Shifting Energy
There's a parable of Jesus that is in the Gospel
of Barnabas but is not in the synoptic gospels. It tells of a woman walking
back from the market with a sack of flour. There is a hole in the sack and as
she walks along daydreaming, the flour leaks out until when she arrives home
the sack is all but empty. This parable pertains to energy. We eat, drink and
breathe during the day. With each breath and mouthful we absorb energy. By the
end of a normal life we have eaten our way through fields, forests and whole
farmyards. In most cases this energy is dissipated through absent-mindedness,
fantasies or sex.
People who have built up energy through mystical exercises are able to focus
and control their energy like a laser beam. Initially this is focused within
the body. It can be controlled by concentrating the energy first at the base
of the spine, then it is moved up the back, up the neck into the head, around
the back of the head, into the middle of the head, down the front of the head
and into the nose and mouth, then down the front of the neck into the chest,
to the right of the chest and then across the chest to the left, then back to
the centre, then down the front and back to the base of the spine.
Eventually, after a lot of practice and after the energy has been built up sufficiently, it can be moved to areas outside of the body. This is not for the novice.
Concentration can be shifted as well. You can concentrate intently on detail,
for example a book or a computer screen. When the concentration is focused you
can be oblivious to external sounds or activities. You can move your focus out
broadly and take in the whole of your vision, all sounds, the position of your
body and the totality of the other senses.
Men and woman deal with energy in different ways. Men tend to push their energy out. This is partly a controlling mechanism. By sitting with arms and legs splayed the energy is not contained and influences the people around. Women tend to keep their energy in. They keep their legs together and the arms close to the chest.
