Sitting in the Eye of the Storm
- Claire McLennan
- Feb 14
- 3 min read
An Energy Update on Collective Shedding, Environmental Shifts & Staying Coherent
Something Is Shifting
There’s a lot moving right now.
And this isn’t abstract “energy talk.”
You can see it.
Across politics, polarisation is intensifying. Decisions feel reactive. Long-standing systems are losing trust.
In business and households, cost-of-living pressures are tightening choices. Some sectors contract while others expand aggressively — instability at both ends.
Information cycles are relentless. Outrage travels faster than reason. Our nervous systems were never designed for this level of constant stimulation.
Even environmentally, there are visible shifts.
Here on the NSW coast, shark activity has significantly increased this season. Whether that’s migration shifts, warming currents or ecological adaptation — apex energy is surfacing more visibly.
Weather patterns globally feel less predictable. More extremes. More volatility.
The natural world is not static.
And then there’s the personal layer.
Clients and friends are reporting:
Emotional releases out of nowhere.
Old grief resurfacing briefly.
Relationships recalibrating or ending.
Physical symptoms without clear personal cause.
Exhaustion mixed with urgency.
A sense of “something is shifting” but difficulty naming it.
This isn’t random.
It feels like collective shedding.
Collective Shedding
Shedding isn’t destruction.
It’s biological.
Snakes shed skin.
Trees shed leaves.
Cells shed what no longer serves.
Ecosystems rebalance.
Collective shedding looks like:
Outdated structures losing coherence.
Personal identities softening.
Emotional density surfacing for release.
Old patterns becoming too uncomfortable to maintain.
Shedding can feel chaotic while it’s happening.
Because what is falling away rarely goes quietly.
But shedding is not the end of the story.
It’s a transition between skins.
Crossing Hemispheres: Recalibrating in Real Time
I’ve just crossed hemispheres.
And honestly, it feels like winter and summer met inside my body.
Northern Hemisphere density.
Southern Hemisphere fire.
Light cycles shifting.
Sleep hormones renegotiating.
Circadian rhythm recalibrating.
The body doesn’t just travel.
It reorganises.
For me that’s shown up as heaviness.
Achy joints.
Head pressure.
Slowness.
And yet…
The Eye of the Tornado
Despite feeling the intensity, I don’t feel destabilised.
It’s more like sitting in the eye of a tornado.
I can see the chaos.
I can feel the frenetic movement.
But I am not it.
That distinction feels essential.
Because sensitive nervous systems often mistake collective turbulence for personal crisis.
Sometimes nothing is wrong with you.
Sometimes you are registering the field.
When the Dragon Speaks
Recently in meditation, the dragon energy I work with — Mercabau — came through with unusual clarity.
Fierce. Protective. Steady.
The message wasn’t dramatic.
It was simple:
Stronger waves are moving through.
Prepare.
Not by bracing.
By clearing.
Let what is shedding, shed.
Do not grip it.
Do not personalise what is collective.
There was also a deeper layer.
Some of us are wired to feel more.
That sensitivity is a capacity.
When we grip what we feel, it overwhelms us.
When we regulate and stay coherent, energy moves through rather than lodging.
There are days when that feels like a gift.
Days when it feels like responsibility.
And sometimes, when tired, it can feel like a burden.
But this isn’t about carrying the collective.
It’s about not amplifying destabilisation.
Coherence spreads.
Regulation spreads.
Steadiness spreads.
That is influence.
What Preparation Looks Like
Preparation right now isn’t fear.
It’s embodiment.
It might look like:
Reducing reactive media consumption.
Increasing water and sleep.
Moving your body daily.
Sweating or shaking out excess charge.
Spending time in elemental environments — ocean, wind, earth.
Choosing conversations that stabilise rather than inflame.
For me, this week, that looks like ocean therapy. Salt water. Sand. Beauty. Simplicity.
You don’t drift through a shedding cycle.
You choose your lane.
You either let external turbulence dictate your internal state…or you consciously hold the reins.
That takes awareness.
It takes participation.
It takes self-leadership.
The Rainbow
This morning, in thick cloud, I saw a rainbow.
Not in clear blue skies.
In density.
A vertical beam of colour dropping into the water.
Rainbows don’t appear instead of storms.
They appear because of them.
Light refracting through pressure.
And I felt a quiet knowing:
All will be ok.
Not smooth.
Not linear.
But ok.
The Invitation
We are in a shedding cycle.
What is unstable will crack.
What is coherent will strengthen.
The invitation is not panic.
It is participation.
If this resonates, tend your system this week.
Move gently.
Spend time outside.
Notice what stabilises you.
My classes and sessions resume 23 February — and you are always welcome if you want support in strengthening your coherence.
And I’d love to know:
What are you noticing in your own body right now?
Are you feeling this collective intensity too?
Stay awake.
Stay embodied.
Stay in your heart lane.
You are deeply loved.
You are never alone.
And you are safe.
With warmth,
Claire 🤍
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