The whole world - animate and inanimate is composed of foci of energy.
The energy is not and cannot be static so it keeps shifting. The mountains form and crumble and the earth shakes and tectonic plates collide to generate ever new 'inanimate' energy centers. Would you call this inanimate? It is very much a dynamic animate entity that moves dramatically across millennia and the impact, thus, is seen in retrospect- generations after the whole process began.
It is still considered a scientific mystery as to how the Universe formed and what is still, in the present happening to it outside our observable limits. Notice I say outside our OBSERVABLE limits. What we cannot observe, we cannot fathom. It still IS. It does not cease to exist simply because we cannot and sometimes will not see it!
Each life form- animate or inanimate contributes to the flow of energy that sustains the Universe.
For the energy to keep flowing, it has to keep moving. It follows the simple universal laws of nature and flows along the gradient.
The sun shines.
The plants take it up as do the rocks and the oceans.
The energy then gets transformed into life-sustaining food and life-generating forces of the earth, the water, and the wind.
The energy moves on and feeds the deer and the deer is then eaten by the lion.
Simple food chain you would assume.
The water gets heated, rises, and cools;
pouring down and quenching the thirst of the earth and the world below.
Simple water cycle you would say.
The wind flutters and exerts its own influence on the flora and the fauna, upon the earth and the beings that live on it. This Flow is what determines the sustained life force. This flow is Universal. Available to you and to me just as much as it is to anyone else. It requires no special apparatus to tap into this universal life force.
Over a period of time, while most of the raw, native, and virgin Nature follows the principle of Energy exchange, we, humans have isolated ourselves.
We have cut ourselves off from the life-sustaining and enriching force that is all around us.
We have forgotten that all we have to do is OPEN UP.
When we see someone doing this- opening up to receive the force we call them spiritual or sometimes labels that we cannot logically explain. We assume that the whole thing is beyond the scope of our OBSERVABLE limits.
Since we have cut ourselves off, the mere act of 'being' depletes our energy. Since energy is not static if the connection is not established, depletion is inevitable.
If we are not connected to receive, we feel depleted and look for alternate sources to replenish our depleted energy. We only know how to connect to other humans around us so we establish patterns that allow us to tap into the energy of these humans. We also try to get energy from our food and water- but that is on the superficial plane. The life force is not sustained by fuel that burns. Lifeforce is sustained by energy that generates.
These energy interactions that humans have with each other fall into four rough patterns. The 'Celestine Prophecy' describes these best.
There are four basic types of people- Intimidators, Interrogators, Aloofs and Poor me.
These control and energy hooking dramas are acquired through childhood influences of our cultures and parents. These are usually unconscious and may at times shift somewhat along the spectrum.
This may be a passive drama, playing on other people's curiosity or sympathy to gain attention ( hence, energy).
When it is sympathy one is seeking, he plays out the Poor Me Drama. These people would play out how everything happening to them is horrible and perhaps, the other is responsible for all their misfortune. If you refuse to help this Poor me, he is probably going to simply finish- all because of you. Guilt. You always end up feeling guilty around such people, and a strange depression you know is not justifiable cloaks every interaction you have with these people.
When one simply clams up, not wanting to share anything with their mate/ peers or spouse, they are trying to arouse curiosity by being Aloof. Aloof would get vague and distant, closed clams. They draw energy to themselves by forcing others to pay extra attention simply to be part of a family or peer group. All those around them would constantly be on their feet lest this person clams up again.
An Interrogator would be probing everything about you- finding that one crack in your armor that he can use to hook into your energy. He will criticize you simply on that weak point and suck your energy literally. This person will slowly but surely undermine your confidence in yourself. You are his victim- you can either defend yourself by becoming the Poor Me or by becoming Aloof.
And the most aggressive are the Intimidators. These are the people who will use force or threat to incite fear that if you do not do their bidding something terrible will befall you. Some parents are well-meaning Intimidators- they are aggressive, get angered easily, and threaten dire consequences for not listening to them. They are proud to proclaim themselves well-meaning strict parents. However, they will only promote the Aloof or the Poor Me counter drama in their children. And in extreme cases, the child grows up into another Intimidator.
Sooner or later, we have to realize that the Energy Flow is all around us. We have to learn to re-hook to nature rather than suck each others' energy. We have to learn to NOT PLAY ANY DRAMAS.
When we are open and connected to Nature's Energy path, we receive freely and fill up without having to compete for it.
But... we have to be equally open to passing it on as we are to receiving it. After all, there is only as much tea you may fill in a cup or a kettle. If you fill to the brim and do not pour out, you will only overflow. The stagnant energy will run cold just like the tea that is left untouched. Even if you are constantly connected till you empty out the cold tea, no matter how much you pour from the top, the tea will stay cold.
When we interact with our children, when we interact with our spouses and with our friends, we may be different things at different times, but predominantly we tend to practice one drama to perfection.
Look at yourself.
Become the spectator. And disconnect all dramas. Objectively interact with peers and with children. No threat. No victim mentality.
You are given EXACTLY WHAT YOU NEED TO BECOME WHAT YOU MUST BECOME.
No one else has any role in it except, maybe, help you identify the final goal or even the important milestones or even the path you need to take. The energy you need is free. It need not be sucked from your husband or wife, from your son or your daughter or even your friends.
Those that we call spiritually heightened souls have achieved this connection and are open to both receiving and giving. Each of us has that capacity. We only need to raise our consciousness to the next level.
This may be a dramatic time in Human history when more and more people are feeling restless despite successful lives and this may be due to the fact that it is time to reconnect. I am reminded of yet another line that I read somewhere, I do not know the source. I wonder whether the man is a Human being seeking a spiritual experience or a spiritual being living a human one. I would tend to say we are spiritual beings who have chosen to live a human existence.
It really looks like the time to wake up is now- we may do it happily or we may be forced to do so unhappily. But wake up we shall all have to.
