Back in my 30s, I had a session with an energy healer. She noticed something unusual about my grounding cord. It came out of my body and went down several inches, but then diverted. It did not go to Mother Earth. When she tracked further, she found it went to my father.
I was attempting to ground through my dad.
What she described made sense. My father was a farmer, deeply connected to the physical world. He knew how to grow things and repair things and provide stability. As his daughter, I was sensitive to energy and often had messy emotions. Through unspoken mutual agreement, he tried to ground me through his physical energy, and in turn I accepted his assistance.
I was vaguely aware that being grounded was a good thing, but hazy on the details about how to do this. I had not yet had a visceral energetic experience of it in my body. What the healer tracked about my grounding cord explained why I had such a hard time connecting with the support and stability of Mother Earth on my own.
In that session, she worked with my grounding cord, disconnecting it from my father and extending it from my root chakra down to Mother Earth. As a result, I was gradually able to experience the loving, safe energy of Mother Earth until it became second nature.
The most immediate benefit, though, was completely unexpected. At the time, my menstrual cycle was highly irregular, varying between 14-60 days. Once I had my own grounding cord, my periods happened regularly every 28 days.
I was grateful for this session and for this healing which allowed me to experience the benefits of being grounded.
Each of us is meant to have our own direct connection to Mother Earth. It is our birthright to feel her solid, loving, stable, secure energy supporting us.
Being grounded is especially important for anyone who is empathic or sensitive to energy. It helps us strengthen our energetic boundaries and stay centered in our being. We practice grounding in the “Energy Essentials for Empaths” class.
This work is real, and it matters.
December 30, 2021