The third level is to become able to move the energy consciously
along the line. This function has to be developed out of nearly
nothing, like when a muscle has become atrophied because it has
not been working for a long period and it needs to be set into
motion again.
Once awakened, the experience is similar to that of little hands of
energy along the meridian. The ‘little hands’ contract swiftly and
they squeeze the energy into movement, a bit like you squeeze
toothpaste out of a tube. The whole thing is quite similar to the
peristaltic contractions of the digestive tract (but much quicker)
or the contraction of the muscles of the arteries that actively
move the blood. But in the meridians, this takes place on the level
of the etheric body, not the physical.
As we are dealing with the etheric, you will mainly be feeling
vibration. But it may happen that you get some visual experiences
of light flowing in the meridian as well. Once you start the
techniques on seeing, described in Chapters 5 and 7, you can add
the triple process of vision to the work on the circulations of
etheric energy.
Tips, tricks and traps
- What if you feel the energy in a meridian more on one side
than in its equivalent on the other side of the body? As always
when you deal with energy, there are fluctuations. If this
experience happens only once and does not come back, it does not
mean anything at all.
It is only if you can repeatedly feel the same imbalance over a
period of time that it becomes significant. If this is the case, it
means that something is blocked in the line and the flow has to be
restored, so you should practise more on this meridian until an
equal flow can be reached. It is rather encouraging, because it gives
you the opportunity to correct a blockage before it turns into a
physical problem. Energetic medicines often play a potent role in
the prevention of health disorders. Interestingly enough, in
ancient China one used to pay one's doctor as long as one was
healthy and stop paying as soon as one fell sick.
If you feel too many imbalances in your energy flows, it might be
a good idea to discuss the situation with an acupuncturist. - Should the energy in the meridians move upwards or
downwards? In courses given at the Clairvision School, I have had
the opportunity to share the techniques of channel release with a