What is Energy Psychology?

Energy is not “Airy-Fairy” afterall

March 2002 Indigo Sun Article by Cassandra Campbell and Sonja Montgomery

Psychology and other healing modalities, including medicine, are taking a new direction. Therapists and doctors are no longer limiting themselves to traditional therapies. In fact they are now go back beyond the 18th Century modalities to the teachings of the Far East, Native Americans, and ancient wisdoms.

Energy Psychology involves working with the body, mind, and soul. It goes back to Florence Nightingale, a leader in the nursing field, and Delores Krieger and Doris Kunz, who developed the Therapeutic Touch, which later became Healing Touch.

The field then expanded to include the biofield, concentrating more on the meridian field and chakras, with such modalities as Acupuncture, Tai Chi/Quigong, Feng Shui. George Goodheart developed Applied Kinesiology, which became the basis for many of the “tapping” techniques. Roger Callahan became famous with his meridian techniques, which lead to Behavioral Kinesiology and Thought-Field Therapy.

Gradually, what started as a body process became a psychological technique with the inclusion of cognitive or mental clearings that clearly affect the way people think, feel, and behave. Psychologists not only tapped into the body functions, they also found the connection between the body, mind, and soul. By tapping into the meridian points, practitioners learned how much it simultaneously affected the psyche/soul/spirit as well.

NeuroLinguistic Programming, as a psychotherapeutic tool, utilizes pressure points for clearing old reactions and anchoring new reactions. Reiki comes from the oriental modalities of universal energies, using ancient symbols and focused energy. Access Energy Transformation combines energy clearing methods using the biology and electrical components of thought that allows spirit of consciousness to show up.

This “Energy” is the electromagnetic fields of the body, mind, and soul. As shown by medicine, the energy fields of the body and mind are accessible through electrical and wavelength detectors, such as x-rays, EKG’s, and EEG’s, etc. Quantum physics have demonstrated that the observation of a human alters the state of the tiniest particle of matter. So there are vehicles that allow us access to the variations of the energy fields of bodies, cells, atoms, particles, and minds. Through the ancient teachings and modalities, we are associating these changes with alterations that occur within the energy of the soul/psyche/spirit; thereby, creating permanent and rapid change in the matrix of social and genetic conditioning.

How do these new energy modalities work? Quantum-mechanics phenomena theories and research provide some fascinating explanations. This electromagnetic energy is the glue that maintains various realities. It is the attraction and repulsion of magnetic polarity that creates electromagnetic energy. Each atom of physical and nonphysical reality has a magnetic charge of positive, negative, or neutral. The positive charge and the negative charge have the capacity to attract each other and become a different element. As humans have thoughts defined as positive or negative, they assign an electromagnetic charge to those thoughts. Those electromagnetic charges maintain the directed thought within the energy fields of the body, mind, and soul.

According to Dr. Nicosia, physicist and psychologist, researchers have shown that the tiniest particle of matter can transfer instantaneous information from one particle to another no matter how far apart they are in time and space. They have found other dimensions in which parallel realities and universes exist. The “etheric world of waveforms” and the 10-dimensional universe provide a framework in which human beings’ nonphysical dimensions of intentionally directed thought and emotion are manifesting physical reality and life experience. The bioenergy system allows for communication between the physical and nonphysical aspects of our being. Therefore, our biological and mental receptors become antennae for frequencies and vibrations of thoughts and emotions.

Many of the energy psychology and energy healing modalities use intentionally directed thought, which is sufficient to activate a meridian point and thus it becomes possible to use it as an integral part of the variety of energy field therapies. Intentional thought also plays a role regarding the observation or the decision about a particular outcome that creates the manifestation of that outcome from an unlimited field of probabilities. Practitioners have found that individuals have more control than they think, and they actually create their own reality and experiences. Simultaneously, they are able to clear away limiting thoughts and beliefs as far back as the original point of creation.

Various forms of energy or regressive techniques are being used more freely than ever in therapist’s offices. For example, childhood traumas can be dealt with using Hypnotherapy, while sexual abuse issues can be resolved using Eye Movement, Desensitization, and Restructuring (EMDR) processes. Stress can be dealt with using Reiki, and anger issues often can be resolved through focused tapping. People are getting in touch with themselves through Shamanic journeys, breath work, and mindfulness training. People are becoming totally present and aware with Access Energy Transformation tools, while clearing limiting thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors. These processes are interesting, new, fun, and rapid.

Energy Psychology does not have to stay with the professional. It may be done by anybody who is interested in working with energy and with people. Initially, we found nurses interested in alternative healing modalities. Later body workers, physical therapists and counselors became attracted to these processes as well. The great part is, it does not take a college degree to use and share Energy Psychology. The training is often minimal and very affordable. Classes are being offered continuously, in publications such as this and through word-of-mouth.

Cassandra Campbell, PhD, LPC, is a psychologist and (was an) International Access Energy Transformation facilitator. (Cassandra is the founder of Heart-Source Connections.) She has had a private practice for over 25 years. She lives in the San Antonio, TX area, 830-438-2837.

Sonja Montgomery, MA, LPC, is a mental health counselor and (former) Access Energy Transformation practitioner in San Antonio, Texas. She is a doctoral student at St. Mary’s University, studying counselor education and supervision.

Access Energy Transformation - early description

By Cassandra Campbell, PhD.

Access Energy Transformation is a unique tool and technology that has the ability to clear away and release limiting beliefs, fears, insecurities and social conditioning very rapidly and, apparently, permanently. It works with the electromagnetic field of the body and mind. It clears up things in all areas of life, especially the ones that most people are concerned about—relationships, career and money. As this occurs, gradually the Spiritual Being that we truly are begins to show up.

The job of Access is to empower people to know what they already know as the Being of Light or Spirit that they already are. Access gives us the ability to be fully conscious as Oneness and Spirit, to make conscious choices and to be consciously discerning about what we would like in our lives, and to be fully in charge of our own lives without relying on an outside source, unless we consciously choose to.

Access advocates being fully present in the moment. Access provides us with tools for transforming our lives on a daily basis, so that we do not create new limitations. It is an exquisite technology for returning to our own Power and Knowing.

Access is a unique part of Energy Psychology and Energy Medicine that is being validated by physics and bio-chemical research. It was accepted and presented at the annual International Conference for the Association of Coalition of Energy Psychology in May 2001 and 2002. Access is one of the consciousness and energy techniques that allows people to be free of social conditioning, disease and addictions rapidly and with greater ease.

In reference to a four page article in the Dallas Morning News in July 1999, physicists have discovered “parallel universes and hidden space dimensions” in their investigation of the tiniest particle of matter. They speak about reality having many more dimensions than previously thought. In Access we have been working with parallel and hidden dimensions and universes for five years. We have found that these other dimensions maintain our conditioning in a way that makes it virtually impossible to find the core elements to our limitations and reactions. Access has discovered ways of clearing other dimensions in a very rapid and effective manner.

Scientifically we know that there is an electrical component to thought. This is the means by which brain waves, memories and emotions can be detected in the brain. The positive and negative electromagnetic charge is the glue that holds this reality together. It starts at the atomic level. Atoms have electrons and protons that carry negative and positive charges. Atoms accumulate to make molecules. Molecules accumulate and make cells; cells accumulate and make tissue; and then organs. Eventually in this process, we are able to see these with the human eye as they become denser. As this process continues, we eventually have bodies, trees, plants, etc.

In Access, we are affecting the electromagnetic fields of the bodies, both physical and subtle, and the essence of our spirit or soul. We as Beings effect our electromagnetic field either by making a judgment that something is “good,” and literally give it a positive electrical charge, or that it is “bad” and literally give it a negative electrical charge. Either way, we have assigned an electrical charge to the judgment/thought/belief, which is then attached at the soul level, and often in the body. The judgment/thought/belief is held in place with the electrical charge. It then becomes an integral part of our reality and we have made it true for us. We get to keep it, until we find a way of clearing and releasing it.

Access provides a way to release the electrical charges that are holding beliefs in place; thereby, releasing limiting belief systems. As limiting belief systems disappear, the joy and peace of you, the Spirit, begins to show up. Life begins to be easier, happier, and more joyful. Old “hot buttons” and reactions begin to simply disappear, as if they were never there. The body begins to heal itself and to display the characteristics of a younger, healthier body.

The most common report from people who have experienced Access is that they notice that they are not stressed as much and they are laughing more; fears that were controlling them are going away or are gone. They notice that money is becoming less of a concern and that it is showing up more than before.

Access is a tool that allows us to enjoy life and relationships and to reclaim our ability to be conscious and Knowing in every moment! It is a tool for achieving awareness and consciousness of your true Being while living in this polarized reality!

Written by Cassandra Campbell, PhD
Edited by Deanna Iskowe, RN,BSN
Re-edited for this web page by Sonja Montgomery, MA, LPC, NCC