What Does Sitting in Your Power Really Mean?
Understanding Your Natural Soul Energy and Expanding Your Consciousness
By Donna King – Spiritualist Medium & Mediumship Teacher
One of the phrases you will hear regularly within mediumship development is "sitting in your power". But what does that actually mean? What are we sitting in, and why is it so important to our development?
For me, understanding your power is one of the most fundamental aspects of developing mediumship.
It is something I encourage all my students to explore, because before we can begin to understand our connection with Spirit, we need to understand ourselves.
We Are a Soul With a Body, Not a Body With a Soul
We are not a body with a soul. We are a soul with a body.
Our physical body is simply the vehicle through which we experience this physical existence. But the energy that we are, our consciousness, our natural soul energy, is something far greater than the physical form.
When we begin to understand this, we can start to appreciate what sitting in our power really means.
It is about becoming aware of that natural energy which is already within us.
It isn't something we have to find outside ourselves. It isn't something we need to chase or desperately reach for.
It is who we truly are within.
Our development is about learning to feel it, recognise it, expand it and become familiar with it.
What Is Our Power?
I describe our power as the natural expansion of our own soul energy and consciousness.
When we sit quietly and allow ourselves to become still, we can begin to experience a greater awareness of that energy.
Sometimes it can feel like an expansion within the body. Sometimes it may feel like a warmth, a vibration, a sense of fullness or simply a greater awareness of ourselves.
There isn't necessarily one particular sensation that everybody should experience.
What matters is learning to recognise what your own power feels like.
Because once you become familiar with it, you can begin to understand how to remain within it.
And this is where your development really begins.
A Simple Way to Begin Feeling Your Power
Sometimes the simplest techniques can be the most effective.
I often encourage students to place a hand gently over their heart.
Take a moment to become still.
And simply say to yourself:
"I am in my power."
Don't try to make anything happen.
Don't expect a particular feeling.
Just allow yourself to become aware of what happens within you.
Perhaps you begin to feel a warmth. Perhaps you experience a sense of expansion or a change in your awareness.
Whatever you experience, allow yourself to remain with it.
As you continue to sit with that feeling, begin to allow it to expand.
Become familiar with that space.
Learn to recognise it.
And then, rather than constantly trying to recreate the feeling, begin to learn how to hold that energy.
Learning to Hold Your Power
One of the greatest challenges I see with students is not necessarily finding their power, but learning to hold it.
They may experience a beautiful expansion when they first sit, but as soon as they begin thinking about what they are doing, they lose that natural state.
They may become distracted, start questioning themselves or begin trying to make the experience stronger, just allowing it to be is the key to developing it.
Holding your power is about becoming familiar with that expanded awareness and allowing yourself to remain within it.
It takes practice.
It takes time.
And it requires us to let go of the need to make something happen.
You don't want to keep reaching for your power. You need to learn to remain within it.
Expanding Your Consciousness
As we become more familiar with our power, we can begin to understand the relationship between our energy and our consciousness.
We are allowing ourselves to move beyond the constant activity of the thinking mind and into a greater awareness of our natural being.
This is not about switching off your mind through force.
It is about becoming less occupied with thought and more familiar with the experience of being within your own power.
The more time you spend sitting, the more familiar this space can become.
And this is why I believe sitting in your power should be a regular part of mediumship development, rather than something we do for a few minutes before attempting communication.
It is the foundation upon which we build.
Your Power Is the Beginning, Not the End
I want students to understand that sitting in your power isn't about achieving a particular sensation or reaching a destination.
It is about developing a relationship with your own natural energy.
Learn to feel it.
Learn to expand it.
Learn to hold it.
And, most importantly, learn to remain within it.
When you begin to understand your own power, you have a foundation from which to explore your sensitivity, your awareness and your mediumship.
You don't need to chase something that is already part of you.
You need to learn to recognise what is there.
Your power is already within you. Your development is learning to understand it, expand it and allow yourself to remain within it.
Donna King
Spiritualist Medium & Mediumship Teacher
Develop Your Power With Donna King
If you would like to understand your own energy, expand your awareness and develop your mediumship, I offer teaching and development opportunities for beginners and developing mediums.
Visit www.donnakingspirit.com to explore my mediumship and psychic development classes.
