Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Science of Bio Energy Therapy (Reiki)


There is conflicting information online and in the general public as to the medical legitimacy of Bio Energy Therapy. For some, including myself, I like to see proof that something exists. Let us not forget that the higher echelons of thought and power deemed the world flat not so long ago. Only 400 years ago it was Galileo Galilei that fought the Catholic Church to prove simply that the Earth revolves around the Sun; not Earth and man as the center of the Universe. Sometimes we do need to prove that things exist and are not fabricated from ancient lore or the devices of corporations and or money. Galileo was a free thinker in a very close-minded world, yet his discoveries revolutionized how we perceive ourselves and our world today. We are not the center of the Universe—we are merely one part of something so vast it boggles the imagination. You would think that if Religion, which is based almost entirely on blind faith, need not be proven legitimate to the masses, neither would bio-energy therapy. Still it is a peculiar world we live in and it requires each of us to find our own answers to the truths that govern this life. In regard to bio-energy therapy, it is not the burden of the holistic community to prove that energy healing exists; the burden is to get treatments like Reiki approved for clinical and medical use as well as written into insurance code.

Energy healing is based on the fact that humans are very energetic organisms. We create heat, give off light, generate electricity and even have a measurable magnetic field. According to the principles of quantum physics, we are actually energy beings that occupy a physical space. Popular theories in applied sciences such as the Torsion Field Theory support the theory of bio-energy in nature. The Torsion Field Theory, conceived in the 1980s by Soviet physicists, asserts that within physics, a field is an assignment of quantity within each point of space-time. A torsion field includes any variable that describes rotation. A well-studied quantum phenomenon called spin-spin interaction suggests that subatomic particles called neutrinos do not carry mass or energy but only information as they are transmitted across space. Torsion field theories echo the 19th century notion of “Universal Ether” or “Aether”. Aether is a term used to describe the medium for the propagation of light and energy. It has mythological origins, and ancient philosophers such as Plato and Aristotle described it as a Fifth Element. The concept of Aether enables theorists to use quantum mechanics to describe an information-energy field of interconnections, signals, events, and processes. Information garnered from actions in life can be carried across these paths of information and light as healing energy.

In essence, bio-energy healers are creating permutations in the vacuum zero point field via torsion fields, which in turn changes the characteristics of the source mass. It has been proven that conscious intent causes heightened electromagnetic fields in the surrounding of the practitioners hands, thus creating an alteration in the torsion field and thus creating a new annihilation/energy opportunity for the source. M. Sue Benford, R.N., M.A. states: “The acceptance and appreciation of torsion fields, with their influencing spin characteristics both in defining and refining matter, opens a new perspective of scientific exploration into psi-phenomena. Possibly, we can conclude that life, and even mind, may be a manifestation of the constant, albeit subtle, interaction of the wave packets classically known as “matter” with the underlying physically real vacuum field.”

A bio-energy healer does not use his/her own energy but rather directs bio-energy, which contains all the information your body needs to heal itself. The therapist directs the energy to the part of the body where it is needed, or takes the excess energy away from the part where there is too much energy. In other words, the therapist supplies the body with the information, contained in the bio-energy, which is necessary for proper functioning of the immune system, and the body begins to heal. Again, all that is needed is the intent and confidence to heal; The Universe takes care of the rest.

John C. Bader
www.responsiveuniverse.com

Saturday, May 26, 2012

Memorial Day 2012 – a Personal Retrospect on Loss


Yes, I normally speak my mind about politics and ridiculous religious dogma, but I rarely wear my emotions and heart on my sleeve. As most of you know, it is Memorial Day weekend in the USA. In addition to our lost military personnel, American citizens spend next Monday celebrating those family and friends that have left the mortal world. I imagine most countries have a day when they celebrate their deceased kin.

For those of you with a fresh loss tugging on your heart and soul, my energy and thoughts go out to you. Loss is not an easy subject and it is for that reason I spent an entire chapter in my upcoming book, The Responsive Universe, addressing this pain, the emotions and coping skills associated with loss and grief.

“Find a place inside where there’s joy, and the joy will burn out the pain.”

-Joseph Campbell

It was over 12 years ago on this very weekend that my wife gave birth to our first son – unfortunately, he was a full term still born child and we had to bury him. My pain was one thing but even to this day I still can’t comprehend what my wife went through. That was a terrible time in our life and it still pulls on the heart strings of emotions. I am tearing up now as I type – such events unfortunately shape us into the people we are today – whether we like it or not.

Still, not all is lost. It was this upheaval in life that actually took me to rock bottom spiritually and emotionally. It was the loss of my first son and the pain and sorrow that created my first of several gradual awakenings that have shaped the Responsive Universe I live in now. I have my first son to thank for that – it is a sublime and sometimes unexplainable world we live in. We can only make space for such experiences and have faith that things will improve. I do not believe in divine plan but I do believe in positive energy and compassion.

I have learned a lot over the years – many times the hard way. I have learned that in order to love and feel love, sometimes we also have to feel pain and sorrow. Life is a rotating Mandala that includes birth, life and death. My heart just goes out to those that have lost their children at older ages – I can’t think of a worst tragedy.

Below, is a poem that I wrote as part of my grieving and recovery. This is for you John Christopher Bader Junior…

The peaceful echo of waves caress the shore
Clouds float lazily by while a single bird flies high
Spring invites summer with excitement and anticipation
Then…
Time ceases to exist for no apparent reason
As winter’s cold stands silently by
Like a steel rain falling from a dark sky
Washing away our dreams, aspirations
and the happiness in our lives
As we cast our little boy’s ashes into the ocean
We are casting only the anger and hatred that blackens our hearts
His perfect soul will rise to the heavens within
And our love and memory will forever be
interwoven in our hearts and minds
Where there is fear, there is courage
Where there is sorrow, there is happiness
And where there is no hope
There will be another bird flying high in the sky
As clouds float lazily by
And the peaceful fingers of waves caress the shore
Though our days are sad
Each day will replace the last with a little more happiness,
understanding and hope
And soon, very soon; one day in the future
Our little angel will look down on us
And help welcome a new life that will live
in harmony with his memory
The ocean is a special place
Rest in peace, my son
(2001)

John C. Bader
www.responsiveuniverse.com
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Thursday, May 24, 2012

iPhone Password Mindfulness - I am Serious!


Do you need a new exercise in mindfulness? Mindfulness is a spiritual or psychological faculty that is considered to be of great importance in the path to enlightenment. I talk about it all the time in this blog because it really is the key to less suffering and more happiness. Mindfulness involves centering your thoughts in the present – focusing on what is happening right now and not the past or future – fear and fantasy.

That is what meditation is all about – refocusing your thoughts – remaining mindful…

I stumbled upon an interesting exercise in being mindful. According to a recent article by Chloe Park, humans have about 65,000 thoughts a day, 90% of which are thoughts of yesterday – simply repeating today. Crazy huh?

Back to this lesson - Actually it is kind of embarrassing. I did a routine password change on my iPhone. You know; the four digit password to access the phone and apps. It has probably been a year since I changed the password. Keep in mind the new password is about as routine as the old password.

Can you imagine how many times I keep entering the old password in error – days later!!! Talk about a lesson in mindfulness. The excruciating mental concentration of typing in the right password! It’s unbelievable and it is also a great window into how the mind works – so much of what we think and do is automatic, sans of mindful intent. Even reminding myself that I changed the password on my phone BEFORE typing it in is a good exercise in being mindful.

Try it – I dare you - LOL

John C. Bader
www.responsiveuniverse.com

Monday, May 14, 2012

We need to Recognize and Appreciate what we do have…



Frederick Keonig once said “We tend to forget that happiness doesn’t come as a result of getting something we don’t have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have.” Mr. Keonig was a German inventor best-known for his high-speed printing press. Although, I would argue it is this quote that made him more famous. He died in 1833 but it is his words that live on.

It seems we now live in this material world where instant gratification from credit cards, iphones and the internet seem to give us everything we want instantaneously. Gone is any pause to evaluate the intent of such wants and desires. We now live in a world where we buy now and pay later. And still, it seems when we surround ourselves with clutter and awake from the fantasy of keeping up with the Jones’s; we ask ourselves, if there is more to life? Our material world of Twitter, Face Book, Target and Walmart brings us warmth and energy instantly but it is later that we claw and ache for more. Such transient desires it seems leave us with an empty feeling. It gets worse when we regret what we tweeted last night or facebooked over the weekend. It gets worse when we get the credit card bill in the mail and realize that our materialistic desires are causing us to suffer needlessly.

In a world of currency and capitalism; in a world of internet traffic and commuter traffic; in a world where money and power is fleeting, we need to attach our happiness and wellbeing to something more fixed and dependable. It starts with recognizing and appreciating what we already have: Simple observations would include nature, energy and those that love and care for you. And finally, being mindful of the present, sans of ego, fear and fantasy: Your energy and spirit being rooted in the now, satiated with what you already possess and hungry to gain little and prosper more from it.


John C. Bader
www.responsiveuniverse.com
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Saturday, May 12, 2012

Do we need God?

Do we need god?

Talk about throwing caution to the wind! I guess that is a pretty controversial question isn’t it? People have probably been incarcerated, ostracized and even killed for such an outrageous question. But think about it… Wars have been fought in the name of god! It is pretty important shit, right? Here is why I ask… I watched a show last night about black holes… I know; awesome night life right? :)

Basically there are two governing forces or laws that describe matter: Einstein’s general theory of relativity and then quantum mechanics. The theory of general relativity explains gravity as it relates to galaxies, stars and planets and quantum mechanics explains the physics of our microscopic world (atoms, molecules and energy). The two worlds are understood and beautifully explained and yet live in separate but complimentary worlds; That is until we talk about singularity as it relates to the beginning of the Big Bang and the realm beyond the event horizon in black holes. It is then that our theories unravel and we realize we really only understand a small fraction of the workings of the Universe. For better or worse, I have always equated such unknowns as god’s country. Do you want to understand god? Then you must first understand the Cosmos. Fair assumption right?

Here is a question: If we understood the working mechanics of the Universe would there be a need for God? Ancient religion and the loose concept of god were born from mans need to understand. As we continue to wrestle with age-old concepts of origin, death, afterlife and good verse evil – such musing reinforce the concept of god. Yet, if we understood where we came from and why things happen would the concept of god be necessary? These types of questions are what drive fear in the blind faithful. Without god, world order would collapse? Or would it? It is kind of a loaded question isn’t it? First, I have written many times that god is not something up in the sky and god is definitely not in the form of man (in fact, I do not even capitalized god) – I can’t think of anything more egotistical than comparing god to man or man to god. But, humans are pretty egotistical creatures – hence why the ego is so powerful. Maybe that is why there is also fear, war and this petty need to prove miracles and dogmatic explanations of our world.

Still, I am here to say there is a god or at least a working concept of god. And it is not what most people think god should be. There is probably going to be a lot of disappointed parishioners out there. But there lies the problem with our current understanding of god. The concept of god is worshipped and put on a holy pedestal. People follow and do not lead. Fear and blind faith are taught and people are divided by their short minded views. Is contemporary religion really working? Look at all the famine, war and religious strife in the world. It is all pretty sucky if you ask me. Still, when we think of god as an instinctual energy that surrounds us and is us then the concept of god becomes palatable. God is everything – it is energy, gravity and quantum mechanics. God is prayer, meditation and karma. God is light and god is also darkness – it is everything. Once people realize this, there is this empowerment to lead and not follow. There is this genuine feeling that we are all connected and each of us has the power to make things better – in essence, the power of God.

Maybe someday, a scientist will unravel the mysteries of singularity. Born from our need to know will come equations that will explain where we came from and where we will go when we die. That pretty much sums up god as it relates to contemporary religion. The historical and religious trappings that surround our gods are really just gratuitous. God is about birth, life and death. Funny, so is the Universe. And when we crack the riddles that hold us hostage, there will still be a place for love, compassion, karma and energy – the true essence of God. Look inward and you will find god.

John C. Bader
www.responsiveuniverse.com

Friday, May 4, 2012

Are we still Evolving in a Responsive Universe?


I read an interesting article recently about whether or not humans are still evolving. Evolution has always involved varying levels of natural selection – Evolution occurs in response to outside forces that weed out whatever individuals are least fit to survive those pressures, allowing those better-fit individuals to survive and reproduce. However, since humans radically alter their environments, some researchers have questioned whether natural forces of selection continue to act upon our species. For instance, agriculture can generate a surplus food that can insulate us from many ills of the world.

Research of large demographics show there is still evolution in regard to fertility, mating success and that there is really no natural selection between the rich and poor in developed countries. I have always joked that my apparent receding hairline is evolution responding to global warming –jesting that I am evolving quicker than others due to my adaption to the environmental changes of the world – of course I am joking.

Still, some research shows that evolution could be more sublime and astral in its trappings. For example, humans are becoming more conscious of evolution itself. We are beginning to understand what we are doing instead of just reacting to the environment. In a Responsive Universe, evolution takes on a whole different definition – there can be many complexities to its explanation – it is not necessarily biological evolution but spiritual evolution and how we see and interpret our surroundings and social evolution in how we treat our common neighbors – with compassion or with hate and greed. Such mindful evolution is allowing us to see the world like never before. There is less reliance on organized religion and new connections to intricate energy levels that seem to lie just below the surface of the materialistic world we live in. I imagine humans will continue to adapt to our environment from a social, spiritual and biological standpoint and the important thing it seems is being aware of our place in this world and Universe – in essence being mindful of our surroundings and how the actions we make ripple across infinity.

John C. Bader
www.responsiveuniverse.com