by Robert Morgen
If you've been doing the exercises that I've described then by
this point you've probably had some interesting experiences with
feeling your own internal energy and drawing energy into your body.
Now we're going to work with feeling external energy. As you
progress with this you'll not only be able to feel your own energy,
but the energy of the people and things around you.
The following exercises will help you feel your aura, the
external energy field that surrounds everything. Everything on the
planet is made up of various particles held together by energy, and
you can feel and even manipulate that energy with practice.
Exercise 1 - Building an energy ball
Rub your hands together briskly as if trying to warm them on a
cold day. Doing this increases the sensitivity.
Hold your hands in front of you about 6 inches apart. Now move
them away from each other until they are about 8-12 inches apart,
and then move them back to 2-3 inches apart, just like a fisherman
describing the sizes of the fish he caught. As you continue doing
this can you feel a ball or energy building up between your hands?
It feels like a thickness in the air between your hands, or a
pressure between them.
Play with this exercise a bit. See how big you can make the
energy ball. Is one hand more sensitive than the other? Can you
turn your hands over and do it with the backs of your hands?
Exercise 2 - Waving the energy
Hold your left hand upright in front of you with your palm
facing to the right. Wave your right fingertips slowly up and down
in front of your left hand, but without touching it. Can you feel
the motion of your right hand across the surface of your left palm?
Switch hands and do it again. Does it feel different with the other
hand? Is one hand more sensitive?
Exercise 3 - Feeling the aura
Hold your hands out in front of you at arms length, palms in.
Now move your awareness down to your palms and slowly move your
palms in towards your body. Remember the way it felt when you made
the energy ball between your palms? Can you feel the same sort of
thickness or pressure as your palms move in towards your body?
Practice moving your hands slowly towards your partner. Can you
feel their aura? Can your partner feel your hands as you move
towards them?
Have your partner stand about 12-15 feet away. Now walk slowly
towards them. Can you sense their aura as you walk up to them? Can
they feel you? As you get deeper into this you'll be able to play
with intention and emotions also, but for now just concentrate on
feeling the aura.
Some games that you can play with this;
Have your partner stand a few feet away and think angry
thoughts. Can you feel a difference in their energy? How about when
they think happy thoughts?
Some people have no trouble at all with this while others aren't
as empathic and take awhile to learn to feel it. As usual this is
all about building up your own personal catalog and learning how
things feel.
Robert Morgen is a Reiki Master who holds a Black Belt in Hoshinjutsu and a Brown Belt in Combat Hapkido. He’s founder of the Mystic Village Online Community
He writes a regular column on subtle (or internal) energy for Fight Times Magazine and a column on Kundalini Awakening at Kundalini Awakening Online Magazine. He’s the author of 3 books and 4 CDs on meditation and energy work.
He’s a member of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids as well as the International Bujinkan Dojo Association, Canemasters International and the International Combat Hapkido Federation.
Robert Morgen’s book "Kundalini Awakening for Personal Mastery" (ISBN: 0-9773801-0-6) is available at a bookstore near you. His new book "Easy Meditation for Martial Artists" (ISBN: 0-9773801-3-0) will be available in 2007.
You can learn more about his books, free events and newsletters at his website.
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