your life now and invest in your future health.

Enjoy your life, you deserve it.