Electromagnetic Personality
by Christopher Penczak
(Originally apparing in The Second Road)
We are all electromagnetic beings. We all generate a field of energy. Some people call it the aura. Others call it the lightbody, but our physical being is permeated by this energy field. Imbalances in the energy field can cause imbalances in our body as much as a poor diet, viruses, no exercise or stress. The energy imbalances are a bit more subtle, but they are noticeable. And to heal energy imbalances, you may need to work from the perspective of energy medicine.
Energy medicine is a catch world for many alternative healing methods, from Reiki to flower essences to crystals. The common idea among them all is the energy, or vibration of the healing tools is what rectifies the imbalance. Physical medicines like penicillin work on the physical components of disease. But sometimes the body needs more help on the energy level. Once the energy imbalance is cleared, the body can quickly take care of the physical issues.
You don't have to be a practitioner in these modalities to work with energy medicine. It definitely helps but it's not mandatory. Your own intuition and body sensitivity is required. We are our own healers. No one else really heals us, doctors included. We heal ourselves, but other practitioners facilitate the process by giving us tools to help heal. If we don't want to be healed, no amount of surgery, prescriptions or energy medicine will help.
If we are electromagnetic in nature, our energy is obviously partly electric and partly magnetic. Imbalances usually occur between these two aspects. The natural cure is to work with the opposite energy to regain balance. Many activities, locations, colors and foods correspond to these energies. By working with the correspondences, we draw more of that energy into our field for healing.
Electric energy is active and masculine. It is direct like a lightning bolt. Electricity is related to our will, like the element of fire. The nervous system runs on electrical impulses, and it governs our movements in this world. The warmer colors on the spectrum, like red, orange and yellow, are electric. Gold is an electric metal. We think of lighting as yellow or white, the colors of gold. Electrical places are high in altitude and dry, like desserts or dry mountains. The upward point of a cliff or mountain in the dessert is very masculine. Fruits and vegetables that grow off the ground are electric in nature, like citrus. Meat is also very electric. People whose astrological charts have more planets in the fire signs, Aries, Leo and Sagittarius, tend to very electric. An overabundance of electric energy brings about aggression, hyper activity and stress, all part of the so-called Type A personality. At extreme cases, too much electrical imbalance causes mania. Those afflicted with mania get wired. They have too much active energy with little outlet for it.
Magnetic energy is more feminine and passive. The energy is rounded, creative and emotional, like the elements of water and earth. Our physical bodies are magnetic, being made of trace elements, metals and over seventy-five percent water. The cooler colors green and blue are magnetic, like the Earth and water. Silver and copper are the metals. Magnetic places are lower in altitude, at sea level or below. These places are often wet too. Swamps, marshes, river valleys and beaches are all magnetic. The curves of a valley, hiding life in every nook is much like a womb. Foods that grow underground or in the water are magnetic, like roots, carrots, potatoes and algae. Fish are magnetic since it spends so much time in the water. People with more planets in the earth and water signs, Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn, Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces, are usually more magnetic. When you have too much magnetic energy, you may express it as chronic depression, lethargy or as an energy drain, or symbolic vampire, on your friends and family, seeking out their electrical energy to balance out your own.
When the two come together as an electromagnetic energy, it tends to be androgynous. There is balance between the active and passive aspects. We each have masculine and feminine components. Electromagnetic colors are highest on the spectrum, like purple and violet, being mixtures of red and blue. Mountain valleys, and some forests may be electromagnetically balanced, often high in altitude but lush with life and water. These places feel very magical to me. Foods grown close to the ground and filled with water are electromagnetic, like vine fruits, melons, grapes, tomatoes and squash. Imbalances running through the electromagnetic energy may manifest as moods swings or manic depression.
Now to use this information in your own personal healing, determine where you have imbalance. Are you more electric, or magnetic? Is that your natural character, or do you feel like it is an unhealthy balance? If you are exhibiting any of the imbalanced characteristic, you may have a problem. Use your intuition. Some people are just naturally more active or sedentary. Then use the correspondences of the opposite energy. If you are lethargic and too magnetic, get more active. Exercise. Wear bright colors. Hike out to a dessert. Eat citrus fruit. If you are too electric, meditate on the color green. Do creative things, like drawing or music. Eat fish. Be more magnetic.
If you have a constant imbalance, you can make a special altar in your home dedicated to the energy you need. Ask permission from the dessert to take rocks and meditate in a circle of dessert rocks. Keep a jar of ocean water (Atlantic, since the Pacific is very electric) covered in black cloth. Open it up when you need more magnetic energy. Your altars can use color, metals, symbols and objects in harmony with the energy you need.
Take responsibility for recognizing and correcting your own imbalances. You will be empowered by your own ability to heal on all levels.