Solar Flares & Mental Scares
The sun trolled me last week.
My mind has been a rollercoaster since last Sunday. Not for any reason in particular. Nothing bad happened in my life lately. Old fears and worries started to arise again. Frustrations, even though everything is alright.
I injured my back and had to visit my chiropractor. I felt better, but my mind was still in a whirlwind. Something else was going on. Why did I have to stay in a bad mood? my health was doing well again. Why did I continue to feel iffy? Low energy and no motivation. Brain fog, even brain lag, like my eyes could only see 30 frames per second like a screen when it gets laggy. It felt like my body was under pressure and vibrating at a high frequency.
Turns out, it wasn’t me who was the problem. It was the sun trolling me. I knew from Daoist systems that the sun, stars, and planets have an influence on our lives, even on a day-to-day basis. I have been even more aware of this since I started to train Daoist inner alchemy.
I have felt that this practice has amplified my sensitivity to the energy surrounding me. As I train further I will be able to shield myself more effectively and notice what energy comes from the outside and what comes from within. But for now, I can still be tricked about what is going on outside. That is what happened this week.
I had a chat with my wife on the fifth day of these ups and downs. We both felt the energy fluctuations. It was particularly strong and uncomfortable on this Friday evening. My wife knew more about astronomical events, so she suggested I look up if there were any solar flares now.
What I found next astonished me. I found a YouTube video with a guy covering all the latest solar flares. I went to the website he got the data from and found the following graph. I started to recall the events of each day of the week. I realised, that whenever I felt that strange iffy energy was at the same time the solar flares were going on. The correlation between the time the flares happened and when I felt strange was so clear. A spike in activity and I would feel a heavy energy in the surroundings.
Now, was it just the sun, or was more stuff going on, I don’t know. It could be a combination of things.
I decided to text my Daoist teacher and ask him what was going on, and if it made sense. He responded with no sense of surprise as always.
There are more events to come
Here is the chat between my teacher and I.
Andreas: This week I feel there are huge fluctuations in energy. like a roller coaster. I see information about solar storms being very active. I find that the times when it is most active are when I feel unstable inside, like there are thoughts and feelings that are not me, nor appropriate to the current situation. I know it's not me, but it still made me feel heavy.
Yesterday there were some ups and downs, yesterday it was the day before that, and right now my wife and I can feel the energy changes again. It feels unstable and down, but I try to stay calm and handle it better now.
Is this unreasonable? Am I just crazy or does it make sense?
Teacher: There's a solar eclipse coming up so the energy is changing. There is also a comet about to fly close to Earth.
Andreas: It doesn’t seem good. A lot of things happening at the same time.
Teacher: This year there is a solar eclipse, a lunar eclipse, a “super moon” where the moon is closer to Earth, and comets flying close to the planet, so you can expect more situations like this.
Andreas: So much volatility. What should I do to protect myself from that energy influence?
Teacher: Observe 👀 and don't think about it. You should practice the standing as a tree position more often.1 Focus on positive things and try not to get distracted.
Turns out I wasn’t crazy after all. These fluctuations are like the appetizer to the upcoming solar eclipse on April 8. Hopefully, nothing too bad will happen in the world. I remember my teacher posting about an upcoming eclipse (don’t remember if it was solar or lunar) before the events in Israel & Gaza.
How to protect your energy during astronomical events
As my teacher said, the best you and I can do if we start to feel these shaky energies around us is to try our best to observe. Realise that these energies are not coming from within us. It is simply the fluctuations of nature. Do not start to identify with it and let your mind run wild with negative self-talk and frustrations like I did.
If you have a hard time calming the mind, meditation can help. Or doing nothing, as in ABSOLUTELY nothing, staring at a wall.
A more advanced and powerful technique is to perform the tree position as my teacher told me to. Here is a quick guide on how to do this:
Step 1 (feet): Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart. Your feet need to point straight forward. Flex your big toe in towards each other. You will feel the pressure on the outside of your foot and the big toes if you do it properly.
Step 2 (knees): Slight bend in the knees.
Step 3 (hips): Push your hips underneath your torso by squeezing the anus.
Step 4 (upper body): Stand tall with the shoulders back. Elbows glued to the side of your body. Take your forearms out in front of you and let the tip of each finger touch each other.
Step 5 ( the head): look straight ahead.
Keep this position and empty your mind. This practice grounds you and restores the energy flow in your body. Stand in the position for 5-10 minutes and notice how you feel after the session. You should feel more calm and renewed.
This position can feel uncomfortable when you first start practising it. If you have energy blockages in your body, the energy (Qi) will try and push through to restore the flow. This is the thing causing discomfort. If it is too uncomfortable then stop.
Thank you for reading.
May all sentient beings find peace and happiness.
This is a technique I learned from my teacher to restore your energy. It is explained later in this post.