Do the Reading Yourself

I am often asked if I "channel" when I do a reading.  A "channel"  is a conduit through which some substance can flow.  I prefer to channel myself when I read.  I flow myself  and my energy through my body.  There are some psychics who actually do leave and allow another being to come in and do the reading. These psychics are called "trancemediums."  I personally  believe that it's important for you to learn how to read first before allowing other beings to channel through you. You have to learn how to be in control of your own space and energy before turning your body over to an entity who may not value and care for it as much as you do.  If they leave any of their energy in your space, or if they don't totally disconnect from your body, then that is a way for them to control you.  If you don't know how  to read yourself, you won't see this happening.  Entities are not "higher" or "holier" than you, even those who claim to be so.  They are here to learn and grow, just like us.  "As above, so below" works both ways.  It's a good thing to be in communication with spirits while you read, just don't let them take over control of your body or the reading.

Many people are natural channelers, it "just happens" to them.  They move out, and another spirit moves in.  Some of these psychics move so far out of their bodies, that they don't even remember what was said during the reading.  Sometimes, the other spirit doesn't want to move out.  So it's very important to learn how to be senior in your own space.  People who are famous channellers and have been channelling for years have very strong contracts with the beings with whom they are working.  They may be channelling some very profound information that is helpful for many people, but at some point, the beings' agenda may become more important than their own purpose for being here this lifetime.  Chronic or strange illnesses and ego issues can be indications that someone has given up their seniority to beings whom they are channelling.

In addition to being of service to people, I read for my own personal growth.  I learn something about myself from every person whom I read.  When a channeller loses consciousness during a reading, it doesn't seem to me that they can be learning very much from it.  The beings want to have a body without the responsibility that goes with it.   You don't have to provide the beings the space to do the growing and learning at your expense.  They can get their own  body and experience their own joys and pains that come along with the human experience!

I will be blogging much more about readings and how to read.  Instead of including my usual "Psychic Exercise" for you this time, I invite you to come to one of our Reading Clinics, or take a class.  You'll get lots of exercise your psychic muscles there! The next Psychic Tools 101 class starts Thursday, April 15.  We would love for you to join us.  Bring your beings with you and we'll teach them how to be helpful to you without invading your space!

Enjoy Your Day!
Madeline
http://www.psychicawakeningsseattle.com/

In the Garden of Spiritual Growth

I profess to be a spiritual teacher. My purpose is to help others with their "spiritual growth." What does that mean? Sometimes I ponder that myself. Life seems to be so full of problems. We are always promising ourselves to become "better" people, but real change seems to be very difficult. How can you tell when you are really changing? How is it that you are different than you were before?

Spiritual growth is a process of becoming more aware of yourself as Spirit expressing through a body. As your awareness increases, you learn how to use your spiritual abilities to create your physical reality. You learn how to manifest the things you need to be physically comfortable like a warm house, food and clothing. You learn how to create right livelihood, relationships and abundance. You learn how to use your psychic abilities to read and interpret the energies around you, distinguishing what is your energy, and what is not your energy. You no longer have to be a victim to foreign energies overwhelming you. You learn that working with energy to create change takes much less effort than trying to control situations with force. You learn how to manage and enjoy the emotional levels of your body. You are able to sit still and look within yourself for your answers. These are some of the markers of spiritual growth as I have experienced them. I teach people all of these things because I love watching their eyes light up every time they realize, "Yes! I can do this! I can just be myself and do all of these things too."

As I said above, spiritual growth is a process on this earth. Things don't always go the way we think they should. Manifesting in the physical world is challenging because the energy is much denser. When the energy is heavier, things happen slowly. We often lose our clarity due to the emotional nature of our human bodies. Even with spiritual awareness, some of our lessons are painful. But we know that some pain is part of the process and that we are hopefully just cleaning our deeper levels of our awareness. To sum it up, spiritual growth is the process of remembering that you are Spirit, expressing your divine nature through your body, and manifesting peace and love in your life and in the life of others around you.

Exercise for Spiritual Awareness: Sit in a straight back chair with your feet flat on the ground. Close your eyes and take a deep breath to relax. Visualize a strong grounding cord of energy from your hips deep into the center of the earth. Let go of any expectations and put your attention about two or three inches behind your eyes. Without using thoughts, slowly shift your awareness among the following suggestions: First, be aware of the weight of your body in the chair; then move your awareness to your heart beating, your blood flowing and your breakfast digesting; next be aware of your life force energy that animates your body. Now be aware of your awareness. Expand your awareness to know that you are not your body, you are not your thoughts, your are not your problems, and you are not your emotions. Let these few moments of spiritual awareness and freedom be a healing for you.

Peaceful Blessings,

Madeline

http://www.psychicawakeningsseattle.com/

Alive and Well

OH MY GOODNESS!! PLEASE forgive me! I am indeed alive and well, but like so many other bloggers before me with good intentions, I've let too many weeks (or is that months?!) pass by without a word. It's not as if I was outright neglectful. I did actually sit down on occassion and try to eke something out. Well, I'll skip the excuses and just start fresh today (with this short Hello)! Spring officially starts this Sunday, and I feel my Creative Sap rising.

Blessings!
Madeline
http://www.psychicawakeningsseattle.com/