Your Subtle Energy Field
"The solid nature of physical matter is but an illusion of the senses. The new perspective describes matter as a substance composed of particles which are themselves points of frozen light. The wave/particle duality of matter suggests new, previously unconsidered qualities of human physical structure that allow a new model of the physical to be constructed.
What we will explore...is the continuity of our physical system with higher energy systems. These subtle-energy systems play an integral part in the total functioning of human beings. The physical system, far from being a closed system, is only one of several systems which are in dynamic equilibrium. ...all of these systems are physically superimposed upon one another in the very same space. These higher energy systems, referred to as our subtle bodies, are actually composed of matter with different frequency characteristics than that of the physical body." From Vibrational Medicine: New Choices for Healing Ourselves by Richard Gerber, M.D. |
Your physical body is at the center of multiple layers of subtle energies existing at various frequencies or vibrations. Each layer of this energy field connects to the physical body through the chakras. The physical body consists of energy that vibrates at a rate slow enough for us to perceive as solid. Because we can see this body with our physical eyes, we tend to focus on it. But your physical body is just one part of a beautiful complex energy system.
Most people are not able to see the energy fields, or aura, beyond the physical body. There are people who have a natural ability, a special site, who are able to see the energy fields. Most people can be trained to see the fields. Science can actually measure these energy fields. Kirlian photography shows these energy fields as various colors surrounding your physical body. So why do these subtle energy bodies surround your physical body? You need these energy bodies as part of your whole subtle energy system. Each energy body has a purpose in bringing energy/information into your physical body. Each energy body is an expression of a specific aspect of you - the spiritual you, mental/thinking you, emotional you, and physical you. Put them all together and you have YOU! Energy expressing as YOU.
Energy is all around you. The universe is energy. You receive energy from the sun, stars, mountains, rivers, plants, animals, people, the earth...everything is energy. This energy enters your subtle energy body at a high frequency. Each energy body and chakra the energy passes through steps down the frequency, so ultimately your physical body can handle the energy coming into the endocrine and nervous system and every cell of your physical body. On its journey through the subtle energy system, the incoming energy is interpreted and analyzed and acted on for its content. Massive amounts of energy enter the physical body every second. In the final step the nervous and endocrine systems determine the energy information that fits who you are, what you're interested in, and what is important to your life. The quality of this information determines your level of health and wellness. If the information/experiences that travel through the subtle energy field are not processed and fully dealt with in a positive way, it causes a disruption in the energy flow. This disruption in energy flow can eventually enter the physical body and cause dis-ease. There will be more information about this when I get into how the chakras interface with the endocrine and nervous system.
Your subtle energy system consists of seven layers or bodies. Energy information travels through these layers going towards the physical body and going away from the physical body. Energy passes through each subtle body and the chakras within it, and then through the meridians and energy threads called nadis.
The nadis are formed by fine threads of subtle energy matter. ...The nadis represent an extensive network of fluid- like energies which parallel the bodily nerves in their abundance. Various sources have described up to 72,000 nadis or etheric channels of energy in the subtle anatomy of human beings. These unique channels are interwoven with the physical nervous system. Because of this intricate interconnection with the nervous system, the nadis affect the nature and quality of nerve transmission within the extensive network of the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves. Dysfunction at the level of the chakras and nadis can, therefore, be associated with pathological changes in the nervous system. This dysfunction can be not only quantitative, in regards to the absolute amount of subtle energetic flow to the physical nerve substance, but also qualitative, in terms of coordination between the chakra-nadi and nervous system. In other words, there is a special alignment between the major chakras, glands, and nerve plexuses that is necessary for optimal human functioning.
From Vibrational Medicine: New Choices for Healing Ourselves by Richard Gerber
Most people are not able to see the energy fields, or aura, beyond the physical body. There are people who have a natural ability, a special site, who are able to see the energy fields. Most people can be trained to see the fields. Science can actually measure these energy fields. Kirlian photography shows these energy fields as various colors surrounding your physical body. So why do these subtle energy bodies surround your physical body? You need these energy bodies as part of your whole subtle energy system. Each energy body has a purpose in bringing energy/information into your physical body. Each energy body is an expression of a specific aspect of you - the spiritual you, mental/thinking you, emotional you, and physical you. Put them all together and you have YOU! Energy expressing as YOU.
Energy is all around you. The universe is energy. You receive energy from the sun, stars, mountains, rivers, plants, animals, people, the earth...everything is energy. This energy enters your subtle energy body at a high frequency. Each energy body and chakra the energy passes through steps down the frequency, so ultimately your physical body can handle the energy coming into the endocrine and nervous system and every cell of your physical body. On its journey through the subtle energy system, the incoming energy is interpreted and analyzed and acted on for its content. Massive amounts of energy enter the physical body every second. In the final step the nervous and endocrine systems determine the energy information that fits who you are, what you're interested in, and what is important to your life. The quality of this information determines your level of health and wellness. If the information/experiences that travel through the subtle energy field are not processed and fully dealt with in a positive way, it causes a disruption in the energy flow. This disruption in energy flow can eventually enter the physical body and cause dis-ease. There will be more information about this when I get into how the chakras interface with the endocrine and nervous system.
Your subtle energy system consists of seven layers or bodies. Energy information travels through these layers going towards the physical body and going away from the physical body. Energy passes through each subtle body and the chakras within it, and then through the meridians and energy threads called nadis.
The nadis are formed by fine threads of subtle energy matter. ...The nadis represent an extensive network of fluid- like energies which parallel the bodily nerves in their abundance. Various sources have described up to 72,000 nadis or etheric channels of energy in the subtle anatomy of human beings. These unique channels are interwoven with the physical nervous system. Because of this intricate interconnection with the nervous system, the nadis affect the nature and quality of nerve transmission within the extensive network of the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves. Dysfunction at the level of the chakras and nadis can, therefore, be associated with pathological changes in the nervous system. This dysfunction can be not only quantitative, in regards to the absolute amount of subtle energetic flow to the physical nerve substance, but also qualitative, in terms of coordination between the chakra-nadi and nervous system. In other words, there is a special alignment between the major chakras, glands, and nerve plexuses that is necessary for optimal human functioning.
From Vibrational Medicine: New Choices for Healing Ourselves by Richard Gerber
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