Shifting Gears

The last few months I have received a lot of frantic phone calls.  Many of you have been experiencing major shifts in your lives.  Jobs and careers no longer fit who we are.  Some of you are getting laid off or fired.  Relationships and marriages are ending.  Deaths and divorces are occurring.  The place where you live no longer feels comfortable.  We are being asked to relocate, shed material possessions and embrace new things.  At the same time, our circle of friends and acquaintances is getting smaller and smaller.  Spirit is moving us forward (whether we like it or not) into those places that are unfamiliar, uncomfortable and new.  While the initial reaction is to 'freak-out', it's better to relax, trust and go with the flow.  If you believe that Spirit always has the best in mind for you, then you need to TRUST that any coming changes are going to be wonderful and amazing.  It's important to embrace what is coming instead of resisting the unknown. 

What is this shift we are all experiencing and why is it happening?  Collectively, we are all being asked to 'step it up'.   In the past, changes occurred slowly over a number of years.  Not now.  Now you are being asked to change and change quickly.  What is this all about?  According to the Mayan calendar on December 21, 2012 a regeneration of the earth is set to occur.  We aren't going to wake up that morning as changed people.  This shift is going to occur slowly over the days, weeks, months and years leading up to that date.  The date 12/21/12 is synonymous with the ending of a 26,000 year cycle in which the sun completes its orbit of Alcyone (the central star of Pleiades constellation).  According to the Mayans it is after 12/21/12, that we will be in a new world age in which we will all have 'open willing hearts'.  (See www.13moon.com for more information).  This may sound far-fetched or impossible to most of you, but there are many who have predicted this shift besides the Mayans.

The reason why most of you are frantic is because we all sensitive to the energies of this earthly shift.  We are feeling it NOW.  For some of us there is a consciousness of this shift and for others this shift is unconscious.  Human beings don't like change.  It is human nature to resist change.  Change helps us grow and evolve.  Why did we choose to come to planet Earth?  We have come here to evolve on a soul level.  Soul growth only occurs through changes.  It is no coincidence that a lot of you are being called to positions where you will serve others as healers, facilitators, coordinators and spokespersons.  Why is there a 'calling' to these positions?  The world needs healing.  The healing doesn't start on a grand scale.  It starts on a small scale with YOU and touches each person you come into contact with.  Think of it as a wave effect that ripples through everyone we know.  Our efforts and our changes help benefit others.  "Heal yourself and you heal the world".  We need to commit to healing ourselves and our emotional issues in order for 'whole-ness'  to occur. 
 

"When we are whole, we attract others who are whole."

"When we are whole, we attract others who are whole."

"When we are whole, we attract others who are whole."

If we don't do the work, we maintain our emotional issues and then we keep meeting the same people over and over again.  Why is it that we are so afraid to do the work?  We don't want to dredge up all the sadness and pain.  Left inside of us, the sadness and pain manifests as disease.  In the last 10 years, science has confirmed a correlation between emotions and disease.  Cancer isn't something you get.  Diabetes isn't something that happens to you.  Heart disease isn't something you wake-up with one morning.  Disease happens because we don't address what is happening emotionally.  We have become a society of 'stuffers'.  We take what hurts us and stuff it away somewhere so we don't have to deal with it now.  Dealing with it, processing the pain and letting go enables our growth.
 
I want to examine some of the changes you've been experiencing:
Broken friendships, relationships or marriages - If the man or woman you've been involved with doesn't resonate with you anymore, it is because you've already started shifting and he or she is resisting it.  If your friends are disappearing, it's because you are shifting and they are resisting it.  Collectively the energy dynamic in your relationship(s) must match.  If you are both growing, evolving and shifting, then the relationship or friendship will go forward.  If one party is resisting, the relationship or friendship will end. 

As we move forward into this place of "open willing hearts", we will need to say good-bye to those who aren't willing to travel the path with us.  It is important to honor those people, respect them and bless their journey for we would hope they'd do the same for us.  For anyone who is resisting this shift, the journey becomes more challenging.  It is like trying to swim upstream against the current. 

Home/Relocation - If your home doesn't feel like a comfortable space, it is because you've energetically outgrown it.  It is time to move to a space that will help your soul and spirit grow in the manner it needs to.  If you are being called to move out of state or to another country, honor that.  There is a need for you to put roots down in a location that holds better energy for you.  Most of you know that I moved to California from NJ a few years ago.  As much as I loved the East Coast, I knew that I belonged somewhere else.  Spirit was calling me to come to California where I could better serve the collective.  I packed my bags, took only what could fit in my car, gave away tons of stuff and made the journey here.  I have never been sorry for that decision.  I am where I'm supposed to be.  The expansiveness here in California has enabled me to open up even more spiritually than I previously thought possible.  For me living in California has been a blessing. 

Job or career - If your job or career doesn't fit or you feel as though you want to do something else, trust that calling.  Research the type of work you are being 'called' to and see how that job can affect and heal the lives of others.  You may also be called to create a job that isn't currently in existence but could benefit the world.  Create it!  Take that risk!  What is there to lose?  Spirit is guiding you. 

My own path has seen two different changes occur in the last year.  First, I was asked to become a 'hands on' healer.  I have known all my life that I've had a lot of sensitivity in my hands due to the fact that I've been a healer in other lifetimes.  While I've always considered giving readings a form of healing, I was 'called' to learn Reiki and Ionixx.  The process has been a blessing to me.  The energy that flows through my hands and the heat that I feel is AMAZING!!!  Since that time, I've received my certification as a Reiki II practitioner and an Ionixx practitioner.   I give Reiki and Ionixx sessions to myself several times a week.  Healing myself in this way has enabled me to embrace Spirit on a whole other level.  I can now offer these healing services to clients to assist them in their healing process.
 
Secondly, in early 2007 I attended a workshop by a very well respected medium.  During the course of the workshop, he approached me and told me I had the ability to be a trance medium. What is a trance medium?  A trance medium is "a medium that shares his or her energy with a spirit through the use of a trance or a channeling session. (see www.guelphghost.org)  My reaction to his statement was, "Me?"  He said, "Yes, you.  I can see you have that ability."  I was surprised, but indicated that I was not interested.  He pursued it further and said "You should consider it.  I can see you doing what I do, but on a bigger scale"  I told him, "It's not where I'm at right now."  Thankfully he let it drop.  I forgot about the whole conversation for quite a long time.  In December 2007, the memory of that workshop came back to me.  I knew it was Spirit giving me a 'gentle reminder'.  This time, however, I was interested in pursuing it.  Since that time, I've been opening up more and more to what mediumship will be for me and how it will manifest in my life.  Most of you think of a medium and think of Whoopi Goldberg in "Ghost".  I'm pretty sure that is not the type of medium I'll become.   I can say, however, that it has been an interesting process to say the least.  Spiritual doors have been opening wide for me, I've met some interesting spirits and guides as well and I've been encountering some of your spirits and guides a day or two before you call me for a reading.  The most important thing is that I'm keeping open to the process.  I'm allowing. 
 
As we all shift gears in the days, weeks and months to come, I ask that you find the faith to trust in a process you may not completely understand.  I ask that you know and believe in your heart that you are being divinely guided to a place where having an "open willing heart" is no longer a dream, but a reality.  
 
+  What is a psychic vampire?

Do you have someone in your life that literally drains the blood from your veins?  Is it someone you are friends with, someone you are related to, someone you work with or someone you are dating?  Do you see their name and number come up on your caller Id or hear their voice and think, 'Oh no, not again!'  Do you find that after spending time with that someone that you feel tired, drained and exhausted on all levels?  That someone is a psychic vampire. 
 
What is a psychic vampire?  A psychic vampire is a person who only feels safe, secure and energized when they are feeding off the energies of someone else.  On a spiritual level, they are grabbing into your energy field and pulling your energy into theirs.  The result is that they feel great and you feel depleted.  Psychic vampires see your beautiful, bright and dynamic energy and are immediately attracted to it.  Your energy is extremely appealing to them.  By contrast, their energy is dark, dense and filled with sorrow and despair.  Psychic vampires love the 'high' they get in your presence.  Because the feeling they get when they are around you is so addictive, they tap in and take your energy.  I don't think that psychic vampires act from a place of malice or evil.  Their behavior is attributed to a desire to feel good, safe, happy and full of life.  Yes their behavior is 'spiritually incorrect' and selfish, but also unconscious.  They want to feel better about themselves and their lives and that's why they feed off others.   
 
How do you recognize the psychic vampire in your life?  The most important warning sign is the tired, drained, exhausted feeling you get after spending time with that person.  You also need to pay attention to someone who always needs reassurance, someone who is always looking to be nurtured by you and someone whose energy always seems low.  We've all had psychic vampires in our lives at one time or another.  The biggest challenge is to recognize the warning signs, pay attention to what your gut/intuition is telling you and more importantly protect yourself.
 
When I first moved to California, I met a woman at a dance studio function and we became friendly.  Our friendship was very short and lasted only 1 1/2 months because she was a psychic vampire.  As was the case with most friendships, the conversation was light and basic in the beginning.  Then we got into the heavier topics.  She was in an unhappy marriage to a man she'd cheated on.  Her husband was emotionally abusive and I sensed physically abusive as well.  She wanted children.  Her husband didn't. She hated her job and was estranged from her family.  Before I knew it, she would call me every day from work at 4:30 pm and talk to me as she finished up at 5:00 pm, walked to her car and drove home on the freeway.  These conversations grew from initially talking for 15-20 minutes to 1 to 1 1/2 hours long. 
 
I wanted to be a good friend to her so I made it my business to be a supportive listener.  It didn't take me long to realize that she wasn't really interested in me or my life.  She was, however, interested in my energy.  She was always trying to suck into my energy over the phone.  When we saw each other in person, she'd try the same thing by giving me a quick hug or coming in very close to talk to me. 
 
My spirit guide was all over this situation.  He was continually warning me about her and said she was a psychic vampire.  Of course I listened to my guide and made sure I was protecting myself.  She didn't like it when I was protected.  She would try and try to tap into my energies, but she couldn't get a 'hook' into me.  Because she wasn't able to tap in to me, she'd get frustrated.  At times, she'd get an attitude with me as well. 
 
During the course of our short friendship, she had stopped going to dance functions and indicated she was no longer interested in dancing.  At that point, I told her that I could not go forward with the friendship anymore.  I explained that I felt our lives were moving in two different directions.  She agreed somewhat reluctantly and we said good-bye wishing each other well.  I learned a lot from that situation.  I felt sorry for her then and still feel sorry for her now.  Everything in life happens for a reason and I do feel she came into my life to teach me what a psychic vampire really is. 
 
How do you protect yourself from a psychic vampire? 
Light - I put myself in the middle of a ball or a pyramid of beautiful, gold luminescent light.  I ask that the protection stay with me all day and serve as a shield to allow good positive energies to come in and negative or invasive energies to stay out. 
 
Crystals - There are a number of crystals from the mineral kingdom that you can wear, carry with you, put on your desk or place in a location that can provide protection for you.  Here are just a few:  Clear quartz, selenite, black tourmaline, malachite and pyrite. 
 
Angels - Both Archangel Michael and Archangel Gabriel are wonderful for protection.  You only need to call on one at a time.  You call the name of the Archangel you want to assist you three times and by the end of third time that Archangel is with you.  Archangel Gabriel has a wonderful loving and warm presence while Archangel Michael is unique in that you'll feel waves of heat or hot flashes when he arrives.  Trust me, I've felt it.
 
Cut contact - End the friendship or relationship.  If the vampire is a family member you'll need to limit your contact with them.  As in my own case, I finally cut ties with the woman who was a psychic vampire.  She went on with her life and I went on with mine.  She never bothered me again.  After a day or so, I could tell that she'd energetically moved on.  Most of the time, the vampire will move on and look for someone else to tap into.
 
If you haven't had an experience with a psychic vampire, consider yourself lucky.  If you have, you have a choice to make.  What is the best way for you to deal with the vampire in your life?  You cannot keep them in your life because you feel sorry for them.  They don't feel sorry for you.  They only want what you can give them:  your energy.  When your energy is gone and you're depleted, they'll drop you for the next source of energy.  Whatever your choice, remember you are a soul on a journey.  It is not your obligation or karma to feed someone else's hunger for energy.  Pray for that vampire, wish them well and move on with your life.