Path of The Guardian-Energy Basics

The basics of the Path is Energy, one of the most plentiful and visual aspects of this plane of existence.

As has been told famously by Cesar Milan, Dogs see everything as energy. The irony is? most people don't....and doing so blocks a part of us that would normally allow us to see well beyond what we would normally, and explore something that we are quite natural in seeing and feeling.

Myself, I learned from experimentation, no real teaching or learning, but I did have some inspiration. I was watching a show when I was in my early teens about the monks and about focus and how they did things, and learned that it was focus of energy. So, being a kid, I tried it out...and tried to do what they did, meditating, focussing, and trying to be at peace with myself...and do the kung-fu kind of thing...which resulted in many, many bruised hands, but finally a few broken pieces of wood :-)

The experimentation over the years turned into studies in Shamanism, Druidry, Wicca, Black and Dark arts, Reiki and others - but I never forgot my true focus...energy, how it works, and how it is produced. Ironically it led me to AD&D, specifically The Complete Psionics Handbook, a copy I still have, and was the basis for a lot of my theories about how things work. Through school, studies in psych, electricity and neurology(I was a true nerd lol), led me to how things work electrically, and with all the info swirling in my head like a Class 5 Hurricane, I started living a life of energy.

Now how this experience applies here, is that energy is all around us. It's usage within this more around-us context leads itself to skills like: Laying on Hands Healing, Auric healing, enhanced awareness and so on.
Like electricity, it has a mind of it's own, and there are a few rules you have to abide by, which, in most cases, I learned the hard way.

1. Energy is a living thing: Energy has a mind of it's own, and you need to respect that, and make sure that if you do something, you stay aware of how you're using it...respect it!

2. The amount of energy that you put out will not always come back to you: As with anything else, there is loss...and with the example of Laying On Hands healing...you're healing the aura(I'll cover that in a sec), and the energy put out by you doesn't always directly heal, but helps to do other things related to the healing process.

3. The intent or emotion that you use with energy, will effect how it works: Like with The Secret, how you feel about something, effects how it works. Pure energy is the same way, and you have to be aware of how you feel when you use it, because the reactions and the benefits or consequences-whichever it is-will effect how things go, and as with the 7-fold rule-will come back to you depending on this one simple piece.

and 4. Be careful not to burn yourself out: Energy can be tiring...and you need to watch how you use it, and how often you use it. Burnout is common if you overdo it, and that can cause other effects including illness and injury, so BE CAREFUL!!!

The question is: how do you use it?

Answer: Think of your energy like a bubble-it surrounds you and flows in and through you. This energy can be used to help, to heal, to protect, to love, to send good wishes, to focus, to save your life(I am not kidding about this) and other things. A more common name for it is the Aura.

That bubble is elastic in nature, and stretches accordingly when you move, feel, ect. Ever feel as if someone is closer to you then they really are? Like when you can feel someone right behind you and they're still about 2-3 feet behind or when you are walking beside someone and you just feel something, something that's beyond body language? That's your Aura interacting with others. When you can feel a touch so very deeply and yet still be a ton of distance away from that person? That's their energy projecting to you to make you feel better, to feel more in tune, to help you heal, and they can(usually) feel the thank you right back as you're feeling/thinking it.

Confused? lol I would be too, just try these few experiments and you'll see what I mean.

Have a friend hold 2 hands around your hand like this: with the brackets being yours and the line, theirs - { | } , making sure that their 2 hands are about 6-8 inches(10-12cm) from their hands . From there, turn your 2 hands around slowly and keep the center hand steady, you may feel a tingling or a light burning, a coldness or even want to take your hand away. That's feeling their energy, and it can get interesting and fun sometimes.

An experiment you can do, is to look at someone, not stare at them, but just glance at them with a thought of hope in your mind and smile. Do this on the street, in your own home, at work, on the phone, and you'll see how fast people and even animals react to you in a positive way.

An important note: When doing these exercises and exploring energy, keep in mind to stay positive. My experience is that negative energy will come back to you hard and fast and do more harm than you need. Staying positive and loving will give the best results out of this and let you explore further and deeper than if done otherwise.

Next: I'll do more in depth with energy and how it works on a day-to-day basis, and what other things to look for and what I discovered over the years.