Using Social Media

Hi everyone! I’m back to posting near daily on all things spiritual, mystic, and metaphysical. After some analysis, I’m deciding to use Facebook and Instragam more frequently and will use this blog occasionally for extended postings and other media. Shorter, more frequent, teachings on social media during this global time can make a far greater impact and that’s what this is all about - we’ve had 14,000+ people from all over sharing and engaging in content just in this past week! If you find this content interesting or helpful, consider sharing with others and spreading the light. It will empower me as well as those in this community, our growing collective, and everyone will benefit.

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Be safe, be well and may peace guide you towards more light and abundance!

Where I've Been: My Shamanic Initiation Pt. 1

Before getting back to writing about other topics, I feel a responsibility to you, my audience of budding psychics and those who wish to know more about the metaphysical, to briefly address why I took an extended break from posting during the last two months. I’ve been on a nonstop roller-coaster ride of ups and downs - a crash course in initiating me with both what being a lightworker means and the energy that is required for it. It’s been both the best of times and the worst of times, as our dear Charles Dickens would say. :)

I fell for a trap that most mystics/mediums/high-vibe types tend to fall into as they are transforming: my ego felt that these gifts gave me the authority to resolve all the issues of my past (work, relationships, etc)...to clean house, so to speak. It only caused more problems and I needed to take the time and space to reflect on how I can find a healthier balance between my development as a spiritual teacher as well as continue the progress of my own spiritual path, which is separate.

An important life lesson was rehashed for me at the same time as I’ve been seeing a measured increase in my telepathic and claircognizant perceptions. A person can have all the awareness and positive intention in the world, but if the other is not in a position to receive it, the energy is wasted.

Part of the reason we fall into this trap is because spirit doesn’t deal in time (a common understanding is that we live in a quantam universe where everything in our lives has already occurred). In some cases I was communicating with friends as I conceived of their energy in the future after I saw clear visions of us working together and living out happy experiences. I’m rather new to this, and I know now that I was so caught up in discovering my “psychic brain” that I was not seeing these people under the conditions they are living at this very moment (during this crazy pandemic crisis which is an unprecedented level of crazy for everyone). In my training and exploration, I got to a point where I became confused between my visions and actual reality.

I’ve come to learn that this is part of “cutting your teeth” for a medium as he/she learns how how their gifts work. Just like any other skill…you learn by failing and trying again, over and over. Providing daily tarot readings for my Mom and others has helped me practice differentiating between these two completely different head spaces…and through consistent practice I am refining and understanding how to identify them faster.

A wise friend told me (and I can see it ever so clearly now) that half the battle of being psychic is taming the ego which knows what coming, but cannot predict when. Time is an impossible to conceive of…it's just not part of the package of being human….even if the human in question has the natural ability to see far beyond the ordinary. Ego is essential in driving our ambitions, but the less ego you have, the more aware (or psychic) you are. The reason masterful mediums are able to tame their ego so easily is because they have gone through the trial/error process long enough.

I hope to reconnect with family members and friends who I am unable to at the present time because of our different circumstances, so I will continue to pray for that intention and send it up to the universe to decide on the timing. That is all we can do in these types of situations and I wish them the best on their path.

My beautiful church in Jersey City, NJ has re-opened (where I am music director) and I am back in the swing of a semi-normal life, employing my guides in all aspects of life including when I make music. It’s a night and day approach from how I used to live and I have to say that the results have been dramatic and stunning. I’m now ready to direct more energy towards you! We were up to a readership of 50 states and 26 countries at the time of my last posting in May, so I’m brainstorming ways of getting this community off the ground through collaboration and communication virtually. Please feel free to share your ideas with me if you’re interested in helping. If you were among those who followed me daily, I apologize for the sabbatical. I have too much on my plate to commit to posting every day as I’m continuing to find balance, but I will aim to write as frequently as I can from this point onward. If interested, you can also follow me on Instagram and Facebook.

For the entire month of August, I am offering donation based voice lessons and tarot readings. Simply pm me on Facebook or use the contact form on my website to get in touch to schedule. I wish everyone reading my blog peace, love, calm, and stillness.

Grounding Your Energy

With all that’s happening right now in the world around us, it’s easy to fall into the trap of believing that one needs to consume all of the information they possibly can (through news, social media, etc) to figure out what’s really going on behind closed doors. To somehow form an unbiased opinion through a healthy examination of all sources. But is that really possible?

Setting aside that debatable question, I think the most self-destructive pattern that results from this behavior is excessive rumination - a condition that allows the mind to run full throttle. When the mind takes control in whatever circumstance, the soul’s activity that is your true human nature relinquishes it’s power.

Similarly, you may be getting a flurry of intuitive downloads in your personal life right now. Thoughts entering your brain on how you can better yourself by letting unhealthy elements of your life go in order to create space for something new. It’s quite possible to excessively ruminate about these as well, especially as you determine the best plan of action.

What can we do bring our mental/spiritual/physical selves back into balance when our thoughts get the best of us? Through the simple act of grounding, connecting with the earth’s innate electrical charge, you can use a physical activity to help restore a sense of wellbeing so that you can think more clearly and make better decisions. Here are some of my favorites:

• Mindful breathing

• Walking barefoot indoors or outside (even better!)

• Walking/jogging

• Epsom salt bathing

• Spending time in nature or inviting nature (flowers, plants, animals) inside your home.

• Cooking a meal

• Yoga

• Swimming

• Appreciating/creating any form of art

Grounding is reported by scientific research studies to have many positive effects on physiological health as well. The common thread appears to be connecting with earth’s natural elements - earth, wind, fire, and water - and utilizing them to awaken your senses. Finding peace through intended distraction so that you can hear that inner voice that knows exactly what to do (or what not to do) next.

You can probably think of many activities in your life that fall into the category of grounding. What are your favorites and how might they be reimagined to fit within the confines of social distancing, depending on where you live? Pain is necessary, but suffering is optional. In taking advantage of grounding, we can be led by hearts to a clearer understanding of the difference in our own lives.

The Art of Mindfulness

Almost everything we ever do for ourselves or for one another has also been done by our ancestors throughout history, but in a different way. Likewise, every task we set out to do has received a contribution from someone else in order for us to have the ability to do it. If we can bring this heightened awareness to our everyday lifestyle, even the smallest, most mundane moments can be turned into opportunities for gratitude and honor. In learning to be mindful, we come to appreciate the true meaning of whatever it is that we’re doing by tracing it back to it’s source.

Often times, some of the things we do are automatic….to the point where we can do them while doing something else. We call this multitasking and it’s something our society, especially where I live in NYC, values tremendously if you are going to be “successful.”

Not to long ago, I thought that if I could eat my dinner, check emails, watch my dog, and have music on for background noise, I was being efficient. If I could live this way and get more done, as long as my brain could handle it, why not? But the costs were obvious: I wasn’t sleeping well at all, was always under stress, and I couldn’t control my weight. I had to make room in my schedule for “down time” to recharge my batteries and didn’t leave any room for things that fed my spirit. Feeling so compartmentalized drove my mind into a state of perpetual distraction, always focusing on what was next. If I didn’t keep up, I’d miss something…so this paranoia made me even more of a constant thinker/planner. What was really happening is that I wasn’t actually focusing on the task at hand. I wasn’t at all present or mindful.

I thought that learning to live under constant stress is how one “becomes and adult.” Certainly, that’s what I remember being told by my elders. I can recall an older 9th grade World History teacher who saying to us on the first day of class: “From here on out, life’s a bitch…and then you die.” How comforting!

The truth is, we can only really focus on one thing at a time. Anything more and our attention is diverted, split - whether we choose to accept this reality or not. In the hustle and bustle of modern day living, we’ve gone far away from a societal model where almost everything is sacred and ritualized…but it used to be that way not long ago, and still is in some areas around the world.

How can we reclaim the ancestral connection with our most essential activities so they mean more to us? So that they become worthy of our singular focus and attention?

Let’s take the acting of eating or preparing a meal as an example. Eating has held a very sacred place over time as an act of feeding oneself and feeding another. Imagine the meal you are consuming today and try asking yourself the following questions:

• Where did every ingredient in my meal come from? Whose hands might have touched in order for me to have it procured by wherever I got it from? From the planting of the produce, the transportation, the packing/unpacking, the assembling of ingredients, baking/cooking, right down to how it ended up being placed on the table in front of you.

• What am I doing for myself or another by eating this meal? What is it providing now and for my future self after I consume it? Perhaps it’s fuel for your run. Or maybe it’s the first thing you’ve had all day.

• What would receiving this kind of meal from another person have meant a hundred years ago? 500 years? What would that exchange have looked and felt like?

There are no right/wrong answers. This is about taking time to honor the spirits involved (both human and animal) for having brought the nourishment to your table so that your appetite and energy may be fulfilled. I find that in doing this, one becomes more grateful. Tasting of it is more satisfying and chewing is inevitably slower. In acknowledging the meal itself as the event rather than an accessory to whatever else we are doing, it becomes impossible to eat mindlessly or on auto-pilot.

Mindful questioning can be applied to any activity. We could express gratitude for transportation as we drive our cars, appreciating how we would have connected with others in generations before. We could express gratitude for the music that is broadcast to us from a satellite antenna. Everything then becomes sacred.

I believe that if one is seeking to make a change to better their overall lifestyle, they could either try meditating or make life itself more meditative by incorporating mindfulness. Over time, one will begin to affect the other. Here’s a challenge: how many activities can you make more mindful tomorrow? Give it a shot and keep track of how it makes you act/think/feel.

New Moon Energy Reading: May 22, 2020

New moons often signify an opportunity to release old patterns and set goals and intentions for bringing something new into your life. Here are five specific ways in which the universal awakening energies might be affecting you now and during this powerful upcoming new moon cycle happening on Friday, May 22nd:

1) Healing familial wounds - Whether you are quarantined with your family at this time or not, you may come to a greater understanding of the long-held ancestral patterns and habits that have been passed down from generation to generation within your family. In seeing these exposed in a parent, grandparent or relative, it brings you closer to them by recognizing how strongly connected you are with each other. Becoming aware of it as a recurring pattern also makes it easier to drop if it has had a negative impact on your relationships with others.

2) Reinvention of a familiar skill - Maybe there’s an activity that you’ve always loved to do, and you find yourself connecting with it again in a different way. By seeing it from another perspective, the creative fascination you had with it in the first place is renewed and revived! You know that if you can find a way to include this particular hobby in your schedule in the coming weeks, you’ll have a greater overall sense of balance in your daily life.

3) Dropping an old habit - If there’s something that’s been holding you back from accomplishing your goals, you find that it’s rearing it’s ugly head this very moment so that you can see it’s negative impact. You know what this is and it’s obvious because you’ve tried to let it go before. It’s had it’s place and may not be that bad of a thing for you always, but if you can start making it a choice when you do it rather than habit, you’ll have more time and energy for doing things that promote growth, healing, and abundance more regularly. You will be supported greatly by your personal spiritual team now more than ever.

4) Work-related ideas - is the job you have now somewhat unfulfilling, even if it’s something you’ve been doing for years? The universe is sending you insights on how you can build a life around your true passions and desires. Even if this doesn’t mean a complete career change, maybe there’s a different way of utilizing your unique gifts and talents that would be more rewarding or conducive to your preferred lifestyle.

5) Fast-paced energy, restlessness, and anxiety - there may be a lot of things going on right now in your life and the lives of those around you. Take the time to sit with your thoughts and ideas before acting on them and you will be rewarded with heightened consciousness and clarity to make decisions. It’s especially important during these times to minimize external substances which increase your anxiety around these symptoms.

When we go through changes, the purging of our past conditioning can make us feel extra sensitive, both physically and emotionally. Remember to be easy on yourself and others, take the necessary time for self-care, and go for baby steps.

Mind, Body, and Soul

The ultimate reward of my awakening has been experiencing the vast re-integration of my mind, body, and soul. 

I would have to say that the most noticeable difference between who I was before and who I am now is the flexibility and lack of rigidity within my body. I’m experiencing a range of motion in every muscle/joint that I never knew was possible. 

I think anyone who had known me before would say I came off as stiff, stoic, and reserved. There are a lot of ways to describe why, but one that dawned on me earlier this week, as I sit here writing in my new flexible and lighter body (that moves a lot more swiftly and gracefully), is to seek to understand how the flexibility of our body relates to the flexibility of our mind and soul. 

One may notice, too, that when there is a release of a mental construct in life, along with it inevitably comes a physical release. Or vice-versa. The body responds when we put our guard up for protection and the more we do it, the more restriction. When this happens, the soul (or heart) begins to lose it’s power as part of the equation. 

The mind can get so addicted to running the show that we begin to not notice how much our body and soul is being blocked out. This eventually leads to what we would categorize as “health issues” if we aren’t careful or aware enough. 

You see it when you observe someone whose idea of the truth is far from what they are exhibiting through their behavior. As an example, pick any current politician. Their tweets and speeches reflect an attitude of who they think they are, but we often find the real truth through discussion of their public perception. Actions speak louder than words, and in a misaligned individual those words are usually coming directly from their mind. In a way, they lose a sense of whom they really are because true instincts and feelings lie beyond the mind, in the soul. People showcase their behavior all the time, and relationships often sour when one fails to recognize how much they have hurt the other person unintentionally because of their lack of awareness.

So how do we guide ourselves toward solutions which effectively allow us to BECOME truth - reflective of healthy thoughts and actions that are directly motivated by the soul? By encouraging growth in all three: physical movement to increase our flow of energy/expel toxins, seeking experiences that expand our perceived comfort zone, and providing space for the soul to speak in meditation. As the ego dissolves, things like food cravings/diet and weight control (loss or gain) change naturally.

A healthy combination is what I’m finding necessary for me each day...which is also why everything in my life is changing - room for self-acceptance, a greater ability to express myself psychically, mentally and emotionally, better relationships with people while also setting necessary boundaries, and a better relationship with my body. I’m learning how to dance, sing and teach for the true joy and love of it...rather than needing to find my place, despite a lack of self-worth, in a cruel and misaligned world where no one can be trusted. Present-day society has many, many ways of teaching us this from an early age and even reinforces it in adulthood, does it not? I was always sincerely connected with and successful at my professional pursuits, but now I’m a heck of a lot better. 

Your place in the world is truly anywhere you want it to be and there is nothing to fear. I dream of a planet in which every child knows and FEELS this because they are taught it in school.

I’m not here to blog because I think I have all the answers. I’m evolving with you each day. My intention from the get-go was to put my life on full public display as an example of the awakening process so that one might learn from my thoughts just as much as observing the way in which my writing, life, and personality changes throughout 2020...as my true spirit comes through ever more clearly. In any case, I will keep sharing, growing, and evolving and I thank you for stopping by to read my blog. The truth shall indeed set you free and I wish you well on your journey of discovery. 

Two Easy Ways to Hack Your Reality

As I’ve highlighted in previous postings, the absolute best way to hack your inner world and what you encounter on a daily basis - to defragment it, reassemble and rebuild it into the best version of whatever you set out to be in this lifetime - is by meditating. Slowing down your thoughts and making the determined choice to not act on them, but observe them. You identify the difference between YOU and your mind and alchemize feelings of fear into hope, wonder, and curiosity. Through the process of uncovering the real you, you are guaranteed to level-up your reality whether you like it or not, because you start to make choices from your heart rather than your mind.

But I’ve learned that there are also specific questions you can ask of your divine team of guides/angels to make it more straight-forward if you are as obsessed with self-transformation as I am. Here are two:

1. “Dear Creator (or God, Jesus, Buddha…remember, it doesn’t really matter which name because every spiritual name we would recall is a symbol of their intention manifested on earth at that time - the spirit that comes to aid carries the essence of whatever incarnation you speak), I’m ready to be of service. Use me for what is rightful for my energy. “ If you make a simple practice of that phrase in the morning, you’ll see your world collide with someone else who carries either the same energy as the current you or future you - and the very nature of your interaction will be helpful the both of you in some way. Try it and experiment! Change the language to fit you, And keep an open mind…the person might be someone you know or not. Living in New York, I was amazed at how on days when I did this, I would meet the most fascinating people on the subway train or on a random street who had just the bit of advice I needed to hear…or maybe I gleaned it from a story they told.

2. “Guides of light and love, I acknowledge and thank you for your spiritual protection. I invite you in the next 24 hours, whether in a dream or during my day, to reveal (insert issue here).” This statement both acknowledges that help is there and invites a message/answer to be shown to you. Both are crucial in developing the connection between you and your spiritual team because they don’t have permission to interfere unless we allow them to. Those in spirit respect our free will and want us to always be empowered in making our own choices - this is what it means to be human. Rather than words, they speak to use through pictures and extra-sensory feelings (telepathy), so the answer will come when your body is in a physical state to receive it. Again, keep an open mind in identifying how the answer to your issue might have reached you and maybe consider starting a dream journal.

The degree to which we can perceive of our divine intuition is completely dependent on both on the way we communicate AND our belief that it even exists, which present-day society has done a great deal to threaten. We all have this assistance and tapping into it NOW will help you greatly in making the transition to earth’s new paradigm, post Coronavirus.

My Hardest Part of Waking Up

No matter what age you are when it happens, anyone who receives the tell-tale signs that they are coming out of their unsought spiritual awakening wants to immediately proclaim from highest mountaintop: “I did it!!!".”

It’s a tremendous achievement and after weeks, months, or in my case, years, of being dedicated to waging war every day with inner fears/insecurities, you are beyond elated to see that hard work finally pay off in overt results. The endless pattern of set back/lesson/integration combined with increasing paranormal activity is weird to say the least, and you don’t always trust you’re going in the right direction because are sometimes seemingly alone. But in the end, it’s all worth it because the reward is in realizing that the only thing holding you back in life all along was your own mind. Truly. Being a lifelong shy/insecure empath and having built up many defense mechanisms to hide my lack of confidence (stemming of course, from childhood trauma), I never dreamed something like this could be possible…until it came out of nowhere after a personal tragedy and completely upended my sense of reality. And it will continue to…your awakening is JUST the beginning of a path that leads to you living your best life.

My life circumstances/interests/pursuits are in a VERY different place from where I started because they have to be. That’s essential to an awakening. By raising your dominant vibration (energy level) from what it was and clearing out thoughts/behaviors that no longer serve, you are left with the BEST version of yourself and attract whatever that means…like a super-charged magnet.

The first thing you feel compelled to do is share it with your closest friends/family. You’re curious to see if this was something they’d been experiencing too. A part of me was expecting to be welcomed with open arms - because surely the same people that saw me at my worst during my awakening (in the last two years especially) and have know me my whole life might be the most understanding, happy and proud to see me conquer my inner demons.

One of the most beautiful parts of this mysterious universal cleansing process is something I missed completely until this week. None of what I expected happened. While some expressed empathy in a beautiful way, most all of them questioned, mocked, or dismissed the experiences I was brave enough to share. I was so sad, angry and upset that it took me out of my spiritual "zone” enough to not write for almost five days. Going through it was hard enough, but having to lose your deepest connections afterward? Couldn’t my friends/family at the very least be supportive?

What I had failed to recognize is that it HAD to be this way all along in order for me to grow - that one of my final tests was proving to the universe that I care enough about myself to set boundaries with those who don’t. People who are asleep DON’T KNOW that they’re asleep (meaning: spiritually unaware of truth). If I could’ve woken up earlier just by hearing an experience from a friend, wouldn’t it have happened to me years ago? It was naive of me to think that I myself could wake them up…with human words. They must come to it on their own, through their own unique direct divine revelation. Coming to terms with this necessity has been one of the toughest parts of my journey.

A true soul alignment and purging of negative behavior is happening for more and more around the world and soon…it will be happen to ALL of us (if it isn’t already on some level). Live, love, learn, discover, and set boundaries with those who are interfering. You are doing them just as much good as you are doing yourself because as one individual heals, we all heal. If anything resonates, you have questions, or find that you don’t have much support for mystical experiences within your reality…my doors are always open to you and I’ve got your back no matter what.

Society at-large doesn’t yet have a system of unbiased support for appreciating and understanding personal spiritual experiences...mainly due to religious institutional values that favor exclusion over inclusion. It’s another control/fear-based system, like politics and healthcare, that will be re-imagined in the next decade. Globally, we're understanding that we can achieve much of that (faith, self-governance, and better health) by searching within rather than seeking it on the outside. This is the turning point.

The Divine Paradox: Free Will vs. Destiny

A paradox is defined as “a statement or proposition that, despite sound (or apparently sound) reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion that seems senseless, logically unacceptable, or self-contradictory.” Perhaps the MOST divine paradox of our lives is that we have free will, yet much of it is predetermined. They are two sides of the same coin. Why must it be this way? We must first remember that we all have a reason for being here.

Disclaimer: Nothing I’m telling you now is something you don’t already know deep inside - we choose to forget so that we can wake up and learn lessons by breaking free of our limitations. It’s the only way you would ever be motivated to grow and develop…by gaining strength through perseverance. Why would you strive for more in life if you knew exactly what was going to happen and when? The ultimate goal of a soul is to achieve, in human form through many lifetimes, the recognition of their full soul’s capacity just as it exists outside of this dimension….in space, in heaven. We all start on earth “school” in kindergarten and graduate through various reincarnations, eventually achieving full enlightenment in our final lifetime. Think Jesus of Nazareth, Eckhart Tolle, MLK, Buddha, Mother Theresa, Ghandi, ancient saints and prophets - these are enlightened incarnates on earth reflective of heightened soul development, but each of them had many incarnations previously in order to achieve what they did in their lifetime, to be known as the names which we remember and celebrate.

There are various pre-determined points in your life, people you’ve placed along the way and situations you must face in order to have the rightful opportunity to fulfill your destiny. People you develop relationships with in you current life are almost always souls you’ve spent time with before in previous incarnations. Why? You are working out karmas by relating to each other in a different role than you did previously.. They are your friends, family, lovers, enemies and there is some lesson to be learned there - good or bad. Again, you don’t get to know ahead of time….but if you stay determined on your path and maintain your connection with your higher guidance, you WILL find out and achieve whatever your destiny is/was and ultimately understand the role that very relationship played in helping you realize your destiny.

That is the paradox. That you can have a tiny kernel of a sense of what that destiny is while going through life (it’s what motivates you to evolve yourself), yet you are granted free will at the same time - and it still happens! Destiny is an energy, not a specific set-in-stone plan and that plan changes based on choices you make. You need not worry about the who and what, just the lesson to be learned.

No single person’s destiny is guaranteed and it is truly up to them to fulfill it. There are messages being sent to you all the time in the world around you and the people you encounter. How do you tap in and become more aware of your inner guidance, your higher self and soul team that is always there to protect and serve you when asked? It starts with being comfortable in the silence. Observing your thoughts through meditation or prayer and nurturing that relationship. Trusting them helps them trust you. The universe has granted all of us time for that now, individually and collectively, in 2020.

Standing Firmly in the Light

There is an increasing dichotomy happening at this precise moment in human history. Between those who understand they are on the pathway of ascension and awakening and those who continue on in the third dimensional frequency that they see as reality. The majority are still moving through these many levels of consciousness, the majority are still struggling - confused, frightened, and angry. Each of us must find our way through a step at a time.

Those that have come to walk the path of light see these moments in human reality as doorways, opportunities to rise above and enter into a greater consciousness. In doing that, you move further and further away from the collective mindset. You must. It doesn’t mean that you’ve perfectly found your way through, but it becomes your predominant focus, knowing that that pathway is opening. You are not crazy.

THIS is the path that will lead you home. It doesn’t mean leaving your incarnation…it means that you can be at home right here and right now. In this moment, this reality, this present consciousness. The arrival and recognition of “home” for humanity is now.

What’s happening in the world right now is very, very real, but it also not real at all. Both of these statements are true depending on what level of consciousness you see it. If one understands that at the highest level, you are always whole and complete, at one with your source - then you are already home, you exist in the truth. You are not “heading” in that direction, you are already there. It doesn’t mean you necessarily experience that particular reality all the time, but you can experience it to varying degrees most of the time…more and more as the universal energies continue to shift. Everything else going on in the world outside of your life becomes nothing more than an ever-changing appearance of things. It is completely empowering.

Even just simply holding that knowledge as your highest truth will guide you forward and give you exactly what you need. The only way you can ever be certain of whether what you are doing is rightful is how it makes you feel. If your heart feels expansive, open, peaceful, exuberant, inspired, directed - no one can argue with that. it is not an invention in your mind, but a sacred inner knowing, your true experience. Try to enjoy the journey!

Recognizing Your Shift + Two Instant Remedies!

Right now, you may feel negative energies (worry, fear, stress) rising in your body. These manifest themselves physically as well as emotionally/mentally. There are definitely very predictable patterns to the universal shift we are experiencing and the more you awaken, you’ll notice that these energies get especially wild during full and new moons. We had a super full moon Thursday morning at 6:35est - which is why I’ve been late on my post! I would suggest adding an astrological calendar to your collection in 2020.

During these periods of time, it will be hard to get things done. Your triggers will show up in your life at seemingly the worst time - potentially feeling even more present than they’ve been before. They are coming up because the way you have dealt with these issues in the past hasn’t led to growth - maybe you’ve found a way to distract yourself from them…to put them off. But in doing so, you didn’t really get at the root of the issue. The roots of our issues are becoming more apparent. Everything is connected, so you will most likely receive this intuition from whomever you are interacting with in your daily life at this very time.

For those that understand this, it’s a tremendous opportunity to cut these cords within yourself. Taking different action that leads to better outcomes in your life. Once you take the first step, you’ll discover how easy it is…it’s easier now more than ever before because the universal energies are supporting you in becoming the soul you were meant to be.

How can we be more in touch with our higher guidance during these times? How can we quiet our mind to know which actions are keeping us in fear and which would propel us forward?

I’d like you to try two things that will instantly change your state and calm whatever anxieties you are feeling:

Salt is mentioned in the bible as well as many other ancient sacred texts as a purifier. The use of epsom salt as a way to sooth achy muscles/joints is widely known, especially with the emerging popularity of “float tanks” and the proven fact that immersion in magnesium can help draw toxins from your body. Simply draw a bath with warm water, add two cups of epsom salt, and soak. Allow thoughts to enter and exit and without judgement, observe the energy as it passes though you. Add an essential oil if you’d like, but try to keep all electronics off and away. You want to pay yourself the full attention it deserves. Soak for 15 minutes, rinse off and notice the difference in how you feel before and after. You are cleansing negative energies - whatever came up is being released so that you can make decisions from your new state of awareness. I’ve taken two baths each day, sometimes more, in combination with regular float therapy over the last three years - this is what works the best for my routine…yours may look drastically different or might not involve bathing at all!

My other all-time favorite instant remedy is controlled breathing. Box breathing (or 4x4x4x4) is used by Navy Seals to calm them down in times of immediate stress. Simply inhale for four counts, hold for four counts, exhale for four counts, and hold for four counts. Then, repeat! This can be done while walking, washing dishes, lying down, in a crowded train….wherever…it provides relief by getting you out of your head to focus on your how you breathe - taking something that is usually unconscious and making it conscious, tapping into the present.

Our brains can’t make sense of what’s going on - part of what’s causing all of the “acting out” you might see in the news if you own a television - so these techniques return your attention to the present moment. Your highest self knows exactly why you chose to experience whatever it is you are going through and can give you clear direction when you are calm, quiet, and balanced. If you would like to share your experiences/what has worked for you, please feel free to do so in the comments!

How to Let Go Now and Manifest Your Future

If you want to change something in your life that keeps you from being you, the best place to start is with your imagination. You want to change the energetic relationship between you and whatever the issue is so that it leads to expansion and new possibilities - close your eyes and FEEL that new you. The worst that can happen for anyone in their life is to be stuck in a pattern, an endless loop, of feeling a certain way about something - this keeps you from ever knowing that the possibility for change even exists!

Think about it. Here’s a simple example - imagine you are trying to lose weight. If every day, you look at the mirror and feel bad about your appearance, you are reinforcing a negative belief, making a bigger deal out of something than it actually is. Instead, imagine how you would look as your fit, happy self. How would that make you feel? Practice associating that feeling every time you think about your weight - you can even practice looking in the mirror and imagining looking at your new self with that authority. Not shifting to the idea that you need to lose weight, but that you are as slim as you want to be. You’ll quickly learn that this frame of mind automatically leads to a manifestation of better outcomes - it just happens and it’s easier. By repairing the way you think, removing the lack mindset it becomes less of an obstacle you are fighting. The weight loss will probably end up happening in a way that you couldn’t have predicted, the way that is meant for your unique self - which nobody but you can live and learn from.

This type of thinking, shifting your mindset, can be very helpful nowadays. Simply imagine your issue as already fixed - assume that energy and it will be given to you, reminding yourself that whatever challenges you still face in your daily life after changing your mindset are lessons you need to learn to get where you want. Enjoy your unique journey and make sure to do something you love every day, because that keeps on trucking along during hard times.

Faith and Inclusion: Connecting Our Spiritual Symbols

The root of everything that happens in this world, absolutely everything, is determined by intention. God is love, is everything, and is inclusive - the spirit of God lives in every living thing. This is why anything on this planet can be perceived of as a medicine or poison, depending on how it is used.

We are entering a time where our unconscious and conscious intentions are coming to the surface - it isn’t always pretty. We’re learning that much of the systems we thought were designed to keep us safe were really designed to serve those at the top.

Every spiritual symbol, article, or place of worship that was created or built out of love for our creator can be of service to you now. Simply in your recognizing the reason/intention behind those who made it, it will immediately hold that spiritual energy. That energy will merge with you - instantly raising your frequency. This is exactly how and why it works. Yes we are that powerful. This is why the energy of a communal service can be transcending!

I understand that this belief is controversial in our society today. If, in your mind, you are holding the belief that we are separate, that one group must be “right” or in some way above another, consider that there are many leaders in every religious denomination who continually abuse their power (mistreatment of their community), and are even rewarded by being promoted to a higher position - often with the full support of the institution they are serving, because of some agreement/exchange made. When this happens, the faith community is forced to succumb that person’s individual beliefs, which is not the intent of the spiritual faith practices, which are grounded in humility and service.

There are misalignments in every system that need to be fixed, but it has to start by addressing the misalignment within ourselves. The new paradigm is about living from our spirits, our truth and breaking free from the controlling/fear-based idea that we need to live by society’s idea of right and wrong. Recognizing that our connection to our creator and others lies within us, not outside of us. If you are attracted to the ideals of a particular faith, let whatever is good in it fill you up. There is good reason for your inspiration and you are not being judged by anyone. Personally, I love comparing/contrasting and have great respect for the cultural differences of many faiths, even those of Native American tribal communities. The intent for these practices at any point in time was always the same and cannot be judged as invalid.

The most important thing you can do for yourself is to examine the intentions behind all of your thoughts and actions. We are becoming aware that we are all being guided, in our own unique way, towards a greater connection with our source, our God.

Merging With Your Higher Self: SHIFT Symptoms

Everyone who will experience the SHIFT during this lifetime will experience a conscious merge with their higher self. Your higher self is the YOU that exists right at this very moment, in spirit form. Your higher self exists free of limitation and worry, knowing exactly why you are here and what you must accomplish. It always knows what’s best for you. Your higher self comes through most clearly when you are doing something you love, when you channel. We tend to go in and out of this experience.

The whole idea of the great awakening is that this is THE moment in time where we are ALL coming to recognize our highest selves. It can be looked at in two ways: an ascension (evolution of our human form) or an awakening in the sense that our souls are coming INTO our bodies more fully than before. It will happen at different rates across the world, more increasingly as time passes. But this recognition doesn’t come easy.

The planetary alignments are awakening a dormant energy that lies inside every human being - this begins this transformation. When I was going through it, I naturally attracted material focusing on Kundalini (of the Hindu tradition). However, this energy is detailed differently in major religions throughout history. Your ego or mind will try so desperately to hold on for dear life - to resist as your soul seeks to enter. Your body, mind, and emotions will all be affected as the energy realigns your body. You will feel and know that what is happening. What are some of the symptoms you might be experiencing as this happens? Here are a few:

• Insomnia/erratic sleep patterns, intense dreaming, need for naps

• Sadness and depression

• Increased irritability and anxiety, confusion, inability to focus

• Large changes to diet and food cravings

• Muscle spasms, joint pain, headaches, ringing in the ears

• Emotional processing - life review followed by release of emotions

• Relationship difficulties, issues with communication

• Noticing synchronicity in your life (including numbers)

• Natural attraction to spiritual material

• Feeling lighter as the energy clears out your system - we are literally becoming “light bodies” with less density

• Desire to be more of service to others

• Desire to spend more time in nature

• Desire to make changes in your life - certain things are no longer serving you

• Greater sensory perception and awakening to greater intuition

There are no hard and fast rules for this process and everyone’s experience is unique. However, one thing is sure - it’s a historically remarkable and unprecedented time to be living on planet earth. Accept the need for self-care in your life and take comfort in knowing that whatever you are going through right now is meant to help you reach the other side - the consciousness (in human form) of knowing that you are/were never alone and the freedom to always make choices for your highest good. Then energy needs to cleanse and heal you before that can happen. It will all be worth it! Then, you’ll have the live you’ve dreamed of, which will always be at least ten times greater than what you imagined. Whatever is coming up and out, emotionally/physically/mentally, will be gone for GOOD.

Creativity, Service and Destiny: The Reasons We're Here

In all other planes of existence (other dimensional realms through which we travel) except Earth, the concept of time doesn’t exist. Past, present, and future are happening all at once and one exists as a spirit, an astral light-being. Higher vibratory emotions such as love, joy and peace permeate and one doesn’t experience fear, doubt, or worry - these are human emotions.

The reason we incarnate over and over again on earth is to advance our souls by serving others through our creativity. Your entire experience (the way you experience life each day, in the past and present) is built around guiding you to this realization. Each human being has a unique reason and purpose for being here (their destiny) and it based on their unique spiritual makeup. You know what it is because it’s what you love to do, what' you’ve always dreamed of doing, what you would do even if you didn’t get paid for it.. As you set your heart and intentions on this goal, you learn lessons, often through struggle, along the way. The lessons you are learning in your current lifetime are based on things you didn’t quite evolve from (karmas) in your previous ones.

Because our experience is as humans is linear, dealing in the past, past, and future, we don’t get to know which part of the journey we are on - what will rise and what will fall in order to achieve your destiny. If we did, what would make us strive for more - to make that change, to make the hard decision that will make us happier in the long run? This is the challenging part. And souls on earth are advanced to varying degrees depending on how many times they’ve reincarnated.

But one thing IS guaranteed - we have free will. At whatever level of awareness you are at, by simply setting your intentions on serving others with love, you will have a greater chance of achieving whatever your destiny is. You’ll find that whatever answer you need to move you further along will come - but it is up to you to frame it that way in your mind. How? By asking the question - what is this situation trying to teach me? You gain greater clarity by listening to the inner voices trying to help you. This starts by quieting your mind and understanding what’s there - prayer or meditation. Our karmas are becoming more obvious each day - this is precisely what we’re waking up to as a collective humanity.

What Numbers Are You Seeing Everywhere???

Throughout my entire awakening journey, which lasted three years, I have been seeing the SAME specific numbers, over and over again. At random times. The numbers I saw in so many different forms were 7, 11, and 22. In the spirit world, these are considered “angel” or “divine numbers.” This occurrence happened whether I happened to check my phone, was watching the news and glanced at the ticker, caught the time on my oven clock, or even glanced up at a bus going by that was number #1122. It would happen all the time. I even remember sitting in a subway car, looking up and seeing these numbers, in sequence even on an train ad. It kept happening so frequently that I began taking screenshot pictures when it happened on a daily basis (evidence below). At very desperate times, these numbers were the ONLY thing that gave me hope to continue. It was also one of the only direct ways of showing and explaining what was going on to my parents, as it happened when I was with them, and for them to trust that what I was going through was real.

The numbers are meant to guide you, to encourage you, to keep you steadfast while moving in the right direction. I have had both terrible feelings (at the time) situations/thoughts/realizations and wonderful ones while seeing these numbers. Mostly, I believe these are revealed when you are facing a situation that is tough. You understand why it’s necessary, that there’s no way to get out of it, and that you must put the work in if you are going to get anywhere more desirable. You know this deep down. If you are questioning, the spirits might throw you a “keep going!!” by showing you a number in your reality. That is one of the many ways they speak to you. Remember, nothing in your life is designed by accident - it’s a result of your conditioned thoughts, behavior, and actions. If you want to change an action, you must first become aware of the false belief that creates it.

The numbers anyone sees varies from person to person. The point is that it is RECURRING in your reality. More than just by coincidence. You will ABSOLUTELY know and feel it. The next time you see a recurring number in your reality, examine your thoughts. What are you thinking about or processing at THAT exact moment? You spirit guides and angels just might be guiding you…

Communicating With Nature: Start With "I Adore You!"

I am at heart, an animist. Always have been. When I walk into any house, animals will flock to me, even if it is the “cat who doesn’t like men!” I’ve come to understand why. I’ve learned that I have a telepathic connection with all living things, but nature communicates in a different way. It’s actually not that weird or uncommon to talk to plants and YOU can open up this communication too. You’ll find that they have much wisdom to share and love to spread. They are nurturing and supportive spirits. Want to try? Start small, maybe with a plant in your house. Start by immediately showing your respect by saying “I adore you.” You may feel the communication in your body, your heart. Do it every day and your relationship will increase. That’s all I will say - you will be guided toward what your experience needs to be. And it’s different for everybody. Try it with your pets, any living thing. That is how you begin the connection. And once it starts, the awareness only grows!

And especially for those of you who enjoy and desire plant medicine in your life. During my journey I learned ways of managing the effectiveness and potency so that it only worked for my benefit, tuning to the plant’s frequency, the vibration. If you engage with the spirit of the plant first: hold the leaves (or whatever you are ingesting) in your hand, ask it for what you want, and ask to commune with it in a sacred way, you may be astonished by how potent and effective the expansiveness can be by ingesting a lot less. It’s about trust and respect - just like a human relationship. Plants are our greatest spiritual teachers and have been throughout time, long before the way society interacts with them currently. It was the medicine before greed and corruption made it the industry it is today. Try it and experiment. It’s a magic trick that works the more you do it. Truth is, plant medicine connects you with the spirit realm.

Disclaimer: every human has a unique spiritual makeup that influences your tolerance of different medicines. If you don’t know what your reaction will be, start small, or microdose.

What is Channeling? Our True Heart's Desire

We all “channel” when we do what we love, the things we just have to do to feed our spirit. It’s channeling your true nature, the ever-eternal spirit that exists within you. Can you think back to a time when you were doing something and it happened so perfectly that you didn’t even have to think about what you were doing while you were doing it? The feeling that you don’t know where it came from? Athletes and artists talk about this a lot.

We are all now finding out our true heart’s desires. This isn’t wishful thinking. It was a pre-determined program placed in you before you were born (In fact, you even made those agreements)…it’s what keeps us striving towards our goals through our struggles and challenges (karma). It helps us learn our lessons and grow so that we can advance our souls to level needed to fulfill our desires. The truth of who you are lives within YOU - it’s not something that anyone else can know. We’re listening to and following our heart’s desires more nowadays, as we learn that much of what was in our life might have been unfulfilling.

Channeling happens when you make any effort towards your heart’s desire. It will be gifted to you. Step into the role that you believe you should be, assume it, and you immediately have more power. Recognizing this, our spirits and angels will give you everything you need to fulfill it. Remember, there will be bumps along the way, but how else are we supposed to learn and develop?

What are the desires in your heart? Mine are sharing the hidden mysteries behind our universal realities and teaching singing. Whenever I do these things, I’m immediately helpful in any way, no matter what. I can’t fail, I can’t make a wrong move. The universe steps in and gives you the strength/energy whether you are ready or not! My life is evidence of this right now as it’s changing by leaps and bounds. It can happen for you too. Are there challenges? Of course, every step of the way. But then you learn that you are really fighting yourself. We are all imperfect beings striving towards what we know to love. Start channeling today by doing what you love and move further toward the destiny you deserve to have. Pay attention to how you feel when you do things and do more of the activities that raise your spirit.

The Truth: All Humans are Psychic

Everyone is innately “psychic.” Nothing is weird or special about it. The energies are changing every day and I believe that in the near future, as the veil thins, more and more people will discover an ability to listen and communicate with the other side. It will become mainstream, part of normal every day life. These skills will be acknowledged and taught to children at a very young age so that they can experience this their entire lives. How would it be to live your whole life with this divine assistance, that is there for you at every turn? Simply ask, and the message, symbol, or picture necessary to grasp that message comes almost instantaneously! This is how I experience my life now, but it is also how many others in this community do as well. It’s a complete departure from anything I thought possible even months before my awakening.

We are born into this world with ALL of these connections, our guides/angels were specifically chosen by us to help us along the way before we were born. The problem is that this communication usually isn’t nurtured or supported properly or at all during childhood. Our systems need supreme clarity in order for you to perceive of and understand how these energies work. The trick or hack is learning how to be the operator of your own life - to take back that power.

The problem is that the voices in our head aren’t clear. How do you know what’s helping or hurting you? You must first quiet the loud voices through which the subconscious speaks (fear, doubt, worry, or sadness) and establish what they are, limiting beliefs than no human being is exempt from. Anything else is from sources of light and truth. At heart, we are all conduits of the same ever flowing, universal energy that seeks to help us. Real progress comes from accepting that negative thoughts are there and understanding that they can’t control you (If you seek to deny them as not a part of yourself, that’s going another direction.)

When you accept that negative thoughts and anxieties are there, but choose not to give them a microphone, and then move past them by making a choice for your betterment, this is called “standing in your shadow.” In order to walk in the light, which is the way of the future, you must accept the good and bad qualities about yourself. Start with learning what’s there first - try meditating. You’ll eventually learn that NOTHING in your life happens coincidentally, it’s all created by your thoughts, either consciously or subconsciously. Most of the world is still living their whole life asleep, overrun by their subconscious unknowingly. That will change, slowly. You may already see it happening.

Meditating is the process of consciously observing your thoughts on a daily basis in a non-judgemental way. In silence, devoid of distractions. There’s no wrong way to meditate and there are many, many strategies. It’s an exercise in non-thinking and non-judgement that will give you the tools to take your life back, especially now when the universe seems to be screaming at us to take the time for observation. Start small, maybe five minutes a day. The key is consistency, repetitive action taken every day. In less than a week, you will experience the benefits!

Redefining Karma

Karma (the things we carry in life this time around that we must overcome) is not a punishment, although it may feel like it at times. It's an opportunity for growth, expansion, enlightenment and personal freedom. Anytime you move through a portal in life, a challenging situation that feels like the size of a pinhead, it requires that you give up almost everything you had known or thought to be true prior. You submit yourself to something greater. Prayer, meditation, communicating with your angels/spirit guides that are with you at every moment whether you feel them or not. You are not alone and never will be. This is the reality that many in the world are waking up to each and every day as the consequences of the virus rewire our hearts/minds/souls.

Our karma, to some extent, ISN’T real. They are illusions based on a programmed patterns that all of our thoughts/actions are based on. You can change them. Start slow, remain persistent even when you don’t see overt results (because your habits will fight to resist change until the bitter end), and you will see the world around you change dramatically. But you have to be willing to let go.