Reconnecting with Divine Source Energy

I believe that so much of our suffering in this world comes simply from the fact that many of us have lost our connection with that greater, loving energy that is within and that binds all of us. I will call this Divine Source energy for the purpose of this piece, although this energy is more commonly known as God. Feel free to use whatever term with which you are most comfortable.

Life is a mystery, that this mystery, I believe, is Divine Source energy, or love. We each carry pieces of this source energy within us. As it feels so out of our grasp, it carries the essence of mystery and not being real. But when we can tap into the love and the co-creative powers that lie within us, we can learn to embody that sense of wonder that is the essence of this energy. And that sense of wonder leads to curiosity and experiencing life fully, with a sense of joy, purity and oneness with all that is.

When we become more aware of the God-like essence within us, we can begin to reestablish our connection with who we really are, which is that we are pieces of this Divine Source energy.

magic in the first letter of a name (sent to me by my sister)

Here are a few ways to do this, in my perspective:

1)    Every day, simply imagine that light is flowing into your body in the top of your head, like sunlight. Then imagine this light flowing up and down from your head to your toes in both directions. This activates something and is simply just healing in all ways. Also, it can shift energy within you, which means that the experiences around you also begin to shift (as everything is based on this web of energy)!

2)    Send out thoughts of kindness to others. When we feel love within us, and when we allow ourselves to love ourselves wholly and unconditionally, we are at peace with who we are, in “right relations” with ourselves. We can then be aligned also with the world, as vessels receiving and sharing light.

3)    Set aside 3-5 minutes every day to quiet your mind. When we intentionally relax the natural tension that we pick up from everyday life in our bodies, then we can more fully embody this inner peace. Our physical bodies manifest what we experience emotionally, and vice-versa. Then, when we can get control of our “monkey minds” by developing focus, concentration and clarity, we can become masters of harnessing this God-like energy that is already within us for our highest and best use and for the betterment of the world.

With the suffering that comes with being human, having a strong core and connection to our inner light, and to the light and guidance that is all around us, connecting to a Divine and loving Source, keeps us strong and grounded.

For people imprisoned or in other circumstances of extreme suffering, meditation and going into this Divine essence of themselves can help them cope with unimaginable situations.

As long as we make an effort and set an intention to connect with light and Divine Source energy, we can be like mountains in storms, in calm and in sun.

For me, this connection is what has purely and simply kept me going and helped me expand and even share this with others. (Join me for a free online class, How to Hear Your Spiritual Guides on Wednesday November 14th to enhance your intuitive connection!)

How do you connect with Divine Source energy in your life? Please share in the comments here!

A Message of Love

Dear friends,

Here is a message from Spirit. I hope you find some benefit in this energy that flows from a loving place.

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Today I would like to talk about love. Love that flows freely in your heart. Do you know what this feels like? When you feel love, your heart is open. The love flows like a gentle stream, endlessly. Love begins from within. Do you unconditionally love yourself and every aspect of who you are? If not, what is stopping you? Is is something someone else told you? Are you allowing another to define your worthiness?

We say to you now that in the eyes of God, you are perfect, Divine and filled with light. Somehow many of you have forgotten that. Did you know that God loves everything about you? Does the word God bother you in this way? If it does, remember that God is simply love. But a never-ending love that flows within and around you. And it feels good, doesn’t it? Don’t you want to feel good?

If you are missing this feeling, ask yourself what is stopping you. Love is your birthright. Loving yourself is the core. Sharing this love is the shell.

If only you knew how powerful love is. It could end wars, stop suffering and heal in ways you could only imagine of. And love is kindness. Love is forgiveness. Love is compassion. Love is gratitude and grace.

You are loved. Be love. Spread your wings and allow your love to shine.

- From the source of the Highest Love.

Free Yourself from Mental Prison: With Meditation, Light and Conquering Fear

It’s been a while since I last wrote. I have been immersed in my studying hypnotherapy, mindful guided imagery and intuitive guidance. While I have been doing some reflecting, I have been enjoying practicing as well. The practice of being still, being outside in nature and listening and observing, and then transferring that over to my thoughts, has been transformative for me.

I was not exactly sure what it was that changed. It could be the hypnotherapy I have been doing (I am a client too!), or just being more aware of my thoughts, but I have noticed that my old, worn-out worries are just not really there as much anymore. It’s almost like they have almost disappeared.

If this is so, then why so many people are still suffering? If only they knew that life does not need to be so hard. Why are some still living inside their mental prisons?

“Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds!”

— Bob Marley, from Marcus Garvey

I have to remind myself that not everyone is aware of this fact that there is in fact a mental prison. There is a paradox at play – you cannot fix what you do not know is broken. To awaken to this fact takes some quieting of the mind and connecting with Divine Source energy, with God, with your true self, which is all of the above.

So many of us just accept that our way of life is just “how it is.” That we are meant to be addicted to smartphones, stressed, depressed and medicated. That we are meant to work 60 hours a week and go out drinking on the weekends or binge-watch TV shows just to cope with the pain of living this way.

Sometimes, though, it gets too much. Somebody gets terminally sick, has a nervous breakdown, loses their job or has some kind of other “wake-up call” that things are not alright. That it’s not normal to live like this.

I could go on and on about the ills of our society, and why I believe that things are like this, but ultimately my goal is to help you, and to help us humans free ourselves from our own minds.

Simply, the goal is, I believe, to raise our vibration. I know that many of you have heard that before, and maybe you are wondering just what that means. In my view, "raising our vibration" means that we are living in a state of love for our fellow humans, that we feel hope, compassion and kindness first toward ourselves and toward all sentient beings, including the Earth itself (herself).

Sometimes it’s hard to do this, though. Many of us have experienced unimaginable trauma, and some of us have just experienced little traumas over our life that has added up into a shell we have erected to protect ourselves. But eventually, we start to realize that the shell is cracking and falling apart, and that we need a new solution.

And then what sometimes happens is fear. Fear of what it means to let go of this protective outer shell, fear of letting a part of ourselves go, fear of trusting in a power higher and more loving than ourselves. Voices and opinions of what we have heard from parents, teachers, the media and even friends swirl in our heads, often reinforcing our worst fears. And then we get paralyzed. Some of us know this is not a way to live, but we cannot find a way out of our mental slavery. And if you are sensitive and empathic, then you are even more at risk of being negatively affected by these low-vibration influences around you.  And this can lead to darkness, to depression, to drug addiction, and sometimes to suicide.

I have seen this happen to people around me, and it breaks my heart. If only they knew that there is a better way, that many of the “solutions” in the traditional Western medicine can completely debilitate and numb people, especially children. Is this what we want? We have been trained to believe that if we just take a pill for something, that it will make everything all better. We have been taught that there is a "quick-fix solution" for everything. But many do not realize is that with all of these prescriptions, we are just masking the real problem, which is still there deep down until it is confronted.

Then there’s our smartphone and internet addictions. Last year, after returning to the U.S. from a trip abroad, I was amazed when going through customs that almost every single person had their head buried in their phones. I am not sure if we realize what this addiction is doing to us, to our brains, to our emotional wellbeing, to our sanity and to our health. It takes time for the effects of smartphone addictions to cumulate, but if we are not careful, we are at risk of becoming a nation of automotons. It’s not our fault though! (Not completely, at least). People running large social media companies and designing smartphones and video games design these to be as addictive as possible. Every time we get a “Iike” for something, or a “follow,” we get a rush of dopamine. And then we go back for more, again and again. It’s time to break ourselves free from this cycle of dysfunction.

Clearly, it is still a battle to fight this wave of social programming that is happening to us.

However, there is good news in all of this, I believe. It has gotten to the point of being almost as bad as it can be. There is a backlash against this, a movement to get back to the Earth, to live more simply, to become more self-sufficient and to unplug from the programming.

For me, I try to do all of these things, and also have found three habits to be essential to my own soul growth, awakening and maintaining a sense of clarity, peace and freedom. The following suggestions I hope will help you in kind:

1)    Create space to rest your mind. Become aware of your negative thought patterns by training yourself to become the observer of your experience. And this is best done by a daily practice of meditation, even if just for 5 minutes to start. (And consistent too.. you wouldn’t stop brushing your teeth after noticing they were clean after a few days of brushing, right? Same goes for keeping our minds “clean!”)

2)    Tap into a source of pure love higher than yourself. This can be God, or angels, Jesus another Ascended Master, or spirit guides, or simply just light. But this is what will keep us going... finding our higher selves in our hearts, the seat of our souls. Imagine a ball of light growing in your heart every day, and imagine that this light is spreading through your body. Send this light as a form of healing out to the world. This is raising your vibration.

3)    Work on your stuff. Dig into your fears. Excavate your limiting beliefs. Uncover your self-defeating thoughts. Just identifying the negative Ego is the first step. Then you have a choice whether or not to let it run your life anymore. Meditation trains your mind (and it takes time!) to let go of negative thinking and beliefs. But often some of these beliefs are so deeply entrenched (since childhood) that it might be necessary to re-program the subconscious mind with affirmations and positive thoughts. Modalities like hypnotherapy or neuro-linguistic programming can transform your subconscious thoughts completely.

For me, this “recipe” of three approaches has been key. Other important pieces are getting outside in nature, finding joy and having fun, helping others in need and being with community and friends. And just being gentle with yourself. It’s really actually kind of simple, if you think about it. It’s just a matter of devoting the time and effort to re-training your mind, and creating a life that will free you. It’s not supposed to be this hard. Life is supposed to be filled with joy. And if it’s not, then it’s time to make a change. You don’t have to take my word for it, though. Try committing wholeheartedly to doing the above three things for even just 30 days and see if you don’t notice a major shift in your life.

It’s almost not a choice we have anymore. It’s time to live the lives we deserve to live. We don’t have time to waste any longer. We have suffered for too long, and our suffering has led to us causing the suffering of others, including animals and our planet. The old ways of protesting and fighting things are not working anymore. The only way we can survive this time is if we change our mindset and shift our consciousness at the core. This will be what saves us.