Causes of energy leaks
One of the major reasons people seek energy healing is fatigue, or feeling energetically drained for no obvious reason. Now, of course there are plenty of physical, psychological, and lifestyle reasons for fatigue: illnesses, infections, chemical imbalances in the body, depression, feeling unmotivated, sleep disorders, poor sleeping habits, poor nutrition, nutrition that doesn't match our unique needs, too much physical or mental work, being WAY too busy every day… and the list goes on. When none of these are at play and an otherwise healthy person still constantly feels like a deflated balloon, sometimes there's an energetic reason behind that. Let's look at some of the causes of energy drain, some obvious, others surprising.
Closed or blocked chakras reduce energy intake or flow
In the previous post, I mentioned the different states a chakra can be in: open, closed, blocked, still, etc., as well as how to determine that state. Chakras absorb energy from the Universal Energy Field and metabolize it for healthy functioning of our physical, emotional, and energetic systems. When a chakra is closed or still, it's not bringing energy into our system, and a blocked chakra will reduce the flow of energy within the system as it presents a blockage in energy's way.
When the root chakra (our 1st energy center, which is at the base of our spine) is not in a healthy state, the drop in overall physical energy levels will be particularly noticeable.
Chakras can also be damaged or disfigured as a result of physical or emotional trauma, which will also severely affect energy intake or flow through that chakra.
Reiki, Bioenergetics, Quantum Healing, and different other types of energy work modalities help heal, open, and balance chakras, remove energetic blocks, restore healthy energy flow, and nourish your whole system with healing energy.
Tears in the energetic field lead to energy leaks
Our energy field is surrounded by a protective membrane, sometimes referred to as the Golden Web, to keep us in integrity as an energetic being. That membrane (or the field itself) may contain one or more tears, which is usually the result of experiencing a particularly traumatic situation in this life or a past life. A tear means that our vital energy can be leaking out — think of a crack in an egg shell). And if the tear is close to one of the chakras, it will affect the chakra and therefore the physical and emotional area of functioning governed by the chakra.
Example: in one of his past lifetimes, a person lost a loved one in a particularly traumatic way, and that literally broke his hear. In this present life, this person's energetic membrane still carries a tear at the heart chakra (4th energy center) level, and he is constantly experiencing physical problems with the heart, finds it hard to cultivate self-love, struggles in love relationships, and cannot find passion for anything or anyone. His overall energy level is somewhat reduced as a result of the energy leak, and depending on the state of his 4th chakra, it may be further reduced if the chakra itself is blocked or closed.
If a person carries multiple tears in the energetic membrane (a couple is common, while 6 or 7 is a lot!), that means there's a massive energy leak, and the common result is chronic health issues — because there’s not enough energy for the physical body to heal itself.
Tears in the energy field can be fixed by a good energy healer. However, if the underlying root cause of a tear is in a past life and needs to be consciously understood by the person before it can be healed, then modalities that deal with uncovering and healing past-life issues are a good choice. This could mean a form of Quantum Healing Regression, or an Akashic Record reading and clearing. These methods help us not only understand root causes of our issues, but also shift our current patterns and heal our current emotional and physical challenges.
Energetic connections with other people
We're constantly interacting with others, whether in person or electronically. For energy, there is no distance: if we're thinking about someone, we're connecting with them energetically on some level, and sending them energy through our attention.
It's normal and healthy for us to have energetic connections with family members, partners, and close friends. When a child is in trouble, a mother somehow instantly knows that, no matter how far away she is — because the two are energetically linked. You can imagine an energetic connection as a cord tied to each person's solar plexus, or sometimes the heart center, depending on the relationship. We can send and receive energy through these connections.
Do you have a family member or a friend that you care about deeply, but who's constantly in trouble or adversity? I bet you often feel exhausted after listening to them talk about their latest misfortunes (and then feel bad about feeling bad). Well, they're draining your energy! It's often unconscious: they just know they feel better after “unloading” in front of someone, when in fact they feed on your energy when they do so, and that’s why they feel better afterwards.
If you're a loving, caring person who is by nature very compassionate, a healer, therapist, or simply someone people just LOVE telling about their problems, you are likely to have a number of energetic connections with others! You may feel good about the compassionate work you do, but feel drained at the end of the day.
I will be doing a separate post just about managing energetic connections with others and what you can do to protect yourself from being drained. In short, strong boundaries are key, energetic shielding is a good technique to look into, and a cord-cutting practice helps sever those unhealthy connections that drain you.
Energy vampires
I won't say much about this, because who hasn't heard of “energy vampires”? :) Those are folks who like to invoke negative reactions in us (fear, anger, shock, resentment, disempowerment) and then feed on the negative energy that our reactions generate. Not easy when it's a family member who you can't easily cut ties with! Just know that every time you allow them to get a reaction out of you (we do have some measure of control over our reactions!), they're essentially receiving a tasty snack made out of your energy.
Entity attachments
OK, this conversation is getting a little darker. :)
Negative entities are souls, spirits or thought forms that attach to us and feed on our energy. Yikes! But before you freak out: entity attachments are very common. Most folks live their whole life without noticing those attachments!
Some types of entities are attracted to us because of vibrational similarity between them and us and simply feed on our energy so that they can continue their existence in their present form. Other entities attach to us through some shared history we have with them, some sort of connection or contract we had with them when both were incarnated in a previous (rarely current) lifetime. In some cases, entities exploit our vulnerability and enter our field when we’ve lowered our vibration dues to sadness, anger, fear. These entities may be upholding some energetic quality or "program" in us, usually negative, such as fear, anger, confusion, self-doubt, or what have you.
There are several methods for detecting and removing attached entities, including Spirit Releasement sessions, Akashic clearings, Quantum Healing Regression with a practitioner that recognizes the concept of entities (not all do), and others. We usually try to find out the circumstances that allowed for the attachment to take place, and once the client understands their role in it, we have the attachment removed from their field.
Souls of deceased loved ones could be attached to us this way too, if they didn't transition appropriately. More reason for praying for our loved ones' peaceful and complete transition and not giving in to excessive grief, which makes it harder for their souls to move on to their next destination.
Entities dwelling in the home or portalways in the home
Entities in Spirit may be attached to a place instead of a person. Those are your typical ghosts and the like. They survive by drawing energy from their environment, which includes the inhabitants of the home.
Sometimes a home or an office contains a portalway, which is like a doorway that entities use to enter and exit the Earth plane. Some types of portalways can be very distracting and draw a lot of energy from people in its proximity.
A property clearing can identify issues like entities and portalways present in a home or office and make sure the doorways are closed and the entities are escorted out. We do property clearings with the help of the Akashic Records, but it's certainly not the only way to achieve the same effect.
Etheric implants and associated portalways
Now we're getting into an even darker topic. I'm sorry. :) But this is a big one in my book, and my personal story will explain why.
The term “etheric implant” means different things in different healing traditions. In this case, I'm talking about an etheric “device” that can be present in our energy field, near a specific chakra, to uphold some energetic quality or behavioral pattern such as confusion, fear, self-doubt, disempowerment, or self-sabotage.
Such negative implants are often associated with lifetimes where we chose to stay in a negative environment or organization and coped with our choice in unhealthy ways. In a way, the implant helped us cope, but now, in our present experience, that old coping mechanism is no longer relevant and is in fact harmful.
Without going into much detail, I'll mention that often an implant will be accompanied by a portalway leading to a negative "place", and that can result in a significant energy leak as negative energy flows in and affects us while our own good, healthy energy is siphoned off.
A story from my own life. I used to wake up absolutely exhausted every morning for no reason. It would take me until 11 am to “recharge my batteries” so I could function decently. I had many theories as to the reason and tried so many things, to no avail. To make a long story short, a negative implant with an open portalway turned out to be the root cause. Once I got that cleared by an Akashic practitioner, my life changed overnight. These days I wake up bursting with energy. No more fatigue. It was a miracle! After witnessing the power of what this method can do, I immediately signed up for the training so that I could make such small miracles happen for others too. :)
Not being in alignment
This one is not a cause of energy leaks per se, but I still wanted to bring this up as it is something that affects our overall energy levels more than we realize.
How do you feel after doing something you really love: exhausted or energized? And how do you feel after doing routine, uninspiring tasks all day, something you only do out of obligation?
The thing is, our souls want to express themselves through specific "channels", gifts, or energy qualities that are unique to each of us. When our activity is aligned with those main channels or predominant energetic qualities of our soul, not only does the activity feel deeply fulfilling, but we are receiving a lot of energy from the Source.
When our activity is not congruent to our nature, we're not receiving that much energy from the Source, and the activity probably doesn't feel very "us". We’re likely to feel tired afterwards. Imagine that your divine design is such that you need to be working with other people, caring for others, being part of a community, but your day job involves sitting at a computer alone all day without much interaction. No wonder you feel low-energy even when you're not working so hard. You're out of alignment!
While some of us are very self-aware and choose to do what makes our souls happy, others have moved far out of alignment with their nature and at times may not even remember who they really are at their core. My favorite part of working with the Akashic Records is helping folks remember and affirm who they really are on a soul level, and encourage them to align what they do in life to their unique nature and their gifts in order to open themselves up to infinite abundance and fulfillment. When we are aligned in our daily life, it feels as if our activities only increase our energy and enthusiasm. Maybe that's what they mean when they say, "Choose the work you love and you'll never work a day in your life".
What's next?
In the next post, I'm planning to talk about managing energetic connections with others to avoid being drained, which is a challenge for so many of my healer friends and other compassionate beings. Stay tuned and subscribe to receive new blog posts if you haven't already!
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