Saturday, September 27, 2014

Intuitive Healing Cards? Yes please!


I use oracle cards all the time for readings, usually the Angel Tarot deck. The messages I receive won't always relate to the description on the card; they are triggered by a visual cue that takes me somewhere else. By now I've probably given hundreds of readings on Facebook over the past few years. 

Yesterday I had an idea, what if I took the "healing element" in those readings and translated them into my very own intuitive healing deck? I might just start with a pack of blank index cards, write the message on one side and draw stick figures on the other. Pictograms are the best I can do, but the image will be clear in my mind. 

Down the road, I will find someone to illustrate the cards, but for now it will be good to use them myself and experiment with the images, concepts, etc. So that's on the horizon! I could also share them on here and on Facebook if they are pretty. I'll start with one or two images each week and take it from there. =) 

I also pulled a card for myself to get a bit more insight on this idea. The image that came up referenced wisdom; it tells me that I'll be able to access my soul's wisdom by creating these. Inspiration comes when we're being creative and this may be the step that I have to take now.  




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Reiki hugs, Regina 


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Wednesday, September 24, 2014

The Seven Psychic Senses

It's time to write about a topic that I should have covered years ago: Psychic Abilities! Last week I wrote about intuition: what it is and how it helps (also where it comes from). We can all use meditation, crystals and other tools to develop our psychic senses, making it easier for us to notice our intuition. So far I have come across seven: clairvoyance, sound, touch, smell, taste, emotional empathy and "just knowing." Some people call them skills or gifts. In my experience it has been a mix of both. We can use guided meditations to develop all of these senses, but most of us will be naturally gifted in one of them. And we don’t get to choose the “psychic sense” we are good at. It's a surprise! 


In my case, clairvoyance was the quickest to develop, I tend to get a combination of images, symbols, colors, even cartoons and movie clips running through my mind. Tarot also works for me because of the imagery. Clairvoyance can be like playing Pictionary, someone draws an image and you have to guess what they are trying to say. Sometimes I wish I could just hear the message and be done with it. But it wouldn't be nearly as much fun. To give an example, a couple years ago I was giving readings in class, and I got a series of apples: Snow White’s Poisoned Apple, indicating that our guest that week was not in a particularly trusting mood. Adam and Eve’s Apple, referencing the Tree of Life and mystical spirituality, and finally Steve Job’s and Isaac’s Newton’s apples, essentially two apples that changed the world. I described each of the apples carefully, adding my interpretations and inviting our guest to do the same. Wow! That reading was about a deep personal transformation. 

Clairvoyance is accessed through the Brow Chakra, which is also linked to telepathy. It is possible to sense other people’s thoughts and concerns, but both parties have to be energetically open and available. I learned a technique at school called mind transference, where we send visuals, colors and images from Brow Chakra to Brow Chakra. The receiver would write down what they got and we compared notes at the end. It was a lot of fun! And in that case at least 80% accurate. We can also get a sense of our clients persistent thoughts & feelings through the aura. These can be incredibly useful for Energy Healers, it gives us an idea of what to focus during a session. Otherwise, I’d suggest grounding and protecting your energy to desensitize it, because hearing people's thoughts can be awkward. =) 

The most common skills are probably Clairvoyance, Clairaudience, Emotional Empathy, and Just Knowing. Fragrances do come through a lot in mediumship readings. I am most familiar with clairvoyance, but this is how I experience the others: 

  • Clairaudience is when answers come as thoughts, or words. If you ask a question you’ll get a yes or no answer, maybe a short phrase. Its related to the THROAT Chakra. Taste & Smell are less common. 
  • Emotional Empathy is when we know what other people are feeling. This information is accessed through our Sacral Chakra and the emotional Aura layer. It makes it easier to relate emotionally. 
  • Clair-Cognizance: is when we just know something for no reason. It is filtered through our Heart Chakra. This may be the skill that people think of when they hear the word psychic. Some assume it means we think we know everything, but we only "know" the information we are given.

I tend to get a mix of all of these, with the bulk coming through clairvoyantly. If you'd like to develop your own psychic gifts, Elliot Jay Tanzer has an excellent meditation (available for 99 cents on Amazon). It takes us through grounding the body, before starting at the Root Chakra and working our way up to clear, balance and activate each of these. Even though most of the psychic abilities are accessed through the upper chakras, we need strong foundations and very strong grounding in place first. I am also going to be teaching weekly lessons via Google Hangouts, for those of you who want to learn in a group setting. Look for the Online Lessons Tab above, for details! 

Reiki hugs, 

Regina 



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Regina Chouza is an Energy Healer, Angel Medium and author of A Personal Guide to Self-Healing, Cancer & Love and Chakra Healing & Magick. She studied angel intuition and astrology at The College of Psychic Studies in London, and qualified as a healer at the School of Intuition & Healing UK. Her passion is bringing the qualities of self-love, joy and empowerment to healing pursuitsRead her books to heal yourself.  




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Sunday, September 21, 2014

Connecting with the Formless

I went for a long walk along Paseo de la Reforma today, one of the main avenues in Mexico City. The mayors office closes it on Sundays so that pedestrians and cyclists can enjoy the sights. It may be the only activity where people from all backgrounds come together. There are also free meditation, dance and yoga classes at different points. I took my five month old yorkie puppy for a long walk while the rest of my family rode their bikes on Reforma. 

It was hot, I was tired and thirsty (so was the puppy), so I stopped for an iced coffee near the Angel of Independence. I sat down to write a few thoughts while my puppy tangled herself around the table legs with her leash. The past few weeks I've been thinking about how atheists have it right. Does God exist or is He just a concept we've come up with to make sense of things? There are so many religions, belief systems, etc. What is the chance that anyone is "right"? 

Then I started thinking about the possibility that nothing we believe in matters. Not even our own identities, what we think of ourselves or the rest of the world. The universe is massive, if other dimensions exist then our "planet" is even smaller and more insignificant than we think. And that our lives, our struggles, etc, are just a drop in an endless ocean. Or a speck of light in an endless light. 

It felt right to connect with that formlessness. To lose myself in it. Any concept of a human ego is irrelevant against the backdrop of that nothingness. What other people think of me, what I think of myself, what I think of my book and if anyone agrees with what I've written. My concept of angels, guides and intuition also disappears. It sounds crazy but connecting with that formlessness makes me feel more 'confident' than I've ever been, because the concept of right and wrong ceases to exist. I don't feel the need to label my experiences. Life is what it is and none of the things I worry about matter. With this as a starting point, anything is possible. It's the beginning ... 


The Angel of Independence (snapped on my iPhone!) 




 


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Regina Chouza is an Energy Healer, Angel Medium and author of A Personal Guide to Self-Healing, Cancer & Love and Chakra Healing & Magick. She studied angels, tarot and astrology at The College of Psychic Studies in London, and qualified as an Energy Healer at the School of Intuition & Healing UK. Blogging since 2010, Regina's passion is bringing the qualities of love, joy and empowerment to healing pursuits. 

 


Thursday, September 18, 2014

Where does intuition come from?

My Facebook Friends chose this week's topic: Intuition. 
Some even volunteered personal stories. Thank you so much for your help! =) 

What is Intuition? 

The dictionary refers to Intuition as "a feeling that makes a person act a certain way without fully understanding why?" Webster's Dictionary also references "a natural ability or a power that makes it possible for us to know something without proof or evidence." A hunch, if you will. Both of these definitions resonate with me. The only thing I would add, is that intuition comes to us as a series of extrasensory messages. I honestly believe we are being given the answers, all the time. Every now and then we get a head's up too. The more we listen to these messages, the easier it is for us to navigate our way through life. But where does this information come from? Who sends the message? As far as I can tell, Intuition has two main sources: our guides and angels, and our Soul. 

1)  Angels and Spirit Helpers: We all have a team of angels & guides looking out for us. They send messages, coincidences and direction to help us out. They can also send people to intervene on our behalf. Sometimes they give us direct messages (advice), other times they show us kindness when we need it most.   

This was the case with one of my Facebook friends. Let's call her Lucy. A few days ago she was getting ready to leave for her history class. She was almost out the door, when a little voice told her that it would be a good day to stay home. Lucy decided to skip class. Her upstairs neighbour fell down and hurt herself (or himself?!?). They were home alone, and Lucy was there to help. Its worth mentioning that the reason only became apparent after the fall, as is often the case with our intuitive hunches. Our special team talks to us through thoughts, feelings, visions and also through other people. Next week, we'll talk about psychic skills you can develop to receive these messages, loud and clear. 

2) Our Higher Self (Our Soul) is the 2nd source of intuition. We have a huge amount of common sense stored away, even forgotten. By listening to our body, we can tap into the wisdom that's tucked away in our subconscious. The Soul is the repository of everything we have lived and been in multiple lives, whereas I feel that the Higher Self is the wisdom or awareness above that, guiding our steps  

This is how we can go about it: 

We all have an energy body, it consists of our Aura and Chakra, which are continuously scanning the outside world for information. Whenever we walk into a new situation or meet a new person, our energy scans theirs and makes an assessment. Are they trustworthy, honest and genuine? Would we get along? Is this someone I want to spend my time with, etc. That information is filtered through the Chakras to the physical body, who sends us signs. You might get good vibes from one person. Another makes us feel uneasy and we don't know why. If our energy was clear to begin with, we can trust those vibes. These intuitive feelings can register anywhere, but the Solar Plexus is a common spot. 

Another one of my lovely Facebook Friends volunteered an anecdote to illustrate this point (thank you Kassandra!). Her intuition is in her gut (not uncommon!) and when someone tells a big lie, she gets sick to her stomach. It only goes away when she uncovers the truth. This is probably extreme, but lots of us get funny feelings in our stomachs when something is off kilter. These gut feelings are tied into the Solar Plexus's role as an intuitive alert system. Its also the Chakra through which we handle negotiations and power struggles with other people. So long as our energy is clear, grounded and protected, listening to those intuitive hunches is probably a good idea. We can also work on clearing and healing our Brow and Solar Plexus Chakras of fears that trigger "false alarms."  Try this Stress Relief Meditation to learn how!




  







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Regina Chouza is an Energy Healer, Angel Medium and author of A Personal Guide to Self-Healing, Cancer & Love and Chakra Healing & Magick. She studied angels, tarot and astrology at The College of Psychic Studies in London, and qualified as an Energy Healer at the School of Intuition & Healing UK. Blogging since 2010, Regina's passion is bringing the qualities of love, joy and empowerment to healing pursuits. 


Wednesday, September 10, 2014

More on Eco-Friendly Businesses!

The past few weeks I've been thinking about Eco-Friendly Businesses. This is a topic that I’m interested in but I'm not ready to dedicate my life to it just yet. My focus is still on Energy Healing: sharing it with the world through this blog and with a series of books that I hope to publish. Fingers crossed the books will take off, and when they do, I plan on investing in eco-friendly businesses. That’s still a long way off though, I'm just getting started. Then I had this crazy idea and thought I might as well put it out there. Who knows! Maybe someone else can put it to practice =) 

So here it is! 

I love the idea of a business conglomerate where Nature “owns” a majority share in the company. What I’d like to see, are new businesses and product ideas where Nature is taken into account at every step of the process. The bottom line would still matter – businesses have to turn a profit to survive, but it wouldn’t carry more weight than the environmental  footprint. The people who work there would ask if the products, services and processes sustainable? What impact do our operations have on the environment, natural ressources, etc. 

Here’s an example of how that might work. Before I became a Healer, I worked in consumer marketing. At one point, my job was to manage a line of skin care products. The kind you see in European pharmacies: fancy packaging, premium prices, etc. We had body washes, facial scrubs, anti-wrinkle creams. My job was to pay attention to how the products looked, how they felt, to the experience consumers would have when they used them at home. That includes making sure the bottles look nice on the bathroom shelf. You don’t want them in the cupboard, forgotten. One of my first projects was relaunching our body washes, with new bottle designs, new formulas, new advertising. We were almost ready to go, but one of my colleagues kept pestering me about the bottle caps. He didn’t want the ones we had chosen for new image. 

Let’s call him Michael. 

It was a real problem. My boss had chosen the bottle caps personally. They were gorgeous. Pastel colors, opaque, exactly what we wanted for the brand. The only problem was that we had to ship them across the Atlantic because they were sourced on a different continent. Our next best option was a shiny green cap that was produced locally, much cheaper, but also a little bit tacky. Marketing wanted the pretty caps. Michael, our procurement officer, kept pushing for the shiny ones. He insisted that he pretty ones were a nightmare, they took months to deliver. 


It may sound silly, but we argued about this for weeks in team meetings. It wasn’t until we sat down for a one-to-one chat that I realised he was mostly concerned with making our products as eco-friendly as possible. This wasn’t part of his job description, it was his personal mission. Michael’s job meant he was responsible for choosing the materials we had at our disposal, and he always put biodegradable and recycled options at the top of the list. That was amazing, I wish more people took a stance like he did. 

Michael was boycotting our choice of bottle caps because of the resources that we would waste shipping them across the Atlantic. Not to mention the pollution. The thought had never crossed my mind. His corporate activism changed that. We ended up going with his shiny bottle caps; it was the right thing to do on so many levels. They were cheaper, orders took a few weeks, etc. This was an eye opener for me. It got me thinking about all of the products we buy and the impact they have on the environment.  My vision for the future is to have more businesses thinking about what’s right for the environment. For that to happen, we also need shoppers who care enough to be informed. 


As a consumer you would never know that the bottle cap was shipped across the Atlantic. But we all buy toothpastes and throw the cardboard box away. That's a small piece of waste that is replicated millions of times every month. Why not do away with the box? We can use QR codes and the internet to get the product information, etc. So that’s my big idea! A business where Mother Earth is treated as a majority stockholder, and where consumers and employees care enough to be well informed about the environmental impact of our choices. 


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Regina Chouza is an Energy Healer, Angel Medium and author of A Personal Guide to Self-Healing, Cancer & Love and Chakra Healing & Magick. She studied angel intuition and astrology at The College of Psychic Studies in London, and qualified as a healer at the School of Intuition & Healing UK. Her passion is bringing the qualities of self-love, joy and empowerment to healing pursuitsRead her books to heal yourself.  


Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Manifesting with the Proactive Formula

Last week I wrote about the Laws of Karma and how we can use them manifest good luck for ourselves. Today I'd like to discuss a technique that I learned at the Kabbalah Centre in London. It's often referred to as the proactive formula, because it teaches us to pay attention when making even the smallest of choices. Do what’s right and don't let your knee jerk reactions get the best of you. The theory is simple enough, four steps that are covered in class,  but it does take self-awareness and willpower. 

The idea is that we are were often faced with decisive moments; a split second where we might react mindlessly and reinforce self-defeating patterns.  

The Kabbalistic view is that when you take a breath and change your response, you bring light into your life. This has an outer effect that is synchronistic, as well as big inner shifts where your character is transformed for the better. 

The actual technique might be based on cognitive behavioral therapy, but that was never mentioned by the Kabbalah Centre. It’s covered in the Level 1 class. 

So for example, let’s say your New Year’s Resolution is to get back in shape. It’s Tuesday night, you left work early and you have time to go for a run before dinner! Wonderful! But that’s when the inner dialogue starts. Think back to those children’s cartoons where we had a little angel speaking into one ear, and the little devil into another. The angel says “Go on! Put on your cross trainers! You’ll enjoy the run when you’re out there! You can do it!” You think about it, until the other voice starts up:  “Oh but I’m tired! One run won’t make a difference. I need a nap!” Etc. 



This inner dialogue represents the voice of the Light and of our human ego. The Ego is easy to spot. It speaks out of self-doubt, laziness, fear and sometimes out of anger. Its there to sabotage our plans and to test our resolve. The cartoon angel speaks for our Soul and our Light; it clues us in through our  desires and often through our feelings. These aspects pull us in two different directions. The one we listen to gets louder, and unfortunately it's easier to be swept off our feet by the voice of the Ego. So for example, if we back away from an opportunity because we’re nervous, that's the Ego talking. It pops up in relationships, at work, in social situations, etc. Or if something goes wrong and we react by getting mad and pointing fingers, that’s the Ego. 

It’s probably impossible to completely eliminate the Ego, but what we can do is identify the type of situation where we lose control. One way to do this is to keep a journal and write down what happened each day. How did you react to different situations? When did you let anger, fear, doubt or worry get the best of you. After a while you’ll start to see different patterns, and you can choose one to work with. Ask yourself, WHERE DO I SABOTAGE MYSELF THE MOST and start with that. Its also important not to judge yourself, because you’ll notice how often you listen to your Ego. Observe your reactions for a few weeks and then slowly give yourself the change to choose a different reaction. The change won’t happen over night, be patient and consistent with yourself. 

The better we get at ignoring the ego, the more light we bring into our lives. This opens doors in a very tangible way – after all we’re taking steps to accomplish what we really want. And on a meta-physical level, the Universe rewards bravery and willpower with lucky coincidences. - opportunities that seem to appear out of the blue, etc. We create a lucky streak. At the very least you’ll do yourself a favor by eliminating a bad habit. You might even experience a miracle or two! I’ve had great results with this, for example, I applied it rigorously for a month and found a flat in London with unbelievably low rent. At first you will wonder if it was a coincidence, until you start to have lots of lucky coincidences. 


Reiki hugs, 

Regina 

 

 


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Regina Chouza is an Energy Healer, Angel Medium and author of A Personal Guide to Self-Healing, Cancer & Love and Chakra Healing & Magick. She studied angel intuition and astrology at The College of Psychic Studies in London, and qualified as a healer at the School of Intuition & Healing UK. Her passion is bringing the qualities of self-love, joy and empowerment to healing pursuitsRead her books to heal yourself.  




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