Robert K. Dubiel's BODY SIGNALS:
HEALING THROUGH PHYSICAL INTUITION

"BODY SIGNALS: HEALING THROUGH PHYSICAL INTUITION" contains a system to physically attune you, the reader, to the vibrations of your Soul. This book comprehensively maps out a method to enhance your relationship with your body as you feel and interpret the sensations of everyday life.

The Body Signals system illustrates the the truth that Spirit and Matter are one -- a concept made practical in this book by numerous techniques. There are meditations to open up your sensitivity through signals in the hands and chakras, using the arm as a pendulum for divination, developing tangible relationships with your Spirit Guides, exploring the Kabbalistic Tree of Life in the body, and more. During it all, you will stay grounded as you develop a fun relationship with your inner child.

You can add Body Signals to your current spiritual practice. If you are beginning your conscious search, you will open a whole new world of sensitivity through the practices contained in this book. Wherever you are on your healing journey, the Body Signals system offers support and validation for your own intuition and guidance.

Since a near death experience in 1973, Robert K. Dubiel has traveled around the world as a teacher and counselor, sharing his message that all answers lie within. He acts as an intuitive coach to help people access their own truth through communicating with their Spirit Guides, and through soul retrieval, hands-on healing, and channeling unconditional love through Reiki and other methods.

EXCERPTS FROM SAMPLE CHAPTERS:

CHAPTER 2:

 THE HANDS ARE THE WINDOWS OF THE SOUL

BODY SIGNALS AS A LEARNING SYSTEM

In this book we consider the possibility of plugging ourselves into electromagnetic frequencies which are different from the "normal" band of energy that we may be used to feeling in our bodies. These frequencies join different parts of the Self together -- they are vibrationally faster than those which connect us to our outer environment. Consequently they capture a different band of information -- one including physical data but not limited to it. Deeper and broader feedback is also available from the different parts of Self -- from the unconscious mind, portrayed by the symbol of the inner child; and from the superconscious mind, or higher self.

Accelerated learning systems and systems of relaxation such as Biofeedback are scientifically mapping the parts of the brain that we use when we are in an altered state of consciousness. In accelerated learning systems the student learns to read the context and energy field of the book or language being studied, rather than each individual word. The student then stores the information in a mental data bank for further use. Stored data is automatically put into an appropriate framework, and conscious recall of written and spoken material improves. In Biofeedback the individual learns conscious control of relaxation states through altering brain wave patterns. The slower the brainwave, the more relaxed is the individual and the broader the band of information accessible to the conscious mind.

In developing sensitivity to a particular code of intuitive signals in the body, it is good to use a system of directed non-attention which involves maintaining an open, receptive state of mind while remaining alert for body awareness details.

MY GUIDE NATHAN'S PERSPECTIVE ON BODY SIGNALS

My Spirit Guide Nathan, who touches me on my right arm, says:

Body Signals are an attempt to recapture some of the physicalized intuition which has been lost in your culture. Your purpose, Robert, is to train people to develop their own highly specialized, individualized form of inner guidance. As more people consciously connect to the source of their power, their will be a chance for conscious, concerted effort based on the real needs of both humanity and the environment. There will be a give and take between Gaia (the Earth Spirit) and human beings which is still quite uncommon. This is very important for your new phase of conscious co-operation with the earth, which in the past has been seen in societies such as Holland (with creation of dikes and woodlands to hold back the sea) and Bali (rice terraces on mountains).

POINT ONE: LITTLE FINGER

In my system of Body Signals the pinky finger is the all-purpose truth finger. In can validate your own thought. It can also confirm the thought of someone else, illustrating that the body is a telepathic receiver. Outside stimuli of all kinds can give us input which the body responds to by sensory vibrations. When a piece of art or music puts us in touch with our core values, the little finger validates this by buzzing. Hunches, overall evaluation of a situation, intuitive perceptions -- all can be confirmed by buzzing in the little finger. Doubts about what we are being told can be felt as pain there.

These vibrations take into account our personal belief systems, which color the information we are open to receive.  When the little finger tingles, some part of us acknowledges that present circumstances are reflecting what is currently true for us, whether the conscious mind agrees or disagrees with this perception.

Most of the time, people experience the body signal as a tingling sensation over the surface of the skin. Some people have differentiated between sensations felt on each joint of their fingers. The sensations are a catalyst, a foundation of truth to build on. Body signals are most useful not in telling us exactly what to do, but rather in giving clues to go on. "Which line of action would be the most productive?" "What is the real truth of the situation?" "Should I pay attention to this uneasy feeling of mistrust?" And so forth.

When the truth finger buzzes about courses of action that are apparently contradictory, it may be necessary to view things from a broader perspective. Or perhaps several potential paths can be taken, each of which would further our growth. We can ask ourselves, "Which course of action makes me feel most alive? Gives me the most joy?" The truth signal may be a guide to lead us deeper into the core of our true feelings, where the most effective decisions can be made and carried out.

POINT TWO: RING FINGER

I have discovered that the ring finger can indicate aspects of heart connections. In our culture one form of heart-bonding is reflected in the custom of placing the wedding ring on this finger. This symbolizes that the married couple are linked at the heart. In everyday life the ring finger could buzz to indicate an empathic bond. When we are emotionally linked to a person in the heart it is easy to feel their feelings and share energy with them, both joy and pain. So physical pain while the heart finger is buzzing could be a reflection of the other person's traumas, not our own blockages.

A second common meaning for the ring finger signal is that there is a "past life" connection with another person, place or time; that is, that another incarnation of ours has "been here before." If we are walking down the streets of a foreign city and suddenly the ring finger begins to buzz, it would indicate that this place holds a eaning for us, whether in this life or in another. Sometimes we visit other places in our sleep and have a sense of deja vu when we physically arrive in the situation.

When we meet "new" people they may feel familiar to us, as though we have met before. In these cases the heart finger may start to tingle. We can take this as a sign that we really do already know our new acquaintance on some level. We are already connected to them at the heart -- a sign of unconditional love. It may feel like we are long lost friends just now resuming our relationship!

POINT THREE: MIDDLE FINGER

In this system of body signals the middle finger signifies physical healing. It indicates that the psyche is concerned with the proper circumstances and environment needed for good physical health, both for creating it and maintaining it.

Let's look at an example of the middle finger in action. Say you feel a cold coming on -- that sense of tightness and constriction is in the outer layers of your aura, moving inward toward your body. You think to yourself, "What can I do to head off this cold?" The thought occurs to you, "Drink chamomile tea and go to bed early." Concurrently you notice a tingling in your middle finger, a pleasant sensation. You can rest assured that following your impulses will turn the cold around. It's like having a built-in doctor right in your body!

The body signal will also activate if you are asking a "yes/no" question of your inner self in an area of life connected to health and healing. "Would less fat intake be good for me at this time?" Using your body as a pendulum (see Chapter 5) you might receive both a "yes" answer and at the same time feel tingling on your middle finger.

POINT FOUR: INDEX FINGER

Tingling on the index finger (forefinger) has several related meanings: It is a signal of both prosperity and sexuality, under the general umbrella of creativity. The universal life force manifests both as abundance and as the quickening of new life. This correlation helps us heal concepts about sex and material prosperity: They are both aspects of the creative flow. When we are discussing a creative project, buzzing on the index finger indicates that there is juice for our ideas.

One of the most striking confirmations of the forefinger's connection with creativity is illustrated in Michelangelo's painting of "The Creation" in the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican. Michelangelo portrays God the Father as giving Adam the gift of life by extending his right index finger to touch Adam's left one. God is sending the life force through the forefinger of his right hand, while Adam receives it through his left hand (the usual way that energy flows between right and left).

POINT FIVE: THUMB

The "thumbs up" sign is used in many cultures as a sign of approval. In my Body Signals system buzzing on the thumb indicates joy. This signal is very useful to remind us of our core feelings about what really makes us happy. For instance, if a friend invites you to a party, you might decline by complaining, "I have too much work to do." Then you notice that thumb starts buzzing as the image of the party becomes stronger and clearer in your mind's eye. Then it's easy to surrender to the joy that your friend is extending to you.

PAIN AS A BODY SIGNAL

Users of this system of Body Signals have come to understand that signals on the hands can provide several nuances of meaning. The thumb signals joy, but its opposite -- anger or rage -- will come through as pain there.

I have learned that constricting pain reflects the opposite meaning of the usual body signal. Pain in the truth finger indicates that the full truth is not being perceived or accepted in the situation. Pain in the heart finger acts as a warning that one is being judgmental or is not open to love. (We might call this having a closed heart.) Pain in he healing finger signals that we are doing or thinking about something that is no good for physical health.

Pain in the forefinger indicates a blockage in the flow of the creative life force. It may warn of a shutdown in self-expression or communication if we carry out a contemplated course of action. For instance, if we are involved in an unhealthy relationship, pain in the forefinger may warn us to distance ourselves from that person sexually so that our life force is not drained away.

excerpt from Chapter 8:

SYSTEMS OF ENERGY FLOW: THE CHAKRAS

The word chakra means wheel in Sanskrit, the ancient sacred language of India. The chakra system provides a template to describe spinning centers of energy in the body, important for energy distribution both within the flesh and within the aura. Awareness of sensations in the chakras can be useful in developing attunement to the Body Signals system.

We can look at the chakras as an energy paradigm that we can fit onto our bodies and adapt for various purposes. All systems which describe energy flow within the body are relative, meaning that they are blueprints that we can adjust for our own particular needs. When a system is not working for us, we can adapt it by opening our awareness to other approaches to self-knowledge.

EXPERIENCING THE CHAKRAS

I remember when I first had a sensation of all 7 chakras, sequentially, from the base up to the crown. I had been meditating with this energy system for about 6 years, using a technique, described later in this chapter, in which energy poured in through the crown chakra and then flowed down the spine. One day I was participating in a meditation featuring Kundalini yoga, which included both yoga postures and chanting. The usual practice of Kundalini emphasizes that energy enters the body at the base of the spine and then flows upwards -- the opposite of what I had been practicing for 6 years. So I was excited to learn a new way of working with the chakras.

At the end of the class we were lying down in sivasana (a restful pose), as someone rhythmically beat a large gong. I found this resonant sound very soothing and drifted off into a deep state of relaxation. All became quiet. Then suddenly, without warning, the gong sounded again. At that moment I felt the activation of each one of my chakras in ascending order, starting with the root chakra in my genitals and continuing all the way to the top of my head. The accompanying sensation was a pleasant and intense tingling in each center. There was no longer a doubt in my mind about the existence of Kundalini!

INTERPRETING CHAKRA EXPERIENCES

The chakra system is a bridge between physical and non-physical planes of reality. Through these centers energy can be transferred from one dimension to another and back again, as in a circuit. One corollary of this viewpoint, which is being explored the the New Physics, is that imagination affects physical reality in specific and measurable ways.

Some meditators tend to be less visual than auditory, and so will probably not perceive chakras as many-petaled lotuses, wheels and other traditional symbols. Instead they may hear tones coming from these centers. Visually-oriented practitioners may perceive shapes or points of light emanating from the chakras. Feeling or kinesthetically oriented people may feel tingling or pressure sensations in the areas where the chakras are supposed to be. Whatever our dominant mode of perception, the important thing is to allow our experience to flow, without excessive categorization. As we let go of the need to interpret our experiences compulsively, we can open up our sensitivity on a deeper level more quickly.

I recommend that you not get stuck in one interpretation of your body signals. Try different systems to describe what is happening. When you feel sensations that don't fit into systems you recognize, just relax ad enjoy them! You may be creating your own template -- the meaning will follow later.

CONCLUSION:

In Christian terms Paul wrote almost two thousand years ago that the body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. Early Christian accounts are filled with the experience of the "gifts of the Spirit" which believers channeled through the body while in a state of ecstasy. These gifts were thought to ennoble and empower the body so that it could do its work of glorifying God more effectively.

However, in the Judeo-Christian world currents of duality have driven a wedge between spirit and flesh for the past two millenia. Western humanity has lost the perspective that the physical body is an extension of the soul’s consciousness, as materialism has spread over the entire planet. Now, as our planet is being ravaged and overrun as never before, we humans are starting to recover from our Dark Night of the Soul and to realize that we have always been part of All Things. In taking care of the earth, we honor ourselves – our body is an extension of the earth.

With an earth-centered spirituality comes a renewed respect for the body and its capabilities. One solution for environmental illness and allergies might be to get outside and work the earth! As we feel more a part of it, we may find that it no longer rejects us, and that our symptoms disappear.

While we’re working the earth, our bodies will be giving us messages that are relevant to our lives and to those around us. As our internal messages capture our attention, we may consider adopting codes for interpretation (such as Body Signals) which will help develop and support personal sensitivity. The final outcome will be a deeper awareness of our connection to All Things, a knowledge that we are not alone. Creativity is always available to us from the depths of our personal and collective psyche. Our creative power will replace problems with projects and goals that motivate us from the core of our being. In other words, we will have a lot more fun!

Some final remarks from my Spirit Guide, the shaman He Who Walks in the Night:

Place trust in your bodies, that they will lead you to the truth. Respect them and do what they ask of you, so that you may prolong life of a high quality, that is, of great meaning. The path to truth has many twists and turns in it as you interact with the multiplicity that you have helped create. At this time on the planet it is better to interact more forcefully with life circumstances, that you may learn from situations without becoming victims of them. Find the set of circumstances that you choose to interact with, whether it be to use them as a springboard for further growth, or to learn from them just as they are. You do not live in a vacuum nor create in one. Your circumstances are important, since they set the stage for your growth.

In closing, I, Robert, wish you success and happiness as you develop your body sensitivity. As your body’s intelligence becomes conscious, it will work equally with the mind to enhance your instincts and build a life of multi-dimensional richness.

BLESSED BE!

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