It is a very timely essence. The sense of encroaching shadows on the wider landscape will tend to cause us each to have an instinctive survival response, which causes us to go within, and also to cut off from our higher energies/chakras. This essence counters that tendency, and brings a sense of strength and constructive moving forward. The way forward becomes clearer.
Helpful if you feel you are stuck, like walking through treacle. You want to cry but cannot. Loneliness. Wants to take part in life but can’t. Desire to go to bed for the safety and comfort it provides. It breaks through a crust of suppressed emotions and allows issues to be dealt with safely. Gives Heart protection.
It may cause unusual dreams, and it does cause a degree of anxiety about unresolved issues which one has to ride through - You can’t avoid facing what you have kept hidden. It is a particularly yang essence.