ASMR for Burnout 🌻 (Patreon)

This video is dedicated to providing relief from burnout. Instead of advertising my own work, I'm just gonna jump straight into explaining exactly how it's meant to do that. 

First off, I have to say that I have plenty of first hand experience with burnout and this video is based on the things that I know help me get back on my feet, beat fatigue and recharge. 

Earth

Right off the bat I chose to focus on earthy browns and vibrant oranges for the color theme, keeping it overall very warm, grounding and energizing. Orange is associated with the solar plexus chakra which is the center of pure life force energy. So there is a bit of color therapy added in this video, including the soothing effects of greens in all the segments including botanicals. As I very straightforwardly state in the video, I wanted to bring nature to you. Because while it is proven that humans gain energy from spending time in nature, wtf are you going to do if you are full on fatigued and bedbound? I particularly chose thistles and eucalyptus for their respective magical properties of strength and healing. The gentle rustling of the leaves also makes for a very potent ASMR trigger if you ask me. Especially with how I set up the 3dio to get super close up leafy tingles. 

Fire

When you are experiencing burnout, your internal flame is burning very low (it is in fact not extinguished, as the term may suggest, lest you be dead, but not big enough to get you going) so adding fire is a must by symbolically relighting your flame right in the first scene, but subbing my homemade cozy cottage witch candle made with a mystical blend of sandalwood oil, orange oil and rosemary oil aswell as pine cone, cinnamon and elderberry. This should make for a relaxing and comforting mood, perfect to enjoy while doing low effort activities at home including cleaning and crafting. With the following palo santo aura cleansing I then feed the fire so that it may burn brighter and brighter within you as you watch. 

Air

Moving right into the smoke cleansing, palo santo is a powerful vibration raiser and through the exposure to its smoke you are literally breathing in (albeit remotely) it's pure positive energy until you vibrate high enough to let more energy in to recharge your batteries like a glorious spiral of healing and rejuvenation. Take in energy, increase your capacity to receive more energy! Since that is mostly what you're at a loss for when you're burnt out, this element is pretty straightforward.

Water

And of course, with its incredibly soothing and healing properties, the vastly underrated element of water is represented here in several forms: by gentle, muffled rain splatter all throughout, the administration of my (actual real magic) energy elixir into your symbolical cup of water and not least the phenomenal ritual bath at the end that I made specifically to carry the energy of added ingredients and botanicals to you as you project yourself into the video (or are as much as relaxed and open while you listen/fall asleep.) I personally adore ritual baths and have been using them to recharge myself for a while now. It is one of the most potent ways to increase your energy fast, assuming you picked the right ingredients. For your specific ritual bath, I have chosen a combination of sunflower petals and chrysanthemum blossoms, both associated with the sun which is the exact energy I wanted to harness for your benefit. Radiating the vibrations of health, joy, freedom, relief, comfort, I intend that these benefits will be delivered to you by the medium of water in this piece of art. Additionally, I have spiked it with cinnamon and my energy elixir, which I have mentioned in the video has been charged with solar energy, carnelian for energy and creativity to help creative burnout/fatigue, orange aventurine for vitality, garnet for overall energy, health and rejuvenation - but what I failed to mention is that I additionally charged it with citrine for yet more energy, happiness and optimism. I just forgot about it because I did not put the citrine inside the bottle with the other rocks but wrapped a chip bracelet around it, as all my other citrines were too large to go through the opening. 

Ether

Everything in this video has been crafted with great intention. This also applies to the monologue which contains hard truths and practical tips to beat the fatigue and spark your own flame. I call them hard truths because the fact of the matter is that many people are simply not willing to take the steps necessary to help themselves out of a dead end like the issue in question, rejecting their own responsibility for their own wellbeing. Unfortunately, we were raised to believe there is virtue in self-sacrifice and on a more or less subconscious level, many people believe that burnout is a sign that they are living the right way - which could not be further from the truth. I need you to understand that no one benefits from your suffering. No one but for your enemies, however close they may be to you. I know this because for most of my life I had internalized my mother's envy of my youth, beauty and freedom and as a coping mechanism told myself I can't achieve anything and can't excel - for subconsciously I knew that if I did I would invoke the wrath of the woman who gave birth to me, who felt she had been robbed of her own fortune, and that I would be punished for any success and happiness I received (which I have been). If I had anything, she would take it away. If I tried to do anything, she would put me down and talk me out of it. I was basically bullied into depression that way and that caused me to lay low and reject life itself - and especially reject any goodness offered to me. I would not allow myself to have anything for fear it would be taken away and I would not allow myself to thrive for fear of backlash. And the truth is, a thriving soul will always trigger hate and envy in some people. That's why we must protect ourselves against these evil forces, defend our boundaries and preserve our own energy. That's why we must realize that anyone who takes offense to your health and happiness is your enemy, not your friend. It is your responsibility to know the difference and to choose to preserve your own energy. For as I said, you are entitled to your own energy. They are not. They are at your mercy for you choose where and how you spend your energy. This is all the power that you have and you must use it. You must be willing to pay the price of falling out of favor with some people, but if you lose people who were not supportive of you in the first place - you won. It is your responsibility to ensure you have enough energy for yourself. Enough energy to do the things you want to do. Because what is a life worth if it's void of things and experiences worth living? Do not devalue your own life by denying yourself joy and pleasure. It can be so much more than mindlessly going through the motions just waiting to be done. It needs to be so much more for you to come into your full, optimal health. 

Thought

As your mind is relaxed and receptive, I couldn't not load this video with information to flood it and create an atmosphere of comfort, healing and regeneration. For one, I've hidden a bind rune for health and vitality to charge the video with this vibration, aswell as the frequencies 396, 639 and 963 to encourage the attunement to the particular energy contained in the video throughout your whole body. And two, I've added subliminal affirmations which I have once again charged with strong intention and energy. They go as follows:

You are relaxed and at peace. You are grounded in the present moment. You are open and receptive to this energy we offer to you. You openly receive the energy transmitted through this video. You graciously receive the energy and magic captured inside this work of art. You are safe and secure. You are loved and cared for. You are calm and peaceful. You are grounded and receptive. Your energy flows freely through you. You feel your energy returning to your body as you listen. You surrender more and more to this state of blissful ease. You allow this magic to recharge you and get you back into your optimal state of health. You feel cozy and at ease. You feel safe and secure. You receive this powerful energy and allow yourself to benefit from it. You allow yourself to rest and recharge. Your mind, body, soul and spirit are being replenished with pure positive energy. Every aspect of your existence is being recharged with pure life force. All the energy in the universe is here for you now and you graciously take it in and allow it to bring out the best in you. You are compassionate to yourself aswell as others. You acknowledge your needs and find creative ways to meet them. Your needs are important to you and you always find a way to take care of yourself. You prioritize taking care of yourself. You prioritize your wellbeing. You readily make all necessary changes to restore your optimal health. You readily cut all toxic people and energy vampires out of your life for you know you deserve better. You are entitled to your own energy. You radiate vibrancy and health. You go with the flow of your own soul, of your own life, and as a result you feel balanced and content. You choose wisely where and how to spend your energy. No longer will you make yourself available to people and things that don't serve your highest good. No longer will you be taken advantage of. We now give you the energy to defend your boundaries and you are now committed to doing so. You are committed to your wellbeing. You are committed to your own growth. You honor your emotions. You honor your soul. You honor your mind. And you honor your body. And as you do that, balance shall be restored unto you. You now have all the strength you need to go about your life and making it so that it is conducive to your health. You leave behind everything that was once detrimental and you never look back. And from here on out you are committed to yourself. You take care of yourself on every plane and in every way that you are able. You form connections with people who take care of you, who bring out the best in you and make you feel alive. You are now fully alive and fully charged with this magical energy. For as I will it, so must it be. 

Final thoughts

Wow, no wonder the affirmations took me so long to edit. 

I wasn't able to find any fitting music for this piece as the treshold for noise is a lot lower when you are in a low physical and mental state and it would require something warm, dark yet minimal. In other words, I need someone to make chill goth minimal background music lol. So instead I added soothing rain splatter as the long periods of not saying anything during the crystal healing portions felt a bit bare. I also smoothed out all of the triggers, some more than others, so that nothing would sound too awfully harsh or jarring. Wanted to keep everything very cozy and comforting. That's why, rather than bombarding you with overt energies from the get go like the radiant citrine and energizing carnelian, I went the subtle route and decided to ease you into the following treatments by first clearing your energy with black tourmaline, banishing negative thoughts and subsequently any resistance to the beneficial vibrations I have added. And then I go in with tiger iron which is the next logical step up from tourmaline as it is a layered stone with inclusions of hematite, tiger's eye and red jasper. This stone is amazing for fatigue and burnout in so many ways. The hematite portion blocks negative outside influences such as EMF and other people's negative thoughts and emotions. The red jasper portion stimulates healing, strength and stamina and the tiger's eye portion offers grounding and upliftment at the same time, balancing masculine and feminine energies and increasing strength and motivation. By centering you inside yourself and clearing your mind, it helps you get back on your feet in a much gentler way than overtly positive crystals that can at first be perceived as obnoxious lol. I believe these are the perfect road-pavers for the powerful magic of all the other elements. And with this I hope you will find this video to be a very useful tool when you're low on energy. In fact, I want you to fully harness it so that you can show up to your own life and make the most of it. I hope you can feel comfortable doing so with this tool I'm offering as it is intended for that specific purpose and you are not taking away from anyone by allowing it to benefit you. 

Lastly, I am so proud to bring you not one, but two videos in the same month. I really busted my ass trying to get this out on time without compromising quality. But this is just me being ambitious for the dumbest reasons. I want to see my collection of beautiful, purposeful videos grow bigger and bigger. I'm greedy that way? 

Anyway, I hope you enjoy the hell out of this passion project.