| Barbara Brennan is a leading authority on energy | | | | in Physics and worked for NASA at the Goddard |
| healing. Her book, Hands of Light: A Guide to Healing | | | | Space Flight Center in Maryland. Later, she worked |
| Through the Human Energy Field, has become a kind | | | | with Eva and John Pierrakos, who founded a system |
| of bible in the field of spiritual healing. This article | | | | for self-transformation called the Pathwork. |
| explores the world of energy healing and Barbara | | | | Eva Pierrakos channeled lectures from a spiritual |
| Brennan's healing science. | | | | entity that came to be called "the Guide." The lecture |
| Barbara Brennan's energy healing or healing science | | | | material offered profound insight into the nature of |
| describes a model of the human body that includes | | | | life. John Pierrakos worked with Dr Wilhelm Reich |
| chakras (focal points for the reception and | | | | who discovered a physical, biological energy in all living |
| transmission of cosmic energy) and auras (fields of | | | | matter that he called "orgone." |
| subtle, luminous radiation surrounding the body). | | | | It is easy to see the influence of Eva and John |
| Energy healing is based on an esoteric understanding | | | | Pierrakos and the Pathwork in Brennan's healing |
| of how the human energy fields interact with each | | | | science. She worked with them and became a |
| other and how to reconnect lines that become | | | | practitioner in Pathwork and core energetics. Core |
| broken. | | | | energetics is based on a deep understanding of the |
| Brennan's teachings describe a seven-layer model of | | | | ways in which energy and consciousness work |
| the human energy field, each layer being structured | | | | together in the transformative process of healing. |
| of differing frequencies and kinds of energy and | | | | Brennan says she receives intuitive messages about |
| performing different functions. All disease begins as a | | | | her clients during sessions. Her books draw on |
| distortion on the 7th level of the auric field and | | | | messages channeled from Heyoan, who she |
| works its way down through the layers of the aura | | | | describes as her spiritual guide. It all adds up to a |
| into the physical body. | | | | woman who is profoundly intelligent and deeply |
| During the healing process the healer works intimately | | | | spiritual. |
| with these levels of the auric field and with the | | | | I'm still not convinced the focus on energy is anything |
| chakras. Brennan believes she can teach people to | | | | more than a dead end in the search for the key to |
| work on these energy levels to heal patients. She | | | | healing. Beneficial results are more likely due to mental |
| started the Barbara Brennan School of Healing to | | | | interaction between the healer and patient. That |
| train professional healers. | | | | being said, Dr. Brennan sounds like a fascinating |
| There is far more to Barbara Brennan's healing | | | | teacher. Her book, Hands of Light is must reading for |
| science than mapping energy fields. Her biography | | | | anyone who wants to know more about her |
| would make fascinating reading. She earned a degree | | | | teachings and her healing science. |