View From Top of Hill, Sedona

I have decided to move to Sedona! During my week in California, I missed it so much that I decided to try and find a rental house here. So I came back and everything fell so neatly into place that there is no way I am not meant to live here! I literally found a rental house within 3 days and have already moved in. I have a front and back yard with various trees, including my favorite kind (pine) and I’ll get to do a little weeding and gardening. :) :)

I also have extra rooms and plan to turn one of them into a guest bedroom, since I know several people who already want to visit me here.

Since being here, I have undergone several healing, clearing, purification and enlightening experiences. I’ve also connected on a deeper level with some new friends who share my passion for healing, spiritual experiences, connectedness with with the Divine, intuitive gifts and much more.

More details to come! :)

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. :)

Sometimes I wonder just how much of my spiritual journey I’m supposed to be sharing on here or in person with others. Do we share our profound spiritual experiences with others, or keep them to ourselves? Do we share them with others who do not go through the same things? This is a situation I am trying to figure out. Many miracles and profound things are happening in my life, and while I am so eager to share them with others, a part of me feels I need to take a step back and find out why I feel the need to talk about them. Most people haven’t yet gone through many of these things and can’t relate.

That is one reason this blog doesn’t get updated as often as I’d like. Because I think about posting something that happened, then I say to myself, “Wait… how would that come over to the general public? Would people think I’m crazy? Would people think I’m showing off? How do I write about this?”

One profound thing occurring right now in my life is that I am very ‘awake’. It’s to the point that I look around and many people appear to be asleep, just going through the motions of life. Yet at the same time I can still see their inner light. If I look at a person long enough now, I can literally see the light of their soul. (See what I mean? How can I tell people this without them thinking I am crazy?) But I know it is happening, and I feel more grounded these days in reality than ever. I see how people start to respond to me when I look at them in this way, and there is a deep change in them. They begin to open up. There is a love experienced that I feel in my own heart chakra radiating outward to them during this time. They relax and start to look more lively. I am in tune with my intuition at that time and can pass along things to them that will help them.

I’m not sure if this new ability of seeing people in this way is a result of new third-eye stimulation and awakening, or if it has come along with concentration and meditation, but… it’s profound and I am SO grateful to be able to connect with people like this. There’s a part of me that longs to make a huge difference in people’s lives. I want everyone to find the joy and love and miracles I’ve discovered in life recently…

So, along with these and other things occurring, I wonder how much of it I am supposed to share about. I’ve decided to start keeping a detailed private journal of all of my experiences.

If anyone has any feedback or opinions on this topic, feel free to leave them in the comment section!

Also, I am taking some time tomorrow night (Wednesday) to do some email intuitive readings. Please let me know if you guys would like a reading. I’ll take the first four people that email. (Email address on my ‘Who Am I?’ page). If you emailed me prior and did not receive a response, feel free to resend it if you are still wanting a reading.

I hope you all are enjoying your week so far!

Hey all! Thanks so much to those who emailed me for help. I received a lot more requests than I thought I would! The feedback I received was very helpful and positive. It has led me to realize that this is something I am meant to do.

I will be away in Oklahoma City for this event for the weekend. So I will not be on email (except very sporadically and briefly) until next Monday. However if you already emailed me, I will definitely get back to you over the next couple of days!

I am so excited, as I will be receiving a past life intuitive reading on Sunday. As mentioned elsewhere, I’ve already uncovered several (around 10-12) of my past lives during meditations, past-life regressions and intuitive readings in the past year and a half. (I met with a therapist regularly in 2010 and we did several regressions together in order that I could figure out why I was going through certain issues in this lifetime).

Anyway, I’ll definitely let you all know what comes up! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend. :-)

Hey everyone, happy Friday! That last post was written when I was in quite a spiritual frame of mind. As a matter of fact, I am not the true author of it, although it came (technically) from my keyboard.

Here is a random personal update in bullet points, since I haven’t done one in a while!

  • I’ve been going through a lot of emotional ups and downs lately, clearing out old emotions, thought patterns and outdated beliefs.
  • I’ve been slowly learning to develop and exercise self-discipline in various areas of my life, including diet, physical exercise, daily goals, etc.
  • I’ve started wearing skirts and dresses much more often. I’m usually a capri/pants and shirt (lots of black) kind of gal, mainly because I am not yet at my weight goal and I don’t always feel comfortable in dressier clothing. However, I’ve decided to embrace the feminine expression and also wear lighter and brighter colors. Heck, I chose a female body for this lifetime for a reason… may as well make the most of it and have fun with it!
  • I’ve started doing a little gardening on and off with my teacher. I can’t believe I’ve never done much (if any) gardening before… it is both profound and enjoyable and grounds me thoroughly, yet also brightens and cleanses my energy field. I love and feel very close to plants, grass, trees and nature of all kinds. Some of the best spiritual lessons can be learned in the garden… for instance, pulling weeds can be likened to removing the ‘weeds’ in your mind – the unproductive thoughts.
  • I’ve been reading more of Doreen Virtue’s books lately. For whatever reason, I am able to closely relate to so much of what she has written! I receive a lot of spiritual insight and revelations when reading her books. As a matter of fact, my most profound spiritual ‘download’ (from superconscious mind) to date came while I was [literally] in the middle of reading her book, The Lightworker’s Way.
  • I’ve begun experimenting with a new method of healing, and it involves basically just seeing people as they truly are: Bright souls and spirits. I’ll update more on this later!

I will be writing some new spiritual posts over the next few days.

Last but not least, I have set up a new forum for anyone and everyone who wants to gather together and chat about spiritual things. Link coming soon…!!

No matter how painful things are, they will get better

This is something that I am posting for both myself and others.

Things have been really up and down in the past few days. I keep reminding myself that every ‘down’ time in my past has been used for the good and/or has been a powerful learning experience. I have no doubt that this will be, too. It makes it a little easier to get through.

I’ll post again once I’ve gotten through this situation. :-)

I had a conversation with a metaphysical friend several weekends ago. We were talking about why some people seem to appear really light and spirit-filled, while others don’t. And some seem to be really ‘dark’. This friend brought up that quote that goes something like, ‘that which you feed grows stronger.’ Meaning in this case, people who continually seek spiritual things will naturally give off a glow and light. And those who continually feed the ego and/or ignorance will not. I know this happens with me… when I’ve had a few good days of meditation and spiritual disciplines, I’ll get tons of comments from people telling me that I am glowing, or that my eyes look extra bright and green, etc. Strangers stop me a lot on these days to chat or smile and say hi.

So, do you want to give off a positive, light-filled energy aura that attracts a lot of people? Start meditating and/or praying regularly! Read spiritual books and texts and start feeding that ‘light’ part of you within.

Here is a fantastic affirmation that I got from spiritualforums.com recently:

I am pure, I am divine, I am unconditional love. My heart is the temple of Divine energy. I radiate pure love energy.

Definitely a high-vibrational and powerful affirmation! I’ve been very interested in raising my vibrations and keeping them up lately. (The ‘keeping them up’ part seems to be the most difficult). Other high-vibrational things I am doing these days is reading The Dhammapada (Buddhist literature) at night before bed. I also completed a 40 hour fruit fast. I ate nothing but fresh raw fruit during that time. I had a great meditation today before coming off of the fast.

My next fruit fast will be at least 2, maybe 3 days!

Anyway, lately I’ve been really interested in reading about monks and yogis! Especially the ones who wander through the Himalayan mountains, or those who go to live in ashrams in India and Tibet. I’m especially fascinated with the guru/disciple relationship. The ascetic/monastic way of life intrigues me… imagine giving it all up for a spiritual pursuit. Many of these people subsist on spartan vegetarian diets and leave all of their possessions behind. I have to admit, the more I research the subject, the more I wish I could do it myself. Leave everything behind… (or most everything!) and travel to India or Tibet to find a guru. Haha. I know I was a Tibetan Buddhist Monk in at least one past life. This is probably why I currently find myself so fascinated in the subject.

Anyway, a couple of posts ago, I mentioned that I’d blog about a couple of intense spiritual experiences I had last week. These will be briefly mentioned in my next post, so stay tuned…

Hello all! I am so excited to finally have started this website. I am no stranger to websites and blogging in general (I actually make my living at it!) but this is the first time I’ll be on a blog devoted purely to my spiritual journey.

I am currently working on my life’s history (under the My Journey So Far) page to flesh out my background a bit. It’s not quite done yet, but I figured there is no time like the present to get this blog officially started!

Anyway, it’s Friday afternoon… after traveling almost every weekend for the past month or so, I’m taking it easy this weekend. Today is pretty open. I may take an afternoon walk and I might go to a recovery meeting tonight. (For those who don’t know, I am part of a 12-step recovery program even though I no longer subscribe to some of their ways of thinking. I go for spiritual support, to experience fellowship with others who have been in my shoes and also assist/help others). I also still need to meditate, do my candle exercise and affirmations. (You can see more on what I do on a daily basis here).

Speaking of affirmations, I decided to go ahead and put one or two at the end of every post. Today’s affirmations are for the throat chakra (an area in myself that I am actively working on healing):

“I live in my truth, I communicate my truth, I am the Truth.”

“I develop will each time I meet a life challenge.”

By the way, I have been advised by spiritual teachers to say affirmations at least 10 times per day and up to 100 times per day. I usually shoot for somewhere in the middle of this, although on days I feel I need more, I’ll do 100.

Happy Friday to all reading this! :)

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