Figure15:Center-TheKemeticCaduceuswiththecentralShaft(Asar),and
theintertwiningserpents(UadjitandNekhebit,alsoknownasAsetand
Nebethet)
Figure16:Right-TheKemeticEnergyConsciousnessCenters(Spheres-
Chakras)
TheKemeticsystemoftheenergyspheres,andofthecaduceuswithitscentralshaft
symbolizingthesubtlespine,andthetwointertwiningserpentssymbolizingthedual
energiesintowhichthecentralshaftdifferentiates,concursineverydetailwiththe
laterdevelopmentsinEastIndianMysticismencompassedbythedisciplineknown
asKundaliniYogawithitssystemofChakrasandthethreemainenergychannels,
Sushumna(central) and Ida and Pingala(intertwining conduits).
Thus,theflowoftheLifeForceenergyisfrommostsubtleandpowerfulatthetop
to the least subtle (at the bottom):
Ifthereisadisturbanceinthemind(AstralBody),thedistributionofLifeForceenergytotheassoci-
atedenergycenterwillbedisruptedandimbalancesmayoccurthatcouldleadtodiseasesintheareas
whereintheLifeForceisdeficientoroverabundant.Thisisthebasisofthemind-bodyconnection
spokenaboutsomuchincurrentnewageandalternativehealingdiscussions.Forexample,anger
(mentaldisturbance)effectingthe 3 rdenergycenterwillresultintheliverwithholdingorsecreting
toomuchbile,andthestomachsecretingtoomuchacidornotenough,resultinginphysicalillness.In
orderfortheLifeForcetobeinharmonyandfunctionproperly,themindneedstobeinharmony,
peaceandeaseinsteadofdis-ease.Alsoevidentfromtheaboveflowchartisthatevenhigherthanaf-
fectingdiseaseatthementallevel(AstralBody)isaffectingitatthesoullevel.Thisismosteffect-
ivelydonethroughthepracticeofmeditation.Thus,truefreedomfromstresscanonlycomewhen
thereisaproperlifestyle,whichprovidesfortheneedsofthebody,mindandsoul.Therefore,the
practicesofcleansingthemindfromnegativethought,meditation,andrightactionsareextremely
importantinpromotinghealth,whichisdependenttoagreatextentonthesubtleaspectsoftheper-
sonality (mind and soul).