5.1 – Humans as energetic beings

Everything is energy.

If we zoom in enough—beyond molecules, beyond atoms—what we find isn’t solid matter. It’s empty space filled with vibrating information, like an intricate dance of potential and possibility.

It doesn’t seem that way in our day-to-day lives because our brains have learned to translate all that energy into forms we can navigate: sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell.

To make this manageable, our brains construct a map of reality—one that feels steady and reliable, allowing us to make sense of the world.

This is an incredible accomplishment of the human nervous system.

But the map isn’t the whole territory. What we perceive as the “real world” through our sensory systems is just a tiny sliver of the energy field we’re embedded in. And what we consciously process in any given moment is an even tinier sliver.

  • It’s estimated that humans process conscious thought at about 10 bits per second.
  • Meanwhile, our sensory systems send around 11,000,000 bits per second to our brains. This includes data from the external world and the inner world of our bodies.
  • And how much energy and information is available to us in any given moment? That’s likely infinite.

Here’s where it gets profound: We aren’t just perceivers of energy—we are energy.

Our bodies, too, are vibrating fields of information. Every cell is alive with electrical signals, chemical exchanges, and electromagnetic fields. Our thoughts, emotions, and intentions create ripples in this energy field, like notes in a symphony.

If you could perceive yourself on an energetic level, you would see constant movement and flux: currents of energy flowing, shifting, and communicating—within you and between you and everything around you.

What This Means for Our Energy Healing Journey

  1. You are infinite energy in a human body.
    • Your physical form is a beautiful, intricate arrangement of vibrating information, held together by energetic intelligence. This intelligence is dynamic and always adapting, balancing, and healing.
  2. You are more than what you perceive.
    • There is far more happening within and around you than your conscious mind can typically comprehend. What you perceive as “you” is just a small aspect of your total energy field.
  3. You can learn to pay attention differently.
    • Energy healing is not about accessing something magical or outside of yourself. It’s about expanding your perception and learning to work with the energy and information that is already present, within and around you.

When you engage with your body’s energy through self-Reiki or meditation, you’re not just calming yourself—you’re tapping into a profound intelligence that is always moving toward balance and healing.