Feng Shui: The Chicken or the Egg?

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As I was sitting at a local haunt for a working lunch – feeling pretty worn out all things considered – I took a moment to wonder why I felt not only tired but off-kilter.

And see if there was anything I could do – besides rest – to help myself feel better.

As part of the self-assessment I considered the “bomb cyclone” that reconfigured the landscape around me.

It also enabled me to unplug since not only did we have no power but no internet and flaky cell coverage.

Since I can work offline unplugged did not equal not working.

Morning routine gone with the wind

Literally

I set out on my morning walk only to discover I had to crawl beneath a rather massive tree laying across the road and sidewalk to achieve it.

Where I got to witness Mother Nature’s redecorating first-hand.

A fellow walker cleverly noted it was all Christmasy with plenty of garland.

Pine branches and boughs lying all over the place.

Tis the season.

I’m still going to purchase a decorative wreath from a local farm.

Since I slept through the entirety of the storm I couldn’t lay blame there.

I considered that from a professional perspective I’d been busy recently.

Since I love what I do I couldn’t put the blame here either.

I turned my attention to a recent home project that involved mental and physical exertion.

Feng Shui!

What’s ironic is that I was employing feng shui cures to address various life challenges.

As well as stabilizing the energy of certain areas in the home.

I’ve been doing “feng shui” since I found Terah Kathryn Collins’ book The Western Guide to Feng Shui Room by Room in 1996.

Sensitive as I am to my surroundings I’ve been utilizing the concepts instinctively for over a decade.

While there is planning and execution involved I understood the toughest part is what comes after.

Every Action = Equal and Opposite Reaction

Newton’s Third Law of Motion

Some 18 months ago we did a major purge/donate.  Shortly after life seemed to punch me in the gut.

I immediately recognized the cause and effect and vowed to do it better next time.

The reasons behind the feng shui tweaks – which include decluttering and donating – weren’t only about fixing energetic deficits.  

Life changes often necessitate action.

I decided that in the future any feng shui changes would be done methodically as always but slowly.

The idea being to sit with the change or changes for a period of time and see how things were playing out before moving on to the next.

This last round went better as I’d stuck to the plan.

Which Comes First?

The chicken or the energy egg?

I pondered the impact of feng shui activity on energy and in a moment of clarity realized that regardless of whether I did it in a big fell swoop or poking along like a tortoise when we do feng shui we are signaling to the universe we’re ready for change.

I think it’s unconcious.

I honestly believe some part of us just gets sick of looking at the same something day after day and decides to move it across the room.

Or throw it away or pass it on.

I think the work was done up front meaning we knew on some level we were ready for change.

Ready to let go.

The after chaos is reflective of the whole but the entirety of the arc of change hits us energetically.

No wonder I’m tired!

Go with the Flow Peeps!

And be well!

Energy Entanglement and Ergotropy

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Happy and proud to share another installment of The Science in the Fiction.

Energy Entanglement and Ergotropy.  

It’s been quite the adventure this project.  It wasn’t on my white board.

 It pretty much fell in my lap.

Write It Down

I’ve had a lifelong passion for understanding the world around me.

The universe too.

The Metatron’s Army Series was a wonderful way to explore a number of scientific theories I’d had since early childhood.

Much of the story line – created in 10th and 11th grade – drew on a number of the theories.

Kismet?

When I began to see a significant number of these theories appear in science and tech publications decades later my reaction was to be stunned.

By the third one I was getting chills.

I couldn’t help wondering if the universe wasn’t trying to tell me something.

Or heal something.

My first response was to share the articles with Aaron.  Not only had he heard the stories of how my theories were often dismissed he was aware of the sometimes painful trauma that came about as a result of creating this series.

Both in my teen years and after it was published.

He was aware I was sometimes punished for pursuing research about the scientific theories.**

Something I had to relive each time I read about a theory validated.

At first I was satisfied knowing someone I trusted knew the truth.

His compassion went a long way toward healing the psychological and emotional pain.

But the more I read the more I had to relive.***

Fate or Free Will?

By this time I’d enlightened another friend of mine.  

We worked together at a Fortune 500 Technology Company.  

He was one of a group of us who walked for fitness and to share philosophical views.

I’d told him of my theories which he easily followed.

After reading yet another article validating a theory I felt I needed to share with a wider audience. 

Each article addressed a different theory.

And yet…

Each new validation dragged me through the pain of rejection and punishment.  

Not Worth It

Telling myself it was enough for me I set it all aside.

Seriously?  No Really…Again?

By the time I read the 7th article I knew I had to do the project.  I’ll admit it was often downright painful.  More than any emotion anger ruled the roost.  Anger at how I’d been treated, punished for pursuing an understanding.

The way scientists and researchers were doing – had been doing since long before Sir Isaac Newton – the father of calculus – came up with gravity.

At first I held it all inside.  Then realizing that wasn’t the best idea I told Aaron some of what I was dealing with.

The Universe Weighs In

I was seriously reconsidering whether or not to continue when I started getting words of encouragement.

Not about the project – about courage and overcoming adversity and the challenges life throws at us.

I finished the project.

Or so I thought.

Even after I thought I was done I found articles mirroring my work in Metatron’s Army.

Including today which is why you’re reading this blog post.

I suppose my takeaway at this point is that there are still plenty of mysteries to explore in the universe.

The universe within and without.

Be well!

** One person who saw the calculus equations I was working with told a family member I was practicing witchcraft. Soonafter I was questioned by a number of family members.

Brutally while those questioning read from the Bible and prayer books.

It was high school math!

It took the intervention of a future astrophycist friend and his engineer dad to help me sort that morass out.

*** In 5th grade I gave a paper on evidence of life on Mars.

My paternal grandfather who had a PhD from MIT gave me documentation from NASA from which to quote sources.

My 5th grade science teacher kept interrupting my presentation and told me if I didn’t stop speaking these lies she would give me an E on the project.

I held up the NASA documentation and told her to give me the E – which she did.

I can’t help seeing the irony of where we are now thanks to the NASA Rover.

From The Brighter Side as of October 25, 2024.