Staying in the energy of a healing
During a shamanic healing, we experience a shift in energy. By remaining in this energetic space for a day or two after the session or the workshop, we honor the changes that have occurred and integrate more gently than if we immediately returned to our normal hectic schedules.When we allow the energy to resonate in our lives, the healing continues to unfold in mysterious and unexpected ways, taking us to places we never dreamed could be related to the issue we worked with.The rational, analytical mind is not our friend after an energy...
Releasing childhood agreements blocking our intuition
Common situations we encounter in childhood can have long-term effects on our intuition.Being ridiculed by a playmate or scorned by a teacher for believing in things “that aren’t there” can cause us to quit acknowledging our intuitive hunches. Seeing a ghost or a dancing shadow might have frightened us and caused us to turn off our clairvoyance. Being told by a parent that what we’re seeing isn’t real – “it’s just your imagination” – causes us to doubt our natural abilities. Playing...
Saying yes to our destiny
Destiny is the unique purpose that only we can fill. Given our individual history, gifts, interests and abilities, we are the only person who can share this service with the world in exactly this way.Dancer Martha Graham says, “There is a vitality, a life-force, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and will be lost. The world will not have it.”We sometimes think of...
Preparing for the 11/11/11 gateway
The Universe is asking us to go back and work with unfinished business from our past so we can move forward freely through the gateway of opportunity on 11/11/11. We’re being given another chance to heal old, core issues.As a result, deep-seated emotions have recently been coming to the surface. They appear as a combination of old grief, anger, resentment and pain released in a short, intense burst of emotion. By moving out this stored energy, we make room for more of our True Selves to manifest.When this strong emotion arises, pause...
When our intuition goes on sabbatical
It can be unnerving when we access our usual intuitive channels and find silence. We may panic and worry that our spirit guides have abandoned us just when we need them the most.This is natural and happens for everyone from time to time. Our intuitive abilities vary based on our energy levels, the time of day, our health, and even what we ate for our last meal. If we remain calm and connected to our higher self, we remember that Spirit is always there for us.Any glitches with being able to receive are usually on our end – often...
Receiving feedback from our throat chakra
Our throat chakra gives us noticeable cues when it’s functioning at less than its normal vibrancy.When we hold back from speaking our truth in a heated discussion, we might start to cough. If we feel on the verge of expressing an unpopular opinion, we might choke up before the words leave our mouth. Or we may be talking when our voice suddenly cracks, and in that moment, we realize we feel emotional.One of my empathic friends helpfully mirrors me by pointing out changes in the tonal quality of my voice. She can hear when I step out of...