The universe is filled with
natural forms of energy. In fact, astronomers say that the
universe was actually created by a burst of energy which
pre-dated all matter. The "big bang" theory is still being
debated, but we need no theories to witness energy at work
around us. Wind rushes through the trees, water cascades down
a mountain, lightning streaks through the sky, solar radiation
heats our earth.
For the most part, these environmental forces co-exist
peacefully with all life forms. At times, however, they
demonstrate their magnificent power and destructive potential.
The wind increases to hurricane velocity and rips roofs off
houses; floodwaters carry off buildings and uproots trees;
lightning splits open giant trees and sets off raging
fires.
Such destruction can seem "meaningless" and we often talk
about "Mother Nature going crazy." But scientists and
environmentalists now acknowledge that the devastation has its
purpose in the natural scheme of things.
A fire started by lightning, for example, is an efficient
way to thin a stand of trees. When a forest becomes overgrown,
the lush vegetation cuts sunlight off at the ground level,
making it impossible for new seedlings to grow. The
"destruction" of a fire provides the new generation of trees
the light and compost it will need if the forest is to
survive.
When that same forest is "managed" by humans, the
naturally-set fires are often extinguished. Then, these same
caretakers deliberately set fires to do the job the
extinguished fire would have done. There is a purpose to the
fires, and to the hurricanes and floods.
There is an order to their appearance, and an intelligence
to their functioning. The Universal Intelligence "knows" that
forests need thinning, and using the Universal Matter
available to it to accomplish this. The link which enables the
intelligence to use the matter is natural energy, or Universal
Forces.
For most of human history, the best we could do was try to
stay out of the way of these forces. In modern times, our
educated minds have developed means of adapting them for
constructive purposes. |
We build wind-powered
generators, hydroelectric plants, irrigation canals, dams, and
solar heating panels to harness these energy sources. We've
even learned to adapt the electricity showcased in a lightning
bolt to our purposes.
Living things are like microcosms of the universe. We've
seen how they are each endowed with a portion of the Universal
Intelligence, called the Innate Intelligence. They also
possess the "specialized" version of Universal Forces, which
chiropractors call Innate Energy. Our Innate Intelligence
takes the Universal Force of electricity and adapts it for
constructive use, just as our educated minds have adapted
natural forces.
The fact that the human body runs on electricity is
well-documented. Many medical testing instruments actually
record and measure the electrical impulses which are generated
(or, some say, converted from some other source) by our brain
for use in the body. There may also be other innate forces at
work in our bodies that we have not yet identified, but
electricity is the one we have proven to exist.
Because Innate Energy is being adapted in our body by the
Innate Intelligence, it can never be destructive. That
can only occur in "wild" Universal forces which have
not been tamed by innate intelligence. Also, since it is
created and directed by the Innate Intelligence, there is 100%
of the Innate Energy needed by each particular living thing.
The energy is needed to impel the cells to function according
to the wishes of the intelligence. In nature, matter remains
inert until energy is applied. The air and water remains
stagnant, and the internal molecular structure of the tree
stays stable – until energy is applied. Only then do changes
occur in the matter which cause motion and function.
So it is in the body. The Innate Intelligence cannot
manipulate matter without energy. The muscles cannot expand or
contract in accordance with the instructions of Innate
Intelligence unless energy is present. In fact, in the absence
of Innate Energy, the body ceases to function – ceases to
live.
Innate Energy, then, serves as the vital link which enables
the intelligence to express itself through matter. The three
elements, taken together, form the Triune of Life, one
of the most important concepts in chiropractic
philosophy. |