Tales of a Suburban Psychic

the jaguar tracked me to munay-ki

2009-07-01T15:41:00.004-04:00

Oh how things align and cross and recross our path....as if tracking our way. I've been working with the animal archetypes of Munay-Ki for years without knowing it! Or, well, knowing it, but not knowing I knew it. You know? ;p

I received teachings on the Munay-Ki rites from Debra Grace recently. Munay-Ki means "I love you" or "Be as thou art" and are nine initiations, gateways, that heal and transform our energy field. This shamanic wisdom has been passed on for thousands of years and is coming out of South America now from the mountains of Peru. And not surprisingly to me, I'm very familiar with all the energy. (note: Tibet is also opening shaman practices to the west now).

I am tickled by little ways my own self seemed to line up for this and be doing this shamanic work already. One of the first times I did energy work for someone was a soul retrieval. I didn't know how, but spirit did it. I've been shown many shamanic (and modern) techniques by spirit and visions and then come to learn about them later. I see this happen to clients also and it's so ticklish....a client today spoke of a vision a few years ago that matched the heart meditation I taught her. Lovely. We tend to think we need to get the wisdom from someone else. That's why I love intuition. It means 'inner teacher.' The wisdom is available to me, now. It's not out there, it's in here. And that's why I love shamanism. It's embodying spirit.

In the Munay-Ki rites, the ancient ones talk about the chakras using archetypes. In the lower four chakras the symbols of Serpent, Jaguar, Hummingbird and Eagle help you identify with the meanings of the energy. So here's one thing that tickled me at the workshop. I've been drawn to these particular animals over the years. How interesting, given all the animals out there.

Serpent.
I owned a snake. Used to walk around with it around my neck (bet most of you didn't know that). Loved to watch it feed and shed. Love...well, perhaps fascinated with the metaphor of shedding skin, and the 'impersonalness' of this creature. The Serpent is non-emotional, earth energy.

Jaguar.
I've been working with a jaguar in journeying for 8 years now. And just before the workshop had a very interesting integrative experience where jaguar ate my face (seriously. was very interesting and amusing) and then merged into me. Was so beautiful. I even have a mayan jaguar mask I got in guatemala a decade ago. To me jaguar is all about impeccable integrity. Walking my talk and knowing how to walk. Jaguar is emotional, water energy.

Hummingbird.
First bird of fascination for me. Had a hummingbird feeder for years and have given them as gifts and hung glass ones. The flight is magical and nectar sweet. Doing the impossible. Joy. The courage to fly in ways and places that just shouldn't be possible. I often think of the heart as wings. Hummingbird is Fire energy.

Eagle.
For years I've been seeing messages from hawks. They are a symbol of spirit and messages from spirit to me. They represent clear and laser like vision and intention to me. I see them all the time and am always pointing them out. Friends often wonder how I see them hidden in trees and so still. One even sat on my fence, quite rare. Hawk isn't eagle, I know, but here where I live it makes sense. Very similar. Eagle is the air energy, vision, wisdom.

How amazing to me that I'd be drawn to these animals, and drawn to this practice starting years ago. (I am also very drawn to dragonflies. Story for later.) We have an inner knowing drawing us towards things and over time the hidden meanings reveal more and more. Are you drawn to animals? What animals are you drawn to and what wisdom does that convey? (note: when I see animals in the wild or in visions, I pay attention to their behavior...sitting, busy, what are they doing...look in their eyes...learn from them). I'd be happy to share my sense of the animals for you if you're curious, just comment to this post.

Suburban Shaman and Munay-Ki Rites here in North America
I am drawn to the way of the shaman. My visions take me there. But I'm a suburban shaman for sure. I have my own shamanic voice. Shamanism is largely about embodying spirit. It's not out there. It's in here. Within me. Connect with the power within. This wisdom is meant to come to the west now. And we are not meant to copy it in its exact form, but embody it now within us. Suburban Shaman.

I'm looking forward to sharing the beautiful, empowering Munay-Ki rites in a workshop soon. Other rites have to do with activating the hands to sense energy, activiating the third eye for intuitive knowing, bands of power and protection, connecting with luminous ones, healing the masculine and feminine and transforming our consciousness to god-consciousness. It's so beautiful. The workshop will focus on finding your shamanic voice.

singing hey jealousy before it plays on the radio

2009-05-14T14:53:00.005-04:00

Driving with my son. He starts singing an old song, 'Hey Jealousy.' Seemingly randomly.

A few minutes later, the song 'Hey Jealousy' plays on the radio. Chad remarks, "I was just singing that!" He looks at me with his jaw dropped open. He doesn't think it is a coincidence.

"Yup. Interesting how that happens, eh. When we have a synchronicity like that, it is just a way for our intuition to get our attention. Something about that song has meaning for you. And, hello, you are soooo psychic. Why are you surprised!?! Giggle."

We had been talking the last few days about a challenge with another person. And I think jealousy makes perfect sense. I think the insight is helping him see how the other person is hurting. Hopefully the next precognitive song suggests actions.

Songs can be a great way for intuition to get our attention. Ask for intuitive guidance, be open to it through song. I bet it's happened for a lot of you, too?? What songs or situations?

a connected cow & me & you

2009-05-06T10:22:00.007-04:00

In celebration of this 100th post, I'd like to share a story of interconnectedness & gratitude for sharing this space with you....

At dinner last night, as Chad and I delighted in a scrumptious meal, we were acknowledging all those who made it possible. And in moments such as these, our sense of interdependence, rather than independence or dependence, is clear.

cow farmer, butcher, vet, rice farmer, soybean farmer, shallot farmer, dijon mustard farmers, wine makers and workers, orange farmers, garlic farmers, olive oil farmers-makers- and bottlers, baker, flour maker, factory line workers, engineers-builders-runners of the machines that process and package the raw food, marketer who prepares packaging, cargo loaders, truckers, civil engineers who designed roads, those who built the roads, those who created the machines that built the roads, those who built the machines that helped build the roads, stock clerks, creators and builders of grocery checkout machines, bagger, architect/superintendent/carpenters/electricians/plumbers/painters/and others who make the grocery store where we can easily access our food, accountants and operations staff, human resources support, managers...

....and this list continued for several more minutes to include even those who made the plates and glasses from which we ate...and then we thanked the exquisite man who prepared the yummy steak ahead of time for us (to which Chad said it is RIDICULOUS how good it is), and Chad thanked me for preparing it (and telling me it is one of the best meals he ever had...thank goodness since last night's was the worst, no offense, tee hee)...

....and each of their mothers and fathers who made their lives possible, and their mothers, and their fathers....

We soften, as we recognize our connection to each other.

Thank you for sharing this space with me, for touching me with your emails, comments, lives. Thank you for passing this love on to all those you touch.

it's just not ripe yet

2009-04-11T14:27:00.005-04:00

I noticed a few people a bit mixed up by something they saw intuitively that is coming but not here yet. They didn't realize what they were sensing isn't quite ripe. Want to know how I tell the difference?

I noticed three people had each tuned into something that is coming. In one case, someone tuned into changing jobs and was excited (and couldn't wait). Another tuned into a death coming. Another noticed a possible long-term challenge with a boyfriend. However, they were feeling unsettled with these insights, wanting to act and not feeling ready or sure. In each case, I could tell the energy was true, but the idea wasn't quite RIPE yet and they were thinking it was ripe and acting as if they had to deal with eating the fruit today (rather than working with the seed until it is ripe). It wasn't that they weren't ready or weren't courageous...they were each ready to follow their intuitions...but it simply wasn't time yet.

While the intuition may be true, the intuition was showing something still in seed form, an early form of the energy that needs to be watered, lived, experienced as is, as a seed...not acted on as if it is currently in full bloom. Right now, prepare.

For example, the one who can feel the new job and a shift coming, doesn't mean she has to quit today. Now she can get things in order to make the new job a-go. When the time is ripe to quit, it will be even clearer. That's why she felt confused about quitting, now...the seed is there, she can feel it...but it isn't ripe yet. So what great intuition...act now to prepare for the harvest/change/new job.

So for clarity, when you get an intuitive 'hit' on something, ask yourself...
What stage is this energy in?
Is this ripe? Is it time to act/eat/enjoy/experience now?
Or is it time to nourish this energy? What guidance is there FOR NOW with this insight?

Hints to notice ripeness/readiness/presence & timing of energy:
Everything is energy and has a vibration. I read energy. That's what I do. So check the vibe. Symbolically feel the energy. Energy that is ripe to me feels (or looks/sounds/is) bigger, bolder, steadier, closer, more solid, more present, more dense and touchable, juicier, tender, ready! Energy that is not ripe feels further away, more mushy, hazier, smaller, more ethereal...not here yet... Practically, ask your intuition to notice the ripeness of the intuition...try it on, feel it.

Also, I often see it to the right of me or in front of me (like down a timeline) when it is coming, and to the left of me or behind me if it already happened.

Additionally, when I get an intuitive hit, I also always tune into what the guidance is FOR NOW. What actions (internally or externally) make sense for me now, given this insight. That also can help understand the timing of the intuition.

Organizing intuition
Analogies and symbolic thinking like this help me organize and get detail to make more meaning and practical application of intuitions. It focuses me on the present moment. Intuitive predictions can be helpful, or not, depending on how you use and interpret the energy. Your intuition guides you to choices to make for now, to be present fully, to live freely, now. One of the biggest obstacles I see to people using intuition is not finding a way to organize it or not intentionally asking for specifics. Stretch the muscle...organize. Even something as breadcrumb and 'flash-like' as intuition can be organized.

What types of organization do you use or have questions about?

extreme sheepherding...making life a creative playground

2009-04-07T11:53:00.003-04:00

Here's to making life a creative playground. Baaahhhh.....

guest post: a non-BSG but still savored moment

2009-04-06T13:40:00.005-04:00

This guest post brought to you by SuperMel. Few can twist a word or story to truth with humor like she can.

Thanks to Meredith for inviting me to write a guest post on anything I wanted except for Battlestar Galactica. So here's a story about friends and intuition.

Some of the best moments happen when I listen to the inner voice that quietly nudges me in the right direction. Doesn't have to be anything major, just moments I savor even years later.

My friend Mary and I were tight. Partners in crime, Thelma and Louise, you get the picture. Mary lived in the city and I lived in suburbia, which made it difficult to get together and wreak havoc. One day, unbeknownst to Mary, I happened to be headed downtown for a meeting.

Suddenly I thought, "Hmm, I should stop by Mary's beforehand." So I got off the Metro and took the back way towards her place. Suddenly, I see Mary running down the sidewalk towards me, saying, "SuperMel!SuperMel!" and waving a City Paper in her hand. She had seen her ex-boyfriend's personal ad in the City Paper and was Having A Moment.

Something told her to take a walk towards Woodley Park.

I love that moment. What's yours?

since i met you i notice my own intuition in new ways

2009-04-03T11:58:00.003-04:00

I've been working with a chiropractor the past six months and just adore her. She's helping me open up my whole spine, neck and chest. Today, she said, "Meredith, ever since I met you I've been really paying attention to my intuition. And you know, I'm really noticing so much more. I'm very intuitive. It's just so true that whatever we focus on we can develop."

She already knew she was intuitive. Now she's using it even more intentionally. A lot of people who I meet tell me later that they are much more intuitive now and trust themselves more. I seem to hold space for that. :) I simply share and love seeing the light on inside so I notice it in others.

It all comes down to intention and attention. Simply pay attention to it. Notice it. Ask questions.

"I intend to allow my intuition to guide me for my highest good in all areas of my life. I'm open to only the highly guidance for all concerned. I welcome it. I notice it."

How can I be more intuitive?
What stops my intuition?
How does my intuition work?
Where does intuition come from?
What does my intuition suggest about ___________(specific topic or area of your life)?

Sometimes people simply don't think to ask these questions. I ask them all the time and that's why my tuning keeps refining. I pay attention. So can you.

What questions/intentions have you/will you use to strengthen your intuition?

psychic detectives wanted for stolen car

2009-04-01T18:15:00.002-04:00

So my car was stolen today. Really.
Some soul sisters gave me psychic info on what they think happened and it was interesting.

Anyone want to play psychic detective? Give it a go and simply share what you get on what happened/is happening/will happen. Could be interesting to put the clues together.

I'll share what I know about it in a few days and provide updates.

i just bought that book, funny you mention it!

2009-03-31T18:52:00.007-04:00

A client called for a reading. My guidance said to do an exercise with her instead. Took her on a journey where she met different aspects of herself around a campfire council: The Pusher and The Magical Timeless Knower. Got these parts of her psyche working together and supporting each other.

It was lovely how the journey came together and how I believe it helped answer her questions.

Wrapping up, I left her with a resource that would support her continuing this on her own and welcomed her followup if she got stuck with any shadow parts or wanted to do some healing around any parts where she feels resistance. I tuned into which book on this topic would be best for her and suggested she read, Dark Side of the Light Chasers, by Debbie Ford. It's a good basic and practical book on shadow work, an integral aspect of conscious expansion.

She laughs hard. "I just bought that book! I haven't read it yet." I hear her relax into trusting herself. Ahhh.

Isn't it perfect timing how tuned in she is to what she needs!? Gave her confidence that she knows what to do, and now confidence that she can do it since she experienced it already with me. I look forward to hearing what she discovers. She has such a beautiful, compassionate and strong spirit....I wish she believed in herself as much I believe in her. I'm keeping the fire lit for her.

I've had several experiences where I had intuitive insight for something in my own life then found a book that confirmed it. There is something about having it in writing that makes it feel more real and validated. I imagine similar things have happened for you, too...whether it is books or other concrete validations. Don't they help!?

ha! i think i was on your website last night!

2009-03-10T19:13:00.002-04:00

Introductions and 'what do you do' questions at a recent gathering. "I'm a psychic. I teach people to access intuition."

"That's interesting, " one guy says. I was just on a website last night of someone who is psychic. Not something I've done before. What is your name?"

After I told him my name, and he realized that it was actually me, there was a giggle by the group ...what are the odds of that...I'd never been to this group before, and he just so happened to randomly come across my website the night before.

Now that is someone in tune! I think the attention was more on me, but really, it was this guy who tuned into it. I didn't predict seeing him, he basically predicted seeing me even if he didn't realize he was doing it.

You see. I'm open. I'm available. I'm here. My light is on. And well, he is in tune. So our energy attracts. We were meant to connect. And connecting has been meaningful for both of us. Interesting topics came up that were relevant to things we are both learning/experiencing.

Synchronicities like that are somewhat common for me. It's fun. It's sport! Intend to tune in. Intend to notice synchronicities. Intend to be surprised. Intend to find resources, people and joy.

i just want to be on today

2009-03-05T14:13:00.002-05:00

Today, I wish all my intuitions were flowing wildly and freely and mystically and surprisingly and making everything cleeeeaaaarrrrr. Wait for it.....

...nothing, nada, not happening.

No insights. No guidance. No sense of much at all.

Even my body just wants to rest and be off. I'm churning for more in my mind. I have all these ideas I feel like working on. But my body overrides everything and says just rest. Okay, no resistance. Down tiger. Just rest.

Can you hear the theme song...'you can't always get what you want, you can't always get what you want...but you get what you neeeeeed!'

see: i just want to be off today

tuning into groups when leading/consulting

2009-02-23T20:35:00.017-05:00

Led a workshop this weekend. I am much more goal oriented and let the how of the meeting/workshop flow into place intuitively. I am amazed how much easier & more effective this is because my intuition knows so much more than my rational mind!

Recommendations to use intuition in groups:

Tune into the energy of the group.
Before the meeting, notice what you notice about any sensations or impressions. ex: heavy/light, chaotic/calm/exhausted, bright/dull, warm/cold, cohesive/disjointed, welcoming/resistant, flowing/blocked, charged/drained, dense/loose, etc...
Tune into the area of focus & what needs attention.
ex: relaxing, empowering, being authentic, being willing, being a beginner, being a learner, being okay with being unsure, being a master, taking risks, working together, acknowledgement, honesty, creativity, understanding, etc...)
Tune into where the energy wants to flow for the highest good or to unblock.
After you notice what is so, notice how the energy wants to move if it were moving most freely. ex: wants to relax so it can be more discerning, wants to come together, wants to focus on a particular person or idea, wants to move up, wants to charge, wants to stand firm, wants to move slowly/quickly, etc.)
Tune into the next steps.
The next step may be different than what you expect. For example, before a group can be creative, they might need to be acknowledged, work independently or something else first.
Tune yourself, your core, to model the highest energy of the change.
Embody it. So you can model it. If the group needs relaxation, tune yourself to be calmer. If the group needs empowerment, tune yourself to the type of empowerment needed.
Plan accordingly and along with goals.
Now engage your reason and discernment, combing this intuitive sense with the wisdom you have about the topic and people, to make a plan. (If the energy wanted to move slowly but you wanted a result now, this intuitive data will help).
Show up and stay in tune with goal and how the energy is changing.
Using your intuition, you are in the moment, not just a thought or plan. Be willing to receive impressions and guidance for group in the moment...and follow it. Be in tune with the needs of group, not just your own leadership, desires or fears. I usually intend to the follow the plan and keep a pulse on what is happening, getting 'beeped' with any changes.

When you start by noticing what is so (rather than charge towards change or the goal), you acknowledge and witness the truth of the group. This helps the group relax any tension, for example, convincing you what they are experiencing, which frees energy to be spent more effectively moving towards the goal.

Many effective leaders do this naturally, but we can all strengthen it. As a participant in a group, you can also tune into this group dynamic and vibe and help with the shift.

Example:
Leading a workshop about intuition where the focus of the first day is the intuitive way and how intuition works.

As I tuned to energy of group, the energy was push, strive, grow, stretch, reach...I'm not there.
I noticed that the energy wanted to free up to be more comfortable in the stretch. Not resisting. Relaxing ino the unknown. Accepting that stretching is okay and get comfortable with it. Accepting they are human, and divine and being more authentic about being both and not perfect. It is a highly experienced group that needs to know more about how intuition works at advanced levels.

We started by talking about the balance between human and divine, being spirit embodied, being authentically both not perfect. I tuned into us acting it out physically. We did an exercise with our body; yoga mats representing us and the floor representing the universe around us, then moving to show how we interact and flow between human/divine, us/universe. We used our intuition to help each other refine this interaction so we can move more freely now.

We ended up practicing more than what I had 'planned' and went deeper into how to live with intuition....all because I tuned into the energy of the group along with the goals.

The energy focus Level 2 is about pace, timing. Looking forward to it!

i just want to be off today

2009-02-18T19:02:00.005-05:00

Today was one of those days where I don't feel like being psychic.
Just turn the psychic switch off!! Do you ever feel like that?

Not a bad day, really, but I just really don't feel like being psychic. I had wonderful client experiences that I wouldn't trade for anything. And at the same time, I don't want to be psychic today.

I don't want to tune into anything or notice anything.
I don't want to question why.
I don't want to wonder anything.
I don't want to know why.
I don't want to know anything.
I don't want to know anyone's motivations or lessons.
I don't want to tune into a new location for teaching (help!?).
I don't want to be in tune with new classes or articles or anything.
Idon't want to get liability insurance because I need it to rent spaces?!??!!
I don't want to solve anything.

I just want everything simple and easy today.

I just want to play, be loved, enjoy, be OFF.

I knew I needed this in the morning, but I pushed through things I needed to get done anyway. Not highly productive either. Duh. Oops. I needed a down day. I did at least take a nap. Now I'm going to watch a movie.

And for those of you paying close attention, you'll notice that here I am still writing about it! Geez. Off girl!!!

Don't you ever feel like wanting no intuitions?!

is this my emotion or yours?

2009-02-16T16:14:00.006-05:00

What is mine and what is yours! I get so connected and tuned in with an intimate partner that I can mix up our emotions. Happen to you, too?

That's not a good thing.

It's better to perceive/observe the emotion. With clients and friends, no problem. But once I become intimate with someone, I keep blurring it. Blur, tangle, blur. I think I'm feeling heavy but the other person is, not me. Blurry.

The good thing is, I'm catching it quicker when it happens and can sort through it faster.

incredibly astute whose-emotion method that will shock & awe you....

"Is this mine?" Seriously. I ask myself that.
(When things are challenging, go to what is simple. Simple truths always work.)
----
YES
Yes is a more expansive, open, light, forward-moving vibe.
If yes:
I simply contemplate the emotion and originating thought and work with it.
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NO
No is a more retracted, closed, dense, downward or backward moving vibe.
If no:
1. acknowledge. In my mind, "got it. okay. thanks, hon, this is yours."
2. let go. I express gratitude for knowing intimately the feeling then separate from it and let go of it. I want the knowledge, not the on-going experience. I usually then send love.
3. choose a response. Given knowledge of this particular emotion, and the fact that I personally feel it so intensely, I then choose what to do with it. When I feel anything really strongly, then I have an attachment to it. Sometimes I do the practice of Chod with it.
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MIXED
If mixed: I do both. :)

Note: my son also suggests feeling the side of the body (left if it is other, right if it is mine). This also works for me.

minimizing tangling in the first place

Space helps: I need personal space and meditative time, especially when in frequent intense emotion. Keeps me clear.
Movement helps: walking, dancing.
Singing helps: opens my heart and expression.
Intention helps: I know this tangling happens to me, so my intent is to be 1) clear about what is mine and more importantly 2) notice and not absorb.

happy untangling....

having a genius rather than being a genius....elizabeth gilbert's video on creativity

2009-02-12T20:48:00.003-05:00

Elizabeth Gilbert, author of internationally best selling book Eat, Pray, Love, speaks on challenges within the creative process and how we put enormous pressure on ourselves to be genius. With rawness and humor, she describes how thinking about the process as connecting with a universal creative source, then all the pressure doesn't have to be on you.

It is a funny and inspiring talk. Check out her stories and try her suggestion....

another mistake please

2009-01-29T23:13:00.004-05:00

I've learned so much from my mistakes. I think I'll go make another!

My intuition has grown directly in proportion in my willingness to mess up. Life is creative, messy, playful. Intuition is connecting with something previously unknown so it has elements of uncertainty. There will be mistakes. There will be misunderstandings. And isn't this true even in direct analysis?

Embrace mistakes! Goof around! Laugh at yourself. The lighter you are with it, the more intuition flows. Embrace your courageous heart.

Special thanks to the Edge for sharing this phrase and way of being. You know, some people make making mistakes easier.

i don't really want to shuffle

2009-01-29T10:22:00.004-05:00

About 4 years ago I brought a guy I was seeing to meet my son who was 10 at the time. We decided to play cards. After a hand, my son Chad gave me the cards to let me shuffle.

"You want to learn to shuffle?" my friend asks Chad.

"No, thanks," Chad responds politely.

"Seriously. It's not hard. I can teach you."

"No thanks." Chad replies again.

"Oh! But shuffling is great! It's a great feeling and you have control of the game and you don't have to wait for anyone to shuffle for you. It's easy. I can teach it to you in 2 minutes."

"No. I really don't care. I don't want to shuffle. I just want to play cards."

More requests that turn to prodding, until Chad finally says lets play cards and my friend stops.

All the while, I'm observing the interaction, noticing the clear intent of my friend to help, yet also seeing he was pushing and not accepting Chad's answer. I wondered, does he think Chad is weak for not trying? Why is he pushing so hard? I didn't intervene as Chad clearly was able to take care of this himself.

But I also noticed that if this particular person had done that to me, I would have been "back off! are you criticizing me? why do you care? why aren't you listening to what I want?" While those comments have some truth, Chad's way was is so much purer.

Later that evening, my friend's remark surprised me. "I wish I were like him. I'm so impressed. He's so sure of himself and what he wants. And was completely clear about it."

The clearer and truer we are in our self, the less we are swayed by pressure out of insecurity or to please another and so we don't act defensively or reactively. Yet another way I am grateful to learn from Chad when he simply says, "no thanks."

coin flip for guidance

2009-01-26T14:17:00.003-05:00

Client: "Should I leave VA and move to LA? My boyfriend is there."

Answer: got nothing. big nothing. no hints. no tips. no nothing.

My wording of her question: "What guidance, for her highest good, is there about her moving to LA? What will help her make the decision about moving?"

Answer. I see a matrix and ask if she has a comprehensive list of pros and cons around this decision. She confirms. I mention the criteria don't weigh evenly making for tough analysis. Though a worthwhile effort, it isn't really working, eh. This decision is meant for the heart, not the head.

My question to client: "What does your heart want?"

Client: "I have no idea! It's all jumbled up!"

My question for intuitive guidance: "How can I assist?"

Answer. Coin.

My internal response. Excuse me? She's come for spiritual guidance and I ought to suggest she flip a coin? Breathe. Coin again. Breathe. Yup. Coin. Okay. Here goes.

My guidance to client. "As you have discovered, there are many opportunities and concerns with both choices. There are no guarantees. You've considered the alternatives if the relationship doesn't work out. Really, what you need is simply a decision.... Let's flip a coin and be done with it. Heads you go. Tails you stay. FLIP.

Client: She jumps out of her seat and screeeaaaammmmssss..."HEADS!! HEADS!!!! Well...is it heads!!??? Is it??"

The realization. I look at her dearly, deeply, with a mischievous grin. "Does it matter? I think we both know what you want now."

Her eyes widen. Tears of relief flow. And out comes her desire. "Yes. I sooo soooo soooo want to go. I guess I'm just scared of what will happen." We hug. That was interesting.

But there's more. Then...all of sudden I sense more guidance about to come. I reach for a card. Flip the card. The title on the card is, "Go For It!" We both crack up. Then 10 minutes of details come about the relationship, the move, the timing and how she can best realize her potential in this situation.

My intention is to empower. I could have seen the move earlier and just told her to move. But she wouldn't have been fulfilled by having some psychic tell her to go. She needed to make the decision on her own. I am simply a facilitator for her spirit to move freely. I won't see beyond what is best for anyone. How lovely.

You know when it is time to know. I get messages when they are relevant. Not sooner. Even if I want them! I must trust what I get when I get it. Share it. That's it. If there's more we want to know, it'll come when it is appropriate, intuitively or otherwise.

She moved. They married. Living happily for years now.

Oh. And we never did look at what side the coin landed on.

check out shift your focus-- the power of questions

2009-01-22T09:17:00.006-05:00

I invite you to take a look at:
Shift your Focus: The Power of Questions
from Anthony Robbins.

Your questions, what you focus on, shape what you experience. So to change state and experiences, change your questions.

soul esteem

2009-01-21T20:00:00.006-05:00

I was talking with someone who was so excited about making a rare and precious soul connection. So excited, in fact, that the person was strikingly unkind to another friend, me.

It hurt.

Soon after, it reminded me of how grateful I am that I have so many soul connections with others. Deep, meaningful, connected. I feel witnessed, understood, stimulated, at ease, expansive. I experience it all the time. I can count on there being many others. It is precious.

Connecting from the heart is different than connecting with the mind. When both combine, it is even better. I don't need to force anything to have these experiences. I don't have to seize them or lose them. I don't have to manipulate the connection. I don't have to cling to it. I don't have to hurt anyone to have them. I trust they are there, everywhere. I live for them, look for them, welcome them, and experience them with ease with wide variety of people. How fulfilling and fortunate!

I'm grateful.

Makes it easy to forgive the hurtful way I was treated. Makes it clear, however, that this individual's challenges with open heartedness requires me to approach the relationship and interactions in a totally different way. And so I'm grateful for the clarity.

a surprise twist in an ugly experience.

With love, I send out a great big hug welcoming all the connections to come.

peek at my parenting cards

2009-01-15T19:24:00.004-05:00

Want a sneak peek of the parenting oracle & activity cards? Check them out.

It's a 44 card set to raise kids to live intuitively & true to their spirit. It's full of activities balanced across the four elements, body-mind-heart-spirit. They go to print in next few months.

Let me know what you think!

oh, dream about me

2009-01-13T17:10:00.004-05:00

My clients tell me dreams they have about me. How fun! Yet another way I get to be delighted, inspired and 'messaged' by all the in-tune people I meet. I am open to your wonderfulness.

A few dreams from others that I've heard lately:

"you have your own tv show and it is great!"
"you are on oprah and she loves your parenting cards!"
"you are on oprah"
"you are on oprah" (uh, there's a pattern here...I'm willing!)
"you are going to california" (I was there)

I welcome your dreams and other guidance. We are in this together.

How to intuitively dream:
Simple. Ask your intuition to give you answers while you dream. :)
It's intention. Practice topics for others. Practice on me. Practice on yourself.

you are dreamy! have fun!

why people turn to psychics in this economy

2009-01-05T18:06:00.011-05:00

(tips for not picking up negative energy)

CBS aired a snippet on one particular business seeing a boom in this uncertain economy....psychics.

Not surprising really. People have questions about their finances, career, job. People want guidance.

But there's another factor, I believe. An actual psychic factor.

Many people who engage in psychic readings are themselves highly sensitive and in tune to psychic energy. Many individuals are highly empathic. As such, many of my clients are actually picking up on the vibe around them; energy of worry, fear, anxiousness as neighbors lose jobs and homes and media broadcasts negative news.

It isn't just thoughts my clients are having, but sensations around them they are also experiencing. So there is a mix of looking for certainty in uncertain times and dealing with uncertainty around us.

For sure there are some psychics out there that prey on fear and even breed fear. Just like there are lawyers, priests, doctors, etc that are unethical. But for sure a good psychic can definitely help, by helping you stay in your own skin, focus on your own purpose and see insightfully into your own blind spots. A good psychic can also help those of you who are highly empathic to not pick up other people's negativity. Here are a few tips I've discovered.

Tips for not picking up other people's negative/uncertain energy:

Get grounded. If you are really connected to the earth and your own body, you are less in your head or energy around you. Walk. Dance. Yoga. Be barefoot. Rub your hands together.

Shake off. If you know you are empathic or pickup on other people's emotions easily, then assume you may be carrying other people's stuff. Assume it. Make it part of your daily routine, like brushing your teeth, to shake off other people's energy. Literally, shake it off. Or stomp your feet (great one for when kids get home from school, too).

Shout or sing it off. If you're bottling up other people's feelings, or your own, loud vocalization is fantastic for clearing. Give a big shout. Or 5 shouts. Say "HA!" Even pound your chest. You'll feel the release. One teacher I know says to do this and shout, "everybody else outta the pool." We are constantly exchanging energy with others. When we know it, we can deal with it.

Send off. Put your hand on your belly and say, "If this is not mine, leave. If it is someone else's, gently go back to them. If it is no longer needed, mulch back into the earth." This may sound a bit hokey, but try it. You'll be lighter. It is all intention.

Check in and feed. Intentionally focus on any negativity sense you are experiencing. Then notice what you feel in your own body. Feel where it is. Notice its temperature, texture, density. Ask it what it wants and needs. Then place your hand on your heart and provide an answer outloud. You can even ask if the negativity is yours and see what happens. Either way, you can send love to the negativity to help resolve it. See Feeding Your Demons for details.

Stay in your own skin. Don't get overly involved in someone else's emotional problems. You can help best when you are objective, neutral. You can be compassionate and still help. Or you can compassionately choose not to help.

Do what you love. Doing what you love puts you in heart space. When you are in your own heart and joy it is harder to pickup negativity.

Be creative. As a creative being, your mind needs to be creatively engaged. If it isn't, you just get all jumbled up in your head. Even organizing the closet is creative. It keeps you in your own space, too.

Work with a psychic. Get guidance on your questions. Get another view of your own blind spots. As you have clarity and get other perspectives on the energy going on, you can move forward more easily and release blocked energy. Often a good psychic will help you validate and refine your perceptions. This all clears negativity, too. I also offer energy work or will sometimes do a short energy tune-up at the beginning or end of a session just to help someone feel clear, more fully themselves.

My son says it is possible to notice whether you are sensing something on the right side of the body (yours) or left side of the body (someone else's). It works.
See: a 12 year old explains how to disconnect.

I wonder how others stay clear of negativity. Always open to new ideas.

the big "O" reading...when intuitive guidance delights

2009-01-05T14:24:00.007-05:00

one of my funniest readings ever...when intuitive guidance surprises and delights...

My client looked at me like a deer in headlights. Nervous. What would I tell her?

I affirmed to myself my intention to be truthful, relevant, loving, serving her highest good...and how about some humor to make this easier for her!? Oh, did we get it!

What comes (excuse the pun) to me as guidance is "Orgasm".

Orgasm? What am I supposed to tell her about an orgasm? I wait for more guidance and nothing 'downloads.' So I start asking questions?

Is there a conflict or concern about orgasms? No.
Am I supposed to teach her about having orgasms? Odd, I suppose I did say I'm willing to be of service and teaching about having orgasms could sure spread happiness, but not what I had in mind. lol. No.
Am I just horny and this message is for me and not her? Laugh. No.
Breathe. More questions. Still nothing else.
She's come to me for spiritual guidance and all I've got is orgasm. Can I do this work? I'm open to please have some specifics to help her!?! Breathe.
Breathe. Same message. Orgasm. Nothing else.

Okay. I know how this works. The message is for her, not me. Just say it. See what happens. Sometimes a client understands when I don't. Sometimes the rest of the message flows through once I start speaking.

"Well. I see a (and as soon as I start talking, and trust the message and stop doubting myself, the rest flows like river) Oh. I see. I see you leaving a job that didn't give you an orgasm. You just couldn't get the big O there. You thought it was the perfect job for you, but it was never satisifying. My guidance shows your perception is correct. This job will not be satisifying. It is wise to leave this job."

The client cracks up! "Yes, I just resigned a couple days ago. I was feeling guilty about it, like there was something wrong with me because it was supposed to be the perfect job. But I was unhappy. Thanks for confirming my decision."

Deer in headlights gone and she's fully open now, too. Divine humor. Lovely.

The reading goes on full of specific guidance about her life's purpose and patterns, talents and how to work with them, a new business opportunity, choices about having children and other critical and highly specific topics.

Half way through the reading....and my guidance is that it's time for "hard wood".

All I can think about is the relationship to orgasm, ahem, and how 'hard wood' is good. Oh my. Do I need sex or something? What is up with this message? Is this about sex? Am I missing something? Breathe. Yep. Just say it, Meredith.

"Hun. Not sure what this means, but I see it is time for hard wood, " I share.

She chuckles and tells me she totally knows what that means. And again, once I let the guidance flow, more follows, "Oh. Me, too. I see you working with wood. Taking trees and shaping them into objects." She confirms.

"Yes, working with this wood is very good for you. In fact, it is your orgasm! Wink. Really. You can pour yourself into this. But I am getting the guidance that this is not for financial comfort, just the orgasm. Enjoy it. Keep the new business for prosperity."

Well, I learned to continue to ask for humor, along with the truth and service. I was reminded that intuitions often arrive like breadcrumbs: follow one and the next shows itself. And it is fun to be surprised and delighted in a reading. Just ask for it. Synchronicities and coincidences of humor and joy will find you.

Let intuition be a delight.

antennas on standby

2008-12-18T13:17:00.002-05:00

"So...like...are you picking stuff up now? Can you really turn being psychic on and off?" a friend asked me recently.

"Antennas are down. But I'm on standby," I explained.

See, I don't want to be 'on' all the time, picking up things that aren't meant for me.

I'm in standby mode..

1. if I'm needed, beep me in

2. if there's something I need, alert me

That's how it works for me, at least at this point. I think I'd be zapped to a crisp any other way. I think I sometimes put the antenna down too much, as a way of keeping balance. Disconnect. Everybody outta my pool. My space. But that changes.

For sure, I'm continually exploring this concept of on-off and growing with it. The idea of antennas works for me for sure...as I picture there are various channels/frequencies that I can choose to tune into (and not tune into...it's a choice).

Besides, I don't think people want to feel like I'm reading them, you know? If they are open, and it's important, the antennas will come off standby.

The ideal for me now is standby.