Collective energy describes the general energy of a group or environment. The term will be used, in this post, to describe when members of a group are generally vibrating at the same energetic frequency. The ‘agreement’ of group members to vibrate at the same energetic frequency can be a conscious or unconscious decision.

What Creates Collective Energy

Everything is energy. Therefore, sources of energy that impact a group can literally come from anywhere.

The energy of thoughts, beliefs and emotions all have a big impact on a group’s collective energy. When there is a focused set of similar thoughts, beliefs and emotions being directed at a single topic, this creates a powerful effect on the collective energy of a group that is focused on that very topic.

The Distraction

What is currently going on in the collective environment regarding a new virus is referenced, in this post, as a “distraction.” This will be explained further, in a separate post. For now, simply be aware that the term, distraction, is being used in this blog post in place of the “C-name,” in place of the name that is being offered by others to identify the virus. The name is also being used to encapsulate what is happening. More on that later.

The Collective Energy of the Distraction

There's collective global attention focused on the distraction.  This means that there's a large number of people simultaneously directing their attention to the same topic.  And many of those people are assigning similar emotions to this distraction. Emotions of fear and panic are among the most prevalent of the emotions being attached to this topic.

So picture the large number of people around the world, all sending their thoughts, emotions of fear and panic, and negative beliefs towards this one topic, this distraction.  Picture these same thoughts, emotions and beliefs continuing to circulate, being retold over and over.  That's a lot of similar attention, aka similar energy on one topic.

This creates a collective energy of fear and panic among those focused on this one topic.

How Toxic Information is Shared re. the Distraction

It comes as no surprise that news reports regarding the distraction are often shared in a way to create and amplify the emotions of fear and panic. Simply put, this manipulative approach grabs attention and having attention is in the best interests of news outlets.

Many people who consume information presented in this way often fall into the trap of unconsciously agreeing to these emotions being offered to them by taking them on as their own. Sometimes, this is because highly charged situations can also amplify old emotional wounds, or trapped emotions.

So, on one end, the givers of the information (i.e. the media) are offering a similar narrative, one filled with fear and panic. On the other end, many of the receivers of information accept the narrative being offered. They accept the fear and panic and embody these emotions.

Then, many of these receivers of information also become givers of information and, in so doing, continue to amplify the same thoughts, emotions and beliefs. This re-sharing of the same narrative amplifies the same energy.

The Toxic Energy of Fear and Panic

The energies of fear and panic are among the lowest on the emotional scale and have a very low vibration.  It's difficult to access your personal power when you agree to these low vibe emotions. They can be toxic to one’s well-being.

The Collective Energy of Fear and Panic

Thoughts, emotions and beliefs are all energy and energy is powerful.  Energy is even more powerful when a large collective of people agree to assign the same thoughts, emotions and beliefs to a single topic.  A topic that has an agreed upon meaning becomes a powerful energy in and of itself.  It becomes a powerful collective energy.

When the collective energy of a group embodies the energy of fear and panic, that’s a lot of toxic energy. The group swept into this distraction is vibrating at this highly toxic level.

Return to Your Truth

This is an invitation to return to our truth. Returning to our truth is returning to our intuition, to our heart, to our higher self. It is from this place that we are able to return back to our personal power. From this place, we remember the love, safety, support, and trust that has been there all along.

What’s happening around us is a distraction to the work you have been doing to return to your truth. Be aware of the distraction. Know what you need to know to feel prudently safe. Observe the rest. Rise above it. Then, return to your path, back to your truth.

About the Writer

Anna Salumbides is an Energy Coach, Human Design Specialist, Energy Healing Practitioner and Akashic Records Reader. She’s certified in Human Design, Emotion Code and Theta Healing. Her energy tools help one to release energetic entanglements that come from outdated stories, beliefs, and old emotional energy, that can often be amplified during highly charged situations.

Schedule a free clarity call with Anna, to explore if energy coaching is right for you. Sessions are done remotely via Zoom and can be done with clients all over the globe.

Emotions are vibrations of pure energy and one way we experience them is through sensations we feel in our body. Because each emotion has its own unique energetic frequency, each one feels different than the other when we experience them.

Let’s take an example of a positive emotion.

My husband recently organized the first boys volleyball team at my kids’ elementary school. Let me tell you..it has been a BIG DEAL. All the boys on the team, the parents and even siblings have been having so much fun watching this journey evolve. The excitement of being on an inaugural team is palpable.

And there’s something fun about being immersed in the journey that comes with starting something new. We’ve experienced not having enough players to having too many players. Not having gym time to playing outdoors at a park. We’ve experienced not knowing if we’d be officially registered to seeing our school name on the official game schedule. We’ve watched most of the boys try volleyball for the first time to all of them falling in love with the sport.

The boys had their first game last weekend and they came away with the WIN. The energy was so high. What did that excitement feel like? It came with a buzzing feeling, an increased heart rate, a rush of adrenaline and a burst of energy. That prompted some jumping around and loud cheering. So fun!

Notice those sensations. Notice how that particular excitement felt like. Now, notice the different sensations in this next story.

I remember telling my mom I wanted to major in Business in college. I’ll never forget that conversation. She looked so worried as she asked me what I was planning to do with that degree. She brought up nursing and law school as options she thought I should consider instead. As I reflect back, I understand her desire for wanting to steer me to a different degree. I get it. To her, nursing and law school represented stability and safety. A sure thing.

That was common guidance coming from first generation filipino parents. It’s what many of them learned and what they knew to teach their kids. To them, this is what support looks like. It looks like painting a specific picture of success with a specific path to get there. It makes sense right? “Here are the careers that will yield a certain lifestyle. Pick one of these and you’ll live a good life. Let’s not gamble. Pick the path where the outcome is certain.”

The funny thing is, majoring in Business was MY version of stability and safety. I was probably better suited pursuing something creative, but that’s a story and lesson for another day. For this story, a Business degree is what I wanted to go after. So, what did this conversation feel like? It felt like twists in my tummy, a deep beating in my heart, tension in my jaw. It felt like falling from the sky. It felt like swirls in my head. Tightness in my shoulders. It felt like no air in my lungs.

How Emotions Become Trapped

Emotions are meant to be experienced and felt. Then, they are meant to eventually travel through and be released. That’s the natural cycle of an emotion.

When an emotion doesn’t run it’s natural cycle, there’s a good chance that the emotion, which is an energy, can become trapped in our body. It becomes a trapped emotion, a term coined by Dr. Bradley Nelson (D.C., ret).

When we stop ourselves from feeling an emotion, we run the risk of trapping the energy of the emotion in our body.

Imagine sitting around at a conference table at work and feeling put down by a colleague in the middle of a meeting. You start to sense the emotions of humiliation, unworthy and rejection. You sense tears starting to well up. But, because you learned not to show these types of emotions at work, you quickly “stuff these emotions down.” The problem is, if you never return to these emotions, there’s a chance that the energy behind the emotions of humiliation, unworthy and rejection can become trapped in your body.

A trapped emotion can also occur when we DO allow ourselves to feel an emotion, but it doesn’t fully release. This can be due to a number of reasons. One is when we continue to amplify the emotion through our actions. We may say things like “No! I’m NOT over it.” or “I’m STILL pissed.” We might continue to dwell on the situation and return to it time and time again through our thoughts or talking about it with others. This can add to the energy that exists from that emotion.

Other times, it doesn’t fully release because of the intensity of the emotions we feel from tumultuous situations. When we experience really charged emotions, sometimes the emotional energy sticks simply because of how intense it is.

The Effects of Trapped Emotions

Emotions are pure energy. Because our bodies are also made of energy, we are affected by the emotional energy that travels through our bodies. We are also affected, perhaps even more so, by the emotions that become stuck in our bodies.

A trapped emotion is constantly vibrating at the frequency of the negative emotion. Going back to the work meeting example, if you trap the emotions of humiliation, unworthy and rejection, those emotions would be constantly vibrating in your body at the location where those emotions become trapped. Because “like attracts like,” this could continue to attract the same types of emotions. You could continue to attract additional emotions of humiliation, unworthy and rejection.

Remember, trapped emotions are energy. As such, they distort your body’s energy field. As it lodges in your body, it has the potential to create an imbalance in your energy field. Some of the issues that trapped emotions have been found to be a possible contributing factor are:

• Anxiousness, such as those in social situations as well as general anxiousness

• Low self-esteem

• Difficulty breathing

• Emotional detachment

• Heightened nervousness

• Avoidance of situations that cause new instances of the emotion that was trapped

• Magnetic attraction to situations that cause new instances of the emotion that was trapped

• Back discomfort

• Self-sabotage

• Emotional imbalances

• Chest discomfort

• Nightmares

• Always feeling on the edge

• Bowel difficulties

• Sadness

• Unexplained changes in one’s mood

• Digestive trouble

• Constant fatigue

• Prolonged recovery from various injuries and sickness

• Hip discomfort

• Head hurting frequently and intensely

• Neck discomfort

• Unexplained fears

• Heightened emotional response to situations

While this is not an exhaustive list, it gives you an idea of how trapped emotions can have a physical and emotional effect on you.

Emotion Code

The Emotion Code system, is an energy healing modality developed by Dr. Nelson (DC, ret), that provides the opportunity to release trapped emotional energy, restoring balance back to your energy field. It is a simple, non-invasive and powerful way for you to get rid of the emotional baggage from your past.

Schedule a free clarity call with Anna Salumbides, certified Emotion Code Practitioner, to explore if the Emotion Code is right for you. Sessions are done remotely via Zoom and can be done with clients all over the globe.