Exploring the amazing world of energy meDICINE – Part I
The Spiral of Life by Rudy Dérose
“If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency, and vibration.”
Nikola Tesla
Everything is energy! This concept is a lot less abstract to the 21st century, thanks to Quantum Physics. Scientists acknowledged only recently the existence of an energy field around the human body, while history shows that this knowledge was communicated to humanity by indigenous traditions long before the age of modern science.
“Future Medicine will be the medicine of frequencies”
Albert Einstein
A great number of influential philosophers and scientists from Aristotle to Nikola Tesla and Albert Einstein brought forth the awareness of a life force energy that is simply defined by Plato as “seen and unseen energies”. According to their philosophies, all matter in the universe is made up of energy; a vital force that flows throughout the environment that permeates every human being, keeping all living creatures and everything connected. That ancient wisdom opened up a new way of seeing and understanding the world around us.
“In every culture and in every medical tradition before ours, healing was accomplished by moving energy.”
Albert Szent-Gyorgyi, Biochemist and Nobel Prize Winner.
Today, the new science reflects the old wisdom: We are not just flesh and bones; we are in essence energetic beings. Our bodies have an energy signature, and its energy field can be measured using machines that detect changes in the energy of the human body as all kinds of emotions are felt or experienced.
As we understand it, Science studies the laws that govern the physical world in its visible, audible and tangible aspects. Thought and emotion are a reality that is experienced everyday; yet they are neither visible nor audible. A broad body of scientific investigations proves that negative thoughts and emotions can trigger devastation in a human body; similarly positive ones can promote healing. Science studies on the power of intention, the interaction between the Energetic body and the physical body of a human being should lead to finding adequate therapies to heal most mental illnesses and certain health conditions. Analogously, the human body is similar to the workings of a computer that takes information from external sources in an input and output mechanism; the human body’s hardware composed of organs, tissues, atoms and cells receives information as frequency from the Energetic body. In simple terms, the Energetic body is the software that controls the physical body – i.e., The Energetic Body is subtle energy interacting with our Physical Body.
“Look deep into nature and you’ll understand everything”
Albert Einstein
Without the knowledge of the Laws of Nature, medicine and material life, organized by modern technology, would not be what they are today.
Similarly, true self-knowledge is indispensable for health and vitality. The understanding of how the organs of the body work together and interact with each other to achieve homeostasis should as well inspire humans how to live harmoniously together like a divine pattern to follow for equilibrium. A great number of specialists in the field of biology and holistic medicine explain that the relation that exists between the physical organism and the spiritual life should have been regarded as an important branch of education in order to optimize healing and personal growth. This was not emphasized in school because the denser physical energies, the five senses: our sight, our touch, our taste, our smell and hearing were believed to be most important to our survival.
From the collection “My Prayers” by Rudy Dérose
The next big frontier in medicine is Energy Medicine”
The energy therapies such as acupressure and acupuncture that are commonly used worldwide show strong authentication of Dr Oz’s statement above. These energy therapies, among others, have been investigated as treatments for a number of medical conditions and that proves how well western medicine and energy medicine practices can enrich one another and pair well together to support healthy living.
According to alternative medicine practitioners, Energy Medicine treats imbalances in the energy system of the body. Obstruction in the flow of energy where there has been physical injury or emotional pain in the human body can eventually lead to disease.
A peek into the history of Energy Medicine shows that the first book of acupuncture was written around 200 BC, but the idea of a human energy field has existed for millennia. Some of the most widely documented energy healing practices are the Asian traditions. Texts and drawings of meridians pointing to energy centers within the human body were found in India dated over two thousand years.
The principle of Energy Medicine is about transforming energy: the energy points in our body that are named “Chakras” in Sanskrit, the energy that surrounds our bodies referred to as our “aura”, and even the energy in our environment.
From the collection “My Prayers” by Rudy Dérose
“Every inhabited continent, and most islands, have a cultural relationship with a universal life force energy. According to these traditions, subtle energy is the omnipresent informational field; a force that functions as the primary energy that sustains all life”.
Max Planck, developer of Quantum Theory.
Life force energy bares different names in different cultures throughout the world. Some of the most commonly known are: “Prana” in Ayurvedic tradition in India, “Ki” in Japan, “Chi” or “Qi” in China, “Pneuma” in Greece, “Aura” in Russia, and West Africa calls it “Nyama.” Whatever the term used in different parts of the world, it refers to the same principle.
“We have the technology, resource and capability to address every issue on the planet. The only thing missing is inclusive consciousness” Sadhguru
We have to agree that human beings are an outstanding species. It is a relatively short period since our emergence from caves to this world of extraordinary technologies such as artificial intelligence and genetic engineering.
Gregg Braden, scientist, and famous international educator, states that “human beings have extraordinary abilities that no other forms of life on earth are known to have at this point in time”.
Naturally, we are all for technological developments. What is worrisome is that these powerful inventions seem to hinder our innate potentials for personal growth. We don’t get to decide how technology affects our lives, but it is a good idea to remain conscious of the dark side of human nature: Emotions like hunger for power, possession and control that bring undesired consequences at a personal level and on a larger scale, war and terrorism… There is a need to address our spiritual and mental maturity that is well surpassed by high technology. We must remain conscious of our vulnerability in light of our self-indulgence with such empowering tools that can either create or destroy. Hence, it would be analogous to placing explosive devices in children’s hands.
“Today our very survival depends on our ability to stay awake, to adjust to new ideas, to remain vigilant and to face the challenge of change”. Martin Luther King
Please join me in Part 2 for simple practices and modalities in Energy medicine that have proven to be healing and transformational tools.
Credit/Anecdotal acknowledgement
Rudolf Dérose, A true advocate of progress!
“Icon” by Rudy Dérose
Rudy Dérose Haitian Graphic Artist, Photographer, Entrepreneur, Project Designer, and Writer.
His collection of photographs celebrates nature and every aspect of life, thanks to the natural landscapes he was exposed to throughout his childhood. Some of his work can be seen in Fine Art America. His impressive collection of illustrations, which he titles “My Prayers” whether it is pure drawings or digitally enhanced sketches, expresses the element of energy through forms. The expression of dynamic movement is strong and always present in his artwork, and they gave strong clues about the elements that greatly influenced his career.
Rudolf Dérose spent his childhood years growing up in various provinces of the south of Haiti including Jacmel, in the Southeast, famed for its cultural interest, individuality, and beauty. Rudolf Dérose was greatly influenced both genetically and environmentally. Offspring and firstborn of the late famous Ansy Dérose, his life experience powerfully impacted his vision for his homeland with a constant exploration of social, political, and cultural concerns. As an entrepreneur, he has transcended a cultural gap between the various sectors of that community by breaking down the barriers of cultural identity problems, a fundamental obstacle in understanding one another. His work shows that there is no true boundary between social classes, and there is no sector within the community that does not beg to be explored to ensure that marginalized communities or cultural groups aren’t left behind.
Rudy Dérose was 12 years of age when he returned to Port-au-Prince to continue his formal education. A training in industrial mechanics followed, and in parallel, photography courses became a passion that sent him on a discovery tour of the entire island, camera in hand.
In February 1985 he landed his first job at Henri Deschamps Enterprises, one of the oldest private companies in the country. After two years of working at the printing press department, he was granted a scholarship to specialize in mechanical photography and prepress in Holland. That experience contributed to his entrepreneurial path. He left that company five years later to start his own company called “Photo Vision” in graphic arts. But it was the opportunity to travel to Europe, Africa, and Asia, as part of a cultural studies activity that sparked his creativity and broadened his horizons in understanding the world at large.
In 1998, while thriving in his privileged field, Rudolf took over the family workshop soon after his father passed away. Well known for its woodwork, ironwork and combined woodwork and metal, that company was founded by his father, Ansy Dérose , who was an internationally known singer but also a celebrated architect and interior designer in Haiti. Rudolf honored that experience with a line of furniture, specially designed for the hotel industry in Haiti, with the goal to expand his activities, all of which are tailored with in mind to invest in infrastructures and human potential. A much needed investment in the community.
In 2008, the commercial printing business he founded was re-named “Print it” due to its expansion. It became thereafter a division of the company that umbrellas all of the projects that are inspired by his perception, under the logo “Design by Rudy”.
Over just a 10-year period, Rudolf Dérose, better known as Rudy Dérose, contributed through many heartfelt projects, the idea to revive an important sector in Haiti: The Tourism industry, a sector that has been in the past Haiti’s engine of economic development. Hence, a brilliant insight came forth: The foundation of an association named “RENAPROTS” (Réseau National des Promoteurs du Tourisme Solidaire), a network of professionals with the mission to promote alternative tourism. All the members forming the board of directors are from diverse regions of the country; and all are united in the effort to focus on socio-economic development and to adopt internationally recognized tourism standards.
In 2010, he became the co-owner of “Vue sur Mer,” a seafood restaurant in Cayes-Jacmel, in the southeast of the Island, built by the ocean, tailored to cater to a tourist circuit. The aim was to provide original attractions for the tours organized by RENAPROTS.
His latest major achievement, the creation of his project “Route du Café”made a remarkable contribution to the revival of cultural and social traditions with the collaboration of the coffee farmers of the region.
That project was inaugurated September 27, 2015 on the World Tourism Day festivities. Route du Café is a circuit from Cayes-Jacmel to Fond Jean Noël, where he promoted the association of coffee farmers “Les Planteurs de Café”. The intention is to conserve and protect that habitat through research, education and tourist interaction. That venture led to the creation of other projects.
October 1, 2017 inauguration of Café Museum at Fond Jean Noël for the first edition of the “Fête du Café” (Coffee celebration). Strong emphasis was made evident during the festivities… that tourism must be respectful of the environment and mindful of cultural and social traditions.
December 2017, a successful guided tour with the students of the University Quisqueya.
That event instituted the education of youths through guided tours of the country side to encourage closer relations between the city and the peasantry… a strategy he deems necessary to break social divisions. That successful experience brought forth the importance of the domestic tourism industry to further educate the population.
Rudy Dérose’s international presence has been significant with conferences, presstrips, interviews, articles etc., and vigorously advocating alternative tourism in Haiti. In presenting RENAPROTS abroad, he sparked great interests from France, USA, Canada and the Caribbean in his active efforts to promote collective learning and intercultural understanding. The subsequent organized tours by the National Network of Promoters of Solidarity Tourism in Haiti to receive tourists and guests from abroad allowed both hosts and guests to enjoy positive and worthwhile interactions and shared experiences that echoed in many articles published in magazines and newspapers in Toronto, Canada.
Thank you Rudy Dérose for your commitment to a profound vision… a significant legacy to Haiti’s future generation.
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