You’ve made it!! What’s Next?

From Colette Baron-Reids Oracle cards, The Good Tarot:

These cards are a beautiful blend of Oracle Cards and Tarot Cards, bringing through deep, clear and meaningful messages.

Our first card is the Queen of Fire- This card represents you at your very best. It speaks to your power, your wisdom, your depth of heart and soul. And it speaks to how you affect others and that your presence, words and actions affect the world around you. The Queen of Fire is a manifestor of worlds, and thus, you are a powerful manifestor.

The Queen of Fire is here to ask you, “Are you living your best life?” She is also asking, “Have you made yourself small so that others aren’t uncomfortable with your power?” You bow to no one. You are the divine source of everything you need unto yourself. When you stand tall and take your rightful place as the Queen you also show others that they, too, can stand in their power. All look to the Queen for direction, the Queen sets the stage for how the world is to be. Are you standing true to yourself?

Our next card is card of Patience - With this card following such a powerful card as the Queen of Fire, we see that patience is offering a bit of softening and soothing to your fiery heat! Patience asks you to make sure that you are staying focused on your inner voice, your inner wisdom, and to not get caught up in your manifestations. They are for you to enjoy and to share. But don’t make them your life. 

Manifestations are fleeting, they ebb and flow, they come and go. Don’t get attached. Attachment can bring pain. Be patient with yourself. Take time to be alone. Get out into nature where you can hear the voice of God/Goddess/Creator in the wind and the water, in the earth and the sun and stars. Be patient with yourself and be patient with others. The past few years have been very hard on everyone. We’ve all been under some pretty potent mental and emotional stress. Offer your patience in the form of kindness and compassion. The most powerful Queens are those who are able to love and care for others.

Final Note: Give yourself a pat on the back and a big congratulatory hug. You’ve come through times of great change and turbulence. And you are still here. You’ve made it. Your crown is still sparkling and your heart is still pure.

Now it’s time to ask, “What’s next for me?”

The Power of Reciprocity

“The Universe abhors a vacuum”.   The first time I heard this was when I was watching that wonderful breakthrough movie The Secret.  I thought I had died and gone to heaven when that movie came out!  As an Indigo and an Empath, and as someone who has always been close to the Angelic realms, I knew in my soul that so many of the teachings in The Secret were correct.

When I heard the statement “The Universe abhors a vacuum” I could hear the truth of it ring in the air around me.  I felt it in my body.  I felt it in my soul.  And I knew I’d better learn this statement on a deep level.  So I asked my Guardian Angel Galadriel (yes, that’s her name, I knew it before Lord of the Rings movie came out!) if she could help me understand the important of Universal balance and reciprocity and how best to achieve it.

Galadriel came to me in a whoosh of gold and blue light, like she does, and said, “The Universe requires balance because all that exists is balanced on an ever rotating sphere within a sphere within a sphere, etc.  Without balance it would all implode and cease to exist.“ 

My first though was how delicate and fragile it all was.  But Galadriel said, “Yes, it is fragile, and beautiful, and it is also designed as a tool for learning.  You brave souls who come into the third dimension to don a human form, and to experience through the human senses, must learn the power of reciprocity.   To achieve balance is one of the most important lessons you must learn.   

Every breath you breathe in, you must breathe one out, to stay alive.  Everything you put in your mouth must be processed, and excreted, to stay alive.  Everything you take from Mother Earth must be replaced, to keep her alive.  Every smile you receive from a stranger must be shared, to keep the goodness alive.  Every good deed one does for you must be returned to keep the kindness alive.  Everything you learn must be shared to keep the wisdom alive. 

Look at the places on your earth where selfishness, separateness and greed are in action.  Those places are dying.  The flora and fauna are dying.  The air is thick and heavy.  Water stands putrid in puddles.  The human life form is sick and lethargic.

Life cannot happen in a vacuum. “

I asked Galadriel if there was something I could do to be a better person in this part of my life.  She laughed her precious Angel laugh and said, “Yes, keep shining your Light, even in the dark places.  Don’t judge another, see each being as a part of God and Goddesses creation.  Love yourself.  And Love others.  You might not like them, but when you see them as part of the whole, it is easier to love them, because they are God/Goddess in their created form.  Maybe, they are holding a part of the Universal balance, and you just can’t see what it is at that moment.  You live in a world of duality, and this requires balance to continue.  Or not.  You are always shifting and changing and flowing up or down the creative spiral.  Remember, heaven is created in your heart and in your inner vision.  Spiritually centered people continue to flow upward in the spiral.  It is not better or worse than another, it is simply your souls calling.  Someday you will leave this spiral for another experience in another Universe, and there you will learn more amazing things.  Be well, sweet souls, your journey is a Sacred gift to us all.  Blessed are we that see the flow of the All.”

This was originally an article first published in Radiance Magazine, March 2017

Getting A Good Reading, Tips From A Professional Psychic

There are so many people who go to psychics these days!!  So it is important to know how to get a good reading!!

A lot of people assume that it is the psychic or medium who does all the work, but this is far from true.  You, as the client or sitter, are also participating and are part of the energy that allows for your messages to come through.  You are very much in control of the flow of energy.   You can block information or allow it, you can be there in joy or anger or fear or sadness and all of that affects your reading. 

Often people come to a psychic when they have had a trauma and are seeking insight and answers.  It is natural for them to be upset, in fear or even angry.  And this is ok.  Just being aware that your state of mind might effect the energy, you will be able to relax and let the energy and information come.  And a good psychic will help you to calm down and relax through a prayer or meditation to help you be ready for your reading.  I can’t tell you how many people I’ve had to “talk off the ledge” before getting down to the messages they came to receive!!

Getting a good reading is also based on being able to choose a good psychic.  Finding one through friends or family who have had a good experience is the best way, but sometimes you may need to find one without a referral, so here are some good tips:

1.     Pick a psychic who has trained in psychism and/or mediumship, and spirituality.  There are a lot of people who have a gift, but do not have training on safety, protocols, etiquette, and basic psychology to handle what may happen in a reading.  Choosing a psychic who also has a background in psychology, healing, metaphysics, spirituality and who is a bright and happy person will go a long way in making sure you have a great experience.

2.     Listen to how you FEEL about a psychic you are thinking of getting a reading from.  If all your friends say this one is great, but you don’t feel right, listen to yourself.  It doesn’t mean there is anything wrong necessarily, but it does mean that you probably are not going to get what you are seeking from that psychic at that time.  Choose a psychic who’s photo or demeanor makes you feel good and happy and uplifted.  Most people can tell pretty quickly, if they trust their intuition!!

3.     Don’t cheap out on your psychic.  Good professional psychics come at a premium rate because they have experience and training that hone their skills.  Just like a doctor, psychologist, physical trainer, or CEO of a large corporation you are paying for what you get.  And keep in mind…you aren’t really paying a psychic for their gifts, you are paying them for their time.  And a good professional psychic will have invested hundreds if not thousands of hours on training honing those gifts, not to mention the money they have invested.  A really good psychic charges no less that $125-$150 per hour, and most charge much more than that.  But think of it…..if you have to have surgery, do you want the street corner surgeon who is cheap, or do you want the profession doctor who has what is needed to give you top notch care??  Personally, I choose the good doctor who has what it takes to make sure I am taken care of well!!  Your psychic may find a health issue that saves your life, or help you find the love of your life, or provide you with information to help you make adjustments to live a happy, fulfilling, successful life!!  Don’t cheap out on that, you are too important!!

4.     Some people come to a psychic reader feeling skeptical.  And there is nothing wrong with that.  It’s okay to see for yourself what this psychic thing is all about.  Just make sure that you aren’t closed off.  It’s important to stay open.   Some people will try to test the psychic.  This never works.  Because if you are doing that you aren’t open and receptive.  The psychic feels it and it doesn’t feel good, and the psychic may close up their fields for protection.  Spirit does not come through closed energy!!  Some people come with expectations and if they don’t get exactly what they want they wont accept any of it.  I had one woman come to me and she had told her mother on the other side, before the reading, that if she said “The cat is black”  then she would believe it was her coming through.  Well, we started the reading and I kept seeing a black cat at the womans feet.  I asked her if she had a black cat that had passed, and she said no.  So I brought her Mom through, who was really excited about talking to her daughter, but the woman only wanted to hear one thing…..  she wasn’t accepting that the black cat was her message!!

So she spent a lot of time and money being stubborn and closed off and missed an opportunity to communicate with her lovely mother.

5.     Never go to a psychic who boasts about being the best or better than others.  A good psychic has learned to tame his or her ego.  Some psychics will say that they have a very special gift.  The truth is, we all have this very special gift.  I’ve been teaching spiritual development for 13 years and I have never met someone who didn’t have psychic/intuitive abilities.  Being able to work as a psychic simply means that we have trained and worked to hone our gifts, hone our skills, just like any other professional.

6.     Excellent psychics care about their clients, their world and themselves.  They are incredibly sensitive and are typically kind and generous. Respect these qualities, because it is what makes them a really good psychic!  Be kind and generous back to them, be gentle and understanding of their sensitivities, speak positively, don’t use harsh language, be on time, listen, take notes and thank them.  Your psychic is a powerful avenue to creating your very best life ever!!

Points to keep in mind:

Be on time.  The 30 or 60 minutes you reserve are yours to use.  If you are late, you cannot make it up at the end of the session because there are other people booked after you.

Be respectful.

No crossed arm or legs, this blocks energy.

Cell phone off, unless you choose to record your session.  Always ask permission, some psychics do not allow this.

Take notes, or record the session.

There are as many different types of people who are psychic and mediumship readers as there are different types of people.  It is part of the fun of doing the work that I do!!

If you feel that I could be of service to you, please call me to make your appointment!!  I offer sessions by phone, via Skype, and in person upon special request.  I work with people all over the world and I love what I do!!  I hope to be able to share it with you!!

Blessings!!