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How can you hear the voice of your Guide Team and better yet, learn to trust that it really is them communicating with you?
In today’s podcast, I give you one great suggestion on how to do that straight from the Guide Teams themselves!
Tune in and listen. Feel free to comment on what your experience has been in the comment section or on the PI Facebook page.
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Podcast #33: A really easy way to hear from your Guides
Hi and welcome to the weekly Practically Intuitive podcast! This is Lisa from PracticallyIntuitive.com – happy to have you listen in.
By the way, if you have a topic suggestion or just want to know more about ways you can bring your intuition into your life in a very practical and useful way, let me know! I’m always on the lookout for podcast topics.
Today’s topic comes from my work with clients over the past two weeks. I’ve noticed that their Guides have been suggesting the same thing and wondered if that didn’t mean I should broadcast that to a larger audience.
Wonder no more! I’m broadcasting it!
The most asked question I get from my clients is this: “How can I hear my Guides more clearly so I can better work with them?” and almost without fail these past two weeks the answer has been “Write us a letter. And then we’ll answer.”
What do they mean by that?
I’ve mentioned before that I’ve kept journals since I was ten. When I’ve gone back to look through them from time to time, I noticed my habit of writing letters to myself and then answering them back. You know, like, “Dear Lisa: What the heck is going on with my boyfriend? I have no idea. Can you help?” and then I’d write an answer back “Dear Lisa, let’s talk about what you need to know in this situation…” and so on.
Once I became familiar with the “voice” of my Guides, I realized it was always them speaking to me through these “letters”. And that astounded me because I just had no idea that’s what was going on. I didn’t even know about Guides in Spirit. It just came naturally to me.
So, that’s what the Guides have been suggesting all week for my clients. Writing them letters.
But the other night, one person’s Guides made it even easier for them to connect. My client said she tried writing them as we talked about but couldn’t be sure that what she was writing as a response wasn’t something she made up out of her head.
That bit of doubt creeps in to EVERYONE so she wasn’t alone at all. When you start, it’s hard to know if you’re just making it up or if you are really bringing through guidance. Like anything worthwhile, it takes practice to discern the different voice and vibration.
Her Guides told her to start off easy – pretend you’re writing a letter to your Grandmother. Something like “Hi Grandma, how are you? I’m fine, I’ve been having a lot of fun taking a new class and hanging out with some friends that also go to that class. We learn a lot of stuff and it’s cool.” Blah blah blah. Easy and bland, right?
Why would you do this if you had a pipeline to your Guides? Why wouldn’t you start off with “Tell me my soul mission here on earth and what about that new guy I met, is he THE ONE?”
Attachment. You have a lot riding on knowing your soul mission, right? You probably have a lot riding on whether or not Mr. new Guy is “THE ONE” for you. Loaded with expectation and attachment. So, if your Guides answered and said “Your mission here is to be a shining star for those who cannot see the light and it doesn’t matter much HOW you do it but THAT you do it. And oh, by the way, Mr. Man is a great candidate for THE ONE for you.” you’d be all “Well, that’s what I WANTED to hear so it can’t be true.”
RIGHT? Yeah, you know I am.
So, don’t start there because you don’t have the foundation of trust built up yet and so that guidance will be meaningless and cause you doubt.
Start with things that don’t overly matter. Just chat with your Guides. The exercise is meant really for you to learn to tell the difference between YOUR voice and that of your Guide team. At this point, don’t go seeking answers to really big questions because you’ve not built that core of trust.
Once you have done that, then it gets easier to know what you’re pulling out of your butt vs. what is true guidance from your team. You learn what feels true and what doesn’t.
In my experience, their voice is never, ever not once ever judgmental. Never. If you sit down to write your guides and you get back a rehash of all the things you’ve messed up, that ain’t your Guides. that’s your ego self babbling away just because it can.
You’ll be able to tell the difference in tone, in vibration and in essence without a whole lot of effort but you do have to get in there and practice it.
Just start – anywhere – and keep writing. It doesn’t matter if it feels weird or what comes out at this point. Your goal is to establish the flow of communication. When you have that part down and you feel what comes through resonates in a deeper way, THEN you can start asking the bigger questions. You’ll be able to trust the answers that you get because you’ve built that foundation bit by bit.
And, in time, you’ll find that the voice of your Guides blends much more easily with that of your own higher self so there’s no more need to know what info comes from where. It comes. And you act. That’s it. Really.
So, start small and say hi to your Guides. Tell them about your day. Tell them what scares you. Tell them what makes you happy. Just tell them.
Then listen.
And then…trust.
It’s that easy. For reals.
If you would like some support on your path to truly listening and trusting or maybe you just need someone to see your blind spots and help you step out of them, contact me. I hear your Guides so clearly and make it easy for you to take action. Come work with me and see how your life can change for the better.
That’s it for this week – I’d love to hear your thoughts and comments over on the Practically Intuitive Facebook page or on this post at my website.
Enjoy your week – this is Lisa from PracticallyIntuitive.com. Bye for now.
Once again, I’m sharing the latest from Veronica as channeled by April Crawford. You can read more about April and Veronica right here.
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The Creator of Your Life Plan
“In each life there is a plan that all wish to complete. It may be a carry over from another lifetime or a new endeavor. Each soul has a direction it feels is important to its evolution. Upon entering physical reality, the element of free will enters into the mix.
It would be easier, we suppose, to just follow the plan and be finished with it. The truth though, is that there is free will and each energy makes decisions that sometimes derail the soul from your life intentions.
This does not mean that all is lost if one should abdicate or alter their plans.
Choice is a gift that if used with clarity can be empowering. By making choices the individual can participates in all avenues of their experience. By changing course, one simply chooses to go about their evolution in a different manner.
The importance of being clear in this regard is taking responsibility for what your input is in any situation.
Decide to be the creator of your life plan regardless of where your choices lead you.
Redirect any negative energy incurred when you or someone else makes a choice to do things differently.
In the big picture, having free will is an advanced feature. Life was not meant to be a map of following all the predetermined directions.
It was intended for you to think clearly for yourself and make choices based upon your intellect and emotions. While in motion.
Do that.
Give yourself and others permission to go about the evolution of soulful energy.”
-VERONICA
When is the right time for you to understand your path and purpose? In today’s podcast, I talk about how we all find that on-ramp when we are ready to step into it and not one minute before.
Are you ready? Book a session with me and find out what steps your Guides and Teachers can offer so that you’re zooming onto that highway at full speed!
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Podcast #32: How do I get there from here?
Hi and welcome to the weekly Practically Intuitive podcast. I’m Lisa from PracticallyIntuitive.com – thanks for listening in.
Today’s topic comes from a couple sessions I did this week where my client wanted to know how to even start getting on the path of their soul work. They could see and feel the essence of it but couldn’t quite envision the on-ramp to that work.
I think that’s often the way things are meant to be when seeking your soul’s work here on Earth. If we could see the entire vision when we were seven, for example, it wouldn’t have a whole lot of meaning. Sure, there are people who lean toward certain things when they are young and then bring it to fruition.
My cousin’s son was glued to the weather channel starting at age 4 and now he’s a scientist at NASA studying, among other things, weather patterns and the use of rainfall to mitigate nuclear radiation. Yeah, his 4 year old self knew the plan but it was up to his adult self to direct how it would play out.
Others among us (myself included) meandered their way onto their path bit by bit by bit. I was a voracious reader early on and excelled in writing but lots of fields can use those skills, right? When I took a psychology class in my senior year of high school, I knew I had found my “home” – I loved to know why people made the choices they did. My husband jokes that on my tombstone it will say “Here lies Lisa always wondering “what’s that about?” – I really am that curious.
So, I shifted to following my dream of being a therapist and majored in psych in college. However, there was this thing called grad school that I didn’t overly care for so I feel into a job as a receptionist at a financial services firm – a field I’m in to this day. True, I did use my counseling skills to pull stock brokers in off the ledge when the market would occasionally take a dive but it’s not the same.
Long story short, I had no idea I’d end up where I am today – doing the work of my soul as a spiritual teacher.
What I do did, though, is follow the steps in front of me. I took class after class after class, got my Reiki Master and Healing Touch certifications, and even spent time in a seminary thinking I’d be ordained and work in hospice care, assisting those transitioning to the other side.
In retrospect, I see how all those classes and workshops and experiential training prepared me to do this work. I had no idea that I could bring through guides and teachers with such clarity. When I was ready for it, those skills came shining through.
And so it may be with your path and purpose. When IS the right time for you to understand what that is? When you are ready to take the steps that lead you to it. Even if all you do is announce to the Universe that you’re willing to look at what your path might be, that’s enough for things to start flowing your way.
When I was in my early 30s, I remember being in a store that carried all kinds of nifty new-age stuff – angel cards, meditation cds and the like. I distinctly and clearly remember this thought: “I know I belong here. I’m not sure how and I’m not sure why, but I belong here.”
That was a message from my higher self. I knew it then (even if I didn’t know where it was coming from) and I can even more clearly see it now. Pay attention to things like that. Little nudges, thoughts, and ideas that give you a tiny piece of the puzzle.
When you’re ready for a bigger piece, you can ask for it and it will be done. Your work is in asking, receiving the answer and then acting on it. I’m proof that the more you follow those nudges, the more they lead you in the right direction.
Seeking your soul purpose can be a joyful experience. And it can come through in many ways. I’m sure I would have done just as well as a minister in hospice care. And who knows? Maybe that was a small screen shot of something yet to come.
Be open. Be willing. Be ready because when you ask for it, you can bet on it showing up. Might not be in a way you expect but that’s the fun of it.
Thanks for listening and if you have any questions about this topic, please join me over on my Facebook page. I’d love to hear from you.
This is Lisa from PracticallyIntuitive.com – see you next week!
Inspired by “Tapping the Well Within: Writing from your source of effortless creativity, deep wisdom and utter joy” by Alix Moore, today’s podcast takes a look at validation versus acknowledgment and how not to give away your power.
Sometimes, it takes putting on these “High Priestess” shoes for me to walk in that power.
(I don’t go too far, though. I’m afraid of falling off them in public!)
What’s your way of holding on to your center when you’re nudged out? (You can borrow my shoes if you want!)
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Podcast #31: Holding on to your personal power
Hi everyone and welcome back to the weekly Practically Intuitive Podcast. I’m Lisa from Practically Intuitive.com and I’m glad you’re spending some time with me today.
Today’s topic comes from a book I’m reading to review for Pathways Magazine. It’s called “Tapping the Well Within: Writing from your source of Effortless Creativity, Deep Wisdom and Utter Joy” by Alix Moore. And It’s also one that I’m being called to look at in my own life right now. The Universe is timely that way!
I wish I could read you the whole section on this topic from the book but I’m excerpt the most salient point here:
“The energetic opposite of validation is acknowledgement. When I ask for my work to be validated by others, I give them power over me: the power and permission to judge me. On the other hand, when I acknowledge to myself the value that my work has – that is, validate myself – I keep my power.”
When I was first stepping into energy work about ten years ago, I listened to a lot of Wayne Dyer’s lectures and his work has had a profound influence on my personal growth. One of the things I remember (and which Alix quotes in this section) is his guidance to “strive to be independent of the good opinion of others” – meaning, essentially, regardless of what others think of what you’re doing (positive or negative), separate yourself from it. Because then you hold on to your own personal power.
There are places in my life where I am fully and completely in my own centered energy, needing no validation from anyone else. Doing the work of my soul, for example. When I’m in a session with my client, I am fully present, bringing all the skills I have to that space of healing.
And then there are places where I allow myself to be open to opinions from others. Not just the “good opinion of others” but the crap opinion of others as well. In fact, I wonder if I’m not more comfortable there than standing in my power. Because stepping forward, making your voice known, is scary! I admit it.
I’m a peacemaker at heart – I don’t like shouty, loud people. And I have learned to step out of my own power for the sake of keeping the peace. Maybe you have too?
So, how do you keep your personal power and not allow the opinions of others to hold sway over what you do?
Little by little by little. At least that’s how I’ve had to do it. In each situation where I’m faced with a choice – making my voice heard vs. shrinking back for the sake of keeping the peace, for example – I step forward a bit. It’s hard. I won’t lie. And it really shoves me out of my comfort zone.
But if I am to move into a place where I rely on my inner knowing in all facets of my life (not just the places where it’s easy and comfortable) then I have to do this work.
Don’t laugh but I have a friend who has long called me the “high priestess of the woo-woo” and for some reason, I love that nickname. Especially the High Priestess part. When I get in situations where I feel so very vulnerable, I ask myself “What would a High Priestess do?” and then I do that. Uncomfortable as it is, I do it. That’s how I work through my habit of giving away power. Because you just know High Priestesses don’t do that, right??
Where in your life are you handing over your worth to another? And Where do you hold it tight, knowing that no one can touch it?
This is an area where an intuitive reading and some follow-up work can be really helpful. Bringing into consciousness places where you are giving up your power and looking at ways to take it back, you start the shift that creates change. Every little step moves you closer to where you want to be. It doesn’t have to be a leap. Baby steps are good too!
That’s all for this week – come hang out with me on my Facebook page or over on PracticallyIntuitive.com. And if you’re lucky, I’ll even show you a picture of my High Priestess shoes! They’re pretty awesome (and no, I don’t wear them in public lest I fall off of them and break a hip or something!) but my cats sure dig them!
Have a lovely week – this is Lisa from PracticallyIntuitive.com. Bye for now.
In today’s podcast, I ponder why someone would get a reading and what they can expect from it – well, at least what they can expect when they get a reading with me! (Beware: I’m on a soapbox on this one!)
And I announce details of my newest class for those intuitives who want to learn how to give professional level readings coming in March.
Lots to talk about this week!
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Podcast #30: Intuitive Readings – What’s the point?
Hi everyone and welcome back to the weekly Practically Intuitive podcast. This is Lisa from PracticallyIntuitive.com – thanks for listening in.
Let me just tease you a bit with a new class I’ll be offering in March – if you’ve ever thought you’d like to do intutive readings for others but are not sure how to do that or where the heck to start, this one is for you. I’ll be offering an eight week program that will not only teach you how to do those readings at a professional level, but help you find your own way of doing it. It will be limited to six people who will work together over the two month period, supporting each other and growing their skills. At the end of it, you’ll be confident in what you get and ready to take your skills out into the world. Whether you want to do it professionally or just as a way to be of service to others, you’ll know where your guidance is coming from and how to help people put that guidance into action. (Can you tell I’m excited about it?? I can’t wait to get this going!)
Look for more information and a free Q&A call to talk more about it.
And all that leads me to today’s topic: What is the point of getting an intuitive reading? Why would someone seek that out and what can they hope to come away with?
Several years ago, I did a Spirit Guide reading as a gift for a friend. I spent hours and hours talking with her guides to get their names, how they worked with her, and anything else that came through. I typed it all up (about 15 pages worth) and made it all into a pretty presentation. I gave it to her and several days later she came back to me saying “This is lovely, thank you so much. Now, what do I do with it?” and it really made me stop to think – Yeah! What DO you do with that? How would all that information help her with things going on in her life?
And out of that one question she asked me, Practically Intuitive was born. I wanted to bring through guidance that could help people resolve issues in their life or illuminate the next step. What good is it knowing your Guide’s name is Malcolm and he reaches you by touching the tip of your nose? How does that help you figure out what’s the best road to take on your journey?
It doesn’t.
I have had many a reading in my day. In fact, I was quite the afficianado of intuitive readings – if it looked cool, I’d try it. And I have to tell you, I spent quite a few dollars on readings that were of little to no help to me at all. I will never get another reading at a psychic fair, for example. And not because the practitioners weren’t decent readers but because I cannot take in and process information in that atmosphere. I know that about myself.
I’ve had readings that told me what star seed planet I’m from without giving me any information about what that means to me here and now. Or readings that talked about what I’ve done in other lifetimes…how does that help me now? The information may be useful but it was left to me to interpret and figure out what to do about it. That’s like a doctor going “Yep, you’ve had a heart attack. Good luck to you!” and leaving you to find out more. That’s not what I’m paying the doctor for and it’s not what you pay for when you engage an intuitive reader.
When I started doing intuitive readings for others, it was with the very clear intent that the information I brought through, whether from Guides, through the Akashic records or whatever – had to be applicable to every day life here on earth. Otherwise, what’s the point?
I consider what I do very sacred work. Sure, in these podcasts and even in readings with me on the phone, I show my dorky, goofy side. Because there’s no reason it all has to be so solemn. But I do take the fact that those who engage me for a reading allow me access to their soul very seriously. And I treat it that way, working to help move them a few steps more down their path.
People come for readings to bring to light things they may not be able to see. They know something isn’t quite working but can’t figure out what it is. I’m able to hear their Guides so well that I make getting the messages, the cues and the guidance really easy. Not only that, but I’ll make sure they come away from our work with steps and guidance to create some movement.
Intuitive readings and working with practitioners who do energetic work is an investment in yourself. It’s your way of saying to the Universe “I’m open and ready to do the work I’ve been called to do.”
Make sure your investment is one that pays dividends – seek out an intuitive who understands that it’s not just pretty words from far away Guides but validation, support and most of all, things you can put into action to continue the work.
I know I’m a bit militant but that just shows you how strongly I feel about it as a practitioner. And for those I train to do this work, that will be my focus as well. The information you bring through has got to have some application to the person you’re reading for or you’ve wasted your time and theirs.
Whew! Okay, I’ll get down off my high horse here. But this is an important topic and one I’ll probably talk about in future posts or podcasts.
Please feel free to comment on this podcast either at the Practically Intuitive Facebook page or on the post for this podcast itself. I’d love to hear what you think makes for a good intuitive reading and what experiences (good and bad) you’ve had in the past.
That’s all for this podcast – enjoy your week and I’ll see you next time! This is Lisa from PracticallyIntuitive.com, bye for now.
I’ve mentioned Veronica before – April Crawford is an open, deep-trance channel for a spirit guide called “Veronica” who shares nuggets of wisdom in a weekly(ish) newsletter.
This one is particularly apt for where we are now in our collective consciousness.
The Importance of Self Awareness
“Each physical life offers an opportunity to expand the soul. Life lessons are created to offer the choice in regard to the accomplishment of that. The physical reality offers the choices but alas also offers many distractions that can keep one from attaining their full potential.
Attempt each day to have awareness of your participation. Within the chatter and noise of the physical lies a path to the core of your own soul. It is important to maintain the trueness of that path by being totally aware of your participation in this physical realm.
Decide to release unnecessary drama that can cloud your purpose. Often that includes separation from those who are creating the drama, and taking responsibility for your energy within the moment. A complicated moment it may seem, however, once the energy is silenced, the clarity of your soul speaks loudly.
Take the time for the exploration. Be aware of your soul and its need in this reality. Often the chaos is a reflection of those around you, not necessarily your own vibration. By being self aware, you may be able to discern the root of the chaos.
Align with the rhythm of your inner energy. Be aware of all its nuances, and become harmonious with it.
It is a great gift to be evolved, but the moment becomes more enhanced by being aware.
Pay attention to the small moments. They are the seeds to the garden of your experience.
Be aware of what your energy brings to the table. Be responsible for altering your perspective in the situation. That ingredient may realign the drama and enhance the evolution.”
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It’s all about being conscious, being open and being in gratitude for what shows up. After all, you created it, right??
Today’s topic comes from Practically Intuitive reader Nick at Spiritualredux.com who asked how do we have faith in what the Divine throws at us?
As usual, I have a true-life example of holding the faith even when I was bathing in my own self-created chaos.
(Here’s a hint: we are all “the Divine” along with our team of Guides and teachers. Once you get it’s really YOU throwing stuff at yourself, it begins to make more sense.)
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Hi and welcome to the weekly Practically Intuitive podcast. I’m Lisa from Practically Intuitive.com – your one stop shop for all things intuitive and practical!
We’ve still got a few spots left for the January two session special. I’ve talked with some really neat people this month and am loving doing the work with you all. If you’re interested in jumping in, see the details on the post for this podcast.
Today’s topic was a suggestion from Nick at SpiritualRedux.com. He asked how to have faith in what the divine throws your way. That’s a great question because you know and I know that the Universe can have an interesting (shall we say) sense of humor and toss all manner of things at us when we least want or expect them. How do you trust that what shows up is for your highest good?
First, let’s start with the very radical premise that you create what shows up for you. Good or bad or in-between, you are responsible for it. Can you accept that you have that power in your life? Can you further accept that you draw to you experiences that help you grow?
If you can wrap your head around that concept then it’s much easier to understand what’s going on when the Divine throws something your way.
And now: Lisa’s real life example #937:
In March of 2011, I was all on fire about leaving my day job and transitioning into this work full time. I had momenturm, things started lining up to show me it was the right time and I was so close to turning in my two-week notice. Then, all hell broke loose at my office, someone left and I had to step in and take on another full time job in addition to what I was already doing. So, instead of leaving one job for my soul work, I had two full time jobs and no time for my soul work.
The day job took every ounce of my energy and I had no time to create classes or do readings – Practically Intuitive almost ground to a halt. I had to step back and look at what was going on. On a mundane level, it was that I had no energy left for this work. But looking at it from a higher perspective, I realized how much it terrified me that I would leave behind a consistent paycheck for doing the work of my soul – trusting that the Universe would support me.
So, I bailed on my soul work. Because I was scared. It wasn’t until September or October that I decided I was not going to put Practically Intuitive on the back burner any longer. And I came back to that work in full force mode.
I take responsibility for drawing a lot of angst and drama to me that didn’t have to be there. Sure, things at my office would still have happened as they did but because I was scared of stepping out on my own, I made it a bigger deal than it really had to be.
How did I manage to have faith that I’d get through it? Because I saw what lined up for me when I was ready. But I still ran away. I really did. I had to acknowledge that and own it before I could give the Universe the Go-Ahead to start things up once more.
And when that door opens again, as I know it will because I’m driving that door-opening train, I will go through, probably a lot more prepared than I was last year.
See, here’s the thing: you work in co-creation with your Guides and Teachers and the Universe at large. You toss out an intention, they lob something back at you. What you do with that is up to you entirely.
I tossed out that I wanted to leave my job, they tossed back at me the one thing my husband said he’d need for him to feel comfortable about our finances. (And let me tell you that it was a specific amount of money that just showed up for me so not something that happens every day.) I could have used that sign as a means to move forward. Instead, it brought up my fears.
So when the divine (who is really you working with Guides, Teacher and your own higher self) tosses something at you, look at where it comes from. Look at the lessons you are being offered and decide how you want to move forward. Consciousness about all this makes a big difference. I knew that I was scared to move forward but I didn’t realize how much I was until I dragged something in that made me make a clear choice: more energy to day job or more energy to Practically Intuitive. I think you know where I landed on that decision!
No matter what shows up, there are lessons to be learned. Whatever path you take (or if you take no path and float through life), there are lessons your soul set up before you became the you you are right now. When the divine tosses stuff your way, remember that the power to shift and change it is right in your own hands. Have faith in your self.
That’s all for this week – thanks for listening. Please add your thoughts and comments over on my Facebook page or on the post for this podcast. Enjoy your week! This is Lisa from Practically Intuitive.com. Bye for now.
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