Pendulums: Are You Giving Away Your Energy Without Realizing It?

By Lori Marie

As I continue learning about some of the unconscious mysteries of life, I stumbled across the author Vadim Zeland and his work in the book Reality Transurfing. It was recommended to me because of its depth and scientific perspective on the quantum realm.

I personally navigate the quantum field from a mystical, intuitive, and deeply spiritual perspective, but taking a peek at Zeland’s more structured view helped me grasp a topic worthy of elaborating on. So let's talk Pendulums.

When you first hear the word "pendulum," you might picture something swinging back and forth. If you’re spiritually inclined, maybe you think of a divination tool that responds to energy and helps provide insight from higher realms. But that’s not the kind of pendulum Zeland is talking about.

In Transurfing, a pendulum refers to energetic structures that are made of thought forms, belief systems, ideologies, institutions, politics, trends that require your energy and attention to stay alive. These pendulums pull us in, often without our awareness, and they can make us feel off balance, trapped, or stuck. 

Pause for a moment and ask yourself, what do you consistently give your focused energy and emotional attention to? This could be anything from spiritual communities and social media trends to family dynamics, political debates, or even identity labels.

Something to acknowledge is that pendulums don’t just feed on your enthusiasm or agreement. They feed on any reaction, from Love or hate, it doesn’t matter. If it hooks you emotionally, it has your focus and energy. You hear me say it often, energy goes where attention flows.

Let’s dive deeper and think about the pendulums you may unconsciously give your attention and energy to:

• Societal forces like war, politics, or cultural norms that influence how we think and act

• Personal growth trends or belief systems that dominate your attention

• Labels or roles you’ve adopted to define your identity

• Strong opinions or narratives shared within media, institutions, or groups

• Cultural or generational patterns that shape how we communicate or avoid truth

• Group dynamics in families, communities, workplaces, or social circles

• Ideas or information streams that keep you in a cycle of seeking or reacting

  
  

Chances are, just reading those examples stirred something in you. Agreement. Disagreement. Curiosity. Annoyance. Bam! You gave it your energy.

But let’s be clear: pendulums aren’t inherently bad. They offer connection and help us learn about ourselves. The problem arises when we become unconsciously fused with them, identifying as them or against them. That’s when we lose our sense of center and become energetically entangled. We all want to feel connected, to belong. But ultimately, our deepest desire is freedom. Freedom to be ourselves, not molded by the structures we think we need to belong to.

Zeland suggests we "surf" pendulums. What does that mean? It means we recognize them, observe them, even interact with them—but we don’t get swept away by them. We don’t identify with them so deeply that they become our entire sense of self. Many pendulums are the cause of generational trauma that some still hold onto and pass along. Pendulums have created large religious structures and events in history that we have taken on, fueled just by giving it our focus.

This is where consciousness comes in. We have to stay awake. Aware. Mindful. When we notice ourselves reacting, triggered, or hooked, we can pause and ask ourselves, “Is this really me, or is this a pendulum I’ve unknowingly attached myself to?”.

If you’ve ever heard someone say, “They’re asleep,” or “They’re just following the herd like sheep,” what they may be observing is a person caught in the inertia of a pendulum—acting, thinking, and reacting from a space of unconscious alignment.

And yes, our whole society is woven from pendulums. But that doesn’t mean you have to be ruled by them. This is your opportunity to start creating a new kind of energetic structure—one that reflects your own unique vibration. One rooted in awareness, authenticity, and choice.

Pendulums will always exist. The real question is: Are you being controlled by them and unconsciously giving away your vital energy that could be used in more authentic and fulfilling ways? Or are you surfing them and staying connected just enough to observe, learn, and discern what aligns with who you really are, and gracefully shifting away when you find yourself too enthralled?

The question you should mindfully be asking yourself constantly is what am I giving my energy to?