Energy Therapies: 2017

Thursday, November 23, 2017

Ghost Cards in the Tarot

Having already explained Echo cards in tarot layouts here, I thought it was a good time to talk about Ghost cards, so what exactly are these cards. These are cards that hold a shadow of meaning in nearly every reading but are not the same or even a single card. Ghost cards set the tone of a reading, they become apparent when a number of layouts seem to carry the same theme. Interpreting the cards can still hold accuracy for the question asked, but within this a theme keeps coming up which is related to card content rather than meaning.

For example if you notice in a single layout that there are a number of cards with stars, mountains, archways or clouds, these hold significance (check out Learn Tarot for card symbolism, please note that symbols are not tarot specific and references are often found in oracle cards also), for that reading and are often ignored by readers. In a single layout they will show underlying issues or present a behaviour, belief or aspect of your life that needs redirecting.

When ghost cards present themselves over a number of readings or layouts, they have an even greater significance. These cards offer a rich and specific addition by revealing the hidden aspects that are driving situations in an ongoing fashion, the issues may change but the driving force behind them doesn't necessarily. In that respect, ghost cards can be seen as soul cards, they target those parts of your character, personality or understanding, that need to be evolved to change your experience in day to day life. This is particularly valuable where you find life recycling challenging patterns and/or you feel you just keep making the same mistakes and don't understand why. Ghost cards are not individual like Echo cards but a number of cards over a series of layouts. It is likely you will find cards with clouds, for example, in most readings, but when you notice a number of cloud cards in a layout or repeatedly showing up over a number of readings, you are seeing Ghost cards.

You are looking for the elements of pictorials in the cards, that can be planetary references, say Pluto keeps popping up, or planets in general it is a good idea to look into the meaning and work out the relevance in your life. As a reader if you notice mountains repeated in cards over a number of readings for someone or yourself, it might be time to suggest the querant doesn't need to do everything the hard way, and work through the process of manifestation, listening to advice or even doing their homework before committing to things. People without concerns don't get readings, that means every reading will offer clues beyond the situation, position, question or overall card meaning. Looking for ghost cards will take your readings to a whole new level, add echo cards and you will find a wealth of information that personalizes the information relating it specifically to that persons life.

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Wednesday, November 1, 2017

Healing the Past

past

pɑːst/

adjective

1.

gone by in time and no longer existing.

“the danger is now past”

synonyms:

gone by, over, over and done with, no more, gone, done, dead and buried, finished, ended, forgotten, bygone, former, old, of old, earlier,long-ago, ancient, defunct, extinct; More

There is a huge difference between healing the past and living in it, for many it becomes a life mission devoted to self which is usually the opposite to the desired outcome. There are those who are self-oriented, using the ideal of healing as finding a legitimate way to focus on self without recrimination or guilt, and still others find that unanswerable question of why me, can hold them in cognitive therapies for years without a genuine release. The circumstances that initiated enough damage to require healing being overwhelmed by behaviours that take over where that circumstance left off.

Psychics are forever rooting current issues into past lives, potentially causing damage, as a person in pain will grab onto anything that assuages any feelings of guilt, fear, anger and grief. If there is one thing we have become adept at it would be avoidance, evasion and denial, a trifecta of destructive patterning. Healing should be a transient focus, initially perhaps engaging a number of strategies to resolve longstanding problems, but any past healing process should begin and end without becoming a lifelong focus on self, pain and grievances. We are all quite capable of making life changing admissions and decisions about behaviour and future goals in a matter of seconds with the right motivation, leaving us free to heal as we go, addressing emotions, relationships, behaviours (our own) as we navigate the polarizing energies of relationship. Apologizing where necessary (guilt) working through feeling threatened (anger), releasing those things that no longer align with our life (grief) and overcoming those things that send us scurrying into denial (fear). Self-Actualization is the way to living in the now, truly and happily, it is a symptom of having moved beyond the past into the very dynamic present.

It is important to address the cognitive aspects of memory and experience, it is even more important to release these at some point, as memory is not always your best friend. Anyone can turn a major past incident into a present waking nightmare by allowing the mind to reference that experience in any and every new experience you may be having. That is to say, a challenging experience with a parent can define the way you see the opposite sex or even your own, in turn determining the type of relationships available to you. A self-fulfilling prophesy is really just the belief being lived through real life, for instance if you believe all men are bastards. you will only ever recognize the bastard in them, yes, even the good guys. I don’t believe we are ever attracted to the wrong person or job, we simply fulfill our understanding of life and living, if you believe you are not good enough you will always be attracted to those people or situations that remind you of your belief, if you believe you were unloved as a child you will harbour resentment at those who may not have loved you the way you deserved, but loved you nevertheless taking on the mantle of the victim partner, unappreciated parent or relationship saboteur.

As long as your past behaviours are still in play they are not in the past, changing these behaviours IS healing, expecting others to heal your life is not. Everyone has a set of values, even thieves teach their children it is bad to steal, liars teach their children not to lie and so forth, why? Because these people hate to be targeted by a thief or a liar it’s a mixed message but the value is instilled while the model of behaviour belies the value. It is only when values are compromised that a person is truly miserable, if you are not living your own values it is easy to see the devaluation, lack of sincerity and unreliable aspects of who you are. This tends to leave a resentment of self which is really a resentment of the teaching. When you can look honestly at these you will find that ever elusive peace.

A client haunted by early child sexual abuse was angry 30 years later in a way that led to many other behaviours that were destructive to others. Self-serving and misogynist tendencies meant friendships were a challenge to maintain unless with drunkards and stoners who were also angry, not so ironically the very personality type of the original abuser. This man could only hate himself knowing that the role model for his behaviour and the friendships he chose to develop were a reflection of a man he hated with a passion, while he would never find it in himself to deliberately hurt others, his refusal to see his own behaviours were, as an adult, his own. This left him seeking therapies that were to continue for years to come without resolve. These therapies focused on his feelings drawn from the past and will continue to do so, as the real issues and experiences will never be shared in honesty. This may be a desire to heal the past, but the past isn’t the issue, the present is, years of drug abuse illicit and legal take their toll, as they don’t serve to render the past irrelevant. The reason for taking them is to be able to live with one’s self, here, today. Being driven to connect with the police and force the issue of laying charges against his abuser was motivated by incredible guilt, guilt says the psychotherapist for something he had no control over, but I have a different take on it, guilt is evidence of remorse for something we did or did not do, and our victim here knew that his abuser had gone on to molest other boys, potentially hundreds of them, over the next 30 years, his guilt is more likely from not taking any action to stop him when he was old enough, supported and strong enough to do so, and so it goes on.

His experience is a description of living in the past rather than healing the past. All healing must come to an end at some point, to move into a life management strategy of dealing with the present on as many levels as we possibly can leading, for the most part, to a peaceful and enjoyable existence. When you step onto the path of self-healing, with or without assistance, seek to accept your life experiences as they already happened, non-acceptance maintains and supports negative thinking and poor behaviours. In short, what you fear has already happened to you, and you survived!

Move into the understanding that no matter how angry you are, fearful you have become or guilty you feel you cannot undo what was done.

Look honestly at your behaviours, where are you perpetuating problems or hurting others, they didn’t cause your past, leave them alone.

Sort yourself out, then take a look at what you have created in life, move away from anyone that resembles or creates situations you associate with past circumstances no matter what that is.

Envision doing better, having better and creating better letting your past define the relationships/career choices can only ever be damaging.

learn from what you don’t like in yourself, change it to be more the person you are rather than the person you were taught to be.

If your first thought is I am not good enough then do what you need to be good enough in your estimation.

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Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Echo Cards in Tarot

An echo card is one that keeps popping up in readings and card draws, sometimes driving you nuts with its regular appearances. I call them echo cards because your life energy is bouncing back at you, trying to catch your attention. Echo cards usually accompany some sort of lesson or offers information that you need to understand to be able to learn from it and move on or forward. They are without a doubt a sign that you are missing something vital to your emotional, spiritual, physical or mental well-being.

We have what I describe as ‘calling of the higher mind’. This is the part of yourself that knows exactly what is causing problems or blocks to the things you need for yourself. Often over time the echo card loses context and becomes difficult to interpret depending on the nature of the layout and question. Even readers will interpret this card differently as they are unaware that it keeps turning up like a bad penny. Here is a method for shifting the energy and receiving the intended message as your higher self wants you to.

· Shuffle your deck . How many times and however long is completely up to you.
Turn your deck over, fan the cards and find your echo card.
· The card to the left of your echo card is position one.
· The card to the right of your echo card is position two.

Position 1: this is the reason that this card keeps showing up in readings and draws. Take the time to really understand this card. Please note you can ask a professional to do this type of layout for you to get objectivity. In essence the Echo card becomes a significator representing personal energy. It is never a card of external influences but is likely to address a behaviour you have, i.e. not paying bills, not telling the truth, not communicating, spending too much and so on.

Position 2: This is what you need to do, no denials or eye rolling please. You don’t have to do what this card instructs, but you do need to acknowledge your role in creating cycles for yourself. Usually it is denial and refusal that keeps a pattern going, sometimes for years, but without doubt somewhere within your consciousness, you do know what could change everything. Everyone has heard the saying, “only a madman expects different results while doing the same old thing.

If the echo card comes out as a first or last card, simply reshuffle and fan the cards face up again.
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Thursday, September 28, 2017

Hypnosis: The Way to Success

Hypnosis is not a mind control mechanism, in fact that couldn't be further from the truth. By using certain words and symbols, blockers and triggers help you to cut through a belief that holds you back, conversely they can push you forward in areas of development easily and quickly. I see it as a team effort and with a 96% success rate in my practice, taking the time to consult properly and individualizing any script is key to bringing an individual into active participation.

While it may be a lovely way to create changes, essentially you lay down, relax and rest during the process, it is also speedy. If you have never been hypnotized before you may need to listen to any recording a few times to make sure you are in. All live sessions take 1 1/2 hours, with about 30 minutes being the time of gaining information, working out where the problem areas are and finding the best style of hypnosis to ensure success. Recordings don't give the luxury of either a consultation or reframing verbal cues so it is fairly common to need to listen a few times. 30 minutes, relax = result

How do you make sure you will have success? firstly be clear about what the problem is, i have a few weight loss hypnosis downloads, one for overeating, one for motivation and eating, as well as the 21 day hypno diet for those who have had a long term problem and will, no doubt, have emotional and confidence issues related to personal image and weight loss. Take the time to think about the best or closest hypnosis strategy, and if you need to listen to a couple of different recordings to cover all the bases then do so. (these are cheap enough to make that an easy option) In live sessions I provide one off solutions, but there are times when a program is required so that each session addresses specific issues, while all the time heading toward the prime goal.

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Live sessions can be in person or via skype, but if you want to take the download route, you just need to be sure you are grabbing the right series, contact me if you want to discuss the best options related to that based on your needs and you will be successful. Give hypnosis a go, it is an amazing tool to have in your armoury, and let's not forget there are other wonderful effects for many, better sleep, less anxiety and for a few snoring dissipates which indicates it may be an anxious thing for some.