Dear Ones,
When people gather together there is a new energetic created from the energies that each person brings with them. Have you ever been in a group and felt one kind of energy and then moved to another group and felt another kind of energy? This differential is created by the coming together of the individuals’ energies when the people interact.
Knowing that every group you interact with is creating an energy pattern by that interaction should stimulate your awareness of the energies that you participate in. Examine how it feels when you are in the groups that you normally connect with. How do YOU feel when in those groups? Does it feel supportive? Calm? Energizing? Debilitating? Scary? Sometimes one person can take control of the energy of a group and drag it into a direction over which the others have no control, and this doesn’t mean that that one person is necessarily the one who is doing all the talking.
Next time you are in a group, start to notice who is setting the energy pattern for the group and how does it feel for you. Are you in a business meeting? Notice who is setting the tone, the energy for the meeting. Is it the speaker or is someone else in the room creating an energy? What about a family gathering? Next time your family is together, notice who sets the energy pattern for the family. It might be the most silent of the members but everyone else is responding to their energy field. Notice your social group the next time you are together. What is the energy of this group, especially when they are relaxed?
Living a Conscious Life invites you to become aware of the energies around you at all times. In examining the energies of groups, you must also look at your contribution to that group energy – are you participating? What kind of energy are you putting into that group? How are you feeling? Are you holding back and letting others set the energy? You are always at choice when it comes to the energies in a group. You can put out the energy of the Light or you can hold all of your Light inside yourself. You can join in with an energy that you might or might not resonate with or you can distance yourself from the group and the group’s energy. In some cases, a group dynamic can shift with time and, while at one time you felt that you did resonate with the group energy, it has drifted away from an energy that you feel is compatible with yours. This indicates that it is time for you to reconsider whether or not you wish to remain a part of that group.
Be proactive about examining the groups to which you belong. Pay attention to the energies of the groups. Many groups are shifting their energies at this time and you must stay conscious of the shifts if you are to get the most support from the groups of which you are a participant. Family dynamics can change over time, too. Be aware of the dynamics in your own family, or your extended or adopted families, and examine the energies as they exist in the present moment, not influenced by what has happened in the past. Do you notice that people in the family seem to be holding onto patterns from the past without allowing themselves or others to grow beyond those old patterns? Are people continuing to bring up events from the distant past so that those old energies become reignited in the present? This can be a pattern in families, particularly those that don’t get together often and the holidays can often bring up old energies that have not been completely dealt with by the parties.
Make sure that you are living fully present to the moment. Allow the past to be in the past. Allow those events that have not yet taken place to exist outside the present moment and interact with others with the energies of the Now. Pay attention to how you perceive the energies of any group that you find yourself in. Ask yourself if this energy supports your personal growth, and if the answer is ‘no’ then remove yourself from the group, even if the group numbers only 2 people. Protect your own energetic space.
And so it is.
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Mystic Messages 
MUSE-INGS: Create Your Tribe!
September 28, 2011 — RosemaryIn Western culture we don’t often use the word ‘tribe’ to describe a group of people. We talk about ‘community’ or ‘social group’ or some other collection of individuals, but maybe we should start saying ‘tribe.’ For don’t we all need a sense of belonging to some group or groups?
When is the last time that you made a new friend? Do you always hang out with the people that you’ve known since high school even though they sometimes embarrass you or don’t understand you or even mock or make fun of you? Have you ever looked around your ‘group’ and wondered if there were any member with whom you could share your innermost thoughts, your desires, your wishes and hopes for the future? Maybe it’s time for you to examine who your tribe really is.
I’ve been attending seminars and retreats lately with different teachers/mentors and I’m finding that I like the overlap of my tribe members at these gatherings. We’re all seekers and we seem to be sharing the journey by studying with the same teachers. It’s a nice feeling to be able to know that these folks understand my language, that they are asking themselves the same questions I am asking myself. We have created a history together over time and we support each other in our successes and our trials. We know healthy boundaries and we respect each other’s but we also know how to support and bolster and share suggestions that honor and respect the other. The tribe knows how to work together while supporting individual choices and processes.
I was recently introduced to an amazing lady in California. Margie is 91 years old and retired last year after working in the same place for 23 years. That means she started there at age 67! Her husband died a long time ago and she lives in a beautiful house on the ocean. She told me about a neighbor who became ill with cancer and during her 2-year illness the whole neighborhood joined together to support the family. The woman died at the end of the 2 years but the neighborhood has remained a close community of folks since that experience. Margie honored the woman’s memory by continuing to be a part of the ‘tribe’ that she had created.
Where in your life is there the possibility of creating a tribe? Is there a group of which you are already a member that you might start thinking about as a tribe? And, conversely, is there a group that you have joined that no longer resonates with the person you are on your personal and spiritual journey? Why are you staying in that group? Are they really your tribe?
I think a tribe begins with just 2 people of like mind. It is fostered by mutual support and caring. Others gather because they resonate with the energy of the original 2 or 3 or 4. And a tribe is created.
Pay some attention this week to the groups in which you participate. Step outside yourself and observe if you feel supported in this group. Are you the best you can be? Are you relaxing and being yourself with these people or must you put up a façade to fit in? Notice how you feel before, during and after being with this group. Are you uplifted? Do you feel you are growing through your connections?
Become conscious of how your body is giving you signals about the people with whom you associate. You’ll know if there is an uncomfortable energy incompatibility. And you’ll know if you are resonating with the group and want to spend more time with them.
Explore or create your Tribes!
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