An Energetic Explination of the Unexplainable Events of the Year

Here in Wisconsin the July heat is finally settling in. After a long cold winter and a rainy spring we are at last comforted and warmed by the sun's generous touch. Generally this is the time when we feel most alive, vibrant and full of life. Strangely enough today I find myself lingering in a state of reflection. A state of refection that is filled with happiness, love, remorse, conflict and anticipation. Oddly enough many of patients are in the same place. Plagued with unexplainable events, heartache, job losses, foreclosures and mental and emotional breaks. This year has been filled with change, unbelievable transformation and emotional rampage unlike to any other I have experienced in any previous year.  It is just now as I am writing this blog that I realizing the reasons why.

In Chinese Medicine the summer is the time where the heart's qi is most active. It's the time when we are immersed in happiness and yet the excess of it can easily damage our qi. We drift through on a joyful high and often times are obliviously to the fact that the heat can actually scorch our heart channel. The key to this is always balance. Allowing yourself to bask in the joy while not forgetting any sorrow that may lie on the other side. As always we are in a constant state of flux shifting from the yang light into yin darkness.

Aside from the seasonal effects we are also in the midst of the year 2013, year of the water snake. The snake is known as a beautiful and seductive creature. She slinks her way through with a grace that can go un noticed by most. For this they say that the year of the snake can be one of illusion. A year where things are not always as they seem to be on the surface. The water element brings in heavy emotions, perceptions and intuition suggesting that for us to properly navigate the snake's seductive and allusive beauty we must depend on intuition as a guiding force. A task not many have mastered. For many this can explain the gut wrenching feeling in the pit of the stomach that just won't go way, the sense that maybe, just maybe you are not in the right place, and why seemingly wonderful relationships or careers have come to a tragic end with little to no warning.

This leads to the other aspect of the year of the water snake. It is the year of transformation...period. This is the year that everything that is not meant to be will fall apart, crumble and force it's way out of your life. In order to live harmoniously throughout the second half of this year you must find a way to embrace this change, put faith in intuition and let go. All those emotional scars you have been carrying around all those years, grudges, hurt, wrong choices, bad decisions that you have been living with as of right now no longer belong to you. The karmic air is here and the time is prime to let them go. The energy of this year is going to force you to do it one way or another. Metaphorically you will need to shed your skin just as the snake does in order to pave the way for the new beginnings in 2014.

All of this transformation can be very un-nerving and extremely horrific for many of us. Especially for those of us with a plan. In fact just last week I found myself on a plane flying down south to help a friend, in tears at the airport wondering what in world was going on with everyone. I felt completely out of control and like I was trying to help everyone I love glue the pieces of their life together and meanwhile was getting cut by shards of glass from my own life. I wont elaborate here for privacy reasons but there has been some serious changes effecting seemingly everyone in my life including myself. After I landed and had a chance to clear my head I realized that while many things were falling apart the important pieces were holding together stronger than ever. Those lifetime friendships, the real and true love in my life and my ability to help my patients, those things were still secure and safe. It was just all the slush that was clouding around those true forces that was washing off. So here we have the last element of the year of the snake.

The year of the water snake sets the stage for new birth and beginnings, it is quit literally "the womb that will bear the fruits of 2014.". Now is the time to plant the seeds for your dreams to come true in the year of the horse 2014. The year of the horse is filled with the energy of earth and growth and no dream is too small to grow into your wildest wish!

So if you have been having a tough year so far like me and many others, I hope this post has given you some hope. If you trust in the information I have shared it's time to embrace letting go, trust your inner guide and allow yourself to grieve as all your residual crap gets washed away by those tears. Change isn't always easy but the harvest next year promises to be sweet!