Learning To Channel Energy

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LEARNING TO CHANNEL THE ENERGY

   All

around you, and throughout the entire universe, circulates the life

energy. It exists not only as an energy field around every living

thing, but also circulates through the earth, through the atmosphere

around us, and in nature. The flow of this energy connects everything

that exists, and you, as a living being, are taking in this life energy

at every moment. You are always drawing this life energy into your own

energy field, and it is this life energy that supports your life, as

well as the life of all you seek to heal. In order to conduct a greater

measure of this energy into your patient, for the purposes of

performing healing work upon them, you must first learn to bring a

greater measure of the energy into your own energy field.

   The way you will do this is referred to as Calling in the Energy. After receiving your first attunement you will practice this ability. You will, using your power of visualization, request that this energy begin to flow into you, in greater and greater measure—you will “see,†in your mind’s eye, this energy flowing into you from all around. You will also “see†this energy, as it flows into you, move through your body towards your shoulders, down your arms, and collect in your hands, so that you may transfer this energy into your patient. The first attunement procedure gives you the inner ability to bring in and conduct the energy in this way, and this visualization, this “seeing,†in your mind, will ask and allow the energy to flow in this manner when it is time for you to begin a healing treatment. This is a very useful and important ability to learn. The following exercise will help you in becoming practiced and comfortable in calling in the energy:

  Each

day, for 3 times or more (at various times during the day), summon the

energy. Close your eyes and place your hands in front of you, and

effortlessly see, in your mind’s eye, the energy coming into your body

from the earth, from above and from all around you. Feel it filling

your body and then moving through your shoulders, down your arms and

moving into your hands. As you hold your hands in front of you, really

see and feel the energy coming into you from the universe, through your

body, down your arms, and then filling up your hands like water filling

a glove. Allow the energy to collect in your hands—you may feel a

tingling or a sensation of heat as it does so. Each time you practice

this should only take a minute or two.

   After you have become confident in your ability to call in the energy, you can proceed to giving simple healing treatments. During these treatments you will conduct the energy through your hands and into the chakras of your patient. The chakras are the primary energy centers

or energy junctions within the energy field, and it is these centers that you will usually be treating in this first-level course. They are the primary points at which energy enters the body, as well as the points within the energy field where important life-supporting energetic operations take place. You will be placing your hands palms-down in these locations, so that you may channel the healing energy through your hands and into the person you are treating. Using the correct hand positions is an important part of doing so effectively. The correct sequence of hand positions is given later in this level-one section. This energy channeling, through the hands, is the essence of the laying-on-of-hands method (also called hands-on-healing) where the hands of the healer are placed on the body to conduct the energy. You can see how useful the hands are in transferring this energy—they can be moved anywhere on your patient’s body so that the energy can be transferred to any needed location. As you will learn, the hands are also very sensitive to the energy flows, informing the healer of what areas need further treatment.

  

As you practice this process of calling in the energy and channeling it

into your patient, it is best to follow these important guidelines:

Remove

all rings, watches and jewelry from your hands before beginning a

treatment. It is also a very good idea, as a courtesy, to wash your

hands. Do not let doubt

interfere. Expect and believe that the energy is flowing. Do not

worry—the energy does exist and will flow, if only you allow it. Do

not press too hard with the hands. You might think that it is better to

press firmly when placing the hands, but this is not the case. Use ZERO

PRESSURE with the hands to maximize the energy flow. 

BE

OPEN to the energy flow. Energy channeling is not a practice of the

intellect; it is a practice of RELEASE TO THE ENERGY. Image the energy

flowing through you and out of your hands, and you will feel a sense of

openness to the energy. You will find, if you simply release yourself

to its flow, that it comes easily. Do not try to force the energy, but

just open yourself and “see,†in your mind’s eye, the energy flowing

through you. Effortless intention alone is sufficient to call in and

conduct the energy.

  

It is important, while you are conducting the healing energy, not to be

self-conscious or wonder if you are “doing it correctly.â€Â  Don’t

worry—it will “do itself.â€Â  The energy is intelligent, it is conscious

energy, and has the ability to come into you, to conduct through your

hands, and work on your patient in the manner that is needed—all

without you “making†it do so. The energy, as a manifestation of

consciousness, already knows how to move and where to go. Focus instead

on opening yourself to feeling and sensing the energy flow in your

patient, being aware of the energy as it moves through you and into the

body of your patient.

  

Do not be too concerned with whatever sensations you may feel, or not

feel, during energy channeling. For different healers, and with

different patients, there will be times when the energy is sensed and

also times where it is not sensed, or just barely sensed. The degree to

which you “sense†the energy conduction into your patient during energy

channeling is not necessarily related to the amount or kind of energy

you are conducting or the effectiveness of the treatment you provide.

You will find, when you gain a good deal of experience in energy

transfer, that you will become “transparent,†in a sense. You may sense

the flow of energy through you, but you will also sense a freedom from

your body and mind, a simple awareness of acting as a channel for the

energy, as though you were witnessing your own body and the energy

transfer. Begin to learn to move away from worrying about yourself, and

instead begin to become aware of the energy, and the energy field of

your patient. In healing, you must “forget yourself†and instead seek

to become one with your patient, as you work.

©1994, 2000 H. Barrett