The First Prescription: Awaken Intuition And Rejuvenate Yourself

It’s important to grasp, however, that once you undertake the process of healing, it changes the quality of even the negativity that remains. Don’t be too hard on yourself—we’re all works in progress.

Signs of positive energy:

• they exude an inviting sense of heart, compassion, and support
  
• you intuitively feel safe, relaxed, wanting to get closer; they emanate a peaceful glow
  
• you feel better around them
  
• your energy and optimism increase.

Signs of negative energy:

• you experience a sense of being demeaned, constricted, or attacked
  
• you intuitively feel unsafe, tense, or on guard
  
• you sense prickly, off-putting vibes
  
• you can’t wait to get away from them
  
• your energy starts to fizzle
  
• you may feel beleaguered or ill

Beginning to differentiate these energies, I was able to name something I’d always intuited: why as a child, within seconds of meeting someone, I knew whether or not I liked them.

This knowing wasn’t about looks or how nice a person seemed. Rather, I could sense invisible tendrils reaching out to me from a person that transmitted information about them. It would happen before we exchanged a word.

The confusing part for us is that people aren’t always as they appear. Sensing energy reveals a fuller picture.

I don’t care how intelligent or attractive someone is, if he zaps your energy, he isn’t for you. True chemistry is more than intellectual compatibility. Beyond surfaces, you must be intuitively at ease.

Excerpt from Positive Energy © 2004 Judith Orloff MD Three Rivers Press