My Spiritual Journey: An Intense Reiki Therapy Session

Posted on March 15, 2012 by SpookyMrsGreen

I recently joined with my sister Emily and my spiritual brother Jon to exhibit at a Mind, Body and Spirit event at Walton Hall and Gardens in Warrington, Cheshire, UK.

My sister had recently launched her business Eternal Healing Therapies. She offered a range of treatments, including reiki, which is my favourite therapy of the moment. Emily decided to do some reiki on me, because I was sorely in need of some healing. I happily accepted.

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The Healing Energy of Reiki

An Intense Reiki Therapy Session

Emily began working at my head. With one hand at my forehead and one at the back of my head, I quickly began to feel the reiki energy building as a sensation of heat radiating from her palms. Relaxing, I closed my eyes and emptied my mind of all thoughts. This was a natural process. My body knew what to do. I felt as though Emily’s hand was a magnet, drawing shards of pain out my eyes. During the last month I have experienced a lot of pain and discomfort from a recurring genetic eye disorder, so I knew that was the therapy I needed.

I rejoiced silently as the shards of pain were drawn out at lightening speed, thanks to the reiki energy healing of my sister. After a while the magnet sensation faded, and I then felt my sister applying a soothing balm directly to the top of my eyeballs. This was all done with reiki energy. There was no physical contact. But I felt it. I knew what it was. My body recognized it as an ancient form of magick, and something deep within me began to respond.

Focus her reiki healing energy

Emily then moved over my body to focus her reiki healing energy elsewhere. I could feel her energy flowing over me like a cleansing waterfall of pure silver. It was cold, clear, and refreshing. And it flowed directly from my sister’s hands as she channelled Source energy. My limbs were tingling with power and I began to truly wake up.

Gradually I saw myself standing in a room in front of a floor length mirror. The room was dark, and there were no windows, but I could clearly see myself in the mirror, as if by moonlight. This wasn’t the real me. It was a mask, a reflection of myself based on a lifetime of repression and societal conformity. I needed to smash the mirror, to step through it, so that I could embrace and become my true self.

Feel the power

As my sister drew her healing session to a close, I was left standing before the mirror, clenching my fists and trying to pluck up the courage to smash it. I had the power. I could feel it. But was I ready to embrace my truth? I had built a defensive shell around me, born from a lifetime of conformity and wanting to fit in to my social group. I needed to let everything out, including a lifetime of pain and suppressed energy.

To be continued…

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My Goddess Awakening: a Spiritual Journey

Posted on March 15, 2012 by SpookyMrsGreen

As I said in a previous post, I have had an amazing weekend of spiritual awakening. Well, actually it was a Goddess awakening, but it all means the same thing. I discovered my true power.

I feel the energy of our Great Mother, Gaia, the Great Goddess. She has returned to her family, and has set about healing the wounds inflicted by man over many thousands of years. I am to be a vessel for Her. I will be a channel. And I cannot express the sheer joy, excitement and love that I feel in that knowledge.

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My Goddess Awakening

It all began many years ago, when I first set out on my spiritual path. I had always felt disjointed in my life, as though something were missing. I needed a place to belong, and I always felt that I couldn’t find it among humans. So I looked to the supernatural world. I developed a fascination with vampires and werewolves, ghosts, witches, and all the elementals that have fascinated us for millennia. It never made sense until recently, when I realised that my imagination was actually telling me the truth. I don’t just imagine these creatures. They are real.

Having acknowledged this fact to myself, I began meeting people who see the same things. I met people who work with angels, fairies, animal spirit guides, and any number of ethereal beings. But I kept quiet about my own experiences. I was afraid of being judged by my peers, and I was afraid that my family wouldn’t accept me. They had always told me I had a vivid imagination. Now they would just think I was crazy.

I am a woman

Well, I am not crazy. I am an intelligent, powerful human being. I am a woman. I am an incarnation of the Great Goddess. My role here on Earth is to raise the vibrations of the people I meet and the places I visit. Together with my brethren, I will spread magick and power everywhere I go, and it will all contribute to the healing of our world.

Do you feel it too? Do you get chills up and down your spine, and tingling sensations in your fingers at random times? It is all magick, my friends. It is power, it is energy. It is the natural Earth calling to us. Will you answer Her call? Join me, fellow Lightworkers. Our role is clear. We must crack on, there is much to do.

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Wow, What a Weekend! Goddess Summoning, Celtic music, Friends and Family

Posted on March 14, 2012 by SpookyMrsGreen

Phew, I have had an amazing weekend! It took me totally by surprise, and I am still reeling from the sheer power, energy and love that was raised.

I attended a Mind, Body and Spirit event at Walton Hall in Warrington, Cheshire, UK. It was organised by Sugabudda Media and was the first event where my sister would be offering holistic therapies. I went along, with our friend ‘the Green Man’ for moral support.

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Wow, What a Weekend!

Emily is the proprietor of Eternal Healing Therapies and she is a fully qualified practitioner in a range of holistic therapies. She offers Reiki, Indian Head Massage, Swedish Body Massage, Hot Stone therapy, Reflexology, and Hopi Ear Candles. My sister is also a shaman in training, and that is where the weekend took an interesting turn.

Our friend Jon is a druid and a professional musician. He plays a number of instruments, including saxophone, guitar, wooden flute and tin whistle. Jon is known as ‘the Faun’ or ‘the Green Man’ because he spends a lot of time sitting in trees communing with nature and playing music.

The witch, the shaman and the druid

So, we were the witch, the shaman and the druid. It was going to be a fun weekend! And sure enough, we met a lot of ‘kin folk’ at the event. One was Richard Keogh, the Angelman, who Emily and I had met a few times in previous years. This time we were able to talk, and made a great connection. We also met Nick Ashron, psychic artist and musician. It was fabulous!

There is too much to describe in one post, so you will see several spiritual articles during the next week or so. Basically I had the opportunity to spend time alone in nature, I relaxed without worrying about domestic and career affairs, and I meditated a lot. I also received some reiki drum treatment from my sister which was incredible and will be described in detail later. Suffice to say I had a Goddess awakening, I finally feel at one with my true self, and I am ready to embrace the world in all its glory and love. Happy times!

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Goddess Guidance Oracle Card Reading

Posted on March 9, 2012 by SpookyMrsGreen

For anyone who is feeling lost and alone, weighed down with responsibility, trapped in a web of their own making, this Goddess Guidance Oracle card reading is for you:

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Goddess Guidance Oracle Card Reading

Abundantia – Prosperity – “The universe is pouring its abundance out to you. Be open to receiving.”

Kuan Yin – Compassion – “Release judgements about yourself and others, and focus on the love and light that is within everyone.”

Green Tara – Start Delegating – “Ask others (including me) to help you, instead of trying to do everything by yourself.”

Mother Mary – Expect a Miracle – “Have faith that  your prayers have been  heard and are being answered.”

Take the message from whichever card you are drawn to, and apply it to your own situation. If you require more clarity, please do comment below and I will see if I can help.

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My Tarot Reading with Universal Waite Tarot

Posted on March 5, 2012 by SpookyMrsGreen

I had finished a Tarot reading for a client and was shuffling my cards prior to putting them away. Four cards fell out of the deck as I absently shuffled them while in a daydream. I turned them over, and their message was clear. It was yet another lecture from my friends in the Spirit world!

Read my blog post for a quick, unplanned Tarot card reading and see if it resonates with you.

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Universal Waite-Smith Tarot Cards

My Tarot Reading with Universal Waite-Smith Tarot

The Tarot cards were: Four of Cups; The Chariot; the Hanged Man; and Ten of Wands. From these my message became clear. I have become so wrapped up in human worries and issues during recent weeks, that I am in danger of setting myself back on my life journey. I will nip it in the bud now, correct my course, and stay true to my plan of action.

I banish the self doubt, for it serves me no purpose. Likewise I release the anger that has become unbearable this last week. I proceed with complete trust and faith in myself as a unique being. Join me on this journey, friends.

A dose of angel therapy oracle cards

To further emphasise the message, I asked for a guiding card from my Doreen Virtue Angel Therapy Oracle card deck. I received the following:

Visualise Success – See yourself doing well in this situation, and have faith in a positive outcome.

Fair enough. The Fates have spoken! I am back on track and full of renewed vigour and optimism. Thank you, Spirit!

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Appreciate the Working Mother, Housewife, general Dogsbody

Posted on March 3, 2012 by SpookyMrsGreen

Yes, this is a post about women’s liberation, women’s rights, feminism, whatever you like to call it! And it is an opportunity for me to vent some frustration. Well, a lot of frustration actually.

I am extremely agitated about my domestic situation. Sometimes I wonder if the feminist movement really did us a favour or not.

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Appreciate the Working Mother, Housewife, general Dogsbody

Don’t get me wrong, I am all for it. I expect to be treated as an equal in society. I demand my right to vote for our council officials. I expect my husband to consult me on any decisions that impact on the family or running of the house. But here’s the thing. I am only 30, and I feel like a downtrodden housewife. It is not right.

I love my husband. He’s a good man. But he is also ego driven, wrapped up in his own little world, and he holds to the belief that it is ‘his job’ to go out and work full-time to provide money for the family. It therefore falls to me to raise our child and run the house. I agreed to this arrangement purely because I wanted a baby. I never wanted to be a housewife.

The problem now is that we cannot afford for me to go out to work. We had to sell my car because the running costs were too high. And now I would struggle to find a job on the bus route that paid enough money and offered flexibility for me to put our child in day-care. How ridiculous is that?

Not as easy as you think

But, I hear you cry, you have it easy! Yes I do, but not as easy as you think. I am setting up a business from home. I write books. I blog regularly. I offer myself as a professional freelance copy editor. And I am a Tarot reader and would like to develop myself as a public speaker on the subject of spiritual living and holistic therapies. All of this is not so easy when my husband expects me to care for our child and clean the house.

Yes I am complaining. This is for me, and for all you women out there in my situation (and I know there are lots of us). We are very lucky to have the opportunity to be at home with our children during their early years. I fully appreciate that, and I am thankful for it. That does not mean I have to give up being the person I was before I had a baby. I am not simply ‘the mother’ and ‘the housewife.’ I am a writer, an author, a spiritual counsellor. And I think it is high time somebody appreciated this, and made me feel that all of my efforts are worthwhile. And, yes, I want some financial reward for my hard work, dammit!

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World Book Day and my Local Library

Posted on March 2, 2012 by SpookyMrsGreen

Yesterday was World Book Day. I was going to post this article on time, but when I sat down at the computer I became engrossed in my manuscript for Love Redeems (The Redcliffe Novels), the third book in my LGBT fantasy book series.

Anyway, aside from writing, I am a life-long book lover. I probably mentioned that already. It kind of goes with the territory of being an author.

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World Book Day and my Local Library

On Tuesday I took my daughter to our local library for a weekly ‘Rhyme time’ session. This is a great little group where babies and toddlers are entertained by singing nursery rhymes and reading books. The library assistant who ran the session informed us that in honour of World Book Day, our children would each receive a voucher for a free book. Fantastic!

She then encouraged the adults to peruse a pile of books on an adjacent table. These books were wrapped in brown paper, and were not labelled. We were invited to pick up a ‘mystery’ book and loan it from the library as part of their World Book Day celebration. I had to check it out! So I selected a juicy looking package and took it home.

A mystery book from the library

How exciting to have a mystery  book! When we returned home, I put it on the table and avoided it for as long as possible to prolong the excitement of this annual event. (Yes I am a geek!) So what was this book?

It is a contemporary thriller set on a remote Scottish island. This is a genre that I haven’t read for a long time, so it will be quite a treat. Thank you World Book Day!

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Law of Attraction and the Power of Positive Thinking

Posted on February 27, 2012 by SpookyMrsGreen

I have said before that I am a great believer in the Law of Attraction. For those of you who are unfamiliar with this term, the Law of Attraction (LOA) is a concept whereby we use the power of our thoughts and actions to manifest the reality.

Basically, the more you think about being a healthy, happy person, the more you will become that person. If you believe that you are unlucky in life, or that things never work out for you, then that will be your experience.

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“Life is an adventure, and the Universe is always on my side.” – Louise Hay.

Law of Attraction and the Power of Positive Thinking

It sounds really easy. Use the Law of Attraction to think positive thoughts, tell yourself you are happy and comfortable with your  lot in life, and all will be well. Unfortunately, real life isn’t that simple. And that’s not a bad thing. We need a bit of drama to keep us active. If everything ran smoothly and we had no problems or issues, we would get bored and probably turn on each other. The Law of Attraction simply helps us to work round these dramas and issues, and to turn them into a positive experience.

I have been practising the Law of Attraction for about three years now. At first it was very slow to manifest, and I was about to give up on the whole thing and try another approach. Then I stopped and thought about it. I probably read a few articles somewhere, and picked up a book which reminded me of my path. We will never achieve anything if we give up at the first hurdle. And so it was for me.

My intentions were too vague

So, I reconsidered, and realised that my intentions were too vague. I needed a specific request for the universe, and to give power to my intentions, I had to show willing and action. Therefore I threw myself into the task at hand (which was to write my first novel), I was strict with myself, but I didn’t beat myself up if I had a lapse in my schedule or if I took a break. That sort of behaviour reinforces the negative. We must always turn our situation into a positive.

As a result of this turnaround, I am now writing my third book, and the second is due for publication later this  year. I managed to establish my career and terminate an unhealthy work pattern born out of fear and negativity. Now I am working on another aspect of my desire: that of earning a decent income for myself. This has been a bugbear for many years, as I’m sure it is for a lot of people these days. I now have to focus on banishing my fear of money, and turn it into an appreciation of this abundance. It is hard work, but it can be done. Have faith, and have fun!

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My Daughter the Unwitting Wigan FC Supporter

Posted on February 23, 2012 by SpookyMrsGreen

Yes, I know. I am a bad mother. My poor baby daughter is barely 1 year old, and she is being brainwashed into being a supporter for Wigan FC. It is very bad, and totally not my doing.

I cannot stand football. It is boring, I detest the media obsession with it, and I have never forgiven my husband for tricking me when we first started dating.

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My Daughter the Unwitting Wigan FC Supporter

“Oh I don’t really like football,” Daniel blithely declared back in our younger days, “I’m more into heavy metal music.” he said. Phew! I could live with that. In fact, I was quite happy to  have a boyfriend who played lead guitar in a rock band. Oh, for those innocent young days!

Fast forward ten years or so, and the rock band is still going, although the line-up has altered slightly. And now I am resigned to the fact that my husband carries a season ticket for Wigan FC, and has done for the past four years. He sort of slipped in his football obsession as our relationship deepened, and now there is no going back.

Wigan FC Young Supporters Club

Anyway, what prompted this article, was a letter my baby daughter received in the mail yesterday. Apparently she is now a member of the Wigan FC Young Supporters Club. She received a copy of their magazine Team Latics. Oh dear.

The poor girl will be brainwashed before she can even talk properly. I only hope that her other granddad doesn’t start signing her up to the Stoke City FC Young Supporters Club, if there is such a thing. Or that her aunty resists the urge to introduce her to Manchester United (although poor Elliot does already own a football strip that I have buried in a drawer in her room). What is it with this football obsession? And when will it end?

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Dreaming about Books and my personal Library

Posted on February 15, 2012 by SpookyMrsGreen

“There is a place, not far from here. It resides in my mind, a dream so near.”

My fellow UK based parents may recognise this line that I adapted from a popular children’s television show. I do love to play with words! The place in my mind is my personal library. It is a room where the walls are lined with books from floor to ceiling. The shelves are built of dark, antique wood, most probably bought at a rural antique centre that I enjoy visiting.

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Dreaming about Books, and my personal Library

The only parts of my personal library that aren’t lined with books, are the space where there is a large open fireplace, and French windows leading out into my garden. At present this beautiful room is a figment of my imagination, or a part of my subconscious if you believe in realms beyond the physical. There is a thick patterned carpet on the floor, and it is red with a design I have not yet chosen.

Situated between the fireplace and the french windows is my desk. This is also an antique piece of furniture, with a comfortable office chair behind it. On the desk sits my laptop computer, and a pile of books that I am currently reading for both research and pleasure. There is also a pad of paper and a selection of pens. I always need something to write on at short notice.

Near the fireplace, in front of my bookshelves, is a comfortable sofa, probably a two-seater. I will curl up on this when I am not working. It is my sanctuary, my escape from the world. There is a floor lamp nearby, because I don’t really like bright overhead lighting. I prefer a room with shadows and a peaceful atmosphere.

Books up to the ceiling

The only other furniture I envision in my library is a stepladder propped against the bookshelves. Perhaps the room will fill up the more I imagine it. Maybe when it becomes a reality I will find more furniture and more space to utilize. I don’t know. The joy is in the imagining, or the manifestation.

Our mind is a powerful tool. Since I unlocked my creativity and allowed myself to explore the realms of my psyche, I have written 3 novels, several short stories, and numerous articles. I am now writing a fourth novel, and have outlines for three more. Busy times! Now, as soon as my book deal comes through, I will make my dream library a reality when we move house…

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