The Disconnection Connection

If everything came to a screaming halt, and you were left with nothing but the clothes on your back, would you be okay in your own company?  When was the last time the television or computer were walked away from in exchange for a good old fashioned book?  A board game?  A card game?

One of those remarkable moments in time came yesterday, finding my husband home from work first thing in the morning.  While it was a quiet day at work, it was a blissfully fulfilling day at home.  Since the last time I can even remember, my husband took advantage of a true day off and we made the best of it.  After pulling out a model he's been wanting to start for awhile, and in need of a few small supplies to get started, we ran a few errands in the morning, and par for my usual course upon returning home, only a music station was tuned in.  Husband returned to his hobby and I returned to my reading.  We sat in silence together, nourishing our souls with loving activities, not needing to say a word, happy knowing we were sharing the same space.  It was beautiful.

I usually don't watch a lot of television and opt for time with myself or my friends and family.  As I watch in the world these days, I wonder how often one takes the time to be with oneself and enjoy the refreshing experience it is.  You know, an experience where you completely disconnect from all things electronic that keep you typing away about doing this or doing that, in exchange for a more organic connection.   

For me, disconnecting to all things media related, but for music, allows for a deeper connection.  A connection we should all consider making time for each and every day.  One that enriches our souls through being able to tuck yourself away from the chatter of the world and listen to the chatter of one's soul.  That burning desire to pick up a good book, paint or even garden for that matter.  Time to engage with life outside of the hectic schedule.  A time for you.  Yes YOU.  And, of course, time for those that matter most in our lives, the loved ones we surround ourselves with, not the loved things.

I wish you time for you.  I wish you the experience of time well spent disconnected from media, and reconnected with the richness of life to be lived.

Namaste

Ego and The Spirit aka Beauty and The Beast

While having a flare for the dramatic (should have been an actor?! - not), I have been reminded throughout my life that I am considered to be humble.  When I have had people witness to the ability of being a psychic medium, I have been met with, "Why aren't you doing this?" and "Stop being so humble".  I can tell you the answer.  The answer is fear.  And a really strong dose of it.  So, in an effort to walk through my path I know I am meant to be on, I started this blog.  Since then, I have made it known to my immediate family that I was born this way and have been aware since about age 3.  And, as time goes on, I know that it will be something I must confide in with my General Practitioner.  Strictly because I believe as time moves on and experiences are shared within the community, my "dirty little secret" will be no more.

It is with this in mind, and for some time now, I have been working on my triggers.  The Ego as it were.  What I must remember, and what we must all remember, is that we are spirits inhabiting a human form.  Human experience is a journey of Ego.  With spirit in mind, one can learn to let go of egoic patterns that are detrimental to our well being.

Ego is responsible for all of our worst behaviors.  The hissy fits, the temper tantrums and the crying jags.  You know, the "meanie", the "nasty", the "bitchy", the "cranky".  Behaviors that dictate we don't like what's happening or we aren't getting our way.  What we must remember is that ego is our learning lesson.  It lets us know when something is needing to be tuned up.

One of my worst egoic patterns that I am learning to release is judgment.  And as my triggers are hit on a daily basis, I learn to get to the meat of the matter - what it is I'm seeing in myself that's being reflected back.  Upon figuring it out, it is recognized, released, and its behaviors released.  Now, it isn't going to happen over night, but the more I acknowledge and release, the faster it will go away.
With the two most important factors driving my life course being Love and Help, part of releasing judgment is letting go in love.  For instance, I have a particular person that must be a part of my life, despite their departure from it, and this person pushed alot of my triggers as it were.  When I made the decision to recognize a bigger picture, I realized one important thing, this was their ride.  I just happen to be an unavoidable passenger, but I must recognize what it is I see in myself from this person's behaviors, learn from it if I haven't already, and then let them go on their journey in love and light.  It is not up to me to take on their lessons.  How unloving is that?  It is also not up to me to judge.  It is not up to any human to do so.  It is an unloving behavior.  What is loving is how I view the situation now.  And although I have my frustrating moments, it is getting better.  When this person causes a disruption, I move faster to feeling sorry that they feel they have to behave this way, and try not to buy in.  I send them love and healing on their journey, and let nature take its course.  It always will.  It is the Karmic Rule applied to all energy.

What you put out is what you get back.  My intentions are to put out love and light, to you and the world, in hopes of building a better planet.  One that finds us all on a journey of building a better self, which in turn builds a better world. 

Namaste

Ability vs. Gift - Oh how I continue to grow.

So, I have to say, if ever messages from the Other Side were coming through, these days see not a minute go by without someone or something arriving.    I have watched John Edward on two different shows in the last week and a half, and I am reminded of a blog I wrote soon after watching the movie, Hereafter, with Matt Damon.  Now, I am not going to say I'm right, but gosh, could I be closer?  I had said not to be surprised if a psychic comes back to TVland.  Well, while I cannot confirm that Hereafter may be based on his life, one of my favorite psychics, John Edward, is starting a tour once again, while promoting his new book "Infinite Quest". 

There have been three psychics that I have always been drawn to.  Sylvia Browne, John Edward, and James Van Praagh.  Boy am I glad to see John Edward conveying what I feel may be the final piece for me to move forward confidently.  John Edward gives people the tools to experience connecting to passed loved ones.  He does not advocate that his new book is to allow people to run out there and start making money doing what he does.  Instead, he encourages the use of his book to allow people to open to the possibility of receiving messages from their passed loved ones, angels, and guides without the use of a psychic medium.  How brilliant.  He's right, and it's time for me to get on with workshops. 

However, I have come to an even better understanding of things thanks to all the help I've been receiving from psychic mediums making guest appearances and offering up books for help.  With special thanks to John Edward for putting a better spin on things for me.  And, as always, a veteran in the field has some pretty vital information for someone like me.  Information I immediately took to heart.  You see, how John Edward worded what he does is one of the best ways for any psychic medium to word what they are able to do.  I even used the word in the preceding sentence.  I am "able".   What I have is an ability to communicate with the dead.  What I leave people with is a gift.  When I have said I have a gift, I don't believe I should be.  John Edward stated that by saying it's a gift gives the impression that I am better than other people.  Well, I'm human, that's it.  I have an ability to communicate with passed loved ones, angels, and guides, and the ability to see things not yet present or things that have come to pass. 

Of all the spirits working by my side, I can now add my beloved father to the mix, and let me tell you, his visits have been not in the dream state I have been expecting, but loving hands placed on mine during a cry, to the point of turning my right hand ice cold.  While I don't have all of the answers, and because they don't have formal training for psychics, I know in my heart of hearts that it is him.  Having made his transition, and knowing his daughter has the ability to see beyond the physical realm, it has made contact that much easier. 

I also discovered something even more remarkable.  I have always known that my ability comes from my dad's side of the family (love you mom). And, as I sat very early on this Friday morning reading and doing one of the exercises in the book, I made a discovery.  It chilled me to the bone.  My "angel" Jonathan that I've talked about is my great grandfather.  Of all the things, I just received a history of the "Hartt" line and my dad's grandfather was John.  I am hoping to see a picture of him soon.  While Jonathan shines in gold he is tall (about 6 feet) and sturdy.  He has narrow features and is stalky.  Now, as I sat doing this exercise thinking of all of my team working with me, I started listing all of my helpers over there when I came across the astouding moment of realizing just who Jonathan was.  I would have never put the link together, but now, thanks to my dad, I can.  My dad is always doing stuff like that these days.  From a lone buck to a lone mountain goat, or even the gift of history, he is always helping out.  I love it!

What I want to tell you is that our loved ones want is nothing more than to be able to reach those of us still in the human world.  It is also our responsibility to stop sloughing "signs" off as coincidence.  From waking up at a certain time to certain numbers always being noticed, they are always trying to communicate with us.  We just have to take the signs for face value and stop trying to "ego" it away.

I have had "1-1's" for weeks now.  311, 811, 211, always with the ones.  My angels and guides converse with me in numbers, my father with animals and cold right hand, and everyone else that comes through with whatever images they deem fit.  It really can be perfectly random to me, but will always hit home with a client.  It is up to us to become "tuned in" as it were, and allow ourselves to be open to receiving messages from those on the other side.  I am not advocating that everyone run around and turn themselves into a psychic.  It really is a huge responsibility.  What I am advocating is allowing yourself to be open to the possibility of receiving messages from not only family passed, but your own angels and guides too.  Tuning in to a better frequency to help out in life is always a leg up.  I mean, how many times have you banged your head against the wall going, "If only I hadn't", or "I should have - blank - but didn't".  "If only I'd listened to my gut".  (That's where free will comes in - but that's another blog for another time).  Wouldn't you love to be a little more tuned in to allow yourself to be guided by spirit along the way? 

The answer should be yes.

Love and Light.

The Japan Earthquake and More...

"What if the very foundation of mankind is about to be rumbled???" Vague. Sure. Right. Yes. People could say one could read whatever one wants to into the statement I made in my December 2, 201 blog, but I'll tell you this. The foundation of mankind has been rocked. An earthquake measuring 8.2 hit Japan. The tsunami that followed was devastating. Is it over? No.

Now, it doesn't take a scientist to figure this out. I get that. However, I am not an earthquake expert and not more than an hour ago, an aftershock of 6.2 hit. They will continue, and there will be worse. Japan is in a state of emergency and everyone needs to be evacuated. The nuclear plant has exploded and don't let the spindoctors tell you otherwise. Reports of radiated human beings have come in.

All of us need to take a step back and take a look at the bigger picture. The global picture. Japan has just undergone one of the largest earthquakes in history. Libya is at war. North Korea and South Korea are at odds. Civil unrest has ousted the leader of Egypt, and the civil unrest is contagious.

Many religious people would consider this the end of days. What we need to realize is that this an opportunity. An opportunity to be better humans. ALL of us. Whether we believe in a higher power or not the signs of a necessary change cannot be ignored. Personally, as one who does believe in the other side, we are being given the universal bonk on the head as it were. Things MUST change if mankind is to continue because what we're doing right now is NOT working. Who cares about fighting each other anymore, oil does not matter. Humans do.

As I have stated before and I will really say it now. We are coming to a pinnacle. Think of it this way. If one were to draw an "X" consider it a pair of swords crossed. When one gets to the center there are two directions one can take. Let's say that one road leads to certain destruction and one road leads to construction. With construction comes the laying of a strong foundation, and with this pinnacle will come the choice. To build this planet to be the better place it really can be or self-destruct.

I have full faith in the fact that humans will give their heads a shake, come together globally, and start playing nice with each other. I understand we all have our paths to lead regardless of what that might look like, but we do have a choice to do better. We don't need oil, so to heck with the wars. There are so many natural sources of energy someone can think up something kinder for our environment. And what about those trapped in amongst crises? There are people out there trained for this kind of emergency situation. We cannot help the lives lost. And I'm going to say it, because I know that people will say these things. "Consider it population control." "It was their time", etc. It's tragic. Pure and simple. It is devastating. But.....it is also an opportunity for the world to truly wake up.

We have to be better. And by better I mean kinder, gentler, more compassionate, more understanding. None of us are perfect, we are human, but things have to change.

I have to say I don't know how we're going to do it, but maybe it's a sign of the times when companies like Coca-cola (despite being coca-cola) start showing commercials about the things the company is doing to help out on this planet. I know, I know. They're kind of an oxymoron when they still sell 2-litre plastic bottles yet invest in eco-programs, but at least they're getting the idea to start being nice to the planet. Maybe that's what it takes, more commercials. Sometimes I forget that we live in a media driven society, but if that's what it takes to get us back on track, so be it.

My promise to you is this though. And really it's a promise to myself, my family, my friends, and this planet. I will continue to do my part. No more vague if any bells and whistles occur. A message is a message. Plain and simple.

Please, love your loved ones and send out thoughts or prayers to those in need. Miracles can and do happen. Let's send out wishes for a safe evacuation and that Japan gets all the help they need. These are our fellow humans, nothing else matters. Love is the only reality.

Namaste

On passings and more....

Yesterday I was wrestling with my niece, and as I grabbed her foot and was pretending to put it in my mouth, she in her little four-year-old voice stated, "Grandpa does that to me all the time." The words hit me like a tonne of bricks. Not because of the loss of my dad, but the profound impact loved ones have in our lives. At that moment, I firmly stated to my niece, "As long as you have your aunty, you will ALWAYS have grandpa eating your toes. You will never be without grandpa." Two things struck me at that very moment. I have always said my childlike play is just like my dad, and it really hit home in that moment. The second was my duty as aunt to keep the memories of "grandpa" alive. Not only for my niece and nephew, but my "children" for as short as the four year relationship was for them and my dad.

One never knows the gifts one will receive when losing someone. Since Valentine's Day I have seen so many remarkable gifts left because of my dad. The most recent coming to light yesterday.

I promised myself that I wasn't going to be one of those people that blogged about how miserable this experience has been, and I think that this occasion isn't. It's about the gifts. The gift life, and the passing of a life, offers.

Whether one believes in life hereafter or not, the legacy of the passed loved one lives within those "left behind" as it were. The gift of love is the truest gift we can give. Right down to expressing it the same way a parent did. What could tear families apart should do nothing but bring them closer together, creating new bonds and new strengths. Strength within ourselves we never knew and the courage to continue to love and grow.

I know I take great comfort in being the blessed combination of two amazing parents. A playfulness like that of my dad's, and a strength likened to that of my mom's. A strength in courage and conviction with light-heartedness of a child. I am truly blessed.

Love your families and love yourself, for when all else fails, they are right there beside you.

Labels, and Titles, and Names, Oh My....

A couple of weeks ago, I ran into someone I gave a mini-read to and was introduced to a family member alongside. Of all the questions to be asked upon meeting someone new, I was greeted with, "And what do you do for a living?". I actually gave pause for a moment, pondering how I was going to broach the subject, knowing full well I am what I am, but what others will think upon the answer is still relatively new turf for me. So, after a moment's thought, I answered, "I'm an intuitive". A quizzical look and an "Oh." were the response.

You see, titles such as Psychic, Intuitive, Medium and Clairvoyant, without hesitation, usually get met with raised eyebrows and usually a posture of skepticism. Particularly with the traditionalist humans of a different generation. Of course, there are always exceptions to that rule, and it can be witnessed when conversing those of the New Age movement with the sixties. Then it's not so bad.

Really, the response and the reaction from others comes down to me. If I treat it as the second nature it is to me, then it becomes "normalized" as it were. The Psychic Movement is coming around again, and it has no choice. We have a younger generation arriving on this planet more in tune than ever before, and far more vocal and accepted ever more so presently.

I have begun to notice a trend amongst the 40-somethings of this world. It's like a little pod of intuitives, all with different intuitive abilities, is waking up. Carolyn Myss summed it up nicely in one of her speeches, stating that the the Fossil Age is ending and the Soul Age is starting. Part of that norm will be intuitives. Intuitives who will lovingly guide and direct those in need of help, hope, and the like. A younger generation with abilities intact and having something to say about it. Young ones that are now being nurtured to embrace their abilities. I say, "Yay!" We as a society about to go through a major overhaul, will have no choice but to open our eyes to a realization that we are spirits inhabiting human form, having a human experience, enjoying human life, until we are called Home.

To me, it stands to make sense that in my own personal truth, that if am a spirit being in a human body, existing here on Earth, until called Home, that on some level we have connection to the true Source (no matter how you name, title, or label Source - God, Yahweh, Goddess, etc.). If we have connection to Source, and are an Intuitive, it makes even more sense to me that there will be humans that can "see" as it were. If Jesus could commune and relay messages, and the Bible can be written from Prophets, why would they cease to exist today? Now, I am not calling myself a Prophet, that would be blasphemous as far as I'm concerned, and downright arrogant. The prophets that belonged to the time of Jesus are the only ones that have that right. I am a vessel, merely that. The information I receive is from a higher source, and I am the conduit.

When I can look into a complete stranger's eyes and tell them things about family or situations, without even knowing them, and I'm not talking vague ideas, but very SPECIFIC details. I can even "remote in" as it were and not even have a person present. As I've talked about before, I firmly believe we all have built-in intuition, our "gut" as it were, and I do believe, like all abilities, it requires training. I know the more readings I do, the stronger I am tuned in.

However, through all of this, I ask, "What's in a name?". For that matter, what's in a "label". Nothing. Like a receptionist, a physiotherapist, or an autobody worker, it is what I do. Simply that. In our human existence we have to have descriptors in order to gain understanding.

It is my hopes that with my blogs and vlogs, that I can "normalize" being an intuitive. I join the ranks, knowing I am not alone (and personally, I'm NEVER alone unless I ask to be), and like Star Trek "Boldly go where no man has gone before" as it were. There have been waypavers like Edgar Cayce, Houdini, and Sylvia Browne and I am grateful. In today's age, we now have "Psychic Investigators" and "Psychic Kids" normalizing intuitives through television programming.

So I ask, what's in a Label, Title or Name. Everything and Nothing. It is merely a descriptor. It gives a visualization to another human being during interactions. I guess being psychic is better than other names I've been called, LOL! And I gladly wear the label, more and more comfortably as each day passes. I am truly blessed.

With Spring comes new hopes, new dreams, and new desires. For everyone. May Spring blessings upon you and your home.

Namaste