Positive Energy Guide

The ability to trust one’s self is supremely important in the context of Guidance. How do we develop self trust? Much of this series is designed to lay the groundwork. In this post I add some important details. A participant in an advanced spiritual class described an amazing experience she had of being at-one with […]

Attending to inner impulses is a basic form of guidance. This skill is well worth the attention it takes to develop. Following a simple impulse can literally save your life, like wondering why you just felt compelled to change lanes and then noticing you just avoided a serious accident. Here are two more examples: Example […]

Guidance is more about who you become than what you will get from engaging it. It is about alignment with life, life direction, and intentionally attuning oneself with positive influences. Guidance is a certain kind of direct participation; a special kind of receptivity. We receive from our responses to Guidance energies. As we align ourselves […]

Here is my favorite formulation for making excellent decisions: “What is my Highest Possible Option in this moment?” This question to Self is a powerful and effective tool. It brings forward the most important elements of a decision without supporting side tracks. Practiced correctly, it supports practical idealism but not fantasy. The Highest Possible Option […]

We continue here to explore enhancing Guidance skills by the way we bring ourselves to daily decision making. We were speaking last of internal alignment as one of the most important elements in decision making. In addition to feeling connected with our selves in a whole way, and to the greater whole, internal alignment involves […]

Decision making is absolutely central to guidance. Let’s revisit the topic: The act of decision making is a foundational skill for giving or receiving guidance. Being a good guide–starting with ourselves–rests on making clear, well-timed, insightful decisions. Internal Guidance, guiding others, and receiving any type of guidance require the ability to transform mere information into […]

Interpret when necessary. Never make anything up. If you are willing to fabricate instead of openly receiving you can get confused about whether you are coming from your mind or pulling through Guidance. Active creative visualization is a different process than receiving Guidance. It is used in healing. And yes, we healers alternate between receiving […]

The following story describes an awkward but ultimately victorious effort, several decades ago, to confirm something that came up in a session with a client. Since this took a long time and was embarrassing I will add that I was doing bodywork throughout the conversation instead of just sitting there jabbering. Ernie and the Bathtub: […]

“Always check your intuitions out against the stark realities of everyday fact.” –Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan The above piece of guidance is the cornerstone of my practice, both spiritually and in my business. I use the byline “Results-Based Intuitive Work” based on a long history of putting this suggestion into practice on a daily basis. […]

“Ours is not to seek love, but to transform the barriers that keep us from loving.” ~ Rumi If we wish to receive guidance and especially if we intend to function as a guide, sincerity is an essential skill. Yes, sincerity is generally considered a trait. I am calling sincerity a skill because it can […]