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John Locke once believed that the human conscious mind is like a blank slate (tabula rasa) at birth and all our knowledge is essentially an accumulated sum of experiences and learned concepts. While other philosophers believed human minds were born as imperfect yet complete, David Hume rejected ... Views: 3046
When my son was about 2 years old I took him to his daycare center where he had been going for about a year. One day we visited the new toddler room that he would be attending the following week. He hesitated to walk into that new room and held tightly onto my hand (which was quite unusual ... Views: 1912
Definition: voice of your spirit and to our spiritual guidance. It is your navigational system to guide you through your life.
Following your intuition, you find it easier to align with your true path. Things get rocky when you are not following your intuition.
Your self-worth, ... Views: 3092
Spiritual seekers and budding entrepreneurs alike are faced with a terrible dilemma, knowing the true meaning of what is really being said.
Be it a conversation or reading an inspirational or apparently humorous story, knowing the real meaning determines the value gained and the outcome. If ... Views: 14608
Have you ever had one of those experiences where you ask yourself ”Why have things gone so wrong for me? What have I done to deserve this?”
I have had many of them over the years. When I was still a church goer, the standard sanctimonious answer was “Just suffer through it. One day you ... Views: 3460
When I was a young girl I had this sense - it wasn't a feeling or a thought, but a sense that the world would change during my lifetime. I'm not saying I knew what it meant... simply that I understood on some level that a change was coming, a change that was more than the passing of time.
I ... Views: 1218
When you have learned how to decide with God, all decisions become as easy and as right as breathing. There is no effort, and you will be led as gently as if you were being carried down a quiet path to summer. — A Course in Miracles
I want to share a technique with you that I’ve been using ... Views: 1571
Notes to Myself
How many times have we kicked ourselves for not following our intuition?! Much of the time we receive divine guidance but we discount it or allow logic or doubt to prevent us from listening to and acting upon our intuition. We are becoming more and more sensitive and our ... Views: 2109
Among the questions haunting humankind across the bridge of generations, most revolve around these in one form or another—
What lies ahead?
What does the future hold?
Where am I going?
Because spirit is the invisible half of nature, we learn much about spirit by observing nature closely ... Views: 2054
Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Marie Curie, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Mahatma Gandhi, Mother Teresa … there are many people throughout history who have changed the world through responding to inner inspiration.
We call these people geniuses. They are the ... Views: 2358
You hear it all the time: "Use your head. Think it through. Make sure it makes sense." These age-old adages began before we were old enough to spell our names, yet somehow, our caregivers were compelled to teach us to use our brains and ignore our inner voices. By the time we were in grade ... Views: 1149
This is worth it's weight in reading!
Those of you who read May's newsletter would know that spirit had been warning me that I was listening to my ipod too much on more than one occasion, & that eventually I lost my ipod! Becasue I wasn't heeding the message. (For those that want to read the ... Views: 2266
Bill Clinton famously told Americans, "I feel your pain." Was the Prez speaking truthfully or was he, as his detractors claimed, just an oily politician currying favor from suffering citizens?
In the past few years, neuroscientists have discovered that individuals may indeed feel the pain of ... Views: 739
There is only one "foreign" language I'm somewhat fluent in: the language of the Soul.
If you've ever studied a foreign language, you've probably had the experience of being a bit disoriented. Learning to speak, read or write a new language ignites new development in your brain. And that brain ... Views: 1338
The joy of being sensitive: A page from the life of an empath
I’ll be honest with you. I am a sniffling, teary eyed, moody brat. In a word, I am sensitive. And I am proud. That being said, now we can get on with the real topic of this article: being an empath. I am an empath.
This does ... Views: 1291
1. Premonitions are extremely common. They probably arose early in our evolutionary history because they provided our ancestors with a greater likelihood of survival and procreation. They were thus likely to have been incorporated into their genes and passed down through succeeding generations. ... Views: 13253
What’s your dream? Have you forgotten it? Many of us do. You start out in this life with hopes and dreams and ambitions. Often they are quickly dissipated by your fears – what will people think? Can I earn enough money at it? How could I possibly attain this goal? I’m not good enough. I ... Views: 1637
Whenever we are not living in our "true place" we experience what is called "Divine Discontent." It is an inner urging that calls us forth to our next growth opportunity. Yet so often we ignore it or procrastinate on listening to it. And usually something unexpected happens to throw us into a ... Views: 11265
Since antiquity, spiritual adepts have claimed an aura, or a field of subtle, luminous radiation surrounds a person or object (like the halo of religious art) that some mystics are capable of observing.
In Qigong theory, three external Wei Qi fields supposedly surround the body. The first ... Views: 4516
There is a time and place for all things - including the dissemination of truth.
Recently I have been asked to keep a secret. No, I’m not telling.
Now I recognize that I actually keep a great number of secrets on a regular basis. It is a greater part of my occupation as a card reader. ... Views: 1201
I've been teaching intuition development classes for over twenty-five years and I'm often asked about my favorite techniques. Here's one that I call the "Good Choice/Bad Choice" exercise.
Write several sentences on a notepad about a decision you’re facing. For the purpose of this exercise, ... Views: 912
I'm embarrassed to say I read Louise Hay's "You can heal your life" at times when I have a stiff neck, lower back pain, or sinus flare-up. Her book is full of body to emotion relationships with positive affirmations offered as a means to counter what she considers the underlying cause of many ... Views: 802
Adapted from Dr. Judith Orloff’s book “Emotional Freedom: Liberate Yourself From Negative Emotions and Transform Your Life” (Harmony Books, 2009)
The dark night of all dark nights is the hopelessness of wanting to die. In this state, you can see no promised land beyond depression.
Over ... Views: 912
You are driving home from work and you suddenly get the urge to go a different route. You follow the urge only later to hear on the radio that there was a major accident on your usual route. You think to yourself, “what good luck!”
You wake up in the morning and remember that you dreamed that ... Views: 1363
Oh No, not another self help ANALytical article – nah, I will never be that kind of writer. This piece of work is my platform to exercise my freedom of speech and if it touches someone in a profound way that is the proverbial icing on the cake!
I am going to tell you straight up that I am ... Views: 1492
It’s a snowy Saturday night in late winter, and you approach a darkly lit restaurant around 11 o’clock. It’s suburbia, so everything around you is totally silent. You pull the door towards you, opening it wide, not knowing what to expect. Tired and a bit drained by the day’s events, not sure ... Views: 1072
I have a dog in my life named Rumi.
I have long been a dog lover, and have known a lot of sweet ones, great ones, naughty ones, and goof balls of all sizes, but have never met a dog as wonderful as this (no offense to all the other dogs I have loved). He is so kind and gentle, great with ... Views: 965
October is almost here, and with it a truly gorgeous time of year. My favorite, truth be told, and such a delightful time to reconnect with the Earth by walking about in late autumn sunshine, especially in the woods. Our Canadian friends (rightly, in my opinion) celebrate Thanksgiving this ... Views: 790
I love to give, I love to help, I love to make things better for other people. It’s just what makes me happy, what turns me on. I know a lot of other people like that too, I am happy to say.
I have found, and my friends agree, that if I am having a day that feels weird or mucky, like I got ... Views: 886
I recently was talking to woman who was starting a new business. One day she sat down at a table with her business partner for hours and hours and they forced themselves to figure out many basics of their new company. They pushed past fatigue, hunger, and family needs to “make this happen.” Now ... Views: 809
As a remote viewer (clairvoyant) who has worked on cases involving missing persons for law enforcement over the last several years, I desired to take this skill and use it as a tool in the therapy arena. As I near completion of my master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling this December, my ... Views: 1523
“You don’t have a soul. You are a Soul. You have a body.”
C.S. Lewis reminds in this simple yet powerful quote who we truly are.
As I sit here in sunny, warm Puerto Rico I am transported to a place far more beautiful, warm, and meaningful, my soul.
My surroundings include a sparkling ... Views: 1255
Namaste
This is the phrase that acknowledges the Divine in others. It basically states the god in me recognizes the god in you. This is an important reminder that the Divine, Great Creator, The Universe, or God, lives within each of us, and the statement brings about constant awareness of ... Views: 1184
It shouldn't come as a surprise that I'd be writing about intuition. It is, after all, part of the Magick that makes up our beautiful lives. I'm big on intuition, and over the course of my life (thus far!), I've 'remembered' just how to clue in and listen. I call them "whispers". Even though ... Views: 1227
Psychic awakening might feel like a moment's experience that has long lasting effects, but such an experience is usually the culmination of much work finally 'clicking' into place.
There's always the question of "awakening to what?". Each integrated experience of psychic awakening creates a ... Views: 1055
The phrase 'inner psychic' refers to the untapped psychic potential in each of us, and also gives a nod to the concept of 'inner child'. How to unleash our inner psychic?
Training, learning, understanding, accumulating knowledge and skills gets you only so far. From time to time (or maybe all ... Views: 1163
Psychic mind control is a deep and interesting subject. Let's mention three kinds: intrapersonal, collective, and interpersonal.
Intrapersonal psychic mind control is the kind which a person exerts upon himself. It is mostly subconscious and it contains all the psychological self-defense ... Views: 1113
Yes, Please Cop an Attitude!
Two of the most common questions asked about being psychic are:
1) Why would I want to be psychic, it takes the surprise out of life?
and
2) If as you say, everyone has the ability, how do I develop mine?
I answer both questions with a story, ... Views: 1106
I'm a professional psychic. And a professional academic. Sounds like right brain/left brain confusion at its finest, no? It has not been confusing though it currently requires me to switch between the two different ways of processing, depending upon the subject. I have enjoyed the best that both ... Views: 995
Imaging and cherishing yourself - Imagine learning to make your own personal deck of divinatory cards and then learning to consult them! You can do it! One by one you can create lovely cards by selecting images, cutting them out and pasting them on to pieces of matboard. Each SoulCollage® card ... Views: 1219
There are many ways we perceive things; we see reflections all around us. What is normal? What is not normal? What is beyond normal? These are the questions that a paranormal psychic deals with.
Seeking out the limits of normality and overcoming them is a main part of being psychic. If we ... Views: 916
Yes, your child is undeniably psychic to a degree. However, being psychic is a concept that applies mostly to adults, not children. A grown adult has to adjust a lot to the human world, and generally loses psychic connection in the process - so it is more or less accurate for an adult person to ... Views: 1240
Sure, a psychic can help in many ways. Offering advice, performing a healing, doing a psychic reading, channeling etc. are just some of the ways a psychic can help. (Even people who only parade as psychics can offer help if they are problem-solvers. Listening and offering support is something ... Views: 1126
Do you sometimes feel as if your world is falling down around you? Have you experienced one setback after another? Then this article is for you.
If we believe that the Universe is essentially good then why do these things happen? Could it be that you are ignoring the messages that are ... Views: 1376
Do you want to use The Secret of Deliberate Creation to attract and create the life you desire but constantly find yourself falling short?
The Secret of Deliberate Creation is to know how to tap into your intuition. Every single one of us has an inner guidance system, but most of us area so ... Views: 3284
Colors are interesting things. The perception of colors is created in our brains based on which frequencies of light hits our eyes.
Mostly a color we perceive corresponds to a narrow part of the visible electromagnetic spectrum, but there are also colors we can't perceive (such as infrared or ... Views: 1228
A prayer where you sincerely mean what you say is a psychic prayer.
Praying is a double-edged sword; it can greatly strengthen or weaken a person. Whether it's one or the other depends on three major factors: who you are, who you are praying to, and what you are praying for.
Who you are ... Views: 1084
Changes are inevitable as you progress as a psychic. Besides the desired psychic symptom of understanding the world better and feeling psychic energies directly, common physical symptoms of psychic awakening include the following:
- Yawning. You will likely find that your previous shallow ... Views: 1459
When we think of a psychic attack, we may image a ball or other form of negative energy flying from the attacker to the victim. This imagery is quite rudimentary and is somewhat of a male stereotype: "I'm giving you something you don't want to take".
(The female stereotype of a psychic attack ... Views: 1338
What is psychic intuition? From the viewpoint of science, our minds have a conscious and a subconscious part, and the subconscious is the larger, data-gathering part. It is somewhat of a filter, presenting only relevant information to the conscious mind.
When dealing with a subject we are not ... Views: 936