First things first: Happy birthday to my wonderful son, Ahren! Ahren is my youngest child and today he enters into The World of Double Digits. That’s right. Today my son turns 10! I love him to the moon and back and wanted to the world to know it was his birthday and ask you to send him “happy birthday” energy. So reach out with your minds and your hearts and send him a birthday wish or two.
That brings us to this week’s post – energy, specifically residual energy.
Pretty much everyone has heard of the Left Behind book series written by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins. Stories about those who have been “left behind” on this earth after the true believers in Christ ascend into heaven. This week I’ve been thinking about unseen energy we can feel, especially energy that has been left behind.
Energy is carried within and around us. Everything runs on energy – from electronics that run on electricity, to our bodies that run on nerve impulses sent from our brains. When we are in a state of heightened emotions our bodies can’t contain the energy within us and it seeps out. I mean, c’mon, have you ever tried to use a copier when you’re up against a deadline and the stupid copier keeps jamming or sucking through too many pages? Tell me that’s not directly related to the level of frustration and (panic) anxiety I’m feeling.
Humans are sentient beings. We feel sad when someone’s hurt, we feel glad when someone’s happy, and we can feel energy and emotion in those around us. We can feel love radiate between the elderly couple as they hold hands sitting on the bus, or the pain in our friend as they sit beside us trying to “keep it together” after receiving terrible news. Sometimes energy is not cleared from the interaction and gets left behind. If we argue, or speak with elevated emotions, we release energy into the air and even though we may move from that location the energy remains. I would wager that most everyone has approached an empty classroom, or stage, or meeting room and felt anxious or tense even though there was no apparent reason.
The phrase “Clear the air” applies to residual energy, it means to clear away any leftover bad feelings or insecurities. “The meeting didn’t solve anything but at least it cleared the air.” (Nerd Alert: The figurative meaning was used in 1380 when John Wyclif wrote that “winds of truth should blow away heresies, and clear the airs of holy church, which is now full troubled.” James Rogers, The Dictionary of Cliches).
All this unseen, sometimes residual, energy has been persistently on my mind. From the client who smiles at me but doesn’t really mean it, to the calming energy emanating from my yoga instructor – I am absolutely fascinated by this ability we have to feel things that we can’t see. Think you can’t feel it? I bet you can. Ever held two magnets in your hands and then draw them together? You can’t see the magnetic energy, but I bet you felt them draw together or push apart.
I believe that certain places have a certain “vibe” to them due to the residual energy of what happened there before. When I was in Kentucky I was lucky enough to take a tour of the Waverly Hills Sanatorium. One of “the most haunted places in America,” Waverly Hills was a tuberculosis ward in the early 1900s. Back when there was no cure for TB, and when medical treatments were barbaric compared to medicine today (did you know doctors actually removed ribs to give patients’ lungs more room to expand? – Side note: it didn’t work), hundreds of people died within those walls. It’s been the subject of many ghost hunters not just for the active paranormal activity, but the residual energy and hauntings experienced by many visitors and employees. I love a good haunted house and Waverly Hills Sanatorium didn’t let me down. The energy of that place was electric, oppressive, and dense.
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I have several places on my bucket list I want to visit just to experience the vibration. I want to visit Easter Island and see the giant stone heads, Stonehenge in England, the lavender fields of France, pretty much anywhere in Greece, and this year for my birthday The Best Husband Ever is taking me to New Orleans, Louisiana (also on my bucket list). I can’t wait to walk through the French Quarter and look at the buildings, many built before the 1800’s, and soak up the energy that remains from years of history, glory, and tragedy that have accumulated. In addition to going to a Seahawks game at the Mercedez-Benz Stadium to watch them battle the New Orleans Saints (Sea-HAWKS!!!), my friend and I are also planning on visiting St. Louis Cemetery #1. Because New Orleans is built on a swamp, they’ve had to bury their dead above ground creating what is fittingly called “Cities of the Dead.” I can’t wait to tour the holding place of the bodies of hundreds – including Marie Laveau, the legendary “voodoo queen.” The energy of that place has got to be amazing!!! I’ll be sure to report back any great experiences.
So what is my message for you this week? It’s not as dark as haunted houses and cemetaries might lead you to believe, my message is that energy is all around us. We are constantly emitting and receiving it. Buddha said, “A thousand candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.”
Be aware of what kind of energy you’re sending out into the world – it makes a difference. Choose happiness this next week and see what happens.
I’d love to hear about any “energy” experiences you have. Whether it’s a great Reiki healer, a haunted house, having someone stand next to you and you instantly know what they’re feeling… I’d love to know!
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