Friday 31 August 2007

Post No. 018 - Channelling energy


One of the concepts I've mentioned in previous posts is psychic strength (see the list below if you want to explore those posts). I'd like to explore a particular aspect of that: one's capacity to channel energy.


I first came across this concept when learning what I call "channelled energy healing" - basically, Reiki type healing, but without the specific disciplines and initiations that go with Reiki (I want to emphasise that it is NOT Reiki, but most times I try to explain it in recent years, the people I am talking to seem to interrupt with "Oh you mean Reiki?" or "Oh something like Reiki?" If you want a reference, maybe try "Spiritual Healing - the power of the gentle touch, by Dudley Blades, Aquarian Press, 1979, ISBN 0 85030 130 0; you could also try thinking of it as the Spiritualist version of Reiki). The more we practiced, the better we became - up to a point, which seemed to be limited by how much energy we could channel. There are techniques for getting around such limitations (e.g., asking for help from other healers - both physical and non-physical), but it also raises the issue of actually how much energy one can fit through a channel or chakra (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chakra or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_%28Chinese_medicine%29 if you wish to know more about this).


We would sometimes encounter people who's hands would shake when they were channelling healing energy: that was basically an indication that they were channelling as much energy as they could. It generally meant that they were channelling a significant amount of energy, but that wasn't a given: the potential exists that the quantity of energy channelled could be quite limited, even though they were clearly doing their utmost to channel energy.


This gets a bit complicated because people tend to be more in tune with certain types of energy: one healer, for instance, may be able to channel twice as much energy as another, but perhaps more mental energy than emotional or etheric - hence, the second healer could have shaking hands because they are channelling at their limit, and gets lots of positive feedback from the people around her or him, whereas the first mentioned healer is channelling just as hard, also at their limit, achieving more, but not getting the same feedback or awareness from others.


Nevertheless, the point remains: both healers could increase their capacity to channel energy.


As another example, consider mediums: one may have the skill/capacity to channel relatives, whereas another has the skill/capacity to channel great, inspirational leaders. Both could increase their ability to work by increasing their capacity to channel energy.


OK, how?


When I was learning, our emphasis was on clearing blockages created through past life "negative" karma (I'm planning on writing a critique on the failings of karma as a method of teaching in a future post). I consider that to be quite an excellent way to work (clear the energy from a lifetime where you restricted others' abilities to channel or work, and they will benefit as well as you), but there are other ways to increase one's capacity to cope with and channel energy. These include:


If you're trying to heal someone, and you need healing or an energy boost yourself, there is a certain amount of energy which is going to absorbed by you, rather than get to your patient. You can use techniques to minimise this "leakage" or loss, by why not ensure you are in a better energetic state in the first place? (Don't ignore that question! You can learn a great deal about yourself, including any tendencies towards excess selflessness from genuinely considering it.)


I would like to particularly commend self administered acupressure/shiatsu, breathing exercises and colour visualisation (especially flaming oneself and one's home etc) for no other reason than that I've found them so effective for me :)


There are other techniques, and it is up to you to work out what works best for you :)


I'll leave this post at that - I have a few other matters in my life to attend to.


Love, light, hugs and blessings


Gnwmythr





This post's photo was taken in southern NSW on a trip from Melbourne to Brisbane, in July, 2007.


Tags: energy work, Lobsang Rampa, responsibility, healing,

First published: Sunday 16th September, 2007 
 

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