Have you ever felt so squelched by another person’s presence that out of exasperation you have said, “Please, give me some space!” It is a common enough term that has far-reaching implications! Many times we are not only feeling physically crowded, but also emotionally and mentally closed in. In that moment, your human energy field is calling to you and asking for your help!
You can be of assistance by learning about the invisible energy field that surrounds your body. It is an electromagnetic field called the human energy field. It is in the shape of an egg, and sits about three to five feet around your entire physical body, three dimensionally. This field can change in depth according to your physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual states.
When we are feeling physically, emotionally, mentally, or spiritually stuck, this field around your body will also be impaired. It is like a mirror that reflects the areas in your life that are not released and flowing freely. By working on releasing old patterns of behavior, and clearing our unwanted emotional issues, you can feel the space around you becoming more open and free. You literally have more space! As a result, your life can begin to move, and change for the better.
The following are the layers of the human energy field, and how they serve your entire being:
1. The Physical Layer - The physical layer of the human energy field has been called by many names, including the etheric layer and the vital layer. It extends about one foot around the physical body. This layer is closest to the physical body and contains a blueprint of all the physical aspects of the body, including the internal organs. This layer has the lowest vibration and is the slowest to change.
2. The Emotional Layer - The emotional layer is also called the astral layer. It extends approximately 8 to 12 inches out from the physical layer. This layer is a storage facility for one’s emotional history. For example, it can hold heartaches, fears, loves, joys, traumas, angers, and losses. Whenever we suppress an emotion, this emotional component stays within the emotional layer in the form of an imprint. It stays there until it can be identified and released. The emotional layer vibrates at a higher rate than the physical layer.
3. The Mental Layer - The mental layer lays about 8 to 12 inches outward from our emotional layer. It is associated with our ideas, thoughts, and beliefs. We also store the imprints of our plans, hopes, and dreams. We form imprints by holding onto our belief systems and ideas about the way we live our lives. The longer we hold onto these thoughts about ourselves, the more powerful the mental imprint becomes. The mental layer vibrates at a rate that is higher than the physical and emotional layers.
4. The Spiritual Layer - The spiritual layer resonates at the outer edge of the mental layer. It extends outward for about two feet. This is the vibration of the energy of the Divine Spirit. It is not directly associated with the physical body. This is the layer that our soul can interact with the celestial realm, spirit guides, guardians, teachers, ascended masters, etc. It is the layer that vibrates at the highest frequency of all. There is no time and space associated with this layer. When an individual suppresses a feeling within the human energy field, the spiritual layer is imprinted with a soul level component. Unless this issue is resolved and healed, this imprint can stay with us from lifetime to lifetime. It is sometimes called Karma1.
An easy way to clear out unwanted “stuff” from your energy field is to practice this guided meditation:
1. Sit in a quiet, comfortable space where you will be undisturbed.
2. Close your eyes and offer a prayer of protection and guidance to the Divine Spirit, with the intention of clearing out your human energy field.
3. Bring your attention to your heart center, and fill it with gratitude, love, and light.
4. Imagine this gratitude, love, and light growing and filling your whole body. With it, the light is clearing out any unwanted suppressed emotions and/or blockages.
5. Continue to imagine this wonderful healing light energy expanding out of your physical body, and radiating out into the physical layer that three dimensionally surrounds your body.
6. When this image is complete, continue the process for your emotional, mental, and spiritual layers.
7. When the process is complete, bring your awareness back to your physical body and slowly open your eyes. Offer a prayer of gratitude to your Higher Guidance, and sit quietly for a moment before entering back into your day.
Sometimes suppressed issues are difficult to identify and release on your own. In that event, healing modalities such as Integrated Energy Therapy can be of great help. Trained guides can assist your self-healing process by leading you through an emotional healing and clearing session. Look up www.learnIET.com on the web for more information. And blessings to you on your self-healing journey!
1The Human Energy Field (Instructor’s Curriculum) by Steven J. Thayer, founder of Integrated Energy Therapy, and author of the IET Curriculum
Ilani Kopiecki, CMT & IET has been involved in the Healing Arts for over 25 years. She is a Certified Massage Therapist, CranioSacral Therapist, and Certified Master-Instructor for Integrated Energy Therapy. She maintains her practice in Sandpoint, Idaho at Stepping Stones Wellness Center. She offers emotional healing and clearing sessions at her office, and by phone. To make an appointment and for more information, please call her office at (208) 265-3688.
Copyright © 2006, Heart Links. This article appeared in the March-May 2006, Spring edition of Heart Links. Reprinted by permission.
