Often, our energetic fields are cluttered with energy that does not belong to us or is no longer serving us. This can create thoughts, emotions and experiences that are not authentically aligned with us, but if we clear and maintain our field, these influences are removed, and we are able to connect and listen to our intuition and heart. As we heed and act on its callings, our heart heals and opens, and our capacity for light frequency increases, which in turn activates our dormant DNA. This is spiritual evolution.
This is a process we can undertake for ourselves. You do not need a healer to heal you; you have everything you need for your spiritual evolution within you. You do not require anything external of yourself, nor does your responsibility lie in changing others. The focus is on self.
It took me over a decade to discover a healing process that worked for me, and it wasn’t one that is commonly taught in modern spirituality or new age philosophy. In fact, none of the techniques commonly found in these teachings worked for me. I eventually discovered that this was because my energy field was cluttered, and none of the practices I tried did anything to address this. For me, the path to true and deep healing began with energetic hygiene.
When we maintain our energetic field properly, the little (or big) things that keep us distracted, imbalanced and out of alignment begin to ease. Space is created and we begin to receive the guidance, support and inspiration to create the change in our lives that we are seeking.
WHAT TO EXPECT
When you begin implementing regular energetic hygiene, your field will undergo a significant shift. Old energies will need to be released to make room for the new. Healing does not come from energetic hygiene alone; it will be required to make changes in your day-to-day life to cut out negative energy sources. It is similar to a health regime: you can exercise all you want, but the results will be minimal if you continue to consume junk food. As you practice energetic hygiene, you will feel inspired to make changes in your life, some of which might not be easy decisions. Follow your intuition and take inspired action if called to.
As with our physical bodies, when we have not been taking proper care and we decide to undergo a cleanse, there may be a period where things feel worse before they feel better. This is known as a healing crisis. Repressed emotions and wounding may surface, and any attempt to ignore or rebury them will negate the energetic work that has been done.
Energetic hygiene does not eliminate the need to process energy; it simply brings it to the surface to be processed and released. It is common to experience intense emotions or even physical symptoms. You do not need to analyze this, only allow it. It is ultimately your choice whether to release what surfaces or not. If you choose to, you release it permanently from your field and your life; resist, and it will remain. Some people are searching for a quick fix that will magically take away all their pain; this is unrealistic. The reality is that you will be required to release and follow through on the intuitive nudges you receive to create change in your life. For genuine healing, we will need to also shift mentally, emotionally and physically.
RELEASING
Healing occurs in layers. If all the wounding and trauma surfaced at once, we would not be able to process it. Often, when deep wounding surfaces, it feels heavy and difficult. This can trigger us to repress it out of fear. We are taught that showing emotion is a weakness, and in today’s culture of toxic positivity, many of us believe that feeling a heavy emotion will result in more of it. This is a misunderstanding of Universal Law. The allowing of emotion is an essential part of releasing it. Repression serves only to grow darkness within us, creating stagnancy, energetic blocks, a closed heart, mental and emotional imbalance, and physical illness and disease.
While it is imperative to allow ourselves to feel our emotions rather than repress them, it is also possible to overidentify with and attach to them. This can be just as damaging as repressing it. You are not your trauma; it is something you experienced, but it does not dictate who you are or your value. Do not fall into the spiritual healing trap of a never-ending need to fix yourself.
More often than not, we get caught up in the mental gymnastics of trying to understand our emotions. But in the process of energetic transmutation, mental understanding is unnecessary and can block the release. Sometimes the wounding we carry isn’t even our own, and as such, we can never understand it on a mental level. This is why we must allow our emotional, energetic and physical bodies the space they require to let go without the mind taking over.
BEGIN THE JOURNEY
There are countless free resources online that can guide you through the process of energetic clearing (try this one). Begin experimenting to find the techniques that resonate with you.
Written by: Lacey
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Disclaimer: I am not a doctor or a therapist. I will always advocate for energetic healing, but that alone isn’t enough. All aspects of your being need loving attention. If you feel you need assistance, do not hesitate to contact a specialised professional. All of the information presented here is based on personal experience. This way is far from the only way; it is just one of many.
This content was originally posted in May 2021.