Friday, April 25, 2014

TV Mediums, Dreams and Premonitions

The past few weeks I have been watching the TV show Medium, with Patricia Arquette. It's about a psychic mom, Alison Dubois, who works part time solving crimes with the DA. Most of her visions and insights about cases come in dreams. And she wakes up in a fright after each one. That must suck. 

The  psychic mom gets little bits of info at a time which send her in the general direction of the culprit but not quite. Sometimes I find the main character to be self-absorbed, because everything in her life takes second place to her dreams and sense of "righteousness." She had a dream. She has to act on it before they commit a crime, no matter what. Every now and then she takes a stand against someone and then realises that she didn't have a full picture. Ouch.

If anything, those experiences can teach the rest of us a lesson. Psychic impressions can be hard to interpret or place. A bad dream might scare you if you mistake it for a premonition. Not all of the things we dream about or sense will come to pass. I like to think of the future as a "Choose Your Own Adventure" novel. The choices we make tomorrow can take us down a different road, and the vision we had today can change. That is one of the reasons why I don't ask about the future very often. I would rather get a little head's up so I can adjust my behavior now and travel down a different road if possible.

That said, the show is a lot of fun. Her little girls are also psychic and you see how each if them handles it. And she does catch a lot of bad guys. The show is bases on a real life psychic. One of my tutors practices Remote Viewing - it wasn’t easy to wrap my head around! I don't see myself going in that direction, for now. 
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Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Buddhism 101

I have been reading up on Buddhism lately. Based on what I have seen so far I would define the concept of Nirvana as "lasting peace of mind." It is hard to summarise a spiritual path in a single blog post, but Buddhism tells us that: Life Stinks (sometimes), the cause of all suffering is wanting life to be something it's not, and that we can escape suffering by giving up our "ideals" and accepting life as it is. 

Some of this I find hard to swallow. If life is less than optimal, why shouldn't we try to create better circumstances for ourselves? Do we "settle" for less and stay where we are? Isn't that the definition of mediocrity, at least by western standards? Like most spiritual paths, Buddhism focuses on spiritual growth as a priority. Better luck in your next life. I feel conflicted about this. I do. 

What I did find useful was the Eightfold Path to Nirvana. Things we can do (or not do) everyday to be more centred, happy and relaxed. 

This is how I understand the Eightfold Path:

  • See life as it is, not how you want it to be.
  • Don't try to shoehorn life into your idea of what it should be. The same goes for other people, we can accept and love rather than change them. 
  • Speak plainly. No drama. No manipulation. 
  • Keep life simple  :-)
  • Be grateful for your job and do it well. We don't all need to win Nobel Prizes. Spiritual pursuits are important too. Let's keep the job in perspective, and focus on what makes the heart & soul happy. 
  • Balance is king! The middle road is sustainable, being a goody two shoes, not so much! I take this to mean that we all make mistakes and that's OK. 
  • Cultivate self-awareness, how do we speak, act and move about? This is the first step towards mindfulness, which encourages us to be present in our daily lives and fully aware of who we are. 
  • Live in the Now! Meditate 

Personally, I thought about the first point and I still want to manoeuver my way around situations that don't feel right. If you don't enjoy your job, find a new one. Don't despair. It won't last forever. Better things are always around the corner. I also think that we have a shared responsibility towards people who have it hard. Maybe the person who was born in abject poverty can't do much to rise above it, but the rest of us could help by rethinking our systems. War, poverty and inequality are the result of systems we have created. We can fix it - part of that might mean healing unbalanced egos, too. Why do people act out?

We can also share insights on how to do well within that system - for example, there are lots of things that I learned in business school that would be helpful for others to know and apply, and I can help by sharing that knowledge. We all have practical ways to help or lift others - often with a change in perspective. We can all do our part, in ways that are probably quite easy for us too. And that’s OK, it doesn’t have to be hard, just effective when it comes to helping others. I’m thinking that when we were kids, sharing and helping was a formative experience. And that empathy is still needed. But it might be easier to get everyone on board if we all pitch in, in whatever way is easiest and most effective for us to help out.  

Just thinking of the end result … 





2025 Updates: Following up on that last paragraph, a few posts on life skills: 






Thank you for sharing! 


Regina 


Ps … Buddhism may place an emphasis on compassionate action, I’m not sure. My Reiki classes did, and that tradition has Buddhist roots. Apologies if I got that wrong.






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Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Taking a Breather

It is time for a change of scenery and I'm going on holiday tomorrow! Really looking forward to it too, my family is going bike riding in DC to see the Cherry Blossoms. Will be nice to spend some time in nature. I might not log on until I am back. My notebook is coming with me this time, hopefully I´ll get some writing done on my next book. Have a wonderful week!





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Thursday, March 27, 2014

Activating Your Merkaba (Merkawhat?)

I am taking a short break from the channeling posts. A few things have happened along the way and I don't want to leave them out. For instance, last month I went to a  "Activate Your Merkaba" workshop. 

I had heard of Merkabas but never thought to look it up. It's meant to be a New Age vehicle for ascension, as in, it raises your vibration so that you can move from the third to the fourth dimension quicker. I am not sure what that means metaphysically. The third dimension is the one we live in. Everything is physical, in 3D. The fourth "dimension" is the astral plane, where ideas, concepts and projections exist. When we meditate we can go to the fourth dimension to meet our guides, etc. The fifth dimension is said to be that of unconditional love, where The Christ energy resides. 

Do these dimensions exist? Do we need to leave one to experience another? Maybe not. The way I interpret ascension, we don't go anywhere except to a different part of ourselves. One where you feel more secure and happy. My main focus is on grounding myself, being physically present, opening up, and being more accessible to myself and to others. I also like Eckart Tolle's ideas about detaching from the ego, thoughts and insecurities. His approach has a lot in common with Buddhism. 

That's not to say I didn't appreciate the Merkaba workshop. The activation meditation helped me open up my Heart Chakra. It starts with deep breathing which fills up the lungs and opens the chest. The mudras (finger positions where the thumb touches the index finger, middle finger, and ring finger) also help by sending energy to your root chakra, your sense of patience, and to your confidence. 

I liked the meditation but somehow stopped short of activating my Merkaba, a double inverted 3D triangle around the body. For some reason, visualising the triangles made me feel claustrophobic. What a weird reaction! LOL. It reminded me of one of my healing clients, who didn't like to visualise grounding roots because she was scared they would pull her underground (very Lord of the Ringsy). Or the way that pendulum healing makes me feel dizzy. There are a lot of modalities out there. Not everything will be a good fit for everyone. I did go on to read a book on Ascension Magic by Christopher Penczak. I am enjoying it so far, even if I haven't quite put it to practice. 

Below you'll find an illustration. To get a feel for what it is like, visualise a pyramid structure around your physical body and just imagine it spinning (slowly). 


  




 
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Regina Chouza is an energy healer, angel medium and the author of A Personal Guide to Self-Healing, Cancer & Love and Chakra Healing & Magick. Blogging at Diary of a Psychic Healer since 2010, her passion is bringing the qualities of love, joy and empowerment to healing pursuits. Read her books to unlock your intuition. 

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Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Opening to Channel - 2

This is the 2nd in a series on Channeling, click here for Part 1.

Today's topic is about releasing our fears and beliefs. There are many reasons why we would want to do this, here are a few (off the top of my head). We tend to worry about things that will never happen, or about things that have already happened. This creates an atmosphere of anxiety, worry and doubt that has little to do with reality. You might be scared that a partner will leave you, for example, because of relationships that have fallen apart in the past. These fears can influence our behavior, ironically creating tension that could in fact, lead to the end of what might have been a stable relationship. 

Our fears and beliefs can also shape our experiences. My first channeling tutor, Roger Hanson, would tell us that there are no absolutes, except that whatever you believe to be true, is true for you. This parallels a magical hypothesis about individual realities. My unique and indivual belief is that healing is real, I can create or attract an event by thinking about it (or by fearing it). And that money is a pleasure to earn and spend. One can be grounded, spiritual, practical, safe and abundant. It's entirely possible. 

I could write a book on this (and maybe I will one day!) but for now, let's talk about fears and beliefs as they relate to channeling. Books like Neal Donald Walsh's Conversations with God are said to be channeled by human beings who made contact with the spiritual world. The question is, who were they listening to? We each have a spirit/soul and a mind/ego. The soul has access to Divine Wisdom, to lessons learned in past lives, to our a Higher Self, etc. The mind can get in the way with self-doubt, worry and fears. If we try channeling without grounding ourselves in love and releasing those fears, it can be very easy for the fearful parts of our imagination to take the lead. The same is true for intuitive readings, automatic writing and even dreams. We can scare ourselves and others!

Luckily, we can work on healing and releasing our fears :-)

Beliefs are equally important. If we believe something is possible, we are more likely to succeed. Just about anything is possible if you check your beliefs at the door. Meditation and journaling are good ways to do this, but first, let's talk about grounding, connecting and energetic protection. Whether you're channeling your feelings, your inner wisdom or your spirit guides and angels, it's best to be grounded, centred and protected. Same is true for any kind of psychic reading. Stay tuned! 



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