A good portion of the civilized world is carrying an energy called collective overwhelm. There is excessive stimulation, massive information overload, unrelenting pressure, and dread-infused numbing. A good portion of our energetic resources are depleted and the adrenals are taxed as we do our best to keep our head above the water of the deluge of demands.
Money, relationships, health, work, play, war, religious dogma, fear based rhetoric, laws and injustice, politics, global warming, death, the news, the cultural inequalities, the social chaos, the conflict, the racism, the legal system, the TSA, the government, alien invasion, the end of the world….on and on the landslide washes over, around, and into us. And since most feel it, yes, even the so-called privileged, it is considered a collective energetic. We are under the influence 24/7…even when we choose to take a vacation.
It is, as we have seen earlier, primarily fear and anger based, each being chronic. We fear for our survival and we are angry that we seem so powerless and controlled. The cycle feeds itself and perpetuates the collective belief that only strengthens its inner and outer impact upon us. We become drained and scattered and oscillate between anxiety, angst, dread, irritation, frustration, hostility and rage. Far too many are simply exhausted from the seemingly endless burden. It is the source of much depression, anxiety, addiction, the scourge of pharmaceuticals…too many are just giving up.
It is there and it is , for now, constant. What to do?
The first step, like always, is awareness. Rather than looking for personal fault and source for our litany of ailments and conditions, we can begin to realize that much is the collective external energy infiltrating our energetic boundary system. In the state of overwhelm it is hard to see the alternatives. And, yet, there are always solutions…often existing above the level of the opportunity.
Knowing that it comes from so many observable sources we can choose to stop aligning with the collective perspectives, beliefs, and behaviors. There are alternative responses. We can cease taking responsibility for the collective and focus on our own self care. One step by one step until we enter a new state, a new frequency. Pay attention. Notice the body and its responses to moments. Breathe and look for connections to your own past. Notice how some things are more impactful to you. Step out of your patterned response and set alternative strategies that can be applied, adjusted, and then reapplied. Sooner than later you can begin to separate from the collective overwhelm, jettisoning the elements that you can.
The lightened load will begin to reveal new perspectives and companion experiences that affirm life and the dimensional beauty. Still functioning in the culture you are simply not overwhelmed by the things and their energy which you cannot control. You find that the moment gives you your launching pad to the next. You turn away from the conditioned influences, the evening news, the organized religious dogma, low frequency friends, ignorance, mass consumption, debt, living uninformed about the inner world and your true power and capacity.
The moments become softer and more flowing. You soon find that so much simply does not matter. Simple things become gratifying and desirable. This is the life you were meant for…not the one that is thrashing to hold on in these remarkable times of change.
Leave it all behind…yes, leave it all behind…and rediscover the deeper you that has been patiently awaiting your turning away and seeing the infinite beauty that is all around. It is a beautiful world