One of the most surprising discoveries on the path of awakening is just how profoundly and widely astrological events begin to impact you. This can be a shock sometimes! A full moon might stir deep emotions or disrupt your sleep. An eclipse may leave you feeling disoriented, exhausted, or suddenly submerged in grief or confusion.

You might find yourself thinking, “Why am I so emotional?”, “Why am I crying for days?

Why does that astrological event feel so intense and make me so emotional that I can’t stop crying for days? It never used to do this to me before Awakening!​​

A couple of months ago, I went into my regular Kundalini class after a huge astrological event. I suspected that it had most likely affected most of the cohort because of the magnitude of what was happening in the heavens.

I had already seen it heavily knocking around people in the world, so it would have been a surprise if my more sensitive students in Kundalini Awakening were not feeling it either. To start the class, I had to adjust our beginning meditation to help them clear all of the energy, impact, vibration, and transmission of the disturbing event. Despite all their skills and experience, this one was too much for most of them. 

The class went smoothly once we had cleared the impact and disconnected from the astrological event. We had a glorious time together. Whew–and yay!! 🤗

At the time, Saturn was conjunct with Neptune at zero point Aries, which meant two bigger outer planets were putting huge pressure on the Earth and our human system.  🪐🌌

When we dedicate ourselves to energy work and awakening, we also open ourselves to the vast spectrum of energies in the universe–including planetary and astrological influences. At a certain point in my personal journey, I realized how important it was to start tracking what was unfolding in the cosmos! This was very clear to me, especially during periods of deep inner work, trauma healing, or going through the intense phases of the Kundalini process. I felt much more vulnerable to astrological influences. It was like I had lost my protective skin, and that I could be pulled in a multitude of directions regardless of whether it was good or necessary for me!

How Astrological Events Impact Me

🌓 Big pulls of the full moon would pull content and suffering out of my system. It would make my menstrual cycle difficult. Certain eclipses would make my aura buzz for weeks and hum with processing, as well as a sense of intense compression from the way that humanity was collectively being pressurized at that time.

🤯 Astrological events made me feel like I was in a relentless pressure cooker. I resented them, was frustrated, and wanted my life back! I wanted to find ways that I could be conscious, aware, and protect myself, reducing the impacts that they had on me.

🤌🏻 Most importantly, I wanted to do only what I was able to do, and needed essentially to do. Focusing on what was my small portion of astrological consequences, not the bigger collective processes. My own was definitely enough for me. 

Why do astrological events affect us so much when going through Awakening?

Here are a few tips and pointers on what makes us vulnerable to astrological influences:

• During Awakening, our aura is often weakened because of the intensity of the change that it is going through. A less rubbery, powerful aura means that we are more exposed to astrological energies, the pulls and tugs and flavors of the heavens, so we feel the impact more heavily. We are also more vulnerable to the collective processes around such events.
• Remember, you are going through an energetic process. Your primary nature and change process is your energetic and conscious being. It is in these realms that all the evolution is happening. Again, this makes you more vulnerable to the larger and more powerful pull of celestial events. 
• Awakening sensitizes you and makes you aware of much more subtle influences on your system, such as astrology. In the same way, it makes you aware of the influence of other people’s energy, attitudes and emotions, or the energy of a workplace, TV show, or the spaces we navigate in our daily lives. We are becoming consciously aware energetically and are deeply sensitized around any change process, and are thus more aware and more influenced by what the planets are up to and how they affect everything on earth.
• You are constantly purifying during an awakening process, and your system has shifted to a mode of purging content. This content is also constantly being moved and prepared for discharge. This means that when there is an astrological event, it can add more power to the clearing you are going through. It can pull that content out like a huge magnet – resulting in you feeling more emotional, more disorganized, or increasingly fragile and even wanting to stay in bed all day. 

🎐 There are many other contributing factors, but these tips give you an overview.

The most important thing you can do around astrological events is to be aware and prepare in advance. 

• Gently contemplate and listen inward — explore how you can best care for yourself during such energetic shifts.
• Set up protection energetically and intentionally in advance. 
• Track the influences, the tasks, and asks of celestial events and do your inner or outer work as needed.  
• Disconnect from Collective Painbodies or avoid taking in too much full moon or eclipse energy.  ☄️

What helps each of us is personalised and unique. It requires self-awareness, self-care, and ongoing practice. You can create ways to reduce the impact to as little as possible to keep your Awakening and Kundalini flowing gently, and move on with your life with more ease. You deserve it. 🙌🏽

🔭 I recommend signing up for the newsletters of astrologers you really enjoy. Watch them on social media or listen to their podcasts. Every Sunday and Monday, I receive three stunning newsletters from Astrologers I find incredibly helpful. Two of them I pay for a subscription, while the other one is free. They help me take care of myself and dodge impractical things. If I become aware or alerted of influences from astrological processes, I immediately understand what I am impacted by. I know how to instinctively take care of myself by contemplating how to move with the process positively and creatively.  I can use my Spirit Magic toolkit and my Spirit Team to support and guide me. I can use the same resources to clear excess astrological impact from my system and move on.

Here are some of my favorite resources:

• ✍️ Pam Youngans free newsletter (sign up on her website)
• 📰 Hare of The Moon monthly substack newsletter and weekly resources 
• 🎙️ Chani Nichols app, website, and podcast
• My eclipse guide 🌠 

Staying up to date with what is happening is also kind of fun for me, and being alert to the cosmic energies influencing Earth helps me understand when astrological movements are affecting clients and students. 🍡

I appreciate that many of you will already have a relationship with the deep science of Astrology, and will be maintaining awareness of events that are going on, or those that are on the horizon, or out further, spanning the year/s ahead. 👏🏻

We are moving through intense astrological times, and it is unlikely to change for quite some time. We are in for some fast growth and evolution in the coming years – we can sense it, and the planets clearly affirm what our inner knowing already senses!

How do astrological events affect you — as a Sensitive, or as someone journeying through awakening?

Share your thoughts, reflections, and resources below so that we can all grow together as a community. 🤝