Meeting the Energy That Follows You

“When you begin to notice the energy that follows you, you gain the power to meet it consciously, rather than repeating it unconsciously.”

We often move through life reacting to situations, sensations and people without fully realising what’s driving our responses. The same emotions reappear. Familiar frustrations return. Similar challenges show up in new disguises. It can feel like we’re walking in circles – repeating patterns we didn’t choose but somehow keep experiencing.

The above quote speaks directly to that experience. It invites us to pause and reflect: What is the energy that’s been following me – and am I meeting it with awareness, or simply reliving it on autopilot?

Energy Leaves an Imprint

Energy is not just an abstract concept. It’s a felt sense – a presence. You might carry it in your body as tension, in your thoughts as looping stories or in your relationships as recurring dynamics. Energy follows us not as punishment or fate, but as an invitation. Until we notice it, it stays active – like a song on repeat just quiet enough to fade into the background.

The “energy that follows” might be:

• A long-standing fear of rejection

• The internal pressure to prove or perfect

• Emotional heaviness you can’t trace to a cause

• An inherited belief that you must carry others’ burdens

• A sensitivity to other people’s moods that leaves you drained

None of these are flaws – they’re energetic impressions, waiting to be seen.

The Power of Noticing

To notice the energy is to step out of the cycle. It’s the moment you realise that the tension in your chest always arrives after a certain kind of conversation. That your energy dips in specific spaces. That some choices feel like they’re being made for you by an unseen force – until you name it.

Noticing isn’t about over-analysing or judging. It’s simply acknowledging: “There’s something here. I feel it. I want to understand it.”

This act alone creates spaciousness. It brings what’s been unconscious into awareness and with awareness comes possibility.

Meeting it Consciously

Once the energy is seen, it can be met. This is where real change happens – not because you force it, but because you’re no longer running from it. Meeting the energy consciously might mean:

• Setting boundaries with more clarity and compassion

• Practicing daily grounding to stabilise your system

• Using tools like dowsing or meditation to trace where the imbalance sits

• Sitting with a feeling instead of pushing it away

• Asking your body what it needs, rather than overriding it

Conscious meeting is quiet, but powerful. It doesn’t demand perfection. It asks for presence.

Repeating it Unconsciously

When we move through life without pausing to meet the energy, it often repeats – again and again. The body-mind brings back the familiar in an effort to seek resolution and these patterns arise as a call for awareness. If you’ve ever asked, “Why does this keep happening to me?” – that question itself can be a doorway to deeper understanding.

A Practice to Try

Find a quiet moment and ask yourself:

• What pattern or feeling has been showing up again and again?

• Where do I feel it in my body?

• What would it look like to meet this energy with care and to hear it?

You could begin by journaling what you notice. If dowsing is your preferred tool, a pendulum or chart may help bring clarity. Or simply take a quiet moment and listen inwardly.

Whatever shows up, trust that noticing is a meaningful first step. There’s no need to resolve everything at once. Meeting your energy with presence, even briefly, is what begins the shift.

Closing Thoughts

Recognising the energy that follows you begins with paying attention to what’s present and in your current experience. Repeating patterns, emotional undercurrents and habitual reactions all carry useful information. The more awareness you bring to them, the more choice you have in how you respond.

Conscious engagement with your energy doesn’t need to be dramatic. It might be a pause before speaking, noticing when you feel off balance or making a small change to support your well-being.

This work is about presence, not perfection. Even a subtle shift in awareness can influence how you feel, how you act and what you allow into your space.