When someone does something perceived as shocking or an attack, there is often a reaction, a response coming from anger and fear, and there can be a desire to attack back.
The anger and fear blinds people to a view of possibilities in the situation.
Doing the unusual and different, and becoming calm, taking the energy Up, meditating, feeling a place of peace, calmness and being centred, and taking the situation Up to a place of love, a place of inspiration, opens up the possibilities and the solutions. Up and Up, like going to a mountain top with a good view in the sunshine.
Each country in the world has a unique spirit that defines that country. Just as people’s energy goes up and down, so too does a country’s spirit. Just as a person’s spirit can evolve and develop, so too can a country’s. The spirit of a country in the long ago will be different to how it is now. This will be different to how the spirit will be in the future.
At the moment in this Earth, a huge amount of spiritual energy is coming in. The effect this has on countries is to bring up old energy and old spirit for clearing and removal. At the same time, the seeds of new energy are planted, usually in unexpected places, and these seeds grow. Sometimes the old spirit fades away, sometimes there is a clash with the new. So the old structures and ways of doing things are breaking down and going, and the “new” can emerge.
A person can be happy if they have a lot or some independence, an ability to be self-sufficient, and enough good friends and family. Plus if they have a sense of identity and a sense of purpose and belonging.
Countries should be similar. Each country should be self-sufficient and resilient. They should not be dependent on other countries. They should not be easily exploited or interfered with by other countries or their leaders who do not have that country’s best interests at heart. They shouldn’t be easily interfered with by any big businesses, or groups of rich people who can exert power for their own ends.
Leaders of some countries have failed in looking after the interests of their countries for decades, and they have sleep-walked into situations that are unhealthy for their countries and for the people who live in their country.
The spirit of a country flourishes when it has a happy identity and has confidence in itself. It flourishes when it has a strong internal economy, when it is resilient, creative and innovative, creating what the country needs. It flourishes when its people are positive and happy, with their own confident sense of identity, purpose and belonging, and mutual respect is part of life. It flourishes when it is able to protect its interests and prevent others from taking advantage of the country. The spirit of a country flourishes when it links with countries who have a mutual, positive respect, goodwill, and shared interests that benefit all levels of society, and not just an elite.
By the same token, this applies to regions within countries.
I’m writing this now because Trump has brought in tariffs for many countries in the world and has created shock waves which countries have to adapt to. Typically some leaders will do the usual and react with anger. But once they get over this, they may be able to sense ways in which to make their countries and the regions within resilient, creative, vibrant and prosperous, and protected from destabilising external interference.
The tariffs can have many unforeseen effects, which can be beneficial for countries.
Countries, and their leaders and innovators have rapidly been brought to a point where the only direction is to go forward and change. The old interactions between countries have gone.
The spiritual energy coming into this planet is demanding change. It is powerful. Some people will be able to see and sense the opportunities, while others will be dragged howling in disbelief. Whichever way, change will happen. Time for new ways.
The spiritual energy coming in can be supportive for those that go with its flow, and pushy for those that want to keep to the old ways.

© 2025 Jonathan Barber

Here is a way to intuitively tune into the energy of a country:

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