Positive Energy Guide

Managing your energy well is easier if you are perceiving it accurately. Clear perception depends both on intuition and personal development. The more developed you are the greater your capacity for neutral self-observation. In this context, personal development and objectivity about one’s self are practically synonymous. Four activities, qualities or orientations form a foundation for […]

Making assumptions disregulates your energy. It sets you up to respond to things are not actually happening, taking you out of energy rapport with your actual environment and the people in it.  Think of this like being certain you’re at the bottom of a flight of stairs when there’s one more. Stepping forward with this […]

I first encountered my current spiritual teacher when I was twenty one, having accidentally entered the room and disturbed his practice on the fortieth day of his forty day retreat. He was startled, and I was making every effort to back out the door I had just opened. More than thirty years later I intentionally […]

Knowing when we need to be alone is an important part of managing our energy. It is essential for energy-sensitive people to allow ourselves to disengage from others, particularly when we feel drained. I am not talking about withdrawing in emotional drama. We can find graceful ways to step away. With those we care about, […]

Ambrose Bierce, in “The Devil’s Dictionary,” defines “Alone: In poor company.” This tongue-in-cheek humor is worthy of contemplation. We can feel alone in a crowd, and among those with whom we have minimal rapport. We also feel alone when we are poor company for ourselves. The better company we become–the less we abandon, reject, criticize, […]

Balanced development has requirements of which we may be unaware. When we have difficulty growing in a desired direction, there may be a natural prerequisite. Profound states of awareness can lead to issues and distortion, for example, without the anchor and safety of grounded body awareness. The story below explores the relationship between expansion of […]

I have always been highly sensitive to energy. Initially this was only a liability. For several decades, the suggestions I received for energy protection did not work. Some depended on catching Stuff before it got in. Some depended on concentration I had not developed. Some depended on being able to ground myself and stay in […]

There is no question that we are all energetically connected. How could it possibly be otherwise? Consider remote healing, effective prayer for other people, almost-palpable bonds of love, the many times you know who it is when the phone rings. Consider how we pick up energy from people or places, the impact of psychic attack […]

I would like to address comments and questions before we move on. One reader said she was hoping for tips on minimizing energy vulnerability. I’m sure there she is not alone! We will get into some tips in this series. For any energy intervention to be effective and fully of benefit, we must address the […]

Energy-sensitive people are usually empathic and intuitive. We tend to have challenges keeping a healthy balance between our own needs and the needs of others. This leads to various issues managing energy. We may find ourselves, for example, dealing with unwanted energy coming into our systems, or find that energy we need for ourselves is […]