ENERGY MEDICINE
 

The very well known energy expert, Donna Eden, identifies a total of 9 energy systems. These are taken from her book, Energy Medicine.

1. MERIDIANS Energy pathways that serve as the body's energy "bloodstream." Each meridian runs both along the surface of the skin and deep into the body. The 14 meridians include 12 connected segments (often named after one of the primary organs they govern) and two energy pathways called Central and Governing.

2. AURA The aura surrounds and envelops the body. It is the body's outermost energy system, composed of 7 layers and 7 concentric bands from the bottom to the top of the body. Each layer and each band serves a different function. The aura acts as a filter to protect the body from toxic or disruptive energies, and an antenna bringing in beneficial energies.

3. CHAKRAS Situated along the spine are 7major chakras (additional minor chakras can also be found throughout the body). The chakras are like pools or swirling disks of energy that bathe and fuel the organs that are in their proximity. They govern the endocrine system and carry information about the person's history. They also encode and process physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual experiences. Each major chakra has 7 layers.

4. THE BASIC GRID Embedded throughout the body is a matrix or grid pattern. Dense and slow-moving, it is the foundation of the other energy systems and the innermost energy of them all. The Grid provides the basic structure for the body's energy systems. It also directly supports the bones.

5. CELTIC WEAVE This energy system is a weave or basket that creates a container for all your body's energies. The Celtic Weave is comparable to a web. It draws all of our energy systems together into a network of communication through a criss-crossing dance of large and small figure 8s and sometimes other geometrical shapes, as well.

6. THE ELECTRICS A system that acts on all the other energy systems because the Electrics are comprised of the electrical dimension of each of the other energy systems. The Electrics help to charge and connect the cells, organs, and other energy systems at an electrical level and both affect, and are affected by, the nervous system and the heart. Electrical energy is the densest and most easily measured of the body's energies.

7. RADIANT CIRCUITS Called the Strange Flows or Extraordinary Vessels in ancient Chinese medicine, are subtle energy flows that support and assist all other energy systems. Highly responsive to thoughts and emotions, they fuel joy and other positive feelings. The Radiant Circuits are not confined to fixed pathways like meridians. Instead, they move instantly where needed with a radiant glow that attracts vital energies from the environment and activates healing from within.

8. TRIPLE WARMER Is both a meridian and a Radiant Circuit. It governs the immune system, the fight flight-or freeze response, and the body's survival habits. It allows the person to go into automatic pilot mode for routine processes. It also directs the immune system regarding what to assimilate and what to block or fight.

9. THE 5 RHYTHMS Moving through all of the body's energies is a complex set of pulses called the 5 Elements or 5 Seasons or 5 Rhythms. These are underlying energy patterns that flow through and leave their imprint on all of the other energy systems. The 5 Rhythm Model, based on ancient Chinese medicine, reflects the rhythmic pulse of all life that influences human events and cycles. Each meridian vibrates according to one of these 5 Rhythms or Elements, represented by the metaphors of Water, Wood, Fire, Earth, and Metal.