Hey all! Thanks again to all who emailed for readings – I will get back to you in the next day or so.

I had a long talk with a couple of different spiritual advisers/teachers about my recent and ongoing spiritual experiences. I’ve realized that some of them do not need to be shared (except with teachers or people on the same path) because they are sacred and between me and my higher Self & God. Others can and will be shared here and elsewhere in order to help others and draw people experiencing similar things in order that they can relate.

Since my last post (which was written when I was in New Hampshire, on a road trip), I’ve back arrived home and gotten back into the swing of things. While on my road trip I subjected myself to circumstances that aren’t exactly ideal for a spiritual seeker; however, they served a higher purpose, some of which I don’t yet understand. Some of the things I did involved me being in what some would call ‘unsavory’ places, such as bars, etc.

I did accomplish the personal goals that I set out to do while there, which was awesome! One part of that, I realize now, is that I wanted to ‘test’ myself – to see if I really have changed and really am interested in living a different way. I also wanted to see if I would drink alcohol, given the chance… I surrounded myself with all of my old major ‘triggers’ for wanting to drink: my old drinking buddies, bars, super nice hotel rooms, road trips, etc. And throughout it all, I stayed sober. I attended no 12-step meetings. The entire experiment and experience proved to me that I have indeed changed my consciousness and the way I deal with life. I can easily stay sober. I do not need to drink. I also had a realization dawn on me while having dinner in a Boston pub with a friend: I never have to go into another bar if I don’t want to. And I don’t – there are some very strongly negative influences and entities within them.

And… drumroll please… I am no longer identifying myself as an alcoholic. This doesn’t mean I won’t attend my old 12-step meeting; I still will, maybe once or twice a week. I have friends there and there is a definite spiritual purpose for me to be at those meetings. (I plan to write more about this in a separate post!)

I also proved to myself that I do indeed have willpower and self-discipline, because I did my concentration exercises and meditations EVERY SINGLE DAY regardless of how tired I was!

The only thing I didn’t succeed at while away was eating healthy. Road food and fast food because overwhelmingly tempting and I gave in. However, I’m remedying that now.

One exciting thing I did while on my road trip was visit a few different metaphysical/New Age stores in various cities and states. I picked up some various crystals, books and CD’s. In Indianapolis, I got an Aura Picture Reading, along with an intuitive reading that came along with it. The woman was dead on with what she said. I hadn’t even been expecting to get a reading with the picture so it surprised me. By the way, I may scan in the picture when I get a chance. It was rather interesting. My energy field was HUGE and had a lot of orange, gold, green, yellow and red in it. Now that I’m home and have revamped my diet, spiritually ‘cleansed’ myself and rejuvenated my energy, I want to get a new picture. I learned that one picks up lots of ‘influences’ while traveling and staying in hotels and being in crowded places.

One thing the woman picked up on was that I’d recently released a lot of karmic burdens and lessons. She perceived that I have a blank slate with which to work on now. She said that I have the power to ‘write my own fairytale’ in my life. For some reason that stuck with me and I am planning to do some writing along those lines…

Anyway, that is it for now… I’m still doing intuitive email readings; however, it will take up to a week or so for me to get back to you! I’m also working on a post about various media influences and how they affect us. It will not be one of those ‘Media is BAD!!! Turn off the TV!!!’ posts. No… it’s that I’ve had some direct experiences and realizations in regards to various media sources (TV, books, music) and have decided to share them with as many people as I can.