Musings of a psychic

Wake-up call. . . .

admin — Wed, 09 May 2012 17:11:36 +0000

We are all stepping into a new level of awareness. Based on our willingness to accept this new level of awareness, we can embrace or resist this process. As always, the choice is ours. For some of us, this new level of awareness comes about by having our eyes subtly opened. We perceive a situation from a new perspective and can see it for the greater lesson or teaching it provides to us. From this new place of wisdom, we can release what no longer serves us. This type of awareness is softer and easier for our spirit-selves to embrace. For others, this new level of awareness comes in the form of a ‘wake-up call’. When we get a ‘wake-up call’, we are being pushed by Spirit to acknowledge and accept something we’ve been viewing through closed eyes. Our ‘wake-up call’ serves to bring in, somewhat strongly, a new level of awareness to us in a big bang kind of way. A wake-up call can be painful, traumatic and devastating. A wake-up call can shatter your feelings about who you are and what your life is about. A wake-up call puts our ego in high alert mode. Our ego resists the intensity of the wake-up call because it likes comfort and complacency. If your ego is struggling with a new level of awareness, ask yourself why you are uncomfortable. What is causing your feelings of unease? The cause of our discomfort is almost always our fear of change. The irony is that we are all changing and evolving all the time. We may not feel our evolution on a conscious level, but it is always happening. The choice is ours to embrace change with open arms or resist it from a place of unwillingness. “Everything changes, nothing remains without change” – Buddha (563-483 B.C.)

Passing the test. . . .

admin — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 23:30:19 +0000

“Accountability is defined as an obligation or willingness to accept responsibility or to account for one’s actions.” The decision to claim accountability for one’s actions is never easy. When we claim accountability, we must admit to having put our needs before others’ needs. This gives us the feeling of separateness. The ego teaches us to see ourselves as separate and not a part of the whole. The ego believes in its ultra-importance and doesn’t care how its actions affect others. The ego doesn’t like us to admit our imperfections. Admitting imperfections is hazardous to the ego. The ego prefers to keep us contained in the dark instead of filling ourselves with more light. The ego fears our decision to claim more light for ourselves because that means eventual death to the ego. Recently, a client continuously admonished her innocence in a situation where she was clearly at fault. I tried to assist this client in claiming her accountability. I knew that this would free her. However, she opted to play the victim card. Was she truly a victim? No. The client convinced herself that she was a victim because no one involved in the situation could see her true essence and good intentions. In this case, the client took a powerless role that of victim and claimed that everyone around her was victimizing her. The client failed to see that those who were involved in the situation were merely providing the perfect environment in which she could have risen up and taken accountability for her actions. Sadly playing the victim card is deceiving because it gives us a sense of safety, but who are we safe from? It is our own eyes that we must face when looking in the mirror each morning. However, the beauty of Spirit is that one failure at a test does not equal full failure. In time, Spirit will provide another opportunity for this client to be accountable. If failed again, another test and another will be provided until a score of a perfect A+ is finally reached. At that time, the lesson is learned and we move onto another lesson and teaching.

Loss is a part of life. . . .

admin — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 17:59:34 +0000

Loss is a part of our lives. Whether it is the relationship that comes to an end, the death of a loved one, the ending of a career or the move to a new city or state; we all deal with loss throughout our lives. How we deal with loss is tied to our perception of releasing something that no longer serves us. Our biggest challenge often is in finding the blessing behind the loss. Is it the realization of love lessons learned? Is it the honoring of a life well-lived? Is it the embracing of a new career while respecting the one that was left behind? Is it the welcoming of a new home with new ground to walk upon? If we perceive loss as something that has happened to us, then we allow ourselves to be a victim. If we perceive loss as something new that we can embrace and welcome, then we allow ourselves the opportunity for a new life. Honoring our initial feelings of loss and the related sadness, anger and despair are necessary to come to terms with what we’ve let go of. Once we are past our feelings of loss, we need to be committed to the joy, exuberance and love that new experiences can bring us. It is only in embracing the light that loss brings to us that we can find our way out of our darkened heart.

Creatures of habit. . . .

admin — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 15:58:51 +0000

We are creatures of habit. We buy the same latte, the same cereals, the same items off the menu and shop in familiar places. We like to go to environments that make us feel comfortable and we surround ourselves with the same circle of friends and acquaintances. As creatures of habit, we are reluctant to sign-up for the class we’ve been wanting to take, move from where we’ve been living or plan a new adventure for ourselves. Over time, our unwillingness to embrace new things puts us in a place of stagnation. We do not want to go forward and yet the spot we stand in is uncomfortable. Many times I’ll ask a client why they aren’t stepping into the new experience or the new life that awaits them. The answer I receive is that they are going to take the first step, BUT first they need to do this, this, this and that. Once those tasks have been fulfilled or accomplished, then the client will move forward. We all know that once completed we now find ourselves saying we have more things to do before we can move on. Weeks go by, months go by and before you know it a year has come and gone. We seem comfortable and at times complacent with holding off on the joy that can be found from taking one single step. I often say to clients that the journey to a new life, a new relationship, a new career, a new home and a new adventure begins by placing one foot in front of the other. As we take each step, we learn to be at ease with our uncertainties and we allow the joy of the unknown to embrace us. Each step slowly bringing us closer to that which we truly desire.

The larva to the butterfly

admin — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 16:18:39 +0000

It is normal for many of us to be in a cocoon right now. Winter is still upon us, though spring is a few weeks away. In this dark space, we evolve, we shift, we grow. What are we becoming? The answer is yet to be revealed. Will we like the new space or place we will step into? We do not know. We are in-between. We are not the old us anymore and we have not become our new selves. Who are we? We are no longer the caterpillar. We haven’t yet become the butterfly. We are the larva. We are the work-in-progress. We are exactly where we need to be, even if we feel this place is uncomfortable. Discomfort means change. Change is upon us. In a few short weeks, we’ll shed the cocoon and peek our eyes out to our new lives. The beauty is waiting for us. Can you feel it?

There are no accidents. . .

admin — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:36:00 +0000

The past few weeks have brought about a lot of eye opening moments for clients. Collectively, you are being asked to look at your choices, your behaviors, your conditioning, your expectations and your own level of attraction. No one enters our lives by accident. We always attract into our lives someone who resonates at the same vibration as we do. I have been finding myself telling clients that a person doesn’t just fall into your life. There was no accident here. You attracted that person into your life based on what you are vibrating. The arrival of that person was the answer to your unconscious call. Period. Instead of vibrating and drawing people in unconsciously; we are being asked to look at how we are vibrating, what we are vibrating and to be more aware of the unconscious signs and symbols we are sending out. It is only when we become consciously aware of what we are vibrating that we can then begin to change, evolve and grow. Spirit is asking us to take the blinders off. In some situations, the blinders are coming off whether you want them to or not. It’s time to see not with sunglasses on, but with eyes wide open. It’s time to take responsibility. It’s time to realize that we are not just passengers, but the drivers of our existence.

Comfort with the familiar and discomfort with the unfamiliar

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:35:58 +0000

We love what is familiar. As such; we embrace the wrong relationships, the wrong friends and the wrong job opportunities. When we think of breaking out of the familiar, we become uncomfortable. Why? The unfamiliar has a lot of uncertainty. The thought of a life filled with lots of question marks is not appealing to many people. Recently, a client admitted she was dating the wrong guy. When I asked her why she wasn’t doing anything to break it off, she explained that she’d planned to but each time she saw him she’d put it off. As we discussed this, she realized that she’d been ‘putting it off’ for months. During our session, I explained to her the importance of letting him go so he could move forward and meet the right person. I added that her decision to remain in the status quo was also stopping her from meeting someone. She reluctantly agreed to take action immediately. As she walked away, I knew she’d find an excuse to stay with the familiar. I knew that she’d put off embracing the unfamiliar. When we put off embracing the unfamiliar, we give up on possibilities. What are the possibilities? Endless. . . .

Releasing what no longer serves us. . .

admin — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:00:03 +0000

A big part of moving forward on the path is releasing the things that no longer serve us. Sometimes we release in anger. Sometimes we release in tears. Often times we release with uncertainty and mostly we release in fear. Fear that what lies ahead may be too much for us. Fear that what is next may be something we don’t want or won’t like. Fear that what is next is going to be uncomfortable. Spirit always gives us exactly what we can handle. Spirit always gives us the right mix of change and newness so we can adjust properly. I like to think of releasing like peeling an onion. I call it the ‘onion effect’. We peel off a layer of the onion and live in that place for awhile. When that layer no longer serves us, we peel that off and live in the new layer for awhile. We are always stripping away the old and replacing it with the new. We strip away memories, thoughts, illusions and realities that no longer fit who we are. At the core level, we are divine beings. By stripping away, we get closer and closer to that divine place. If we are working our way back to a divine place, why is that so SCARY? Do we feel unworthy? It’s the illusion that we are unworthy of being divine that keeps us held back instead of moving forward. Trust the onion effect and find your way back to wholeness.

A collective sigh of relief

admin — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:46:16 +0000

The ending of the holiday season brings a collective sigh of relief to many people. After spending Thanksgiving and Christmas with our families, many people are thrilled that the arrival of the new year signifies time spent away from family. Why do we fret, worry and stress about the right gifts and the time spent with family and then gladly welcome the opportunity to get away and return to our own lives? For many people, the holidays and the closeness to family triggers issues. What kind of issues: old patterns that don’t serve us anymore, old dynamics that we easily fall back into and the realization that our family expects us to act in a certain way in their presence. Essentially, this is a struggle for many of us. Our family ‘expects’ us to be who they want us to be – the role we play that they are most comfortable with. We, on the other hand, aren’t the person/role they are most comfortable with because we’ve changed. When engaging with family, we have two choices — be the person that makes them happy or be who we are. The correct choice is to be who we are. Sadly most of us don’t like to rock the boat so we opt to be who we aren’t. In the end, family wins and we lose. The biggest consequence when we aren’t true to ourselves is that we sacrifice the person we’ve become to make others happy. We put our happiness second. With family, the only way to find joy is to be comfortable with who we are and to show that part of ourselves all the time. 2012 has been touted as the year in which mass consciousness will shift. This year is also about authenticity. In deciding how to be with our family, remember that choosing to be our unique self might make us stand apart from family, but at least we do it at the benefit of being true to ourselves.

The cart before the horse?

admin — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 23:27:55 +0000

Many times I feel like we attempt to put the ‘cart before the horse’. We are so eager to get to the next spot on the path that we forget the importance of the moment we are in right now. If you’ve read The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle, you know how important it is to be connected to this moment because the power we have in this moment is undefinable and undescribable. Recently I was speaking with a client who said she was just ‘obsessed’ with getting to the finish line and ‘feeling it’. She could taste the sweet smell of victory and she wanted it NOW. I empathized with her because I could see how much she really wanted it. However, I tried to make her understand that she needed to focus on where she was right now because there was so much power in this place. If we live our lives always wanting to be somewhere else, somewhere forward, somewhere better, stronger, happier, etc., then we lose what this moment is about right now. We can choose in this moment to be happy with this place. We can choose in this moment to see the wisdom and teachings of where we are right now. We can choose so many things for this moment, but mostly we need to choose to be fully in this moment.