this function, and now we have to work at regaining it
consciously.
The accumulation of negative energies in the etheric body of the
majority of the population contributes greatly to the general
‘malaise’ and the level of neurosis of the modern world.
- If you are living in a cold country, there is no reason why you
should not mix some warm water with the cold. If the water is too
cold, it makes it more difficult to open your etheric. - If you have to get rid of something particularly noxious in your
hands, you can potentize the process by alternating cold and hot
water. - In the chapters dealing with protection, you will read how one
can intensify the release effect by exhaling with open mouth and
throat friction while excreting unwanted vibrations. - Think of implementing this exercise with the running water:
- each time you come home
- each time you have the feeling of having a ‘dirty’ energy in
your hands - after giving a massage or a therapy session of any kind
- after completing a session on your computer, or any other gear
that has a lot of static electricity attached to it - after dowsing earth lines (see Chapter 12)
- after practising channel release
- before meditation, not after. (The same applies to showers, one
of the reasons being that meditation generates a valuable
internalization of your energies. Running water, on the other
hand, rather tends to attract the energy towards the exterior, just
under the skin, thereby counteracting the benefits of your
meditation. So showers and baths are better taken before you
meditate than after.) - before going to bed
- whenever else it feels appropriate
- As you become more capable of releasing negative energies into
the water, you can implement the same process while washing up,
taking a shower, bathing in a river or the ocean. Waterfalls in
particular have a spectacular etheric vibration.
A note on the circulations of the meridians
The Heart Constrictor, Heart and Lung Meridians are described by
the acupuncture tradition as flowing ‘downwards’, meaning from
the trunk to the hand. But the Chinese archetypal man is