I am completely fascinated with energy medicine, just on the heels of learning about energy psychology last week. The little that I’ve learned so far resonates with me in the same way as the information I received just before I did a 40-day-liquid fast in 2015. I felt so many incredible things in my mind and body. It left me with a deep curiosity about the body and its connection to the mind and spirit ever since. There seemed to be an ordered unfolding from the body, the mind, and the spirit. It resulted in what I’ll refer to as the most spiritually heightened period of my life. I noticed that as I learned higher principles and started to practice them, I got the urge to bring my body into submission. When I did, I felt like I was ascending, literally. I haven’t talked much about what those 40 days were like beyond the physical demands and health benefits of not eating food. I guess I didn’t know how to describe what I was feeling in my body to the degree I felt it. But it taught me how very little I knew about what we’re supposed to feel like in these human bodies.
So, energy medicine doesn’t seem too woo-woo for me. It actually explains a lot of what I experienced during my fast. I’m even more curious. Since I’m on my healing journey, I have a good reason to explore energy medicine. I think it’s a path to healing and living with my full self available to me. If I’m honest, I’m already convinced that the Chinese know what they’re doing and always have. The same is true for many other eastern and continental African cultures. I definitely think everything, including western medicine, has its place, but things exist outside our realm of perception. In the West, we rely too heavily on the rational mind, scientific scrutiny, and pharmaceuticals when it comes to health and the body. I’m less beholden to western models of health now and try to stay open to all things, especially if I’ve had experiences science or reason cannot explain.
I digress. The point is that I’m going to explore and learn about things like Qigong, pranayama, reiki, healing touch, and any others that I find interesting. I’m going to let my curiosity and intuition guide me. I see too many connections. I feel like there’s so much to learn about myself, the being, and by extension, all beings.
I want to know so that I can heal. I want to heal so that I can grow. I want to grow so that I can give. I want to give so that I can be.