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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.
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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
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