In a previous post we talked about energy.
Now let’s take a minute and look at the kinds of energy there are in the universe.
Of no question there is Chemical energy. Without this energy chemical reactions can not and would not occur. Science has for years dealth with, studied, analyzed, measured and harnessed this energy. We have studied chemical thermodynamics and reaction activation energies. Everything in our world around us runs on chemical energy at the physical level. What we call Mechanical energy is the result of movement of the already existent chemically expressed world. This chemical/mechanical energy is explained by what we call Newtonian physics.
Besides Chemical energy, though, is Thought energy. The Scripture says, “as a man thinks, so is he.” Men like Napoleon Hill and Charles Haanel have pointed out that all of what we call “reality” first takes place in the thought of a person and from there is transmuted into physical expression. There is no invention, no product, no service, no building, no art, no musical composition, no sculpture without there being first the thought of the same in a person’s mind. Neither can that thought in and of itself generate the expression without some energy being expended and thought itself can provide the energy to begin and carry on the expressive process. Thought works in conjunction with chemical energy to take form and to manifest.
Besides Chemical and Thought energy is the energy inherent in a Word. Let’s call this Word energy. Again, Scripture says, “In the beginning was the Word,” and “without [the Word] nothing that now exists came into physical reality.” In other words, before there can be the manifestation into chemical energy or physical reality, there must first be a word speaking it, which comes from thought. Now the Word was God which brought forth the existence of our planet, but we are made in God’s image and our words are producers of and necessary for the production of the reality that we create. Our circumstances, our families, our homes, our jobs, our businesses, everything about us are the result of our words to and about ourselves that we speak, causing energy to flow and manifest. The corollary here is that if we would like to change something about our life, we need but to speak a different word concerning that thing than what we have been speaking.
Another energy that is present, that is exceptionally powerful and all pervading, we call Sexual Energy. By this I do not mean the energy that is expended in sexual behavior, though that is certainly one expression of it. Rather I mean the basic, root energy that motivates and initiates all else, that is described in the term “sexuality” by some. Scripture tells the story of communal God (Father, Son and Holy Spirit) expressing the Thought in a Word to create another race of being like himself. He later said that it was not good for this likeness of himself to dwell by himself so he separated out the genders making two sexual types. The implication is that God himself realized it would be better if he were not dwelling alone and in other places in Scripture much is talked about the God-Son receiving a Bride. This is very sexual. God by the Spirit uniting with Mary to conceive the God-Son, Jesus, was in and of itself a sexual act. (Did God “have sex” with Mary? That issue could be debated for a long time, I am sure, but the fact is he conceived a physical child via a means which every other time in the universe has been done sexually.)
It is my belief that what we call Sexual Energy or sexuality is at the root and core of our existence and motivates and pervades all action and all other energy. Napoleon Hill in his book Think and Grow Rich spends a whole chapter talking about the presence of sexual energy and how the transmutation of it into expressive form is one of the necessary factors for great wealth. The Eastern ancients have for centuries talked about the Kundalini energy that begins in our root chakra at the base of our spine and can be controlled and expanded up through our body for expression not only sexually but also for great deeds and great works of art and other forms of rich expression. The sexual practice known as Tantric sex is the expression of Kundalini energy in actual sexual behavior. This sexual energy is what enables us to see beauty in a sunset, to design a building with form and lines that flow gracefully into a complete whole. This is what energizes and motivates a great story or a touching film, a painting or photograph that seems to capture deep felt, even raw, emotion. It is, of course, sexual energy that drives relationships and compassion and nurturing of each other. It is sexual energy that is creative and brings forth new life in all its forms, both the physical life of an infant, a new being, as well as the new life of a thought or word.
I believe that the Life Force, what the Eastern world calls Chi or Prana is the sum total of Sexual, Thought, Word and Chemical Energies. It begins as Sexual energy, is put into a Thought form, then spoken or written as a Word and finally, by applied action, brought into physical reality by Chemical energy.
Because of the existence in our world of both Good and Evil, all of these energies can be applied in either way. Many of a conservative or religious bent try to avoid the idea of sexual energy and sexuality altogether. Unfortunately, in doing so, they often are overcome by this powerful force in ways not healthy or helpful and thus fall into a vicious cycle of more avoidance leading to more problems, etc.
All of these energies can be used in “evil” or less than healthy ways. Sexuality used wrongly leads to cheapening it by using it to sell cars and merchandise. It also goes very awry with prostitution, sexual slavery, pornography, and other aberrant and abusive sexual practices. Thoughts can go awry when thinking poorly of ourselves or others, resulting in many of us never becoming or growing into what we were meant to become. Words used wrongly looks like condemnation, gossip, lies and hurtful statements. Chemical energy used wrongly looks like bombs, pesticides and murder, for example. Any of it used apparently rightly with wrong motives could be considered as less than “good.”
All of these energies can also be used for good. Sexual energy brings new life and beauty and love and creativity and all things good into our world and lives. Thoughts encourage us and help us grow. Words similarly express to others the thoughts and encouragement we have for them and help make them grow. Chemical energy used rightly has helped to make our existence the wealthiest, most efficient, and in many ways easiest, yet known and experienced on the planet. It has even taken us off the planet into space exploration.
So what is the application of all this to our personal, daily lives, or is there any? Are these thoughts simply the ramblings of a fool?
I believe that we are called to explore with openness and rightness the use of all these energies.
Let’s start talking about Sexual energy and start using it for healing, and creatively in the arts and sciences. As we open up and get real and get honest about the role Sexual energy has in our lives, I believe we will open new vistas of expression and experience and relationship, all without going into hurtful sexual behaviors. I believe as we explore this energy we will actually free ourselves to behave sexually in even more pure and more true ways.
Let’s begin to direct our thoughts into new ideas and creative products and services to help each other grow and improve.
Let’s begin to speak into existence these thoughts and ideas and encouragements.
And let’s apply action to see all of this take form in the chemical/physical world.
Let’s.
Blessings,
Dr Jon
