WHAT IS ENERGY? What is Energy? We are all made up of Energy. Everything is energy. Every experience carries with it energy - the food we eat, the people we interact with and even just pass on the street. The emotions we feel. The emotions others feel about us. The places we go. Everything. WHAT IS AN ENERGY BLOCKAGE? Most of us are unaware that we are constantly being affected by the energy of all of our experiences. We gather it into our light body, the energetic layer that comprises our body and our aura. This layer acts like a spider's web, gathering up everything that passes through it. When energy of lower vibrations builds up it gets stuck, creating emotional, physical and spiritual blockages. Over time, energy builds up and needs to be cleared out. This is basic spiritual hygiene. If you went a week without bathing you'd expect to be pretty dirty. WHAT IS AN ENERGY HEALING? There are many modalities of energy healing. They are processes by which energy which is of a higher, clearer vibration is infused into areas of lower density energy, causing the old energy to be elevated and/or released, allowing for cleaner, brighter energy to flow through freely. I use a combination of reiki, remote viewing and visualization to scan and assess one's state of energetic health, and to remove and release blockages and build up. For those with normal residue, they report feeling more energetic and inspired following a healing session. For those with physical pain and/or emotional issues, results range from relief, new signs of healing to the integration of new insights related to the original condition. WHAT ARE THE RESULTS OF AN ENERGY CLEARING? As an energy healer, I clear out people who are sensitive to energy, as well as those who are not. Those who are sensitive notice new integrations happening, old feelings being released and the influx of new energy in their lives. Those who are less sensitive notice outward changes in their life, and then are surprised to make the connection, when the only variable that changed was the healing. While an energy clearing is a quick process, the change is remarkable. Last week I shared a tool to identify and redeem your shadow, an aspect of yourself that you'd rather pretend isn't there. Today we'll explore another method for balancing and reintegrating your "undesirable" parts into your psyche. First, some background. The theory behind this method comes from a system called RYSE, which was introduced to me by our fabulous babysitter who is also a gifted healer, Steph. In studying IFS therapy, we can learn that we all have parts, or aspects of our personality, that possess different emotions and impulses. Just like members of any family or group environment, these parts can either work together harmoniously, or they can become polarized. When they're polarized - which becomes apparent when our behavior becomes erratic), the parts that have become polarized need to be brought back into balance. RYSE shows us that each personality part has a polar opposite. The positive pole of a part has "desirable" qualities and the negative pole is responsible for manifesting those qualities. But, when that part becomes unbalanced, the negative pole results in a shadow aspect that can flare up and wreak havoc. I'll walk you through a quick way to reintegrate the shadow, using last week's example of my angry part. First, it's helpful to get a sense of who that part is. My angry aspect looked like a bitter middle aged man with a huge gut named Mario (no offense intended to anyone who might have that name, that's just what came to me!). Then you can ask for its polar opposite to step forward. The polar opposite of angry Mario was a beautiful and powerful woman who radiated joy. I didn't get a name for her, and I didn't push it. Next, clear and transmute both parts. There's much more to this step, and I'll be posting a chakra clearing audio soon. But for now, envision yourself surrounded by a bubble of bright white light, and intend for that light to clear each part, then intend to transmute it, releasing and transforming any trapped energy. Then merge both parts. See them coming together inside yourself, and feel a spark of energy at your solar plexus chakra as they meet. You may also experience a current of energy running up your spine. Know that once they are fully merged the positive aspect will clear the negative aspect, so visualize more energy coming off the newly merged part and being transmuted. Voila, you're done. Like the first shadow method I shared, you can use this method alone or in combination with the other. Whatever works for you is best. You wouldn't go a week without bathing, would you? Most of us don't realize that our spiritual bodies, like our physical bodies, pick up all sorts of residue from our environment and the people with whom we interact. When we shake hands with someone else, not only are we picking up their germs, we also pick up their energy. That energy attaches itself to our energetic bodies, which affect our physical, emotional and spiritual health and wellness. When we spend time in the company of negative people, or in places that make us feel down, our aura soaks up that energy. While making conscious choices about our activities can help us in the long term, over in the short term there is an important ritual that can help us clear out the negativity. Visualization is one of the most important tools in energy healing. For daily cleansing, I like to visualize a huge magnet over my body when I lie down to go to sleep. I give that magnet the shape of the hebrew letter Aleph, which is the first letter in each of the words for "energy (of) other people". Your magnet can have any shape you like. Then visualize that magnet lifting all of the energy that doesn't belong to you off of your energetic body (body and aura) and lifting upwards to be purified into white light. After lifted others' energy off of you, you can recharge yourself using a spiritual shower of light, by visualizing light pouring down from the sun or from a large ball of light over your head. Again, choose the image that resonates most with you. Ta-dah, you're clean! Doing this every day takes just a few moments but can make a huge difference in how you feel. How you feel impacts how you act towards others, which then impacts the quality of energy coming at you during the day. So you're on a positive spiral to increase the amount of love and happiness in your life. Enjoy! |