Energy Manipulation - 34*

This is a guide to some basics aspects in Energy Manipulation. Credit in full goes to Cheznips and various other friends and members of the Platenum community.

Intro:
With psi everything can be broken down into categories of energy. The differing forms of energy relating to movement and arrangement create what appears as material (mass/physical) or non-material (low mass/non-physical) categories of energy. A rock may be thought of as simply a rock or it may be viewed as an ordered and slower moving concentration of energy. Compare the rock with the air and it will be noted that an individual may move through one, but not the other. The nature of air is that of faster moving, less tightly structured energy that allows slower moving, tightly structured energy to pass through. Yet even tightly structured things, like a rock, are not impervious to other energies. If one were to shine a bright enough light at the rock some small portion of that light will get through since the rock even though it is concentrated energy is still rather porous when energy is considered. All these examples really mean is that energy in some form is integrally important to everything that exists. When an individual is able to harness their own energy they may have the opportunity to utilize that energy to affect other energy within existence most notably within the individual’s own reality. In generalized terms those in psi tend to label harnessing one’s own energy for use as energy manipulation.

Energy manipulation involves an individual understanding their own energy enough to both move it within themselves to accomplish a goal and to move their own energy outside the body in a manner necessary to affect other concentrations of energy. For an individual energy manipulation should always begin internally so that adequate time can be invested in learning the nuances of their personal energy. Each individual creates and uses different make-ups of internal aural energy for psi, which creates difficulty when discussing exactly how to manipulate energy. There is however some overlap in commonality so people are able to share experiences. As an example many people will relate that concentrating large amounts of energy in certain areas of the body will create a tingling, or buzzing sensation. When moving energy internally a person must use visualization to create the outcome of movement as was set in their goal to start. Simple visualization marks the energy pattern changes as desired and then continued manipulation ensures they occur. Of course before major bouts of energy manipulation, because it is a psi technique, an individual should ensure that they are in the proper state by first going through the basics of psi including grounding, centering and in taking. When an individual is centered into the correct mindset they will be much more aware of their own energy. Understanding personal energy for energy manipulation becomes increasingly important as an individual extends the technique outside of their body to manipulate their energy in an external environment. External energy manipulation, like internal energy manipulation, roots itself in the necessity of visualization. The goal of external energy manipulation completely depends on the technique used with the energy (empathy, healing, telepathy) but the individual should always aim to affect the energy and not the mass even in physical situations. Truly the bottom line is that it is the energy that is manipulated in all psi circumstances and that is where psi gains its possibilities.

Exercise One - Energy Exchange
The Goal of the exercise is to perceive and direct psychic energy back and forth. It is essential that you first read and understand all instructions before proceeding. Keep in mind that you are working with a physical substance and that you are using your physical body to direct it. This psychic energy or psi as its commonly referred to is not readily visible but like many other things in our physical world are not visible but can still be measured like air and electricity. In this manner, you must first gather a sufficient amount of psi energy and direct it in the proper way so that it may be perceived.

Receiver:

Allow yourself to accept your partner's energy. Your frame of mind is very important and the intent should be to receive the energy. Be sure that you have fully relaxed all parts of your body and have taken a mental stock in all your physical ailments and emotions so that you are not confused by sensations like muscular tension or blood flow. You will be experiencing a gentle sensation in your hand as your partner sends it to you. Everyone perceives differently, especially at first and its not uncommon for one person to feel cold and someone else to feel warmth. Other reported sensations include tingling, feelings of a static electricity build up, pressure, or a slight breeze. What is so important in learning how you perceive this energy is so that in the course of learning, you can become aware of how you perceive to make it work in the greatest potential for you.

Sender:

You must first accumulate energy to have a ready supply on hand and that it be strong enough to be felt by your partner. This can be accomplished in a large variety of ways. If you can already do this, use what works for you or take any of the following suggestions and modify it to your liking so that you are comfortable with it. These are by no means hard and fast rules of gathering energy but suggestions only. You can use any method of energy gathering, whether its yoga, qi-gong, traditional eastern martial arts to the more new age methods. Visualize yourself being surrounded by a magnificent bright light. Remember that to visualize means to re-create the experience in as many senses as you can. This means to see the light, feel it blinding you, feel the light, give it a sensation or gentle warmth or refreshing coolness. You can even hear it, give it a sound or the fuzzy static you hear on television or radio. You do not need to give it a taste or a smell but you absolutely can if it helps you. Now absorb all this light/energy into yourself and all parts of your body. You can imagine you are a sponge or even a magnet pulling everything in. Make it all go into a tight compact ball in your abdomen (sternum). When you feel you cannot make it grow any bigger, begin to make it glow more intensely.

Now feel the energy traveling up through your chest to your dominant arm and down into your hand where it pools and builds up. Do not move this energy outside of yourself until you are completely ready. When you are ready, extend your index finger to a point a few inches away from your partners finger. You do not want to move too close of your partner will be confused by your normal body heat. If you are too far from your partner, the energy could diffuse and your partner may miss feeling anything.

Maintain this flow of energy for several seconds until your partner clearly perceives the energy. You may have to stop and build up the energy again to continue. Now try directing the energy at different parts of your partners hand. Its not uncommon that some areas are more sensitive then others.

Change roles and repeat the exercise. I encourage keeping a journal or some other record.

Remote Practice:

Find a partner and decide who will be sender and who will be the receiver. Gather energy and send to your partner. You may find that if practicing this exercise over the internet that you can use the third eye area to send and receive because it is usually the most sensitive and receptive area. If you are on IRC or any chat services, it is suggested that you focus on the nick name and visualize your energy going to that person. It is not necessary to know what that person looks like, only that you know your energy is strongly sent. If you need a little more help, you can visualize the shape of a person, the features do not matter as long as you affirm to yourself that the person you visualize is the nickname of your partner.

Variation:

Have the receiver close his or her eyes and experiment by directing energy to various parts of the body. Try perceiving with your lips, or your belly button or the bottoms of your feet.

Precautions:

After sending several times, one or both of you may find that you have too much energy. You might feel heavy, tingly, or full or your hands may even become red and swollen. If this happens, you can use a variety of methods to ground the energy to get rid of it. A bowl of rock salt can be used as well as a grounding "crystal" or rock such as hematite or obsidian. Gently send the excess energy out of your body into the salt or crystal. You can also use a grounding technique of visualizing a channel of energy going from your body into the ground to be absorbed by the earth. If you become dizzy or light headed, its probably that excess energy has gathered in your head and is starting to overload you. The excess energy can lead to decreased perception and control. If this occurs, consciously direct the energy downward into the lower parts of your body. You may wish to get up and walk around a few moments.

Your psychic development progress much the same way as if you are trying any new exercise for the first time. You may become fatigued after a short time. Stop and rest, as you can strain your self psychically just like straining a muscle.If you push yourself too hard and too fast, it will result in slowing your progress. Equally, if you are having a slow start, be patient and know that everyone progresses at their own pace. There is no time requirement and your persistence will be rewarded if you stay disciplined and consistent with your practicing.

Exercise Two - Taking Energy
The first exercise was about giving and receiving energy. This time, the person who was the sender will start by first giving energy and then pulling their energy back to themselves. One of our most basic forms of communication is other areas of our life is energy exchange. By focusing consciously on this direct method, you can begin to consciously recognize and develop your perception of energy exchange in other areas of your life.

Prepare:

Read the whole exercise before beginning and making sure you understand. Wear lose clothing that doesn't bind and of natural fibres. Remove all jewelry and if necessary, keep a bowl of salt to cleanse off excess energy. Sit across from your partner but not touching.

You should being by being relaxed and receptive. Intake or generate energy as you would for any psi exercise. Working with the same partner helps you to gain a familiarity with your partner's energy. Try to be aware of the difference in sensation from when your partner gives energy to you, then pulls it back. It's important to give your partner feedback on what you are sensing.

Many people will note that when working with energy in this way and especially in working with the hands, that there is the sensation of weight or mass and that this sensation reverses when sending the energy away from yourself. You should be practicing this exercise until you can clearly distinguish between energy being sent to you and energy being taken away from you. It helps to clean your hands periodically in the salt to make the perception clearer and easier.

Sender:

Send energy the same way to your partner that you did in exercise 1. Because your partner is learning to perceive energy, make sure to them him or her each time you send energy and when you are finished sending energy. Now you want to pull your energy back to yourself. To do this you want to hold your finger tip a few inches from your partners finger tip and visualize a small tube between the fingers. Visualize the energy moving from your partners body to yours. Helpful ideas may be that of a vacuum hose sucking the energy back or that of a magnet drawing iron filings to itself. Whatever is most helpful to you works and a good thing to remember is that your energy is directed by your will. To simply think the energy will move as you direct it is usually sufficient. There are students that feel the energy flows sluggishly or out of control. If you believe it is sluggish, you make it flow sluggish and the same with the out of control. Alternate between giving and taking energy making each event as separate and telling your partner each time what you are doing at each step. Change roles and repeat the exercise.

Conclusion:

Some of the things you should be noticing are what it felt like as the energy left your body, how did it feel coming back, were there different sensations each time? Were you able to stay relaxed and focused throughout the exercise? Stress and tension can cause interference in the flow of energy and working to maintain a relaxed state sometimes needs a lot of work. Record in a journal your experience and observations. Try repeating the experience with another familiar energy partner and observe differences.

Note:

Its common to beginners that you are able to feel the energy but the direction is hard to tell. Accuracy of perception comes with increased practice and experience. If you feel that too much energy is building up in your hands, make sure to scrape off the excess and wash your hands in the bowl of salt. Feeling light headed is another common feeling. In this case, make sure to move the energy to the lower half of your body and walk around if necessary before continuing.

Exercise Three - Testing Perception and Flow
After working on exercises one and two, you are probably anxious to see just how accurate you are perceiving energy when you are sending and how strongly you are taking that energy back. The purpose of this exercise is to test yourself. You can return to this exercise at anytime to help sharpen your perception. This exercise is also a good confidence builder. The only way you can trust a skill is by routinely testing it to see your progress.

Prepare:

Fully read the exercise and understand it before progressing. Wear natural non-binding clothes, remove all jewelry. Have the bowl of salt beside you and face your partner.

Receiver:

Make sure you are loose and relaxed. Open your mind to be receptive to sensations from your partner. Between each exchange, you should clean the excess energy off in the bowl of salt. Record results after each transference.

Sender:

First make and write down your plan before giving and taking energy. Make sure your do not share or give away this plan to your partner so that the test will be credible and fair. An example of this plan might look like this:
1. Give
2. Take
3. Give
4. Give
5. Take

Before beginning, make sure to intake or generate energy. Then give or take energy in the order you mapped out, This is not only a test of your partners' perception but also of your control.

Note:

It is absolutely essential for the sender to not give away any obvious signals. A good example of this would be to take a deep breath and draw your hand back to you when you are taking energy; do not move your hand forward when giving energy. In the same way, you do not want to stare at your hand when taking or stare at your partners hand when sending.

Conclusion:

Compare your list to your partners. Repeat the exercise as often as needed changing roles in between. Make sure to record your observations in a journal.

Exercise Four - Grounding
The energy body is what you have been using to both direct energy and to perceive it. This energy body has many different names. It's also called your astral body or light body. The energy body can be complex and although its composed entirely of energy, it still follows natural laws just as the physical body does in most cases. Using the whole energy body structure in all your psychic endeavours, you can accomplish more tasks with less effort.

It is necessary for you to be completely in touch with your whole physical body in order to use the energy body. This in turn halps you feel more grounded and centered and will make more energy available to you to use.

Preparation:

Read the entire exercise and understand it. Wear all natural non-binding clothing and remove all jewelry.

Instructions:

Sitting Posture- Find a comfy spot on the floor, either on a rug or a pillow and sit cross legged. Slightly leaning forward, let your arms rest on your knees and thighs. In Yoga, this position is called the tailor posture. A substitution of the full or half lotus posture can be made, which ever is the most comfortable and well balanced for you to make it easiest to concentrate on your psychic exercises.

Standing Posture-

Standing with your feet about shoulder width apart, put your weight on the forward part of your feet. Relax your shoulders and flex your knees slightly. Inhale deeply through your nose and exhale out your mouth with even breaths. Now gently flex each part of your body starting with your feet. Lift one foot, rotate it at the ankle. Continue with the other parts of your body. Pay particular attention to the spot about 2 inches below your belly button, the center of your body. When you feel absolutely centered, you can begin your psychic exercises.

Exercise Five - Your Energy Body During Conversation
As you tested in the last exercise, you have seen for yourself how much easier and effective psychic exercises are with the use of the full energy body. When you start using your energy body during daily situations, the projection of your energy and ideas will become stronger and more inexpressive. At times when you particularly want your viewpoint to be heard or felt, use the grounded position.

You are now ready to experiment with the effects of your energy in normal situations using the grounded positions. Its quite easy to adapt the grounded positions for public usage. The main key here is to stay relaxed and loose. Focus on your center and be aware of your entire body. It is very important not to tighten the muscles or become tense. All joints should remain unlocked and in essence, the muscles should be able to support your body but also to be fluid at any given moment.

Prepare:

Read the entire exercise and understand it. Wear natural non-binding clothing and remove all jewelry. You need a situation of communicating to someone who is not aware that he/she is part of your experiment. You will also need a perceiver who is not engaging in the conversation to just observe.

Speaker:

Plan in advance to use your energy body on certain topics that you planned ahead of time and other topics where you will not use your energy body. As conversation progresses, make the appropriate changes in your energy body. To make this a fair and accurate test, do not tell the perceiver which times you are using your energy body and which times you are not.

Perciever:

You are going to be a detached observer in this exercise. Your main job is to watch your partner in conversation and observe how the person he/she is talking with reacts. Be aware of any changes in posture, body language and vocal changes. Give feedback to your partner.

Conclusion:
Change roles and repeat as often as wanted. Compare notes and record all observations.

Variation:

You should review the first 3 exercises using the full energy body. Journal any differences from using the entire energy body versus not using the full energy body, When you are perceiving the energy can you tell any difference in the strength or amount of energy? When you are sending energy, can you tell if the exercise is easier using the full energy body? The idea is that it takes much less effort to send energy when you are grounded that it might appear as if nothing is happening. Your partner who is the perceiver in these exercises can give you helpful feedback. Another benefit of these exercises is that perceiving energy also becomes much easier when your mind set is in the grounded position and the body follows. Its like a mental exercise to relax and be more open. The perceiver often feels his skills are stronger and clearer in the grounded positions. You may wish to experiment further by alternating your whole energy body versus not using the whole energy body. Remember to record your observations in your journal.

Note:

Although no one has ever reported any discomfort or difficulty as a result of doing this exercise, the precaution should be taken that if you feel uncomfortable preforming this or any exercise, you should stop immediately.

Exercise Six - Moving Energy Through The Body
This exercise is designed to instruct you how to move energy through out the body and to help remove
energy blockages in developing a health full energy body.

Prepare:

Read the entire exercise and understand it. Wear natural non-binding clothing and remove all jewelry. Take a
grounded posture.

Instructions:

Before beginning, generate or intake energy. Using your whole energy body, make the energy gather in your
right arm. Holding your arm straight out in fromt of you with your thumb folded under, very gently and evenly
push the energy out of your four fingers as if you are aiming at a target straight in front of you. Do this for
about 5 seconds. Take the energy back into your fingers and move it up your hand up the forearm to the
shoulder and to the center of your body. Repeat this part three times. Now switch arms and let the energy at
the center of your body to the left shoulder, forearm, hand and out the fingers. Take the energy back in as
you did with the right hand, repeating the exercise 3 times.
Now you are going to make the energy from the center of your body move to your right leg, knee, feet and
out the 5 toes. Bring the energy back just as you did with the hands and move the energy back to the center
of your body. Do this 3 times and change to the left foot. Record all observations in your journal.

Variation:

Use the exercise above except using just one finger of each hand or each individual toe separately. You may
find that some fingers or toes are easier to transmit energy through then others. It also narrows the field of
where the energy blockage is located and can be worked on individually. Continue to work on each finger
and toe until the energy is easily and effortlessly flowing through each.

Note:

There are some parts of your body that it is more difficult to transmit energy through then others. This probably indicates en energy block or an area of congested energy. Using a gentle pressure, keep pushing
the energy through the blocked area. This acts to loosen the block or bottle necked area and the energy will
flow breaking the blockage open much like a sand bar in a river is shifted when the water keeps flowing
around and over it.

Exercise Seven - Incressing Your Energy
The key to vitality is to have free-flowing energy. When we lack psychical energy, it can sometimes lead to the physical sensation of being tired. It is very easy to obtain psychic energy since it is all around us and we can tell our body to produce more. Psychic energy is available from the atmosphere and from life all around us. This exercise should be done outside in a nice comfortable environment near natural sources of water if available and near trees and grass/vegetation.

Prepare:
Read the entire exercise and understand it. Wear natural non-binding clothing and remove all jewelry. Sit, stand, or lie in the grass in a grounded position.

Instructions:
With a broad awareness of your entire body, make sure all muscles are loose and relaxed. Shake your hands and feet a little and rotate the ankle joints to loosen and relax them. Deep breathe slowly and evenly. Close your eyes if you wish and absorb energy from the environment all around you. Bring it to you with a gentle, even pull. If it helps, use something symbolic as discussed in earlier exercises such as a magnet or a vacuum to aid your absorption.

Instructions:

If you are an inner city dweller, you may find it increasingly difficult to find a suitable location to do this exercise. This exercise can be adapted to almost anywhere you can find a patch of healthy grass to rest your bare feet on. Some people may choose to use a flower box of loose dirt or even river stones to put their hands in to absorb energy. You only need to remember to keep all muscles loose and relaxed and to maintain the grounded position. It also helps to see the energy in your minds eye flowing into your body. To help the visualization, remember to also feel it as well until you feel pleasantly full. If you take in more energy then you are comfortable with, let the excess energy drain out your hands or feet. Remember the mental willing of releasing this energy is enough to direct it to do so.

Note:

If you are wearing synthetic clothing, the energy benefits could be remarkably less. You should remove all nylon, rayon and otherwise man made clothing and do not attempt to use that part of your body to draw in energy. An example of this is if a female is wearing pantyhose. Instead of using the feet to draw in energy, use a different part of the body. Its also very helpful to physically touch a plant or tree.

Conclusion:

Journal your observations and repeat as often as necessary.

Exercise Eight - Exchanging Energy
Energy coming from trees and plants is considered healthy and wholesome and beneficial to humans. Drawing energy from a tree is not harmful to the tree and is in fact a part of the natural cycle just as oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange. In this way, the tree nourishes you as your nourish the tree.

Prepare:

Read complete exercise and understand it. Wear natural non-binding clothing and remove all jewelry. Find a large healthy tree. Pine trees seem to give off more psychic energy but all living things have a energy field. Stand in the grounding position in bare feet if at all possible.

Instructions:

Stand with your back to the tree touching it with your palms. Remember to be in the grounded standing position, i.e. knees slightly flexed and your body relaxed and receptive. As in exercise 2, gently draw in the energy of the tree through your hands, arns, and back in a gentle and even pulls. Let your own energy flow down your body from your feet into the ground to exchange with the tree's roots. Visualize a circulation cycle of releasing old energy and absorbing new.

When you feel pleasantly charged, allow any excess energy to flow down and out your feet. This exercise should have a very soothing, calming effect.

Conclusion:
Record all observations in your journal.

Exercise Nine - Incressing Your Partners' Energy
You now know how to increase your own energy and how to transfer that energy to other parts of your own body. You can now combine these skills to learn how to help others.

Prepare:

Completely read the exercise and understand it. Wear natural non-binding clothing and remove all jewelry. Sit or stand in the grounded position.

Instructions:

Using your full energy body, construct a globe in the center of your body where the energy is the most concentrated. As you deeply breathe slowly and evenly, focus on the globe and generate enough energy so that you can give but will not deplete yourself when you are helping others.

Direct the energy from the center of your body to your arms and out through both palms. With palms held out in front of you and a few inches away from your partner, gently send him/her energy over the entire body starting with the feet first.

Variation:

You may wish to use the traditional way of using your dominant hand to send energy and the other hand to receive energy. Practice to see which way works best for you.

Note:

It has happened on occasion that a person will feel more tired after receiving energy. If this happens to you, there are 2 possible causes. Either your energy is not compatible with the senders energy or you could have too much energy in your body when you receive from another person and the energy is not moving or circulating as it should. Too much energy can feel as if the energy flow is stifled. If this is the case, sending out the excess energy through the feet into the ground or standing barefoot on the grass greatly helps. It also helps to direct the excess buildup out if a visualization of actively seeing the energy moving out from your feet into the ground is added. If the case is that the energy is not compatible, then the receiver should exchange with a different person or with nature. This usually cleans the discordant energy out of the body.

Conclusion:

Did you notice any changes in your friend that received the energy? Was there a change in posture or body language? Did his/her eyes get brighter or any other noticeable changes of skin tone or voice? Journal all observations.