Conditioning is essentially anything we energetically absorb from outside of us. This could be through people, places, society, even the planetary movements.
The kind of conditioning we are talking about generally occurs through our undefined body centres and undefined gates, and will be amplified in us when absorbed. Undefined Sacral centres will be conditioned by other people's energy levels, undefined Ajna centres will be conditioned by opinions, undefined Spleen centres will be conditioned by health...and so on.
We can't avoid it - we are always being conditioned, all of the time. Even if we moved off-grid to the middle of nowhere with no other people around, we would still be conditioned by planetary transits!
Now, this isn't necessarily a bad thing.
The impact of this conditioning really depends on your level of awareness and how much you attach to and identify yourself with it.
If you are not aware of it, you are more likely to attach to it and think it is yours - your own opinion, your emotion, your deadline etc etc. As the energy is temporary and amplified, this can lead to issues.
If you are aware and recognise it as conditioning, you can let it be there and even utilise it without becoming attached to it or believing that it is yours. You know it is temporary and will pass, and you can develop a deeper understanding about how your undefined centre works.
I'll give you a common example...
Let's say we have a couple sitting in a room together. One of them has a defined Solar Plexus (the centre for emotions) and the other has this centre undefined.
The partner with the defined Solar Plexus is emotionally defined so they are always somewhere on an emotional wave. The other partner who is emotionally undefined does not naturally experience emotional waves.
Now let's say that the first partner has reached a low in their emotional wave and is feeling sadness. The other partner will be conditioned by this. They will absorb and feel this sadness, and it will be amplified in them so they will likely feel more sad than the person who is actually sad in the first place!
If they are not aware of this, they will not understand where this sadness has come from. They may be feeling very emotional, they may even be crying, but they don't know why so they go around in circles in their mind trying to figure out why they are feeling this way. They may also release this emotional pressure towards their partner in an unhealthy way.
However, if they are aware that they are emotionally undefined and that their partner is defined, they will recognise that the sadness is not coming from them, it is coming from their partner. They will be able to allow it to be there whilst remaining unattached - they know it is temporary and not theirs - and they will be able to support their emotionally defined partner through the low in their wave.
This is why being aware of where you are defined and undefined is so useful! It helps us to recognise our conditioning in the moment and to allow it to be there whilst also knowing that it is temporary and will pass. We can utilise it while it's there in a healthy and balanced way, and at the same time are able to become wiser about how our undefined centres operate.
I hope this has been helpful to you - as always, I am happy to receive any questions or comments! If you prefer email I can be contacted at info@myspinningarrow.com.
Have a wonderful day :)
Emily
