INTRODUCTION

   Congratulations on your decision to begin a study of energy field healing. Chios Level I is an introduction to this fascinating and important healing art.

   You will begin by learning to work with the energy. Every living thing that exists is permeated by a universal energy that connects and nourishes all life. This energy has been called by many different names, such as prana and chi. An “invisible” energy field composed of this life energy surrounds each human being. It is this energy field around each person which integrally supports the life process in all its aspects—the material operations of the physical body, the functions of the emotions and mind, and even the spiritual life.

   The energy in this field is not lifeless or inert—it is active and intelligent. It is conscious energy, a manifestation of the universal consciousness that is the source of each of us and the entire universe. The energy is one of the important expressions of the realm of pure consciousness, the spiritual source of life, in the manifested physical world. The energy field acts as a bridge, a connection, between the realm of pure spirit and the manifested world. It is both an indicator and a regulator of the manner in which the life force and higher potentials that exist within this higher realm are expressed in worldly life.

   If this energy field is clear, healthy and free from defects, the living person will likewise exhibit good health, in all its physical, emotional, mental and spiritual aspects. Innate health and harmony in body and mind, spiritual awareness and higher human potentials will all manifest in the person and in their life. Many times, however, dysfunctional energetic patterns are present in the energy field. When the flow of energy within this energy field becomes weak, impure, unbalanced or blocked, the energetic defects prevent the pure connection to the higher spiritual reality—the realm of pure consciousness and the true self of the person. This prevents the full and healthy expression of the living potential of the whole person and removes the natural condition of energetic health that is a requirement for physical, emotional, mental and spiritual well-being.

   The ultimate cause is usually traumatic experiences in the past (often including past lives) which have fragmented the psyche, allowed invasion of impure energies, and established faulty energy patterns into the functioning of the energy field. These three effects—personality fragmentation, invasion by unhealthy psychic energies and fundamental energetic defects in the aura and chakra system—usually occur together. These dysfunctional patterns in body, mind and spirit will vary from person to person, as each person is unique, but they eventually lead to problems in the worldly life. They will inhibit, in various ways particular to each person, the healthful and balanced functioning of body, mind and spirit which would otherwise be possible. Diseases or afflictions of a physical, emotional or mental nature often eventually become manifest.

   Energy field healing is the art of correcting energetic defects in the energy field. In energy field healing, the healer seeks to restore the flow of the energy to its strong, natural and healthy state and correct any defects that are present, thereby helping to restore and maintain health to the body, emotions, mind and spirit—to all levels of the being. The healer, in doing this, treats what may be the ultimate cause of disease. By treating ill conditions in the energy field, the healer may work to assist in the resolution of a disease condition which has already manifested in the physical body, or in the mental and emotional life of the patient. The activities of the healer may also serve to prevent future disease, by treating faulty energetic conditions in the patient’s energy field which might otherwise result in illness in the future, should they remain untreated. Additionally, the activities of the healer are beneficial simply because they enhance the entire life process of the patient, even if disease is not present, enhancing functioning of body, mind and spirit and enabling the patient to live a healthier, more balanced and fulfilling life.

   As an energy field healing treatment is performed, the healer conducts an extra measure of the universal life energy into the patient. This serves to supplement and enhance the overall health of the energy field. The healer also expands his or her awareness for the purpose of gaining information regarding the condition of the energy field of the patient—to detect energetic anomalies of various kinds. The healer then treats these faulty conditions by using various special techniques, to work with the field in various ways to correct the undesirable conditions that may be present. A skilled healer is therefore capable of supplementing and enhancing the health of the vital energetic life processes of the patient, upon which physical, emotional and mental health depend. Instrumental in the healer’s art is the acquisition of expanded awareness, for it is the healer’s expanded awareness that makes it possible for the healer to become fully aware of the condition of the energy field, and to acquire and use the various abilities and techniques that are useful in healing. To do this, the healer heals not from any specific state of mind, but from a wider realm of awareness—from the whole being. As afflictions of body, mind and spirit begin in the wider realm of consciousness—the whole being—so does the healer heal from that level. The healing provided is not merely a physical “curing,” but an emotional, mental and spiritual healing to the very core of the person’s being

   The first step in becoming an energy field healer is learning to channel the energy in a simple way by using your hands. You will acquire the ability to conduct this energy into your patient for the purpose of supplementing and enhancing your patient’s life processes, at all levels. You will benefit by receiving the first Chios energy attunement, a simple, safe procedure that will greatly assist you in opening the ability to channel this healing energy through your hands. You will then become able to draw a greater amount of this energy into your energy field, transfer it through your hands and into your patient during each healing treatment.

   To channel this universal energy in this way is a natural human ability that already resides within you, and yet the first-level attunement you receive will greatly accelerate and potentiate this energy-channeling ability, so that you may begin to practice this ability much more easily. You will also learn, in this first level, a simple technique that will enable you to begin to sense the energy field around your patient, through the use of your hands. The attunement given to you will also assist you in becoming more sensitive to the life energy, as it flows in and around the human body. You will acquire the ability to sense areas in your patient’s energy field that harbor energy defects.

   As you begin your practice of channeling energy into your patient, the patient’s energy field will use the energy you conduct in the way that is most needed. As you grow in your healing abilities, you will become increasingly more able to sense the energy, more aware of areas of disturbance or disease in your patient’s energy field, and more able to use the energy in various ways to benefit your patient. As your awareness and abilities increase, you will become a progressively more conscious participant in the healing taking place, and you will, should you continue your study of Chios energy field healing, learn some extremely powerful and exciting tools to effectively sense and heal the human energy field.

   It is important, during the learning process, that you practice your healing skills regularly. The healing ability grows with practice, and practice is essential to proper learning as well. It is through practice that you will experience, feel and form questions on the healing treatment methods. After studying the basic techniques given in this level, practice giving healing treatments, using the treatment steps given under “Treatment Outline.” Should you have questions or need assistance, Support is available through this website.

©1994, 2000 Stephen H. Barrett