Positive Energy Guide

Blessings for a relaxing and joyous holiday! Appreciate simple things–and the process. We can find beauty even in a pile of dirty dishes! If you’re stressed, gently observe what is coming up for you and invite yourself to make a compassionate response.        

“What is the best way to develop Guidance skills?” (Question from reader.) This depends whether you mean the best way or the easiest way. Guidance skills depend on the specific nature of your intuitive assets. Are you more visual, kinesthetic (feeling,touch and movement), or auditory? Or do you access information via Direct Knowing? The easiest […]

“How do I know when I need to ride out something versus when I need to address it?” If you can stay balanced and at peace without having to push any issues away, you can let some things ride. If something eats at you or presents an ongoing concern, address it. Symptoms are wonderful guides. […]

Whether we are beginning or advanced, whether we use protocols, body sensations, or intuitive sensing, discernment is considerably enhanced by keeping our energy clear. Every type of guidance skill is only as reliable as the practitioner is clear. For accurate muscle testing, for example, it is essential to function as a clear instrument. The ability […]

What we perceive to be ours or not-ours depends on our sense of Self–who we take ourselves to be. If we overlook parts of ourselves it’s harder to tell what is ours. We long to feel connected with others and with the Universe. At the same time most of us fear loss of self, rejection, disappointment, […]

Discernment makes intuition function clearly in the practical world. As we explored in recent posts, the better we know ourselves the better our discernment. Here are a few more practical ways to get to know yourself and to develop discernment skills: Stretch Your Comfort Zone: At least once a week, see what it feels like to […]

In discerning what belongs to us and what does not, we may be tempted to spend too much time LOOKING OUT and not enough time LOOKING IN. There are many valid reasons to scan for external energies that may be impacting us. Over-focus on externals sets up a state of hyper-vigilance, from which other people’s […]

How can I identify what is mine from what is not? Attaining accurate discernment is the most important and challenging task in the realm of guidance. Learning what belongs with us and what does not is essential discernment. Living with this question over time greatly enhances personal clarity. In the manner of wisdom, the simple […]

Having in the last post considered using protocols, let’s take a different approach on the question: How can I tell an emotional issue from a physical one? Discernment usually begins with a basic, logical scan. Pay attention to onset of symptoms. Trace back in your memory and think about what was going on right before […]

How can I tell an emotional issue from a physical one? Let us consider protocols for making this discernment. We will look in the next post at using internal sensing. Internal sensing can work well when working on yourself. Protocols work well with clients, but I also use them when I work on myself. Using […]