A Guide for Empaths and Energy Sensitives for 2018
Last year was a year of major life transition for many people. Outside of the political changes that have rocked North America there was also unparalleled violence and fear throughout the world. It was also a year where people went within themselves to ask very big questions about their own lives and pondered the future of the world itself.
This year will also be a very energetically charged year as those who have been going within themselves will be purging much of what they feel they no longer need. This is a very important process of the transcendence of what we no longer want or require on earth although that doesn’t make it easy. Those who are energetically sensitive will feel the almost constant fluctuations of the world around them and learning how to go with the flow safely is of vital importance.
People who are gifted with empathic abilities, healing abilities and any type of psychic sensitivity are natural born energy transformers. They are almost always transmuting difficult and challenging energies in the world around them to both neutralize and convert that energy into “positive” or beneficial energy. Transmutation happens by consciously processing mental, emotional, spiritual and even physical energy. The most effective form of transmuting something is to experience it which is why so many gifted people feel inundated with thoughts, feelings, emotions and even physical sensations that are not linked to their own current individual experiences.
Here is a toolkit for 2018:
These tools are useful at any time and provide an understanding of basic spiritual and energetic techniques. Feel free to make them your own in any way that you feel drawn.
Checking In With Yourself
Learning to check in with yourself energetically is incredibly important. The first step to this is to learn about what your energy feels like to you. An easy way to do that is to take a moment, quietly, and close your eyes. You can imagine what colour your aura is or if you are more of a feelings person you can imagine what it feels like. Scan your body in your mind’s eye to see each part of it and when you’re comfortable with that visualize your aura right to its edges. You will also want to look within yourself and into your inner channel (the column of light that goes from your crown to your root) to see what your internal environment feels like. When you feel “off” for no immediate reason you can use this technique to see if there is anything in your energy field that isn’t your own.
Centering and Grounding
When you want to release excess energy from your field you will want to ground it out. A quick way to do this is to stand with your feet a little less than shoulder-width apart. Imagine roots going down into the center of the earth. When you can fully visualize that check in with yourself and become aware of the center of your energy field (a common center for most people is their solar plexus). Take a deep breath in and pull your energy towards this center and form it into a ball and on your out breath push or “fire” that ball down into the center of the earth. Doing this two or three times or until you feel a deep sense of calm will release that excess psychic energy from your energy bodies and release it to the earth. This is an important technique because more often than not when an empath, healer or energetically sensitive person becomes overwhelmed or even anxious it is often because of the excess energy that they’ve picked up from the world around them.
Anchoring Into a Vibration That Works
When we ground ourselves we do strengthen our energy cord that goes to the core of the earth and a lot of the time that is enough to clear out the energy we pick up from others. Another way to ensure that you have a continuous release of this energy is to anchor. For some people anchoring into the earth itself can be a challenging experience because the earth itself is often going through a lot of changes. Asking your Spirit Guides or the Divine Beings that you work with to anchor your energy into a vibration or dimension that is right for you may be a useful technique. You can do this purely with intention and many people find that it is a great relief. Whether you are anchoring into the third dimensional earth plane or a more ascended layer of the earth plane the technique is the same. Visualize the center of the earth in whatever way feels the best for you. The more you can consciously bond with this energy the better it is so really use your mind or heart or body to get a very clear picture of where you are anchoring in: the colours, the temperature, the texture and the movement of the core are all important. Go with whatever brings you feelings of strength, stability and clarity. Know that as you are visualizing this (or feeling or sensing it) you are connecting with it. It is also important to visualize or sense your uninterrupted and solid connection with it. You will feel very peaceful, strong and empowered when you have achieved this. It can be helpful to do this each day.
Conscious Transmutation
Empaths, healers and energetically sensitive people naturally transmute things from the world around them and that process is often not a conscious process. However when we encounter energy whether it be something fragmented (something that is a piece of mental or emotional energy broken off by trauma), something directed (something that is directed at a person or place through someone’s intense emotional or mental energy) or something residual (the mental, emotional or physical energy left over from an intense experience such as a blow-out or even illness) we can also consciously transmute it. This can be an intense process so be sure to have the time and space to do it properly and fully. You can start off by feeling out or finding where the energy’s epicenter is. When there is a shadow presence in a space it always has a center. Once you find it you can either sit in that space or near it and connect to your Divine Source and your Spirit Guides. Find the highest point of light (Divine Source) in your consciousness and fill yourself with as much love and compassion as you can. You can speak to the shadow energy letting it know that it’s loved by the Divine Source or you can ask the Divine Source to speak to it directly. The idea here is to witness (process) the shadow energy awakening to its own connection to the Divine Source (which is always unconditional love). Holding space for this awakening process is the important part – when light shines upon a shadow it is no longer a shadow. In this sense you are acting as the anchor for divine light within that space. You will know when this is complete because the space will feel filled with love and peace and many people feel like something has left (similar to when you’re at a party or get together and it feels like someone has left even when nobody has – a sensation common among those who are energy sensitive).
If things become too intense during this process you can call in the archangels, ascended masters, divine earth spirits or similar divine beings (whatever you resonate with) to finish this on your behalf. If that happens leave the space and check-in, center, ground and anchor and the intense feelings will shift. If need be you can smudge, have a salt or sacred bath or even a cold glass of water (and food) to rebalance. I only recommend using this technique if you confident with your scope of abilities because before the shadow or fragmented energy awakens to its own divine connection the space may feel darker or resistant and that can be a challenge. Working in groups is always easier.
Setting Up Your Space
Having a safe space is important. Most people who practice any kind of spiritual path instinctively create a safe space within their homes which allow for them to feel comfortable, peaceful and rejuvenated. People feel drawn to various objects, crystals, books, lighting, furniture etc because of the way that it makes them feel and for energy sensitive people this is incredibly important because it creates a getaway from the outside world.
This can also be done away from home as well. It can be done a few different ways such as creating an inner space through meditation (a visualized space within the self that you can step into as needed), by anchoring protective energy into your field (taking time to visualize a protective bubble around you before going out of your personal space) or even by creating a talisman (an object empowered for a specific purpose). You can even use all of these techniques but the idea here is that you are creating that same peaceful atmosphere within your energy field as a shield when you are not in your physical personal space. Whichever way you decide to do this be sure to keep it clean, empowered and current (work with your method on a regular basis to keep it strong).
Cord Cutting and Energy Clearing
When we interact with others and particularly when we are in a helping space we can inadvertently create energetic ties to that person or experience often called cords. For those who transmute energy these cords are the channels which the energy travels through from the person or experience requiring healing to the one transmuting it and they are anchored into whatever emotional, mental or physical center it needs to be in order to transmute fully. There are also times when these cords remain present and cause a drain. Learning to feel out and cut/clear these cords can be very beneficial. The process is generally simple and all that you have to do is check in with your energy, find the cord and intend that it is cleared (many people find it helpful to visualize the cord and then the cord being cut). You can also call upon your Spirit Guides, Angels or the Divine Beings that you connect with to ask that they be cleared. It is also helpful to create the time and space for this if you want to do a full and complete cord cutting.
To clear your energy you can create flow within your energy field by grounding and then connecting upwards, finding the highest point of light (Divine Source) above you, and then allowing that energy to flood through your entire field from your crown, through you and down into your root and out of your field into the earth. If you feel drawn you can also draw fresh energy from the center of the earth up through your root, upwards through your energy field and up and out to that highest point of light. The intention here is that the pure love of the Divine Source and Mother Earth transmute any obstructions to the natural and balanced flow of your energy field. Clearing these obstructions out is important to the vitality of your energy field and will help to correct any drain.
Self Healing
We are all born with the energetic capability to heal ourselves and others. To perform self healing all that you have to do is check in with your own energy, find any mental, emotional, physical or spiritual pain or difficulty and draw that Divine Source light to it. It is important to know that the Divine Source knows how to heal anything and so being receptive to that idea is important. That said if you feel an energy present that instinctively doesn’t feel good for you then clear your space, ground, center and try again. Stay within that focused space for as long as you feel drawn and be sure to ground afterwards as well as nourish your physical body as that will be flushing out anything that you let go of (even when what you let go of is mental or emotional).
Seeking Guidance
We are all also born with a natural connection to the Divine Source and the Mother Earth. Over time we can consciously learn to tune into this already present connection for the purpose of receiving information or energy as information. Many people use tools such as cards and crystals or forms of divination such as scrying or even stichomancy (opening a book and reading the first sentence or paragraph that you see). You can also do this by focusing in meditation, clearing your energy field and asking for divine guidance. Please keep in mind that it’s important to learn to tell the difference between true divine guidance and your personal feelings or thoughts on what you’re asking about. A great way to do this is to create a process for your reading. You can create a prayer or affirmation to use and intend that when that is said everything after that is divine connection and when you are finished the reading you can then say a similar prayer or affirmation to close down. The important part here is to be as clear and connected as you can be before you say the first affirmation. If you want to build confidence with this skill you can try doing this for others with a focus on bringing through things that they will already understand to be true about their lives and things that you couldn’t possibly know. As with all energetic processes it is important to ground afterwards and cut any cords as needed.
A Month by Month Look at the Energetic Themes of 2018
This channeling is only a look at the energetic challenges that will be present globally in each month. Don’t worry the year will not be dismal. This is only here to provide a heads up of what energetically sensitive people should be aware of in the world so they can better understand their own life’s purpose this year and to serve as a very basic guide for self care.
January
Theme:
January is a month where people will be facing their own darkness. Anger, resentment and volatility will be prominent and people will be quick to point fingers. People will feel ungrounded and for empaths and energy sensitive people the world may feel dark or heavy. The energetic process at play here is that people will be facing what needs to heal within them but the oppositional energy in the world will make it harder for people to process this clearly resulting in outbursts of raw emotion. This will make interpersonal interactions more heated than normal.
Advice:
Stay grounded. Learn to monitor your thoughts and feelings and become aware of what you yourself are clearing from your own life. If you notice anger or volatile motions within you ask yourself whether it is your shadow interacting with the world around you or whether it is your light. Make time for healing as needed.
February
The beginning of the month will have feelings of relief for many people. Things will feel calmer or quieter at an individual level within the earth plane (even amidst political changes). The last part of the month will be more emotional with a lot of people experiencing sadness, endings and a clearing of what no longer serves their highest benefit. This is a time where people will draw closer to those they love and a lot of support and peace will be present from these connections. There will also be an awakening period for many people who have energetic abilities that they were not aware of. For healers and energy sensitives a lot of what needs to clear will clear quickly and your inner calling to help others will be strong.
Advice:
Do what you can to help. This will be an empowering time for lightworkers and the draw or wanting to help will be strong. Be sure to keep yourself clear, hydrated, well fed and rested. There will be major activations of natural healing abilities this month.
March
Past grief will be prominent at this time. People will be revisiting memories of times past including deaths of loved ones and “forced” endings of experiences (when they were forced to let go of something rather than chose to let go of it). Empaths specifically will be experiencing a bit of an overload and the call to transmute things will be strong.
Advice:
Major self care is needed. The energy of grief is very dense and can have the illusion of feeling endless. Be sure to use any self healing techniques that you have and be sure to check in with yourself to distinguish what is yours and what is not (when an empath recognizes something as somebody else’s emotion it alleviates the intensity of the feelings they are experiencing). Monitor your thoughts and feelings to spot over reaction in your own interactions with others because you will be processing emotions for others.
April
This month the vibration of joy will be anchoring into the earth plane. Many people will feel happy, productive and have a sense of kindness in the world. There will also be people who experience a resistance to this which will come out in the form of being oppositional with those who are experiencing the joy and happiness.
Advice:
Hold space for the healing of others. Be patient with those who are oppositional as the joy is mirroring what they still need to let go of. The burdens associated with transmuting for others will be lessened and a lot of big shifts can happen. People will be brought together.
May
May will bring a sense of urgency. Social and political situations will become more prominent and separately from that people will feel the need to make big changes in their personal lives. The “get up and go” mentality will be strong and there may be a tendency for people to not be as understanding to the personal needs of others. A sense of desperation may arise when people don’t feel “good enough”.
Advice:
Lead by example. Inspire peace within others and work on worth and worthiness issues. People may have difficulty with feeling not good enough and that can be particularly straining on those born with empathic and healing abilities. Be sure to create firm boundaries with others and help where you can.
June
June will be a month of big changes. People will feel like they are beginning to arrive at their personal goals or are getting close. This is a month of very positive changes and a global shift in consciousness. On the surface of day-to-day life people will feel lighter and more inclusive of others.
Advice:
Take this time to rest, recuperate and enjoy life. The joy that was anchored into the world in April will begin taking a greater effect in very positive ways. This is a great time for learning new psychic or healing skills as the vibration will be higher than normal. People may experience a greater sense of divine connection. All is well.
July
A second wave of sadness will hit the earth plane this month. People will feel vulnerable and social interactions will be slightly strained. People will be releasing pain or difficult energy from much deeper within their core. A lot of challenging energy will be moving up to the surface for transmutation and people will feel more guarded than normal. People will be on the defensive and will feel the need to protect what they hold dear whether that be relationships, family, friends, job security, physical possessions and states of being.
Advice:
Batten down the hatches. Be sure to focus on creating your safe space at home and use energetic techniques such as meditation, cord cutting and self healing as necessary. This is a great time to go inwards and the call inwards will be strong. Take extra good care of yourself in all possible ways.
August
This will be an extension of July.
Advice:
Continue the advice from July. For healers, empaths and energetically sensitive people the last two weeks of the month will have a call to service to help the world around you. You will feel strong, connected and empowered and will be drawn to talk to and help others. This will be surprising for the many of you who are more introverted but go with the flow and stand in your power using self care as required. Check in with yourself whenever you feel a shift and respond accordingly.
September
This is a month of unrest. Social paradigms will be challenged and beliefs will change for many people. People in general will be aware of the good, the bad and the ugly at this time and social and political beliefs will oppose what people as individuals will be feeling. This is the start of a point of change within the world and people will slowly begin to band together and will be discussing injustice in general. Many people will receive a higher heart activation (the secondary chakra above the heart chakra that is connected to divine service).
Advice:
People with spiritual and energetic abilities will feel the need to speak up. Remembering that all opinions are valid at some point along the healing journey and that those opinions change as people heal is very important. Stay safe and continue to stand in your power. People will be starting to break out of mass-accepted beliefs that need to change and will feel a little bit disoriented in their own lives and may not know why. This will be a waking up for many people.
October
This will be a month of recuperation for people in general. People will feel tired, foggy and wanting to keep to themselves more. There will be a small wave of further clearing of anger especially in relation to past experiences. People will be fed up and wanting to clear out what no longer serves them. People in general will have a clearer understanding of themselves but all is a work in progress.
Advice:
Try not to take things personally. Energetically sensitive people will feel the tiredness from all of the work done so far in the year and taking time for your self is vital.
November
This will be a carry-over from October.
Advice:
Continue the advice from October.
December
This is an energetically charged month. Any people who did not let go of deep seeded anger will have a revisiting of this. The people around the world in general will be in a better place to hold space for people with patience and compassion. This is a month where people will feel more centered in their hearts and intuition will be strong for all people including those that normally don’t identify as intuitive.
Advice:
Focus on grounding and when applicable teaching others to do the same. This will be a month of teaching for all people and the drive to share what you know will be strong. You may be called to do cord cuttings and energy clearing for other people. Continue to clear your energy field and insure that there is no excess energy build up around your heart.
Things to Remember
In Closing
This year as a whole is a very important year for humanity. We will be faced with big choices as a world and that will be reflected in individual interactions. There will be huge surges of energy (both beneficial to the growth of humanity and non-beneficial energy) and the choices of how we could be interact will be very visible to each person. It will also be a year where things manifest quickly (both goals as well as the benefits and consequences of our actions).
For those who have been on a spiritual path for some time and those who are seasoned energy workers will feel very much in their element. This is a year where injustice is met head-on with assertiveness from those who want to make this world a better place. Any progressions of violence in the world may be people attempting to take matters into their own hands (which in this sense is never truly good or beneficial) so anchoring in love, peace and an understanding and acceptance of the diversity is important.
Take excellent care of yourself this year and know that it is a year for huge personal expansion for all people. Remember that the amount of love within the universe always outweighs the amount of darkness and that as darkness turns into light it can be a bumpy ride. All people are divinely connected and energy sensitive in nature however there are many of us that feel these sensitivities more than others in our day-to-day lives, although, more and more people are awakening to this and will continue to.
We are all ambassadors of Spirit.
With love, peace and gratitude,
Matthew Stapley, Psychic-Medium.
This year will also be a very energetically charged year as those who have been going within themselves will be purging much of what they feel they no longer need. This is a very important process of the transcendence of what we no longer want or require on earth although that doesn’t make it easy. Those who are energetically sensitive will feel the almost constant fluctuations of the world around them and learning how to go with the flow safely is of vital importance.
People who are gifted with empathic abilities, healing abilities and any type of psychic sensitivity are natural born energy transformers. They are almost always transmuting difficult and challenging energies in the world around them to both neutralize and convert that energy into “positive” or beneficial energy. Transmutation happens by consciously processing mental, emotional, spiritual and even physical energy. The most effective form of transmuting something is to experience it which is why so many gifted people feel inundated with thoughts, feelings, emotions and even physical sensations that are not linked to their own current individual experiences.
Here is a toolkit for 2018:
These tools are useful at any time and provide an understanding of basic spiritual and energetic techniques. Feel free to make them your own in any way that you feel drawn.
Checking In With Yourself
Learning to check in with yourself energetically is incredibly important. The first step to this is to learn about what your energy feels like to you. An easy way to do that is to take a moment, quietly, and close your eyes. You can imagine what colour your aura is or if you are more of a feelings person you can imagine what it feels like. Scan your body in your mind’s eye to see each part of it and when you’re comfortable with that visualize your aura right to its edges. You will also want to look within yourself and into your inner channel (the column of light that goes from your crown to your root) to see what your internal environment feels like. When you feel “off” for no immediate reason you can use this technique to see if there is anything in your energy field that isn’t your own.
Centering and Grounding
When you want to release excess energy from your field you will want to ground it out. A quick way to do this is to stand with your feet a little less than shoulder-width apart. Imagine roots going down into the center of the earth. When you can fully visualize that check in with yourself and become aware of the center of your energy field (a common center for most people is their solar plexus). Take a deep breath in and pull your energy towards this center and form it into a ball and on your out breath push or “fire” that ball down into the center of the earth. Doing this two or three times or until you feel a deep sense of calm will release that excess psychic energy from your energy bodies and release it to the earth. This is an important technique because more often than not when an empath, healer or energetically sensitive person becomes overwhelmed or even anxious it is often because of the excess energy that they’ve picked up from the world around them.
Anchoring Into a Vibration That Works
When we ground ourselves we do strengthen our energy cord that goes to the core of the earth and a lot of the time that is enough to clear out the energy we pick up from others. Another way to ensure that you have a continuous release of this energy is to anchor. For some people anchoring into the earth itself can be a challenging experience because the earth itself is often going through a lot of changes. Asking your Spirit Guides or the Divine Beings that you work with to anchor your energy into a vibration or dimension that is right for you may be a useful technique. You can do this purely with intention and many people find that it is a great relief. Whether you are anchoring into the third dimensional earth plane or a more ascended layer of the earth plane the technique is the same. Visualize the center of the earth in whatever way feels the best for you. The more you can consciously bond with this energy the better it is so really use your mind or heart or body to get a very clear picture of where you are anchoring in: the colours, the temperature, the texture and the movement of the core are all important. Go with whatever brings you feelings of strength, stability and clarity. Know that as you are visualizing this (or feeling or sensing it) you are connecting with it. It is also important to visualize or sense your uninterrupted and solid connection with it. You will feel very peaceful, strong and empowered when you have achieved this. It can be helpful to do this each day.
Conscious Transmutation
Empaths, healers and energetically sensitive people naturally transmute things from the world around them and that process is often not a conscious process. However when we encounter energy whether it be something fragmented (something that is a piece of mental or emotional energy broken off by trauma), something directed (something that is directed at a person or place through someone’s intense emotional or mental energy) or something residual (the mental, emotional or physical energy left over from an intense experience such as a blow-out or even illness) we can also consciously transmute it. This can be an intense process so be sure to have the time and space to do it properly and fully. You can start off by feeling out or finding where the energy’s epicenter is. When there is a shadow presence in a space it always has a center. Once you find it you can either sit in that space or near it and connect to your Divine Source and your Spirit Guides. Find the highest point of light (Divine Source) in your consciousness and fill yourself with as much love and compassion as you can. You can speak to the shadow energy letting it know that it’s loved by the Divine Source or you can ask the Divine Source to speak to it directly. The idea here is to witness (process) the shadow energy awakening to its own connection to the Divine Source (which is always unconditional love). Holding space for this awakening process is the important part – when light shines upon a shadow it is no longer a shadow. In this sense you are acting as the anchor for divine light within that space. You will know when this is complete because the space will feel filled with love and peace and many people feel like something has left (similar to when you’re at a party or get together and it feels like someone has left even when nobody has – a sensation common among those who are energy sensitive).
If things become too intense during this process you can call in the archangels, ascended masters, divine earth spirits or similar divine beings (whatever you resonate with) to finish this on your behalf. If that happens leave the space and check-in, center, ground and anchor and the intense feelings will shift. If need be you can smudge, have a salt or sacred bath or even a cold glass of water (and food) to rebalance. I only recommend using this technique if you confident with your scope of abilities because before the shadow or fragmented energy awakens to its own divine connection the space may feel darker or resistant and that can be a challenge. Working in groups is always easier.
Setting Up Your Space
Having a safe space is important. Most people who practice any kind of spiritual path instinctively create a safe space within their homes which allow for them to feel comfortable, peaceful and rejuvenated. People feel drawn to various objects, crystals, books, lighting, furniture etc because of the way that it makes them feel and for energy sensitive people this is incredibly important because it creates a getaway from the outside world.
This can also be done away from home as well. It can be done a few different ways such as creating an inner space through meditation (a visualized space within the self that you can step into as needed), by anchoring protective energy into your field (taking time to visualize a protective bubble around you before going out of your personal space) or even by creating a talisman (an object empowered for a specific purpose). You can even use all of these techniques but the idea here is that you are creating that same peaceful atmosphere within your energy field as a shield when you are not in your physical personal space. Whichever way you decide to do this be sure to keep it clean, empowered and current (work with your method on a regular basis to keep it strong).
Cord Cutting and Energy Clearing
When we interact with others and particularly when we are in a helping space we can inadvertently create energetic ties to that person or experience often called cords. For those who transmute energy these cords are the channels which the energy travels through from the person or experience requiring healing to the one transmuting it and they are anchored into whatever emotional, mental or physical center it needs to be in order to transmute fully. There are also times when these cords remain present and cause a drain. Learning to feel out and cut/clear these cords can be very beneficial. The process is generally simple and all that you have to do is check in with your energy, find the cord and intend that it is cleared (many people find it helpful to visualize the cord and then the cord being cut). You can also call upon your Spirit Guides, Angels or the Divine Beings that you connect with to ask that they be cleared. It is also helpful to create the time and space for this if you want to do a full and complete cord cutting.
To clear your energy you can create flow within your energy field by grounding and then connecting upwards, finding the highest point of light (Divine Source) above you, and then allowing that energy to flood through your entire field from your crown, through you and down into your root and out of your field into the earth. If you feel drawn you can also draw fresh energy from the center of the earth up through your root, upwards through your energy field and up and out to that highest point of light. The intention here is that the pure love of the Divine Source and Mother Earth transmute any obstructions to the natural and balanced flow of your energy field. Clearing these obstructions out is important to the vitality of your energy field and will help to correct any drain.
Self Healing
We are all born with the energetic capability to heal ourselves and others. To perform self healing all that you have to do is check in with your own energy, find any mental, emotional, physical or spiritual pain or difficulty and draw that Divine Source light to it. It is important to know that the Divine Source knows how to heal anything and so being receptive to that idea is important. That said if you feel an energy present that instinctively doesn’t feel good for you then clear your space, ground, center and try again. Stay within that focused space for as long as you feel drawn and be sure to ground afterwards as well as nourish your physical body as that will be flushing out anything that you let go of (even when what you let go of is mental or emotional).
Seeking Guidance
We are all also born with a natural connection to the Divine Source and the Mother Earth. Over time we can consciously learn to tune into this already present connection for the purpose of receiving information or energy as information. Many people use tools such as cards and crystals or forms of divination such as scrying or even stichomancy (opening a book and reading the first sentence or paragraph that you see). You can also do this by focusing in meditation, clearing your energy field and asking for divine guidance. Please keep in mind that it’s important to learn to tell the difference between true divine guidance and your personal feelings or thoughts on what you’re asking about. A great way to do this is to create a process for your reading. You can create a prayer or affirmation to use and intend that when that is said everything after that is divine connection and when you are finished the reading you can then say a similar prayer or affirmation to close down. The important part here is to be as clear and connected as you can be before you say the first affirmation. If you want to build confidence with this skill you can try doing this for others with a focus on bringing through things that they will already understand to be true about their lives and things that you couldn’t possibly know. As with all energetic processes it is important to ground afterwards and cut any cords as needed.
A Month by Month Look at the Energetic Themes of 2018
This channeling is only a look at the energetic challenges that will be present globally in each month. Don’t worry the year will not be dismal. This is only here to provide a heads up of what energetically sensitive people should be aware of in the world so they can better understand their own life’s purpose this year and to serve as a very basic guide for self care.
January
Theme:
January is a month where people will be facing their own darkness. Anger, resentment and volatility will be prominent and people will be quick to point fingers. People will feel ungrounded and for empaths and energy sensitive people the world may feel dark or heavy. The energetic process at play here is that people will be facing what needs to heal within them but the oppositional energy in the world will make it harder for people to process this clearly resulting in outbursts of raw emotion. This will make interpersonal interactions more heated than normal.
Advice:
Stay grounded. Learn to monitor your thoughts and feelings and become aware of what you yourself are clearing from your own life. If you notice anger or volatile motions within you ask yourself whether it is your shadow interacting with the world around you or whether it is your light. Make time for healing as needed.
February
The beginning of the month will have feelings of relief for many people. Things will feel calmer or quieter at an individual level within the earth plane (even amidst political changes). The last part of the month will be more emotional with a lot of people experiencing sadness, endings and a clearing of what no longer serves their highest benefit. This is a time where people will draw closer to those they love and a lot of support and peace will be present from these connections. There will also be an awakening period for many people who have energetic abilities that they were not aware of. For healers and energy sensitives a lot of what needs to clear will clear quickly and your inner calling to help others will be strong.
Advice:
Do what you can to help. This will be an empowering time for lightworkers and the draw or wanting to help will be strong. Be sure to keep yourself clear, hydrated, well fed and rested. There will be major activations of natural healing abilities this month.
March
Past grief will be prominent at this time. People will be revisiting memories of times past including deaths of loved ones and “forced” endings of experiences (when they were forced to let go of something rather than chose to let go of it). Empaths specifically will be experiencing a bit of an overload and the call to transmute things will be strong.
Advice:
Major self care is needed. The energy of grief is very dense and can have the illusion of feeling endless. Be sure to use any self healing techniques that you have and be sure to check in with yourself to distinguish what is yours and what is not (when an empath recognizes something as somebody else’s emotion it alleviates the intensity of the feelings they are experiencing). Monitor your thoughts and feelings to spot over reaction in your own interactions with others because you will be processing emotions for others.
April
This month the vibration of joy will be anchoring into the earth plane. Many people will feel happy, productive and have a sense of kindness in the world. There will also be people who experience a resistance to this which will come out in the form of being oppositional with those who are experiencing the joy and happiness.
Advice:
Hold space for the healing of others. Be patient with those who are oppositional as the joy is mirroring what they still need to let go of. The burdens associated with transmuting for others will be lessened and a lot of big shifts can happen. People will be brought together.
May
May will bring a sense of urgency. Social and political situations will become more prominent and separately from that people will feel the need to make big changes in their personal lives. The “get up and go” mentality will be strong and there may be a tendency for people to not be as understanding to the personal needs of others. A sense of desperation may arise when people don’t feel “good enough”.
Advice:
Lead by example. Inspire peace within others and work on worth and worthiness issues. People may have difficulty with feeling not good enough and that can be particularly straining on those born with empathic and healing abilities. Be sure to create firm boundaries with others and help where you can.
June
June will be a month of big changes. People will feel like they are beginning to arrive at their personal goals or are getting close. This is a month of very positive changes and a global shift in consciousness. On the surface of day-to-day life people will feel lighter and more inclusive of others.
Advice:
Take this time to rest, recuperate and enjoy life. The joy that was anchored into the world in April will begin taking a greater effect in very positive ways. This is a great time for learning new psychic or healing skills as the vibration will be higher than normal. People may experience a greater sense of divine connection. All is well.
July
A second wave of sadness will hit the earth plane this month. People will feel vulnerable and social interactions will be slightly strained. People will be releasing pain or difficult energy from much deeper within their core. A lot of challenging energy will be moving up to the surface for transmutation and people will feel more guarded than normal. People will be on the defensive and will feel the need to protect what they hold dear whether that be relationships, family, friends, job security, physical possessions and states of being.
Advice:
Batten down the hatches. Be sure to focus on creating your safe space at home and use energetic techniques such as meditation, cord cutting and self healing as necessary. This is a great time to go inwards and the call inwards will be strong. Take extra good care of yourself in all possible ways.
August
This will be an extension of July.
Advice:
Continue the advice from July. For healers, empaths and energetically sensitive people the last two weeks of the month will have a call to service to help the world around you. You will feel strong, connected and empowered and will be drawn to talk to and help others. This will be surprising for the many of you who are more introverted but go with the flow and stand in your power using self care as required. Check in with yourself whenever you feel a shift and respond accordingly.
September
This is a month of unrest. Social paradigms will be challenged and beliefs will change for many people. People in general will be aware of the good, the bad and the ugly at this time and social and political beliefs will oppose what people as individuals will be feeling. This is the start of a point of change within the world and people will slowly begin to band together and will be discussing injustice in general. Many people will receive a higher heart activation (the secondary chakra above the heart chakra that is connected to divine service).
Advice:
People with spiritual and energetic abilities will feel the need to speak up. Remembering that all opinions are valid at some point along the healing journey and that those opinions change as people heal is very important. Stay safe and continue to stand in your power. People will be starting to break out of mass-accepted beliefs that need to change and will feel a little bit disoriented in their own lives and may not know why. This will be a waking up for many people.
October
This will be a month of recuperation for people in general. People will feel tired, foggy and wanting to keep to themselves more. There will be a small wave of further clearing of anger especially in relation to past experiences. People will be fed up and wanting to clear out what no longer serves them. People in general will have a clearer understanding of themselves but all is a work in progress.
Advice:
Try not to take things personally. Energetically sensitive people will feel the tiredness from all of the work done so far in the year and taking time for your self is vital.
November
This will be a carry-over from October.
Advice:
Continue the advice from October.
December
This is an energetically charged month. Any people who did not let go of deep seeded anger will have a revisiting of this. The people around the world in general will be in a better place to hold space for people with patience and compassion. This is a month where people will feel more centered in their hearts and intuition will be strong for all people including those that normally don’t identify as intuitive.
Advice:
Focus on grounding and when applicable teaching others to do the same. This will be a month of teaching for all people and the drive to share what you know will be strong. You may be called to do cord cuttings and energy clearing for other people. Continue to clear your energy field and insure that there is no excess energy build up around your heart.
Things to Remember
- The greatest amount of weight or darkness of an experience is felt right before it transmutes (the darkest before the dawn).
- The ego strives to protect its current state often creating an opposition to healing/change.
- People can only love in within their current paradigm or understanding of love. Be patient with others as the recreation of beliefs is often a challenging process.
- Things surface within people in order to clear and this can make interactions difficult or strained as people process what they need to to become their best selves.
- When people as individuals change try to create world change the ego of institutions will create opposition. Stand strong, be fearless, shine your light and know that you aren’t alone in what you feel – You are feeling it with many others around the world and standing strong in unity is important even if you don’t physically know others with your same beliefs. All is one.
In Closing
This year as a whole is a very important year for humanity. We will be faced with big choices as a world and that will be reflected in individual interactions. There will be huge surges of energy (both beneficial to the growth of humanity and non-beneficial energy) and the choices of how we could be interact will be very visible to each person. It will also be a year where things manifest quickly (both goals as well as the benefits and consequences of our actions).
For those who have been on a spiritual path for some time and those who are seasoned energy workers will feel very much in their element. This is a year where injustice is met head-on with assertiveness from those who want to make this world a better place. Any progressions of violence in the world may be people attempting to take matters into their own hands (which in this sense is never truly good or beneficial) so anchoring in love, peace and an understanding and acceptance of the diversity is important.
Take excellent care of yourself this year and know that it is a year for huge personal expansion for all people. Remember that the amount of love within the universe always outweighs the amount of darkness and that as darkness turns into light it can be a bumpy ride. All people are divinely connected and energy sensitive in nature however there are many of us that feel these sensitivities more than others in our day-to-day lives, although, more and more people are awakening to this and will continue to.
We are all ambassadors of Spirit.
With love, peace and gratitude,
Matthew Stapley, Psychic-Medium.