Article by Angie Webster
There is a common concept among the world of energy workers, and those involved in many spiritual circles. It is the idea that absolutely everything has its origin as energy, including every illness, injury, blessing, or problem. While this is true in some ways, it leads to some confusion. Does this mean we are responsible for every illness that befalls us or accident that happens? Let’s look at this a little more closely.
There is little doubt that our thought energy and emotional energy affect our bodies and the people and situations around us. Scientific studies in the field of neuroscience continue to prove that our brain releases neurochemicals in response to our thoughts, emotions and activities. These neurochemicals undoubtedly alter the way our bodies and minds function, including the way we interact with the world, how we learn, how clearly we think, and how deeply we bond with others. For example, someone who is in a cycle of deep sadness may have decreased clarity of thought, decreased ability to communicate and bond with others and responses such as sleepiness and pain in the body. These things can have an immediate and long term effect on many things in their lives, and even perpetuate the cycle of sadness. This is one example how energy can manifest physical responses and changes in the world in a very tangible way. Our thoughts, emotions, and actions clearly affect our bodies.
In addition, the Global Coherence Initiative and HeartMath have done extensive research which demonstrates that human energy fields interact with each other, both at a distance and while in close proximity. Their research also suggests that our energy fields interact with the energy field of the Earth, and vice versa. Changes can be seen in the Earth’s field in relation to major events in human history, such as the start of war or other major events. When the Earth’s energy field is affected, changes are seen in heart rhythms and brain and nervous system activity. It seems that human energy is constantly creating and changing our environment, and it is creating and changing us. It is a continuous act of energetic communication and co-creation. Though we are all clearly individual people with individual thoughts, emotions and lives, we also clearly affect each other and the world in big and subtle ways.
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Once energy has manifested changes in the physical, then what happens? Sometimes the physical manifestations that affect us are from the choices and energy of others or of events outside of our choosing. While our actions constantly create new physical and energetic changes, so do the actions of others. An enraged driver on the road can produce agitation for other drivers, or even be the cause of an accident. A virus makes changes in the cells it infects. A forest fire affects the wildlife, plants and people its fire and smoke touch. Our choice to offer lunch to a hungry person changes their health and emotional state. The physical world seems to matter as much as the energy world. Things on the physical level also interact with each other and with energy fields.
Often, the idea that all things originate as energy is used to sweep them away, disregarding them as if they were meant to be. That relinquishes any responsibility for our actions. The other extreme is the idea that each person creates the whole world, entirely through their own thought and emotional energy. This ignores that there are other people—even other animals, a planet, and a Universe—co-creating along with each of us. It is very narrow and limited to think that one person is the only creator and no other beings have the same effect. It is also narrow to think that humans are the only creators. Additionally, this thinking tends to lead to blaming of those who have misfortune, illness or accidents in their lives—which is all of us at some point. The research at GCI and HeartMath is proving that we are not alone in the creation of our world, but that we all create it, and it creates us as well.
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Angie Webster
Angie Webster made a significant contribution to the Reiki community, with a particular focus on Animal Reiki, which she had a deep affection for. As a knowledgeable Reiki Master Teacher and Author, she conducted online courses on energy healing, herbalism, flower essences, and personal growth.
She is the author of “Animal Reiki: How it Heals, Teaches & Reconnects Us with Nature” and “Reiki from A to Z”. Currently, Angie has decided to retire from her professional life to devote more time to her health, family, and the little joys of life.
Interesting article thank you for sharing. I’ve often questioned the whole ‘we are completely responsible for our own experiences’ theory. How does a tiny baby produce it’s life of severe abuse? for example. We are co creators makes much more sense to me. Nameste.
I do think we have to take responsibility for our co-creation, which means knowing our energy is important. Yet that doesn’t mean that each of us creates the entire world or even everything in our own world. That leads to blaming and shaming, which is actually not very useful co-creating! 🙂
I also question this paradigm being promoted about that we all ‘create our own reality’ and how we are responsible for everything that happens to us.
Most of us do not go around harming others, or treating others with injustice, yet others do. Yet we did not create them into our lives to do this to us. A just born infant with congenitive heart failure, did not create it’s illness.
So often I see this being touted that we are creating our own reality, when it is not true. I agree that the way we deal with thing can make things better or worse, and that we are ultimately responsible for the energy we bring into something, but we can not blame others or ourselves for things that are quite frankly outside of our control.
Namely the things out of our control is the way others behave and think and feel and act.
It is an individual choice in that regards.
I don’t think there is any room for blaming and shaming and does nothing to help people get out of situations that they are stuck in.
What we need is to put our energy into creating practical solutions that people can use to help themselves.
Part of healing also involves empowering others to help themselves when they can.
One of the most prominent things I have ever asked my friends was this : ” If I were stuck up a creek, without a paddle, would you a) give me a paddle, or b) teach me to make one?”
Only one friend answered both, a paddle for now, and teach you how to make one for later if I were not around to help.
This was such a profound answer.
But also the type of answer that should be a part of every healer’s directive.
We are all in this together as a part of the Multiverses, not separate from it or any other beings out there.
It does not matter if you believe in other life forms or not, the fact is this, we are a part of it regardless.
I find the universe send’s me gifts from time to time because I am working in harmony with it, it does reward us with help and healing and peace. Sometimes we just don’t recognise what we did to attract that gift.