#100 - Eric Leskowitz - The Mystery of Life Energy - Biofield Healing, Phantom Limbs, Group Energetics, and Gaia Consciousness

​“A lot of modern medicine is disempowering... any healing comes from either a pill or what the doctor says — and where am I in all of this? There’s an agent in the middle of it, and that’s where you should build from.” This quote is from this episode by Dr. Eric (Rick) Leskowitz who is a Psychiatrist, Author, Researcher, Educator and he even has a son who is an astrologer. Rick has worked many years within pain management. Rick shares how we traveled as a young guy and was struck by how different cultures understand health, illness, and consciousness. Medical school felt disappointing to him because it offered complex terms for things it couldn’t truly explain — like “idiopathic hypertension,” which he critiques as a way of saying “we don’t know” in impressive language. Rick got into meditation which in a way turned out to be the “gateway drug” that led him to explore such practices as yoga, energy healing, and channeling. Rick’s field feels so resonant and easy to follow, so I let whatever’s alive in me come forward- for better or worse. (Cancer energy for relaxation!!) TAP in as we speak about: -The story of Franz Mesmer and how early energy healing was discredited - How mainstream medicine suppresses alternative approaches - The shift from mesmerism to chemical anesthesia and the continued bias in science against energy and consciousness studies - Ricks interest in the history of the unconscious (Henri Ellenberger) - Biofields and magnetic fields - Tapping studies show real effects — intent and precision matter - Reiki treatment on plants, the field will grow bigger. - Rick also mention that having an MD and Harvard affiliation has opened doors for him, and I go into a bit of a tangent about how credentials influence perception, which is a drum I often beat - that the world judges on the outer not caring for the inner life. - Mostly we talk about LIFE ENERGY and I hope you will enjoy it, because the energy from Rick is actually really warm and gentle, as I interpret it. The youtube version of this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDHP8Erc0Qg Here are links to find more on Rick: https://themysteryoflifeenergy.com/ Mannah: https://www.therapeuticastrologer.com/