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The power of thought. What you can think, you can create. A black and white photo with a child looking towards the horizon on the beach.

Rule #2: Whatever you can think of, you can create.

#4 Creating

Do it with ease, clarity, and certainty. (Beware: I had a friend who once who prayed for a lot of money. He was successful. He got it in a car accident insurance settlement, but also had to live with hideous pain for the rest of his life.)

Creating

Energy flow follows simple rules of physics that you can control. As you should know there is an infinite amount of energy in the universe and you can command, direct, control, create and destroy it as you wish. This, in itself, is a God-like power.

One has to remember there is no ethics in spiritual matters. Some people are good and others are, in fact, hurtful or evil. You have to choose what ethics you will abide by and how you deal with others not sharing your code of behavior.

Everyone uses energy to protect themselves, to further their creations, to control their environment and influence others. Some, however, are better, i.e. more skilled, at it than others. This often creates conflict and competition, yet you can choose not to play their games, and instead choose your own.

The first step is to understand you have your own energy universe made up of your body and your personal space (aura). This is yours! And, you should take care of it.

You can change the energy in your body and aura at will. I would do so by creating energy in affinity with your body and goals and, then, bring it into your space to replace the energy you do not want. Your intention to do so, makes it happen!  Your ritual practice is your opportunity to realign your energy with your conception of God’s energy.

I begin by “grounding” my body and aura from the first charka at the base of the spine. This grounding cord is a chute where I can dump all of my unwanted energy in my body and aura deep into the ground (similar to a lightning rod).This anchoring tool also helps define my personal space and will help keep me safe. It can be, and should be used, all of the time. Refresh your grounding cord often by destroying the old one and creating a new one.

Then, choose the energy’s flow, or pattern, in your personal space. Remember to direct it through all of your body and aura. Create a pattern of doing so during your ritual practice.  This pattern will become second nature to you, so you can use it at any time and in any circumstance. Many religious traditions teach different patterns in this flow of energy. Choose one and practice it.

For example, I direct energy, that I have made my own, to flow from my crown charka (top of my head) downward though my charkas to my first charka (at the base of my spine) and then upward through all of my charkas and out of the top of my head and into my aura, with some splitting off into my arms and out my hands. Using this pattern I can clear out my charkas and body of all the energy that does not serve me while replacing it with energy that does.

I also bring up earth energy, in affinity with my body, up thorough my feet charkas and through my legs to my first charka where is will mix with the energy explained in the previous paragraph and dump it down my grounding cord.

Since I am the master of all that I create, I can change my energy even more quickly by also creating a symbol outside of my aura to “pull out” energy I do not want from my space. By exploding this symbol you will return the energy to the universe. Again, you need to remember to replace the energy you have removed with the energy you do want. To do so, gather up some energy and make it your own, with the qualities you want, and bring it into your personal space. Again, if you do not replace the depleted energy, your body will sense a vacuum and recreate the energy it “knows,” i.e. the energy you just removed. So, fill up your space with your energy and own it!

Finally, you can also use a symbol of your own creation to protect your space from unwanted energy directed at you. This tool will get “hammered” over time, so it will have to be destroyed, then, updated and replaced. You can also use this tool give you a warning of what energy is being sent your way. Don’t use this symbol to block all energy, you still want to experience life.

These tools, or techniques, are useful in changing (healing) your energy. They, however, need to be refreshed periodically because just like any other tools, they will show signs of wear and tear. In my ritual practice I recreate these techniques, “in present time,” for my use in every new moment. I can, also refresh these tools at any time as the need arises.

The percentage of the mixture of earth energy flowing with your chosen universe’s energy in your upper body should be explored by you. Native Americans, often, run a lot of earth energy in their body. This makes them “heavy” and more earth-bound. Asian meditation techniques, however, often forget about the feet and legs when directing their energy. Discover what works for you. Any “surplus” energy can, of course, be eliminated through your grounding cord.

A white daily like looking flower with yellow and orange center.

Rule #1: Do not believe what I say, or do. 

#3 Energy Flow

Try it out for yourself to see if it is TRUE for you. (Too many spiritual teachers are manipulators who do not honor even their professed beliefs.)

Energy Work Flow

The goal of your practice is to intentionally change your energy—to let God flow within.

Most ritual practices “do” change your energy, for example, prayer, meditation and yoga—all change how your energy flows within you. The act of “doing” your practice is important, but are you choosing the energy of your God-within?

There are many meditation (or prayer or yoga) styles taught by different religious traditions. Each has its own form and rules. If you look at the various styles you can see how the energy pattern flows in the body. You will also see the strengths and weaknesses of each technique in changing your own energy.

Some techniques teach you to choose a particular energy and have it flow in a circle around your body. Some have an energy flow through your limbs, torso and head in a specific direction. Even others demand that your eyes be open (or closed), and your hands and legs be in a particular position.

Does it matter? Yes, it does… but only to you. Look for yourself to see what works and what doesn’t. You can create whatever style works for you.

My recommendation is to intentionally choose the style that fits your requirements.  Mine are:

  1. I have chosen the direction and flow of the energy in my body and aura
  2. I choose the energy that I want to flow in my body and aura
  3. I have chosen a technique(s) to change my energy i.e. to get rid of energy I do not want and to replace it with energy I do want
  4. I have chosen to make myself safer by creating a technique to ground my body and aura
  5. I choose to change any of the above at will, and often, to keep the energy techniques I am using fresh

I will offer more details on each component later in the Series.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/advanced-meditation-alters-consciousness-and-our-basic-sense-of-self

Meditation’s potential has been demonstrated by numerous contemplative, philosophical, religious and spiritual traditions that teach it as a core element that leads to enlightenment or salvation. Buddhism, Vedic and Hindu practices, Jewish kabbalism, Islamic Sufism and shamanism, among others, have all explored meditation in their traditions. Some of them have multimillennial-long histories and en¬¬compass experiences that include states of ecstasy, insights into the nature of the self and the world around us, the cultivation of empathy, and the pursuit of altruistic goals. Such experiences have also been reported to sometimes lead to a sense of transcendence.

https://www.xavier.edu/jesuitresource/online-resources/quote-archive1/quotes-about-prayer

(Read: Finding Grace at the Center, Fr. Thomas Keating)

https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/types-of-meditation#takeaway

https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/the-11-major-types-of-yoga-explained-simply

A sitting buddha statue in a garden.

An Intentionally Meaningful Practice

#2 Practice

Let’s keep this simple. In whatever spiritual practice you create, make it intentionally meaningful. By this I mean clear your mind and give this practice time over to yourself and your God. You may have to “fake it” initially i.e. use your ritual practice to just slow down… until you can be with God, so take your time without depreciating self-judgement. It is a practice—and it takes practice to know, and recognize, your God within.

The key is to this practice time is to consciously (intentionally) give yourself over to God. I do not see this as giving yourself over to some separate outside “other,” but instead, giving yourself over to the God-within (Hindu’s call this OM). In a very real sense you are intentionally experiencing God by allowing the energy to flow within you. This quiet shift in perception, and reality, will give you God. In time, you will see God’s energy in everything.

God’s Energy:  By this I mean whatever you believe in your religious tradition: God, Jesus Christ, Allah, Dharma, The Way, The Source, etc.

Recommendation: Universal Wisdom by Bede Griffiths. It offers eight translations of the sacred wisdom of the major religions. They are surprisingly similar.

Prologue

#1 Prologue
circle of religions.

My goal with this blog is to help you find The Source. By using the word “The Source,” I mean seeking a higher power often called by the various religious traditions as: God, Jesus Christ, Allah, the Chosen, nirvana, enlightenment, spirit worship, seeking Salvation, submission to God, attaining Liberation, the realization of the Dharma, to Awaken, The Way, etc.

All recognize there is more, must be more, to the human experience—some higher calling– beyond our unrelenting birth, family, work, and death cycle.

I remember as a youth I would lie beneath a tree and watch the sunlight filter through the wavering leaves. I “knew” that there was more, had to be more, to this human experience than the disquiet I felt.  My restlessness was more than a nagging question of what was I to do with my life? I felt there was some sort of God-like source I knew existed, I just had to find it and learn how to tap into it.  Only then would I feel like I was “home” and be at peace.

In my search I found that religious traditions often explained how to find your way to God. Generally, they offered some combination of three paths: 1. Scholarship (the in-depth study of a religious tradition), 2. Service to Others, and/or 3. Deep Prayer, Meditation or Yoga.  These paths were often accompanied by reinforcing mechanisms: the ongoing, often daily, practice of various rituals, an obligation to belong to and build a like-minded spiritual community, and the acceptance of some dogma and revealed texts explaining the cosmos and your path forward to God.

All religions have moral authority i.e. prescriptions for love, compassion, kindness and conscious righteous actions. They all seek to make you a “good” person, often explained as being free of sin and suffering. As your reward, you become closer to God and free from the trivialities of your existence.

In some religious traditions you achieve salvation or enlightenment because you are among the Chosen, but in most, however, you must choose a practice to develop a relationship with your concept of God. It is often a daily discipline of thought and action to invoke the presence of God within. It may mean you turn toward Mecca to pray five times a day, or you meditate, or study your revealed texts, or you serve the needs of others, or you attend a church service. It does not matter what you choose, it only matters that you “do” choose to bring yourself closer to God.

Now, what about those who are atheists, agnostics or lapsed religious followers? Many of the great religions do not believe in God. Look at Buddhists, Confucianism, and Taoism. Many do not believe in One God, but in many instead… Hinduism, Shintoism, and indigenous religions. It does not matter what you believe. What matters is that you choose a path that makes you a righteous person. In all cases, it is the discipline of a thoughtful practice that will give you the inner peace and joy you seek.