inner guidance
Is That Your Intuition Speaking?
Do you sometimes sense your thoughts are more than just thoughts? Do you sometimes hear your thoughts? Do you feel your thoughts? Do you know when it’s your intuition speaking? How do you know the difference between intuition and thinking thoughts?
There are many questions to be asked in order to understand and to allow yourself to become comfortable relating to and relying on that higher part of your consciousness. Your intuition is sometimes referred to as your ‘higher self’ – the all-knowing part of you.
The best way to understand and integrate your intuition into your daily thoughts and understanding of life, is to look back and observe yourself. We all use our intuition every day of our lives. Think about it. More often than not, when you make a decision, you are basing your decision on how you feel about the situation. Look back and see how many of the following questions fit into your life.
- Have you known about future events before they happened?
- Did you sense things going on with other people before they materialize?
- Did you get information through physical sensations?
- Did you feel physical sensations when you made a bad decision?
- Have you felt physical sensations when you made a good decision?
- Have you had an awareness that your intuition was speaking to you?
- Do you sometimes get hunches about things that come to pass?
- Have you checked in with your intuition when you wanted to know the answer to something?
When The Empath Becomes An Energy Sponge
I just completed a psychic reading for a long-standing client who is a successful teacher, as well as an empath and psychic in her own right. Despite being highly intuitive and, under normal circumstances, able to make good decisions based on her gut feeling, she was feeling totally at a loss, and in limbo concerning her current circumstances.
She asked me for guidance as to what could be happening to her, because even though her situation is not dire, she described herself as feeling like “a sponge that cannot not absorb any more.” She was feeling no sense of creativity or inspiration, nor any initiative to get the ball rolling for a future move for herself and her family. The Tarot’s Hangman card defines how she felt, as if she was just dangling and not getting anywhere fast.
Both she and her husband had made a big geographical move a few years ago, with the well-being of their children in mind. She was beating herself up, because she also felt responsible for every circumstance her family was experiencing, including her 17 year old daughter, who hasn’t quite yet identified her future career niche. Of course, the additional negative energy of guilt was holding her even more in limbo. To top it all, the schooling of her children and work of her husband requires that she lives and teaches remotely, with a several hours commute away from them, so they can only come together as a family once a fortnight. More guilt! Continue reading
Spirit Is Always With You
How do you connect with the spirit inside of you? Ponder this question for a moment. Then shut your eyes, breathe deeply three times… and ponder this question again.
Spirit is always inside of you. It does not take a time out to go get a coffee, or have a nap. Spirit simply is a part of you that never dies. When you close your eyes and simply breathe, you will feel lighter. That is spirit trying to be more prominent than the ego. Spirit never causes stress, discomfort, unease or negativity. Spirit is pure 100% unconditional love, and every person has this inside of them.
However, as you move forward in life, ego will always try to override spirit, whether in decision-making or choices that are important (or simple). Ego can create discomfort, doubt, fear and the wrong type of attitude to live a spirit-filled, love-filled life.
How do you change these patterns? At least once a day, simply sit, breathe slowly, eyes closed, hands on lap. No parts of your body should be crossed, i.e. legs, arms or hands. Now feel the essence of your true spirit flowing in your body and around your soul. Feel the essence of goodness that comes to you from this energy. Continue reading
Celebration
Some days you may feel like you are lost, or losing your footing. Trust and know that we are with you. Oftentimes, it also helps to redirect your energy and focus on that which is going well in your life. Take time to celebrate your successes for there are many.
There will always be chaos somewhere. Whether it’s in the world, your family or personal experiences you are moving through for yourself. Chaos is part of being human. Let go of any charge that word may bring and allow yourself to move on the continuum of light.
There is neither good nor bad, there is only what is. As you shift your energy from chaotic experience into celebration, adventure and joy, it will bring you back into balance, into harmony, into peace.
Oftentimes, we see you go, go, going and do, do, doing. Take some time to rest, to celebrate. Take some time to bask in your successes. You may not be where you desire to be in your life but you are constantly unfolding. You are a beautiful tapestry woven with glorious, brilliant, sparkling threads. Remember, all of your experiences create who you are, a unique individual. Continue reading
Your Intuition Is Always Right
We are often told to follow our instincts, or trust our ‘gut.’ But what does it really mean?
From a psychic perspective, intuition is the sixth sense, the way we are able to perceive things beyond the scope of our five senses. Some people call it the ‘little voice’ within. We all have it, and unless we use it on a regular basis, it may not be as sharp as we need it to be.
If we fail to listen to our intuition, we may find ourselves making poor decisions, which often lead to confusion, misunderstanding, and strife. Then, when it is too late, we often wonder why we didn’t go with our intuition!
It is often said that the first instinct is usually right. That ‘little voice’ we are hearing is actually the voice of the Universe and the Divine speaking directly to us. Whether or not you follow a particular spiritual tradition or religion, cultures around the world have always had an understanding of this phenomenon. It is also the concept behind prayers and mantras being answered directly. When we speak directly to the Divine, it speaks back to us. Its intent is always benevolent, so, even if the answer is no, or isn’t what we’d hoped for, it is in our best interest to take it to heart. Continue reading
Reunited With Crochet Friend In Spirit
I like to frequent a well-known, local bookstore. It is my way of having peaceful fellowship indirectly with others. I don’t have to talk to anyone, but the feeling of others around while I’m reading is a pleasant feeling. I always sit on the same chair, which is almost like a comfy love seat with others sitting nearby.
One day, while sitting there and reading, I noticed in my peripheral vision a lady to my left. She sat down on the sofa next to me.
She then looked at me and said, “I’m so sorry I didn’t want to disturb you, but I think you may have known my grandmother. She attended the same church you went to.”
I asked her which church she was speaking of and then confirmed that I had indeed gone there for a few years, but no longer attend. Continue reading
Pay Attention To The Signs
A caller recently asked me if she should start her own business. I did the reading and saw her chances were excellent for success in the next three years. I remember a time when I had asked the same question from other spiritual advisors and was not encouraged to do so. It took me back to the time I started doing readings professionally almost 20 years ago!
I always doubted I could make it full-time as a professional psychic. I felt I needed a full-time job in the secular world, as opposed to just trusting the Universe. Of course, the Universe, as it always does, hit me upside the head with a spiritual two-by-four!
I always had this feeling of push-and-pull from the Universe, whenever I questioned whether I should just take the plunge and start my own spiritual business. It took me almost ten years to get there, when I was finally pushed to do the psychic work full-time. Continue reading