Saturday, 5 October 2013

Stuck Between Heaven and Earth





   Imagine watching the world move in slow motion from behind a window…you are on the outside looking in. You can’t measure time and you have no idea if a minute or an eon has passed. 

 You see your loved one walk by outside your window so slow that you can see each detail about them so vividly, the light in their eyes, the way they walk, the movement of their head, their hair rustling, each gesture exaggerated.  You can almost hear their thoughts but not quite.  You try to yell to get their attention, you begin bashing on the window but it is made out of some indestructible substance.  They look in your direction and for a second you are sure they will see you and hope inside you rises, but  then they look straight through you with not an ounce of recognition.  You are shattered, frustrated and cannot understand what is happening.  Something is seriously wrong but perhaps you are dreaming and you will awake soon.  Imagine the relief if someone would just recognise you or at least just talk to you to explain  what is happening. 

Being a lost ghost is not much fun.                            



  I have no doubt that the house I grew up in had ghosts.  Perhaps they congregated in the cellar.   My clairvoyant sister Leonie and I would often feel these energies around us but of course had no idea of what they were.   

  There was a particular child ghost that would come into our dreams  every now and then  and terrify us.  My sister and I were able to match the description of him.  He had blonde hair and vampire looking teeth and a very nasty energy about him.  An awful feeling would linger inside of me for days afterwards and I can still remember the feeling if I choose to even now. It felt like wearing an invisible bubble of fear and terror and left a sickening feeling in the pit of your stomach.  

  These days I would have known what to do but then we were just children and telling anyone would have been pointless.  Although the house was demolished many years ago, I still visit that house in my dreams frequently although thankfully I don’t dream of him anymore.  


Earthbound Spirits are simply that, earth bound.  A person dies and somehow gets lost between here and the Spirit World. 


  It seems there is a denial or a reluctance to want to move on, despite the loving spirits waiting and willing to assist them on their journey to the other side.  I am sure each case is unique but some of the reasons may be fear, reluctance to separate from a loved one or a much loved home or perhaps because they strongly believe there is no after life they are not allowing themselves to be open to what is.


  Earth bound spirits often attach themselves to a location or a person and feed off the energy there.  I don’t think they necessarily mean to. 

  There are certain mediums that do what is called ‘rescue work’ as a medium can be the perfect mediator between the earth and the spirit realm.  I have done some of this work myself but to be honest it doesn’t appeal to me that much.  One way you can tell if there is an unwanted visitor is a temperature drop in a spot in a room or a thick uncomfortable feeling that isn’t really logical. Then there are the more attention seeking ghosts who will make noises or lightly touch you. Some like to move objects too but that is less common.



  My method of removing earth bound spirits has a basic underlying principle.  Raise the vibration.  Souls that are lost are often in a dark and unconscious space, a bit like a dream state and they need to be woken up to the reality of their situation.  There is usually a sense of sadness or low energy that they emanate.  If you can raise the energy around them up through music, candles, meditation, prayer, oil burning etc you shift the energy and it wakes them up from their state of inertia. Once the awareness sets in they are generally co operative and eager to move on to their new life.  It helps to talk aloud to them (even though you feel a bit of dill talking to the air)  as they may not hear you if you just think it.   Tell them they have passed on and that they should look around for their loved ones who are waiting for them shining a light.  I always ask for help from Spirit to take them over.  


  In a sense they are in a place of darkness through their denial and disillusion. By bringing in light, darkness disappears and they can see the truth and move on.  Darkness can simply not exist in light.  A room is only dark at night until the light is switched on.


 I often call on Archangel Michael, the angel of Protection to assist me with earth bound spirits and have had much success. 


  One evening, I awoke in the middle of the night and sensed an unpleasant energy covering my whole body. In my clairvoyant vision I saw a young male who I instinctively knew had been a drug addict.


  At that time, some young party type guys were renting  a house across the road.  I just knew somehow this earthbound spirit had wandered over from there. Quickly in my sleepy state I assessed the situation.  I tried to move and I couldn’t.  I called out inside myself to Archangel Michael, the archangel of protection to remove this presence and nothing happened.  I was now beginning to feel a little fear rising within me which quickly turned to anger and I then yelled or more hissed ‘ARCHANGEL MICHAEL, DO SOMETHING!’  Instantly it left and I could move again.  I took a deep breath, sent a thank you to Michael and a prayer to the lost soul that they may find their way.  


  If prayer doesn’t appeal to you there are other ways you can deal with earth bound spirits.  I use prayer and angels because it’s simple and it only requires a sincere request or a holler!


 You can always get a ‘ghost buster’ to help you which will usually be in the form of a medium or perhaps a priest.  However, most normal earth bound Spirits can be dealt with by anyone if you understand a few basic facts.


  Fear is the biggest no no. The cheeky earth bound Spirits, like the little blonde boy we had as children love it when you get scared.  You are technically bringing your energy down to their level where they can give you even more of a hard time. 


 They quickly become bored if you won’t play the fear game.  Let them know they have been caught out.  Be firm with them, tell them you are not going to tolerate their behaviour and they must move on.  Be like a parent with a child, firm, clear and caring. This will give you the best results.  


  Once they are gone you may need to give your home energy cleanse and make over. I use salt.  Any salt will do but I prefer sea salt of Himalayan salt.  Put some in bowls of water in corners of rooms and it will absorb negative energy.  You can even place salt right around the perimeter of your home.  Visualise an angel at each entrance of your house and land or see them holding hands in a circle around the whole house.  Having a salt bath will remove any negative energy you have absorbed in your energy field.  Burning sandalwood incense, burning lavender or eucalyptus oils are also cleansing.  Burning sage sticks does the trick as well.  Send a healing thought to the soul for a smooth transition to their new life in Spirit. 

 We will all end up there in the Spirit World one day and it would be nice to know someone was sending us a good thought.




Thursday, 3 October 2013

My Secret Dream

With the recent footy finals all around and seeing such huge audiences attending live events so full of vigour and enthusiasm, I found myself with conflicting feelings.  Part of me is happy that in this high pressured earthly world of survival that these people on my television look so happy and high about supporting their teams.  Relief from the madness and pressures of life and obviously feeling a passion for their sport....but...it also brings up for me, a dream I have of miracle cures....let me run my dream by you...

Imagine a stadium housing an audience of hundred thousand people, all feeling positive, high and excited.....instead of football players entering the field...a cancer patient is wheeled out....all one hundred thousand people close their eyes and imagine this cancer patient, healthy, carefree, happy and well...each of these one hundred thousand people open their healing hands and project healing to the cancer patient. There is a peace, a harmony, and a sound in the silence of intention.

The cancer patient perhaps can only take a minute of this powerful healing and maybe it heals them and maybe it doesn't. If someone is meant to pass over, I guess their time is up.  However, imagine  the other potential outcome...they rise from their chair....completely cancer free....or a child who was unable to walk, or someone who was blind could see, anyone in physical pain has an opportunity to be free.  

Us humans are so much more powerful than we know.

You may say I am a dreamer, but I know you are too, let's dream as big as we can because it seems that now thoughts and dreams manifest quicker than ever before.

                  Anyone got a stadium and a hundred thousand people to experiment?

Tuesday, 1 October 2013

Coffee Grief


I have always reacted when I have heard health freaks praise the benefits of being caffeine free and dairy free, something just so squeaky clean about the whole idea. Life is for living after all I have always reasoned, surely a few innocent luxuries should not be denied. The thought of drinking herbal tea instead seemed so dreary, so boring, no excitement, what so ever. 

 I have often heard of really health conscious people getting chronic illnesses....I have always believed health is not just about the body, it is about the emotions, the spirit and it's dis-ease or ease. 
So last week when I got really ill with a stomach bug and could not tolerate coffee or dairy I had to re evaluate my past judgements. In fact I had to admit the last few months that coffee and dairy did seem to cause me some indigestion....I went to the doctor and she said  'well, considering your age, it it advisable we test for chronic diseases'  I was slightly horrified, what does she mean, my age? Okay I am about to turn 52, but I feel 25, isn't 52 the new 42? What's her problem?

Yet the body has been speaking to me and it is my choice whether I choose to listen or not. 

 There is a house I walk by in my lovely morning walks with my dog and  a sweet looking girl, maybe in her 40's, sits on the front step of her house having her morning cigarette and cuppa. She always says hello between coughs. I always think, 'her body is trying to tell her it doesn't like the smoke but she is not listening'. Having been a smoker in the past, I pass no judgement, I know how tobacco seduces.  But it is a fact, our bodies are often telling us messages but we don't want hear.  Then sometimes we are forced to hear, like with me this last week.  

The silver lining is that I found a huge difference in my clarity and state of calm.  I have heard others say how no dairy brings clarity and I know I feel less nervy from no coffee.  As we age, we know ourselves better, we know what works and what doesn't for us on so many levels. 

I have learned and been reminded again this week to listen to the whispers of my body and my intuition...the dairy I am not so sentimental about and I feel happy to let you go, but coffee, I grieve for you, I will always admire you and thank you for all the good times.
'

My lover every morning for so many years
Your scent on my lips, your warmth flowing through me
Your strength when I felt weak
Your comfort I embraced
When I was deflated you gave me courage to keep moving

and now, you are gone, my body rejected you
my nervous system too sensitive
but I will always remember you
as my morning lover

Here's to  tea, cacao and  red wine!

Sunday, 29 September 2013

Soul Swinging in the New Age

Charlie, my dog and the country lane where we go for walks
As I was walking my dog, Charlie, down a beautiful country lane near my house, it occurred to me how tense I was.  The green beauty around me only mirrored my inner stress.  Breathe, I said to myself, breathe.

In this rapid time of shifts, changes...there comes a point where you have to step back and look at the bigger picture.  As the vibration and awareness increases on the planet, it feels to me like things are going faster. We are more distracted than ever before by the bombardment of technology such as cell phones, devices, social media. We are working longer hours and multi- tasking more than ever before. Is this a good thing? Is this a bad thing?  I don't think it's either, it just is what it is, it is the times we are living in.

Running parallel is a sharper and growing awareness of the intuitive side of life encompassing healthier lifestyles and spirituality.  Environmental and humanitarian issues are also becoming mainstream issues. 


 I believe we are here on this planet to work on our weaknesses and as we swing from each change to the next in an accelerated fashion, much like Tarzan swinging from rope to rope, we expand and we grow.  Each situation we find ourselves in needs to be bigger to house our perpetual growth as souls which is why we are here.  Perhaps our grandparents swings were just as intense as ours but less often.

We now have the opportunity in this age to pack in multiple and abundant transitions that will bring our souls enriched and amazing growth.  As we swing from each situation to the next, see it like an upgrade, just as when you have to upgrade your car, we need a new vehicle to go to expand and go forward in.  

Resisting change in this day and age will take more energy than to face your fear and do it anyway.
A mountain near my house, part of the Booyong Ranges. I affectionately call him Rock Man

 I believe that when we eventually arrive on the other side after leaving our bodies, (which I hate to remind you is a done deal) we will be in awe of how much our soul grew, perhaps even more than any life time before.  All the stress we endured worth it in the end because we will find ourselves  closer to our authentic source, which is pure, unadulterated love.

So, if in your life you are feeling like everything is going too fast, it probably is.  What can we do to cope  and balance the acceleration? 

'Stress busting' is so important because so much valuable guidance is missed as it lies just below our stress.

The stress masks the truth and the knowing we have deep down.  Here are some of my stress busting suggestions but because we are so unique, what works for one may not for the other so just for fun I have listed my suggestions using sun signs,

Aries; sports, comedy relief, partying
Taurus; gardening, luxuries, singing
Gemini; reading enjoyable texts, socialising for fun
Cancer; family time,  scrap booking, fun with kids
Leo; socialising, dancing,make over
Virgo; structured relaxation like Yoga, cooking, nature walks
Libra; socialising, pets, luxury, romance
Scorpio; sex, spending one on one time with those you love
Saggitarius; climb a mountain or jump out of a plane,,,play like a child
Capricorn; do something practical in nature, fish, bushwalk, build a tipi
Aquarius; Get your own space however you can, that's how you recharge
Pisces; talk it out with friends, a counsellor, go where you feel the love, water play.
                                          OR all of the above!

                      Breathe, relax, enjoy, you only have one life right here, right now.


Thursday, 26 September 2013

Numbers Name Game

Have you ever woke up and looked at the clock and it has been a certain time such as 5.55  and then it happens again? You jump in the car and you keep seeing 555  on number plates or you find three five cent pieces in the bottom of your hand bag. I wonder how many of you have noticed numbers being significant in your life?  I know I have.  They seem to have a way of repeating themselves, things happening on particular dates, seeing repetitive numbers around, feeling good or bad about certain numbers.


I have always found the science of numerology interesting and more importantly quite accurate. This science was based on the ancient and famous philospher Pythagoras.  He was born is Greece around 590 BC  and was a very important figure in the development of mathematics.  He stated; ‘The world is built upon the power of numbers," Numerology became systems of both divination and magic based upon the concept that the entire universe is composed of mathematical patterns, and all things can be expressed in numbers which correspond to universal vibrations. Therefore, all things, including names, words, birth dates and birthplaces, can be reduced to numbers in order to determine personalities and destinies of individuals.


So it seems not only our date of birth, but our names also have numerological significance. When you think about it, your name is repeated over and over every day, every year of our life.  This creates a certain feeling or vibration.  Perhaps this is why people often change or abbreviate their names. When a baby is born sometimes the parents change their original name ideas because the child doesn’t seem like a Tom or a Mary. One friend of mine was born with one name but then was adopted and given another. My father wanted to call me Candida but my mother won and named me after the Queen. Sometimes I wonder would my life have been different being Candida?  Some people change their name purely for numerology reasons and swear their life has changed and improved. I am sure our surnames also have some effect but perhaps not as much unless you are often referred to as Mr. or Ms whoever consistently, such as a school teacher. I guess someone like Johnny Depp would use the whole name because he is often referred to by his full name.


It is quite simple to work out the numerical significance of your name. Use the name that everyone calls you, for example, if you were born Charles but everyone calls you Charlie, use Charlie. This is the stronger vibration. Then, follow the table below and add up your name.  Keep reducing the digits to a singular number. Then you can look up my abbreviated explanations.  There are some great numerology books around for the extra keen, you could try  ‘Secrets of the Inner Self’ by David A. Phillips

 
Use this simple table to work out the number that governs your name.
 
A B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L M  N O  P Q  R S  T  U  V W X  Y  Z
1  2   3   4  5  6   7   8  9  1  2  3  4   5   6  7  8   9  1  2   3   4  5  6   7   8
Example;  Liz;  L = 3, I=9, Z=8, 3+9+8+ 20+ 2.    Liz is a ‘2’ name.  

1; Independent, creative, strong
2. people’s person, intuitive, love-a-holics
3. social butterfly, mentally active, good mediator
4. Organised, practical, caring, counsellor
5. net worker, teacher, sporty, confident
6. family person, healer, selective
7. Spiritual, needs nature, leader
8. entrepreneur, boss, attracts wealth
9. Philospher, deep thinker, humanitarian


Wednesday, 25 September 2013


Love is in the Air

This morning, it felt like it was finally over...my night was full of tossing and turning and absurdly, face book friends I had never met had entered my dreams.....the Piscean full moon had waned and I finally felt slightly normal...I wandered out to let my chickens out of their tiny cute house and was warmly welcomed by the sound of their claws brushing against the metal mesh mixed with their gentle clucking....as I took in the 6.30am view of the mountains I spied mulberries on a tree, a magpie raced me, but I won, he flew away as the purple juice of the mulberries stained my hand...it occurred to me it is Spring, glorious Spring! Love is in the air, love is always in the air but Spring, I love you!

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I have spent many years doing medium readings, teaching psychic development, studying astrology, practicing and teaching Reiki, writing articles, being a radio host and more recently, I became an author.  However, I have never blogged and this is a wonderful learning curve for me and I look forward to the journey ahead. 

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Tuesday, 24 September 2013

 Madness in Mullumbimby 

Yesterday afternoon I was sitting in an outdoor Mullumbimby cafe.  A homeless  man, dressed in what looked like a hessian bag with a matching hessian shoulder bag, long brown hair and a kind but weathered face approached me.  

 He said, ever so politely; 'Excuse me Miss, is the password still 528?' 'Pardon?' I replied . He repeated; 'Is the password still 528?'  In that moment I realised he was either on an acid trip or his cognitive cells had been shot long ago. With as much compassion and certainty as I could muster I replied  with a smile  'Absolutely'  He looked so relieved that the password was still 528, he practically skipped away with joy.

I noticed as he skipped away he was almost handsome but it was the joy he emanated that was attractive.

There is a part of us that always stays untarnished and pure. 

No matter how hurt we get, how damaged we think we are, how screwed up your childhood may have been, whether you've been beat up, dumped by the love of your life, abused by your children, sacked, robbed or had plain bad luck.  Yep, there is a part of us that is invincible, made out of some quality that truly is indestructible. It lives inside us and is ever present and in a quiet moment we are given glimpses of it, it's where hope lives, it's the thing that can perform miracle healing, it's the thing that loves us, it is who we really are.

How do we feel it?  Do you need to go to the Himalaya's and meditate? Do you need to be able to stand on your head for six hours? I don't think so, it's under our noses, it's in our breath.  Stop, breathe, close your eyes, listen.  The sound of silence is where you will find you.  One moment of this inner medicine can change the colour of a crazy day.