The French philosopher Henri Bergson called it lan vital. In China it s called chi, in India it s called prana.
Every culture has a special term for the stream of life energy that flows through reality.
The vital force is the source for alternative healings, the muse of the creative artist, and the ground of mystic spiritual experience. The stress, anxiety, depression and plain hard work of modern life attack our vital force. We drift into disorders, into conditions and behavior that is often negative and sometimes self-defeating. We have trouble on the job, and trouble at home. We need a friend to help, but our friends appear worse off or turn a deaf ear, so we try the vicious cycle of professional therapists who are adept at lightening our wallets but little else.