“Even if you are on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.”

~Will Rogers, Cowboy, Comedian and Actor

In our hectic everyday lives it can be so easy to become complacent about things that bother us and about the things that we know we are supposed to do. A deep lethargy can set into us, and do it so slowly and subtly that we don’t even realize we have fallen asleep on our own life.

We can be sitting in a pile of junk, knowing that we would feel better if it were only clean. But yet we seek out that one clear corner and cower in it day-after-day. Or we can be feeling depressed knowing that our self-esteem would improve if only our backside didn’t have so much cellulite but we never get on that treadmill. Or maybe we are wanting a change in career, knowing that we should learn a new skill but never seeming to implement that thought into action.

When we have a big task to complete or a large challenge to overcome it can seem so overwhelming that taking it past the point of realization and thought is virtually impossible.

Well I have been there, I have faced the place of hopelessness, daydreaming and inaction so many times in my life. After all those false starts, after living through the periods when something that could have taken me two weeks wound up taking me two years, I have finally mastered the ability to face that lethargy monster and move it out of my way quickly and efficiently.

You’ve heard the old adages: Make hay while the sun shines. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. No time like the present. Just do it.

The truth is clear, if you want to have the energy to complete something, if you ever want to manifest your desire in your life, all you have to do is start! And that is always the hard part. Whether it is something pleasant or something harrowing, the best way to move beyond it, to achieve it, to get it out of your life or whatever, is to just do it! Can’t argue with that logic.

Things which seem very difficult at first glance tend to grow into absolutely terrifying obstacles the longer that you procrastinate on them. I don’t care if it’s a paper that’s due, a room that needs painting or getting that lump in your breast checked, it is always more stressful, more frightening and more depressing when you choose to live with (more…)

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“There is no beautifier of complexion, or form, or behavior, like the wish to scatter joy and not pain around us.”

~Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Philosopher and Poet

I am free, and I state it now…take it as you wish. It is a positive message to me.

Today I have officially graduated from the ranks of people who are always allowing of and/or reactive to other peoples hang-ups and negativities.

There is way too much that needs to be accomplished in my life, way too much of the spiritual universe still to be explored. I do not have either the time or the inclination to listen to and carry around the angers, illnesses, woes and worries of the myriad people in this life who wish to perpetuate their own suffering, instead of actively working to become what they claim to truly want to be in life.

Forgive me if this sounds mean or haughty, I assure you that it is neither. It is actually peace and grace finally manifesting in my life, as I have always wished for it to do. I allow peace into my heart for those who are still trapped in their own energetic recordings, playing them out over-and-over again. I have been that person too. May the peace that has entered my heart flood out upon you and leave you with the space and freedom to be whatever you chose to be.

I gracefully free the people in my life who have not chosen the path of spiritual development and right action to go and live unshackled by my opinions, expectations or pressure. And, in return, I ask that those who feel personally affronted by who I am and what I believe in to also allow me the same freedom and space to be who I am, unshackled by their own fears, judgments and expectations of me.

For too long I have allowed certain individuals to unleash cruelty, disrespect and aggressiveness upon me where others would have been shown the doorway out of my life. I have allowed this out of an attempt to be patient, to be a kind person and have done so because of societal interconnections with people.

Be it landlord-to-tenant, parent-to-child, lover-to-beloved, cousin, neighbor, old friends…I have learned to abide with treatment that I have refused to tolerate in many others, words and actions and expectations that I would never accept from a colleague, a boyfriend, a roommate or a stranger. But I will no longer choose injury over truth just because it may be what the nameless, faceless “they” out there think is right.

Emotion is a tool, not a master, and so, after decades of trying to get there, I graduate from the school of emotion and will no longer be ruled by its overbearing and ever-changing rules. I am the wiser for my journey. I know myself to be sensitive and gifted and have turned my energies and attentions to implementing these things for the force of positivity and light on this Earth.

It is so nice to feel free of societal expectation, of emotional patterns and of fearful thinking. I chose right action and by that I mean what is right for me to live in joy, peace and positivity each and every day.

In every way I work to free myself from the burdens and blackness sometimes inserted into my existence by a fearful mind and a wounded heart, to open my myself up to acceptance and happiness and hope. In working on my own relationship with myself I have finally come to the place where I can cleanse from my life relationships that do not bring that desired joy, peace and positivity into my life.

Here, at the crossroads, I put down my baggage…this old valise and the big rucksack, not to mention that steel steamer trunk that weighs so much. And, in moving forward without this baggage of anger and guilt, I must inform the world that, just as I no longer will carry my own, I certainly will not be given your negative baggage to take along with me on my path.

Be the change that you wish to see in the world. Begin with yourself. Namaste.

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“Personal transformation can and does have global effects. As we go, so goes the world, for the world is us. The revolution that will save the world is ultimately a personal one.”

~Marianne Williamson, Inspirational Author

Wow. A new year already. The numerology seems to suggest that this year will be the beginning of a new life, for everyone. :-)

Sorry it’s been a while since I posted, my focus has finally shifted wholeheartedly to writing my book and I am finding it hard to concentrate on the blog articles at present.

But this one, or perhaps the invitation for this one, simply arrived in my scope of vision. A relative of mine asked for a bit more info on intuitive development which made me realize that this is indeed most likely to be what draws people to this blog. It is not just simply my stories of spirituality and psychic experiences, but a desire to have these things become an integral part of your own lives.

Now, this person asked for more info on developing intuition. I, of course, read way too much into things and become over excited, always wanting to help increase the vibration of this planet by guiding others to spiritual awareness and enlightenment. (Total Light-worker Syndrome.)

Anyhow. I have decided to create a multi-approach and multi-subject list of good reading materials for moving you along your path toward intuitive abilities and spiritual awareness.

There are beginner, intermediate and advanced books here. They deal with many facets of energy and spiritual awareness. Some will be too weird or too heavy for the absolute beginner. This does not, however, preclude you from being able to read them. The beauty of reading in these subject areas is that you know when you are ready for a book, by whether or not you like and understand what you are reading when you pick it up.

This is about intuitive development so, as Serge suggested while I was writing this, just scan the list of subjects and titles. Use your own intuitive vibe to choose which few books you’d like to read first. Then see where that reading leads you to next. I suppose you could call this “going with the flow.” When something is right, you just know.

My belief is that two things are essential to the development of intuitive gifts:

1) Meditation, lots of it, in many and any forms.

2) A shift in awareness, a willingness to look at things from a new point-of-view, I would call this “mindfulness,” the act of becoming consciously aware of all the multitude of things that we do mindlessly in our modern world. (Such as speaking, eating, bathing, buying, judging others and being entertained externally, in ways that disengage us from our spirit and our environment.)

Have a look below and see how you can begin developing the necessary spiritual awareness to connect you to our natural energies and intuitive abilities…

Spiritual Awareness
The Power of Now
The Book of Secrets
There is a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem
A New Earth
Being in Balance: 9 Principles for Creating Habits to Match Your Desires
The Way of the Wizard
**Awakening: A Daily Guide to Conscious Living

Beginning Intuitive
Developing Intuition
**Trust Your Vibes
The Time Has Come to Accept Your Intuitive Gifts
**Personal Power Through Awareness
**Living With Joy

Intermediate Intuitive
Psychic Pathway
Awakening Your Psychic Skills
Living in the Light
Spiritual Growth: Being Your Higher Self

Contacting Spirit Guides
Ask Your Guides
Opening to Channel
Contact Your Spirit Guides To Enrich Your Life

Meditation
**Meditations: Creative Visualization and Meditation Exercises to Enrich Your Life
Wherever You Go, There You Are
Meditation for Beginners
**The Miracle of Mindfulness
How to Meditate: An Illustrated Guide to Calming the Mind and Relaxing the Body
Teach Yourself to Meditate in 10 Simple Lessons

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“Breathing is the most vital action we take in our lives, because it IS the essence of life for us. Yet it is also the most unconscious action that we take. For this reason, becoming conscious of how you breathe, and then deliberately directing the flow of breath and prana into your body is the single most powerful action you can take toward living a conscious life.”

~Kara-Leah Grant, Meditative Writer & Yoga Instructor

This is a guest post from Kara-Leah Grant at Prana Flow NZ - Inspiration for practicing, living & sharing yoga. She is an experienced writer, yoga and meditation practitioner, and she often combines these two passions to create “Meditative Writings.”

Here’s what she had to say about the process:

“When I write a meditative piece, I don’t ‘think’ about what to say - instead I select a topic and see what comes through. So the process is very similar to meditation. That is, as I sit at my computer, I take a moment or two to centre myself, grounding my feet flat on the floor, breathing deeply into my diaphragm and spine… and letting go. Allowing there to be nothing but emptiness in my mind, and then typing the words that float up to fill the space.
It’s a method of talking to myself that I use to gain clarity on something - call it my ego-self talking to my my higher self if you like. Anyone can use these simple techniques to connect with their internal guidance or wisdom - the trick is to be able to get the nagging, doubtful, fearful, critical voices out of the way first! Meditation and yoga is very useful for doing this.”

This piece was inspired by wondering about how change will truly come about in the world, and how the internet might impact that change.

How will the change come about? What role does the internet have to play?

The internet is the means by which all like-souled individuals can connect.

It is the way that you speak to each other so that you know that you are not alone.

That you are not weird.

That it’s ok to be who you are.

Because the power to create lies in accepting WHO you are.

When society seeks to mold you and force you to be other than that which you are…

And you ALLOW this to happen, chasing the carrots of fame and fortune and acceptance and love…

Being that which you think they want…

You hand away your power. You give it all away.

Step back a moment.

Take a moment.

BE in this moment.

And ponder this.

Is it worth giving away your very identity for fame, for fortune?

Then do it. And wonder why you are never happy. Why you suffer through addictions and breakdowns…

Not all are meant to be ‘rich’. Not all are meant to be ‘known’.

Remember, being ‘rich’, or ‘known’ does not make you any more important than the person who lives a quiet, modest life…

No, all that really defines you in this life is your ability to BE who you ARE.

Those who ARE who they are, they are the ones who have succeeded.

Those who are nothing but playing a role in order to achieve… they have failed.

For when you become that which you are, all else flows and nothing matters and you experience love and joy.

And when you deny all that you are and run from it in fear then you experience longing and desire and wanting.

No amount of money, nor love, nor adoration, nor fame can satiate this longing, desire and wanting.

This is the cry of a soul wanting to be heard.

Wanting to be expressed.

Are you so afraid to face yourself?

Are you so afraid to SEE who you really are?

Do you think YOU could ever be anything less than perfect?

You are perfect, just as you are, underneath all the layers of shoulds and shouldn’ts worn to protect yourself from a judging world.

One day, when you stand up AS you, when you live AS you, when you experience the joy of BEING You…

One day you will wonder why you waited so long.

You will wonder why you were afraid.

Because in becoming you, you come into your own true power,

The power to create all that expresses who you are

The power to love as you are,

The power to live as you are.

And it is only when you become who you REALLY are that you can experience love as IT really is.

For while fame and fortune are not written into the contracts of all…

ALL can experience love.

It is the birth right of humanity.

Because when you discover who you are,

When you uncover your deepest self,

You will find that at the core of your identity.

You do not need to seek love, search for love or find love.

You do not need.

Because

You

ARE

Love.

~

Follow this link to read more of Kara-Leah’s meditative works at Prana Flow NZ.

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“I do not modify my beliefs and convictions for the convenience of others or myself because I rely upon being who I am.”

~Raven Grimassi, Wiccan Author and Teacher

When it comes to paganism and Wicca, those who are drawn to this path are usually drawn to it because they are fiercely individualistic and often too progressive in their thoughts or actions for many “organized” and mainstream religious belief structures. The idea of nature being their church and the seasons being sacred seems intuitive and comforting to them.

They may read books or blogs, take inspiration from them, set up an altar, pick a goddess and god, start meditating or spending quiet time in nature, make magical items by hand and learn tarot or rune divination. All of which seems to empower and uplift them. At least it does for a while.

But, within a short time, they inevitably feel a lack of something in their spiritual sphere. It is not the lack of spirit or magic, but a lack of togetherness, of community. Humans are a social creature and, no matter how individualistic and rebellious the person, they inevitably want to feel accepted. They want to belong to something greater than themselves.

And, in our modern world of 6-lane highways and working over-time, laptops, gameboys and iPods, it is not surprising. For modern families, there is very little time to spare for tenderness and the creation of sanctuary that our homes and families once were to us. So we search for family and acceptance outside the home.

I was no different and, at 19, after 5 years of dabbling on my own in paganism and Wicca I found a teacher willing to accept me into her coven. And I was over the moon, learning ways to develop my own awareness of myself while sharing sacred celebrations with others who believed what I believed. It was magnificent!

Many years were spent with this eclectic group of people, some of them quirky, some classy, some creative and some demanding. But the magic and the lessons and the fun that were had there forged a strong bond between us. We were a family and we shared many (more…)

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“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality.”

~Albert Einstein

My purpose in maintaining this blog has always been to assist others in their own journey of spiritual development and to inform, inspire and entertain others with my own psychic experiences.

In the Questions & Answers section of this blog you can find answers to some of the questions that others have contacted me with in the past. And I invite you to use the contact form to submit your own questions, as I will be doing free channelings and posting the answers in the form of informational blog posts.

The more questions that I receive, the more interesting the new round of posts will be. And of course, anyone who submits a question for the blog will be entered into a monthly drawing for a free private reading.

I am excited to use my experiences, my intuitive gifts and spiritual channelings to help you all along your own path to spiritual awareness.

Be sure to submit your questions soon and regularly, not only to be entered into the drawings, but also to assist me in making this blog a resource to which spiritual seekers can turn for inspiration, information and divine guidance.

True peace is already yours, it resides within your own divinity and your spirit is already free. Let me help you to find your inner truth, to make contact with your ever-loving higher self.

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“You must see your goals clearly and specifically before you can set out for them. Hold them in your mind until they become second nature.”

~Les Brown, Author & Motivational Speaker

It seems like everyone is trying their hand at intentional manifestation these days. And I couldn’t be happier to hear it. Because, as we practice at focusing our intent for optimum manifestation, we each become more aware of the negative messages that we are sending out in our daily lives. And in so doing we tend to lessen the number of those messages that we are broadcasting, which can only result in the evolution of a more positive world.

What isn’t positive, however, is the frustration that many of us can often feel when we work to manifest something and it doesn’t seem to turn out properly. Try as we might it seems that the focus of our intent on one positive thing long enough to bring it into manifestation for ourself is something that we just cannot achieve.

Many people determine, prematurely, that the power of intention simply doesn’t work or, that their own thoughts are too hopelessly negative to allow them to use this power. But this is not necessarily the truth.

We live in an externalizing society. We are taught to believe that all that we could or should be doing to better ourselves is something outside of ourself. Thus the internal and natural abilities which are involved in intentional manifestation, the imaginative and visualization skills we need to employ, have not been properly nurtured or developed in our lives.

In developing the skill of focusing our visualizations on our intent, and seeing it as real, we can become more and more gifted at the actual manifestation of our deepest desires.

Here is a Visualization Focusing Exercise that you can practice at to strengthen these abilities:

First, choose a solid object that is about the size of your hand, but not bigger than you can hold in your hand. Make sure that the object doesn’t have too many colors or too many sharp angles or jagged edges. *The classic item used in this type of exercise is an apple.

Next, sit comfortably, as if you were preparing to meditate. Hold the object in both hands and stare at it. Examine it and how it feels in your hands. Look at its different attributes and slowly turn it, touching and observing the look and feel of all of its sides.

Continue memorizing its features. Feel its weight, its texture. Observe any nicks in its surface and how the light reflects off of, or casts shadows, upon it. Sit with it for as long as you feel necessary to really know what holding it looks and feels like.

Now, set the object down on a table or the floor in front of you. Place it so that you can clearly see it but cannot touch it. While looking at the object, place your hands in the same position that they would be in if your were holding the item.

Here you begin to visualize (ie. pretend or imagine) that you ARE still holding the item. Feel its weight, see its color and shape in your hands. Allow yourself to imagine running your hands over its surface. Feel its texture against your skin.

You may close your eyes, if the “feeling” sensation is easier for you. Or keep them open, if the “seeing” sensation is easier for you. DO NOT mistake looking at the actual object in front of you for actually visualizing it in your hands. You may glance at it in front of you but the point is to SEE and/or FEEL it still in your hands.

You can sit with this exercise for as long as you like until you feel some measure of success. And you can begin again by picking up the object and following these same steps as often as you like. Don’t give up, your ability will improve with time and frequency of practice.

Use the same object every time, or change objects when you wish, the choice is yours. Changing objects may make it more difficult but some people like a challenge. ;)

Once you succeed and are comfortable with your ability to feel or see the object still in your hands for a long while after setting it down, you can then move to setting it out of sight and trying to achieve the same level of visualization.

After you get really good at it, keep practicing at further distances. Sit with the object in the morning before leaving the house and then try the visualization while on your lunch break at work.

Then, once you master a simple, hand-sized object, you can try your hand at smaller objects, like keys and buttons, or more jagged and complicated objects, such as a banana, a wrench, a Rubiks cube or a dvd case. Maybe you will be able to sit on a motorcycle or a bicycle and then use your visualization abilities to recreate that sensation long after you finish your ride. ;)

This process can and will lead you to being able to stand in an empty field and see that dream home being built, or stand on a stage and feel the 20,000 people cheering for you.

Focus on developing your hidden skills and strengthening your belief in your powers of imagination and intention. If you want it, you will get there!

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“The happiest man is he who learns from nature the lesson of worship.”

~Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Philosopher & Poet

It is certain that we all have our bad days. Even the most enlightened of people can sometimes feel a lack of energy and be overwhelmed by the external reality of this world.

In these times we, as individuals, often wish for just one soothing moment, just an hour or two of peace and quiet.

Seeking outside of ourselves for security or happiness is, of course, not going to help us find it.

We certainly can only find lasting security, happiness and peace within our own spirits.

But the environment that we find ourselves in can often make it either easier, or more difficult, to achieve connection with our spirit.

When we strip away all the flash, the lights, the mechanical noises, the social pressures and the workload, what truth are we left with? The truth that we are all natural beings.

In this truth can be found the answer to that unknown longing which we, as seekers on a spiritual path, can feel tugging from within us, but cannot seem to put into words.

We miss our daily connection with nature.

It seems so simple, and may not immediately appear to be at all helpful. But in our moments of stress, illness, doubt, sadness and lethargy, we can indeed once again be filled with simple goodness. And the prescription is not a chemical one at all.

Get yourself out amongst nature.

I kid you not, it works! Even if you have to get in the car, or on the bus, and drive to nature. Do it!

Go alone or take your dog, but don’t bring another person with you all the time. Other people talk, other people enable us to keep our masks on. What we are going for is silence, room to think, complete freedom of self.

It doesn’t matter if you go for a hike in the mountains, a stroll in the park, a slow meander along the lake shore or a bike ride across the mesa. The location isn’t the point.

The breeze, the birds, the cool air, the tickling grass and the tallest tree…these are the point. Feeling the slow, beautiful and seemingly purposeless rhythm of nature is what helps reconnect you.

The air that you breath will seem more energizing, and the worries that you carry will seem less heavy, less real.

Being silent, in nature, is a meditation. I would argue that it is often the most powerful kind, for it feeds both your body and your spirit. Now that is a lovely balance.

Everyday I feel extremely blessed that my current home is so close to open fields and tall hills, that there is a bike trail nearby and mild weather most days. This has not always been the case, and yet I was always willing to drive far afield to reach somewhere natural and beautiful. No matter the weather, our true place as creatures of the planet Earth is out in nature.

Today, if you do nothing else for yourself, take a walk under that tree or up that hill. You’ll be glad that you did.

Blessings!

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