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The
Four Lower Bodies
By
Lois M. Grant, Ph.D.
 It
is common knowledge in metaphysical circles that while we are
on the planet we are a fragment of Spirit inhabiting a physical
vehicle which carries us around while we learn the lessons of
the physical plane. What is not so commonly known is that we actually
are walking around inside four lower bodies: physical, etheric,
mental and emotional. An extremely complex and inseparable energetic
matrix interconnects these vibrating holographic bundles of electromagnetic
energy. They work together, continuously communicating with each
other; what happens in one body affects the other three. We cannot
enjoy well-being if any one of our bodies is functioning in a
less than healthy way.
Because we can see and feel it, the Physical Body is universally
acknowledged as being 'real.' This collection of energy
vibrates slowly so that its density can function on the Physical
Plane and it acts as a means of transportation for the other three
bodies. Because most people know nothing of the other three bodies
in our culture, it is common to believe that the Physical Body
is who we really are.
The Etheric Body is a fine web of electromagnetic energy which
closely surrounds the Physical Body. Electromagnetic Life Forces
from the outer Universe are fed into the physical body through
this web. We use the etheric body to tap into the Unified Field
of Consciousness and to communicate with Spirit. If we block messages
from Spirit, there will be energetic congestion in the Etheric
Body.
The Mental Body is associated with the physical brain and thought
processes. Our life lessons are processed here, along with academic
learning. When the lessons generate negative thoughtforms which
are not resolved, negative energy takes up residence in this body
instead of moving through it, and mental energy clogs up.
The Emotional Body is involved with our feelings, our most powerful
energetic force. Emotional hurts are experienced here; let's
call them 'emotionforms.'
If emotional pain is not consciously acknowledged and released,
emotionforms stay in the Emotional Body and it bogs down.
The four lower bodies are indivisible and of equal importance,
but it is interesting to note that the well-known metaphysical
phrase 'body, mind and spirit' acknowledges the existence
of only three lower bodies. Somehow the Emotional Body is not
included. This reflects how even so-called 'enlightened'
folks still prefer not to deal with their emotions. It can be
very scary to get in touch with old emotional pain.
An unpleasant event, such as being physically or emotionally hurt
by a parent, reverberates throughout the system. The Physical
Body hurts where the pain was inflicted and effects can be visible.
The Mental Body thinks something like, “There must be something
wrong with me or this wouldn't have happened.” And the
Emotional Body recoils with fear, resentment, or self-hatred.
Such injuries can be healed if comfort and support are given at
the time. But if the comfort and support are unavailable, which
is usually the case, repetition of hurtful incidents over time
will burden the four lower bodies, eventually manifesting as physical
illness, depression or the general inability to live an effective
life.
In our culture when a person has an illness, all efforts to heal
the condition are typically centered on the physical body. The
body's symptoms are beaten into submission with drugs and/or
surgery and relief is often achieved – for a time. Dealing
with the physical body is essential, but if that is the only area
of concentration, complete healing cannot be achieved. Some people
seek to understand their problems intellectually by undergoing
counseling or psychoanalysis which help the mental body to heal.
But if the emotional body is ignored, the problems can only come
back. One of my clients was about to leave the planet after enduring
over a dozen surgeries. I told her, “You can heal your body
with love.” While she thought I was nuts, she decided to
give it a try. Now, three years later, she has recreated her life
and her body by getting in touch with the old, painful feelings
in her emotional body, releasing boatloads of destructive emotionforms
from this and other lifetimes, and learning to love her Self and
all four of her Bodies. She's a walking miracle and in her
newfound strength she is leading others to wholeness.
Many of us, especially men, are trained to deny our feelings.
Little boys are told, “big boys don't cry.” Since
their feelings aren't acceptable, they learn to stuff them
deep inside the emotional body. It is not easy to dig down, bring
up this old stuff, feel it and let it go; some are afraid that
if they feel what they have been repressing, it will kill them.
Yet it is essential to do this work if one is to fully heal the
physical vehicle. We can only heal what we can feel. Big boys
need to cry!
Compassionate counselors create a safe place for feelings to be
felt, processed and released. Tears that have been repressed must
be expressed. Negative thought- and emotionforms can be transformed
and replaced with love to transform dysfunction into proper function
and enhance the ability to live life from a place of joy.
Lois
Grant is a Practitioner of Self-Discovery, Author, Counselor, Teacher.
She can be reached at 404.252.8525
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