Consciousness Known by Rhonda O'Brien

A lot of times readings are great learning experiences for me and I get to meet a lot of wonderful people. I have done a number of Past Life readings and generally get information on past lives. To me, they are just as important as this lifetime in explaining what, exactly is going on with someone, especially in regards to their relationships.

What I have learned, through time, is that our relationships start off, in this lifetime, where they left off in the last lifetime.

Both Edgar Cayce and Dr. Brian Weiss (in his book Only Love is Real) talks about this phenomena as well.

Kevin Todeschi's Edgar Cayce on the Akashic Records says "In terms of personal relationships, Edgar Cayce stated that we never meet anyone by chance, nor do we ever have an emotional connection (positive or negative) to another individual for the first time. Relationships are an ongoing learning and experiential process. In other words, we pick up our relationships exactly where it was left the last time around."

Not only have I seen this pattern repeated, over and over again, in readings I have seen it in my own life.

My mom, sister and I had a past life in which my mom was my mom, my sister was my sister (with some sort of disability). My mom doted on my sister because of her disability and I was very jealous explaing why in this, current lifetime I was very, very jealous of my sister from an early age.

I know that knowing about this past life has helped me navigate and heal relationships from my past. As soon as I learned about the past life with my mom and sister I could forgive myself and my mom for this lifetime.

I have another situation in which I can see, clearly, how the past life relationship that I had with another individual mirrored exactly what occurred in this lifetime. I don't want to share the details for this individual's sake, but I must say that I am a little confused on how to move forward. If the relationship didn't improve do you leave it as is and know that there will be other opportunities to better it in other lifetimes or do you keep trying to make peace with it, in this lifetime?

I do believe that the people that you have unresolved issues with from other lifetimes keep appearing in your life and are, in a way, magnetized to you and you to them. Any thoughts?

Afterword: I am currently editing a channeled book and came across this tidbit about mending the relationships in our current lives. If we don't mend these relationships in this lifetime we will assuredly attract them like bees on honey in future lifetimes, with the same issues to resolve.

"You see these relationships stick with us throughout our lifetimes and we will repeat the same patterns with these people and instead of repelling their energy or energies we will attract them like bees on a honey pie. What I am saying is that if you don’t resolve your differences with people in this lifetime you will, guaranteed, draw that person to yourself in parallel universes of simultaneous or other lifetimes GUARANTEED. You see, instinctually, there is a part of our beings that knows that relationships are a major part of our living and being and existing. We strive to be clear of friction in our lives, to love and to love purely without guilt, retribution and fear. What we need to be aware of is that the problems that exist between ourselves and others do not merely vanish. In fact, in some or all cases, the problems fester like a mold and grow larger and larger. I cannot emphasize enough just how important it is for all of us to realize what an important aspect our interpersonal relationships are in all of life and really great care should be taken to mend these relationships as they are broken."

I must admit that I have had a hard time listening lately. A part of me is in rebellion screaming to the universe, "Do I have a big 'Kick Me' sign on my back?"

I keep listening and I keep getting in situations that are hard, really hard, back breakingly hard. I want to listen, I know better than not to listen, but I keep going into difficult situations with reticence and keep coming up hurt.

So guys, guides, angels...here's the thing...I don't want to do this anymore. Can we have some grace, some ease, something wonderful...please?

I don't ask for much...I just don't want all the hurt. I have started to shut down, not listen, because I don't know what to trust and I don't want to hurt.

I thought for so long that the one thing that I could trust was my voice, my inner knowing. I got courageous...did a few things...that were hard, that I tested out, that I followed through with...that as you are hearing...didn't really work out.

My best defense was to stop listening...at least for awhile...like a rebellious teen that knew that mom and dad knew best but wasn't really willing to listen...just for awhile.

Well mom and dad are still trying to get my attention and I must say that I am glad that they are not totally abandoning me. I am glad that guides do not give up, they persist, they are resourceful in their own ways and scream and yell until we listen...again or once or twice or always.

I know that they are always at our disposal waiting to serve in whatever means possible and I am grateful for that. :)

And I am particularly grateful for the messages that have come through in the form of numerology.

222 - when I was wondering about getting back together with an ex and reaching out to the universe for a sign this number popped out of the clock on my desk phone. I felt like, in combination with the other signs that I had received that this was a good sign to move forward.

According to Doreen Virtue 222 means "Have faith. Everything’s going to be all right. Don’t worry about anything, as this situation is resolving itself beautifully for everyone involved."

444 - yesterday this number popped out on my iPhone. At this moment I can see that the angels are surrounding me and letting me know that I am not alone and I am grateful for this message.

According to Doreen Virtue 444 means "Thousands of angels surround you at this moment, loving and supporting you. You have a very strong and clear connection with the angelic realm, and are an Earth angel yourself. You have nothing to fear—all is well."

1111 - I quickly glanced at my clock and this number appeared yesterday. Again, I am grateful for the message that I am not alone and am being supported. Thank you for not abandoning me.

According to my guidance 1111 means that we are on the right path and divinely guided. All is well. No need to worry.

I know enough to know that we are not alone and in these moments where I question (everything) I am glad to know that I still have friends and guides and companions.

It is further proof that our guides go out of their way to scream, shout and constantly remind us (even when we are diligently trying not to listen) that we are not alone and are unconditionally loved and supported.

I am grateful for your presence and someday I might have greater understanding of all the wisdom that you have provided for me and I might possibly be grateful for all of the advice that you have given me even though your navigational skills have put me on some pretty rocky roads.:)

ps. After I wrote this post I had the feeling that I needed to turn to a page in In His Words (a book that I channeled from a 23-year old who had crossed over. It's a story about not giving up on life and life after death from a 23-year old guy's perspective...on the other side). I just wanted to share the entry that I turned to. It was a timely message:) and once again I am grateful.

"By the end of my more earthbound moments I was able to create mystical events that defied reason. On one such occasion, I created a whirlwind of commotion in the bounds of Rhonda's workplace. I knocked out a ceiling tile that was held in place by a simple lock although it was difficult to fool. What I did was I became physical in that one single moment. It was not something that I intended to do, I just wanted her to know that I was still around her even though she was not always aware of that." (p 29)

I found this TED video of Sarah Kay and fell in love. I think most of all it speaks to a part of me that knows that each of us have something to contribute, that each of us has genius. Part of that genius is tapping into that part of us that is unique, that is uniquely genius not being someone or something that we are not.

I am beginning to see this quite clearly, through personal experience and pain. Me trying to be someone else when I know clearly who I am is not working. Maybe being who I am is hard, but trying to be someone else is currently proving to be much harder.

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”― Albert Einstein

I think we can all resonate with this on some level. I remember the first time I learned this I was in 7th grade trying so desperately to be popular and the more I tried the harder it was. My dad sensed what was going on and he told me "No matter how hard you try you can't make everyone happy. You have to make yourself happy first." That lesson changed my life, it is a lesson I relay repeatedly and it is something that I have to remember time and time again. Because, time and time again, I am faced with that same lesson. I can't make everyone happy. I can only do my best, search myself for the right course of action, and act in a way that makes me proud.

So I was inspired by this video and would love to hear what other people know. I have quickly compiled my list and would like to share my list and see your lists, if possible. In this way, we can grow and expand and possibly learn from one another. I do believe we have genius within all of us if only we explore who we are and the unique selves and gifts that we bring to the world.



The 10 Things I Know To Be True:
1. People, not things, matter most.
2. I learned this one being a teacher's assistant for a Kindergarten class: it's ok to say your sorry because even though you didn't mean to hurt someone sometimes you do hurt them and it's ok to say you are sorry.
3. Life is full of miracles. If you expect to see miracles they will appear.
4. Go with your gut. You know well enough, by now, if you don't that you will regret that you didn't.
5. Have faith in people because we are all trying our best to get by.
6. Forgive for yourself because being bitter and angry only hurts you. Don't allow another person to take any more of your energy than they deserve.
7. People come into your life for a reason even if it is to teach you a lesson through hardship. Pay attention to those lessons and learn so that you don't have to learn them again.
8. Life is full of learning. Learn the lessons because the same lesson will be put in front of your face, time and time again, until you learn it. Often the lesson gets more insistent and painful the more that you ignore it so that you learn from it.
9. Love. Even if it's hard, especially if it's hard.
10. You have an infinite support system, they are called spirit guides. They are always there to talk to you and you can talk to them anytime. I have always known that life is hard and it is easy to feel all alone and I knew that there was more support out there. There is an abundant amount of support, in the form of spirit guides, waiting anxiously for us to ask for help. Ask for help you might be surprised at the answer(s) you may find.

I would love to know what you know. Much of my list comes from my experience as a Psychic Medium who has seen a lot of lives, who sees the same patterns and/or lessons through the canvas of other people's lives (both living and dead). Perhaps the most profound of my experiences comes from talking to people who have crossed over. From them I have learned the importance of people and relationships. This is one of the only legacies that lives on from lifetime to lifetime. We don't take our savings, our cars, our houses with us, but we do take the way that we treat and are treated by people. Be nice to one another;).

One of my clients was telling me that she healed the Earth. I was immediately intrigued and thought that I needed to do this in my yard. I moved into a new home and did a pretty shotty job of ammending the soil and so my plants were a little slow to grow.

I decided to imagine putting bubbles of energy deep in the soil and then putting energy on top of the soil. I try to remember to do this as often as possible and I send lots of love to my yard as much as possible. It is so easy to be pleased with a flower garden. It doesn't matter how bad your day is when you see a flower bloom for the first time of the season it is like falling in love with nature's beauty time and time again. I love watching my garden grow.

I was pleased with my garden's progression although I didn't know if the energy work was working or not then I noticed my tree. My tree was almost dead when I moved in as were most of the newly planted trees in my neighbor's yard. At one point in the late spring/early summer my aunt and uncle commented that they thought that my tree was dead. At this point we all noticed how my tree and my neighbor's tree only had a few unhealthy looking red/orange leaves sprouting from a few of the branches. Just a few weeks later I noticed that my tree had pulled through and then I looked over at my neighbor's tree and it didn't have any leaves on it in June. Their tree looked dead or close to dead while my tree looked much healthier. I must say my tree still looks sad and pathetic much like a Charlie Brown tree but it didn't die.

I would have to say that the energy work worked! I must, once again, thank my client(s) for all that they have taught me.

I was at a crosswalk and heard a lot of honking. I looked up and saw a car going the wrong way on a major, six lane road. Watching the interaction I was thinking of how nice it would be if life honked at you to warn you that you were headed in the wrong direction. Then I started thinking of a recent reading that I had done in which my client had told me that she just wanted to know if she was headed in the wrong direction or not.

Immediately my head started spinning with memories of times when I had, in fact, been warned that I had been heading the wrong direction. Spirit has a way of communcating to us in a wonderful magnitude of ways; here is a list of just a few instances in which I can see that spirit was trying to warn me or someone else about the direction that I/we had been headed:

1. We were camping in Glacier National Park and as we were checking out this campsite I had an ominous feeling and even mentioned to my campmates that something felt rather like the movie "Deliverance." Then a man on a three wheeler told us to be careful about bears visiting our campsite. Then I had this feeling that we would be visited by bears. What happened that night? A momma and baby cub bear came to visit our camp site.

2. A friend of mine was traveling to Steamboat, CO for the weekend. The day that he left he hit a duck with his car, then at work his colleagues were talking about moose and hitting moose with your car. That night he hit a moose with his car. In retrospect, of course, I can see how hitting a duck and talking about hitting a moose foreshadowed his accident that night and were, in fact, signs of what was to come.

3. I was preparing for a date with a guy and I burned my hand on the stove. I remember thinking that this burn was a sign. When the relationship didn't work out the way that I wanted it to I could see how that was spirit trying to tell me about the nature of this relationship: yes, the burn/way the relationship ended hurt, but now there is barely a scar (just a small reminder of the pain).

4. I was speeding and heard, "slow down." Thankfully, I immediately slowed down because 20 seconds later I passed a cop.

I can think of so many other instances (big and small) in which life/spirit was trying to warn me about going in the wrong direction or at least trying to redirect my path. I feel so much more comforted by the world when I know that I am divinely protected by my loving guides.

Grounding is very important for many reasons. One of the most important reasons for being grounded is so that you are fully aware, present and making the most of this life experience. Life is a gift; it is important to "be here" to enjoy ever single moment of it.

If we are ungrounded some of our experiences tend to be "out there" and it is hard for us to relate or have people relate to us. While being "out there" is enticing and wonderful we do have these precious, few moments here on Earth and we benefit by making the most of this life experience, in these bodies, here on Earth.

The following is an grounding exercise taken from His Words, channeled by Rhonda O'Brien.

Breath is a very easy tool to use to get you into a relaxed state. If you imagine that the breath that you inhale and exhale travels through your body and reaches every particle of your body you are already there. So what I suggest is that you take a deep inhale; make it last as long as you comfortably can.
As you inhale imagine a single molecule of that breath, it can be a bright light, a speck or any sort of shape and form that you can easily and effortlessly imagine, going from your lips and following your trachea and going through your shoulders, down your upper arms and down your lower arms and out through your fingertips. You should then imagine following the same path as you exhale.

With the next inhale you are going to follow that molecule and make it to your neck, your shoulders, your upper chest, your heart, your lungs, your chest, your abdomen, all of your upper and lower intestines and then your reproductive organs.

The more visual you become the easier it is for you to breathe and to relax. You do not need to get too, too technical here. If you don’t know exactly where your ovaries are it is fine. The visualization part is what matters most here. Then you want to imagine that molecule traveling the same path as you exhale and release that breath.

Good job, now we are going to inhale and this time the molecule will rapidly meet your thighs and then travel all the way down to your tippy toes and then right back up. While you are doing this I want you to start thinking of the world, the universe outside of yourself and I want you to be aware of the fact that you are infinitely connected with the rest of the universe outside of yourself. This can just extend to your family and friends or it can expand to the outer universe as far as the eye can see and beyond.

So with your next inhale I am going to have you take that molecule of breath, allow it to flow through your body, down to your toes and then down to the Earth. Depending on how deep your breath is it can reach the topsoil or even as far down as the mantle of the Earth.

Now the challenge is in your next breath you are going to inhale so much oxygen that you can reach the very center of the Earth. So as you are exhaling you are preparing for the gigantic inhale that you are about to take. With one, single breath you are going to pull that single molecule through your trunk of your body, down your legs, out your toes and to the central part of the Earth. Once you are at central part of the Earth you are going to sense, feel or just know that you are connected to the very core of our Mother Earth and then with your exhale you are going to follow that same path through the mantle, crust and up your toes, through your legs and on up your spine through your midriff, your chest, your neck and out through your lips.

Copyright © 2010 Rhonda O'Brien. All Rights Reserved.

Excerpt taken from His Words, channeled by Rhonda O'Brien.

Breath is a very easy tool to use to get you into a relaxed state. If you imagine that the breath that you inhale and exhale travels through your body and reaches every particle of your body you are already there. So what I suggest is that you take a deep inhale; make it last as long as you comfortably can.
As you inhale imagine a single molecule of that breath, it can be a bright light, a speck or any sort of shape and form that you can easily and effortlessly imagine, going from your lips and following your trachea and going through your shoulders, down your upper arms and down your lower arms and out through your fingertips. You should then imagine following the same path as you exhale.

With the next inhale you are going to follow that molecule and make it to your neck, your shoulders, your upper chest, your heart, your lungs, your chest, your abdomen, all of your upper and lower intestines and then your reproductive organs.

The more visual you become the easier it is for you to breathe and to relax. You do not need to get too, too technical here. If you don’t know exactly where your ovaries are it is fine. The visualization part is what matters most here. Then you want to imagine that molecule traveling the same path as you exhale and release that breath.

Good job, now we are going to inhale and this time the molecule will rapidly meet your thighs and then travel all the way down to your tippy toes and then right back up. While you are doing this I want you to start thinking of the world, the universe outside of yourself and I want you to be aware of the fact that you are infinitely connected with the rest of the universe outside of yourself. This can just extend to your family and friends or it can expand to the outer universe as far as the eye can see and beyond.

So with your next inhale I am going to have you take that molecule of breath, allow it to flow through your body, down to your toes and then down to the Earth. Depending on how deep your breath is it can reach the topsoil or even as far down as the mantle of the Earth.

Now the challenge is in your next breath you are going to inhale so much oxygen that you can reach the very center of the Earth. So as you are exhaling you are preparing for the gigantic inhale that you are about to take. With one, single breath you are going to pull that single molecule through your trunk of your body, down your legs, out your toes and to the central part of the Earth. Once you are at central part of the Earth you are going to sense, feel or just know that you are connected to the very core of our Mother Earth and then with your exhale you are going to follow that same path through the mantle, crust and up your toes, through your legs and on up your spine through your midriff, your chest, your neck and out through your lips.

Good job. Now take a few more shallow breaths to catch your breath. We do not want to pass out. Okay now one more time and then that is all. What you are going to do is connect with the universe outside of yourself and you are going to do so in a manner that only draws in the positive energies that you encounter.

So I will briefly describe what it is that you are to do and then you will follow through with my instructions. So what you are going to do is let go of your breath and allow it to take its own rhythm, relax and enjoy where it can take you but now we are going to be aware of the energy and the life that this breath allows you. Imagine that seed of energy in the pit of your belly or somewhere around your center. Allow it to be a ball of light or some source of energy that feels light, free, refreshing and healing.

Imagine as you are breathing in that cool, refreshing light that that light grows and it grows and it grows as though it were a bubble or a flower or a leaf or whatever image works for you. Imagine that as you breath in and out it grows larger and larger and larger until it is flooding your whole body or being with that light. Now allow it to also grow because light attracts light and now your light is attracting all of the light and the love and the peace that is you and that surrounds you and so your entire being is encompassed by this light and due to its refractive and reflective nature that light becomes so huge that all that you are and all that surrounds you is this light. And it is you. And it is you.

Now sit back and enjoy this light. This is all of the love and the light and the joy and the peace that is you and now it also encompasses the world beyond. Now what you are going to do is draw your attention back into your body, so imagine that bright, large light that encompasses all concentrating itself into a ball about the size of your fist and as you inhale you will gradually bring that ball back and in and to your center. This can take several breaths so breathe in and follow the path through your palette, down your windpipes and on down to your center. This can take as little or as long as you feel necessary.

Now what we also need to do at this point is extinguish anything on the inside or on the outside that is not light so continue to breath in the light and ask that the light naturally follow the path to the spots or the places in your body that might need the light. Now there may not be the need for any light in any place in one’s body and so if that is the case then be grateful. As you exhale ask that the exhale bring anything that is not light to the outside of the body where it instantly becomes light in the presence of all of the light that is reflected and retracted by the light within.

So we are going to sit with this relaxation exercise for a few more minutes. (It really can last as little or as long as you would like). Typically I would wait until you are really feeling relaxed and quite removed from your worries and almost as if you are disengaged from the rambling of the mind. What you want is for the chatter to stop so the vibrations, the naturally occurring airwaves, can be received and heard by the vessel that is you.

Your hands are just like the wheels on a typewriter, they are just responding to the messages or the orders that tell them which letters to strike onto the paper that is yours. It is no more than being a transcriptionist. It is just like you are the receiver receiving the signals that are the air or radio waves.

On the count of ten we are to begin. You can begin to count slowly in your mind, when you get to three you are going to say, is “one is all and all is one,” and then with the pen or pencil in hand you will begin to write. If nothing comes to your mind then ask that the image or the sound or the mark come to you quite easily and without effort and that maybe you will or will not understand its meaning but you will appreciate all that there is.

Some of you may prefer to put your writing utensil in your other hand. This allows the thinking mind to rest as it gets over stimulated and it cannot control the mind, as it is more concerned about writing the letters or creating and its new challenges “at hand.” Whatever you do, whatever method you choose do it with relative ease. While it is tempting to expect great works of art to come through immediate effort it really is not practical to expect so much.

Copyright © 2010 Rhonda O'Brien. All Rights Reserved.

We (each and every one of us) all have spirit guides whose life purpose is to guide and protect us. Use your spirit guides as often as possible.

How do you make contact with your spirit guides?

I strongly recommend reading Sonia Choquette's Ask Your Guides. She has many hints, exercises and meditations that will help you contact your guides on a regular basis.


How do you know which spirit guide you are talking to?

I often talk to my grandpa and grandma so I am already fairly familiar with their energy. My grandpa was not very talkative in real life so when he is around I either feel his hands on my shoulders and/or hear "chiropractor" (he was a chiropractor) and then I know that it is him. With my grandma I either hear the word "grandma" or I hear her voice.

I also see flashes of white lights or subtle energy patterns which make me aware that my guides are trying to talk to me.

Your guides might develop their own, individual ways of getting your attention as well.

PLEASE NOTE: it is very important to know the source of the information that you are getting. I also check the information that I get before I act on most information especially information that prompts me to "go out on a limb." I either draw from my divination cards or I ask for signs.

A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows. ~St. Francis of Assisi

This is the easiest and most critical piece of advice that I can give anyone who communicates with the spirit realm: surround yourself in white light. Darkness is repelled by the light. It is the perfect antidote to darkness and it is so easy.

"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." Martin Luther King Jr.

My journey as a psychic began with much fear and paranoia. In retrospect, I can see that I have been intuitive all of my life however, my journey to discovering this began at the age of 21 when I got really sick and couldn’t really eat for a month. People talk about the “cleansing” affects of fasting; I think that my non-voluntary fast opened me up a little too quickly for my comfort level.

I remember feeling as though I had walked through a vortex and that my life experience(s) had forever changed. I was instantly aware that there were spirits around me and I could see their energy in a way that I could not describe to others, but I could see that they were around me (it is much like an energy pattern).

I started to meditate and had visions of all sorts. The most profound vision that I had was of an eagle eating my heart out. This experience was so real: I actually felt the eagle sweep down out of the sky and felt the physical pain of having my heart eaten out by an eagle. Yeah…I was a little bit freaked out about this experience.

My fear was exacerbated by the fact that I saw my psychologist write the word “delusional” as I was pouring my heart out to him about my recent experiences. From this point forward I was truly convinced that I was crazy and was often times paralyzed with this fear as I would lay in the fetal position in my bed terrified of being carried away in a straight jacket.

To deal with my fear I started smoking pot 24/7. In my mind it was easier to justify my “craziness” as being “high” rather than be crazy.

Luckily fate intervened and I realized with the help of some amazing teachers that my “delusions” were actually part of being psychic, a gift; not some demoralizing sentence to the madhouse. And then there was...
The moment that I realized that I was psychic I started my mission to help people realize that their visions/experiences were gifts not an assured sentence to the “nuthouse.”

I have remained relatively quiet about my mission up to this point in time. I try to educate as many people as possible about ornery spirits and how to protect themselves from their “trickery.”

I have decided, though, that being a quiet, though diligent messenger is not enough after meeting/doing a reading for a woman whose doctors and herself are convinced that she is crazy because she talks to spirits.

When she asked me about the voices and what they told her all that I could hear was that she wasn’t crazy and that she just didn’t know some basic steps to protect her from the menacing spirits.

I told her that she had a spirit guide that was there to protect her and that she was only to speak to this one guardian spirit. If the other, menacing spirits wanted to talk to her I told her that they were to talk to her guardian angel, not her.

I also told her to protect herself with “white light” as the darker spirits are afraid of the light.

Seeing her pain, seeing how lost she was made me want to reach deeper into hers and other worlds of pain and show people that there are simple tools accessible to all that can and do protect one from the suffering caused by these ornery spirits.

You see, the spirit world, just like this world is filled with confused beings who like to play and mess with us. They are no different than the confused beings that fill the jails and create chaos in our day-to-day lives.

Please continue visiting my blog for a few, simple, straight forward tools that can help you safely navigate through the spirit world without fear.

I get so excited when I talk about guardian angels because I don't think people realize how real they are and how much they really love, guard and protect us.

I have many stories but this one happened yesterday and my mind is still reeling about it.

I went to visit my aunt and uncle and my uncle was telling me about how concerned he was about money. He is in one of the hardest hit occupations (construction) and recently had to pull money from his retirement to pay bills.

My grandma (who passed in 2007) talks to me all of the time, but she rarely has me relay messages. Yesterday she waited until my uncle and I were alone and then she made her presence known by giving me chills and she told me to tell my uncle "Tell him money will be okay."

That was all that my uncle needed to hear. Although a cynic he did tell my aunt and they both wanted me to hear the details of the conversation. When I retold the story there were tears in my uncle's eyes.

I love how my grandma chose the right time (when my uncle and I were alone) and the right words (not too many, not to few) to reach out and give my uncle a hand. Thank you grandma! I love you...and Dave loves you too!

Hello Spring! I am so glad you are finally here!

One of my favorite things about spring is the return of the birds. I have recently started running and hiking as opposed to working out in a gym due to the richness of being in nature and talking to the animals and the plants.

My favorite jogging companions are the birds because they talk to me non-stop. They are the most communicative of all the animals that I encounter on my path (and that includes prairies dogs, dogs and rabbits). I think that it is no coincidence that they talk so much and the fact that they are referred to as “messengers” by Sonia Choquette and carrier pigeons actually did carry letters/messages for humans in ancient civilizations.

I wonder what makes birds to akin to humans. I also wonder if we have always had a strong connection with our feathered friends? I suspect that we have had a strong connection with birds and that is why they constantly try to talk to us.

Most birds do try to talk to me (when I am tapped in). It doesn’t matter if the bird is alone or in a school/group they always want to talk. What is most fascinating, though, is the fact that the birds can and do tap into what is on my mind and they give me guidance about whatever is on my mind. I don’t have to ask the question; they just seem to know my question and answer it. And it doesn’t matter what bird or birds I talk to on any given day; they all tell me the same message (in almost the exact same words).

This ability to tap into me must be what makes birds so good at predicting the weather and so able to flawlessly travel in schools. It also must be what makes birds such wonderful companions.

I don’t want to take a bird home and cage it up but I do always want birds to be on my path so that they may lead me on my way. Thank you birds for being such wonderful messengers!

Sonia Choquette is one of my greatest mentors. First of all I love her energy and her books on growing your intuition are great. For me, she embodies what being a psychic is about: working from your heart to help the world by looking into people's souls and helping them to be more of who they are by making the most of their world and their relationships.

In her books Sonia talks about how you can pay attention to the details of your life to grow your intuition because being intuitive is an exercise in paying attention to the subtleties.

We are constantly surrounded by spirit beings who are trying to communicate with us all of the time. While we would prefer their messages to be loud shouts, sometimes they are nearly silent whispers. Learning to listen is an exercise in believing that we are constantly surrounded by loving, guiding spirits who want to reach out and touch our lives.

Paying attention helps us to see this. I have provided a couple of details of how I have learned that spirits are talking to me to show you how subtle their signs are at times.

When my intuition started to come out really strong I started to notice that doors and objects on doors looked like they moved but I could not tell whether or not they moved. Over time I began to recognize that this subtle movement or energy movement was spirits way of getting my attention. I have learned to slow down and listen at these moments and, indeed, spirit usually is trying to tell me something when this happens. I just have to stop and listen.

Another example of spirit trying to communicate with me is a little bit more subtle. I see energy patterns (almost like the dark fuzz of television static) when spirits (especially spirits that have crossed over) try to communicate with me. I suspect that other people might see this same energy pattern but not recognize it as spirit trying to communicate with them.

I was telling my friend about this and relayed a story that I had heard about how many large ships had passed by this Native American Tribe on the Floridian shores during the time of Columbus. The Natives did not "see" the ships until a shaman had a vision of a ship and then identified the ships at sea. Is it possible that many of us are seeing spirit in its various forms but we are not recognizing their signs just as the Native Americans could not recognize the ships until the ships were pointed out to them?

Pay attention to the details. Notice the subtleties and assume that you are constantly surrounded by spirit guides and that they want and try to talk to you all the time.

Thank you for listening. I hope that you are listening to your spirit guides as well.

Whether you are a psychic or an aspiring intuitive this list is intended to guide you through the ever-changing turnstile of being intuitive. Although it is a great, a great skill that gives over and over again you never know what life will throw you by the way of information to share with yourself, your client or your friends and family. Enjoy and feel free to contribute to my list:

• PSYCLARITYTIP1: Give gratitude daily. You can never be too grateful
• PSYCLARITYTIP2: Meditate at least 10 minutes/day.
• PSYCLARITYTIP3: If you get an intuitive nudge act on it. The sooner the better.
• PSYCLARITYTIP2: If you don’t understand what you are getting say “I don’t understand but maybe it will make sense to you.” And then describe exactly what you are experiencing without interpretation. Get out of the way of the message.
• PSYCLARITYTIP4: Never guess.
• PSYCLARITYTIP5: Report exactly what you are seeing, feeling, hearing, knowing or experiencing; nothing more.
• PSYCLARITYTIP6: Be patient. Allow the information to flow in its own time.
• PSYCLARITYTIP7: Don’t invalidate what you are seeing by saying, “this is crazy.” What you are getting has meaning for your client.
• PSYCLARITYTIP8: If you don’t know if the information is yours or your clients send it away and it will reappear if it is your clients.
• PSYCLARITYTIP9: Remember the information is “as things stand now” and that the future is never “set in stone.”
• PSYCLARITYTIP10: Tell people that this is the outcome as things stand now, but that the future can change if their thoughts, feelings, emotions and/or actions change.
• PSYCLARITYTIP11: Breathe. When we don’t breathe we are cut off from life.
• PSYCLARITYTIP12: Trust.
• PSYCLARITYTIP13: Do not edit the message. You can ask that the message come in a gentler form.
• PSYCLARITYTIP14: Your job is just to report what you are “getting.”
• PSYCLARITYTIP15: Do not let your ego get involved in the process. You are reporting what you are experiencing. Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth. Don't take it personally. You are, merely, the messenger.
• PSYCLARITYTIP16: Try to see that “soul” of the person.
• PSYCLARITYTIP17: Psychic information comes from the heart so try to remain open hearted. This may take work but it is well worth the effort regardless of whether you are intuitive or not.
• PSYCLARITYTIP18: Do not judge your client; remember we are here to learn.
• PSYCLARITYTIP19: Try to have fun. It helps people see that life is not SO serious.
• PSYCLARITYTIP20: Be yourself. Honor what form the information comes in. Some people see, some people hear, some people feel, some people know. The way that it comes to you is exactly as it should be. Try to trust yourself even though it feels scary. With more practice trust becomes easier and easier.
• PSYCLARITYTIP21: Do not second guess yourself.
• PSYCLARITYTIP23: Practice. Guess the next commercial, what time it is, what someone is about to say…
• PSYCLARITYTIP24: Do not forget that you are just the messenger. Don’t get attached (to validation).
• PSYCLARITYTIP25: Have patience with yourself and the process. Do not give up!
Trusting is often a leap of faith. Don't give up. It will get easier with time.
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I read an article about psychic extermination years ago so when I was challenged by a school of ants in my healing space I decided to give it a try. I, like many people, have a really hard time killing bugs. I especially didn’t want to have a healing space on top of their murder site; it just didn’t seem like good karma.

Basically what I did was started talking to the ants. I told them that I did not want them in my space. The response that I got was that they liked sweet things and that if I bought popsicles and put them on the opposite side of the house they would leave. Oh yeah, and they liked the red ones the best.

So I listened and bought a variety pack of popsicles and made sure to put the red ones out on the opposite side of the house and within days the ants were gone without pesticides and relatively cheaply.

Animals, plants and bugs are living things. If we tune in we can talk to them and live peaceably in the same space.

"Stop looking for something out there and begin looking within." ~Rumi

Meditation is not hard. It is just a matter of discipline. It takes the discipline to actually meditate. I recommend setting small, achievable goals at first. For instance, make it a goal to meditate 10 minutes a day and then schedule this time into your day. It also takes the discipline to clear your mind of any thoughts which can be difficult because the mind tends to wonder. I have listed a few hints that have helped me to clear my mind of the clutter in order to grasp the sweet treats of meditation.

1. Stare at the flame of a candle.

2. Say “om mani padme” over and over again.

3. Draw two dots (about one inch apart) on a piece of paper. Bring your focus to the two dots. Try, as hard as you can to focus on the two dots simultaneously while meditating.

4. Concentrate on your breathing; count to three on your inhale and three on your exhale.

5. Use the meditation YouTube videos available online. I use several, interchangeably just to mix it up. You can find a large selection by going to YouTube and using key words like “meditation,” “mandalas,” etc. These are great because they have mandalas and trance-inducing videos along with relaxing music which really accelerate your level of relaxation.

6. I picture Buddha and I focus on how relaxed he/she is and then I “model” the level of relaxation. In other words I focus on how relaxed Buddha is and I try to bring my consciousness to that same level of relaxation.





7. Walking a labrynth gets you into a meditative state. Usually I like to start the walking the labrynth with a question in my head and upon completion I usually gain some sort of insight regarding the problem/issue/question.


"Silence makes wisdom" ~ Ryuho Okawa

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The following information was channeled by Rhonda O'Brien

The Light Orbs have taken it upon themselves, in many cases, to guide and to protect. Light Orbs are constantly in people’s aura and energy field.

There are many ways to tap into Light Orb's guidance:

1. Notice/acknowledge that we are here.

2. Try to use us as a muse. Try to get guidance from us. You may hear, smell, taste, experience in some way that we are around you. Use all of your senses, not just the five.

3. Ask us a question and expect an answer.

4. Know that we have information available to you.

5. We are here to protect as well so if you are like Rhonda and need particular guidance/assistance/protection we will protect you as well. The darkness does not like the light (we are light) and so the darkness stays away.

6. Some people have fun taking pictures of us to show to friends and others. That is fun for us too. It seems that people are delighted to find that they are not alone on this Earth plane. We are having fun here helping and assisting in all ways. We like to play and have fun!

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Light Orb Conversations Continued...I feel that there is some shedding of the "Light" that is coming from my interaction with these Light Orbs that have now been traveling in my aura for the last four days. I thought that I would share what delightful information they have given me. Enjoy:

What are the lessons that humans are having to learn at this juncture in time?

That we all share a commonality: we are all one. The environment is a playing ground for that message to come through loud and clear. You truly do share the earth, its air and its water. The suffering of one is truly the suffering of all.

What measures need to be taken to make this earth a purer, safer place to live?

Simply we need to live as simply as possible, creating as little waste as possible. Recycle, compost, create your own garden, fill the woods with trees, fill the lands with trees. Add, do not take away from the natural environment. Learning as much as you can about living simply, living “off-grid,” leaving the smallest carbon footprint and spreading the word as far as you can, especially teaching the children is a grand idea.


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I was told to channel the following information (from my light orbs) and share this information on my blog. Please enjoy.

Why are you here?

To let people transition to the light.

Where do you come from?

Various vibrations of the light. It is not soooo important to know where we came, rather it is MOST important to realize that we have an ability to be “light carriers.” That is what many of you came here to do, to do the work in order to move into this higher frequency (or light/lightness of being).

Why did you come to me and what messages do you have for me to carry?

You are a “light worker” and we are going to help you to be the messenger of light/lightness that you came here to be. It is especially important to be a carrier of light when you are being challenged like you are right now.

You are learning that the old ways of behaving (fear) are no longer working and you are working at be the light given any and all situations and we are here to help you do so. You will do it and make this an example for the rest of the world to see.

That is all for now. Your light orbs have grown to encompass the entirety of your being. Show people in the next couple of days how to activate their “lightness,” “lightbeingness,” and cellular memory of being the light through the teachings that we will be feeding you on a daily basis. AMEN.

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The difficult periods of a certain part of my life have grown bigger and bigger like a weed patch overtaking a beautiful garden, my life. I have stuck with the difficult situation, complacent with the fact that the economy is bad and is barely showing signs of improvement.

The temperament of a certain individual in my life changes like the direction of the Colorado wind and so unless I hitch my complacency to some fixed point (not related to the people in my life) my mood vacillates just as much as the moods of people around me.

Yesterday my anxiety started to rise in response to one of his moods as I was wondering if I could handle the wrath of this moodiness and the resulting constant sense unease and then a sweet, light ball of energy or orb appeared to the right of my head and said, “don’t worry we will protect you.”

That was exactly what I needed to hear at the moment. I have constant interactions with my spirit guides yet their messages did not have the same affect on me as this simply stated vote of support.

I cannot explain why this event had such an impact on me. Sure I know that my spirit guides are always there to guide me and they protect me by warning me, giving me great advice and helping me make the most of my life. However, what I wanted in this particular case was that sense that I was protected.

I have read some articles on orbs and some authors talk about them being like spirit guides. I would agree, but I think that they are something more. This orb did not feel like any spirit guide that I have encountered. When it entered my energy field I felt instantly at calm, a sense peace.

I don’t get the sense that the energy in the orb that talked to me was exclusively from Earth. In fact, I sense that this light orb was from a light source and came from “the light.”

I am so grateful for its presence in my life. I hope that there will be more, future interaction.

NOTE: I took a break from writing and went for a walk reflecting on what I wrote. Instantly three of these light orbs surrounded me and told me something to the effect that they will help me to see and share the light in even the darkest of situations. I was instantly calmed and I look forward to further interactions with these light orbs especially in these times of great unease.

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