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The Mystery Woman In My Mother’s Kitchen
I had an unusual childhood as the member of a psychic family. I also grew up in a haunted house, which is something we did not openly discuss in those days.
One particular ‘ghost’ story is something I will never forget. It was one of those unusual instances where my psychic abilities would not provide any of the answers. It was also an incident that would change my family forever.
My mother was terminally ill and shortly before she passed we were sitting in the living room talking to her. She kept referring to this woman she saw cooking dinner in the kitchen. She described the woman as being in her early 60’s, with an apron and light brown hair. My mother was not pleased that this stranger was busy cooking in her kitchen. What was she doing there?
Although we are a highly intuitive family, none of us saw or felt the presence of any ‘woman’ at that time. There certainly was no ghost in the kitchen. If there was, we would have sensed something. We were not sure if my mother’s words were merely a side-effect of the medication she was on, or whether she was getting ready to leave this life, which may have been causing her to hallucinate. None of us really knew what to make of the strange ‘woman in the kitchen’ she kept seeing.
My mother passed away shortly thereafter. About six or seven months later my father announced that he had met a new woman and that he really liked her. Time went by and one day my father told me he was going to ask his new girlfriend to marry him.
I had never met the lady before and not knowing who she was I wanted to be sure if she would be the right person for him. What if she was just trying to take advantage of him? But this time my psychic abilities let me down. For some reason I just could not pick up on who this woman was that my father was planning to marry. This is something that sometimes happens to psychics when they try to read for themselves, or for the people close to them.
You Can Develop Your Psychic Abilities
Everyone can develop their psychic abilities. It is not a ‘gift,’ we are born with it. Here are a few tips on how to develop your psychic ability.
Get out in nature at least once a day. Take off your shoes, yes, even if it is cold out. Feel your feet on the earth and imagine you are a tree, and your feet have roots that bury deep within the earth. This is how you ‘connect’.
Picture the roots growing and getting deeper into the earth. Thank the earth for her gifts and ask for her to speak to you. You might feel a slight tingling in your feet and body! If you do not initially, eventually you will. Just keep practicing, even if you just start with a few minutes per day.
Once a day, also meditate. Turn off all electronics and do not be disturbed. Start with a few minutes and work your way up. Clear your mind of everything: every worry, every to-do list, every pain in your body. When a thought appears, put it on a cloud and ‘watch’ it drift away, and then refocus to ‘nothing.’
If it helps, try and ‘hear’ your heartbeat. Concentrate on hearing yourself breathe. If you are outside, which is best, try to hear the leaves rustle or the sound of birds. This will take practice, but this will allow messages to come in from spirit. Spirit will not be able to speak to you if you have a many other thoughts and worries going through your mind.
If you must, cover your eyes with a blindfold or anything else, to keep you from opening your eyes. Try and ‘see’ colors or shapes or patterns. Concentrate on that. This will also take practice, but do not give up.
After you master at least fifteen minutes of meditation, have a pen and paper nearby and write down every thought that comes in, every image that you see, every color or number that you see without thinking about it. You will be amazed what may come through!
Think Of Your Life As Creating A Painting
When I do a psychic reading, I often use words to paint a picture of the situation. I like to talk in images, because the human mind is designed to be drawn to the visual. Archetypal imagery is also the foundation of the Tarot.
I prefer for this reason to start most of my readings with the Rider-Waite Tarot deck, and the Celtic Cross spread, to get an overall picture of the situation and the key players.
The Celtic Cross for me creates a visual psychic map with several different ‘streets’ leaving from a roundabout, with time standing still for that moment.
It features four directions. North for our thoughts; South for the facts of the situation that we can rely on; West for the past and our previous experiences; and East for the next step, or path forward.
To accurately interpret this map, I also intuitively read the feelings, thoughts and intentions of the people involved in the situation.
Every reading outcome also offers a ‘quick fix’ that is usually only a temporary solution, as well as a long-term, more advisable solution. I give my clients the possible outcome of each way to achieve their goal or fulfill their wish. The client must then make the final choice once the reading is over.
Building your future is like building a house. It would make no sense to ask if the roof will be leaking one day, if you haven’t even bought the land to build the house on. No land, no foundation. No foundation, no house. No house, no roof. The same holds true for any relationship, as well as friendships, careers, hobbies. No work, no imagination, no pain… no gain.