In today’s materialistic society, most people identify themselves as having one physical body, and that’s it. There’s a handful of us, though, that have experienced the fact that we have nonphysical parts of our beings, and one of them is our etheric body.

The etheric body is a field of subtle nonphysical energy that is the connection between our spirit and matter. This body is the blueprint of our physical bodies. It is also the starting point of an illness before it manifests in our physicality. On the flipside, when taking care of the energy throughout it , which means keeping the energy flowing, we can maintain radiant well-being and health.

In this post I’m going to introduce you what it feels like to experience your spirit body, not as something abstract and intangible but as something that you can feel and take care of, so that you can be healthy in a mental, emotional, and spiritual sense.

The Living Field of Light Within You

The etheric body can be seen as a living field of light, an energetic double of your physical body, that acts as a mediator between your spirit and the physical world.

This body is not static but is vibrating, and is interacting with the surrounding environment, absorbing and radiating subtle energies that handle your health, be it physical, mental or emotional.

This body, even though unnoticeable by our physical eyes, is very real and can be felt if we attempt to quiet down the noise in our minds and calm our emotions, so that its existence can emerge in our consciousness.

But thoughts and emotions are not only responsible for how we perceive this body, but they also energetically affect it.

If we learn how to become witnesses, of our thoughts and emotions and not be swayed by them, we will affect our etheric body positively by choosing not to invest in non-beneficial thoughts, and also cultivate a calmer emotional state.

The etheric body can be seen as a living field of light, an energetic double of your physical body, that acts as a mediator between your spirit and the physical world.

So, the connection between the etheric body and the physical can be seen as one mirroring the other, and on top of that our emotions and thoughts affect this subtle body which is also an important factor to consider if we want to maintain the flow of energy in this subtle body and thus benefit our physical one.

The 3 Dimensions of Energetic Awareness

How you become aware of your etheric body is unique to everyone and thus differs from person to person.

Some may feel it as warmth spreading through the palms of their hands as they let them face one another, which shows something invisible is being exchanged through them. Others might feel it as tingling coursing through their physical bodies. Others who have a developed inner vision can even “see” colors and patterns in their etheric body and the etheric body of others.

This implies that this subtle body of yours has its own language and communicates with you through vibration, flow and even color.

In this next section, I’m going to take you with me to explore some ideas on how your etheric body manifests and communicates with you.

1. The Symphony of Your Energy Field

Your etheric body is a living energy field that reflects your emotional and mental state.

Every thought and emotional shift affects your etheric body’s vibration and frequency. When you are calm and centered, your etheric body is light, and its energy moves freely. When you are worried or stressed, the flow of energy in your etheric body is being interrupted and might even result in physical discomfort.

In my experience, the first time I sensed my etheric body and its energy, is when I received my first attunement in the Reiki system. I could feel the energy running through my hands as I would touch various parts of my body intending to send Reiki there, that took the form of heat, and tingling.

2. The Blueprint of Vitality and Memory

Your etheric body is the energetic architecture of your physical one, shaping how your physical body functions by governing its vitality and subtle currents that run through it, keeping it alive and healthy.

At the same time, every thought and emotion that you experience leaves an imprint on this body, which either promotes its flow or results in bringing stagnation and imbalance to it.

And picking up from mentioning above my experience with Reiki, I would like to continue by saying that as I started working more with the Reiki energy, I was also instructed to how to sense the subtle field surrounding our physical body, in order to scan and sense where there was a need for this energy.

This was a simple exercise where I would hover my hands one to two inches from the body, palms flat facing the body, and slowly moving them intending to be aware of subtle field, where I would feel changes like warm or cold spots, or spaces that I would feel my hands being pulled or repelled.

Your etheric body is the energetic architecture of your physical one, shaping how your physical body functions by governing its vitality and subtle currents that run through it, keeping it alive and healthy.

In this way I got a firsthand sense of the energy field or etheric body that is responsible for the health of our physical bodies.

3. The Radiance of Collective Connection

Because we don’t live in a vacuum, our energy field is interacting with the environment constantly.

That is why when we gather with open hearts in a shared meditative practice, the collective energy boosts the well-being of our etheric bodies manifold in contrast to if we worked in restoring it on our own.

Again, taking an example from my experience with Reiki, I vividly remember when in one session I partook at a group meditation where several people sitting in a circle, held their hands, with their right hands facing down, touching the left hand of the person on their right which was facing up till a circuit was formed. The flow of energy was intense, and they felt elated, and even a bit lightheaded after the meditation ended.

Because we don’t live in a vacuum, our energy field is interacting with the environment constantly.

That experience showed me concrete proof of how shared energies magnify our sense of well-being when approached with compassion and an open heart.

Conclusion

Becoming aware of your etheric body is an invitation for you to explore yourself beyond your physical body, while at the same time becoming aware of how this nonphysical type of body can be felt in a very tangible way.

Learning how to keep it in an excellent state by choosing a healthy mental attitude and cultivating a calm emotional state, you also promote your physical body’s well-being, since your etheric body is the one that sustains it.

But again, I want you to approach the concept of becoming aware of your etheric body, in a playful manner, with a sense of exploration, which will open your heart and consciousness in realizing its existence much quicker than if you had approached it in a more rigid and mechanical way.

Till next time, take care.