Invisible Energy, Visible Results
I have a transparent kettle and a childlike fascination for
watching the water boil. It never ceases to amaze me. First,
there is an almost invisible stirring, a grumbling that grows to
a roar and seems to come from deep, down inside somewhere.
And when enough of that invisible, inner energy has built up, it
bursts forth into a crescendo of dancing, bouncy, lively
bubbles. Like snow flakes, no bubble is the same, no pattern
they form is alike and before you know it, the miniature
spectacle is over and transformed into something completely
different...
A cup of hot, delicious tea that warms my body and soul at this
dark, cold time of year.
And so it is with everything we see and experience in life. For
a moment something may seem important, spectacular and
over-powering and then, each event fades and makes way for
something else. Never ending change, transition, growth.
The energy underlying the bubbly dance of the hot water is like
life - invisible and to me, totally incomprehensible. I won't
even begin to understand how something can travel through a
plastic tube with wires in it and then be transformed into heat
or sound or images which in turn can be changed into delicious
food, musical delight or a mind boggling, life changing story on
a screen.
I don't question the method, nor do I need to understand the
'why'. I just know that it does and I'm grateful for what it
gives me. Isn't it funny, how most of us find the 'techy' kind
of ignorance quite easy to accept, yet when it comes to the
subtle energies within our own bodies, we deny what we can't
explain, we question and doubt and thus deprive ourselves of the
enjoyment of the visible results, just because we can't makes
sense of what goes on beneath the surface.
This doesn't mean that we should blindly accept anything and
everything that we are presented with. After all, it's
curiosity, questioning and probing that underlie all progress.
What I'm suggesting is that we don't succumb to the urge of
'explaining away' everything we can't properly define and
understand.
In our subtle energy courses, we share techniques that
frequently enable participants to overcome fears, phobias and
other issues within minutes. Sometimes, the effect is so fast
and astonishing that the only way people seem to be able to deal
with 'losing' something they have been suffering from for years,
is to explain it away. They look for other reasons why the
bubbles dance and in the process give away the power that is
generated from deep within themselves.
We are so used to having to understand everything rationally,
that we forget that the logical, conscious side of us can only
take in about 1 billionth (yes, no typo here!) of reality at any
given time. How could we ever expect to fully understand
anything? How will we know that we aren't just living one great
big illusion? And the most important question of all... Does it
really matter?
No, it doesn't - the constant need to use our external senses to
explain everything, prevents us from tapping into the vast
resources of our unconscious mind. My suggestion is, lets follow
Einstein's example and open up to something bigger, better and
higher than our limited logical capacity can conceive - and - as
the saying goes, 'go with the flow'.
If you allow yourself to be guided by the invisible energies
within yourself, before you know it, you will feel the flow of
Chi, Prana or Life Energy within you and understand what is good
for you and what you need to heal and grow and achieve happiness
and inner peace.
With a childlike sense of curiosity you can enjoy the visible
dance of the bubbles whilst the invisible energy brings about
the results.