Darren Taylor, aka Asbjorn Torvol, actually reached out to me after reading and loving my blog interviews.  I interviewed a friend of his earlier this year Jerrod Reader.  He has been experiencing great success after publishing several books on magick and calls himself a Norse shaman and magician. 

Darren woke up at a young age, in fact, I believe he was born awake.  He never took what was taught to him and accepted it.  He always questioned it and searched for his own answers.  In that way, we have that in common.  Growing up Catholic, the teachings never sat well with me.  By the age of 14 I actually resented the vengeful God and decided if that was God, then I didn’t believe in Him.  Later I started to believe in God once again and you can read about that story here. 

Being a Shaman myself I was curious about his views of the world and how we can use magick to help us achieve our goals in life.

SG: Describe you and your business.  How did you get started? 

I grew up in a Christian family and started exploring other religions at the age of 7.  I just had too many questions about Christianity.  I was fascinated by all religions.  At age 11, I started to practice magick.  I was fortunate enough to study under many mentors. 

I have a passion for ascension and elevating the self.  It was a form of escapism, like a hobby. 

I started to share my research with others, including my views on the connection between psychology and magic. I dissect magick.  I want to understand why it works and how it works.  Magick isn’t mystical, it’s playing with cause and effect and it is psychological. 

SG: Who are you helping and how?

A lot of people are lost and don’t have answers. 

Magick is everywhere and it is life itself.  My job is to give people information to challenge their perspectives.  I started sharing information on what I have learned.  I did livestreams and videos addressing psychology and dogma. 

Spirituality has become so commercialized.  There are people out there to make money and complicate things so people can’t do it for themselves.  I want to teach people how to use magick for themselves. 

My first book Ramblings of an Apprentice Vitki became very popular.  I wrote it just to see if people would buy it and to my surprise, they did.  I created the Heathen podcast and soon got thousands of followers. 

Even though I have a lot of people who read my books and follow me, I also have people who hate me.  When you are doing something worthwhile, you become divisive. 

For people who know very little about magick, what is the most important thing one should understand?

How do you relate to magick?  What do the tools mean?  For example, why do you use the color green for healing?  What does it mean to you?  This is how magick becomes meaningful to you, by individualizing it and analyzing its meaning. 

Why does magick exist?  What are we supposed to use it for?

You are always using magick.  Magick is the experience of life.  It’s the mechanics of how life works.  Magick is always in motion. 

SG: Who inspires you?              

S.Ben Qayin inspires me as a friend.  He is genuine and worked hard for his success.  He is also a mentor and father figure to me.  E.A Koetting does what he does and gets it done.  He’s not afraid of to be himself. 

SG: What’s the most important thing a teacher or mentor taught you and why?

Grant Cardone said “don’t be a little bitch.”  This is how I approach my work, I own it and I am not victimized by circumstance.  I persevere.  I have a vision of myself and I choose to act like I am successful and that I am a rock star.  If you embody it, you become it. 
I am not afraid to blow my own trumpet. 

Timothy Donahue taught me to espouse perspectivism.  Mythology is always open to man’s interpretation. 

SG: When was the first time you realized you were different, especially spiritually?

I was too young to remember.  I have always been the black sheep and a freak.  My family calls me the weirdo.  I’ve always embraced this about myself. 

SG: When did you decide to find out what your gifts were and how to use them?

At 11 I learned that magick and the study of religions was worth my time.  Since then I have always been searching for answers. 

SG: If you could give advice to your younger self about your gifts, what would you say?

I don’t think I would give my younger self advice.  The only reason why I’ve learned is because of the mistakes that I have made. 

SG: What advice would you give to someone who just discovered their spiritual gifts?

Keep it simple.  Explore the self and don’t over complicate things.  If you can’t make it manifest for yourself, don’t offer it others (in a business). 

SG:  What part of your gift is your favorite and why?  What is your least favorite and why?

I love my ability to dissect and observe; to  identify things that work and doesn’t work.  My least favorite is being able to see who is genuine and isn’t and exposing the scam artists.  I have discovered that some friends weren’t real friends this way. 

SG: Tell me something funny about your gifts.

I decided to do a dedication ritual and chose the desert as the location.  The problem was it was freezing and I was trying to do this naked so I lasted about 60 seconds.  In addition, it was next to an apartment building so anyone could see me.  Not the best choice. 

SG: Why do you think the Creator gave us these gifts?  And what are we supposed to use them for?

We are the gift; we are the creators and the destroyers.  There are no degrees of separation.  We create an individual and collective consciousness. 

The universe is a large mind.  How did the universe start from nothing?  Where do you think thoughts come from?  Silence (the infinite possibility). 

SG: Why are we here?

Because we are and because we can.  Free will and infinite possibility allows it. 

SG: What do you wish the world would know or understand about you?

I do genuinely care about people and I love Taylor Swift (laughs).  I am not out to make money as my critics would have you believe, I will help people even if they can’t pay me.  It’s not about the money. 

SG: What do you wish the world would know or understand?

There are no set guidelines to do magick, ascend or be successful.  There is no true way, it depends on the individual. 

What do you envision the world will be like in the future?

I am not sure.  I don’t know if we have a future, maybe we will become extinct? 
I would like to have a great future.  We have to work together to accomplish anything.  

You can contact Darren via his website www.asbjorntorvol.com, Youtube videos and podcast.  He is the author of Ramblings of an Apprentice Vitki, Magick: It’s All in Your Head and the upcoming book Heathen: a Viking Grimoire of Norse Sorcery, which all can be purchased on his website. 

I met Violet Moon of Soul Centered Momma, through a mutual friend and high school classmate Maisha Hudson (click here for Maisha's interview).  After reading some of her insightful comments, I friended her and I had a wonderful time interviewing her.  She is certainly an old soul who has done a tremendous amount of work on herself and can therefore guide others, especially mothers, in their healing work as well.

SG: Describe you and your business.  How did you get started? 

I started over five years ago with general readings for people and I discovered I was an empath. 

My work mirrors my life.  In a sad way, I had four small children at home at the time and I was mirroring their emotions.  I tuned in with myself and I realized that I was feeling their feelings.  I am very connected to the emotions of the people around me and this led me down the rabbit hole, so to speak. 

SG: Who are you helping and how?

When I have the opportunity, I help mothers, this is my passion. Mothers in general have gotten lost in the logistics of motherhood and living their lives.  I help mothers understand their energetic connections with their children so they can parent with awareness.  I bring the big picture to them and give them steps on how to stop struggling with their children’s behaviors and patterns. 

SG: Who inspires you?
             
My husband and children inspire me.  My husband is very much present in our world and he forces me to be practical.  My children remind me of the importance of going within myself so I can release what is not serving them.  There is a connection between their behavior and my reactions.  I always have to check within myself as their mother.
 
SG: What’s the most important thing a teacher or mentor taught you and why?

My mother is a very intuitive woman but she runs on her emotional side.  Her lack of balance created results that she did not want.  She reminds me to look deeply into situations.  She teaches me to approach life holistically and to be more accepting. 

SG: When was the first time you realized you were different, especially spiritually?

About six years ago I became curious when I participated in a group for empaths. I decided to test myself regarding the emotions I was picking up from others by reading other people’s energies.  My abilities grew from there. 

SG: If you could give advice to your younger self about your gifts, what would you say?

The best thing to do at any moment is to tap in.  Don’t be afraid.  Your inner wisdom is always there, go for it.  These gifts don’t have to look a certain way, be open to what happens. 
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SG: What advice would you give to someone who just discovered their spiritual gifts?

Spend time with your emotions before you put yourself out there.  We are so quick to jump into it and there is a lack of understanding that your emotions can create attachments.  To do your best work, you need to get to a place of clarity. 

SG:  What part of your gift is your favorite and why?  What is your least favorite and why?

I love being able to connect to the whole picture because it reminds me that we are all connected.  I love seeing the whole picture as the information comes in.  I see the past and present at once.

My least favorite part is Spirit waking me up at night.  I also refuse to allow Spirit to show me the dark traumatic things that has happened to us.  Instead, I tap into the emotions of those events. 

SG: Tell me something funny about your gifts.

I was working with a client who had an intense relationship with her mother, who had passed. She kept hinting to me to connect with her mother.  Her mom then poked me and grabbed my foot so I could pass on her messages to her daughter.

SG: What do you wish the world would know or understand about you?

I am a human being with a normal life.  I am just a mom and I struggle too.  I am nobody’s guru. 

SG: Why do you think the Creator gave us these gifts?  And what are we supposed to use them for?

We are the chosen ones that are able to do something with our gifts.  These gifts are cultivated over many lifetimes.  These gifts are needed because the world is chaotic.  The timing is right for us to step in and do these things. 

SG: Why are we here?

We are here to experience and grow.

SG: What do you wish the world would know or understand?

We are all one.  Everything is connected to everything else.  A lot of suffering comes from our inability to understand emotionally and energetically that we are one.
 
What do you envision the world will be like in the future?

A really beautiful place, it will be like a utopia.  We’ll be connected to the source and Mother Earth.  We will release our dependence on the dark side. 
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You can contact Violet at www.soulcenteredmomma.com and her Facebook page www.facebook.com/Soul-Centered-Mama
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I met Tami on line in one of my soul business groups.  When I needed help figuring out how to create and record my own guided meditation, she jumped in and helped me.  After one session together, I was able to figure it all out.

Tami is an astrologer and she does Human Design readings, which incorporates astrology, I Ching, and genetics.  She did a mini Human Design reading for me which was very accurate! On her website she offers one on one sessions, healing circles and group coaching sessions. 

SG: Describe you and your business.  How did you get started? 

In my 30s, I started becoming aware of my intuitive gifts.  I was working in the medical field and I felt like I was helping people, but not in the way I was supposed to be. Shortly after I moved to Sedona AZ, I started studying astrology and going further into metaphysical subjects.

In Colorado (where she lived before AZ), I wanted to open a healing center.  But in Sedona, I focused on astrology.  I was trying to find spiritual connections and attended a weekly astrology class.  I was hooked!

In 2013, my business Celestial Transformations focused on astrology.  In 2015, I added life coaching services.  I now combine astrology with my life coaching services.

SG: Who are you helping and how?     
                                                                
 I help women lightworkers to align with their life purpose and empower them to step powerfully into their Divine mission and leverage their magical gifts to create an abundant and aligned business.
 
SG: Who inspires you?              

Doreen Virtue and Wayne Dyer both inspire me.  Also Christy Whitman, CEO of my life coaching program Quantum Success Coaching Academy inspires me.  They are living their dreams and shining their light into the world.  They are making a great living sharing their wisdom and truth.

SG: What’s the most important thing a teacher or mentor taught you and why?

Sunny Dawn Johnston, an Angel Communicator and Psychic Medium in the Phoenix area, taught me that what people think of me is none of my business.  We are all on the same journey but have different paths.

SG: When was the first time you realized you were different, especially spiritually?

In elementary school, I was always quiet and liked to read and be by myself.  I got interested in the metaphysical about the age of 13. My mom and aunt were interested in these things as well.  I discovered astrology and started reading many books on metaphysical subjects. 

SG: When did you decide to find out what your gifts were and how to use them?

I never thought of myself having gifts until I was in my 30s.  Then I realized I had intuitive gifts and that I could help myself and others.

SG: If you could give advice to your younger self about your gifts, what would you say?

Connect to Spirit as soon as possible. Learn about your gifts and find out how to use them!

SG: What advice would you give to someone who just discovered their spiritual gifts?

Embrace them; you were given them for a reason.  Practice and learn how to use your gifts.  Ask Spirit about your gifts. 

SG:  What part of your gift is your favorite and why?  What is your least favorite and why?

Being able to connect with others and intuitively focus on issues.  Also, I enjoy holding space for others so they can find their soul purpose. 

The down side is when I doubt myself or question my inner knowing.

SG: Tell me something funny about your gifts.

I often get a flood of messages and divine inspiration at night after I go to bed!

SG: Why do you think the Creator gave us these gifts?  And what are we supposed to use them for?

We all came here to create our dreams and be the light for others.  Out gifts are our source of joy and we should use them however we are guided to.

SG: Why are we here?

We are here to shine our light in the world.  Lightworkers are here to assist humanity with their gifts.  Focus on light and love.

SG: What do you wish the world would know or understand about you?

I have grown and changed a lot.  I do things differently and do different work than most people.  I love this way of life.  I don’t feel I have to fit into anyone’s “box.”

SG: What do you wish the world would know or understand?

We are all divine beings in a physical body.

What do you envision the world will be like in the future?

Big changes will occur.  We are moving into a new era, we are at the end of a cycle.  Old structures and our old ways are breaking down.  These changes will birth a new world.  We have the power to create a new world. 

You can contact Tami on her website http://www.celestialtransformations.com/

I know Uma Alexandra Beepat through Facebook and her boyfriend, who I met at a local Reiki share in Northern Virginia last year.  I had so much fun interviewing her!  Again, I am loving the year 2017 because I keep making instant friends (Uma, we have to get together again soon).

Uma is a self-described Spirit Communicator and known Spiritual Teacher in Northern Virginia.  She teaches all over the US and has been invited to Australia, South America and the UK to teach her classes.  

She is also the author of two books.  She wrote her first book The Awakened Life in three weeks.  It helps readers who are new to the Awakening process and took her a year to publish it. She is currently working on a second book called Love Redefined, which is about looking at love, dating and sex from a spiritual perspective. This book is also for readers who want advice on how to spiritually date or have a more sensual relationship. 

SG: Describe you and your business.  How did you get started? 

I call myself the Spirit Communicator.  It’s not just mediumship I do, I also do psychic work, trance healings, Tarot work etc.  I own Lotus Wellness Center and Lotus Signature Massage School in Manassas, VA.  I am also the author of a book available on Amazon called the Awakened Life. 

I love anything to do with metaphysical and spiritual work.  I am also a Hypnotherapist and Spiritual Coach.  I have a lot of tools to help people.

SG: Who are you helping and how?

I help two types of people, people who want to become professional readers and healers and those who are having major life changes.  They feel different and they want help.  For the latter I give them packages tailored specifically to what they need. 

SG: Who inspires you?

Oprah inspires me because she made a name for herself and started out with a difficult life, like me.  She became a rock star and took her money and helped people.  That’s what drives me, helping people. 

SG: What’s the most important thing a teacher or mentor taught you and why?

I’ve had a lot of mentors, my favorite is Eileen Davies.  She recognizes the uniqueness in everyone and brings that to the forefront. In my classes, I’ve been trying to speak to every student individually and honoring their uniqueness. 

In my earlier life I felt crushed because I was so different from everyone else.  Now my uniqueness is celebrated. 

My clients get hung up on what they are “supposed to be.”  It’s OK to be you and have the likes and dislikes you have.  A spiritual person is someone who is living authentically.  You follow your own truth and whatever that truth is for you.  We have to respect who we are and where we are.  My friends are very different from me.  I don’t advocate for cutting anybody out, even if they are negative.  We need to learn to live together. 

SG: When was the first time you realized you were different, especially spiritually?

My father would say since I was three years old.  According to my parents, I was a difficult child. I fought the norm whenever I could.   I was always open but it never felt like ability, I always thought everybody was like me.  I met a psychic in my early life and she told me I was Clairvoyant.  When I close my eyes I see a lot. She told me that when most people close their eyes they don’t see anything.  I never had doubts of my abilities because I thought it was normal for everyone.

SG: When did you decide to find out what your gifts were and how to use them?

I’ve been doing this professionally since 2008. 

I turned 30 and I heard a message that said “the time for playing is over and it’s time to work.”  I didn’t know anything so I got on my knees and said, “Teach me everything ...I Know Nothing….” And they (Spirit) did.  I received a lot of training and I continue to learn.
Spirit just lined up everything for me.  My journey on this path started when I moved to Virginia in 2007. I was cleaning a desk out of all these papers and I found a scholarship from 2001 where I did AmeriCorps (a federal volunteer program).  I used to test people for HIV in the heart of Philadelphia, PA.  I had 8 or 9 years to use it and the year I found this scholarship (2008) I realized I had to use it right away as it would expire by year end. I didn’t know what to use it for but Spirit provided three signs for me to become a massage therapist so I did my research and then decided to become a massage therapist.  I went to tour the school on a Wednesday and wouldn’t you know, I found out the scholarship covered the exact amount I needed for the school and a new class was starting on Friday which was the day of my 30th birthday.  I learned about Reiki and reflexology at massage school as well.

I didn’t really decide to use my abilities; I just let the events flow.  Now I do training in Arthur Findley College in England.  Spirit will let me know what’s next. 

SG: If you could give advice to your younger self about your gifts, what would you say?

Don’t get caught up with the boys (laughing).  I love being in love and I love having passion in my life.  I gave up a lot of great opportunities for love. When I was in college, there was this huge leadership summit for all colleges in the US and only two students were selected from each college. I was selected to attend and represent my college along with another student and I didn’t go because I wanted to ditch school for the week and spend it with my then boyfriend. 

I don’t take things seriously and it has to be fun for me. If you keep it fun you’ll manifest what you want.

SG: That’s interesting because Spirit told you that you were having too much fun and usually they say the opposite, at least to me.  They tell me to “lighten up.”
What advice would you give to someone who just discovered their spiritual gifts?

Have fun and enjoy it, it’s a journey.  There’s no rush and push, the world is not going to end tomorrow.  I didn’t push at all.

My older clients look at me and think I’m lucky because I “woke up” so early.  It’s not about time, it’s about how you use your time.

We are all just walking each other home.  We each will take a pause here and there and sometimes I may be ahead or you may be ahead but ultimately we’re all heading in the same direction.   

SG: There are a lot of people that are not awake and if you’ve already figured that out, you’re ahead of the game.

What part of your gift is your favorite and why?  What is your least favorite and why?

My favorite part of my abilities is claircognizance and being able to help people by knowing who they are deep inside.  The Clairs (psychic abilities) are there to help you. 
My least favorite is again claircognizance, it’s a double edged sword.  There are times when I want to buy into the illusion but I can see things I don’t want to see.  For example, I don’t do couple readings anymore because of situations that have come up.  I feel bad because I can see the pain and hurt that people are not portraying.  I see behind the smile and “I am fine.” I know, I always know.

SG: Why do you think the Creator gave us these gifts?  And what are we supposed to use them for?

We are divinely guided.  Gifts are a natural part of who we are.  The awakening process is not new, it’s more of coming home to yourself.  The Creator made us this way.  For whatever reason, we shut it down. 

Except for the new generation born recently, we were not born “awake.” The new generation is able to handle this better than us. A lot of us wake up later in life because we are able to accept it and we are realizing who we really are.

I don’t believe in old souls, we all come from the same Source. However, there are people who have had many lives on this planet and that makes them more aware of who they really are.  I am part starseed because I haven’t found a way to fit in and I question the norm.  I fit into the Realm of Wise Ones as I am a teacher professionally and in my personal life as well (ask anyone who knows me).

SG: Why are we here?

We are here for self-improvement.  My students feel like they have to work as a healer but there’s not enough focus on being the best version of you.  When you do that, you are contributing to the whole and you help the planet. When I fix myself, people fix themselves.  We need to have a healer in every home. 

We are part of the Earth school.  We are here to resolve our stuff or help others resolve them.  We are multi-dimensional.  There’s another version of Uma right now cooking by the flames of a dragon (laughing). 
 
SG: I know!  I think there’s another version of me riding my unicorn right now.
 What do you wish the world would know or understand about you?

I really do care.  I see the big picture and do have empathy.  When I was young I wouldn’t cry at funerals because I knew there was an Other Side.  When my grandmother died I was not sad and I knew she would come back and talk to me, which she did a day later. 
People might think I am cold hearted.  I get over things quickly.  I allow myself to grieve but I will move on.  It’s like Wi-Fi, you don’t see Spirit but you know they are there. 

SG: I agree with you on funerals.  They are still alive and they feel alive.  It’s hard to be sad.  They are still around.   What do you wish the world would know or understand?

It’s all a game and we don’t need to take it so seriously.  I have friends getting ready for doom and gloom.  It’s not that bad, life is like a play with the villain and good guy.  They are playing the roles they need to play.  We’re all in this together.  I don’t like the words negative because a negative person is a mirror.  They are helping you more than you know. 

What do you envision the world will be like in the future?

I envision better communication. I see couples being honest that they no longer want to be together.  I see a lot of miscommunication.  The world will be more accepting and want to work with each other instead of changing each other. 

Good communication is being vulnerable.  I love doing dating coaching and clearly I am an expert because I have dated so much (laughing).  Not a lot of people date, and when they do, they say people change.  Not really, you got to know them or maybe they really did change their mind.  Life and relationships are not static. 

My second book is on relationships. We have been programmed to make relationships work when they are not. I support relationships that grow together.  If your partner allows you to do what you need, then keep him.  It’s only when they get in the way then its problem.  It’s the greatest feeling to be you. 

You are allowed to change your mind, although people may think you are wishy washy.  As you grow, what you think was true starts to change. It’s hard to explain to others.  For example, I don’t teach what I taught years ago because my beliefs have changed. 
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You can find more about Uma and contact her on her websites www.lotuswellnesscenter.net  and www.umalotusflower.com  

Angel Oak

This week’s blog post is a different type of interview.  You probably will have never read anything like this before. 

Last year I started practicing automatic writing.  In fact several years ago I got a reading that suggested I start doing it, but I never did till last year.  The Wikipedia definition of automatic writing is this:

“Automatic writing or psychography is an alleged psychic ability allowing a person to produce written words without consciously writing. The words are claimed to arise from a subconscious, spiritual or supernatural source.”

Except you can delete the word “alleged” because it is real.  Also the definition makes it sound like the writer gets taken over, which is not the case.  I am simply hearing the voice of Spirit or a living being, like Angel Oak, and writing it down.

On my birthday, February 24th, I carved out time to spend at the beach and with a tree that really resonates with me, the Angel Oak.  According to the official website, Angel Oak is estimated to be up to 500 years old and it’s 67 feet tall and 28 feet in circumference.  Some speculate it’s up to 1,500 years old.

Automatic writing works well with living beings like trees.  I have already heard Angel Oak talk to me so I decided to sit down and have a conversation with her.  If I can interview lightworkers and soul business owners on my blog, then why not a tree? ;)

Angel Oak: Hi my name is Angel Oak.  That is the name the humans call me.  I have been around a long time, over 800 years.  The humans think I am 500 years old but they haven’t yet advanced scientifically enough to measure a tree’s age.  My friend Tina has accurately guessed my age because she is connected to Spirit and knows I am 800 years old. 

I will live about 200 more years.  I want to tell my story finally.  I have been around so long and I have seen so much.  When I was born, it was about 1200 you see.  This was a very different place! The only humans around me were what you call Native Americans, they understood me.

There was a little native boy about the age of 9 and he knew that I was special.  Even though I was only a baby tree, he would come and visit me and place special rocks and feathers around me as gifts.  He made sure that I received enough water.  He grew to an adult and he wanted to stay near me.  He married and raised a family near me. 

Now I know Tina has a lot of questions.  I am sure she’s ready to ask.

SG: Why have you survived and not the other trees?

I have been blessed to be taken care of by humans as well as the fae (fairies and other beings from the elemental kingdom).  For some reason, someone always took care of me.  I guess I had caretakers all my life.  When my sisters and brothers (trees) died, I was still left here. 

SG: What is your purpose?

Humans do not understand trees anymore.  The humans of the past, especially indigenous peoples and Druids, understood the power of trees.  Did you know I can communicate with any tree in the world instantly?

We are more or less related to each other.  I am an elder and I advise and guide all of the trees.  I even guide you and the other humans.  I am an antennae, I pick up information and send information. 

My purpose is what you suspect; I hold the light for this location.  This area where I am located is special, that is why there’s nothing built around here.  Even with all the attraction that humans have for me, they know not to build around me.  I only tolerate the shack, the nearby gift shop.  But even then I was not thrilled about that. 

Trees hold the light and energy in an area.  If humans understood this, they would never cut us down ( a hawk starts screaming in the background).

I send loving light and energy to all living beings, especially in this area. 

I also receive a lot of love from humans and that has helped me to stay and continue to grow.  I like being an elder, it suits me.

SG: Do you have a name?

You can call me Wise One or the Tree Goddess. 

SG: Do you have one Spirit?

I do, but I share pieces of myself with other trees.  I am female as you can tell by the sound of my voice. 

SG: Tell me about the elementals (the fairy kingdom) that work with you. 

Thousands of fairies have worked with me over the years.  They, like humans, are attracted to my old spirit.  They help me too, with their energy.  They make sure that I am watered and fertilized. 

SG: Tell me some stories.  You have witnessed a lot!

Yes I have.  Humans have come and gone.  Well, this is a special time.  The humans here now, they are special.  Some of them have never been to Earth before.  They are helpers, bringers of light and love, like you.  You have done this a lot, Tina.  You have probably known me in 100 different lives.  You know that deep down. 

I love being around these new humans!  I’ve never felt such unconditional love before! It’s great, I feel like I’ve been waiting all my long life for a time like this. 

SG: How do you work with crystals?

Well, the whole earth is a crystal.  We send information to each other with crystals.  They give living beings on Earth an extra energetic boost.  Humans receive this boost and many lightworkers understand that, hence their fascination with all kinds of crystals. 

SG: Is there anything else you want us to know?

Oh, yes, that trees are conscious wise beings.  We, like all living beings on earth, were called here by the Creator to help you. That’s how important you are! We can transmute negativity energy.  If you need a listening ear, we are the best.  Then we take your words, emotions and energies and send it to Gaia and she transforms it. 

So no need to hold onto any stuff that’s bothering you.  Just find a willing tree to listen and they will gladly help you.  We are here to help you! Work with us and you will be amazed at your transformation!

That is all for now.  I can speak to you anytime, Tina.  You know that.

SG: Yes, I know. 

Khristee and I attended the same high school in Connecticut, although I don’t know if even talked to each other back then!  She is a professional actress now and used to star in many theater productions in high school.  Now we’re connected on Facebook and I learned that she is a Reiki practitioner, shaman and a Confidence and Visibility Coach as well!  Well of course I had to interview her and hear her story. 

SG: Describe you and your business.  How did you get started? 

I was an actress for many years.  I got a chronic illness and started searching for a remedy.  I researched holistic health alternatives.  The first modality I became certified in was Reiki.  I attended a yoga class where the teacher was a Reiki practitioner.  I tried a Reiki session with her and felt better.  I decided to become certified with Reiki and started seeing clients.

Reiki definitely makes it easier to connect to spirit.  A lot of people start with Reiki, it can really change you. And some people just stop there and feel that it is enough.

I was never scared of Reiki because I was so sick, what else could happen?  It really made me feel happy.  It makes me feel very grounded and supported.

I got involved with shamanism when I saw a poster about a Russian shaman and decided to study with him for several years. A massage therapist sponsored him to come and teach in CT. He is the founder of a Modern Mystery School with nine different levels of healing.  He taught me how to heal on a spiritual level and how to connect to spirit and visualize healing.  He also taught me how to balance energies, focusing on yin and yang energy and using colors.  I decided to focus on healing through breath. 

I don’t like labels and I try to give people information on what I do.  I do Reiki/Shamanism as well as intuitive readings.  I do in person sessions or on line by Skype or on the phone.
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My business is called the Dancing Curtain and I am a Visibility and Confidence coach for entrepreneurs.  I help creative people shine.  As an actress it was hard to get my business going.  It’s important for people to showcase their talent and their light, especially in the world today.  Being an artist is tough; we receive so much criticism and rejection.  I use Reiki and Shamanism to release blocks and boost their confidence and provide healing and guidance on their life purpose.  Finally, I help them create engaging on line videos. 

SG: Who inspires you?

Meryl Streep because she’s able to transform into any role and refuses to be stereo typed.  This is how we should all be, authentic.  Also I am inspired by Albert Einstein because I believe he was very spiritual person. 

SG: What’s the most important thing a teacher or mentor taught you and why?

Be truthful to yourself and be authentic.  Light is more powerful than the darkness.  We all have power and can do so much greatness in the world.  No one has all the power.  We are all powerful and can create change.

SG: When was the first time you realized you were different, especially spiritually?

I’ve always been different.  As a child, I saw numbers as colors and vice versa and I saw people as colors.  I had fun with it and played with it. One time my mother took me to work and I met the boss who wanted me to tell him what color he was! 

I could look at the reflection of the sun on the water and depending on the brightness it could be an 11 or 17. I can still do this if I really concentrate but it doesn't come easily to me anymore.

SG: When did you decide to find out what your gifts were and how to use them?

After I got trained as a Reiki practitioner.

SG: If you could give advice to your younger self about your gifts, what would you say?

Don’t worry so much about what other people think of you.  We fall to peer pressure; I would have leapt into this earlier if I didn’t care about what others think. 

SG: What advice would you give to someone who just discovered their spiritual gifts?

Congratulations, this is an exciting new time for you.  You will meet many teachers.  Always be discerning.  You have your inner guidance and always follow your intuition.

SG: What part of your gift is your favorite and why?  What is your least favorite and why?

My favorite part is my wild imagination.  My least favorite is promotion.  This interview is fun promotion by the way.

SG: Tell me a funny story that happened to you regarding your gifts?

When I was practicing my Reiki and shamanism, I asked an intuitive friend if I could practice on him. He had been having stomach pain at the time. Suddenly he sits up during the session and says, “What are you doing?”  I said, “I’m healing you.”  He said, “I can actually feel it!  I really didn’t think you could do anything.” I mean what did he expect? 

SG: What do you wish that people knew or understood the most about you?

I am here to bring people closer to spirit, bring them joy and help them find their life purpose.  A lot of my clients were healers in past lives, and they were persecuted and didn’t have the chance to flourish.  Now these healers have a chance to rise up and heal the world.  Karma is allowing the tipping of scales.  They have the power in this lifetime. 

SG: Why do you think the Creator gave us these gifts?  And what are we supposed to use them for? Why are we here?

Some people see me as a healer or perfect or that I know it all.  I am human and have some healing to do on my own and I have setbacks too.  I want people to know how important this is to me.  I want to help people and help serve.  I’m multi-passionate, I am a healer and a creative person.  It’s two different ways to heal the world. 

SG: What do you wish the world would know or understand?

We’re all one.  That’s very hard for people to understand, it’s an illusion that we are a separate.  I had a near death experience and know that we are all connected.  Whatever problem you have, fear or anger, it’s really a part of you.  Go inward and heal yourself.  Focus on healing those around you but remember, you are no better than any other living being.

SG: What do you envision the world will be like in the future?

We’re going to be on a spaceship going somewhere else (laughs)!  We still have some work too, but we are going toward light and healing.  A lot of changes will happen. We may learn to levitate or perform telepathy.

We have to be conscious of what we’re creating. Anything is a possibility.  We have the power and we don’t have to rely on technology. 

You can contact Khristee at www.thedancingcurtain.com, on Facebook and on Youtube

I met Rena through a mutual friend in Northern Virginia.  She wrote the book “The Would Be Medium” and self-published it.  I have always wanted to publish myself, so last year she graciously met me for lunch, told me about her experience and shared some of her favorite writing books.  I really enjoyed reading her book.

Her book is about her experience taking metaphysical classes all over the world with well-known international teachers.  If you are new to this, read her book, because she gives you an idea of what’s out there and what she has learned through her experience.
A year later and now I’m interviewing her for my blog.  Talking with her feels comfortable, like I’m talking to an old friend.  Also she looks at the big picture and I like that! 

SG: Tell me about you and your business.  How did you get started? 

It all started with the publication of my first book in January 2016. From there, I began to write an article each week (blog) on my website sharing additional experiences that aren’t in the book. I hope to inspire others to explore their intuitive abilities.
 
I have a day job, but this year I want to start offering readings and consultations.  I attended three events last year, giving me the opportunity to give readings all day.  I like to call them soul readings now, which was inspired by my friend and mentor Jackie Osborne. Generally speaking, I hold all questions until the end, and don’t like to have any information about my client before the reading. If all goes well, their questions are usually answered during the reading. I draw a diagram out and envision the client’s chakras, going down one at a time, relaying any information that I receive. 

SG: Who are you helping and how?

Right now I primarily assist people through my book or the articles (blogs) on my website. If someone reaches out and asks for a reading, I will give them one. It works really well when we are compatible vibrationally. I have come to realize that I need to be doing this work in order to feel fulfilled.  I can’t just dabble in it anymore. 


SG: Who inspires you?
My friend and mentor  Jackie Osborne. She is an Intuitive Consultant who opened up a new shop in Nyack NY last year called the Open Spirit.  She keeps me moving forward every time I want to throw in the towel.
 
Also, the authors Sanaya Roman and Dwayne Packer inspire me.  They wrote a book called Open to Channel that I read 10 years ago but I didn’t understand it at the time.  Inspired by Jackie, I recently picked it back up and got so much more out of it!  When I was finished, I started Part 1 of their Light Body series. It has been game changing for me. It has allowed me to experience the high vibration that I craved but couldn't find on my own.

SG: What’s the most important thing a teacher or mentor taught you and why?

That this work is not about me, it’s not about us (psychics, mediums, healers, etc.).  It is about being of service to others. It’s definitely not about what serves our ego.

SG: When was the first time you realized you were different, especially spiritually?

I knew from about five years old.  I would hear and see things that nobody else did.  My brother Peter (who since passed) never questioned what I saw or heard.  I always wondered if he had the gift too.
 
SG: When was the first time you decided to find out what your gifts were and how to use them?

In 2004, I got divorced and I had a lot of free time to myself, this is when my gifts came back.  Spirit would not leave me alone! 

SG: If you could give advice to your younger self about your gifts, what would you say?

Own it! Disregard what other people say and explore it and search for answers.

SG: What advice would you give to someone who just discovered their spiritual gifts?

Run at it a hundred miles an hour.  Embrace it.  I would give that person my book (The Would-Be Medium) in hopes that it would demystify the intuitive arts and inspire them to keep going.
 
Don’t worry what other people think.  It’s your journey and it’s about you, not them. 

SG: What part of your gift is your favorite and why?  What is your least favorite and why?

I love talking to Spirit.  I love that I can see them clearly as if they were standing right in front of me.  I being a part of the healing process.  I love communicating with beings that I never knew existed, light beings without form.
 
My least favorite part is that I have to surrender and completely trust that Spirit will be there when I need them. It really is about faith and trust.

SG: What is the funniest thing that happened to you regarding your gifts?

I was in a bar and one of the servers was pregnant.  I had a few beers and I was feeling tipsy and then the baby started talking to me!  Without hesitation I told the pregnant server, your baby wants you to stop smoking because she doesn’t like it.  The mother said, “Oh my God, I will stop!”

SG: Why do you think the Creator gave us these gifts?  And what are we supposed to use them for?

I believe that we have these gifts so that we can realize that we are not alone, or separate from one another.  We are infinite beings, connected like a million tiny lights that originated from a single light source. Life goes by so fast, to use our talents and abilities towards love and healing. 

SG: Why are we here?

We are here to learn to love each other unconditionally.  Until we see ourselves as one, we will remain in this place of separation, pain, and suffering.

SG: What do you wish that people knew or understood the most about you?

I am a spiritual person.  I look at every living thing around us as alive and with feelings. And that I passion for all things metaphysical and paranormal. 

SG: What do you wish the world would know or understand?

You are a small piece of the whole.  We are all one.  Stop judging, blaming and segregating. 

SG: What do you envision the world will be like in the future?

We will be able to communicate telepathically.  There will be no more hunger or war.  We will live in our own personal heaven.  I believe we will make it there, eventually.
 
You can find Rena on her website www.renahuisman.com and you can purchase her book on Amazon.

I had another a-ha moment yesterday, I've been getting a lot of those lately.  What has been working for me is talking with like-minded friends about life and it's leading me to a lot of these aha moments.  So I was inspired to write this blog post, I hope it helps you understand how many of you are healers...just by being who you are!

I realized something about myself and many members of my family, even friends, today.  Many people alive today were born to break a cycle within their families.  Talk about being born healers!  I am not talking about just this lifetime but I am talking about ancestral healing.  Healing that transcends generations. 

What am I talking about?

When I conduct a healing session with a client, I approach it multi-dimensionally.  I understand that you are a soul in a human body and that time is just a construct on Earth.  Only on Earth do we have a past, present and future.  The reality is that everything is happening RIGHT NOW.  So when I receive past life information it’s really “another life” happening right now.  It’s not happening in the past.  Same thing applies to a “future” life that is happening right now.

How can we do all of this? Imagine your soul as being humongous. One day your soul says, “I want to experience something different.  I want to live apart from the Creator.  Everything I learn will be downloaded back to the Creator so he knows what I am experiencing.  In fact, I don’t want just one experience, I want thousands at once.”

And then your soul splits into thousands of pieces into thousands of lives on this planet and many others. 

And you, right now?  You only have a piece of your soul within you.  Knowing this, I understand that there are many lives affecting you right now.  When I conduct a healing session, these lives come up for healing or knowing. 

Now let’s talk about our physical bodies.  We have DNA that we have inherited from our ancestors.  Within this DNA are all of the lessons, experiences and unresolved issues from our ancestors.  What does this mean?  If a lesson was not learned, if healing was not experienced, we carry it down the line generation after generation. 

A few years ago, I had an opportunity to heal something in my ancestral line. I got a chronic sore throat that wouldn’t go away.  After a month of normal medical tests and no relief, I knew that the cause was not a physical one.  It was a symptom of energy blockage, which can stem from another life (“past” life), the current past or your childhood, or a cause related to Spirit.  I saw a healer who told me that one of my ancestors had a “block” put on any descendent who attempted to practice psychic and mediumship healing abilities.  The healer said it wasn’t done malevolently but as a form of protection…because the ancestor had the same abilities and was kicked out of her family for it.  The healer removed the blockage and my sore throat was healed and I continued with my work to this day.

Are you still with me?  I hope so, because this is not easy to explain but the story is so rewarding!

I and every single one of you carry the DNA of our ancestors and whatever does not heal gets carried down from generation to generation.  Here some examples…

1. My mother grew up very poor in the Philippines.  She broke this cycle by not getting married young and not having many children (like her older sisters did), moved to the USA and earned her bachelor’s degree.  She broke that cycle of poverty.  Not only that, she helped most of her brothers and sisters get here too!
2. My father grew up in New England, but also poor.  In addition, his father, my grandfather, was an alcoholic (who knows how many generations back that goes).  My father broke that cycle. Another cycle he broke was the many generations of ancestors who lived their lives in New England going back to 1600s. He moved to New York City and married a Filipino woman.  I mean, how shocking!
3. My friend had a mentally ill mother.  Although emotionally and physically abused as a child, my friend became a very different mother.  She’s nurturing, kind and loving.  She broke the cycle of mental illness and abuse in her family.
4. Another friend has a father with severe hoarding tendencies.  Her home is neat and uncluttered.  She broke that cycle.

You see what I mean?  Have you broken the cycle in your family?  Are there multi-generational problems in your family that stops with you?

YOU ARE A HEALER.

You might not realize it but we are playing roles.  Perhaps your mother brought all the worst family traits into her life right now so that you could be born with the ability to heal THEM ALL.

Amazing right?
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You are a healer and you broke the cycle!

Kasia and I are members of the same Facebook group Soul Savvy Entrepreneurs.  I made an offer to anyone in the group that I would be happy to interview them.  Kasia said yes :)

SG: Describe you and your business.  How did you get started? 

The Universe’s frying pan whacked me on the head. My first job was very logical and soul sucking.  Then I started to do art and language work.  I trained in linguistics, Reiki and Hawaiian spiritual practices. It was a journey of self-discovery that didn’t come naturally to me.

SG: Who are you helping and how?

I teach what I learned. 

I am an Intuitive that excels in helping women help themselves.  I remove the energetic imprints of trauma and toxic stories from their bodies.  I then channel a piece of art for them and I call it the Soul Tattoo which captures their purest essence. 

My art inspiration came to me suddenly.  I would be driving the car and all of sudden see these images and I couldn’t drive anymore.  I had to stop and write them down.  Now I take the time to connect and receive these images safely in my own space. 

SG: Who inspires you?

My husband, who has a good sense of who he is and gets stuff done.  My two children, who are so patient and they are really raising me.  The musician Bryan Adams, because I love his work.  Wayne Dyer because he was my first mentor and taught me how to help myself.  And finally, Oprah, because she gives to others and knows how to receive as well. 

SG: What’s the most important thing a teacher or mentor taught you and why?

To love myself more and not less.  Life is hard because we withhold love from ourselves. Be kinder to yourself. 

SG: When was the first time you realized you were different, especially spiritually?

As a child, I knew I had some gifts but I shut it down.  I was born in Poland, which is a very Catholic country.  Life caused my gifts to be hidden and forgotten.  Clairvoyance is my strongest gift; I can see angel wings around people. 

SG: When was the first time you decided to find out what your gifts were and how to use them?

I discovered my gifts again after my daughter was born 13 years ago.  I suffered from postpartum depression.  It took me 10 years to heal and feel safe.  Now I’m enjoying myself and creating art. 

SG: If you could give advice to your younger self about your gifts, what would you say?

I would buy myself a chai latte and insist that I love myself.  Love more not less.  You can’t be sad enough to make someone happy, you have to be whole. 

SG: What advice would you give to someone who just discovered their spiritual gifts?

Take your time.  You don’t have to start a business or help people right away.  Have fun with it.  It’s not a burden.  Enjoy the gift and take your time then the path will be revealed to you.  If you force it, it will shrink and disappear.  This kind of work reminds you that you are whole.  Stay grounded. 

SG: What part of your gift is your favorite and why?  What is your least favorite and why?

First, I love the flowing energy and how people can feel it. Source flows through me and the static clears.  Second, I never know what my art will turn out like.  I actually have a hard time giving my artwork away, and my clients pay for them!  Third, it’s fun!

My least favorite part is the pressure I put on myself to figure out and do the business end.  The challenge is to take my beautiful gift and put it in the “business box.” 

SG: What is the funniest thing that happened to you regarding your gifts?

When the images for my art started to come through, I would be doing things like brushing my teeth and get the message to “stop now.”  It would happen at the weirdest times. 

SG: Why do you think the Creator gave us these gifts?  And what are we supposed to use them for?

Now is the time to have fun.  Play with energy and see what it feels like.  You are supposed to share your gift with others.  Humanity needs our gifts.

SG: Why are we here?

We’re here to experience ourselves in this form. Spirit made the physical, it’s just as good as the spirit form, and it’s the same. 

SG: What do you wish that people knew or understood the most about you?

There’s no one way to be.  I am a science and spirit geek.  What you see is what you get.  I am an open book.  I have to be me. 

SG: What do you wish the world would know or understand?

It’s OK to love more.  You don’t have to be on guard.  Love is so much stronger than fear.  If you want the President of the US to work on behalf of love, send him love.  Love it and let it go. 

SG: What do you envision the world will be like in the future?

It will be a good place, especially if you have the courage to be non-conformist.  The tide has already turned.  The world is going to be OK, once small choice at a time. 
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You can contact Kasia on her website www.kasiarachfall.com
 

I met Marianna on a Facebook Group called Savvy Soul Entrepreneurs.  I am always fascinated by other mediums and psychics because our process and approach can vary. The fun part about interviewing people like Marianna is, they give you little tidbits about you as the interview progresses.  Like at one point she stopped and said, did you know were were Oracles in Greece together?  Why no, but that sounds like fun! :) 
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SG: Describe you and your business.  How did you get started? 

I’m from Belarus, the Old Republic of Russia, where the Nazis invaded. 

I am a Psychic Medium that can communicate with all spirit.  I am also an empath, healer, reader of past lives, I can lift curses, and perform psychopomp (move lost spirits into the light). I also make and sell jewelry.  

I started my business Buddha Light Blessings three years ago.  I’ve been communicating with spirit my whole life.  I offer an on line course called “Releasing the Fear,” with more to come, like the Abundance of Ariel. 

SG: Who inspires you?

The Buddhas and the Temple that I am a member of inspires me.  The Buddhas were there to welcome me at the Temple.  The Temple is secret and based on Chinese teachings.  I attend Dharma classes there.

Three years ago I got thyroid cancer and after that I was blessed in the Temple I was healed.  The energy through my throat chakra was not flowing. 

SG: What’s the most important thing a teacher or mentor taught you and why?

I don’t take classes or read books for my training; it would muddy the waters, so to speak.  I just know.  I follow Doreen Virtue, James Prague and Louise Hays. 

SG: When was the first time you realized you were different, especially spiritually?

I was a weird child and my grandmother told me to stop using my gifts.  From age 11 to 26, I was closed to Spirit and I had a lot of health problems as a result.

SG: When was the first time you decided to find out what your gifts were and how to use them?

I have always used my gifts.

SG: If you could give advice to your younger self about your gifts, what would you say?

Open up sooner and don’t be afraid to use your gifts.  I could’ve helped so many people and avoided being sick.  Pay attention; don’t study business but psychology instead. 

SG: What advice would you give to someone who just discovered their spiritual gifts?

Protect and ground yourself.  Ask that divine beings place a protective light around you.  Connect to heaven and earth.  There are good and bad spirits.  Call Athena for protection.

SG: What part of your gift is your favorite and why?  What is your least favorite and why?

My favorite part changes, but I love talking to Spirit.

My least favorite part is the demonic spirits.  One time I saged a business and didn’t notice that there was a demon on the property.  It followed me home and things started to go wrong.  I will never make that mistake again.  In retrospect, I should have scanned the area first before saging it and once seeing the demon just left.  I prayed to the Buddhas and they removed it from me. 

SG: What is the funniest thing that happened to you regarding your gifts?

When I was a college advisor, one day a bee entered the office. Not meaning to, I said out loud “get out of here, bee” and it left.  People were stunned.  The student I was advising quickly left.

SG: Why do you think the Creator gave us these gifts?  And what are we supposed to use them for?

We EARNED these gifts from many lifetimes of work and practice.  We came here with a mission and a vow.  Our lives don’t go right if we don’t follow our vows. 

SG: What do you wish that people knew or understood the most about you?

I am genuinely here to help. People need to allow me to go with the flow because I forget the details [When receiving information from Spirit, it’s easy to forget it unless you write it down]. 
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SG: What do you wish the world would know or understand?

Energy and how it works.  How your thoughts manifest so quickly.  We can change the universe.  Be consistent!

For lightworkers out there, we took a “vow of poverty” in the past and that’s why we struggle to make money doing what we love.  We have to believe we are worthy. 

SG: What do you envision the world will be like in the future?

The economy will get better because of our current president.  His mindset changed and shifted around the time he was elected and he’s going in a different direction. 

You can contact Marianna by visiting her Facebook page www.facebook.com/groups/buddhalightblessings or her website http://mariannaysmith.com/

Jerrod Reader aka Papa Hood is a self-described sorcerer.  I met Jerrod in the now defunct Facebook Group Modern Mystics.  Every week, we had a featured mystic and one week Jerrod was featured.  He practices a lot of magic that I hadn’t even heard of before.  Even now, talking with him I don’t ask him a lot of questions about the different orders because there seems to be a lot.

Although I am a Medium/Healer and Jerrod is a Sorcerer, a lot of the work we do overlaps.  In the end, we are just practicing Mystics here to welcome the dawn of a New Age on Earth.

SG: How did you come up with your business name?

Every picture I posted in social media had me with my hood up, as a result my friend called me Mr. Hood.  Papa is a title I earned, so I called my business Papa Hood. 

SG: Describe your business.  How did you get started? 

After watching the movie Dungeons and Dragons at age 11, I said to myself, ”I wish I knew how to do magic.”  My mom bought me two magic books.  I did more research and read many books.  I couldn’t discuss my interests in magic with anyone because I lived in a conservative area.  Essentially I practice Wicca without the religion and focused on ceremony and ritual.  At 15 I got a computer and started networking with others on line.
 
A sorcerer is not a priest nor am I religious.  I make my own symbols and use them. 

My current business is actually my third.  I have the reputation as the guy that will help people, mainly through spells and rituals. 

SG: Who inspires you?
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Two of my mentors, Jason Miller, who runs a sorcery business and wrote a book that was a foundation for me.  He does sorcery full time and I am inspired by him.  The other mentor is Clifford Alford who is a Tibetan Shaman and Sorcerer. 

What’s the most important thing a teacher or mentor taught you and why?

There is no cookie cutter service.  Everything, including the spells that I do, has to be tailored to that person. 

SG: When was the first time you realized you were different, especially spiritually?

I started at the age of 12, but I didn’t get a real feel for it till the following year.  I read the book Cults of the World and that opened my eyes to the sorcery world.  My mother was open to it but she was religiously conservative. 

SG: When was the first time you decided to find out what your gifts were and how to use them?

I did spells for myself for a long time.  In my late teens, I started working with a group that now no longer exists.  Using their techniques, I started to affect others by helping and healing people.  I can practice divination on past, present, future and create bindings/curses.  As for the latter, I try to discourage clients from cursing anyone because this creates a karmic debt upon them, not on me.  

SG: If you could give advice to your younger self about your gifts, what would you say?

I would follow certain paths sooner, like the Aghori path.   I would avoid certain people and orders.  I would stick with it and keep practicing.  It’s become such a central part of my life…I am always doing a reading, writing or talking about sorcery. 

SG: What advice would you give to someone who just discovered their spiritual gifts?

Don’t lock yourself into a single system yet, there’s hundreds maybe thousands of magic systems.  Learn the techniques and do your research.  Experiment and find what works best for you.  Follow your intuition and heart and make it personal to you. 

SG: What part of your gift is your favorite and why?  What is your least favorite and why?

My personal favorite is being able to grasp and understand complex subjects from books and put them into words that others can understand.  I am good at teaching magic.  Also I love doing divination because it helps others.  I focus on the present over the past.  The tools I use are Tibetan dice, the Tarot, and wands. 

I'd say my least favorite part is being able to know what will happen to others if they take certain paths and not being able to stop it if they aren't willing to listen.

SG: What is the funniest thing that happened to you regarding your gifts?

Three and half years ago I was alone, living like a hermit.  I had been working with the goddess Aphrodite and I asked her to bring someone into my life in the next three days or I will just live alone.  I actually met the mother of my son within three days.  I am certainly not alone anymore. 

SG: Why do you think the Creator gave us these gifts?  And what are we supposed to use them for?

Everyone has hidden psychic potential.  We were placed here to be the torch bearers and guide people into an open age.  People are more accepting and open, people are marching! 

SG: Why are we here?

To worship the creator and follow his path and bring glory to him.  We are also here to get in touch with our own divinity and become our own gods.  We are equal to God. 

SG: What do you wish that people knew or understood the most about you?

I am not doing this work for the money, but to offer my talent to the world.  I put a price tag on it to reach more people, it’s about helping others.

SG: What do you wish the world would know or understand?

Darkness doesn’t suppress darkness and hate doesn’t suppress hate.  We need to accept others for their beliefs and practice the core belief of love your neighbor and God. 

SG: What do you envision the world will be like in the future?

If we continue with the bloodshed, I envision a world devolving back to where religious leaders are in charge.

There will be some rough patches.  People may not like it, but the only way we can get along is freedom of religion, lack of judgement and acceptance of each other. 

You can contact Jerrod by visiting his webpage www.papahoodsorcery.com or joining his Facebook group the Order of the Thorn.  

I can’t even tell you how I found Ida Butwin’s group Savvy Soul Flow on Facebook.  We have some mutual friends and I think that’s why.  Her group is one of the few that I am active in.  When she offered her Mastermind Class on Facebook I decided to sign up.  Mind you, I have never hired a business coach ever, let alone someone I met on Facebook.  But I just really liked her and her energy and I’m getting a ton of useful information in the class. 

There’s so much to learn about social media and how to market a business solely on line and Ida knows her stuff!  And, even better, she targets what she calls Soulpreneurs, entrepreneurs who run businesses from the soul and heart. 

SG: Describe your business.  How did you get started? 

It was an evolution.  I was at home with my two older children for seven years.  I was going to go back to work to teach but then I had my third child.  When I was ready to work again, I decided to do a franchise.  Unfortunately, four months into it I knew it wasn’t right for me.  But I had committed so I stuck with it for a while longer. 

I was listening to Tony Robbins and realized that, although I was a quiet person, this wasn’t who I really was.  In the past I did what  others wanted me to do.  I did a lot of spiritual work and hired a lot of healers and spiritual women to help me.  I liked this group so much that I decided this would be the targeted audience for my business, what I call Soulpreneurs.  A soulpreneur is a heart-centered business owner who creates a world that serves from love. 

I view myself as a person who works alongside a client, as a guide in business.  I believe in doing business based on feeling.  For example, does my client’s actions align with them or does it cause fear? 

I want to empower these women to use their gifts in the world.  My voice and the voice of women need to be heard in the world. 

Who inspires you business-wise?

Sherry Teigman, a business coach, does everything on her own terms.  She’s honest, transparent and 100% herself.  She evolved into the person she is today.  I would love to emulate her.

What’s the most important thing a teacher or mentor taught you and why?

My mother in law advised me to stay within my four walls and do what’s best for me and my family, personally and professionally. 

SG: When was the first time you realized you were different, especially spiritually?

Around 15 or 16, I had a feeling that I had something bigger to do and that feeling has persisted in my life till this day. 

SG: If you could give advice to your younger self about your gifts, what would you say?
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Turn inward, the answers are within yourself and not outside.

SG: What advice would you give to someone who just discovered their spiritual gifts?

First, set boundaries.  Second, charge what you are worth.  Tune inward and pick a price that feels good.  Think about what you are offering a client and put a price on the outcome.  It’s often higher than you think. 

SG: What part of your business is your favorite and why?  What is your least favorite and why?

Talking to women and establishing relationships is my favorite part.  Seeing women “get it” and seeing their excitement. 

My least favorite is the fear that I am not offering the valuable service that I promised. 

SG: What is the funniest thing that happened to you regarding your business?

I was doing a live broadcast and I heard my dog, who is barely a puppy, chewing on something.  I had to get up and leave the room to stop him.  You do what you have to do!

SG: Why do you think the Creator gave us these gifts?  And what are we supposed to use them for?

These gifts were given to us to enjoy life, find the good things in life and spread love. 
We came here to do something.  The gifts are there to remind us why we are here.

SG: Why are we here?

To spread love and build each other up. 

SG: What do you wish that people knew or understood the most about you?

I have my own fears and doubts just like everybody else but I know I have to work through them.  I work alongside my clients and I lift them up.  Even though I use business words like strategy, everything comes from the heart. 

SG: What do you wish the world would know or understand?

We don’t need to be the same to get along.  Differences are good. 

SG: What do you envision the world will be like in the future?

For women in business, we can celebrate each other and help each other.  We are not in competition.  We can all attract our tribe and people who want to be with us. 

To contact Ida, visit her Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/SavvySoulFlow 

 

I met Kelly on line when I joined her Facebook Page called Modern Mystics (it’s since been disbanded).  I loved her energy and authenticity and her ability to swear :)  It was the first Facebook group that I actually became active in and I have met many wonderful people in that group (thanks Kelly). 

SG: Describe your business.  How did you get started? 

I started when I was 9 or 10 years old telling fortunes and doing readings.  I was not allowed to have the Tarot.  When I grew up, I did the right thing and took over the family business but I didn’t have any passions or goals.  All I knew is I wanted to help people. 

I earned my business degree and in 2011, quit my traditional job and went to work at a coffee shop.  I had no idea what to do.  I felt like I had no skills. 

I went from job to job.  I decided to go back to church because I needed to connect to the divine.  This got me to a good place. 

In 2014, I started my blog on the universe and manifesting.  I took a lot of courses, $20,000 worth!  I was terrified to put myself out there.  I have a personality that is not “soft”.  I became pissed off at the coaching industry because of the BS. 

I’m still changing my business. 

SG: When was the first time you realized you were different spiritually?

I knew before the age of 14, before I started practicing Wicca.  I felt like the creepy kid, the one drawn to ghosts and spirits.  I have a vivid imagination.  I tried to fit in with the other kids in grade school, but could not. 

SG: When was the first time you decided to find out what your gifts were and how to use them?

In 2014, I took a psychic awakening course.  I started paying attention to details when it came to manifesting.  The Universe is responding to us all the time.

For example, one day I was stopped at a crosswalk and looked at the woman next to her and admired her Coach bag.  The next day I was at a client’s house and she offered her a Coach bag that she no longer wanted! 

SG: If you could give advice to your younger self/child about your gifts, what would you say?

Trust your gifts. 

SG: What advice would you give to someone who just realized their spiritual gifts?

Pay attention to everything around you.  If you are afraid, research it and connect with people who experience it. 

SG: What part of your gift is your favorite and why?  What is your least favorite and why?

My favorite is manifestation.  Often I can think of someone and they will contact me.  The downside is  knowing when people are not being truthful. 

SG: What is the funniest thing that happened to you re: your gifts?

My dog was getting groomed and ended up ripping her toenail.  I did energy work on him.  After a few days, I took him to a vet.  The vet couldn’t see where the toe was damaged! My dog was healed!

SG: Why do you think the Creator gave us these gifts?  And what are we supposed to use them for?

The world is a playground.  These gifts make life easier and fun.  We’re here to help each other and create a new heaven on earth.  This is supposed to be the garden of Eden, it shouldn’t be so hard.  It’s important to create little pieces of heaven around you.
 
SG: Why are we here?

To learn, grown, play and have fun. 

SG: What do you wish that people knew/understood the most about you?

All the hard work that I have put into myself made me into the person I am today.  It’s hard to put into words what I experienced.  I want to help people learn how powerful they are. 

SG: What do you wish the world would know/understand?

How powerful your thoughts and feelings are and how they are creating your world. 

SG: What do you envision the world will be like in the future?

Peacefulness.  I don’t understand racism or homophobia.  We are all one and connected.  Help each other and love each other.  

Want to learn more about Kelly? Visit her webpage or social media pages below:

www.modernmystic.ca 
https://www.instagram.com/iamkellydawn/
http://snapcode.net/iamkellydawn/

Hey there!  I’ve decided to pick up on my interviews since I have met some fantastic people lately.  You can find my previous interviews here. 

My featured inspirational spiritual business owner today is Ilisa Millermoon.  She is an intuitive energy artist and original “sparkly spirit.”  She has amazing energy and I had way too much fun interviewing her!

SG: Describe your business.  How did you get started? 

I got started twelve years ago at the age of 36.  I felt it was now or never.  I left my art behind and got a “real job” after splitting from my husband.  It was only temporary and then I picked up where I left off.  I’ve been a full time artist for the past five years and in the past year I came out of the spiritual closet, so to speak, and started to speak about my angels and spirit guides. 

I opened an Etsy store and I offer an intuitive energy package that includes a painting, crystals and messages from spirit. 

Believe it or not, my art degree actually dampened my creativity!!

SG: When was the first time you realized you were different spiritually?
At about four years old I had an imaginary friend named Nonie (click here to see artwork on Nonie).  She was actually a spirit guide, a woodland child that was two feet tall, gold colored with hair made of leaves. 

I grew up in a Mennonite family.  By the time I was seven, I realized that this was not my people.  They believed in pacifism and treated women like they were second class, so I disconnected from my family. 
 
SG: When was the first time you decided to find out what your gifts were and how to use them?

I always knew that I was an artist.  My mission is to celebrate the strength and passion of women.  The seed was planted in college.  I didn’t have any support from anyone.  I was ready to learn something new. 

It’s not my job to do the work for others, though.  I point them in the right direction. 

SG: If you could give advice to your younger self/child about your gifts, what would you say?

Just be you and enjoy each moment.  Learn to breath.  When I was small, I would hide from my mother by creating a fort in the woods.  I had to learn to breathe again.  I embraced all of it, all the mistakes and owned my life. 

SG: What advice would you give to someone who just realized their spiritual gifts?

It’s been difficult to convince young people not to worry about what others think of them.  My advice is to 1) find your pain and discover your passion and 2) figure out what problem in the world today do you want to solve with your gifts.

SG: What part of your gift is your favorite and why?  What is your least favorite and why?

Creating and being in that zone and space with an amazing realm of beings.  I’ve been working on sculptures, such as my seven foot goddess sculpture.  Transferring what’s in my brain and having my spirit team with me, like Archangel Michael, Raphael and even Gene Wilder for some humor!

I don’t really have a least favorite part.  Perhaps when people want me to teach them or do the work for them. 

SG: What is the funniest thing that happened to you regarding your gifts?

Yesterday I took a walk and stopped a neighbor who asked about my dog who passed away.  I told him the dog was coming back in March and the look on his face was like “OK.”  I told him the dog would show up on my porch.  I get tickled over people’s responses to me being just myself. 

SG: Why do you think the Creator gave us these gifts?  And what are we supposed to use them for?

We are all in this magical journey and we’re here to help each other evolve.  I am using my gifts to honor mother goddess and help women transform their lives. 

SG: Why are we here?

We’re here to be our authentic selves and share our sparkle and sort out our shit so we can move to the next level. 

SG: What do you wish that people knew/understood the most about you?

People mistake my kindness for weakness.  I am fearless and will protect my loved ones.  My silence doesn’t mean agreement.  I am just learning who people are. 

SG: What do you wish the world would know/understand?

I wish humanity would understand we are responsible for the world we are creating.  We have the power to change it.  People have the power and change comes from power. 

SG: What do you envision the world will be like in the future?
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We need to change the way we live or we’re going to be extinct.  Mother earth doesn’t need us.  I have a good feeling that amazing shifts are coming. 

I send out waves of love and that is what I am in control of.  

​Below is how you can contact Ilisa:

http://www.ilisamillermoon.com
www.facebook.com/IlisaMillermoon.IntuitiveEnergyArtist 
704.657.2324
https://www.etsy.com/shop/IlisaMillermoon

The past year has been a tough one for the US, especially for those who believe in equality for all.  Now we have a President elect that is openly against these values and a lot of us are upset.  Really upset. 

I get it.

As a healer, I try to get behind the scenes of it all and figure out why is this happening collectively to us?  Why now? 

I’m not sure I have the answer yet.  But I do know that the election has served as a big wake up call to many of us.  Perhaps we underestimated the misery of many people, or even their desperation.  Or their need to blame someone else for their problems, anyone.  Or maybe they simply want revenge?

Anyway, it’s exhausting to try to figure out people’s agendas.  This is what I do know.  If we are going to achieve any kind of peace we have to start accepting each other for our differences.  I advise the following:
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1. Do not try to convince other people of your beliefs.  We have to stop this NOW.  This is rampant in the US.  Everyone is trying to convince (or even bully) others into believing in their religion, their politics, their lifestyle is the way to go.  THIS IS A BIG WASTE OF TIME.  We are a diverse country in a diverse world.  We all look, act and feel differently about topics.  Accept that others are different from you and move on. 
2. Accept others.  This is a big one.  That person looks different and acts differently than you and that’s OK.  Really it is.  Difference doesn’t have to be threatening.  Let people live their lives, don’t interfere unless it’s for their safety.  Even then, ask them first.  Free will is a universal truth here on Earth.  If they don’t want your help you can’t make them accept it. 
3. Stop judging others.  This is a part of acceptance.  Stop believing that you are separate from everyone around because you are not.  This is an illusion.  We are all connected especially on an energetic level.  What you do and say affects you and comes back to you.  If you judge, you will be judged.  It’s like a vicious circle.  This can stop with you.  Don’t believe that you are better than anyone else because you’re not. Many privileged or affluent people start believing they are better than others, they work harder, they’re smarter etc.  The proof is they have more money.  Well this can change in a heartbeat.
4. Be empathetic.  Having empathy means that you can put yourself in someone else’s shoes and understand how they feel.  Most of the bullying that’s occurring in this country is the result of the inability to empathize with another.  How would you feel if someone said something mean to you?  Put you down?  Made fun of the way you looked?  If it would make you feel bad, and I am sure you it would, don’t do that to someone else. 
5. Be compassionate.  In order to be compassionate, you need to accept and empathize with others.  Don’t judge people who are going through hard times.  Figure out to help them.  Make the situation better, and at the very least don’t make it worse.
6. Stand up for yourself and others.  This a biggy.  This is not the time to be silent.  If you see someone people hurt or bullied.  Speak up.  Do something.  Don’t walk away.  Simply saying something may stop a bully in their tracks.  A bully thrives on silence because no one has to encourage to stand up to them. 
7. Forgive.  People say and do ugly things when their angry.  And they actually don’t mean it.  If you encounter someone who has done this and expresses remorse, forgive them.  A lot of things people say are not written in stone.  People change their minds.  People do evolve. 
8. Take Action.  A lot of us are upset and still venting on Facebook and other venues.  Do that but it’s time to start releasing and letting go of the anger now.  Anger is only productive if it’s coupled with action.  Do something, volunteer, donate to a charity, get to know your neighbors, help others.  Don’t stay in anger…Buddha once said, “Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.” You will be one to suffer and get burned if you stay angry, move on and allow that anger to propel you into action.  

I've been racking my brain trying to figure out what the hell happened with the US election. I've listened and read several intuitives out there on their stance on what happened. I have my own theory as well. I've moved beyond anger into acceptance although the warrior in me still wants to fight (and I will still stand up for people's rights to be free to be themselves). 

My spiritual guidance, which includes Archangel Gabriel, told me that Clinton would win the election.  But by 10:30pm on Election Day, my stomach started to hurt really bad.  I knew my body was telling me something and it wasn't good.

By the next morning I saw the news.  Trump was our new president and my stomach dropped.  I was stunned.  How could this be?  I asked Archangel Gabriel for an explanation, he said "Clinton was supposed to win but people changed their minds at the last minute.  Such is free will."  

There are a few intuitives and astrologers that predicted Trump would win.  And of course they were right.  But some of them go farther and say that Trump is exactly what we need to change the world for the better.

I don't think so.  

I don't believe it.  I feel sad for the fellow lightworkers that believe this.  I even read that an astrologer believed that Trump was a reincarnation of St. Germain, an Ascended Master.

Nope.

Would an Ascended Master preach hate?  No never.  An Ascended Master is full of love and compassion.  They are the ultimate teacher.  Jesus is an Ascended Master.  

Anyone who preaches hate is dabbling in the dark side.  No Ascended Master would stoop to it.  Remember they are highly evolved, they rise above,  

If Trump is going to change this country for the better I'll wait and see.  But I  doubt it.  An undiagnosed Narcissist, he only cares about one person and that's himself (and his ego).  
So what to do now?

I do know one thing.  Trump seems to have triggered a massive wake up call, especially to those who believe in love and acceptance.  And this is GOOD.  I am fired up myself and decided to walk the walk and talk the talk.  I've donated to organizations I care about and I've applied to volunteer at local charities.  

Right now there's a massive purge of negativity going on.  The Clinton supporters are angry, afraid and stunned.  The Trump supporters are releasing the hate they have inside by attacking people different from them.  All a purge.

And it won't last.

From my personal experience, a purge is an ugly state to be in, everything you held inside comes spewing forward.  Every ugly thought and feeling comes out.  You're afraid because you believe that all these awful things are true and you feel bad about saying them or thinking them.

Don't despair because you'll realize, after releasing all that negativity, that some of the stuff you felt, thought and said, you actually don't believe.  And then you will feel better. And you will look at the people around you and feel more loving toward them, more understanding.  This is what happens after you purge.  

But if you stay in that anger too long you will harm yourself.  How?  You might get sick or worse, so don't do that to yourself.  Release it and move on.  There are constructive ways to release negativity:

1) write a nasty letter to whomever and burn it, saying "I release this"

2) journal about it

3) workout, take your negativity out on the pavement, gym or on the dance floor, whatever you prefer

4) meditate on the higher purpose for what's happened and ask your angels and guides to help you get through it

​5) take action and get involved in causes you care about.  Go from anger and fear into action.  

My advice to the groups that were attacked by Trump, keep your head high.  Don't give in to the fear.  You have a RIGHT to be who you are and live the life you want.  No one can take that away from you unless you LET THEM.  If you see an act of prejudice, know that it's more about them than you.  Say to yourself, what they say is not true.  Because you know it's not true.  Go about your business and stay strong and CLAIM YOUR POWER.  

Many hugs,

SG

Here’s my personal story of a repeating number that I’ve seen for over two years now.  Over time I have learned what this number means, a la the way the Universe works, in bits and pieces. 

In March 2014, I had a dream that I purchased a beach home in the Virginia beach area.  The mortgage was really cheap, $251 a month.  The house was furnished but with outdated furniture.  There was a couple with a young girl renting out an extra room in the house.  Knowing that this number was significant, I looked up the meaning of the number which means keep my thoughts positive.

Over the next couple of years I saw this number constantly and all its variations: 251, 512 and 152 etc.
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I had no idea what it meant, but I knew it meant something because I kept seeing these numbers over and over again.  

In January 2016, I had an astrological reading.  I was told that I had the Jesus and Mary Magdalene marker on my astrological chart.  This means that I was closely associated with them during their lifetimes (not necessarily blood-related although I was…I was a cousin who was a part of the Order of Marys). 

In March 2016, I started reading Gloria Amendola’s books on Mary Magdalene.  What I learned BLEW MY MIND. 

“Gematria [similar to numerology] was to encode sacred texts…American Author Margaret Starbird…learn[ed] of Mary Magdalene’s number code based on her gematria in the New Testament…used in both Hebrew and Greek…if you named someone a specific name…you carry the energy of the cosmic principle in the number ascribed to the name. All the Mary’s in the New Testament—specifically Maria—add up to 152…but the epithet of Mary Magdalene is 153.” [Source: Mary Magdalene: Revelations from a First Century Avatar (Book 1) by Gloria Amendola.]

Not only the number was a representation of her and the Order of Mary’s but her nickname was Miriam.  Miriam is the name of my spirit guide!  That’s not all…my mother and sister’s names are Maria and my birth middle name is Marie!

So clearly, the Mary’s, who include Mary the mother of Jesus and Mary Magdalene, were trying to get my attention!

A few months later in a guided meditation, I was on a bridge ready to meet a loving being with a message for me.  It was Mary Magdalene wearing her red veil.  She said to me, “Go to France and connect with you roots.”  Knowing that I have the astrological marker, I am making plans for my trip to France next year. 

So, it took several years for me to realize what those numbers meant…if you have a specific number you are seeing or repeating numbers, take note of it.  Write down your dreams that have anything to do with it…you may end up with a story like mine…
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To be continued in 2017…

I recently moved to North Charleston from Northern Virginia,  I can still do distance Reiki healing for my previous clients and I am excited to connect to fellow Reiki practitioners and lightworkers in the Charleston area!  

I remember watching the miniseries Roots on TV as a child.  I’ve seen it so many times I can’t count.  I felt like it was always on TV.  Interestingly enough, my husband grew up in GA and doesn’t recall it ever being on TV.  Recently the History channel redid the series and I watched it again.  I was riveted, like I was in that time period.  I cried at every atrocity that I witnessed. 

When I moved to Northern Virginia in 1998, I noticed that locals were very aware of their Civil War history.  I saw signs for Civil War Trails and artwork of the Civil War on the walls of Washington DC restaurants.  It puzzled me.  After doing a little research, I realized a lot of the Civil War clashes occurred in VA, MD and PA. ​

For the record, I never believed the Civil War was about states’ rights, unless it was states’ rights to keep the institution of slavery intact. 

Last March, my friend and I decided to “clear” a local battlefield in Maryland.  We wanted to challenge ourselves since we already had experience moving lost souls into the light.  But we wanted to do something bigger and we did it. 

So, I pondered how is all of this connected?

I was always pulled toward the south for some reason.  I explained it away for various reasons, I like the warmer weather, there were more public administration jobs near DC (my former educational training), people were nicer, I felt more comfortable there etc.  But they were not logical reasons.  There were plenty of reasons not to like the south, the more conservative politics, the lack of socialism and care for its neediest constituents etc.  Still I want to go further south.

Now I am. I am moving to Charleston, SC next month.  As you know, this is where the Civil War started at Fort Sumter.  Again, the Civil War thing.

So I can only conclude that this must be part of my purpose.  I proved to myself that I can clear leftover stuck energy from Civil War battles and those who were affected by it.  And I plan to do the same in Charleston. 

Some quick historical facts about South Carolina and Charleston…

• By 1860, there were 4 million slaves in the United States, and 400,000 of them -- 10 percent -- lived in South Carolina.  African-Americans, enslaved and free, made up 57 percent of the state's population. Charleston was the nation's capital of the slave trade, the place where many of those enslaved people first landed in the New World.
• The city was built on slave labor and, for nearly 200 years, thrived under a slave economy.
• During the Transatlantic Slave Trade, about 40 percent of enslaved Africans brought into the country passed through Charleston Harbor.
• South Carolina held such a concentration of slave labor because the Lowcountry's largest cash crop was rice, which required 10 times the labor needed to harvest, say, short staple cotton.
• By 1860 there were 14 men who owned 500 or more slaves, and a majority of them lived in the Lowcountry (Source)

As you can see, this is an important place.  And we all know that we haven’t even scratched the surface of healing from this, especially energetically.

This is where I come in.  My plan is this.  I am going to every historical landmark, every plantation and perform an energetic clearing.  Any souls stuck in these places, and I am sure there are many, I will guide into the light.  I will tackle this one place at a time until I feel it is done.  And then maybe we can all move on, if not consciously, unconsciously.
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This country is never going to heal until we address this dark part of our past.  I certainly want to move it along. 

When I realized that this was part of my purpose, I asked some guidance from my crystal pendulum.  It went something like this…

Is this why I moved to VA?  Yes

Have I healed the leftover energy from Civil War and slavery in this area?  Yes

Will someone take my place when I leave? No

Is the healing completed here?  Yes

And so, I’ve done my job!  I’ve lived in Virginia for 18 years.  Maybe it took that long, or maybe I just needed to be here to hold the light until the energy could move.  I look forward to doing the same in Charleston, except this time I have the metaphysical tools to do the job.  

Yes I said it.  

Hearing voices is normal.  If people tell you it's not normal, then they are lying to you.

Everybody goes around with several voices in their head at all times.  I'll use myself as a example.  

Ego: you should get up earlier in the morning and get things done

Fear: what if I wake up tired because I didn't get enough sleep?

Spirit Guide:  it would be great if you could go to bed earlier, but I know you and you're a night owl.  So you should lovingly accept that you will never be a morning person and move on.  

I like my spirit guide :)

So this is really what it is like, for everyone.  Have you seen that movie Inside Out?  Cute movie but I didn't like how it only had one positive emotion: Joy.  And by the way anger and annoyance is the same thing.  

Here's where it becomes a problem, when you allow the negative voices to trump the positive ones.  If these negative voices take over your life and you don't know how to manage them, this could schizophrenia which requires medication because you become a danger to yourself and others.  

Today I spoke with a client who wanted a clearing.  She said she heard voices in her head telling her negative things.  I told her all the things she could do if this was true: clearing her environment and self with sage, shielding herself in a ball of protective light morning and night, praying, commanding such spirits to leave her alone and stop talking her.

As we were talking she said she could still hear the voices.  I connected with Archangel Michael and he told me it was coming from fear and anxiety within her.  So it wasn't negative spirits outside of her torturing her, it was herself!  

Hopefully she will take my advice and start focusing on the positive voices not the negative ones.  And doing all the protective actions should help empower her.  

When you are having any kind of problem, ask yourself, is it coming from me or outside myself?  And listen to what your intuition tells you, not what fear would like you to believe.  

Before I can tell you how I cleared a battlefield, I have to tell you the back story.  I promise, it’s good, so hang in there.
 
Recently, I was told by another intuitive that she could see me standing at a door but not walking through.  She said, “You seem to think this door is heavy, it is not.  It’s light, like a screen door.”  So what do I do? I do a shamanic journey.  My request?  Let’s see what’s on the other side of the door.

When I conduct a shamanic journey, I enter a door in the Tree of Life.  Then I make my request while I am inside the tree and then I exit out of the tree on the other side.  Once I exit, I am in another dimension, the dimension of Spirit.  In this particular journey, I exited and found myself at the bottom of the ocean.  I see two mermaids approach me and I look at myself and I am a mermaid too!  They swim up to me and grab me under the arms and take me toward an island.  It’s a small tropical island with an enormous volcano on the top.  Once I get near to the beach, my fin turns into feet and I walk upon the sand.  Ahead of me is a path through the volcano and to the other side of the island.  I follow the path.

On the other side, to my left is a brilliant white unicorn.  She is familiar to me, a guide, and I hop onto her back for a ride.  She starts running at a frenetic speed counter clockwise around the island.  She moves so fast that my vision becomes blurry.  We reach the top of the volcano and she stops.  I hop off and look out into the blue ocean and I am surprised to see that I am not alone.

Looking toward me, surrounding the island is a sea of faces, hundreds, maybe thousands.  This is curious, I think to myself.  What are they all doing here?  And it dawns on me, they are stuck here.  Whenever I am working in a spiritual dimension and encounter a soul, or in this case, souls that need crossing over, I do so. 

Intuitively I knew what to do.  I told them,” Lift your arms up.  Look up and you will see an opening in the sky full of light.”  As they all gazed up, a portal opened in the sky.  This portal is full of light and love, sometimes it appears as a tunnel-- that all-familiar tunnel that people describe when they have a near death experience. 

From experience, I know once they see the light and focus their attention on it; the light pulls them like a magnet.  They really don’t have to do anything.  ​

I watched all these souls get pulled up into the light with a big swoosh and they were all gone.  The light in the sky closed. 

I returned to the beach and saw the Tree of Life there, on the sand.  This is a sign that my journey is over. I entered the tree and exited back to the 3rd dimension (Earth right now).  But before I returned to myself, I saw Isis, the Egyptian goddess and ascended master.  I am very familiar with Isis and have seen her a lot in my meditations and journeys recently.  I greeted her and asked, “Do you have a message for me?” 

​She said, “Yes.  Go big or go home.”

Ok.  I get it.  Spirit doesn’t want me to think small, they want me to think big.  It’s great that I can guide individual souls into the light, but they clearly showed me I can guide many more, hundreds or even thousands into the light all once (by the way the technical word for this ability is psychopump). 

Fast forward a few weeks and I spoke to my friend Theresa about this journey.  We took Shamanism classes for over a year together and she is literally my Reiki grandmother (she attuned my Reiki teacher, who attuned me).  And coincidentally enough, we all have the ability to moves souls into the light. 

Theresa lives 15 minutes away from Antietam Battlefield in Sharpsburg MD.  For those of you who don’t know, the battle of Antietam was the bloodiest one day battle of the Civil War.  Over 22,000 people lost their lives that day. 

And she says, let’s clear the Antietam Battlefield.

Umm what?  Oh crap!

But yeah OK!

This was my line of thinking.  Was this scary?  Yes. Was this also exciting? Yes. 

So we set a date: March 10, 2016.  The night before we met, I started to run through my head what to do and I got more and more excited.  Just for fun, I added up the numbers of the date to since to see if numerology was on our side.  And it was!  March 10th breaks down to 3 plus 1 equals 4, which is an angel number.  Add up all the numbers of the date 3+10+2+0+1+6 = 22= 4.  Still an angel number!

So you must be wondering…how did we do it?  What happened?  What did we see, feel, hear?  Well I am about to tell you all the juicy details…​

When we arrived at Theresa’s house, we saged ourselves. Burning sage clears negative energy and prepares us for spiritual work, which we were about to do.  We gathered up our tools: crystals, Tibetan bells, a drum, a rattle and cornmeal (used to bless the earth with). 

We drove through rolling hills and the pretty countryside.  As we drove into the boundary of the battlefield and the town of Sharpsburg, the energy changed right away.  I felt a seriousness and solemnness to the energy.  Theresa felt it too.

We drove to a tower where we could see sweeping views of the battlefield.  It was really very beautiful.  We took it all in.  I was seeing flashes of Civil war soldiers, some looking at us from the field, others looking down at us from the tower. 
It was a breezy day.  I felt the breeze was there to help us, to sweep all the stagnant and sad energy of this place away. 
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When we climbed back down, we felt an energy change once again right before I made the final step.  For a quick moment I felt dizzy like I was going to miss the step.  Theresa felt this too.  By the way it’s so awesome to be with someone who feels the same energetic changes as me.  It’s validating and exciting at the same time. 

Theresa pointed out to me the part of the battlefield where most of the deaths took place (5,500 soldiers died here in a four hour period).  It’s called Bloody Lane. Just thinking about it gave me the shivers.  I knew we had to the do the clearing on this lane.  

We gathered all our tools from the car, mindful of not to attract attention to us.  We decided not to bring the drum for this reason.  There were a few people walking around but for the most part, it was quiet. As we walked into the lane, I started to feel strange.  My feet felt like it was sticking to the ground, the energy was sticky.  We continued and my knees felt shaky and weird…Theresa felt the same and we decided to stop right there.  We chose a spot to the right near the fence and sat together, laying some crystals down between us. 

Theresa drew a circle of protection around us and we grounded ourselves and started our beginning prayer, requesting that our angels, spirit guides and all beings of higher power come and assist us.  I requested specifically Archangel Michael, protector; Archangel Azrael, the archangel of transition between life and death and Archangel Gabriel to come and assist us.  I spoke the prayer and clearing out loud, Theresa added some things but she more noted what she saw and felt via Spirit. It went something like this,

“We acknowledge what has happened here.  We appreciate the sacrifice that you have made here.  We acknowledge your presence and ask that you let us help you if you are lost or stuck here.”

We started to sense the presence of souls approach.  Theresa saw soldiers, mostly Confederate, and women and children started walking toward us.  When I felt them draw near, I addressed them.

“If you are stuck here and if you are trying to find the way home, we will help you find the light.  Turn around and look, you will see a light.  The more you look at it, the more it will grow.  This is your home.  Your family is waiting for you with welcoming arms.  It’s time to go home.  You don’t need to stay here anymore.  Do not let anyone tell you that you must stay. (Theresa and I believe some humans want ghosts to stay, maybe even for entertainment purposes).  Your true home is in the light, just look at it and it will pull you.”

The light appeared to my upper left and at that very moment the sun started to emerge from the clouds.  I didn’t see this but I felt it while I had my eyes closed.  I saw soul after soul head toward the light from my right.  Theresa said she saw horses, which suffered and died on the battlefield, go into the light.  I saw an angry soldier with his shot gun and I spoke to him.

“You are allowed to stay if you want.  But I tell you, your true home is in the light.  There is peace and only love there.  You’ve done your job, we appreciate your sacrifice, we acknowledge your presence.  We urge you to go home now, and rest eternally within the light.”

As I sensed him leave we waited.  The last souls I saw to enter the light were a few birds.  Theresa sighed and then I sighed.  The portal of light closed.  We sat there, basking in our accomplishment, noting how the energy felt different now, lighter and happier.  I asked my pendulum if we cleared everything and it confirmed yes. 

We took some time to Reiki the Earth as well.  Giving her healing energy, acknowledging what has been done here and asking her to transmute negative energy into positive energy.

We got up and spread cornmeal in a circle around where we performed the ceremony. 

And that’s how we did it.  It was a glorious day indeed.  Blessed be and so it is. 

When we returned back to Theresa's house, we saged ourselves and did multiple clearings on ourselves so we wouldn't carry any energy that is not ours.  As I showered I imagined all the energy of the ceremony clearing off of me and my chakras cleared of any energy that is not mine.  Also I went out and did my nightly prayers outside before I went to bed.  I stood barefoot in the grass, connected with Mother Earth and grounded and cleared myself.  

Sound like overkill?  Better to be cautious, especially since neither of us ever conducted such a large clearing before.  

Also, here' s disclaimer: don't try this at home.  Both Theresa and I are trained energy healers, experienced mediums and practice shamanism.  We understand how Spirit works and are familiar with clearing rituals.  If you need help clearing your home or land, we can certainly help you with that. Contact me via email or phone.   
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For more information on Theresa and her book Equipose, check out her Facebook page or visit her website 

As promised, here’s an update on the little spirit ghost named Mary that I first met in my basement. 

So my intuition was right about these spirits visiting places like the basement.  I have since learned that there are certain places within a house and in nature that are portals to spirit (including elementals like fairies).  In a house, these places are the basement, the attic, hallways and closets.  In nature, they are at the edge of waterways (like oceans, lakes and creeks), when you see a space or hole in the fog, puddles that you may find in a hollowed-out log etc.  You get the picture.

So the horror movies were right about these places, except the other stuff about ghosts are totally wrong.  But that’s another blog post!

Another thing that has changed about me since this last post is I no longer feel hesitant about communicating with spirits.  I figure they need my help and so I will be there for them.  They are, after all, coming to me for a reason.  And a spirit always has a reason.  They don’t just show up randomly!  They always, always have a message, either for you or someone else.  Or they may have a question, or they may be simply lost or confused. 

Now, about Mary.  She always seemed positive and loving up until May 2014 when I vacationed in Spain and I met her dark side.  My husband and I took a guided tour of Spain for a week and a half.  It was my second visit and his first.  In the first few days I started experiencing menstrual-like cramping.  The curious thing was, my period was nowhere near to starting.  Nothing alleviated the cramping. ​

When we returned home, it never let up.  I visited my doctor, had an ultrasound done and everything came out normal.  I ruled out a physical cause so I knew the cause must be spiritual. 

After a month of this, I called a local shaman to help.  Before the shaman met me, she said she saw a vision of a baby.  She asked me if I was planning on having another baby.  Well, no.  I was done.  She said this spirit attached to me in my naval area and she was angry because she wanted to be born.  Then I knew this was Mary. 

This was confusing because the Mary I knew was sweet and loving.  But the shaman told me this was a dark side to her, the good side of her may not even know this dark part of herself.  So the healer talked with her and even though she didn’t want to detach from me, she reluctantly did.  The healer advised me not to invite her back or try to communicate with her and I never did until a few months ago.  And the cramping stopped soon after my healing session. 

I read a fantastic book by Steven farmer called Healing Your Ancestral Karma.  In the book he describes a place called the Land of Ancestors.  I immediately wanted to visit this place so I conducted a shamanic journey to the Land of Ancestors.  Lo and behold, I saw my father, my paternal grandparents, my great grandmother and…Mary.  Mary was standing next to my father, holding his hand (lucky girl).
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I hesitantly spoke to her last, and asked her how she was.  She said she was doing well, and she was spending a lot of time with my (and her) family on the Other Side.  She said she was sorry for causing me trouble.  I told her it was OK, no harm done.  She said after the cramping incident, the angels took her away to a healing place.  She said, now she prefers to stay in the light rather than visit earth.  She seemed at peace.