Space Weather has issued this alert:

EARTH DIRECTED X-FLARE: On March 11th at approximately 16:22 UT (09:22 PDT) sunspot AR2297 unleashed a strong X2-class solar flare. Extreme UV radiation from the blast is causing HF radio fade-outs and other propagation effects on the dayside of Earth, primarily over the Americas.

If you are sensitive to magnetic shift, and many of you are, you may have been experiencing anger, irritation, and overwhelm over the last few days, as this flare built up. Many people today, especially in the areas receiving the most direct “hit,” may feel overly sensitive, with emotions being on high alert.

Increase the amount of water, herbal tea, and watered-down fruit juices you are taking in.

Eat lightly-steamed vegetables, rice, fish or poultry, and avoid processed sugars, food additives, and carbonated beverages, as well as anything heavy or difficult to digest.

Cut those around you, and yourself, some slack. Move slowly, breathe before responding.

Use any and all methods of grounding at your disposal. Yoga poses, visualization/meditation, hematite (worn low on the body), deep breathing…

It will pass, although I suspect we may be in for some rapid-succession flares…