The Empath's Struggle Of Feeling The Collective

Are you feeling exhausted by the news, the energy of your workplace, or the general heaviness in the air? In this episode of the Mystics Manual Podcast, Marie Blythe breaks down the metaphysical mechanics of empathy. She explains that being an empath isn’t a curse to be endured, but a gift that requires proper tuning. Marie introduces the Earth Star Chakra and explains how many empaths are inadvertently plugged into a 3D pain grid. By learning to shift your anchor to higher-dimensional frequencies, you can stay informed and compassionate without drowning in the collective’s fear.

Transcript

Hello beautiful souls,

I'm Marie Blythe and welcome to the Mystics Manual podcast where we explore the heart-centered how-to of energy healing,

Metaphysics,

Intuition,

And all things mystical and magical.

Hello Mystics,

Welcome to today's episode of the Mystics Manual.

This episode is for all of you empaths out there who struggle with feeling collective energies and being overwhelmed by what's going on in the collective around you,

Whether that be in your household,

In your local area,

Or in your country,

Or worldwide.

So in this episode,

I wanted to talk about first some of the metaphysical dynamics behind how we're feeling and tuning in to the collective in this way,

And then I wanted to talk about some practical things you can do to support yourself and mitigate this for yourself,

So that you can be more sovereign and autonomous in your day-to-day rather than your mood,

Your feeling state,

Your vibration,

And whatever else being guided by whatever's going on in the collective.

So the first thing I want to bring up here is the Earth Star Chakra.

So you're probably familiar with the seven major chakras,

The first through the seventh,

The root through the crown,

And these are the chakras that are primarily associated with our physical being and that we're almost familiar with.

It comes from the Vedic system,

And there are other systems of energy centers as well that they're named differently,

They're labeled in different ways,

They have different locations in the body,

And that's a discussion for a different day.

But for now,

We're going to get into the Earth Star Chakra,

Which actually exists in the energy body,

But it's not connected to the physical body or any specific physical aspect of the body like the seven major chakras are.

The Earth Star Chakra sits about a foot below your feet,

And it connects your entire energy field to the Earth's grid,

The Earth's energetic grid system.

So what does this mean?

Well,

Your Earth Star Chakra is extremely important in terms of what you're able to pick up and feel within the collective because every other person on the planet is also plugged into that grid through their Earth Star Chakra.

So what's really interesting here is that there's not just one grid,

There's not just one quantum grid that we can connect with with regard to the Earth.

There are different dimensional grids and multi-dimensional grids that we can connect to,

And primarily where we're connecting into the Earth's grid is often dependent upon our own frequency,

Our soul contracts,

So the contracts that we have coming in and also the contracts that we have with the Earth.

And additionally,

There can be other influences there that can cause us to be locked into the 3D pain grid of the planet rather than the fifth dimensional or fourth dimensional grid,

Which holds a higher vibration.

So if you're an empath and you're very frequently affected by the lower or negative frequencies that are going on in the collective,

Whatever that might mean for you,

It's possible that your Earth Star Chakra has blocks in it,

Programs in it,

Templates in it,

Contracts associated with it that are keeping your energy body anchored in to the 3D pain grid of the Earth.

And in some cases,

It could be the lower fourth dimensional aspect of the Earth's grid that you're anchored into.

So this is a really important thing to know about because we actually,

When we consciously are aware of this,

Can start to shift where our energy body is anchored in.

So then if we disconnect from that 3D pain grid with our Earth Star Chakra and we ground into the fourth or fifth dimensional grid,

Ideally it's the fifth dimensional grid,

Then we're no longer tapped into the frequencies of the more dense fear-based energies that are going on in the collective.

We're actually anchored in to the higher frequency energies held by the collective.

And what this does,

This is really just like tuning your radio.

So our body is a device that processes frequencies and we can tune in to different frequencies with our energy body and with our intuition.

So where we choose to tune in or plug into the Earth is kind of like turning the dial on the radio station.

And when we turn that dial from 3D to 4D to 5D,

Once we're at 5D,

We no longer are very directly impacted quite as much by what's going on on the other stations of the frequency bandwidths,

Right?

So this is why this is really important work to do as an empath to really work with your energy body and understand some of these dynamics because once you know it and understand it,

Then there are things you can do about it.

So if you're having an aha moment right now and you're thinking,

Oh,

Wow,

This could be me,

There are two things that I'm offering here that might be helpful for you.

The first thing is my Earth Star Chakra Healing Course that contains teachings about the Earth Star Chakra along with several different healings that will help you clear out density,

Limitations,

Programming,

All kinds of things that we don't want,

Influencing our Earth Star Chakra and then our connection to the Earth grid.

So this is a really powerful tool as well that can really help you feel more empowered as an empath rather than feeling like you're a victim of your environment,

Of what other people are doing in the collective and what's just going on generally.

The other thing I want to share about whatever we're feeling as empaths and sensitives is that if we become deeply emotionally enmeshed in things that are going on outside of us that don't directly have anything to do with us,

That we're not directly involved in that situation,

But we're still heavily activated by it,

It likely means that we have energy that we're holding in our energy body that is in resonance with those themes and those frequencies.

Now,

This isn't to say we're at fault for that necessarily,

Because my guides have given me the statistic multiple times,

Many times over the years,

That for the vast majority of humanity,

80 to 90% of the energies that we're holding in our being or that we carry with us did not originate with us.

And of course,

This number goes way down when we start to do our inner work in clearing out some of those energies and healing.

So this isn't about blame or that it's your fault that you're holding these energies or something like that.

Definitely not.

But to have this awareness that if we're feeling something deeply or if something outside of us is drawing us in and feels really resonant within us and we're really hooked into it and have a strong emotional reaction to something,

Then that's an indicator that we can do some inner work to clear out those energies.

And something that's really helpful that you can start to do is to acknowledge when it's happening,

To say,

Ooh,

I feel really emotionally activated by this thing I saw in the news or this thing I heard about or what I know is going on in my local town or whatever the thing is.

And I can feel it really in my body.

I feel like it's just in the atmosphere,

In the air,

And I'm feeling really activated by this emotionally.

Then what you can do is ask to clear any energetics in your being.

You ask your higher self,

You can ask source,

You can ask your guides,

Whatever works for you in your tradition.

And you can say,

I release all of the energies within my being that are in resonance with the lower frequencies of the collective.

And you can intend to do that,

Ask for support in that,

And those energies will start to clear.

And this is even more powerful if you can actually reflect a little bit and maybe acknowledge what in you might be resonant with that.

Is this some ancestral pattern for you that you're holding ancestral energies from your lineage that could be being activated by whatever's going on in the collective?

Is it a personal trauma that you've had that's maybe being activated for you?

Is it a past life thing that you're still working to resolve that the frequencies are being activated in you by whatever is going on outside of you,

And that's just bubbling up to start to clear?

Having this awareness of when this is happening,

Of what's going on,

And then identifying something to some degree within us that could be resonant with what's happening outside of us,

Even if it's vague,

Even if it's symbolic,

Even if it's ancestral,

Gives us the power of choice.

Because once we're aware of it,

Then we can choose to release it.

And then there are many tools out there that we can use to do that release process.

So that's really important as well to not just look at what's going on in the world as something that's outside of us,

Something that's just happening that we don't have control over.

If something's really activating us and we're upset by it,

Or we really feel it emotionally and we feel helpless,

It likely means that it's touching upon a wound that we have within us.

And so it can be a gift and really helpful to do our own inner work because that is something that we have control over.

That is something that we can actually do to help resolve what is our responsibility,

Which is our own energy.

And if we can resolve that pattern and that theme and choose something different for ourselves,

And more and more people out there are doing the same thing,

Whether they're consciously aware of that or not,

That's how we create positive change.

It's by each individual making the choice to witness something within themselves and choosing something different that is more in alignment with their own soul's truth,

More in alignment with divine truth,

Rather than trauma,

Victimization,

Domination,

Control,

Whatever it might be.

So that's a really important thing as well,

Is calling your power back,

Empowering yourself through your ability to witness,

And then taking responsibility for what's within you that feels resonant with something or that is entangled in something energetically,

And then releasing that.

Choosing something different and saying,

I no longer wish to carry these energies.

I'm ready to heal this wound.

I'm ready to release this.

And from there,

You will be guided.

You will be able to release what you're ready to release.

You can use different tools and resources to help you work through those things.

And we are in a time now where the energy is moving very,

Very quickly.

So that means we can manifest much more quickly.

So before,

In the past,

Even just five years ago,

When we were working through something in our inner world,

Working through a limitation,

A wound,

A trauma,

It could take months,

A year,

To do what we can do now in maybe a week,

In a very short period of time,

In some cases,

A couple of days.

So what may seem like an overwhelming burden or an overwhelming wound to overcome can actually move out very quickly.

So learning to look within,

Turning our gaze within,

And taking responsibility for our own energy is the most powerful thing that we can do as empaths to bring light into this world.

When we shine the light on our own wounds,

We're also shining light on the collective wounds as well.

And that's how they're healed,

Because then they're being witnessed.

And then we can choose something different when we can witness something.

And even if you do all of these things,

It's still hard to be in the world right now.

There is a lot going on.

And depending on who you are and where you are,

It's probably touching you in different ways.

So it is more important than ever to prioritize your own self-care over anything else and to really,

Really,

Really listen to your body and let it tell you what it's needing.

If you need to rest,

Listen to it.

If you need to eat extra food to fuel your body so that it can process the energies that are moving through it,

Eat that extra food.

If you need to get more exercise on a certain day and you're feeling just drawn to go run an extra mile or take a hike in the woods or something,

Listen to your body because it's telling you what it needs to process all of the energies that are moving around out there.

So that is super,

Super important.

And I know that's very hard for a lot of us to do sometimes when we tend to put others before ourselves,

Others' needs before us.

But this is a time to learn how to put your own needs first,

Because you're going to need that skill in 2026.

So that's a really important thing as well,

Is to start listening to your body,

Honoring your body and what it's asking you for,

And then putting your own needs,

Prioritizing that first,

Because that's how you're going to be able to show up in the world in a way that's of service rather than being drained,

Exhausted,

Feeling beat up,

And unable to do anything useful or effective.

So that's really important as well.

And for those of you that are empaths that are struggling right now,

I just want to send you a lot of love.

And I want to let you know that if your struggles are primarily coming from being an empath and your empathic gifts and abilities and the difficulty of absorbing others' energy,

Being enmeshed in it,

Feeling everything so deeply,

I want you to know that there is another side of empathy once we really do our deep inner work and understand our gifts a little bit better,

Understand how they work and why they become overwhelming and these different things.

When we have that understanding and then we do our inner work to clear out and shift some of these dynamics that are going on within us energetically,

We no longer experience our intuitive gifts as a burden because our energy field is no longer porous and we're not absorbing energy.

We're just sensing it out there in the world.

We're not drowning in it.

We're not allowing it to pour into our being.

We're noticing that it's out there and we respond by being a transmitter of love and healed frequencies that come from doing our own inner work.

So I really want you to know that things do get better the more you dedicate yourself to doing your own inner work,

Focusing on what is your responsibility and learning how to navigate your gifts and transform your energy so that you're no longer experiencing your gifts as a burden.

So thank you so much for being with me today.

I so appreciate you and I'm sending you so much love and gratitude and I will see you next time.