To: K-list
Recieved: 1999/10/26 13:43
Subject: Re: [K-list] Re: Directing energy, re: Jerry's post
From: Gcwein1111
On 1999/10/26 13:43, Gcwein1111 posted thus to the K-list:
In a message dated 10/25/99 1:28:23 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
alingimpATnospamhome.com writes:
Hi Karin,
Sounds to me like you found a very smart herbalist --- wish l
would've met him about 7 years ago! His advice against visualization would
apply to my situation, as it was a combination of visualization and alternate
nostril breathing (with breath retention) that l think screwed me up. l
haven't really tried the microcosmic orbit, although l have ordered ENERGY
GATEWAYS OF THE BODY by Bruce Frantzis to read more about his ideas. l'm
skeptical of chinese approaches for me ever since l did a weekend retreat
with a leading chi kung master 6 yrs ago. He assured me that he could help
with my k headaches. lnstead, l had a continuous headache for 6 weeks after
working with him. l'm naturally distrustful of trying new things
because in 7 yrs of doing so l've never found anything yet that helps my k
process --they all only make it worse. So my approach is usually to try
something once, and then if it doesn't feel right, that's it. This is the
only answer l know, as l don't think we can know in advance of trying
something. Most things won't do much harm if you follow early warning
signals. But, as l said, the safest thing (for many of us, at least) is
probably to just not try to direct it at all.
jerry
Jerry,
What you wrote about directing the energy applies to me as well. I believe
if there are blockages somewhere inside us, about some of which we may not
even aware of at the time, and we are directing the energy inside us, it
might get stuck somewhere and this can cause problems. I know that a lot of
people don't have any negative effects when they are directing energy but I
was told specifically by the herbalist who is treating my migraines, not to
direct energy in any way at all and to just let it flow on it's own. He
further told me not to visualize during meditation and he cautioned me
against practices such as the microcosmic orbit because in my case, due to
blockages which are causing migraines, the energy might get stuck and this
may cause even more problems.
What I wonder is how we can find out in advance if it is ok to direct chi or
k consciously or if we should strictly stay away from such practices. I
mean, if we find out the hard way it can be already too late and we will
have to put in a lot of effort to revert any damage this may have caused and
to remove the blockages which prevent the free flow of chi or k. >>
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