Stay Grounded - I Get it Now!

And I don't mean in a way where you are not allowed out, parents told you off kinda grounding...

We have always been advised that grounding is important, in Reiki, in meditation and well in general before you go outdoors, so you're not always floaty light all the time and so don't get knocked over by a bus when crossing the road etc.

The way I ground is to imagine tree roots coming from my feet going into the floor beneath me or imagining a chain coming from my solar plexus going into the earth. But I have been told that I still seem a bit reluctant to ground properly and have been 'seen' to still be floating a bit, maybe because I want to really be up there with the stars.

 

But it is only recently that I actually understood the reality of why grounding is SO important.

Red Light!

A couple of incidents which happened recently, both involving the car.  It's alright, I am okay - no major incidents thank goodness!  But the first incident was when I offered to help my mate collect some shelving in North London only a short drive away.  He had a new sat nav application on his iPhone and so we used that to find our way...I got so engrossed in the app I nearly smacked back into a van.  Luckily I stopped in time.  Then on the way back, my mate said "did you not see that?"..."What?" I replied..."The red light"....."What red light?! Really? OMG - I totally did not see that". I drove through a red traffic light.

Again, lucky nothing bad happened! As I did not even slow down past the traffic lights.

The Facebook Guy

The other recent incident is when I met the 'Facebook Guy'.  A friend recommended I get in contact with this guy and he sort of made my mind up about publishing this blog as I was not going to.  The FB Guy went through his 'awakening' live on facebook in front of all his friends and got lots of stick for it and was called all sorts but he stuck with it and I thought he was quite brave to do so.  He asked if we could meet up to share experiences and so I agreed.

Before I did, I channeled through a message just to understand the reason of a paths crossing to double check it was okay...and one of the things that came up was that his energy was quite 'scattered and seemingly all over the place' and just to be aware of this.

Anywho, I did all my clearing and protection bit calling on Archangel Michael to help protect me and all that, went to pick the FB Guy up from the tube station in my car, drove back to my place and could I park the car? NO...what the heck?!! I have parked in my space for years without a single problem. Admittedly it is a bit of a tight space, but I have NEVER hit the pillar or the neighbours car of which I did both!

What was going on?!!  I finally parked the car with a bit of positive intention from both of us. Blimey! How weird!

All floaty light...

Then after a great chat, I drove him back to the tube station and I suddenly felt very spacey indeed.  AGAIN I could not park the car, it looked as though the car had grown in size and so I gave up and thought not to risk scratching next doors car again, I parked it somewhere else.

 

I felt off balance, I had forgotten to GROUND myself before meeting him. His energy must have 'knocked' me off balance quite easily.  A bit like the picture above, I think I am grounded, but the 'chain' still has a bit of slack.  Ooops! (He also unknowingly passed over 3 cheeky entities which I managed to remove - but that's a story for another time!)

Why Grounding?

I get it now. These are just a couple of examples of why grounding is so important.  Grounding ensures you are not greatly effected by other people's energies, that you are centered, and know who you are and not picking up on people's weird and wonderful 'vibes'.  We've all been in that situation where you are quite chilled and then Mr/Ms Unhappy walks in and drags you and the rest of the group down. You were caught off guard and affected by their energy.  

Or how about that person who is just not aware of their surroundings, bump into things and oblivious to anyone else in their company not really listening to what you are saying, are they 'with it?' are they, 'grounded?'

Grounding ensures that you are in the 'here and now' and to make things happen in this world.  To be able to 'ground' those great ideas you seem to forever dream about but never do anything with.  To bring the spiritual into the physical, to have greater balance and stability of our emotional and physical state...the list goes on! But now I understand some of them. I am sure in good time, I will learn some more good reasons for grounding!  Right off to get some lead!

Below is some useful tips on grounding.

Am I ungrounded? (Source: Mystic Mouse)

Below is a list of some of the more common symptoms of being ungrounded. Usually each individual will encounter the same one or two symptoms each time they are ungrounded.

• Dizziness
• Daydreaming
• A feeling of being 'Spaced Out'
• Feeling sick
• Heart palpitations
• Eyes flickering
• Weight gain
• Clumsiness
• Static shocks
• Falling asleep when meditating
• Noise and light sensitive
• Forgetful
• Having brilliant ideas that never happen
• Arguing and unable to get your point across

(Please note that many of these symptoms can also be linked to other physical conditions or illnesses, if in doubt always check with your GP. Light and energy work is complementary to general medicine and should not be viewed as a substitute.)

So how do I become more grounded?

Here are some things you can do to help bring you back down to earth:

• Eating (hence sometimes the weight gain) - healthy & balanced.
• Drinking water
• Walking, especially in natural surroundings
• Sports, yoga, tai chi etc.
• Gardening
• Animals eg. walking the dog
• Being purposeful
• Visualization of roots/colour
• Carrying/working with crystals