"Hold and Pull" Awareness Action Variation

[Tia]

I wont be trying this yet as I get enough stimulation at the moment, but I would think that you would be setting up a contra-flow or resistance which would push more energy through with this exercise?  Do you do any form of Martial Arts?  Amazing things happen when you incorporate the energy in with physical exercise.

[kifyre]

quote:I would think that you would be setting up a contra-flow or resistance which would push more energy through with this exercise?  Do you do any form of Martial Arts?

I'm not quite sure what you mean about the resistance/contra-flow. Because awareness is separating? It's kinda like the breaking(?) action except bigger, along energy channels, and some awareness remains at an energy exchange area. I never really understood the reasoning behind the breaking action, except that it works.

I actually do practice Hapkido. I'm using energy for stamina, to protect myself from injury, and to heal myself when that doesn't work. I'm very carefully experimenting with putting more energy into my kicks, punches, blocks, etc. Don't want to hurt any of my friends.

Mark

[Pres Nevins]

Hey that's pretty cool, Mark! Thanks!

I get a nice strong feeling in my legs with this, and a pretty good flow in my arms. Even some feeling of flow up my back when I tried it there, which has so far been my weakest link (as it were) in terms of energy movement sensations. I'll have to play with this some more, and happily add it to my repertoire!

Kind of like pulling taffy...

Pres

[Tia]

"Because awareness is separating? It's kinda like the breaking(?) action except bigger, along energy channels, and some awareness remains at an energy exchange area."  

That's exactly what I mean, having 2 points of awareness on the same area -  "Kind of like pulling taffy... "  Describes it perfectly.

Well I did a little experiment of my own, dont know if I should be experimenting just yet, but after my experience with the hand sensation of "molten lead", I got to thinking.  That is probably what proper energy raising feels like, that heavy, going right through the bones feeling.  So I thought I'd check it out.  I started brushing my bones.  Beginning with toes, all the bones in my feet etc.,  Yep, produced that same heavy feeling, to a lesser degree.  Could only go as far as the Knee in the legs and the elbows in the arms.  So I think, now, that the rushing water feeling that I usually get and which makes my heart pound, is the Tertiary circuit (muscles, nerves, skin) and the heavy lead feeling is the Secondary circuit - through the bones.  You have probably discovered this already.  So I will continue to stimulate the Tertiery until I get sensation everywhere, still cant feel it in my back - which reminds me, I did it today and had energy stuck in my eyeballs!  My eyes where open at the time and vision went blurry for a moment, but eyeballs ached for ages. And some energy through the arm bone which got stuck but after breaking bread in the elbow, it moved up to the next bone (need to be a doctor to describe this)and dispersed - amazing!

And how come when I stimulate feet, energy rushes into hands?      

[kifyre]

quote:So I think, now, that the rushing water feeling that I usually get and which makes my heart pound, is the Tertiary circuit (muscles, nerves, skin) and the heavy lead feeling is the Secondary circuit - through the bones.  You have probably discovered this already

Nope, never even thought to try and distinguish "circuits" and the feelings I get from them. Now that I think about it, the feelings I get are:

-localized buzzing (sometimes spontaneous)
-localized stirring (never spontaneous)
-waving cramp/bone deep tickling - don't know how to describe this one (sometimes spontaneous)
-whole limb, resistive rush (maybe this is your water sensation? I always have to push or pull to make this happen, it doesn't occur on its own, except in my feet)
-the taffy/breaking bread feeling

Interesting!

Mark



Edited by - kifyre on 01 March 2002  22:59:16

[lateralus897]

yea, i also found this method a little while ago, and i've been using it ever since. Something about sponging energy doesnt seem to have any effects on me. For me, its difficult to "visualize." Anyways, you brought up the point of it being safe or not. I've been doing it for a few months, its only had positive results.

[Pres Nevins]

> and had energy stuck in my eyeballs!

Ow! Makes my eyeballs hurt just thinking about it!


Here's something interesting:
I tried the "taffy pull" awareness action when I woke up yesterday morning. Did both legs and arms, then my back, & around to the sub-navel EC. I got some pretty good results (which is notable in itself, in the morning, and for my back, where I usually don't get a feeling of much energy flow), so I went on with my normal morning stretches while still in bed. When I got up and went over to check email though, I found that one spot in the middle of my back suddenly hurt. This is kind of mysterious, as I'd already finished my stretches without a hint of anything. It was the kind of dull pain you might have if you inadvertently slept with, say, a balled-up sock under your back all night, except you'd probably notice that sort of thing the moment you woke up. Not a "Yeeowch!" pain, more like a "Hmm, what happened here?"

Some options:
  I slept in a stupid position but didn't notice it until I stood up (you think I'd notice while stretching).
  I overdid the stretching, but somehow didn't notice the slightest thing out of the ordinary at the time (how?)
  I pulled too much energy through my back with the "taffy pull" but it took a while for the signals of pain to reach my dinosaur brain.

Don't ask me what the cause was, but on the off chance it was connected with the new awareness action, I figured I should post it here to see what you all think. My back is always the least responsive to energy movement, so maybe I pulled a bit too much energy through it too quickly?

There's still a twinge remaining if I arch my back, but it's 90% faded away by now. Obviously I'm playing it safe by going mild on the taffy for the moment, but it's an interesting phenomenon anyway. Looks like it might be as powerful an awareness action as it feels like! (well, duh!)

Or maybe I just slept on a sock...!


Pres

[Tia]

Ha, ha, ha...  Hey Kyfre your technique now has a name, the "Taffy Pull"...

Pres, I would say (at a guess) your ache was related to NEW, but wether its a direct result of the 'Taffy Pull' - not sure.  What I really know, and has been said many times, intention is everything.  You might be doing the 'Taffy Pull' or the 'Bone Brush' but if you intend to raise a lot of energy - you sure will...  How long have you been doing NEW?

[Pres Nevins]

Tia,

I went through the online NEW exercises during the first week of September 2001, so I'm still very much a NEWbie.

When I started, I had planned on a more laid-back course of study, but at the time I suddenly found myself with the urge to concentrate basically full-time on it for a week. I completed the exercises on Sep. 7th, and four days later 911 happened. I thought that was an interesting "coincidence" so I found myself trying to send some form of healing energy to the situation, and to maintain my own levels. Without the experience of the reality of energy movement that I got from NEW, I wouldn't have bothered trying to send energy anywhere -- in that sense NEW came at just the right time for me.

Since then I've been endeavoring to practice the full body circuit every day.

Pres

[bro_flamo]

its funny you know, when I tried your technique I get this sharp pain on my left index finger joint (to the hand), its like someone just pinched it really hard, ouch!

other than that, there's the:

- slight buzzing & heaviness in my thighs
- heavy buzzing on my hands

good job Mark

flamo.

[kifyre]

Here's a new technique to try. I was just messing around and received quite a shock when I first did this:

Take both awareness hands and center them at the sole of one foot. Grasp the whole of the sole with one hand and pull the other hand away through the leg.

For me, this can result in an large, intense flow/turn/wave through my entire leg.

My speculation is that leaving some awareness behind keeps the exchange ports active through the entire pull, resulting in more energy being drawn through the foot.

It's quite stimulating, but I haven't decided whether it'd could/should be used for raising energy somehow.

Anyone have ideas to simplify/extend/clarify this technique?

Mark