Understanding Your Emotional Wave: A Guide for Emotional Projectors
Every Emotional Projector has the Solar Plexus defined - that triangle on the right-hand side of the bodygraph. This is your authority. It’s what you’re designed to trust when making decisions. But this authority comes with nuance. It’s not about being reactive. It’s not about making decisions in the heat of the moment. It’s about emotional clarity over time.
"There is no truth in the now" is the key mantra that is shared with emotional authorities. Your clarity doesn't strike like lightning - it rises slowly, over hours, days, or even weeks.
You might notice your energy shifts based on where you are in your wave. One day you're bursting with energy and inspiration. Another day you're sluggish, foggy, unsure. That’s not a problem to fix - that’s the design. The solar plexus isn’t just an awareness centre. It’s also a motor. Your high-energy days and your low-energy days are both part of your process.
Emotional Intelligence is a Gift, Not a Flaw
Emotional Projectors are not here to make emotionally charged decisions. You’re not here to leap into something because it makes you happy or avoid something because it feels heavy. Instead, your process is subtle. Emotional clarity sounds more like, “I’m not feeling it,” or “This just feels right,” without always knowing why.
And that’s the hardest part for many Emotional Projectors—accepting that you don’t always get to know. You just feel. And feelings don’t operate on logic. You don’t need to explain your feelings. If you keep trying to justify why something feels off, you’ll exhaust yourself.
You are not indecisive. You are not inconsistent. You are simply running on your own timeline.
You might need to wait three emotional cycles to get clear. That can mean a few days. It can mean a few weeks. And it’s okay.
Types of Emotional Waves
There are three main emotional wave categories emotional projectors can experience:
Tribal Waves (40-37 and 19-49) – Ratchet up in need or desire and then crash. They’re rooted in fairness, relationships, and mutual support. You might find how others are showing up in connection with you is in your awareness a lot. It’s important to remember, reality remains objective however your view is subjective depending on where you are in your wave.
Individual Wave (39-55) – Spikes up into creative highs and crashes down into melancholic lows. You can feel euphoric one week and in complete lack the next. Neither is more true. They are both valid perspectives.
Collective Wave (41-30) – Big, sweeping, and often filled with unmet expectations. This wave goes high into hope and drops low into disappointment. It's wide-reaching and deeply feeling.
Each wave has its own flavour. You may have more than one. Understanding your wave helps you normalise what you feel rather than pathologising it.
Embracing Your Unique Timing
When an invitation comes, that’s when your decision-making process kicks off. Not before. If you feel unclear, the best thing to do is buy time. Sleep on it. Wait a few days. Say "I’ll get back to you" without explaining why. It’s not playing games. It’s playing by your energetic rules.
One of my favourite metaphors for emotional clarity is photography. A splenic projector might take a quick snapshot and say, "Got it." But an Emotional Projector? You're the long exposure. If you’re taking a photo of the night sky, the longer your lens is open, the more stars you see. You capture the galaxies. You see the deeper colours, the hidden layers.
Clarity over time. Your clarity doesn’t come from thinking harder. It comes from riding the wave, sitting with it, and eventually landing on the side of yes or no—never 100%, but maybe 75% sure. Maybe 55% sure… and that’s enough.
Emotional Waves Aren't About Happy or Sad
Let’s be clear: emotional waves aren’t simply about mood swings. They’re not just happy/sad. They’re more like textures. With Emotional Projectors I often use words like "fizzy," "heavy," "sluggish," or "crunchy" to take the emotionality out of it. Other times I would describe the wave as “rose tinted glasses”… or “green tinted glasses”… etc. Your awareness is your perspective.
You might be experiencing a low and not know it—but others around you feel it. Your emotional frequency flavours the environment. Learning to identify it - not necessarily know why or what the exact mood is however - and own it allows you to stop leaking emotional charge unconsciously. You’re not meant to suppress it. You’re meant to ride it. The wave gives you the full perspective. A single moment is limited.
You're Not Too Much
Many emotional projectors have been told they're too intense, too emotional, too complex. That narrative runs deep. It leads to self-censorship, overthinking, burnout. And it can leave you feeling invisible.
Final Reflections: What to Explore
Notice your wave. Let it move. Don’t rush clarity. If you’re tired, be tired. If you’re low, be low. It’s okay. You’re allowed to show up differently each day. That’s part of your wisdom. That’s what the world needs from you—permission to be real.
You don’t need to figure it all out. Just keep showing up. Keep feeling. Keep riding the wave.
And remember: clarity comes in its own time.
