Be the Shift: Embracing Balanced Energy in a Divided World

​In today’s world, it’s easy to get caught up in the chaos. Scroll through any comment section on social media and you’ll see it—anger, division, judgment. Posts designed to provoke. Headlines engineered to divide. Political parties playing tug-of-war with our peace of mind. We’re bombarded with negativity, and it’s slowly numbing us.

But here’s the truth: we don’t have to participate in it.

We can be the shift.

Reclaiming Balance: Masculine and Feminine Energies

Every human being carries both masculine and feminine energy—this isn’t about gender, but about balance. Masculine energy brings structure, focus, and direction. Feminine energy brings compassion, creativity, and connection. Both are sacred. Both are needed.

When we lose this balance, we see what we see now: competition without compassion. Power without purpose. Logic without love.

The world doesn’t need more division—it needs more healing. More people who embody both the strength to stand for what’s right and the softness to do it with kindness.

Stop Feeding the Flames

Let’s stop giving our energy to political drama and online outrage. That’s not where real change happens. Real change begins with small, intentional acts of love and awareness.

Instead of commenting on another post with criticism, post something uplifting. Instead of judging someone’s struggle, ask how you can help. Instead of fueling fires of hate, be a calm and steady flame of love.

Bring It Into Real Life

It’s not just about what we post. It’s about how we live.

  • See a mom with toddlers struggling at the door? Hold it open for her—with zero expectations. Don’t get mad because she didn’t say, ‘thank you’. Just pause and be happy you could help someone – because you wanted to, not because you were expecting that, ‘thank you’ in return.
  • See someone having a hard day? Compliment them. Mean it. Fix that person’s crown without letting the entire world know it was crooked in the first place.
  • See someone isolated? Invite them in.
  • Smile more. Complain less.
  • Offer grace even when the world doesn’t.

It costs nothing to be kind. But it shifts everything.:hugs:

What You Give, Grows

You don’t need a huge following to make a difference. You just need to decide: I will not contribute to the noise. I will be peace. I will be love. I will embody the sacred balance of compassion and strength, of action and presence.

That energy—real, grounded, heart-centered energy—ripples out farther than any angry comment ever will.

Be the shift. Right here. Right now.

Let them be angry.

Let them divide.

You?

You build. You heal. You lift.

Because that’s what this world truly needs.

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All right. I’ll shut up. I won’t ask for help any longer. I won’t share my experience in hopes of helping someone anymore. I know when I’m no longer welcome.

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I’m confused. I love your experiences. :people_hugging:

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Huh? What? I am confused…

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How I interpret what’s written above, and what’s happening in the world today, is that spiritually I see a huge shifting in society. Recently I watched a documentary that discussed 4 common factors in huge shifts in world powers. The historians went back to the bronze age, here’s what they said: (I wish I wrote down the name of the program but sadly sorry) :person_shrugging::person_facepalming:

World war
Famine
Financial Collapse
Worldwide Pandemic

Each world power experienced these factors before they collapsed from Aztecs to Rome. After which there was a period when communities went back to themselves until a new age rises. During this period of change is chaos - many in the Norse community associate this with Ragnorok. It’s difficult, it’s challenging but it’s not a time to fear - it’s actually a time to embrace because when the old system is gone, this makes space for something better, as each civilisation, though flawed, has improved on its predecessor.

We see huge division and turmoil today, and it’s everywhere, but as spiritual people as witches are, we can rise above this trend, and still build community where we can, assist those who need it and raise the horn where injustice is happening.

Some of the greatest activists in our time were also vessels of peace, I think of Gandhi and Mother Teresa, Bishop Tutu, Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King to name a few.

A beautiful reminder that as the world rages we can be a balancing force of strength for ourselves and others.

Skal. :clinking_beer_mugs::green_heart:

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I’ve got triggered that exact same way here before, I see you :people_hugging: :revolving_hearts:
We all use the same words, but the meaning can be very different.

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Beautifully said @tracyS

@georgia I’m sorry you were triggered by @silverbear’s post, it certainly didn’t come across that way to me. Know that you are valued and loved here my friend.

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You are very much welcome here! :revolving_hearts: I can’t speak for everyone else, but I don’t think SilverBear’s post was meant as a criticism of anyone here.

What I took from the post is that on a general level, we can choose how we interact with the world. Yes, we have our safe spaces where we can vent, share our experiences, and be comfortable with our friends and loved ones. I think SilverBear’s post was a comment on the “noise” of social media and the internet – there are people who create content for engagement, rage bait meant to make people comment and be angry. Rather than choosing to engage with posts and people like this, we can choose peace instead, protecting both our peace and the peace of others.

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Uh…in no way, shape or form was this article that I wrote directed at anyone… I am an NLP and wellness coach and write articles all the time…I had actually originally written this article for MY website and thought I’d share it here…

This article was written after I spend about 20 minutes scrolling social media, and realize how much my mood changed. I saw all the horrible and angry comments and decided to write an article about it…and how I have the power to not engage in it, and the power to choose peace over the chaos…

I even just RE-READ my article to see what I could have possibly said wrong…I said nothing wrong. In fact I gave examples on how to reclaim our own peace…this whole article was about how to lift others up…Good grief. :frowning:

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Sweet friend @georgia

I’m sending you love and hugs. I feel like I know you. I feel like I know these other lovely souls in our coven. I feel like everyone sees this as their safe space. I’m so sorry that now it doesn’t feel that way to you. You are a brilliant, courageous witch and all of us benefit from your experiences, from your insight, from your beautiful writing (I have a book on my shelf that attests to that!). You are safe here. You are very, very welcome.

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@SilverBear - please know that I was touched by your article. I’ve done the exact thing that you wrote about - the anger, the divisions among people - it’s disturbing and depressing. I have turned away from most of it because of the reasons you stated. I realized that I DO have the power not to engage in it, and my mental health is better when I disengage.

Your article did lift me up as you were intended it to - I felt recognized by your words.

@georgia - it’s my fervent hope that you return here so we can work through this misunderstanding. As clearly as we all try to make our thoughts known, none of us are perfect and confusion may invade. I believe that’s what happened here.

Let’s get through it and feel better together. :heart:

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Thank you, @tracyS, for this perspective. History can be comforting in a strange way, even as we read about chaotic times.

I appreciate you taking the time to give us these facts! :folded_hands:

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This is very true. I Don’t think i have intentionally given a negative comment and most of the time i leave likes and dont comment at all unless it is positive. I decide to swipe or ignore rather than add to it. I had cut out social media like facebook and instagram all together for this reason.

More love and light i say and less negativity. Now time for me to reflect that on myself and work on being more positive towards myself as well :heart:

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I think there’s a fine line between recognizing the negative / challenging things and working on them, and dwelling on them. I’m feeling that the latter is what @SilverBear’s article is challenging us to rethink. The former is absolutely necessary and helpful, but can easily turn into the latter if there’s not enough light in one’s heart at the moment. That’s why everyone always talks how important it is to do self care together with shadow work. :black_heart:

Let’s build beautiful things and inspire each other. :smiling_face_with_three_hearts: It’s also valid to recognize that we’re individually and collectively standing in a pile of :poop: right now, and how we might adjust our position so that there’s less of it between our toes. :laughing:

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Yes, my whole article was about realizing that we have the power to NOT contribute to the hate. To the anger. That doesn’t mean we can never be angry or upset. It just means, take a pause before responding to people’s social media posts that are PURPOSELY trying to get a reaction.

All the click bait articles and posts that are online designed to make people angry. Don’t fall for it. Don’t take the bait!

As spiritualists, we should take pause…and notice how these things can make us feel. Then decide if we want to take the bait and continue the narrative of anger and hate…or choose mental health wellness and peace.

Again, my article was written with NO ONE in mind. It was an article to get people thinking about how social media and the news makes one feel…and how they have a choice to either engage or not.

I personally am choosing peace. I am tired of all the hate and anger and choose to not be part of the issue anymore…I choose to be the solution. I choose to be the beacon of light in the dark.

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I want to apologize for my outburst. I am overwhelmed to the point of feeling attacked at every turn. You did not earn nor deserve any of this: I simply broke down at an inconvenient moment.

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Hugs :people_hugging::people_hugging::people_hugging::people_hugging::people_hugging::people_hugging::people_hugging::people_hugging::people_hugging::people_hugging::people_hugging::people_hugging::people_hugging::people_hugging:

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Thank you @tracyS

The forum timer insists on an edit: Thank you, too, @SilverBear

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:people_hugging:

I’m here if you ever need to talk. :speech_balloon: Just a reminder — I never write about anyone specific; my posts are always general reflections.

And if I ever did… trust me, you’d be tagged so hard there’d be no doubt! :joy:

Sending much love and many blessings your way. :sparkling_heart: We all have tough days — don’t dwell on it. Big hug! :hugs:

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Big hugs! :people_hugging:

:heart: :feather:

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