article - energetic body part 1

The best way to start a class on the foundations of the energetic body is to first try to define energy. The person that I personally think had given me the best idea to define energy is Dimitrianon,

 

 

"What is energy? it is called by many names in many different cultures throughout the world, such as psi, mana, qi, life force, and magick. However, they all boil down to the same concept: a subtle force that underlays everything in the universe, that can be controlled and manipulated by us.

 

Energy, by itself, is not a very descriptive concept. Its equivalent to just saying "matter," when talking about something physical. We must describe it. We can talk about something physical’s density, weight, conductivity, malleability, temperature, the list is never-ending. In the same way, we classify and enumerate different types of energy. However, as energy is a more abstract concept, we describe it in a more abstract way. As we interact with energy, we attach a concept, emotion, or sensation to it. You might hear someone say they encountered a thick, dark, negative energy, or something that was green, fresh, and liquid."

- Dimitrianon, article on "What is Energy?"    

 

in essence, energy is everything, and the energy we relate to in energy manipulation is the subtle vibrations given off by everything.

 

The energetic body structure we will be covering in this class is the 7 chakra system. The term chakra derives from the sanskrit word for wheel/'circle, as it depicts a swirling mass of energy in the body.

 

That brings up the question, what is a chakra? A chakra is a point of energy in the body naturally formed by the soul when it inhibits a physical body. In essense, it brings in energy from around it, processes it into energy for the energetic body, and repeats.  The energy created for the body depends on the chakra, how active it is, and the state of the body in question. Someone who is very happy and loving might have a lot of green energy from the heart chakra, for example.

 

There are plenty of systems, going up to many amounts of chakras, but for the purpose of this class and the following classes, we will focus on 7 main chakras, and many lesser chakras.

 

The 7 main chakras relate to different emotions, and also have colors attributed to them.

 

Crown Chakra: top of the head, spiritual enlightenment, violet.

 

Third Eye Chakra: center of forehead, perception and understanding, purple.

 

Throat Chakra: Adams Apple/throat area, communication, blue.

 

Heart Chakra: center of chest, emotion, green.

 

Solar Plexus Chakra: center mass, ego, yellow.

 

Sacral Chakra: lower stomach, intuition, orange.

 

Root Chakra: groin/base of spine, self awareness and survival, red.

 

 

For the sake of reference, here is a picture of the chakral system: http://www.rainbowinstitute.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/Chakra1.jpg

 

 

each chakra produces energy from multiple locations, this energy is used in energy manipulaiton. feeling chakras is like feeling a tingle and a weight on your body at the specific place it is located, and is easiest felt during meditation.

 

There are other structures in the astral body, such as meridians(I have also heard them called Tenketsu and Nadis), that carry across the body, similar to the vascelar system. These structures are intertwined with the chakra system to deliver energy all across the body, and should be regulated just as carefully and as often as the chakras themselves.

For the sake of reference, here is a picture of the meridian system and the chakra system, with the exception of the crown chakra. http://www.rickrichards.com/chakras/chakra_man1.jpg

 

the major chakras act as "vital organs" and while intertwined witth the bulk of the meridian system in a structure referred to as the core. the lessers act as smaller versions of the major chakras  throughout the meridian system, and typically are found on the pressure points on the body

 

the chakras pull energy naturally from 3 locations, one being what is mostly referred to as the mental realm, which is the closest layer of the astral to the earth, and because of this is influenced heavily by things happening on the earth and looks like a copy of the earth, if you have ever had an OBEE, more than likely it took place on the mental realm.

 

the second location the chakras can pull energy from is the area around the person on all layers of the astral that vibrates at the same frequency as the chakra in question, which is also referred to as ambient energy.

 

and the third being the core(also called the inner soul), which is where the most pure essence of your being resides, and is considered to be the most potent energy for a person to work with.