Understanding the Light Hangover

Happy day after the Solstice, my beautiful friend.

Although the main alignment has now passed, we are still very much in the energy of it.

During these important dates, we take on board a lot of light, especially if you have actively participated in some level of personal clearing or service work.

This can often leave us feeling a little out of sorts the next day.

So I thought today would be an excellent opportunity to dive into this a little.

First of all, how does this feel?

I am sure this is slightly different for everyone, but for me, I primarily experience tiredness, a heaviness in the body, headaches, and sometimes just feeling a little “out of phase”, whatever that means. But if you know, you know.

I often refer to this as a “Light Hangover”.

But why does this happen?

The first thing to remember is that we are energy.

Despite the fact that we look like physical beings, even science agrees that when you look on a small enough scale, we are simply energy and vibrating atoms. In fact, there is far more space between the atoms than there are atoms themselves.

Our solidity is kind of an illusion when we think of it that way.

When we take on light, we receive it into every single atom of our physical being.

Of course, we also receive it within our other non-physical systems too, but for the purposes of this discussion, I am going to focus on the physical.

When we receive energy, it changes the speed at which our atoms are vibrating. A process known as Quickening.

The speed at which an atom vibrates is known as its frequency.

This is why, in spiritual communities, we are always talking about raising our vibration or frequency. We are referring to taking on more positive energy and increasing the speed at which our atoms vibrate.

This might get a little deep, but stick with me.

We all carry within us positive and negative energy at all times.

This is just part of humanity. If we carried zero negativity, we would be ascended already.

That negative energy binds itself to our atoms, which in turn slows their vibration.

It is when our atoms slow that the physical body starts to run into trouble. Dis-comfort, dis-ease, and even old age happen as a result of a slowing of these atoms.

As a side note, this is one of the reasons Ascended Masters who remain in physical form are said to no longer age, because they hold themselves at such an incredible vibration.

For instance, Quan Yin lived for thousands of years by working closely with the dragons to maintain absolute purity within her physical body at all times.

When we receive a lot of light, like we have just done at the Solstice, or whenever we receive healing, or really do any level of spiritual work, we begin to dislodge the negative energy from our atoms.

It helps me to visualise this like dust during an earthquake. As the ground begins to shake, it loosens dust and debris from the surface.

In the same way, negative energy begins to break free from our atoms when we receive a lot of light.

It is established that energy can never be created or destroyed, only transformed.

So as the negative energy is loosened, it begins to change in a way that can be properly processed. In some instances, it is transmuted by the light itself into positive energy. Alternatively, it may be shifted into some kind of waste product that the human body can then expel.

Because, on a physical level, we are our atoms, we naturally feel this process taking place.

So what can we do to help ourselves through this process?

One of the main things we experience as a result of receiving a lot of light is dehydration, which in itself can lead to a whole host of physical symptoms. So step one is to drink plenty of water.

Step two is grounding. If you can get out into nature, this will always help your body find its equilibrium.

Step three is to be gentle with yourself, and to love yourself 😃

If you know you are going to be doing a lot of energy work, try to arrange your schedule so that you can take it easy for the rest of the day, or even the next day. Something free from stress, allowing you to relax through the process.

In most cases, the healing does not stop when the Solstice ends, or the meditation, or the healing session. It continues for hours, days, or even weeks, depending on the nature of the transmutation.

I know it is not easy. Life never pauses, and there are always things to do, but if you can, give yourself grace during this time.

You deserve it.

Sending so much love,
David 🙏💛