Vibrational Medicine and the Multidimensional Human
Thought-Forms, 1901. Annie Besant and Charles Leadbeater.
Molly Hankins April 10, 2025
The theory of fundamental consciousness, which states that consciousness is a fundamental aspect of reality as opposed to merely being a byproduct of the brain, carries with it the implication that there may be a direct influence on our physiology. Scientists such as Donald Hoffman, who has popularized this theory over the last several years via his book The Case Against Reality, is cautious about making claims as to its medical implications but as this theory is working its way through mainstream media via The Telepathy Tapes podcast, more and more anecdotal evidence is mounting and more questions are being raised about the role our consciousness plays in our anatomical functionality.
Nearly 40 years ago, Dr. Richard Gerber published a book called Vibrational Medicine that makes a case for treating physical ailments using non-physical means and speaks to much of the phenomena discussed in The Telepathy Tapes. If you haven’t listened to the podcast yet, it focuses on the personal stories and the scientific study of extraordinary human abilities possessed by members of the non-verbal autistic community, including telepathy. Later episodes explore the growing body of evidence about similar telepathic abilities in other non-speakers, including advanced dementia and terminally ill patients, as well as animals. The concept of an ‘energy body’ is mentioned repeatedly throughout the program by parents and caregivers of non-speakers, and according to Gerber’s research, energy body systems contain the data that coordinate physiological activity.
If we subscribe to the theory that consciousness is fundamental, and therefore creating physical reality, then it must be true that our state of consciousness influences how our bodies function. Gerber references the work of Dr. Itzhak Bentov and Dr. William Tiller, both of whom studied the human energy field and determined that there are several overlapping, higher-dimensional energetic systems working together to direct our physiological experience of reality. They identify four layers of the energy body that overlay the physical, which directly corresponds with that Kabbalistic concept that we have four non-physical levels of consciousness animating our bodies. Each layer is explained below:
“In order for our physiology to play its beautiful symphony, we must harmonize each octave of our energy body.”
Nefesh - Physical Body
This is our lowest level of consciousness, offering awareness of our physical bodies and the physical world. How our physical bodies operate is determined by interactions between the following energy fields.
Ruach - Etheric Body
This first layer of our energy body contains data from the emotional experiences of our present lifetime. Its influence explains why emotional distress disrupts natural functions like immune system response, hormonal and cellular activity. Gerber refers to the relationship between the etheric body and physical body as an “interference pattern” that determines our overall level of health.
Neshama - Mental Body
The second layer gives us an intellectual understanding of the essential nature of the human experience. In order to operate efficiently, this consciousness field must evolve over many lifetimes to move beyond perception with just five senses and open ourselves up to perception beyond what Tiller refers to as “the world of appearances.”
Chaya - Astral Body
This third layer transcends intellectual understanding to include that expanded perspective where we merge our individual consciousness with that of The Creator. This is where the character of our soul lies. According to Gerber, “The astral body is a containment vehicle for the personality beyond the transition of physical death.”
Yechida - Causal Body
The fourth and final layer is the element of our soul that is still connected to The Creator and, according to Kabbalists, is one of pure light. Bentov regarded this field as a holistic, emotional energy body containing all the experiences of our soul, or what Vedic traditions call the Akashic field.
In Vibrational Medicine, Gerber uses the analogy of piano keys, likening the layers of our energy bodies to octaves of consciousness. He refers to the lowest keys as Nefesh, or the physical octave of experience. The highest keys are that of Yechida, or the causal octave. In order for our physiology to play its beautiful symphony, we must harmonize each octave of our energy body. We can accomplish this using meditation, our breath, prayer, tuning forks, mindfulness practices, spending time in nature, or consciously reprogramming ourselves using mantras, affirmations, movement and music. Each method is a different means of repatterning these conscious energy fields to positively influence our experience of reality.
The Telepathy Tapes have created a swell of support for consciousness fundamentalists like Donald Hoffman, and started a repatterning of the scientific paradigm. As public support grows and funding opportunities expand, research on these ideas will be brought out of the theoretical fringes and into empirical testing. Our understanding of human biology as a series of interactive multi-dimensional fields may someday be understood and refined into a scientifically proven protocol for so-called vibrational medicine. But we don’t have to wait for science to catch up with our conscious evolution to enjoy the benefits of harmonizing our energy fields with our physical body, we can begin with the techniques discussed above right now.
Molly Hankins is an Initiate + Reality Hacker serving the Ministry of Quantum Existentialism and Builders of the Adytum.
