ZOG

The title for this post is a reference to a tv show called Babylon 5. There are people seeking alliances in a great battle against an ancient enemy, and having to speak with races that don't commonly associate with the 'younger' species. One gives the response "ZOG" to the question of whether they will ally against the enemy. It remains unknown whether this means yes, no, or something else, until the great battle begins.

Energy tends to be treated by people as positive or negative. "Good" or "bad" energy. People like to label and categorize things, and things should only be in one category. But it's all relative to your perspective -- how a person, event, whatever -- affects you personally. Really, it doesn't make sense to refer to energy as good or bad, or even healthy and unhealthy. Excess energy that creates inflammation for instance, isn't unhealthy in and of itself, but the side effect of it being there is. What's _really_ bad is whatever caused the inflammation in the first place.

Energy is energy. It doesn't have human morals or intent; it just is. In reiki, chi gong, and tai chi, we do a lot of work with circulating energy, with bringing in energy and with clearing the channels. Sometimes people will refer to an area in a body being hot, cold, congested, or stuck.
You may have too little energy in one area and too much in another (the latter usually because it's trapped - circulation needs to be worked on).

When one works on self- or other-healing using energy, the goal is to cleanse the body of energy that is not helpful in healing the body, and to bring in energy that will be helpful. You take energy from the universe, but you also give it back. The energy you are giving back may be just the stuff that someone else needs. In this way we create balance within the body, and perhaps help someone else to do the same.

Zog.