The Solar Plexus Center (Defined)
Emotions, Spirit & Desire
Overview
The Solar Plexus is the most powerful center in the bodygraph, simultaneously a motor center AND an awareness center. It generates emotional energy in waves and governs feelings, moods, desire, passion, and the emerging spirit consciousness. Approximately 50% of people have this center defined.
When defined, you ride emotional waves, oscillations between emotional highs and lows that color every experience. There is no truth in the now for you. At the peak of your wave, everything looks brilliant. At the trough, everything looks flawed. Neither extreme is the truth, clarity comes from what remains consistent when you've experienced both ends of the spectrum.
This means patience is your superpower. For major decisions, you must wait through your emotional wave, sampling the decision at different points. What feels right today may feel wrong tomorrow, and neither reaction is the whole truth. Clarity emerges over time, usually around 70-80% certainty rather than 100%.
As the highest authority in the hierarchy, the defined Solar Plexus overrides all other potential authorities. If you have this center defined, you have Emotional Authority regardless of what other centers are also defined. Your emotional wave creates the climate for everyone around you, you're not just feeling your own emotions, you're broadcasting them. Understanding this power is part of mastering your emotional awareness.
Key Points
- Both motor AND awareness center
- Operates in waves—never in the moment
- Contains spirit consciousness and desire
- 50% of humanity is emotionally defined
Practical Tips
- Never make decisions in emotional highs or lows
- Sleep on important decisions—literally track your feelings over days
- Learn to recognize your baseline vs. emotional extremes
Not-Self Signs
- Avoiding confrontation and truth
- Making decisions in emotional moments
- Getting swept up in others' emotional drama (open)
- Suppressing emotions instead of riding the wave
Deep Dive
Riding the Wave
The Solar Plexus operates in waves, highs and lows that move through like weather. There is no truth in the highs or the lows, only in the middle. Those with defined Solar Plexus must learn to wait for emotional clarity before making decisions. Your wave has its own rhythm, some waves last hours, others last days. Learning your personal wave pattern is essential self-knowledge.
Emotional Authority
If you have Emotional Authority, you need TIME to make decisions. Sleep on major choices. Sample the decision at different points in your emotional wave. What feels right at the peak may feel wrong in the valley. Clarity emerges over time, aim for 70-80% certainty rather than the impossible 100%. The remaining uncertainty is natural to your design.
The Emotional Climate
Your defined Solar Plexus creates the emotional weather for those around you. You broadcast your wave, when you're high, others feel it. When you're low, others feel that too. This isn't a problem; it's your power. Being transparent about your emotional state ("I'm in a low right now") helps others navigate your weather without taking it personally.
Spirit Consciousness
The Solar Plexus is evolving into the center of spirit consciousness, a new form of awareness that transcends emotion. This means emotional intelligence isn't just about managing feelings; it's about developing a deeper awareness that includes but transcends the emotional wave. Your feelings carry information that goes beyond personal mood, they connect you to something larger.
Patience as Practice
The daily practice for defined Solar Plexus is patience. Don't make major decisions when you're emotionally charged, either high or low. Wait. Sleep on it. Revisit it at different points in your wave. The right decision reveals itself over time, not in the heat of emotional intensity. This patience isn't passive; it's the active practice of honoring your emotional intelligence.
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