The origin of the Due Guard (or perhaps the Dieu Garde) is obscure.
Commonly it is thought to derive from the position of the hands when taking the obligation. But, perhaps it is the other way around. Perhaps the position of the hands at the obligation has been set that way to provide a reason for the Due Guard.
So is the Due Guard symbolism that has lost its meaning?
Someone told me to start with, then I thought about it, and tried to test it. I could feel a difference but I don't know where the energy comes from.
My in-stinct tells me that there is a field set up between the palms when one hovers over the other (I can actually feel that) ... then a horizontal (?) energy/force passes through the field. Because I think the energy flows horizontally, I am thinking that it is Earth generated.
Sun to Earth to me ?
Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting…trailing clouds of glory do we come from God, who is our home -Wordsworth
The body also has its own energy field of course, and this extends for quite a way outside of its physical parameters. As a simple exercise, sit comfortably in a chair in a quiet room. Calm yourself and clear your mind as much as possible until you are breathing steadily. bring the palms of you hands close together without touching and you should feel a build-up of heat between them. Now close you eyes and concentrate on your hands for a few moments. Gradually move your hands apart. If you feel the warmth begin to disappear, gently move your hands closer together until you feel the warmth return then continue to move them apart. after a few minutes open your eyes and see how far apart your hands are. Having become more aware of the energy field, what do you now do with it? Can it be channelled to assist yourself or others as the need arises?
Yes.... says the Therapeutic Touch practitioner (amateur).
If you balance a straw on top of a needle anchored in a cork, you can actually use the energy from your hands to start the straw moving... might take some practice, but it works.
Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting…trailing clouds of glory do we come from God, who is our home -Wordsworth
The point two inches below the navel is considered as the hara line by 4 year school energy workers and also explained in Barbra Brennen's book Hand's of Light, Barbra has several 4 year energy schools world wide, and is a retired NASA astrophysicist, and psychotherapist that trained the astronauts to adapt to space life. Not a sales pitch, just sharing source information, under $20. I studied this and the Reiki explanations of human energy flow
I have this book in my library.... love it!
Did you know that some hospitals teach her techniques to nurses. Our largest hospital here in Adelaide does. Therapeutic Practitioners also volunteer at hospices - the energy flows can help alleviate fear and pain.
Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting…trailing clouds of glory do we come from God, who is our home -Wordsworth