Charging

  There be some interesting ways to charging energy. What its good for, be to get more energy and to be able to function better. The more energy you have, the better you may function. There are two general ways, absorption and generating.

  The easy and more dangerous way is the way of absorption. Which is to just imagine your the energy reaching out and gathering more energy in. This can lead to psychic vampirism. As the more energy you absorb, the more you don't generate and thus, you will end up needing more to sustain yourself, more and more.

  Try not to get energy from humans, as you can get addicted to it, and add a filter to filter out bad energy, if you do try it. I would suggest filtering the energy into funnels. As, when you absorb from others you also get all the horrible colouring that comes with it. All the emotions and self pity and noobishness they have.

  The better and harder way and the only one that doesn't lead to vampirism, causing you to generate energy as well as also being safe. Is that you should not absorb at all and you should generate your own, by using more of your own energy and thus the more you start generating.

  Albeit, you may test the waters to find out stuff and idea from the surroundings and people. So you can absorb sometimes from them, as the residual energy of a place lets you know what was there. But of course, filter! But never try to use them as a supplement of your own energy.

 This is a thought:
"Absorption isn't always negative, this is depending on how it is used. Actually absorption is the natural way to generate energy by pulling in energy from the surroundings or subtle plane. As long as we don't intentionally suck people's life force, we can simply draw in the life force energy that is already released by them into the atmosphere. You might get a certain feel that you get with absorption. This can be addictive. Lots of places have high chi, we can simply go there and draw in the energy. Or, we can draw in energy from around us to figure what is going on. The simple act of relaxing, clearing the mind and breathing in already draws chi/mana into the body.

If you try using only chi generation, you will find it tiring to do all the time. Some energy absorption is the much more effortless and natural way. It is like eating and breathing. Absorption is only negative when it is used in a vampiric way, like eating or drinking addictive drugs, human flesh, blood... and etc.

Both generation and absorption can be used at different times depending on our energy state. Sometimes our energy feels in an expansive or out flowing state. Therefore generation feels more natural. Sometimes our energy is in a lower or retreating state. Therefore absorption feels more natural. This can be due to added biorhythms, moon phases and astrological factors.

Generation can be used to generate personal energy and this personal energy can be used to manipulate energy. That drawn energy can be used to create results. It doesn't have to be drawn into yourself. This takes a little generated energy. Now know that using generated energy is stronger and the external energy thats outside your body is weaker."