a peek into an open ajna

According to Human Design, we all have nine energy centers. Some of those centers are defined (colored in) and some are open (white).

When my soul picked out my design, it chose to give me seven defined centers and two open centers (my ajna and crown). Because I only have two open centers, I feel everything in those centers super intensely. And because I feel my open centers so intensely, I feel like I can be a guide for those who don't feel their openness as intensely and a translator for those who have defined ajnas and crowns.

When it comes to my open ajna (or mind center), I feel other people's mental energy (and sometimes thoughts) very strongly. It also means that the wide open sky that is the natural state of my mind is easily disturbed by my ability to see all sides of an issue.

Here's an example:

I planned on going to swim practice today, but the weather forecast called for thunderstorms. At 5:30, it said storms would start at 5:45. They didn't come. At 6:00, the forecast said there was 100% chance of thunderstorms at 7. So, I skipped the 7am practice time and thought I'd go at 8:15. But then the radar showed a line of storms coming in at 8. Now I had a lot of choices: I could go at 8:15 regardless of the radar, or I could wait and go at 9:30. Or maybe I should go to open swim in the middle of the day. OR I could call it a thunder day and ride my bike inside. 🤷🏽‍♀️

I was making myself absolutely nutty with all the possibilities.

We're not meant to spend time in our open centers alone. We can go in there to reflect wisdom to other people (i.e. I could reflect people's mental energy back to them through coaching). Or we can go in there with a coach or therapist to clear out the energy that doesn't belong to us.

When we swirl around in our open centers all by ourselves, we cause ourselves suffering.

Here are the steps I used to get out of my own way this morning:

Awareness. I heard the cacophony of possibilities in my heard. It felt like a monsoon in my brain.

Acceptance. I accepted that I was swirling in my open ajna. I accepted that there were tons of possible ways to make today wonderful and that I couldn't actually make a mistake. And I stepped into the empowerment of accepting that "I don't know" and I don't have to know anything with certainty.

Compassionate Action. I was swirling in my open center. This was not serving me. The "right" answer wasn't going to suddenly pop into my head. So, I asked myself, "what do I need?" To get into my body, my body said. Wisdom lives in my body. Truth lives in my body. Answers live in my body. And so, I actually said "stop" out loud and then got on my bike, where I proceeded to have a lovely embodied ride through the French countryside.

How can you apply these steps when you start swirling around in your open centers? If you want to know more about your open centers and how to navigate them, book a Human Design Reading here.

I love you.

Love,
Kelsey

P.S. I've written about my morning routine before (hot lemon water, grounding in the grass with Makai, meditation and then activation exercises while listening to a high vibe podcast). Finding a podcast with the perfect vibe to start my day can be tricky, and guess what!? Last week, I could only find the energy I wanted by listening to myself on The Revelation Project (listen to Kelsey Abbott- Sparkly AF here). It's so good! In fact, it's so good that I had to have the host, Monica Rodgers, on The Find Your Awesome Podcast. Listen to The (R)evolution with Monica Rodgers here.

P.P.S. Also over on The Find Your Awesome Podcast, Kelly Collins teaches a Master Class on the seven chakras. The nine energy centers found in Human Design evolved from the seven chakras. My client Ariana wrote an amazing article about the relationship between the chakras and energy centers.

P.P.P.S. Last thing: Last weeks' bonus meditation was a practice in filling yourself up with golden sparkly liquid love light. Enjoy it here.