Working with Energy

Reality includes subtle energies beyond what's immediately visible. The Mature Magician develops sensitivity to these energies—emotional, spiritual, psychological—and learns to work with them skillfully. This energy work is essential for healing and transformation.

The Manipulator manipulates energy for selfish purposes. He exploits what he senses. The Dummy denies that subtle energies exist. He's blind to the invisible. The Mature Magician works with energy respectfully and skillfully.

Working with energy requires:

Sensitivity: The Magician develops the ability to sense subtle energies. He notices shifts in emotional atmosphere, spiritual presence, and psychological dynamics.

Grounding: The Magician stays grounded in his body while working with subtle energies. He doesn't get lost in the ethereal.

Boundaries: The Magician maintains clear energetic boundaries. He doesn't take on others' energy or allow his to be drained.

Direction: The Magician can direct energy—his own and others'—toward healing and wholeness.

Clearing: The Magician can clear stagnant or harmful energy from spaces and people.

Ethics: The Magician works with energy only for healing and growth, never for manipulation or harm.

The energy of the mind is the essence of life. Energy work might include practices like Reiki, qigong, breathwork, or sensing the emotional atmosphere in a room and shifting it.

Energy work requires discernment. Not everything that calls itself energy work is legitimate, and not everyone who claims to work with energy is trustworthy. The Magician develops his own sensitivity rather than relying on others' claims.

When the Magician can work skillfully with subtle energies, he can help healing that goes beyond what's possible through words or physical intervention alone. The Magician who masters energy work becomes a powerful healer and transformer.