Integration is Key: Stabilizing a High-Vibrational Life Before Mercury Retrograde Arrives

Written By Tera McAmis

Whew! We've made it to the integration portion of this eclipse season, and that's not a small feat! And we ain’t done yet!

This is a critical choice-point in our individual and collective ascension journeys. And so, it’s time for one of my ‘old school dissertations’ on The Earth Ascension Project. I may have broken a record for length on this one! :) For those of you who have been with me for a while, you know what I’m talking about—skip the next paragraph if you like and get to it.

For those new here, don't let this information overwhelm you. It's the knowledge you need to be truly empowered in your soul growth. When you understand how your consciousness evolves from the 3D experience into higher dimensions, you become the designer and creator of your destiny and reality.

In case, you don’t get through it all or do get overwhelmed and need a reset :) Energy Activation Meditation is this Wednesday 10/1 - we’ll be resetting and integrating all the new patterns! All are welcome - further details are way down at the bottom :)

So, before we dive in—put on a fresh pot of coffee and settle into your safe, quiet space. Then, take a few deep breaths and calm your survival brain. Set your intent to read with an open mind and a discerning soul.

Take another deep belly breath. Let’s get to it…

We’ll start with a recap of the eclipse season and how important this post-season wrap-up is. Then, I’ll give a comprehensive explanation of what the paradigm shifts are; why they matter so very, very much and how to work with them to maximize your ascension. I’ll finish with a brief note on the collective’s shifting.

The Eclipse Season Recap: We’re Still Integrating!

We have now spent the last several weeks overhauling some of our core and most cherished inner parts.

It started with a mad dash to wrap up many life projects/issues that we had been working on since Solstice during the Pre-Eclipse Season (Aug. 23rd–Sept. 6th). This provided us the space, energy, and bandwidth to be fully present and successful as we worked with our personal Eclipse themes.

Then came the first phase of the eclipse season at the Total Lunar Eclipse at Full Moon. (Sept. 7th–Sept. 20th) This had us taking a hard look at the parts of our inner paradigms (belief systems, life perspectives, ideologies, philosophies, outdated expectations, and past desires) that were no longer serving our greatest good. We had to acknowledge that even long-held ideals no longer aligned with who we are today. We have evolved, ascended, and outgrown many ancient, even primitive concepts. As we moved through this first phase of truth revealing, we saw just how intrinsically and complex these paradigms were woven into various aspects of our lives. We were called to unravel them and release ourselves from what no longer supported our further ascension.

Then came the second phase at the Partial Solar Eclipse on the New Moon (Sept. 21st–Sept. 28th) with Equinox (Sept. 22nd). This provided the fresh energy to discover the new perspectives and approaches to life that we were to build, replacing the old ways. With this eclipse season being so very, very, very intense and core-shifting, this phase could feel a bit overwhelming and challenging. We were called to reach higher and further from our comfort zones than ever before. At times, it was difficult to conceptualize what or how we were crafting the new paradigms. It took time and patience. Some aspects of us are still taking shape even as we move into the Post-Eclipse phase.

Now that we are in the Post-Eclipse Season phase (Sept. 29th–Oct. 6), we are integrating and synthesizing the new perspectives, paradigms, and approaches to life in patterns, habits—creating a “new normal” of higher conscious standard. Literally, we are building new baseline habits, belief systems, and paradigms for living a higher vibrational energy life; to manifest a higher conscious reality.

At this point, it is critical that we all stay present in our thoughts, choices, judgments, and actions. Consistently checking to make sure they are aligning with the new higher truth we have revealed within us. Are we falling back into the outdated habits because they feel safe or just easier? Or are we choosing to consistently implement the new ways?

Don’t slack now. You have come too far. You have invested too much. More importantly, you are worthy of an elevated life. You are fully capable of doing it! If you are struggling, keep reading—all that I am about to explain will provide powerful yet rarely shared insights.

Prepare for Mercury Retrograde and the Holidays

Plus, the more you do to integrate and stabilize a new higher energy vibration, the more graceful and useful the upcoming Mercury retrograde will be. Yeah, that bugger of a retrograde is on its way….

The pre-shadow phase of Mercury retrograde begins just two weeks after the post-eclipse season wraps up! This is nothing to sneeze at! Just as the eclipses revealed core misalignments with our inner truth, Mercury retrograde will do the same with an emphasis on how our relationships, communication styles, and self-expression need re-alignment. With so much ‘new you’ energy brought forth at eclipse season, you can bet this retrograde is going to reveal a whole host of areas that need overhauling! The more we are stabilized in our new thought patterns, beliefs, life perspectives, and paradigms, and the stronger we have developed our new life habits prior to retrograde, the easier and more beneficial it will be!

This is also the time of year folks begin to make holiday plans. These are typically steeped in traditions, rituals, and family dynamics which are rooted in ancient belief systems, cultural paradigms, and long generational patterns. This year, the new you of a higher consciousness will not mesh so easily with the past. This is a great time to begin an assessment of what is out of date or out of sync with your inner truth. Be honest, be bold, and update what is out of alignment with your highest good. Create new traditions and celebrations that support your soul growth and well-being. For many, this will mean paring back and consciously syncing with the season earth cycles.

The post-shadow of Mercury Retrograde ends at Solstice.

For most humans (Northern Hemisphere), this begins winter—a time of turning inward for restful rejuvenation and quiet, small communion and less outward noise. Providing us a 3-month-long season to reflect, process, and integrate all the lessons and growth that has occurred since Spring. It is up to us to choose to utilize this planetary support and embrace the sacred opportunity. Often we get caught up in the human calendar which draws us into over-excitement and responsibility - triggering survival brain and leaving us too taxed to embrace any moment of calm with presence of mind. By building those new higher conscious habits and patterns now and using them to plan the upcoming holiday season, we can begin building higher conscious holiday traditions that align with a deeper sacred truth and light.

Below is a calendar of Key Cosmic events through 2025. Feel free to download and/or print it to assist you along the way.

The Paradigm Shifts: Rewriting the Human Blueprint

Now let’s talk about the underlying paradigm shifts that we are making and why we are doing it and how to take charge of our own growth! I promise to try to keep this concise and easy to digest.

A New Human Blueprint is being cultivated. We are literally rewriting the very genetic makeup we've evolved from—the initial, primitive, instinctual behaviors and survival patterns that allowed us to not only survive but develop individual consciousness in our 3D human form. These are the true roots of the "paradigm shifts" everyone talks about. The main concepts include:

Rewiring our genetic programming as pack animals with a hierarchical order. This is about moving from the idea of power and might (alpha) dominating and controlling the weak, as much as, it is about the weak taking their power back. It is about claiming our individual sovereignty and responsibility for ourselves and our role in society. This includes the rebalancing of the parent-child paradigm.

  • Rebalancing masculine-feminine energies. This is about recognizing that we no longer must live tethered to simple genetic ideals of man/woman for procreation and survival of the species. We can expand this concept and explore what it means to be whole and balanced in our inner yin/yang energies.

  • Retraining the survival brain from instinctual reactions to intuitive responses. This is the biggest and most prominent of all. Let’s talk a bit more about this one…

From Instinctual Survival Brain to Intuitive Processing System

We are evolving out of the instinctual, survival brain into our Intuitive Processing System.

The act of changing these core paradigms naturally triggers the survival brain. It creates uncertainty, unfamiliarity, and instability within us; activating our fight or flight response (which also includes fawn or freeze response). To lessen the response and maintain enough calm to continue shifting, it is important to build new patterns as we continue to release the old. Giving us a sense of stability in the new as the old falls away.

The core of our ascension into the new earth energy grid—Aquarian Era—5D—is about moving out of survival brain into to higher self consciousness. As we are evolve from instinctive reactions to intuitive responses, we are also learning to use our ethereal senses to make conscious choices, expanding our awareness beyond the '3D' and into higher frequency dimensions.

Essentially, we are building the infrastructure of our new 'light bodies' by rewiring and reprogramming the original, primitive survival system. Ain’t that cool?!

The first step is understanding the survival brain: the autonomic nervous system, endocrine system (hormones), brain stem, and conditioning imprinted in your DNA. If you don't know how these systems work mechanically, please look them up.

Once you understand the physiology, you can train your survival brain to follow your higher self's lead. By controlling your breath, adrenal reactions, and blood pressure, you buy yourself crucial time before an instinctual reaction triggers, allowing the higher self to process an intuitive response. Breath work is key. Keep it simple and practice regularly.

With enough lead time, you can recognize the trigger and analyze its roots for healing later, in a safe space (not in the moment!). Honor the process as it resonates with you. The root could be past life, generational, societal, or not even yours—we are clearing really old sh*t from before humans gained individual consciousness!

While retraining the survival brain, it is important to also focus on activating your Intuitive Processing System to create effective, intuitive choices and manifestations. Start by building trust and familiarity with your intuition (or gut feelings) Then learn the physical components: the pituitary-hypothalamus, pineal gland, parasympathetic nervous system, and spine. Next learn about how the higher self channel flows energy through your energy system (from above the head down through the pineal, spine, and into kundalini). Essentially activating the Intuitive Processing System is about learning to redirect the energy from the pituitary (the lens of the 3rd eye) inward to your higher self connection to create a stronger, more resilient to work with psychic/6th sense information.

More info in the Self-Empowerment Center on my website.

Staying Present: Integrating the New

As I mentioned above, it is important to be building new ways as we release the old. It is worth noting here that this is the very definition of being in the present. Present tense is simply the awareness that we are simultaneously leaving the past as we enter the future. To successfully be ‘present’ we only need to expand our awareness that what may feel like opposites, contradictions, or a paradox is really just the full spectrum of the whole. So, when we feel like we are retreading old ground, or we are moving too fast forward, let's pause and recognize that is simply our limited focus on one direction. If we detach and zoom out, we can regain our awareness of the present and accept that both are happening and it is okay. This is especially helpful when looking at the collective’s ascension.

To be fully present, integrate new habits, and evolve your instinct into intuition, all four energy bodies must be consciously engaged. Here's a few tips:

Mental/Intellectual Body: Take the observer perspective. Use deductive reasoning to analyze and question everything. Drop the idea that you should "trust more"—trust is built. Recognize that someone else's truth isn't necessarily yours (and both can be true).

Emotional Body: Allow space to grieve the past while holding excitement for the future (and all other feelings) simultaneously. Don't lose yourself in them; emotions are fluid and meant to flow. If they are stuck, dig into the layers to find the original source (past life, generational, etc.).

Physical Body: Take action by releasing the old and creating new behaviors, habits, and patterns aligned with your new beliefs. Practice with patience and determination; failure and success are both learning opportunities. Symbolic rituals (like refreshing your decor) can be very powerful here.

Ethereal Body: Actively working with the our quantum energy systems is a fundamental principle of raising our consciousness to higher levels. Regular energy hygiene, meditation, and energy work are key. Expand your awareness by learning about the human energy system. *Check out the bi-monthly Energy Activation Meditations below! They are designed for this*

A Quick Word on the Collective

Right now, most of humanity is in a raw, exposed state, making things feel so intense. The old ways are visibly fracturing and no longer working. This is terrifying for many who haven't built new stability, so they're clinging tightly to old beliefs, stuck in full survival mode. This hold will only strengthen as we head into Mercury retrograde and the holidays.

We can't help those who aren't ready to let go and learn a new way yet. However, we make a massive difference in the collective's ascension by using this energy to strengthen Earth’s new energy grid. Our energy systems are resonating out a stable, positive vibration which is creating a calm, safe, and easily accessible space for when others are finally ready to release the old.

This intense season has been your boot camp for the future, calling you to master your energy, rewrite your primitive instincts, and step fully into your sovereign truth. You've done the hard work of unraveling the old paradigms and are now actively building the New Human Blueprint—a life where intuitive responses replace fear-based reactions.

Though the collective is experiencing turbulence, you are stabilizing your elevated reality, strengthening the Earth’s new energy grid for everyone, and setting the stage for a graceful journey through the upcoming retrograde and holidays.

Trust the profound growth you’ve earned; you are not just surviving these shifts, you are becoming the conscious master of your own destiny and manifesting the elevated life you deserve.

If you are struggling to release the old or to anchor into your elevated life, please reach out to me or another trusted energy worker for assistance. All of us are in uncharted territory and need assistance navigating the changes from time to time!

Key Cosmic Dates thru 2025

Events to keep in the know & a few live event marketing plugs - :)

Tera McAmis https://www.ElevatedEnergies.biz
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