Protect Your Energy

Have you ever noticed how easy it is to get swept up in someone else’s mood, opinions, or drama? One moment you’re calm, and the next you’re tense or irritated — all because of the energy around you. In Reality Transurfing, this dynamic is described through the concept of pendulums. Imagine a pendulum. It only moves when something pushes it. In this case, that “something” is your attention and emotional energy.

Pendulums form wherever groups of people share the same thoughts or emotions. Every thought and feeling we contribute, positive or negative, gives that pendulum more momentum. The more energy people feed it, the stronger it swings. But a pendulum only has power if we keep feeding it. When you withdraw your focus and stop reacting, the pendulum loses energy. Over time, it slows down, and eventually, it disappears from your reality.

To understand how to stop getting caught in a pendulum’s swing, let’s first understand how they pull you in in the first place. Pendulums are powerful energy structures and we often don’t know we’re getting pulled into them.

What to do when you get pulled into a pendulum.

Step 1: Contain Your Thinking

When a situation triggers you, your mind will want to replay it repeatedly. This constant mental looping is how pendulums gain strength.

To stop the cycle, create boundaries around your thinking. If you need to give attention to the situation, set a specific time for reflection, and once that time is up, shift your focus elsewhere. This practice prevents the problem from consuming your day and keeps your mental energy contained rather than scattered.

When you notice your thoughts drifting back, gently bring them to the present moment. You don’t have to solve everything in your head. You only need to stop giving the situation constant access to your energy.

Step 2: Reduce Importance

Reducing importance doesn’t mean denying your feelings or pretending not to care. It means softening the emotional charge you’ve attached to the situation.

When we decide something is “a big deal,” we create tension and resistance which fuels a pendulum. By stepping back and observing events as if you were a neutral witness, you begin to see how much of the drama exists only in perception.

From this balanced perspective, the situation loses its exaggerated significance. The pendulum’s pull weakens, and your sense of peace returns.

Step 3: Redirect Your Energy

When you stop feeding the pendulum, you free up energy that was previously tied to conflict or worry. Don’t let that energy linger idly. Give it a new purpose!

Channel it into something constructive: exercise, creative work, or time in nature. Energy always seeks motion, and when you guide it toward what nourishes you, it no longer has the chance to return to the pendulum’s sway.

Step 4: Practice Neutral Observation

One of the most powerful ways to dissolve a pendulum’s influence is through observation without emotional involvement.

When you catch yourself reacting, pause and imagine watching the moment from a distance as though you were a calm observer watching a movie. This slight separation between “you” and the situation creates space. In that space, awareness grows, and emotional charge fades.

The more you practice this kind of neutral observation, the easier it becomes to recognize when energy is trying to pull you off center.

Step 5: Cleanse Your Energy Field

Even after you’ve withdrawn your attention, residual tension or emotion can linger. Cleansing your energy helps restore equilibrium.

Simple practices work best: take a walk outside, spend time near water, stretch, or take a salt bath with the intention to release. You might also try deep breathing or a short meditation focused on calm detachment.

Another great way to cleanse your energy field is by washing your hands! Water is a natural conductor and neutralizer of energy. This ritual also sends a clear message to the brain … “I’m done with that!” This helps the body complete the stress cycle. Washing your hands can also be done after you spend energy helping someone else. Here the thought could be “I release what’s not mine.” 

Step 6: Reaffirm Your Center

The final step is to consciously come back to yourself.

Affirm your independence from the energy that once pulled you in. You can use grounding statements such as: “I return to my own energy.”“I am balanced and clear.” “My peace is my power.” These statements shift your attention back to your heart’s center making it difficult for pendulums to reach you.

Hopefully you have gained some valuable insight into pendulums and how they can work for or against you.

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