I had a great reading this week (Awww, I am going to miss my psychic school when I move to Mexico next month). I have always considered myself a doer and an (over) thinker. And now that I am a qualified Healer, I assumed that I would do a lot of healings. Busy busy.
What the reading suggested, however, was that I simply be. Without trying to do anything, and that the healing would happen by proximity. Maybe I give off happy healing vibes (smiling!). I like the idea and it also takes some of the pressure off.
This Tuesday I will put it in practice. It's my first official day befriending cancer patients at the centre where I practice Reiki. The job description for a befriender is to sit and listen. It's not about doing anything to help (there is only so much you can do or say). We're just there for them.
Yesterday's readings couldn't have come at a better time. The past few months I have been keen to volunteer as a Healer but it's about what they need, not what I think I have to offer. And if the client needs me to sit and hold the space, that works for me.
When I was about eight or nine, my mom sent me to Jewish summer camp. We were Catholic and to this day I have always thought she must have had a weird mental lapse when that happened. It wasn't fun being the only Catholic kid. I had never met anyone who didn't think Jesus was the Son of God.
I had also never met anyone who didn't believe in or care about Mother Mary. I was shell shocked and for the first few days I kept asking them questions. Not because I disagreed with their faith, but because I couldn't wrap my head around it. What do you mean you don't believe in X, Y or Z?
Lunch time was also a surprise. The other kids told on me for not bringing a kosher lunch and I had to wait until after camp to eat it. Where were all of these rules from? The only food rule we had was "no meat on Fridays in Lent." That summer was an eye opener for so many reasons.
Why do I bring this up now?
Facebook is Why. We all led relatively sheltered lives in the age before the internet. We knew the people around us and what we saw on the news. And our experience of reality had smaller boundaries. How many Buddhists are there in Kansas? How many Bible Belt Christians in Delhi or London? If we think of spirituality, religion and culture as a range of colors, the palette varies from place to place. The likelihood of us being splashed with a new or different color was not high, until now.
The internet changed all that. Now that I am on the blogosphere, I sometimes have people telling me that God is against intuitive readings. Which is a shame really, because intuition is nothing more than learning how to Listen when we ask for help and for guidance. Anyone can do it, though for some reason it's easier to read for others than for yourself (less worry and wishful thinking).
But we all have different backgrounds and for some that is The Belief. It's not my belief and sometimes they call me on it. I don't know why we humans are so keen on telling people what is "right" or "wrong." I've done it too, so I'm not pointing fingers. Sometimes it can be hard not to call it like we see it ...
Hiro Nakamura was my favorite character on Heroes. They were all pretty cool, even the baddies, but Hiro was the best. It always cracked me up when he called himself the Master of Time and Space. He would also squint/blink himself into a different location, usually to rescue someone from danger.
So today I went to a class on Time Travel workshop. If you are wondering, we didn't teletransport ourselves to another time or place. Thank God that is impossible. I imagine the real experience would be a lot more frightening than Michael J Fox would have you think.
Instead, we followed guided meditations to view our past lives, from the comfort of a nice yoga mat and hard wood floors in South Kensington. It was pretty cool. During the first meditation I saw myself in a Central American jungle scene, under the stars and near an archaeological site. I think I was some sort of a medicine woman or healer (big surprise) and it felt like I was grounded, less of a thinker. No concept of time either. I tried to get a sense of the century, say 1600's? It didn't feel like we had a concept of "European Time Keeping" so it must have been a long time ago. That was pretty cool.
After lunch we did a second meditation and this time it felt like I was seeing a different place in the universe, but not a different time. It felt like a cluster of stars, rocks or light. And it was full of light beings but no vegetation or water to speak of. No air. No concept of breathing. There were also elements that I would describe as metallic. Some of that light was shining our way.
There are a lot of reasons why I keep going back to the Kabbalah Centre. Something always clicks and even if I don't agree with everything said; there are a lot of good ideas that I can apply to my life. Yesterday we had a no nonsense lecture on MONEY and how to bring more of it into your life. Some spiritual personality types shy away from the desire to be rich, thinking that they would have to be greedy little dudes to focus on having more cash.
But at the same time, we all have to think about rent and bills. It is also nice to have extra for holidays, a nice place to live, etc. So where do we draw the line between wanting enough and wanting too much? And what about quality of life: do we want to spend time, energy and life force chasing dough? Yesterday's class didn't cover this (haha), but in the past we have talked about money being neutral. Not good or bad. It's what you do with it that matters - and possibly what you do to earn it. For example, quality of life, legality, ethics, etc.
How do you choose to spend, invest or donate money? You could buy free range products, which are expensive but less traumatic for animals. As an investor, you could look into eco-friendly businesses that treat nature as a stock holder, not a cash cow. Or, you can find another cause to support. The ones with the purse strings decide how and where money is spent. We can do lots of good and enjoy a better quality of life. Nothing wrong with that.
Not everyone is destined to be a Bill Gates, or needs to be one. But we all deserve to live well. Yesterday's question was, how do we go about experiencing more wealth in our personal lives? Is it affirmations and meditation? Pushing yourself to get ahead? Climbing up the corporate ladder year by year, or venturing out there and starting a new business?
The Answer:We have to create it, and most of all, add Value.
Work smart. Work passionately, work with purpose, and ideally choose an enjoyable career that also adds value. No shortcuts here. But we can get a leg up by asking God, our Angels and Guides, or Spirit to point us in the right direction. Where does inspiration come from? Why did the Google Guys suddenly think to reinvent search? Where did JK Rowling get the idea for a wizarding school? The ideas were brilliant, both full of potential, but what made it happen was their ability to follow through. They were inspired, they embraced it and they didn't let up. One of my managers in the cola world used to say that everyone in marketing had good ideas; not everyone had the ability to follow through and get them done. That is makes the difference: Imagine. Believe. Do!
I can personally think of a few ideas that I haven't followed through with. It's time to get started. Success may not happen overnight, but it can happen relatively quickly when the universe is aligned (including our intention, creativity, and action). Let's get on with it!
Now just for laughs - a fun clip from Jerry McGuire!
My channeling class came to an end this week. Like so many things. My time in London is winding down and for once I didn't feel sad. Rather, I found myself feeling grateful for four wonderful years.
To think that so much has changed since I randomly moved here in 2009. At the time, I had never really heard of healing. Reiki Shmeiki. I didn't know spirit guides existed or that we could actually communicate with them and with our angels. Astrology was something I poked fun at (though I am still not a fan of horoscopes). And I had never had a psychic reading, much less given one.
It's been a fun ride. Not sure what comes next but I am sure it will also be fantastic. And you never know, I may be back someday. But let's not get ahead of ourselves lol. The decision to go is fresh, only a few days old. And I am not leaving for a few months.
People often ask me how they can be sure they are on the 'right spiritual path'. Are they doing what they are supposed to be doing? I have wondered the same thing myself a few times. Am I living the life I was meant to lead? And really, what does that even mean? Who knows what we are supposed to be doing?
Today it finally dawned on me that we're here to be ourselves, to learn to live authentic, heart-centred lives. For some this might mean being a devoted mother or father. Others might find a career that they feel passionate about. Or they may juggle both. So long as we live in the moment and bring love into our sphere of influence, we're on the right track. We can choose to do this on a large scale, or deeply touch the people we come into contact with in our daily lives.
It's about our interactions with the people we meet, the environment, society, you name it. Every moment brings an opportunity to channel a little love and light into the world. How we do that is entirely unique.
