Dancing with the Lunar Tides: A Guide to Emotional Mastery
It all started with a message that made no sense at the time. During a retreat, a tarot reading gave me a strange piece of advice. I drew the Moon card, and the reader looked at me and said, “Pablo, you have to overcome the influence of the moon.”
I just stared at him, perplexed. Then I looked up at the sky. The moon? What was it doing to me? I couldn’t understand it on a spiritual level. “What is that influence?” I asked him. “What is the moon doing?” I was confused and, honestly, a little scared. Did that giant rock in the sky have some kind of power over me? I needed to understand.
His answer changed everything. He told me, “The negative influence of the moon is your negative emotions.”
And suddenly, it all clicked.
Unmasking the Moon’s Shadow: The Energy of Heavy Emotions
The “lunar” energy he was talking about wasn’t about astrology in a technical sense, but about a very particular type of feeling. It’s that gravitational pull of negative, heavy, slow emotions that can completely take over your day. It’s like walking around with a heavy blanket over your shoulders that you just can’t shake off.
Think about it:
Sadness and Sorrow: A general feeling of melancholy that you can’t seem to shake, tinting everything in a grayish color.
Nostalgia for the Past: Getting lost in old memories, especially those tinged with regret or longing, replaying conversations and moments over and over.
Regret and Guilt: When you make a mistake and get emotionally entangled in it. You replay it in your mind endlessly, blaming yourself, feeling guilty, and wishing you could turn back time.
This is the moon’s shadow. It’s emotional quicksand. Once you step in, it slowly pulls you under. You start overthinking, blaming yourself, and feeling heavy. This emotional storm consumes all your energy, your vitality, your creativity, and your drive. You end up exhausted on the couch, feeling completely empty, having accomplished nothing you set out to do.
When you’re trapped in this energy, your life can’t move forward. It becomes mechanical, low-vibration, stagnant. You can’t do what you truly want to because all your power has been drained by these dense feelings.
A Universal Pattern We All Share
As I listened, I had a powerful revelation. This wasn’t just my story. This was a pattern I had seen my whole life, but one I had never put a name to. It was an invisible inheritance, passed down from generation to generation.
I saw it in the men in my family: my father, my uncles, my grandfather. This lunar energy would take away their capacity to act, their masculine power to move forward and make things happen in the world. I also saw it in the women, who often express these emotions more openly, making the pattern even more visible.
This isn’t a personal failure. It’s a human tendency. We all have a “moon” inside of us, an emotional tide that can drag us into these dark, unproductive states. The key isn’t to pretend it doesn’t exist, but to learn how to manage it when it arrives.
The Antidote: How to Instantly Shift Your Energy
So, how do you overcome this influence? The solution is surprisingly simple and incredibly powerful: shift from your mind to your body.
The moment I feel that gloomy, heavy energy starting to creep in, the instant I notice my thoughts starting to spiral, I know I have to move. I don’t think about it; I just do it.
I put on music and dance.
I do an intense workout.
I practice a yoga session.
I go for a brisk walk in nature.
By moving your body, you immediately break the spell. You pull your energy out of the mental story of sadness or regret and anchor it in the present moment, in your physical body. You don’t give the gloomy energy a chance to settle in and take control. This simple practice has been a game-changer for me.
The Other Side of the Moon: A Gateway to Healing
But here’s the beautiful paradox: the moon is not our enemy. Its energy is not just negative. The moon is also the gateway to our unconscious mind, the realm where our hidden emotions are stored.
This is why the full moon is such a powerful time. During a full moon, our emotions surface with incredible strength. If we aren’t conscious, we can become very reactive, leading to arguments, conflicts, and anger.
However, if we use this time consciously, it’s a golden opportunity for healing. We can perform rituals or meditations to consciously connect with that energy. It allows us to see the emotions that are normally suppressed—the old wounds, the hidden fears—and bring them to light to be healed.
By doing this, we are no longer victims of the moon’s influence; we are consciously working with its power. We are using its light to illuminate our own shadows and turn it into our ally.
Take Your Connection to the Next Level: Retreat in La Gomera
Understanding the moon is just the beginning. Imagine being able to extend this awareness to all the planets and stars, and doing it in one of the most magical places in the world for sky observation.
That’s why we want to invite you to a transformative experience. From February 17th to 22nd, 2025, we will be holding a special retreat in La Gomera, one of the Canary Islands, recognized worldwide for having one of the cleanest and most spectacular night skies on the planet.
In this retreat, we won’t just talk about the stars; we will learn to feel their energy in our bodies through movement practices, meditation, and rituals under a blanket of stars. It’s an opportunity to disconnect from the noise of daily life and connect deeply with your own energy and the cosmos. :contentReference[oaicite:6]{index=6}
If you feel the call to transform your connection with the universe and yourself, this is your moment.
Discover more and book your spot for the La Gomera retreat here.
