The Unseen Transition
- Matt M.
- May 3
- 3 min read
Updated: Jun 5
Growing up, I was taught not to waste anything whenever possible. The material world was too expensive and we didn't have a great deal of money so we made the most of every grocery, product or service that was purchased for the household. If there was a ketchup bottle in our fridge that still had enough for a sandwich, we'd shake that bottle for 20 minutes or find some utensil to scrape out what remained. That way, we would get the most for our money.
I've been thinking about my family's ketchup bottle shakedown process a lot recently. Sounds odd? Good. It was kind of odd to write it, haha!. I'll explain. January through mid-April I experienced, like many others, an "Energetic Shakedown" deep within myself. I felt shame. I felt greed. I felt lust. I felt anger. I felt and projected blame. I felt the perception of survival.
At times this shakedown was visceral. It was also relentless. However, that was the point. I processed these feelings by meditating, sharing with others and being creative. As the days went on, I thought about those ketchup bottles from my childhood. I said to myself:
"This energetic shakedown I'm experiencing is much like how we used to get the remaining ketchup out of it's bottle when I was a kid. The less ketchup in the bottle, the harder we would have to shake to get it out."
Then I built on this metaphor. I said:
"I am experiencing these feelings from my unconscious, or shadow self, so viscerally because there is still more to get rid of. My consciousness is applying more attention to these unconscious feelings to shake them loose so they can be released from my being-ness. I am the ketchup bottle and my consciousness is the person shaking out what remains.".
Although the concept may seem funny, it's accurate to the experience I was having. It also brought me peace and allowed me the opportunity to surrender these deeper aspects of myself so I can continue to make substantial room for unconditional love. From mid-April to the publishing of this blog post, I have felt a great deal of relief and new opportunities have come into my life which I'm taking advantage of. It feels like an exciting time.
Although I have seen positive changes in my external and material world, it's the unseen energy of change that I am fascinated by. In the last 5 days I have felt a great deal of love, support and guidance. It feels more significant then usual. The energy I'm experiencing now feels like more of a transition from one state of being to a higher frequency of being.
I am human so naturally when I feel this unseen energy of transition, I want to analyze it. I want to understand "Who", "What", "Where", "Why", "When" and "How" is this energy going to manifest in my external reality. However, instead of analyzing this positive energy of change, I am doing my best to just live in it. To be present with it. I feel myself being open to just experiencing the lightness of this energy.
With this unseen energy of transition also comes a sense of closure and completion. I believe this latest round of "Energetic Shakedowns" was another stage of cleansing which has allowed me to open my heart more. By doing so, I can experience new depths of life, meditation and compassion.
For example, I have walked around my childhood hometown with Joy and see a collision of "time" occurring. The buildings and people I grew up with in my past are being met with buildings and people of the present as well a the future. I feel that I'm handing off my childhood hometown to the next generation of people living in it. I have met this transition of my neighborhood and childhood home with gratitude and love.
The external results of the unseen transition I'm experiencing may not be directly obvious to me but it's showing itself at the right times. I'm looking forward to seeing how this transition unfolds in the weeks, months and years to come.
Thanks for reading!
Matt
