Their influence on the Global Biofield was to gift western thinkers with the skills of analysis, judgment and argument. Today, as in the past, we are taught our thinking processes by those we have associated with in our formative years where we often learn to:

  Over-generalize, think only in terms of black and white, draw conclusions without evidence.

  Assume the worst in a situation or blow things out of proportion, take everything personally.

  Always focus on our failures or our problems.

Creative Thinkers tend to be lateral thinkers who see things as multi-layered. A skill taught by Dr Edward de Bono, creative thinking has been applied by many around the world who have sought to deliver a threefold holistic model that is harmonious to all regardless of our race, religion, age or gender:

·  Firstly, we encourage the discovery and/or creation and implementation of a personal paradigm where we create a model of reality that allows us to live our life with four body fitness. This is done by retuning our Personal Biofield so that we are physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually healthy.

·   Secondly, we recommend a global paradigm that refines the Social and Global Biofields. This is done by refining the existing social, educational, economic, environmental, religious and political systems. A smooth refinement is done via Recipe 2000> which includes specific reprogramming Codes plus the L.L.P. - an 8 step Lifestyles Skills program that is proven to bring inner and outer harmony.

Acting as the voice of social conscience, creative thinkers seek to encourage political programs that recognize the need for holistic education, global ethical abundance, and resource sustainability programs with positive global energy systems that honour the environment and more. Creative thinkers encourage the self-mastery, effective self-government and synergistic teamwork on microcosmic and macrocosmic scales.

·  Thirdly, many creative thinkers encourage a universal paradigm that looks at our place in the universe and how successful living considers our ability to interact harmoniously with other life forms. Both are achieved by the refinement of our Personal Biofield.

The purpose of this model is to eliminate all war, violence, hunger, poverty and social injustice on earth.  This is not a utopian dream. This can be a reality if we redistribute our resources, prioritise our goals and work united to a common goal.

Our tools are our hearts and minds and RECIPE 2000 >.

Some of the modern day Creative Thinkers and Biofield Technicians and their focus, are:

· Michael Murphy : The Future of the Body. A Mystical Miracles understanding and summation.

· Dr Edward de Bono : The Six Thinking Hats. Positive and powerful problem solving skills.

· Dr Deepak Chopra : How to Know God. Preventative medicine through Holistic education.

· Dr Mantak Chia : Sacred Sexuality. Using Chi to create an abundant life.

· The Lady Master Ching Hai : Good Charity, Lifestyle and Discipline.

· Choa Kok Sui : Pranic Healing - self healing and preventative medicine.

· Dr Yan Xin : Chi Charm and Bigu. Healing society of cancer and aids, alternative nutrition.

·  Hira Mantek and Dr Sudhir : Solar Power and Pranic nutrition

· Carlos Castaneda : Dimensional Biofield Science realities.;

· Carl Jung and Gurdjieff

· Jasmuheen : DOW POWER and RECIPE 2000>. Eliminating war, violence, poverty, starvation and social injustice by 2012 via Personal, Social and Global Biofield retuning.

Of course there are literally millions of Biofield Technicians now active in the world, although many may not call themselves by this label. Yet the fact is that  more and more are now focussed on creating a more civilised world and have understood that they need to tune themselves to tune their world.

Biofield Research Institutes are all over the planet from Centers like Noetics in California, to the China's Super Psychics research crew, the Qi Masters in New York and elsewhere. Biofields are blossoming everywhere as more take control of their truth. According to Professor Adam Skorek at the University of Quebec in Canada,  Biofield is a word that is used to describe the electric, magnetic and thermal fields in interaction with living matter.

I include the following summation of Michael Murphys's book, 'The Future of the Body' as in Biofield Science, all the following 'Mystical Miracles' are examples of the result of specific Personal Biofield tuning and the use of Dimensional Biofield tools.

 
MICHAEL MURPHY: THE FUTURE OF THE BODY :  
‘The Future of the Body’ is a book by Michel Murphy who is the co-founder and Chairman of the Board of the Esalen Institute and has had 30 years involvement in the human potential movement. His work sets out to scientifically establish the principles put forward by Sri Aurobindo, the Indian sage. This view says that humanity has great potential physically, and that the attributes of those who are able to do extreme and unusual acts are shared by all humans and will be common in future. In the book Murphy looks at a variety of extraordinary physical abilities demonstrated by humans.

Levitation:

There is substantial historic evidence that levitation has occurred, particularly in states of spiritual bliss. The Catholic Church has over twenty investigations documented. Saint Teresa of Avila, could not resist the powers of levitation even when she tried. Saint Joseph of Copertino was observed to levitate more than a hundred times. These and many other cases were examined closely and the facts confirmed. The practice seems to have ceased about the same time as humans invented airplanes, which is quite interesting.

Yogic burials:

The book looks at evidence of extraordinary human abilities in a variety of cultures, and the most ancient of cultures, which is Indian, tends to put forward some interesting examples. One is the burial of Indian Yogis for extended periods with no food or drink and little air. In 1837, British doctors certified the burial of a yogi named Haridas for a period of six weeks. He was sealed in a room and bricked in for the period, with guards being present at all times. The normal practice is that before burial the individual’s ears, and nostrils are sealed with wax, and they are wrapped in linen cloth, which is also sealed. 

This concept that the human body can be basically shut down in a situation similar to hibernation without food, drink or oxygen for an extended period of time is beyond the capacity of science to currently comprehend. Nevertheless, these cases have been carefully documented, and are mirrored in current examples of the “bigu” state of long periods of not needing physical nourishment.

In all instances the ability to achieve extraordinary feats is invariably associated with an enhanced spiritual lifestyle, and consequently modern science has trouble with the fact that the physical acts are an extension of spiritual belief, and in fact are a demonstration of the power of spirit to overcome matter.

Incorruption:

The Catholic Church has extensive records regarding the preservation, without any embalming having occurred, of the bodies of priests and nuns which have not decayed after death. They term these individuals ‘the incorruptibles’. In some instances this lack of decay has gone on for centuries, and there is also a fragrance coming from the body of the deceased of a very sweet and appealing nature, which sometimes lasts for months or years. Further, the bleeding of the body for weeks, months or even years after death, also puzzles scientists. First reports of this phenomenon appeared in the 4th century, and continue today.

In modern times bodies are often preserved by freezing or other artificial causes. However, the well-preserved corpses left by Catholic Saints and their flexibility, fragrance, and bleeding involved no artificial interference of any sort. In one study, detailed evidence of the testing of potential Saints being canonised between 1400 and 1900 was considered, and in this period 42 of the Saints demonstrated these incorruptible qualities. No embalming had occurred, and in all instances the bodies, for periods of up to hundreds of years, were extraordinarily well preserved.

Stigmata:

Another interesting phenomenon historically is the physical feature of stigmata. These are wounds that correspond to Christ’s crucifixion injuries and have appeared on the bodies of at least 60 people, most of them women. Most typically, visible stigmata consists of bruises, welts and bleeding wounds on the hands, feet and side. But stigmata have also demonstrated abrasions or punctures on the head representing the imprint made by Christ’s crown of thorns. A few of these ‘ecstatics’ have had 9 or 10 such marks on their body at once, but most have 2 or 3.

The first stigmatic in Christian history was St. Francis of Assisi. Interestingly, St. Francis would not let this feature be spoken about until after his death. These stigmatics have been subject to great scepticism and  study by the church in consideration of whether they should be sanctified. The detailed reports in Catholic Church history, leave no doubt at all that these mysteriously appearing wounds and bleeding are very real. One of the most famous of the stigmatics is Theresa Neumann, who demonstrated stigmata from 1926 until her death in 1962. She was studied by churchmen and medical people for some 35 years relentlessly, and interestingly, in addition to this, lived exclusively on communion wafers for the last 30 years of her life.

Prior to the appearance of the stigmata she had a number of afflictions including temporary blindness, paralysis of her back, and appendicitis. As she recovered from these illnesses she predicted that she would eventually suffer in ways “no doctor could cope with”. This is typical of stigmatics in that the injuries are obviously seen as sharing the burden and the pain of Jesus. These physical features are not shared with any other religions and are an exclusive feature of the Christian faith. In many of the cases studied, the bleeding occurs through unbroken skin, which is very puzzling for scientists.

Inedia: 

This is long abstinence from food and drink. In the Catholic Church documents, many men and women are confirmed as not eating for periods of many years, and in many instances not drinking is also quite common in the Church records. The ability to be able to survive without eating and also without drinking provides a quandary for modern medicine. It has been suggested that moisture may be taken through the skin from the air, without the direct application of water; which would account for the capacity of people to live without drinking.

Luminosity:

Another aspect of religious mystics including religions other than Christianity is the phenomenon of luminosity. This is exhibited by Christian Saints, Sufis, Taoist Sages and Buddhic Mystics. This involves stories of priests who can light up a dark cell, or a whole chapel by the light that streams forth from them, and is referred to in esoteric terms as the ‘Solar Splendour’.

Many of the early Christians demonstrated some extraordinary capacities. For example, monks who didn't sleep lying down for 50 years. A monk in northern Syria lived on a pillar, some 60 feet high, with the platform at the top of the pillar being only 3 feet across, with a railing to keep him falling. This monk preached, performed cures, lectured and lived on this column for 30 years.

Murphy's book documents extraordinary esoteric abilities in a manner that is acceptable to mainstream science. As a consequence, it uses technical terms and medical jargon. It illustrates the fact that metaphysics and science are moving closer together and reinforces the view that the individuals who practice science need to expand their consciousness via the use of esoteric techniques, for example, meditation, prayer, exercise, light diet etc., to be able to perceive the subtleties that are required for significant advancement.

DR EDWARD DE BONO :

Edward de Bono is regarded by many as the leading authority in the field of creative thinking, innovation and the direct teaching of thinking as a skill. He is equally renowned for his development of the Six Thinking Hats technique and the Direct Attention Thinking Tools. He is the originator of the concept of Lateral Thinking which is now part of language.

Dr. de Bono was born in Malta. He was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford, holds an M.A. in psychology and physiology from Oxford, a D. Phil. in Medicine and also a Ph.D. from Cambridge. He has held faculty appointments at the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, London and Harvard. Dr. de Bono's background in self-organizing systems led him to derive an understanding which he then applied to the neural networks of the brain (see The Mechanism of Mind 1969 - Penguin books).

His instruction in thinking has been sought by many organisations: IBM, Prudential, GM, BT (UK), NTT (Japan), Nokia (Finland), Mondadori (Italy), Total (France), Siemens (Germany), Bosch (Germany), Ericsson (Sweden) and many others.

His methods are now mandatory on the school curriculum in many countries and widely used in others. He has written 63 books with translations into 37 languages.

The appeal of Dr. de Bono's work is its simplicity and practicality. It can be used by four year olds and by senior executives; by Down syndrome youngsters and Nobel laureates. Dr. de Bono is currently the chairman of the Council of Young Enterprise Europe which has a membership of 1,500,000 youngsters across Europe, Israel and Russia who set up mini-businesses while at school.

Dr de Bono's Creative Thinking:

CREATIVE THINKING is a skill required for us to tap into our mind's full potential. By adeptly working with our sub-conscious mind, conscious mind and super-conscious mind we can develop aspects of our nature that will allow us to successfully deal with all the challenges we have in life. The ability to think creatively and move beyond limitations is an intrinsic part of successful Biofield retuning.

CREATIVE THINKING includes both parallel and lateral thinking which was originally developed by Dr Edward De Bono. With his SIX HATS THINKING PROGRAM, de Bono allows people to come to properly considered decisions using thinking methods that are now being taught in schools. Used by NASA and other top organizations De Bono's 'SIX HATS' program is an extremely valuable tool.

Parallel thinking means people gather and use each Hat together at the same time, with all looking at the Pros and Cons and creating together, instead of in opposition to each other, or being driven by ego or separatist and non-harmonious agendas.

DR DEEPAK CHOPRA:

Biofield tuning is becoming commonplace and more are discovering what Dr Deepak Chopra calls the virtual domain, ‘that place beyond time and space, the origin of the universe’.

Deepak says that it is difficult to find God because in the material world God leaves no imprint. However, it is obvious God has some sort of impression as many attest to Divine experiences. God’s Presence, in Hebrew is known as Shekhinah - the Presence although sometimes the word is translated as light or radiance. This energy formed the halos around angels and the glow coming from the bodies of saints.

People like Deepak Chopra are attempting to bridge the worlds and also to simplify things. He says that he wishes to put forward a model to interact with God on three levels. Breaking things into a trinity is traditional e.g. the Holy Trinity. The three levels that he suggests are, first - the material world, the physical world, the world in which we exist, second - the quantum world which is sub-atomic but still manifested, and third - the virtual world where everything is unmanifest and uniform and everywhere at once, and this is the region of the most intense experience of God.

How we interact with God and experience miracles comes from the middle level, the quantum level, for this is where the physical and virtual intermingle, the doorway between the worlds that we access through our heart. Miracles conducted in the quantum level are really just ordinary events since the creation of water is as remarkable as the creation of wine from water, and this is where all things come into manifestation. Deepak says that contact with God always occurs in this middle level.

What I have found in my research is that until people adopt a holistic lifestyle that honours their innate spiritual nature, God and the discussion of the Divine will remain an intellectual idea rather than something real and experiential. It is only those people who really have a sincere yearning to know God that actually do experience God and to those that do, it really is irrelevant whether science accepts this or not.

Dr. Deepak Chopra says that 'the only consistent, reliable way to break the spell of maya (worldly illusion) is to transcend to that level of awareness from which thoughts emerge'. He goes on to say that he relies on 'meditation as the effective and reliable means to consistently go and transcend to that level from where all reality comes - to go to the background of non-change from where all change emerges'.

He defines meditation as the art of turning the mind to its own source, to the field of silence. When the mind is left to its own devices, it spontaneously wants to go there. He then goes on to explain that our mind has many layers, from the conscious and subconscious to more abstract layers behind the fully verbalised thoughts, desires and concepts; beyond that is pure consciousness or awareness, the energy that sustains us.

Deepak has written many wonderful books on our mind/body connection and how to a create healthy and happy biofield.

DR MANTAK CHIA

Born in Thailand in 1944, Mantak Chia began conscious Biofield tuning at age 6 after being initiated into meditation practices by Buddhist monks. Later learning Tai Chi Chuan, Aikido and Kundalini Yoga before learning sacred Taoist practices, formulas and methods of internal alchemy from Master Yi Eng. Author of dozens of books, Mantak teaches all over the world.

In an interview with Ronnie Robinson and Bob Lowey he said :

One of our main areas of practice concerns sexual energy or Jing... Many people don’t understand the concept of the Tao…. The entire Tao practices which include Qigong, Tai Chi Chuan, Hsing I, Baguazhang are exercises of internal work. To understand the whole concept of the Tao is to work with the inner alchemy.

Working with inner alchemy has a strong effect on our emotions. We start to change our anger into kindness; we start to change hate into love. Sexual energy stimulates the inner alchemy and sexual practice is a method of inner alchemy, which everyone can do. ... So in the Tao practice we can transform the Jing into Chi but we have to make sure that the Jing Chi can become transformed upwards rather than being emitted from the body. In order to be able to do this you must create a place where the Chi can be stored and that place is in the Tantien. …

The whole practice of multi-orgasmic energy is that you learn how to feel and activate your energy, how to draw it upwards, move round the cycle and store it. Our sexual energy is stored in our lower centre, waiting to be either activated or lost. We also learn why we need to move the mind to the Tantien, to rest the upper brain. Consciousness starts in the heart and awareness starts from the Tantien. When the brain is over-used, with too much thinking and too much worrying the consciousness becomes suppressed.

In the practice of Tai Chi Chuan you have to connect the three Tantiens together with the mind. To do this you must use Yi or Mind Power. Yi will never happen unless you learn to rest your mind with the conscious mind and heart, and the conscious mind of awareness. When you connect the three Tantiens with your Yi you can then develop Chi. When you turn your awareness inwardly you, in turn, connect your awareness outwardly with the Cosmos. You can then feel your energy moving through your body. When your cerebral mind becomes over-activated we call this the Monkey Mind. When this is allowed to happen, then your awareness stops, and the flow of the chi energy will no longer be promoted through the pathways.

 CHING HAI

Ching Hai was born in Au Lac in Vietnam. Her father was a Naturopath who loved to study literature and philosophy. As a young girl Ching Hai read the works of Lao Tse, and other Buddhist texts before she had entered primary school. Ching Hai was not a typical child. She was often found reading philosophical literature when other children were playing. Although her parents were Catholic they were open to Buddhism. Ching Hai’s grandmother was a Buddhist and so she had the best aspects of both religions taught to her.
 

When grown, Ching Hai left home to become a nun. Later, she worked for a time in Germany as a translator for the Red Cross, and did extensive voluntary work in the service of refugees.

While in Germany, Ching Hai married a German scientist. He was an attentive and supportive husband and traveled with his wife on her spiritual pilgrimages. However, in due course they separated so she could focus entirely on her charitable work.

After leaving her marriage Ching Hai sought the perfect method to lead to her liberation in one lifetime. Buddha had said that the Kwan Yin method was the highest of all methods, but none of her teachers knew it. She traveled and searched everywhere and finally after many years, found a Himalayan Master who initiated her into the Kwan Yin method. After a period of Kwan Yin practice she became fully enlightened and continued practicing and improving her understanding. She remained in retreat in the Himalayas for some time.

Eventually Ching Hai traveled to Formosa where people recognized the light and energy emanating from her and acclaimed her as a Master and teacher. Ching Hai did not seek out students, in fact she was reticent when first approached, but she finally accepted her public role and in recent years has traveled and taught throughout Asia, the United States, Latin America and Europe. Many people from all walks of life, and from many religious backgrounds, have made great spiritual progress with her help. Although no formal organization exists to spread her teaching, grateful friends and disciples are to be found all over the world. In addition to her spiritual teachings, Ching Hai has used her energy to assist those who are suffering, or are in need, in recent years. Her humanitarian efforts have touched the hearts and lives of millions all over the world., and she has been a channel for charitable giving in disaster situations.

In recent years Ching Hai has also devoted herself to creative expression, including paintings, lamps, interior decoration, dress designs, poems, musical compositions and songs. Many of these items are sold for the purposes of charitable fund raising.

Master Ching Hai who says : ‘The Heavenly music spoken of in all the Holy Scriptures such as; the the Word and Heavenly Sounds of Christianity and Judaism, the Shabd of Hinduism, the Heavenly Music of Taoism, the Naam of Sikhism, the Kalam-I-Quadim of Islam, the Inner Sound Stream of Buddhism are the only real languages from the Kingdom of God.

‘These are the languages of universal love and great intelligence. This Word or Divine Vibration vibrates within all life and sustains the whole universe. The inner melody can heal all wounds, fulfill all desires and quench all worldly thirst. It is all powerful and all love. It is because we are made of this Sound that contact with it brings peace and contentment to our hearts. After listening to this sound our whole being changes, our entire outlook on life is greatly altered for the best.’

 CHOA KOK SUI - The founder of Pranic Healing

At a very young age, Choa Kok Sui became interested in Yoga, psychic phenomena, mysticism and esoteric studies. During his development he received a degree in engineering and became a successful businessman. He spent more than 18 years researching and studying esoteric sciences that resulted in the pranic healing system teachings. He spent several years experimenting to determine the effectiveness and the mechanism of the healing techniques commonly known and used by healers and students of esoteric sciences.

He has taught thousands worldwide how to effectively heal themselves and others. The courses he has designed are extremely simple yet very effective. Because of this simplicity pranic healing can be utilized by students as solely a healing modality, or can be a way of life. Many of his students continue into advanced courses as they realize that his techniques are accessible, easily understood, and extremely powerful, and have affected tremendous positive changes in their lives.

Pranic healing has also extended into the formal medical profession, with a report recently of a traditional doctor’s use of pranic healing in a hospital setting with great results, and the consequent referrals from his medical colleagues of patients for whom they were unable to resolve successful treatment.

Prana and Healing

“A time will come when science will make tremendous advances, not because of better instruments for discovering and measuring things, but because a few people will have at their command great spiritual powers, which at the present are seldom used.  Within a few centuries the art of spiritual healing will be increasingly developed and universally used.” Gustaf Stromberg, Astronomer

We include the work of Choa Kok Sui here, as the Global Pranic Healing Association has been involved in testing the effects of pranic energy in healing for some time. The following is an excerpt from his book “Miracles through Pranic Healing”.

PRANA or KI  “Prana or ki is that life energy which keeps the body alive and healthy. In Greek it is called pnuema, in Polynesian mana, and in Hebrew ruah, which means “breath of life”....
           

“Basically, there are three major sources of prana: Solar prana, air prana, and ground prana. Solar prana is prana from sunlight. It invigorates the whole body and promotes good health. It can be obtained by sunbathing or exposure to sunlight for about five to ten minutes and by drinking water that has been exposed to sunlight. Prolonged exposure or too much solar prana would harm the whole physical body since it is quite potent.

“Prana contained in the air is called air prana or air vitality globule.  Air prana is absorbed by the lungs through breathing and is also absorbed directly by the energy centres of the bioplasmic body.  These energy centers are called chakras.  More air prana can be absorbed by deep slow rhythmic breathing than by short shallow breathing.  It can be also absorbed through the pores of the skin, by people who have undergone certain training. 
           

“Water absorbs prana from sunlight, air, and ground that it comes in contact with.  Plants and trees absorb prana from sunlight, air, water, and ground.  Men and animals obtain prana from sunlight, air, ground, water, and food.  Fresh food contains more prana than preserved food. 

“Prana can also be projected to another person for healing.  Persons with a lot of excess prana tend to make other people around them feel better and livelier, however those who are depleted tend to unconsciously absorb prana from other people.  You may have encountered persons who tend to make you feel tired or drained for no apparent reason at all.."

Choa Kok Sui says: “Pranic breathing energizes you to such an extent that your auras temporarily expand by 100% or more. The inner aura expands to about 8 inches or more, the health aura to about four feet or more, the outer aura to about two metres or more.”           

According to Master Choa Kok Sui, pranic breathing is done by:

 Connecting your tongue to your palate;  Doing abdominal breathing (through the nostrils)Inhaling slowly and retain for one count; Exhaling slowly and retain for one count before exhaling which is called ‘empty retention’. You can also inhale for 7 counts, retain for one count then exhale for 7 counts and retain for one count, or do 6 and retain for 3.

“In doing abdominal breathing, you expand your abdomen slightly when inhaling and contract your abdomen slightly when exhaling. Do not over-expand or over-contract your abdomen.”

In later chapters Choa Kok Sui goes on to say: “Although science is not able to detect and measure life energy or prana, it does not mean that prana does not exist or does not affect the health and well being of the body.  In ancient times, people were not aware of the existence of electricity, its properties and practical uses.  But this does not mean that electricity does not exist.  One’s ignorance does not change reality; it simply alters the perception of reality, resulting in misperception and misconception of what is and what is not, what can be done and what cannot be done.”

DR YAN XIN

Dr. Yan Xin is one of the most respected and widely recognized qi masters in China and it is with his co-operation that such in-depth studies have been conducted and shared with the world. Many people have spontaneously entered into the bigu state as a result of being in his presence, and much research has been documented in the Chinese language. In fact over sixty books have been written covering his research into the power and benefits of qi emissions.

Described as a contemporary sage by former president George Bush, Dr. Yan Xin’s focus of research has long been on the benefits of applied qigong into the areas of cancer and AIDS. As a result of attending his lectures, thousands of people have been cured of many major illnesses. Dr. Yan Xin encourages the respect for the old and care for those in need, while emphasizing the importance of a virtuous lifestyle and the value of love for others.

Prana Power and Qi Emission Research

While science continues to see spirit and matter as separate they will not be able to fully understand the complexity of the quantum field. Qi is the essence of this field and qi emissions defy normal scientific study which requires the observer to be detached from the experiment. Because of the nature of qi, the observer and the observed are one and the same.

In-depth research has been done on external qi emissions but not enough on internal qi radiation, however we do know that virtuous living, meditation, prayer, programming, diet and exercise directly influence internal qi and its external radiation or emissions. Qi can also be termed prana power or DOW Power.

In the meantime it’s great to now know that enough studies have been done to prove that magnetic field measurements coming from internal organs increase greatly when qi is increased through the above lifestyle.

Research has also been done on the effect of qi in improving and regulating the function of the digestive system; how it improves the function of the endocrine system; how it affects our capacity to create changes in the muscular and skeletal systems; how it improves the functions of the respiratory system and the circulatory system; plus how it improves and regulates the functions of the nervous system, as well as the power that qi has in adjusting skin temperature and controlling the body temperature center.

Qigong healing is also not just psychological. It has objective effects independent of the psychological dimension. For example, x-rays of a bone fracture before a qi transmission, then an x-ray of a bone fracture after this transmission, shows how the fracture has been completely healed in a matter of hours or even minutes. Also it is known that qi emissions do not lose their intensity over distance and can be directed by mind, will and intention, hence their effectiveness in distant healing. By moving their inner vision into the magnetic field of a patient, a qi master can provide accurate diagnosis without actually seeing that patient, or being in the presence of that patient.

Traditional qigong theories hold that all things in the universe originate from qi, that everything contains qi, and that it fills the entire universe. This concurs with the Christian idea that God is omnipresent and omnipotent.

A qigong master’s qi emanations and power is closely related to his/her own physical, mental and emotional state at the time of the qi transmission. Similarly, the Light Ambassadors’ ability to be constantly fed by qi or prana depends on the same thing, which is why only those who maintain a high level of physical, emotional, mental and spiritual fitness can live on qi alone for long periods of time.

The Qi Masters Research is touched on and discussed in “Scientific Qigong Exploration” by Prof. Lu Zuyin, Nuclear Scientist & Qi Master

HIRA RATAN MANTEK and DR SUDHIR SHAH

Biofield Technicians in India, Hira Ratan Mantek and Dr Sudhir Shah recently combined forces to measure the physical changes that occur when a body begins to derive its nourishment from the Sun and DOW POWER.

For 411 days during 2000, Hira Mantek underwent strict supervision as he abstained from all food and liquid except for small quantities of water. Observed by Dr Shah and his team, here are some of their findings:

'Out of all cosmic sources, the SUN is the most powerful and readily available source and has been used for energy, by sages and Rishis since ancient time … The brain and the mind are the most powerful Sun recipients in human body.  The retina and the pineal gland (the third eye or the seat of soul as per Rene Descartes) are equipped with photoreceptor cells and may be considered photosensitive organs. As plant kingdom thrives on chlorophyll and photosynthesis, directly dependant on the Sun, similarly some photosynthesis must be taking place when we hypothesize Sun energy. 

'Through complex ways and distinct pathways this energy must enter the body.  There is a pathway from the retinas, to the hypothalamus, called the retinohypothalamic tract.  This brings information about the dark and light cycles to suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) of the hypothalamus.  From the SCN, impulses along the nerve travel via the pineal nerve (Sympathetic nervous system) to the pineal gland.  These impulses, inhibit the production of Melatonin.  When these impulses stop (at night or in dark, when the light no longer stimulates the hypothalamus) pineal inhibition ceases, and Melatonin is released.  The pineal gland (or the third eye) is therefore a photosensitive organ and an important timekeeper for the human body.  The unexplored process of energy synthesis and transformation from the Sun energy perhaps partly occurs here. 

'While going through the details of recent scientific literature and also comparing it with ancient Indian spiritual texts, as well as western occult and new age, following things are apparent.  The activation of pineal gland is the key step in psychic, spiritual and energy transformation processes.  Here in this gland, energy processing and re-distribution occurs.  Pineal gland is the commander of all endocrine glands, therefore controlling the humeral system. It also regulates the circadian rhythm, sleep wake cycle and it also slows down the ageing process.  It has psychic properties and is the seat of soul or mind - so called the third eye.  It is the Agna (Ajna) chakra of tantric system.  Its activation can be done with prolonged yoga and meditation techniques or through practice of solar energy.  The later does not use classic yoga steps.  The pineal also inhibits growth and metastasis of some tumors.  It has a stimulatory effect on the immune system.  In birds and other animals, it has a magnetic material and is therefore the navigation center in birds. 

'Scientists are looking at magnetic, navigatory properties of pineal gland in humans.  So pineal activation and charging through solar energy is the vital step and that is the doorway of energy highway.  This may be Kundalini Shakti activation, in other words.  Normal Pineal gland measures 6 x 8 mm in human body.  As per C.T.Scan and MRI Scan reports of Mr. Hira Ratan Manek. it is 8 x 11 mm (enlarged !).  This may indirectly support the important role of pineal gland in energy transformation.  However it may be mentioned, that an anatomically enlarged gland does not necessarily always mean hyper function. 

'Ever since mankind has started ignoring the psychically and Spiritually equipped pineal gland it has fallen on merely physical-material plane and  endless pains have fallen on mankind.   Mankind must now relearn to activate pineal and the other psycho-spiritual bodies either through cosmic energy dynamics or through practice of Rajyoga  or the Tantric ways or other such practices. Kundalini Shakti is said to be activated through these and happiness and bliss with peace are bound to follow.  This light energy may be transformed into electrical, magnetic or chemical energies in body. Once processed, this energy must be transported and must be stored somewhere.  Actually the ultimate form of all energy is light.  Energy and light can be transformed in to matter and back again to energy.  The hypothalamus is the commander of autonomic nervous system and the pineal gland is in proximity to autonomic nervous system, so it is logical that new energy transportation may either activate this system or it may use this system as vehicle. 

'Parasympathetic nerves and its hormones and chemicals may be more useful than sympathetic system.  As sympathetic system increases body needs ( e.g. thinking, fighting stress, excitement etc.), parasympathetic system is known to reduce the energy needs.  It keeps the person serene and at mental peace and alters the metabolic requirements to a lower state and puts it to sleep.  There may be other hormones or chemicals too. The role of temporal lobe and limbic system also may be important.  It may work as a regulator if not receptor and may be psychically involved in directing the energy in proper pathways.  Deep into the limbic systems or in the parts of medulla oblongata, this energy may ultimately be stored and from time to time, may be recalled, charged or recycled.  Medulla oblongata has all vital centers and therefore can be proposed as store of vital energy. 

'Thus there are energy receivers or receptors, processors analyzers, transformers, storers etc. to explain the energy logistics.  As this form of energy mathematics is different from what we conventionally are used to in form of food and calorie mathematics; we will call this micro-food or mind utilization food.  Here, we have talked about the Sun energy, but one may use any source from the cosmos, i.e. air, water, plants, earth etc.  This may be called Surya vigyan, but equally there is Chandra vigyan and Vanaspati vigyan as mentioned in our ancient texts.

'Also apart from retina and pineal gland, skin and other senses may be responsible for receiving the energy.  In short, this opens up tremendous possibilities.  This micro-food can solve, food crisis on earth and in fact is the only possible food in present context for somebody who wants to be a long-term space traveler or planet traveler.  Amazing!  It is time to note, that our routine food is not the only source to sustain the body.  The role of mind:  Whatever said, in this step, (i.e. the step II of deriving the energy from the sun and transforming it in body.) the mind may play the crucial role.  It is well known that the mind has enormous capacity, (the soul has even further or infinite capabilities). 

'Mind can do every thing including so-called miracles.  It can revitalize body, it can heal diseases, it can know things in advance and it can manipulate laws of physics.  It's unclear till this date whether mind is a separate entity or the pineal gland itself.  The faith and blessings from Yogis and Gurus have their own roles sustaining oneself in adverse situations.

CARLOS CASTANEDA

Carlos Castaneda, who died in recent times, wrote books which cover his instruction by a native Mexican Indian in the ways of the shaman.

He defines impeccability as being the proper use of energy. He says that the saving of energy creates impeccability. He says that the sense of self-importance is the activity that consumes the most energy, and so it must be eliminated. There are six elements that interplay to effectively eliminate self- importance: control, discipline, forbearance, timing, will and the use of petty tyrants.

He says the gift of perpetual awareness is available to those willing to develop certain qualities in themselves. That means no interruption in consciousness at the time of death. The art is the mastery of awareness. Masters of the art are not caught by death, but rather choose the time and way of departure from this world. The three components in achieving this ability are: stalking, intent and dreaming.

The principles of stalking: Warriors choose their battleground; discard everything that is unnecessary; consider any battle a battle for your life; relax, abandon yourself, fear nothing; when faced with odds that cannot be dealt with, warriors retreat for a moment; warriors compress and stretch time, stalkers never push themselves to the front. Another technique of stalking is recapitulation. This is the act of retuning and correcting your past. After recapitulation the art of not doing becomes easier. Not doing involves: erasing personal history, eliminating the sense of self importance, and breaking routines. A measure of success in stalking is the quality of your conduct with people, in all circumstances.

Intent is the purposeful guiding of will, which is the energy of alignment. Dreaming is the art of control of the assemblage point to the location desired in the individual's energy field.

He teaches that there are four enemies for a person of knowledge. Fear, which prevents us from understanding. When fear has been conquered, a marvelous clarity is produced. Clarity is the second enemy because it produces complacency.  When clarity has been overcome, you feel a tremendous surge of power, which is the third enemy, due to the possibility of the misuse of power. If you are able to rise above power, you encounter the cruelest enemy of all, old age.

CARL JUNG

Someone whose work many metaphysicians admire is Carl Jung. Born in 1875 in Switzerland, Jung initially had a strong association with Sigmund Freud. In his book ‘Memories, Dreams and Reflections’ he talks at length about the different aspects of our Self. A Swiss psychologist and psychiatrist, Jung founded analytical psychology and developed concepts regarding introverted and extroverted personalities. Later he worked on the ideas of archetypes and the collective unconscious, and how the stronger realities always dominate the biofield.

According to research, he was a lonely child with an active imagination who discovered philosophy in his teens and read widely of religion. Jung was 31 when he began corresponding to the 51 year old Freud who regarded Jung as ‘the man of the future’. The two collaborated on various projects until Jung moved on, feeling that psychoanalysis, as Freud applied it, did not adequately address the complexity of the human system.

Carl Jung once said: ‘The world into which we are born is brutal and cruel, and at the same time of Divine beauty. Which element we think outweighs the other, whether meaningless or meaningful, is a matter of temperament ... both are true .... I cherish the anxious hope that meaning will preponderate and win the battle.’

After years of analysis and discussion Jung was to come to a conclusion that many messengers reach. In his book ‘Memories, Dreams and Reflections’ he shared: ‘I know only that I was born and exist, and it seems to be I have been carried along. I existed on a foundation of something I do not know. In spite of all uncertainties I feel a solidity underlying all existence and a continuity in my mode of being.’

G. I. GURDJIEFF

In Ouspensky’s book, ‘In Search of the Miraculous’, the MA’s messenger, Gurdjieff says that amongst spiritual initiates, a fakir, monk and yogi have disciplined commitment and holistic practices in common.

The fakir does not teach but serves as an example often by doing extraordinary things. The monk has a teacher in whom he places utmost faith and to whom he is loyal and obedient. Faith in God, love of God, obedience and service to God are all their number one priorities. Yogis also do nothing without their teacher, and yet like the fakir must imitate him and also be totally obedient and trusting. Unlike the monk, yogis set the intention to become their own teacher. While the monk's way is that of faith, the yogis is that of knowledge and the mind, and the way of the fakir is the struggle with the physical body where the power of will is used to achieve unusual things such as standing still, or fasting, for years on end. 

Born in Alexandropol around the 1870’s Gurdjieff was said to be an excellent story teller like his Greek father, and was a tough, street wise urchin when young. Growing up in poverty he discovered survival skills from cobbling to hypnosis before finally being mentored by his school Dean before supposedly travelling to Tibet and becoming involved in political intrigue.

Stories abound about him being a hard and unusual taskmaster with an unusual adaptation of ancient metaphysical teachings. Ouspensky once said that Gurdjieff was a man who knew everything and could do everything, for he was a prime example of how an adverse early life can give birth to a truly remarkable yet complex man.

Coming into balance with a western lifestyle is challenging for many and the pain and suffering we enforce onto our bodies via our actions is as extreme as the lifestyle choice of a fakir. Poor diet, stress, lack of exercise, gossip and judgmental thinking, negative self talk, and the general western culture cripples our bodies just as easily as the body of the fakir is crippled when he chooses to stand on the tips of his fingers and toes for 20 years. Gurdjieff said the fakir proteges would then have to carry these ones for they could no longer stand upright.