Fiction:Elemental energy

Elemental energy is lifeforce of living things, and the energy of inorganic things. It is very similar to real-life practises such as chi/prana, reiki, aura, bending, Kundalini yoga, electric humans and individual psychic powers (which I based this concept on).

Cultivating
For a start, everyone has these powers, everyone. But they are in varying degrees of power, not because some are naturally more powerful than others, it depends on the health and mental strength of an indvidual, which can change. Some people are born naturals, and can channel elemental energy without aid, because they have the correct willpower. Others need help to cultivate their powers. Everyone has had an experience. For training, depending on the invididuals mental strength and positive energies, it can take mere years to entire lifetimes to truly learn elemental energy.

The energy
The energy flows from everything, but especially living beings. It is channeled through the body, where it is collected in different points, known to humans as chakras. There is a balance between light and dark, good and bad, fast and slow, positive and negative energies. No one can directly see elemental energy, only its effects. Perhaps only the most powerful can. The energy itself is not the same as the fundamental and non-fundamental energies of the universe, such as the strong and weak nuclear forces, electromagnetism and gravity, rather, elemental energy is a metaphysical one, and cannot be described by scientific measurement. In many who don't practise this energy, it can get blocked, causing various health ailements leading to illness and stress.

Powers
Only the greatest masters of this energy can manipulate all these powers.

Main powers

 * Healing.
 * Strengthening the body until it is as strong as steel.
 * Enhanced mental willpower.

Secondary powers
You may notice that there are many kinds of powers, many people only get one or two of them, and belive telepathic energy is different to aura energies. But really, they are all the same energy.
 * Manipulation of elements, such as fire (pyrokinesis), water (hydrokinesis), air, earth, metal, energy, wood etc.
 * Astral projection/visiting the spirit world.
 * Immortality - only the very strongest.
 * Multilocation - a mind state where the master splits in two.
 * Self training - combining the mind with the body in meditation, allowing the user to accomplish things more easily.
 * Aura reading - Ability to see aura.
 * Telepathy.
 * Telekinesis.
 * Precognation.
 * Empathy.
 * Remote viewing - seeing with the mind.
 * Changing the bodies weight.
 * Transvection - the ability to levitate.

Compared to other energies

 * Elemental vs. Psionic - Everyone can attain elemental energy, while not everyone can develop psionic energy. Psionics tend to tire out.
 * Elemental vs. Demonic energy - If the user of elemental energy only uses it for bad, greedy or evil purposes, then the negative energy will consume the user. Eventually, unlike demonic forces, the user will get kicked in the face with his energies, and will harm those who the user loves.
 * Elemental vs. Mystic energy - Mystic energy can actually be seen, which is extremely rare in Elemental energy, as usually only its effects are seen.
 * Elemental energy vs. Ascended/Gyronic/Force - Those energies are really restricted to ascended beings, but there are exceptions.

Compatability
in varying degrees due to mental will power of the individual, however, mind strength can also be manipulated.
 * Every single species
 * At any age
 * At any gender