http://positivetranceformations.com.au/blog/eft-and-hypnosis-just-what-are-meridians-anyway/ Simulation of key points along these meridians via tapping, which is the case in EFT, stimulates the flow of positive energy. The flow of positive energy overrides the negative energy associated with negative emotions and reduces the intensity of the distress felt.
2. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine,
there are 12 meridians in the body relating
to physical systems and eight
“extraordinary” meridians that are more
related to spiritual/emotional/mental
systems.
3. EFT involves a very specialised application
of acupuncture. You may have heard the
term Chi or Qi being used in another field,
that of feng shui, and in that field, you will
find mention of “bad Chi” or “negative
energy”.
4. EFT also knows about the principle of
negative energy, and considers that negative
emotions are manifestations of bad energy in
the system.
5. Of course, one could argue about which is
cause and which is the effect: do the negative
emotions produce the bad energy or does the
bad energy produce the negative emotions?
6. In some ways, it doesn’t really matter. All
that matters is to fix the problem and get
everything working as it should be.
7. The areas tapped during EFT have been
chosen because it is believed that they help
to stimulate the Qi – the positive Qi – and
thus displace or dispel the negative energy,
thus soothing and calming the negative
emotions.
8. EFT is used in conjunction with a scale of
emotional intensity that is used to gauge
how negative or positive a person feels about
a certain situation, and the combination of
affirmations and tapping on the key pressure
points is designed to move the emotions
along the scale into the neutral or positive
parts of the emotional spectrum.
9. However, it is important to state here that
not all emotions perceived as negative are
actually bad. Some of these feelings are
supposed to be there.
10. Take grief, for example. Grief might not feel
very pleasant but it is necessary during a
time of loss or trauma, and we need to give
ourselves permission to grieve (a number of
people come for hypnotherapy because they
have had trouble expressing or releasing
grief).
11. Similarly, guilt or remorse may be a negative
emotion or feeling, but this is your
conscience – your innate sense of right and
wrong – telling you that you have hurt
another person or done something that you
shouldn’t.
12. The uncomfortable feelings of guilt and
remorse are designed to make you apologise,
improve your behaviour and make amends.
13. Even fear and anger have their place at the
right time – healthy fear is what keeps you
from facing unnecessary danger and healthy
anger is provoked when you or someone you
care about is subjected to injustice or unfair
treatment, and can drive you to face justice.
14. Bearing this in mind, it would be a mistake
to try to use EFT to stimulate positive Qi in
attempt to block grief, silence your
conscience when you really ought to be
apologising the person you have wronged, or
to soothe your fears if you are about to swim
in a tank full of hungry great white sharks.
15. But you can use it to ground yourself during
times of distress, unhealthy fear, stress and
anxiety. That’s what it’s designed to do.
