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| It Isn't "Woo-Woo" Anymore! | |||
Twenty-something years ago when I started meditating in an effort to get a
handle on stress, I didn't call it meditation. The word "meditation" had an
Eastern ring to it and was regarded by many as somewhat suspect and
mysterious. Maybe even "of the devil." I was suffering from severe
rheumatoid arthritis at the time and desperate for something to do besides
poison my body with drugs. I had attended a stress seminar at a hospital and
was told that "the best thing to do for stress is to sit in a chair with
your eyes closed for ten minutes twice a day." I had heard about Dr. Herbert
Benson's book The Relaxation Response which said pretty much the same
thing and was backed by medical studies, so I started sitting in that chair. |
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The Four Lower Bodies Lois M. Grant, Ph.D. |
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| It is common
knowledge in metaphysical circles that while we are on the planet we are a
fragment of Spirit inhabiting a physical vehicle which carries us around
while we learn the lessons of the physical plane. What is not so commonly
known is that we actually are walking around inside four lower
bodies: physical, etheric, mental and emotional. An extremely complex and
inseparable energetic matrix interconnects these vibrating holographic
bundles of electromagnetic energy. They work together, continuously
communicating with each other; what happens in one body affects the other
three. If one of the four lower bodies is the site of distress, this
distress is keenly felt by the others. We cannot enjoy well-being if any one
of our bodies is functioning in a less than healthy way. Because we can see and feel it, the Physical Body is universally acknowledged as being “real.” This collection of energy vibrates slowly so that its density can function on the Physical Plane and it acts as means of transportation for the other three bodies. Because most people know nothing of the other three bodies, in our culture it is common to believe that the Physical Body is who we really are. The Etheric Body is a fine web of electromagnetic energy which closely surrounds the Physical Body. Electromagnetic Life Forces from the outer Universe are fed into the physical body through this web. We use the etheric body to tap into the Unified Field of Consciousness and to communicate with Spirit. If we block messages from Spirit, there will be energetic congestion in the Etheric Body. The Mental Body is associated with the physical brain as well as our actual thought processes. The lessons we learn during a lifetime are processed here, along with academic learning. When the lessons generate negative thoughtforms which are not resolved, negative energy takes up residence in this body instead of moving through it, and mental energy clogs up. The Emotional Body is involved with our feelings, our most powerful energetic force. Emotional hurts are experienced here - let's call them “emotionforms.” If emotional pain is not consciously acknowledged and released, emotionforms stay in the Emotional Body and it bogs down. The four lower bodies are indivisible and of equal importance, but it is interesting to note that the well-known metaphysical phrase “body, mind and spirit” acknowledges the existence of only three lower bodies. Somehow the Emotional Body is not included. This reflects how even more so-called “enlightened” folks still prefer not to deal with their emotions. I think this is because it can be very scary to get in touch with old emotional pain. An unpleasant event, such as being physically or emotionally hurt by a parent, reverberates throughout the system. The Physical Body hurts where the pain was inflicted and effects can be visible. The Mental Body thinks something like, “There must be something wrong with me or this wouldn't have happened.” And the Emotional Body recoils with fear, resentment, or self-hatred. Such injuries can be healed if comfort and support are given at the time. But if the comfort and support are unavailable, which is usually the case, repetition of hurtful incidents over time will burden the four lower bodies, eventually manifesting as physical illness, depression or the general inability to live an effective life. In our culture when a person has an illness, all efforts to heal the condition are typically centered on the physical body. The body’s symptoms are beaten into submission with drugs and/or surgery and relief is often achieved - for a time. Dealing with the physical body is essential, but if that is the only area of concentration, complete healing cannot be achieved. Some people seek to understand their problems intellectually by undergoing counseling or psychoanalysis which help the mental body to heal. But if the emotional body is ignored, the problems can only come back. One of my clients was about to leave the planet after enduring over a dozen surgeries. I told her, “You can heal your body with love.” While she thought I was nuts, she decided to give it a try. Now, three years later, she has recreated her life and her body by getting in touch with the old, painful feelings in her emotional body, releasing boatloads of destructive emotionforms from this and other lifetimes, and learning to love her Self and all four of her Bodies. She's a walking miracle and in her newfound strength she is leading others to wholeness. Many of us, especially men, are trained to deny our feelings. Little boys are told, “big boys don't cry.” Since their feelings aren’t acceptable, they learn to stuff them deep inside the emotional body. It is not easy to dig down, bring up this old stuff, feel it and let it go; some are afraid that if they feel what they have been repressing, it will kill them. Yet it is essential to do this work - and it is work! - if one is to fully heal the physical vehicle. We can only heal what we can feel. Big boys need to cry! Compassionate counselors create a safe place for feelings to be felt, processed and released. Tears that have been repressed must be expressed. Negative thought- and emotionforms can be transformed and replaced with love to transform dysfunction into proper function and enhance the ability to live life from a place of joy. Lois Grant is a Practitioner of Self-Discovery, Author, Counselor, Teacher. Website: www.angelicble.com She can be reached at 404 252-8525 |
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