Take a moment to examine your own perspective...
* Do you believe that things must be seen to be believed?
* When you start to feel sick do you immediately reach for the medicine?
* Do you believe that people can read your thoughts?
Do you feel that your mood and expectations affect how things work out in your life?
If something can’t be measured...
Modern science teaches that if something cannot be measured, then it does not exist. This limits us to the measurement and observation of manifest things.
It seems that we have lost our connection with our sense of Oneness. In our modern world, we live with a belief that we are separate from ourselves and separate from the universe.
Just think for a moment about the ways in which we are interconnected. Our senses, most importantly, our intuitive sense, allows us to experience the world directly, not through the filter of rational thought. And the more directly we can experience this, the more directly we experience our relationship to others, on all levels.
A view from modern physics...
‘The Field’, by Lynn McTaggart, explores the basis of an energy universe by examining the way in which subatomic particles operate in relationship to one another:
“Our natural state of being is a relationship – a constant state of one influencing the other. Just as the subatomic particles that compose us cannot be separated from the space and particles that surrounding them, so living beings cannot be isolated from each other.”
Energy - The Heart’s Language
Several studies of heart patients have shown that isolation - from oneself, one’s community and one’s spirituality - rather than physical conditions, is one of the greatest contributors to heart disease. It has been known for some time that new-born babies seem to need touch almost as much as other nutrients - perhaps we aren’t so different as adults as we think!
The whole essence of health and well-being changes when you see it from the understanding that everything is energy. Think about this: Two people are sitting on a roller-coaster. One is terrified; the other feeling exhilarated. The emotional energy of each person triggers off a totally different bio-chemical reaction in their bodies.
The more we are able to track the energy of any situation, the more we are in charge of our lives!
Ancient Cultures
In ancient cultures, the ability to perceive and name energy was very strong. Chinese cultures, Native American people, New Zealand Maori people, Australian Aboriginal people, and various African cultures all talk about ‘ancestors’. These people are honoured and made a part of ritual life in the here and now.
Australian Aboriginal people name the energies in the land and have sacred spaces which have special properties. The land itself is sacred. They believe, as do many other traditional cultures, that rocks, stones and mountains are alive, and that we ‘sing’ the world into being – that we are creating as we name things.
Traditional cultures seem to have retained the knowledge to communicate with beings of all types, in the physical realms, and in other dimensions. Very simply, they can do so because of their perception of energy. Try the following exercises to reconnect with your own innate sensitivity to energy, and rediscover the world the more traditional cultures still experience!
Psychic Sensitivity Exercise
We are aware of other people’s bodies around us, but how often do we stop to think about what feelings you are sharing in these encounters of a close kind? Most of us can recognize the heavier emotional presences such as the black cloud that descends over the place when a certain person walks through the door. Then there are the not so obvious vibes which affect you but you are not sure why. They are the more subconscious ones that may affect you more deeply than others because of some old pattern that can be triggered off without you even knowing it. Try the following exercise to help you become more aware of how different people influence your field of awareness.
At a quiet time during your day, close your eyes and take your awareness to where someone else is. What they look like is not as important as what they feel like. Your intention is to experience their body energy. Breathe in and out quietly and softly and let your body relax. As you relax, imagine your body softening and your awareness expanding further and further. Let your body expand with every breath in and out. Be aware that your body energy field is expanding towards the other person, becoming more and more focused on merging with their body awareness. The closer you get in your mind, the closer you will get in your body awareness. If at any time, you feel a resistance, pause and focus more consciously on your breathing. Then resume your body expansion practice. With practice, you will begin to feel when you are making contact with the other person’s body energy field. Have no expectations about what you are meant to feel. This practice is about becoming aware of different energy fields that other people are generating around you.
