Yes, we will discuss your energetic debt. This is a part of the Lord’s prayer—forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And it, of course, depends on the interpretation and translation you choose but I feel the core of the message is there. You see, we all live in a field of energy. The earth has its own energy field and we are tied to it—all of us. It is what creates our oneness.
The energy field around us...
This energy field extends into space and encompasses everything on our planet. Everything is a part of this energy field. Scientists have studied this and have confirmed it. What most of us have not done is realize our responsibility in terms of this energy field. We each have a part to play. It is as if we are all a lightbulb in a huge sign that advertises some product. If one light does not turn on, it can look OK but if many lights are not on, it can look bad. If all the lightbulbs are off, the sign will never show up. What humans don’t know is that we are even a lightbulb and we have the energy to turn it on. We don’t realize we are part of something larger and when we are not doing our part, we can effect those around us. When we do turn on our light, it encourages those around us to turn on theirs. We effect greatly everything that happens around us because we are all a part of this large energy field.
We are all a part of the Earth's energy.
I encourage you to become aware of energy in all its forms and vibrations and the earth’s energy as well. Once you feel this energy, you can see it show up everywhere. Every interaction with another human being is an energy transfer. We just don’t see it. But energy is exchanged. Energy is moved and altered and transformed. It can get angry and violent. It can be peaceful and loving. Energy is the playdough of the Universe. What we don’t realize is how much we can alter our own energy and thereby effect the energy of those around us in our family, our community, our city, our country, and the entire planet.
We are quite powerful when we choose to see ourselves in that light. We each have control over our own energy and by claiming that energy and owning it, we can move mountains, create miracles, and carry love and peace far and wide.
One way to do this is to engage in energetic payback. This is a spiritual practice dating back thousands of years. When you understand the play of energy in the Universe, you will see that sometimes it ebbs and flows between people and groups of people or locations. When someone gives you their energy, you feel it and experience it and you feel better. You feel good. You feel juiced up. But if you did not reciprocate the energy and give them some of your own, they now feel depleted. You did not complete the exchange. You feel good but something is nagging at you if you are tuned into your intuition. Something feels out of balance. I’m here to tell you what that is and why it happened.
The elder and the young man...
I will tell you a story. A young man comes to his elder to ask about God. The elder shares his wisdom, joy, and laughter with the young man. The young man thanks him and leaves. The young man feels ebullient and enthusiastic and good about himself for following through to find the answers. The elder felt good about answering the man’s questions but feels a bit depleted. The young man did not offer anything in return except a verbal thank you. If you had a scale and were to weigh the knowledge of an elder about God with a verbal thank you, do they feel energetically equivalent? I would hope your answer would be no. They are not equivalent. The elder will hold space for the young man to pay his energetic debt so he lets him go happily, willingly. Three days later, the young man appears with a lamb to offer the elder. The elder happily accepts and his energetic balance has been restored. The young man feels good now that he has honored the wisdom and knowledge the elder bestowed upon him. They have had a successful energetic exchange. We all know this when it happens. We all feel good. The lamb represents the energy received from the elder. The energy can take any form. The energy given for payback can be a material item, a prayer, money, or a promise to do something in the future for this person. But it will not feel right to both parties until the exchange has been completed.
Think about this in your own life. Has someone done something for you and you do not feel “right” about the exchange? Do you feel as if you should do something to equal what they gave you? Do not think of conventional things such as money. Energy does not care what form it takes only that it is freely and equally exchanged for the highest good of both parties. Think hard about what people, what businesses, what groups of people, or what books or lectures have made a difference in your life.
What energy do you hold in your hands?
Then listen to your still, small voice (your divine inner guidance) and see what you can offer in return to pay off your energetic debt. Can you offer your time? Your service? A token of appreciation? Something you know the other person needs that you can acquire? Give of your energy today–somehow, some way–see what happens.
It is my wish for you to practice playing with the energy and the idea of the energetic payback. See what it does for you. When you take and do not payback your energetic debt, your energy gets stuck. There is no free flow of energy. When you pay it back, the universe responds and quickly to get your energy flowing freely again. Experiment. Try it out. It is one of the simplest ways to begin to “play” with the energy field around us.
Namasté, Yeoshua.
