I want to talk about mental health as a mystic.

About finding groundedness when your consciousness is constantly expanding or shifting or opening.

Having roots & having anchors is so important.

For #vata heavy people, channelers, mediums, empaths, shamans, sensitives (cont.)

Organizing what is mine, what is mine right now can be.. tough. To say the least.

Can I be comfortable and grounded in my present time when my concept of time is consistently being challenged or changed? When it’s becoming so plastic. So fluid

Can I sift through my own emotional baggage when I feel the energetic baggage of the collective consciousness? (Of course there are energetic boundaries to employ here, but that takes time awareness and practice)

Is it MY anxiety I’m shifting through in a global crisis?

When you’re working beyond the veil.. connecting to the ancestral realm, communicating with spirit guides, talking to the earth and its flowers, talking to the divine in your day to day.. the day to day can get confusing.

In 2019 i was hospitalized after I had a shamanic experience that I wasn’t grounded enough or aware enough to hold.. comfortably.

I was hospitalized for 10 days.

As I got more perspective on the experience, i realized it helped me. I could see where my life needed more roots.

When you are doing Spiritual work.. Upper Chakra work.. channeling & the like (this includes using your imagination because that is divine communication as well)

you MUST do grounding work. You are in a physical body having a human experience and you have to connect to that.

Touch your body.
Connect to your feet.
Give yourself a pedicure.
Sit on the ground.
Put your feet in the dirt.
Do root yoga poses.
Do something.. human!
Try on your clothes.
Do your hair.
Eat grounding foot like root vegetables.
Affirm the things you know.
Affirm your safety.

These days I’ve been channeling a lot of information and messages and inspiration to tell the stories and share the art of my Ancestors and Guides.

This is .. fabulous.
I love this shit.
I was born for this shit.

But the stories I tell tend to play with the veil & other lives

So! I have to ground.. and be here. And it’s not always easy. And it requires a lot of prayer.

I go for walks and drives to connect to my feet, or things that light me up in this life and anchor me to the context I’m in in this life.

In this life i love trap music & 90s r&b

In this life i love to drive around and rap and sing along with the music. So I’ll play that way to ground me here and now.

I work with my plants & surround myself with plants.

I cuddly my catbaby.

I take showers and direct energy to my feet.

I give myself short to do lists.

Giving myself action items that i can accomplish is grounding for me.

Giving myself a schedule to punctuate (anchor) my day is helpful for me.

Getting out of bed and establishing a routine is grounding.

Doing human shit like catching up on @insecurehbo is grounding.

Seeing friends! Participating in game night.

Talking! Using my vocal cords to make sure my communication is balanced between my inner & outer worlds!

Physical contact with people you love.

Face masks! Massages!

I remind myself of my safety because I know (cont.)

That my Heavenly Daddy and Grandpa have me and are observing my challenge and holding me steady.. coaching me through. They know my heart and are helping.

I affirm all the time, that I’m safe because my Daddy will have my back front and side for the rest of my life. Forever.

I just feel like.. Mystics need to share stories about .. feeling human when there’s SO MUCH that feels Supernatural going on.

Keeping grounded. Keeping your wits about you may not always be Easy.
I will tell you it has NOT been for me.

Luckily I found a terrific coach (cont.)

And counselor to hold space for me, my learning, my growth, my challenges, my insecurities.. my grief.. my feelings
All understanding the nuance that comes with that when you’re counseling a Mystic. A Medium.. An Empath. etc etc.

Ashante at Gemineye Holistics has been a blessing

I’ll possibly add to this thread.
But for now i just wanted to share.. because.. there have been many times I felt like.. it is hard to keep my grip..

And had i never had that experience where i truly couldn’t keep it
I wouldn’t know how much our community needs.. tools.

Needs.. story. Sharing stories heals.

At another time I’ll talk about the need for Mental Health Practitioners with Spiritual Backgrounds.

Having someone assess me in the hospital who was operating from the belief you couldn’t communicate with those who have passed was..

And never having heard stories from people in my own community of channeling and being so open that you started to feel “crazy”..

I felt so alone. And confused.

So that’s why I’m intentionally sharing my story. Maybe it can help a fellow Mystic of Color who’s learning.. like me

Healers who have helped inform me or prompt me

A Healers Cited if you will
*Ashante at Gemineye Holistics
*Sahara Rose & The Higher Self Podcast
*Erin Claire Jones Human Design Coach
*Jodi .. i have to find info for Jodi but she’s a Spiritual Counselor