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Spiritual Topic for February 2025 - Honouring Emotions and Vibrations

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Overview

Honouring Emotions and Vibrations 


From a spiritual perspective, many believe that humans are made up of spiritual, mental, emotional, and physical bodies, all combined. This month, we will focus primarily on our emotional body, deepening the topic of vibration to explore how to keep one’s vibration high while simultaneously honouring one’s emotions.


Part of the human experience is balancing our physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual bodies, which can be easier said than done. Our physical and mental bodies may contend with illness, and our physical, mental, and emotional bodies can encounter low frequencies such as negativity and fear. At times, life on Earth in a physical body can be a challenge for our spiritual souls, which may feel dimmed or disconnected from Source.


Our four bodies are interconnected. The emotional body includes our feelings, which promote our thoughts and create our reality and this is centred in the heart. When we have a healthy emotional body, we can appropriately express a full range of emotions with the ability to authentically exude emotions of high vibrations—peace, joy, gratitude, love, etc. and lower vibrational feelings in appropriate circumstances. For example, it is appropriate to feel fear when your life is threatened. Short bursts of adrenaline, the hormone connected with anxiety, can be healthy. However, prolonged bursts of adrenaline can lead to a feeling of burnout. When our emotional body is fatigued, traumatised, and/or ruled by ego, we can be channelled or trapped into repeatedly emitting low vibrations such as fear, anxiety, guilt, apathy, anger, etc., a vicious cycle that can be hard to escape.


Our thoughts (mental) are expressions of our feelings (emotional), and vice versa. When we think about someone we love or something we love to do, we feel good inside. When we think about something unpleasant, we don’t feel good. Ongoing pressures and challenging environments can wear one down and create long-term stress.


The universe responds to our choices—to our thoughts and feelings—and we attract more of what we focus on. We are responsible for our thoughts and feelings. When we take self-control and empower ourselves to choose positive emotions, or a more positive emotion and then another and another, we raise our vibration. When we are in a high vibrational state and experiencing joy, it is impossible to at the same time experience depression, anger, fear, or any other negative emotion.


Because we are emotional and physical beings, it is unrealistic to remain in an artificially high vibrational state all the time. While we want to keep our thoughts positive, we do not want to ignore or suppress feelings that rise to the surface. In today’s world, most of us at least occasionally experience feelings of sadness, irritation, impatience,


hopelessness, and other less-than-desirable emotions. Also, we want to recognise that external factors do not always affect our moods and emotions; internal factors do as well. It can be harder to solve undesired feelings when they arise internally. When these feelings arise, it is important to recognise them without letting them build up and take on a new gloomier form, such as despair or depression. Please see the March Worksheet for strategies on how to help achieve this.


We also want to avoid becoming so concerned about maintaining high vibrations that we avoid people who are struggling with difficult situations. One can be strong enough in their compassion and desire to help that they can support others without being brought down by negative energies. The key is observing low-frequency situations and offering compassion without taking on the lower vibrations.


A good strategy for managing negative emotions is identifying and acknowledging our emotions and accepting where we are. When we recognise and honour our feelings in a non-judgmental way (even if it isn’t where we want to be), we can start to make conscious choices to move in the direction of our desired state. 


Honoring one’s feelings in a non-judgmental, kind, and compassionate manner can be challenging, especially when experiencing intense emotions. It takes awareness, time, and practice. While we tend to give others a break, we are often hard on ourselves. Yet we are here on Earth to fully experience life, including many different situations, people, and events, and along with it, a variety of emotions. Just because you experience sorrow or anger or other ‘negative’ emotions, it does not mean you are not progressing or that you’ve stepped off your spiritual path. It could be the opposite – an experience you need in order to progress. Also, remember that it is often the undesired situations and emotions that help us identify what we really want.


Emotion is the chief source of all becoming conscious. There can be no transforming of darkness into light and of apathy into movement without emotion.”—Carl Yung

This quote by Carl Yung hints to the fact that being in control of one’s thoughts and emotions is an advanced form of self-mastery.


In the topic “Raising Your Vibration,” we noted that life is a series of vibrations created by your and others’ thoughts, words, feelings, and actions. As we have the same thoughts over and over and patterns emerge, we attract more of the same.


Therefore, recognising your emotions and contemplating whether that emotion (or thought or action) serves your highest and greatest good is a positive first step. When you cultivate this ongoing awareness, you are more easily able to make conscious changes and, over time, attract more of what you wish to experience and less of what you don’t want.


Remember that your thoughts, actions, and choices reflect your emotional state. Self-exploration can help one identify triggers and understand what people, situations, activities, and stimuli make you feel good and those that make you feel bad.

When people know themselves better, they recognise what elicits certain emotions and actions, and understand what makes them happy, calm, contented, and joyful. Recognising what brings you peace and joy allows you to spend more time doing things that create your desired state.


We are all different, and what brings one person joy may not be the same for another. Explore deep within to gain an understanding of what brings you joy, ask yourself if this is a ‘good thing’, and if it is, spend more time on those things. Take time every day to engage in an activity that brings you joy and, thus, raises your vibration—whether it’s taking a walk in nature, sewing, reading, listening to music, helping other people—or whatever it is that makes you happy.


Living in high vibration is about conscious choice and intention, and it requires spiritual strength. When one connects with their personal spiritual strength, this strength flows to their emotional, mental, and physical bodies as well.


Expressing a genuine desire for every being to live their best life and reach their highest potential will naturally lead you to higher vibrations. To get there is a personal process. When you understand yourself more deeply, you can direct your thoughts and energy toward people, experiences, and activities that bring you joy and naturally raise your vibration. When you are in a high vibrational state, you lift the collective energy of our planet and humanity.


Following your feelings will lead you to their source. Only through emotions can you encounter the force field of your own soul.”—Gary Zukav

 

Discussion Questions


  • What do you think Gary Zukav means by, “Only through emotions can you encounter the force field of your own soul?”


  • In the ‘Raising Your Vibration’ topic, we suggested an experiment of smiling and saying hello to everyone you pass by throughout the day. Did anyone conduct this experiment, and if so, can you please share how you felt afterwards—in mind, body, and spirit?

  • How can you do deeper self-exploration of yourself in order to better understand your triggers and know yourself better?

  • What does ‘spiritual strength’ mean to you, and how can we tap into it to give us strength in our emotional, mental, and physical bodies?

  • How can you honour another person’s feelings in a non-judgmental, kind, and compassionate manner, especially during intense or highly emotional interactions?


 A Deeper Dive: Emotions and Chi


Overview

As humans, we sometimes experience feelings we don’t like and would prefer not to deal with. Our first instinct may be to ignore or suppress these emotions; however, that usually is not the most nourishing choice for our energy and well-being.


Chi (pronounced “chee”) is life force energy or the energy that flows through all things in the universe. This universal energy has many names—ki, qi, prana, the Great Spirit, invisible life force, and many others.


Regardless of what we call this energy, modern medicine doesn’t typically recognise ‘chi,’ even though ancient healing methods and many alternative healing modalities honour this universal concept. Many of today’s healers recognise that DIS-ease doesn’t start inside the body. If your chi becomes stuck, it can turn into DIS-ease. There are many reasons why chi can become stuck, and it can relate to spiritual, physical, mental, or emotional blockages.


From an emotional standpoint, one’s chi can become stuck from negative thought patterns, limiting beliefs, suppressing emotions, etc. Healers focus on moving this stagnant energy in order to revive the life force flow in our bodies. Every individual can tap into this vital life force energy, which is available in abundance throughout the universe.


To avoid energy blockages, instead of suppressing emotions or moving into a ‘comfortable’ negative pattern, a more nourishing choice is to allow your feelings to flow and, at the same time, ensure those emotions don’t overtake you or overcome you.


One strategy to achieve this is to observe your feelings and recognise that the emotion isn’t coming from your soul, but simply a feeling that is moving through you. This gentle, non-judgmental observation process allows you to let go of emotions that no longer serve you with ease and grace.


There are times when deep emotions and traumas arise in order for us to clear them. These may be your own personal traumas or collective sufferings. These come to the surface for us to acknowledge, release, transmute, and accept.   Focusing on our inner work allows for great growth and evolution, both personally and collectively. 


Discussion Questions

  • What are your thoughts regarding patterns of negative feelings and suppressed emotions getting stuck and turning into sickness?

  • What is a ‘comfortable’ negative pattern of emotions? How can a difficult emotion be comfortable, and what can you do to address these?

  • How do you tap into chi (universal life force energy) to restore, renew, and maintain a healthy flow of energy throughout your spiritual, physical, mental, and emotional bodies?

  • In a previous topic, we covered spiritual cleansing. What spiritual cleansing techniques do you use to help you focus on cleansing emotions?


      

Emotions Worksheet

Joy Mind Map & Strategies for Moving Beyond Hopelessness

Exercise 1: Joy Mind Map


Instructions:

  • Print the Mind Map document found on the next page or use a blank piece of paper.

  • Place yourself in the center of the Mind Map by writing your name in the middle.

  • Complete the rest of the document by writing down the things you love to do.

  • If you need prompts to get started, feel free to use the following:

    • When I was a child, I wanted to do this when I grew up.

    • When I was a child, I loved… (think about activities, foods, people, places, events, etc.)

    • Activities I currently do that bring me pleasure are…

    • Activities I would like to do more of are…

    • Other aspects of my life that bring me joy and energize me are…

    • If I had unlimited funds, I would….

    • When I’m ___________, I feel in flow with the universe.

    • If I could have/do/be anything I wanted, I would…

  • After you complete your mind map, post it in a visible location as a reminder to spend more time doing the things you love!

Joy is uncaused and arises from within as the joy of Being. It is an essential part of the inner state of peace, the state that has been called the peace of God. It is your natural state, not something that you need to work hard for or struggle to attain.”—Eckhart Tolle


JOY MIND MAP


Exercise 2: Strategies for Moving Beyond Hopelessness (and/or other undesired emotions)

5 Strategies for Helping Overcome Hopelessness:

  1. Adopt a mantra (Examples: Things will get better; they always do! There are other solutions out there I haven’t yet explored!)

  2. Engage in mind debate (What is the evidence that all is lost or that nothing will change? Are there other possibilities you can debate in your mind?)

  3. Get social (Engage with positive family members, friends, and/or your CC group.)

  4. Find something you are grateful for (Even appreciating small things like a flower or a cup of tea can lift your spirits.)

  5. Act as if you were hopeful (You just may begin to believe it!)


Instructions: Make a list of strategies that resonate with you for moving beyond hopelessness and other difficult emotions. You can use the strategies listed above and/or come up with some of your own. Keep this list handy so you have a go-to list to use the next time you’re feeling down!


Example: I will take out my “Joy Mind Map” and do one (or more) of the activities listed. 


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“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.”—Desmond Tutu

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