The Building Block of the Universe
Many practitioners of the Law of Attraction have noted that the interrelationship between thoughts and things is dependent on the psychic energy generated by creative thought. Such energized thought sets up the attraction. Just as the mind can use the power of creative and positive thought to attract things, such as healing in the body, it can also attract objects and situations it desires through thought energy.
Psychic energy was a concept first developed by a German named Ernst von Brücke, whose ideas influenced Dr. Sigmund Freud and later Freud's student, the noted psychologist Carl Jung. Their work and writings put forth the idea that humans emanated a mental or psychic energy that could be detected and that was utilized in certain psychological activities.
Atoms are the building blocks of matter, while energy has been called the workhorse of creation. From grade-school science, you may have learned that the energy of the universe can change from one form to another, seem to disappear, move about, or remain available as potential energy. You probably also learned about the two main categories of energy: kinetic, or energy in motion; and potential, or energy stored or in position to be released. Both energy types have relevance to the Law of Attraction. The following is a sampling of some of the different types of kinetic energy:
Electrical energy is produced when tiny atoms move about, producing electrical charges. In nature, a thunderstorm produces lightning. In a dryer, static electricity in, say, a nylon jacket causes other garments to cling to it.
Magnetic energy encompasses the earth as a magnetic field due to the planet's rotation and a mostly liquid metallic core at the earth's center. In your everyday life, you can find magnetic energy in, for example, kitchen magnets, stereo speakers, and compasses.
Motion energy is characterized by moving molecules. The wind is an example of motion energy.
Radiant energy is electromagnetic energy that moves in waves, such as radio waves, X-rays, light, and solar rays.
Sound energy is produced when air is forced over or through a substance to create longitudinal waves. One example is the vibration of air molecules through a reed.
Thermal or heat energy is produced when molecules move about within a substance. Hydropower, one type of thermal energy, is created by water from a river that runs through a dam's turbine to an electric generator in order to produce electricity.
Energy is what enables the work of the entire universe to get done, whether the work is fueling the tasks of creation or simply digesting food or thinking thoughts. When you eat a meal, your body receives energy from the food it has digested. It stores excess calories to be accessed later. Energy of one type can change or be converted into a different type. For example, electric energy becomes magnetic when it is run through an electromagnet. But what kind of energy is associated with our thoughts? That's a difficult question to answer, although some insight can be gained by shifting our lens from empirical science to esoteric and metaphysical ideas found in Eastern philosophy.
