Understanding Foreign Energy - Part 1

This information was originally shared with my newsletter subscribers on Oct. 21, 2025.

How much of your reality are YOU actually creating?

Imagine just how much energy your body consumes each day. Information is constantly streaming into our energy fields from other people, from the media, from spaces and places, even through what we eat or drink.

In a society so engrossed in information, it’s not surprising then, that so many of us are sick, stressed, or unfulfilled.
We are full of energy that’s not ours.

In the metaphysical world, energy that isn’t ours is termed foreign energy. This can include belief systems, opinions, memories, energetic cords, past lives, ancestral karma, spirit attachments, as well as outdated spiritual contracts & agreements.

By healing the part of you who welcomes or is attached to foreign energy, you become a freer version of yourself. You create from the part of you, that’s actually YOU.

What Does Foreign Energy Feel Like?

While everyone is different, (for me) energetically, foreign energy appears/feels like:

- cloudiness,

- heaviness or density,

- stickiness,

- darkness,

- fear or tightness,

- stagnation or clutter.

Physically, you might suddenly feel off or unlike yourself (typically indicating a recent or present infiltration of foreign energy), but some other signs I’ve noticed include:

- weakness in the legs or arms,

- pressure around the head or shoulders,

- foggy mind or chronic uncertainty,

- lack of motivation,

- headaches,

- sudden emotional reactivity or overwhelm,

- body aches and pains,

- general fatigue or low vitality.

When foreign energy becomes excessive and chronic, disease may present.

One common physical manifestation includes developing auto-immune disorders.

The physical signs sound pretty common, right? Perhaps that’s because we all carry foreign energy that muddies our true being? It’s certainly part of being human, still, it’s important to release it when you find it. Here’s one technique to support you in both discovering it and releasing it…

Visualization Meditation

Visualization meditation is fantastic for moving energy, especially as a regular energy hygiene practice. I learned a fun meditation (from Nancy Rebecca, a master healer and spiritual teacher) to re-establish ownership over your energy field; I’ll describe it, so you can give it a try. Sometimes it takes practice, be patient with yourself!

“Your Car” Meditation Instructions:

Step 1: Get grounded, relaxed, and intend to be curious.

Step 2: When you are ready, imagine a vehicle to represent your energy field. Allow it to reveal itself to you just as it is.

Step 3: Describe the vehicle. Get as much detail as you can. It’s not necessary to understand why it’s the way it is, but these details can offer clues.

+ What kind of car is it, how old is it and what colour, is it dirty or clean, are there any broken parts, are the windows open, etc.?

+ Look inside. Is there anyone or anything in the car? Check the trunk, lift the hood, get under the car, look around it. What do you notice?

Step 4:  Make repairs. Visualize updating the car and moving out anything that doesn’t feel aligned to you.

+ Perhaps your co-worker or a parent is in there (rather than in their own car).

+ Maybe the vehicle needs new tires, or body work, perhaps, you would prefer a whole new car? This is your vehicle, it can look however you want.

Step 5:  Return to the present moment.

+ Feel the container of your body. Take in the sounds, sights, and scents around you.

Take it to the next level:

+ Journal about what you noticed before, during, after, and even over the days following. Practice this meditation regularly and look back on your notes.

In the next blog post we’ll go a little deeper into the concept of foreign energy, and I’ll introduce more practices you can apply to support your process of being a truer, healthier version of yourself.

Disclaimer: The information in this article is meant to highlight complimentary forms of healing and does not replace medical care. Please seek out professional care when you need it.