Every being has an energetic field (often referred to as the aura or energy body; not to be confused with the soul). This electromagnetic field is a feedback system that receives and transmits energy. It is constantly interacting with its surrounding environment, both internal and external. It is impacted by your thoughts and emotions, the state of your physical body, and various other influences. The health of a field depends on how well it is maintained. A lack of maintenance will yield a scattered and weak energy field that is vulnerable to influence from external energies. Over time this can lead to poor emotional, mental or physical health, feeling lost and living life from an energetic space that is disconnected from self.
Influences
What impacts personal fields varies between individuals. This is not a definitive list.
1) Your wiring
We all take physical form with different energy signatures, and so we are all wired differently. Fields can be naturally open, closed, magnetic, reflective, etc. The possibilities are varied, but how you are wired is not a mistake. Specific roles require a specific energy signature. The key is learning to understand your personal field and how to maintain it in your unique way.
2) What you ingest
What you ingest is not limited to physical ingestion. It includes everything taken in, such as food, drink, media, environment, electronics, etc. Everything you see, hear, touch, taste, feel, and are exposed to is ingested and ultimately incorporated into your energy body. Much of what we ingest is low frequency resulting in anxiety and depression in many people. We vastly ignore the connection between what we ingest, our energetic field, and the resulting state of being.
3) Electronics
Both electronics and drugs/alcohol (#4) are a part of what you ingest, but because both are so prolific in our modern culture, they will be addressed independently. The electromagnetic frequencies (EMFs) emitted by our current electronic technology are not in harmony with the frequencies of our energetic fields and can cause disturbances. Eventually, we will switch the frequencies used in technology to those supportive of our bodies, but we can reduce exposure and mitigate the effects in the interim. You can reduce exposure by removing TVs from bedrooms, not sleeping near your phone, turning Wi-Fi routers off at night, reducing screen time in general, and avoiding the use of wireless earbuds or holding your phone to your head for extended periods of time (instead use wired headphones in both instances). Being in nature restores balance to the energetic field. If you can’t regularly get out in nature, plants, salt lamps, crystals, stones and fountains are helpful.
4) Excessive drug and alcohol use
Drugs and alcohol can weaken the field and open it up in an unbalanced way. This is akin to your physical body’s immune system crashing and catching a cold. Except in the energy body, unless you clear it out, that “cold” might hang around. It is common to feel very off after consuming any mood-altering (consciousness-altering) substance. This is not limited to physical, mental or emotional symptoms but also extends to the energetic system.
Awareness is key; it is important to be conscious of what and how much of a substance you are consuming and why. Regardless, some people always feel strongly impacted after intake, and energetic maintenance may be required to restore balance. Abstaining from substances may be preferable or even necessary for some individuals. This is a personal choice and it is up to you to determine what suits your system's needs.
5) Your other bodies
The state of your physical body and everything you think (mental body) and feel (emotional body) influences your energetic field and vice versa. When we neglect our physical body, indulge in chronic negative thinking, repress emotions, or allow wounding and trauma to go unprocessed, all of this gets caught in the energy field. This is where blocks come from, which hinder energy flow through our meridian and chakra systems. We can become stuck, repeating old cycles and unable to move forward. Eventually, if not dealt with, this can develop into mental, emotional and/or physical imbalances (dis-ease). Holistic health requires that we care for all aspects of ourselves, physical, mental, emotional and energetic.
6) Other fields
Our personal fields are connected to and impacted by other fields, both individual and collective. When we interact with another being, energy flows between us. Interactions are not limited to physical contact; when we think about someone or something, we are energetically connecting to them/it. We are also constantly interacting with a collective energy field. We determine what we connect to through our focus, conscious and subconscious.
What is allowed to enter and remain in your field is up to you. To understand this, think of your energetic body as a house. It is your personal domain and you decide who is invited in and how it is maintained. How would your house look if you allowed anyone to come and go and never cleaned it? This will give you an idea of what happens in an energy field without proper care.
Personal Responsibility
The state of our own field dictates how affected we are by external influences. It is easy to feel powerless because there are so many things in the world that can impact us, especially if we are energetically sensitive. However, all of these influences actually serve a very high purpose: they are here to make us aware of our energetic body and invite us to accept responsibility for it. Ultimately, you have control over what you allow to enter your field, or at the very least, what you allow to remain in it. It isn’t about shutting down or expecting others or the world to change; we must learn to be in this world and accept stewardship of our energetic body. It is your personal responsibility to educate yourself on your field's intricacies and requirements and maintain it. Over time, a well-maintained field grows stronger and more resilient and is less impacted by external influences. Understanding this and learning to live in a way that supports energetic health is ultimate empowerment and freedom. This is a part of being energetically responsible.
Energetic Hygiene
The easiest way to understand the maintenance of the energy body is to compare it to the physical one. The natural state of our physical body is one of balance, health, and immunity. To keep this system functioning properly, we need to maintain our physical body, or it becomes weakened. With prolonged neglect, the situation may worsen and illness can occur. Once in this state, it takes more effort to regain health to a point where only basic maintenance is required. Our energetic field operates on the same principle of needing regular care; this is known as energetic hygiene or maintenance, which goes beyond physical, mental and emotional health. Our overall health and quality of life benefit greatly from maintenance techniques specific to the energy field.
The ways to undertake energetic hygiene are numerous and an individual choice. Begin to research topics such as energetic clearing, psychic hygiene, aura cleansing, energy field fortification, meditation, visualization, energy work, Violet Flame, transmutation, chakras and energy meridians.
The Way Forward
In a perfect world, we would be taught about our energetic field and its requirements as children, just as we are taught to walk and talk. We are once again at the point in our spiritual evolution where it is pertinent for us to accept responsibility for ourselves. So often, in striving for a better world, we think the only way is to force change in others when the most impactful act is actually personal responsibility. When we focus on and maintain ourselves, the frequencies we contribute to the collective are much higher, impacting the collective field and, therefore the world, powerfully and positively.
Written by: Lacey
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Disclaimer: I am not a doctor or a therapist. I will always advocate for energetic healing, but that alone isn’t enough. All aspects of your being need loving attention. If you feel you need assistance, do not hesitate to contact a specialised professional. All of the information presented here is based on personal experience. This way is far from the only way; it is just one of many.
This content was originally posted in May 2021.