Energy Testing Yourself

Muscle Testing. In Energy Psychology, "muscle testing" is a frequent type of energy test, used to assess or dowse energy flow through a muscle group. The muscle testing used by Energy Psychology clinicians is a simple form of Kinesiology.

What's more, energy self-testing is easy and fun to do. My new book, "Divining Health: A Dowsing Approach to Emotional Freedom", offers you user-friendly instruction in techniques such as those presented below, along with a structured energy-test protocol for your own self-care.

Energy Testing Without Muscle. Also popular and exceedingly useful are energy-check methods that do not test muscle energy. These methods are ideal for self-use, and are the methods I offer my clients and use myself: (1) ideomotor test, (2) "sticky-smooth" test, (3) pendulum dowsing. I'll introduce you to these energy self-tests and then suggest practice activities. [If you're new to this type of activity, I suggest you do The Three Thumps and/or Belly-Button Correction first just to boost your energy, reinforce correct polarity, and defuse your excitement!]

Think YES, with a strong positive feeling. Wait, and notice your body's subtle response to YES. It will naturally sway slightly forward. Repeat this a few times for practice. Now think NO, with a yucky negative feeling. Notice your body's response to NO. It will lean slightly back or to the side, and do so readily and reliably with practice. That's the ideomotor response.

Relax, breathe, and then invite your head to indicate YES. Notice your head's natural response to YES. It will naturally tip slightly forward as though beginning to nod, "Yes." Repeat for practice.

Then relax, breathe, and invite your head to indicate NO. Notice your head's natural response to NO. It will naturally turn slightly to the side as though beginning a head-shake, "No," or it will draw back a little. We'll do some "practical practice" a little further on.

A useful one-handed variation on the smooth-sticky test is a finger test. Rub the pads of your index finger and thumb lightly together to get the feel. Then, ask your body to use a smooth feeling to mean "Yes" or "Agree" or "That's healthy/okay for me." Let your body respond. Rub your finger and thumb together gently and notice how they feel for Yes. Take your time, and practice a few times until "Yes" or "agree" or "okay for me" are reliably connected to smooth. Then, ask your body to use a sticky feeling to mean "No" or "disagree" or "That's not okay for me." Proceed as before. Practice a few times until "No" or "disagree" or "not okay" and sticky are reliably connected. Now try the finger/thumb test with "Yum!" and "Yuck!" Your fingers will respond with smooth for Yum and sticky for Yuck.

Do the same with a strong NO thought and feeling, and watch your pendulum. It's likely to make the opposite movement. If it swung forward-and-back for Yes, it may swing side-to-side for No. If it circled clockwise for Yes, it may swing counter-clockwise for No.

If your response is unclear, choose one of those patterns I just mentioned, and practice those pendulum movements while thinking/feeling Yes and No. Once your pendulum is programmed, it will always use the same indicators unless you program it differently.

NOTES & REMINDERS! Phrase your questions carefully so that they may be answered with a clear Yes or No. Know that the answers are available from the "Dowsing System" where they are stored in our great holographic universe, including in our own hearts, minds and souls. For accurate information, stay focused, yet relaxed and with a playful attitude. If you start to feel uneasy or anxious or self-doubting, do The Three Thumps and the Belly-Button Correction. Take a break and play again later! Relaxed practice evolves into skill!

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