Energy is the life potential of a person. This is his ability to absorb, store and use energy, the level of which is different for each person. And it is he who determines whether we feel cheerful or listless, whether we look positively or negatively at the world. In this article, we consider how energy flows are connected with the human body and what is their role in life.
Energy system
Adherents of esotericism represent the human energy system as a chain consisting of centers (or chakras) and channels. All this cannot be seen, but with a certain setting you can feel it. Energy flows circulating throughout the human body provide information exchange between the inner and outer world.
In various esoteric practices of the world, human energy is called differently: prana, shea, qi. However, this does not change the essence of this phenomenon. So, for example, in Indian yoga, bio-energy channels are called Nadi. there are more than half a million in the human body. But the main channels are Sushumna, Pingala and Ida.
The first is the largest. On the physical plane, it corresponds to the spinal column, which passes inside the spine and ensures the activity of the whole organism.
The power of creation and destruction
The Ida Channel represents the female energy of Yin. This is the power of creation. On the physical plane, it stretches along the body on the left side of the nostrils. The energy of this channel is pale in color and symbolically associated with the moon. It lowers body temperature.
Another Pingala channel is a reflection of the male energy of Yang, the power of destruction. On the physical level, it passes on the right side of the nostril. This is a hot stream of energy that raises the temperature of the body.
All energy channels are intertwined with each other and end in the area of the perineum of a person.
Energy functions
Human energy is one of the most important aspects due to which many problems can be solved. It is she who contributes to human growth: intellectual, spiritual, physical and psychological. Energy affects the well-being of a person, sharpens his intuitive perception of the world.
Where is energy absorbed from?
There are many sources of vitality. A person receives energy from food, through breathing, by experiencing emotions. Also, there is an exchange of flows between man and the Earth, between man and the Cosmos. Energy penetrates the body and through channels through the centers it circulates throughout the body, saturating it with strength, energy, encouraging development.
What affects the level of energy?
Human energy is a heterogeneous and unstable phenomenon. It can change under the influence of external factors, negative emotions. The density of energy flows is unstable, but always tends to a favorable state. So ambitious people often survive in difficult conditions, where people with a different vector of energy die.
The process of contemplation (awareness of the beauty and greatness of the world, a touch of art) significantly increases the energy level of a person. Expanding horizons and acquiring new skills also increases life potential.
It is very important that the energy and material flows of a person are in balance, this guarantees a harmonious development. In general, balance is the basis of proper life.
Six human bodies
It is known that the concept of "energy body" includes six shells. It:
- Essential (exactly repeats the physical body of a person, goes beyond its contours by several centimeters. Physical health depends on this shell).
- Astral (has the same characteristics as the etheric. Only the area of its significance lies in desires, emotions, passions).
- Mental (also repeats the physical body of a person, goes 10-20 cm beyond it, is the embodiment of thoughts and will).
- Casual (or karmic) (the esoteric direction is of the opinion of reincarnation, that is, the reincarnation of a person in other lives. So in the karmic shell there is an accumulation of information about actions. It controls the thoughts and desires of a person).
- The shell of personality (has an oval shape, extends beyond the physical body by half a meter).
- Atmic (the body of the Absolute) (it is also called the "golden egg" in which all the previous shells are placed. It carries out the connection of man with the Higher Forces).
All shells are connected with each other and with the physical body energetically. Thus, human health and destiny are also in close interconnection.
Energy centers
Eastern practices describe that in the human body there are seven energy centers, or chakras. They are located along the body from the perineum to the crown of the head.
- The first chakra is Muladhara. She is in the inguinal zone. It stores energy that is designed for life and is designed not only for a person, but also for those around him. Most often, energy metabolism occurs unconsciously, involuntarily.
- The second chakra is Swadhistan. It is the center of pleasure, sexual attraction and desires. It is located at the level of the internal reproductive organs, two fingers below the navel. The positive energy of this chakra characterizes the reproductive function, the desire for procreation. In a negative sense, this is a manifestation of lust, concern.
- The third chakra is Manipura. This center is at the level of the solar plexus and is responsible for the vital will, human energy. The correct work of this chakra is manifested in responsibility for oneself and for others, determination, independence. When a block appears in this center, self-doubt, fears are noted in a person.
- The fourth chakra is Anahata. She is in the region of the heart and controls the feeling of a person, love. The latter can be associated not only with another person, but also with the Cosmos, with God. The wrong work of this center is manifested in guilt, shame for the past, depression.
- The fifth chakra is Vishudha, the throat center. Accordingly, it governs sociability, human speech, his creative activity and self-realization. Blocks in this chakra are manifested in mediocrity, conservative views of a person, lack of psychological flexibility.
- The sixth chakra is Ajna. It is located in the center of the forehead between the eyebrows. For its ability to evoke visual images, it is called the "third eye." This center is responsible for human mental abilities, memory and willpower. Fanaticism, clinging to other people's ideas, dogmas, mental limitation, lack of desire for self-knowledge - all this indicates the incorrect functioning of the chakra.
- The seventh chakra is the Sahasrara. It is located on the crown of a person’s head. This center accumulates spirituality, contemplation and oneness with the Supreme Spirit. As a rule, atheists have a block in this chakra.
All centers are interconnected. The correct functioning of the human chakras and the energy flows circulating freely provide a complete life system. And the higher the volume and density of these flows, the stronger the energy.
Two threads
To say that a person absorbs energy with an entire being will not be entirely true. There are two streams - Earth and Space, which ensure the vital activity of the body. The first comes through the legs. He moves along Sushumna to the highest chakra. The second stream of cosmic energy, on the contrary, flows from the crown of the head to the fingers and toes. Both species are absorbed through the chakras. So the earth’s energy is absorbed by the three lower energy centers, and the cosmic energy is absorbed by the three upper ones. These energy flows meet and balance.
On the physical plane, a violation of this process is manifested in the occurrence of diseases. For example, a lack of terrestrial energy leads to cardiovascular ailments, and a change in cosmic energy flows leads to diseases of the joints and spine.
Weak energy
Since all human shells are interconnected, it is easy to determine what kind of energy a person has. There are symptoms for this. For example, a person with a weak energy usually is sluggish, often tired quickly, prone to depression and apathy, has pessimistic outlooks on life and poor health. Also, such people are emotionally unstable, irritable, subject to various phobias, unsure of themselves, unwilling to work and develop.
In addition, esoterics also provide signals that help to recognize weak energy:
- A person often dreams of rocky gorges, gloomy houses, rains, floods, spills, narrow roads, walkways, corridors ..
- Insomnia is also one of the signs of weak energy.
- There are dreams, quarrels, even fights.
- With a strong depletion of energy, scratching is observed, tearing of your body in a dream. It can pant, moan.
Strong energy
With a strong energy in a person, dreams are of a completely different quality. He often dreams that he sings, dances or plays musical instruments. As for nature, most often there are rocks, mountains, thickets and even stones hanging overhead. Also often there is a feeling that a belt or elastic band pulls a person in half and as if divides it into parts. This is just a manifestation of the combination of earthly and cosmic forces.
Strong energy fluxes of radiation can be determined by human behavior. He is often cheerful, in a good mood, and is optimistic about the future, despite the difficulties. He easily copes with stressful situations, strives for development and personal growth.
How to recover?
The volume of energy flows in the human body decreases with age or the onset of chronic diseases. Accordingly, the vigor becomes less, the mood worsens. There are special exercises to restore normal levels of energy.
Based on the idea that the mental and physical components of a person are interconnected, a simple figurative filling can be used to gain energy. To do this, it is enough to take a comfortable posture (sit down or lie down), close your eyes and perform breathing exercises on the principle of the “inhale-hold-exhale” triangle. And so a few cycles. It is best for respiratory rhythms to be equal in duration. For example, we take a breath for 6 seconds, hold our breath for 6 seconds and exhale for 6 seconds. If this practice is not difficult, then the duration can be increased. The main thing is that breathing does not cause tension, goes freely and without failures.
To balance the energy flows in yoga, one more exercise is used. It consists in inhaling to press the chin to the chest, perform the maximum possible holding of the breath, and then breathe out calmly. It is important to remember that breathing practices must be done on an empty stomach so that there is no discomfort in the form of nausea or a sharp breakdown.
If there are deviations in the lower chakras, then you can just walk barefoot on the ground. This will awaken the receptors on the feet and activates the influx of earthly energy.
Energy management
Energy flows are also controlled by the power of thought, through meditation, that is, deep concentration, immersion in oneself and observation of one’s sensations. It is very important that at the same time the person feels relaxed, free from extraneous thoughts and worries. It is noted that at the first stages in this state it is felt like something is moving along the spine up and down. It pulsates energy. Frequent practices exacerbate these sensations, and a slightly perceptible “trickle” turns into a “full-flowing river”.
When this exercise is mastered, you can proceed to the next. You need to imagine that you have an arrow in your head that is constantly moving forward. You can control it and twist in different directions. The arrow is attached to the base of the skull and, according to your desire, goes forward. At this time, as you inhale, energy rises to the upper chakras and literally splashes out of you. Then turn the arrow back and feel how the Ajna chakra turns on the vacuum cleaner mode and begins to intensively draw in cosmic energy.
These are such easy thinking exercises that need to be done several times a day (maximum 10 times) in order to learn how to accumulate and manage energy flows, energy in general.
Conclusion
The emotional, mental, spiritual and physical balance of a person depends on many factors. Most of them relate, of course, to the outside world, to external influences. The basis of this exchange are energy flows. If a failure occurs in their work, this is manifested primarily at the physical level.
This problem can and should be solved. Knowing how the human chakras are arranged, their importance in energy flows, one can increase the level of one's own energy, resort to several exercises that have come to us from Eastern practices. All of them have a psychological base, that is, due to a mental, imaginary process. Regular work on oneself, the ability to manage energy flows allow a person to develop talents, unique abilities, achieve success in a career and in his personal life.