Hello everybody! I hope you are all having a pleasant day and better weather than we are having in GA. Yes, it is raining again! For those of you in GA: time to start building an ark!
Today I am posting the second part of spiritual balance. This part is about balance in a relationship; whether it is a love relationship or a different type.
It is much easier to identify imbalance in a relationship than in ourselves. If a relationship is not in balance, there are arguments, stress, and a lack of harmony. The people involved are pulling in different directions instead of together.
The good news here is that there is almost always some kind of imbalance in a relationship. Sometimes one person is giving 90 percent while the partner is only giving 10 percent. There may be an imbalance in the desire for sex, for social activity, even in religious or spiritual beliefs. Every couple or relationship of any type has periods of imbalance, and this is perfectly normal. We move closer, we move apart. It is when these times of imbalance continue indefinitely that the real problems begin. If one person is always the giver, and the other is always taking, resentment may start. What might begin as a simple misunderstanding or lack of communication, can turn into a true imbalance in the relationship over time.
If you feel that your relationship is out of balance, it would be good if you could get your partner to do some clearing work with you. I know that some people would refuse to even try a simple meditation with their partner, so don't despair if your partner refuses. You can do this work alone. It would be great if you could do a chakra cleansing for each other, then a balancing or releasing visualization. There is a link to a chakra cleansing site in one of my earlier blogs. This kind of spiritual work can be very beneficial to a relationship. Any type of spiritual sharing like this makes you feel closer, more in balance. It can also lead to some really great sex afterwards!
Here is a visualization for balance and release. You can use it any time you feel out of balance in any way. If you decide to use it for a relationship, simply visualize you and your partner during the relationship. Or get your partner to do it with you!
During a quiet time, make yourself comfortable on the sofa or a chair. You may light incense and candles if these things are relaxing to you. When you are ready, close your eyes and take three deep breaths. Let the world go now and relax. This is your calm time, your time to get back in balance.
In your mind, visualize a large, ornate mirror in front of you. This is a mirror with a gold frame, full-length, that is very, very clear. Look into the mirror. You can see your entire body, you can see yourself as you really are. As you look into the mirror, you see that the glass is dividing into two sides. Now you see yourself divided, you see each side of your body perfectly. Now look closer. Look for the imbalance in your body, emotions, or spirit. This imbalance is black, dark grey, or brown. It may be in the chest area, at your heart chakra. It may appear in your head, or any part of your body. Look at this dark area, and think about the pain it is causing you in your life. It is time to remove this darkness and get back in balance.
Now visualize placing one hand over the area of your body that has the darkness. Place your other hand over the opposite side of the body. You must align the body and spirit now. See your hands glowing with healing energy. You will feel this healing energy inside yourself as the darkness starts to fade away. Tell yourself, "I bring both sides of myself together now. I am in balance." The more the darkness fades away, the closer the sides of your body come together. Now look in the mirror. You are one again, and all darkness has left your body. The mirror reflects your entire self again. It shows you in balance.
You can use this visualization whenever you feel out of balance in someway. Put as much focus as you can on the visualization and allow yourself to move back into balance. Until next time, blessings from Psykiksister.
Thursday, August 8, 2013
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Spiritual Balance
Good afternoon, everybody! I hope you are having better weather than we are having in GA. It has been storming here since the middle of the night. There is a small pond near us that has several resident white ducks. I think they must be the only ones enjoying this weather!
Today I am posting about balance in our lives. This will be a three part blog dealing with different types of balance. First, physical and emotional balance. These are in the same category because if we are out of balance emotionally, we are often out of balance physically as well. The next category is relationship balance, whether in a love relationship or other type of relationship. The last category is spiritual balance, with our own soul.
Balance is very important in our lives, for many reasons. In our everyday world, we need a good balance between work and play, stress, and relaxation. If we put too much emphasis on our careers, our home life and relationships may languish and wither. Too much fun and little work however, can result in a non-existent bank account and a loss of ambition. So how do we manage to find a balance between what we need to do and what we want to do? Sometimes there is a struggle for years trying to find an answer to that question.
If you are out of balance emotionally, you will often develop physical problems as a direct result of that imbalance. Much has been written about this subject, and medical science is slowly embracing the idea. Emotional problems such as grief, heartache, and anger, if not dealt with and resolved, can lead to serious health issues. As an example, Jane had a relationship some years ago that ended very unhappily for her. She stills loves the person who left her, and has been unable to move past this relationship. Jane physically feels pain from the relationship as pain in her chest. Her heart hurts whenever she thinks about the man who left her. Most of us have felt this type of heartbreak and yes, it does literally feel like a pain in the heart. Jane, however, has actually developed some physical heart problems due to the continued and unresolved stress of her situation. What has started as a emotional pain in the heart, has now turned to a physical problem.
Jane is clearly out of balance, both emotionally and physically. When I say, "out of balance" I do not mean that she is mentally disturbed. This means that her physical and emotional energies are out of alignment. She has a great need to get back into balance, and resolve her issues. I always see emotional problems that begin to effect us physically, as a small, dark seed inside us. This seed, can be tiny at the beginning, but left to grow, can become a threatening plant. When this seed of unhappiness in Jane began, she was only dealing with emotional issues. I know how difficult heartbreak can be, but Jane might have been able to move past it. Now that the heartbreak has turned to a real physical pain, Jane has two major problems to solve. She must consult a doctor for her physical problem, and possibly seek the advice of a therapist for her emotional issues.
I would advise Jane to do some healing work, both for her emotional and physical problems. A chakra cleansing might be a good place to start, along with a close look at why she has allowed this heartbreak to take over her life. She must ask herself some serious questions now. Is she afraid to let go of this past love for fear of being alone? Or is Jane secretly blaming herself for the end of the relationship, and feeling unacknowledged guilt?
There could be many reasons Jane has not been able to move on, and until she can resolve those issues, she will remain out of balance. I would love to believe that if Jane could resolve her emotional issues she could also heal physically. That is true in some cases, but the longer we allow emotional problems to grow, the more chances there are that we will develop serious health issues.
If you are feeling an out of balance both emotionally and physically, I suggest you look at the root of your problem first. When did the problems start? Then try some releasing and cleansing work to let your problems go. I will give you a releasing visualization next time that may help. Until then, blessings from Psykiksister.
Today I am posting about balance in our lives. This will be a three part blog dealing with different types of balance. First, physical and emotional balance. These are in the same category because if we are out of balance emotionally, we are often out of balance physically as well. The next category is relationship balance, whether in a love relationship or other type of relationship. The last category is spiritual balance, with our own soul.
Balance is very important in our lives, for many reasons. In our everyday world, we need a good balance between work and play, stress, and relaxation. If we put too much emphasis on our careers, our home life and relationships may languish and wither. Too much fun and little work however, can result in a non-existent bank account and a loss of ambition. So how do we manage to find a balance between what we need to do and what we want to do? Sometimes there is a struggle for years trying to find an answer to that question.
If you are out of balance emotionally, you will often develop physical problems as a direct result of that imbalance. Much has been written about this subject, and medical science is slowly embracing the idea. Emotional problems such as grief, heartache, and anger, if not dealt with and resolved, can lead to serious health issues. As an example, Jane had a relationship some years ago that ended very unhappily for her. She stills loves the person who left her, and has been unable to move past this relationship. Jane physically feels pain from the relationship as pain in her chest. Her heart hurts whenever she thinks about the man who left her. Most of us have felt this type of heartbreak and yes, it does literally feel like a pain in the heart. Jane, however, has actually developed some physical heart problems due to the continued and unresolved stress of her situation. What has started as a emotional pain in the heart, has now turned to a physical problem.
Jane is clearly out of balance, both emotionally and physically. When I say, "out of balance" I do not mean that she is mentally disturbed. This means that her physical and emotional energies are out of alignment. She has a great need to get back into balance, and resolve her issues. I always see emotional problems that begin to effect us physically, as a small, dark seed inside us. This seed, can be tiny at the beginning, but left to grow, can become a threatening plant. When this seed of unhappiness in Jane began, she was only dealing with emotional issues. I know how difficult heartbreak can be, but Jane might have been able to move past it. Now that the heartbreak has turned to a real physical pain, Jane has two major problems to solve. She must consult a doctor for her physical problem, and possibly seek the advice of a therapist for her emotional issues.
I would advise Jane to do some healing work, both for her emotional and physical problems. A chakra cleansing might be a good place to start, along with a close look at why she has allowed this heartbreak to take over her life. She must ask herself some serious questions now. Is she afraid to let go of this past love for fear of being alone? Or is Jane secretly blaming herself for the end of the relationship, and feeling unacknowledged guilt?
There could be many reasons Jane has not been able to move on, and until she can resolve those issues, she will remain out of balance. I would love to believe that if Jane could resolve her emotional issues she could also heal physically. That is true in some cases, but the longer we allow emotional problems to grow, the more chances there are that we will develop serious health issues.
If you are feeling an out of balance both emotionally and physically, I suggest you look at the root of your problem first. When did the problems start? Then try some releasing and cleansing work to let your problems go. I will give you a releasing visualization next time that may help. Until then, blessings from Psykiksister.
Thursday, August 1, 2013
Spiritual Fears: What Monster Is Under Your Bed? Part 3
Good morning, everybody! It's the first of August and I hope you are ready for some hot weather. Dog days, here we come!
Today I am posting about emotional fears. If you remember from part one of this blog, emotional fears are fears of things that we can not see or touch, we can only feel. These are fears that are in our mind and heart. This does not make them any less real; in fact, it often makes them seem more real. The imagination goes into effect here and thinks up all kinds of things to fear. Sometimes emotional fears are based in reality and sometimes they are just our imagination at work.
As an example of a fear based in reality, let's say you are a young woman recently married to a race car driver. You are madly in love with your husband, but terrified every time he drives in a race. This fear is based in reality because racing can be a dangerous profession. As a first step in dealing with this fear, I would advise you to learn some ways to calm yourself during the race. Breathing deeply several times during your moments of stress and fear can help greatly. A fear relieving meditation or positive visualization before the race might also help.
If you have fears that are not based on reality, don't worry, you're normal!
Fear of the unknown might be the biggest fear of all. Our imagination can put some very powerful and negative images into our minds about the future. Most of these things will never happen, but when we are stressing over them in the middle of the night, they seem all too likely. Not only can these fears make us feel powerless and terrified, they send negative energy out into the universe. By imagining negative things happening in our lives, sometimes we draw those things to us!
As an example of this, let's say Brian, a sales rep, has a secret fear that his wife will cheat on him. He works long hours on his job and travels often. Even though he has no real evidence or reason to think that his wife will cheat, he can not get over the idea. Consequently, he checks her on-line journal often and calls her constantly when he is out of town. His wife, though at first flattered by so much attention, has begun to feel stifled. She is considering looking in a new direction, for someone more secure. As you see, Brian's fear is bringing exactly what he is most afraid of into his life.
If you are experiencing emotional fears, you may want to try a positive visualization. Positive thinking about your situation may help still your fears and drive them away. Here is a visualization you can try for positive thinking.
During a quiet time, when you are alone, make yourself comfortable on the sofa or a chair. Light incense and candles if they help you relax. Take several deep breaths and allow your everyday worries to slip away. When you are ready, visualize a blackboard in your mind. There is a piece of chalk beside the blackboard. Take the chalk and write about your fear on the blackboard. Write as much or as little as you like. A few words is fine. Focus on what you have written. Feel the fear if you must but realize that is it only fear, not reality. Now, look beside the blackboard again. There is an eraser there, but not just any eraser. This is an eraser made of light; a golden, glowing light. Take the eraser in your hand. It is warm, and touching it makes you feel strong, and alive. You no longer feel afraid. Take the eraser and erase the words you have written. Focus on this and put great energy into it. You are erasing your fear. Now say these words, "I am not afraid. I am strong and I will not let fear rule my mind." Erase every single letter you have written and allow your fear to leave.
I hope you will feel better after this visualization. Do it whenever you need to, whenever fears strikes your heart. Until next time, blessings from Psykiksister.
Today I am posting about emotional fears. If you remember from part one of this blog, emotional fears are fears of things that we can not see or touch, we can only feel. These are fears that are in our mind and heart. This does not make them any less real; in fact, it often makes them seem more real. The imagination goes into effect here and thinks up all kinds of things to fear. Sometimes emotional fears are based in reality and sometimes they are just our imagination at work.
As an example of a fear based in reality, let's say you are a young woman recently married to a race car driver. You are madly in love with your husband, but terrified every time he drives in a race. This fear is based in reality because racing can be a dangerous profession. As a first step in dealing with this fear, I would advise you to learn some ways to calm yourself during the race. Breathing deeply several times during your moments of stress and fear can help greatly. A fear relieving meditation or positive visualization before the race might also help.
If you have fears that are not based on reality, don't worry, you're normal!
Fear of the unknown might be the biggest fear of all. Our imagination can put some very powerful and negative images into our minds about the future. Most of these things will never happen, but when we are stressing over them in the middle of the night, they seem all too likely. Not only can these fears make us feel powerless and terrified, they send negative energy out into the universe. By imagining negative things happening in our lives, sometimes we draw those things to us!
As an example of this, let's say Brian, a sales rep, has a secret fear that his wife will cheat on him. He works long hours on his job and travels often. Even though he has no real evidence or reason to think that his wife will cheat, he can not get over the idea. Consequently, he checks her on-line journal often and calls her constantly when he is out of town. His wife, though at first flattered by so much attention, has begun to feel stifled. She is considering looking in a new direction, for someone more secure. As you see, Brian's fear is bringing exactly what he is most afraid of into his life.
If you are experiencing emotional fears, you may want to try a positive visualization. Positive thinking about your situation may help still your fears and drive them away. Here is a visualization you can try for positive thinking.
During a quiet time, when you are alone, make yourself comfortable on the sofa or a chair. Light incense and candles if they help you relax. Take several deep breaths and allow your everyday worries to slip away. When you are ready, visualize a blackboard in your mind. There is a piece of chalk beside the blackboard. Take the chalk and write about your fear on the blackboard. Write as much or as little as you like. A few words is fine. Focus on what you have written. Feel the fear if you must but realize that is it only fear, not reality. Now, look beside the blackboard again. There is an eraser there, but not just any eraser. This is an eraser made of light; a golden, glowing light. Take the eraser in your hand. It is warm, and touching it makes you feel strong, and alive. You no longer feel afraid. Take the eraser and erase the words you have written. Focus on this and put great energy into it. You are erasing your fear. Now say these words, "I am not afraid. I am strong and I will not let fear rule my mind." Erase every single letter you have written and allow your fear to leave.
I hope you will feel better after this visualization. Do it whenever you need to, whenever fears strikes your heart. Until next time, blessings from Psykiksister.
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Spiritual Fears: What Monster Is Under Your Bed? Part 2
Good afternoon, everybody! It's a hot, sunny day here in GA, but at least no rain in sight. Do you believe it's almost August already? Better get your Labor Day plans made soon, it will be here before you know it.
Today I am posting again about fears, spiritual and otherwise. Did you have a few minutes yesterday to consider what "monster" is under your bed? Sometimes our deepest fear is hard to think about. We push it away, and refuse to acknowledge it. On the outside we may put on a brave face, but underneath we are the cowardly lion. Putting on a brave face can be a good thing, but when we refuse to face our inner fear, it can turn into a problem.
I am going to give you a visualization today to help release fear. If your fears lie very deep or are very serious however, you may need more help than a visualization can give you. Ask yourself these questions, "Are my fears effecting my daily life? Has my fear turned into an obsession?" If you have answered yes to these questions, you may want to talk to a therapist for more help. You can certainly do the visualization I will give you, but you may need more professional help. There is no reason to be embarrassed if you need to see a therapist. In fact, if you can admit this need, you should give yourself a pat on the shoulder. You have taken the first step in resolving your problem
Before you do today's visualization, you need to examine your fear. This may be difficult. We do not want to probe an open wound, and often we do not want to examine our fears. This is what we may need to do though. We need to ask ourselves why we have this fear, and how it began. Is this an old fear from childhood or something we have only felt recently? Has some traumatic event occurred to make us fearful? Identifying the problem can be helpful in releasing the fear. If you know why you have this fear, you may be successful in ridding yourself of the problem.
You may have fears that you can not understand and can not see an origin of the fear. That is okay and not unusual. Perhaps it will come to you during the visualization or you may even have a revealing dream. If you do have a dream concerning your fear, write it down and study it later. It may give you some insight into your situation.
The next thing you need to do is speak your fear. We do not like to face our fears for many reasons. If we speak of our fear, we may seem less to those we love and respect. They may see us as weak, or ridiculous. Even worse, if we admit we have this fear, we may lose our own self-respect. Please do not think this way. Everyone has fears, whether we acknowledge them or not.
You do not have to speak your fears to anyone else but you need to acknowledge them to yourself. It can be a great release to face a mirror and say aloud, "I am afraid of -----, and I acknowledge that now". It does not matter if your fear is something small or very serious. If it is a problem to you, please try to speak your fear.
Now, when you are ready, sit comfortably in a quiet place. You do not want to be disturbed. Light candles and incense if those things are calming to you. Now take several deep breaths and relax. In your mind, see your fear as a large, heavy balloon. This balloon is black and is filled with lead. It lays on the ground in front of you, attached to you by a dark cord. This black balloon makes you feel unhappy, and fearful. You can not lift this balloon, it is too heavy. Now visualize the lead starting to leak out of the balloon, little bit by little bit. As the lead leaks out of the balloon, you begin to feel stronger, less afraid. Place your hands on the balloon, and push, push, push the lead out of the balloon. You are strong enough to do this, you are in control. As you push the lead out of the balloon, it starts to rise. It is lighter now, and is rising in the air. The lead is still leaking out of the balloon. Each bit of lead that leaves the balloon makes your stronger. You are no longer afraid. The higher the balloon rises in the air, the stronger you become. When all the lead is gone, untie the balloon, and release it from you. Watch as it drifts away, never to return. You have released your fear now. You are strong.
You can do this visualization whenever you are feeling fearful. Allow yourself time with it, and see it as clearly as you can. If you do the work, you will see the results! Until next time, blessings from Psykiksister.
Today I am posting again about fears, spiritual and otherwise. Did you have a few minutes yesterday to consider what "monster" is under your bed? Sometimes our deepest fear is hard to think about. We push it away, and refuse to acknowledge it. On the outside we may put on a brave face, but underneath we are the cowardly lion. Putting on a brave face can be a good thing, but when we refuse to face our inner fear, it can turn into a problem.
I am going to give you a visualization today to help release fear. If your fears lie very deep or are very serious however, you may need more help than a visualization can give you. Ask yourself these questions, "Are my fears effecting my daily life? Has my fear turned into an obsession?" If you have answered yes to these questions, you may want to talk to a therapist for more help. You can certainly do the visualization I will give you, but you may need more professional help. There is no reason to be embarrassed if you need to see a therapist. In fact, if you can admit this need, you should give yourself a pat on the shoulder. You have taken the first step in resolving your problem
Before you do today's visualization, you need to examine your fear. This may be difficult. We do not want to probe an open wound, and often we do not want to examine our fears. This is what we may need to do though. We need to ask ourselves why we have this fear, and how it began. Is this an old fear from childhood or something we have only felt recently? Has some traumatic event occurred to make us fearful? Identifying the problem can be helpful in releasing the fear. If you know why you have this fear, you may be successful in ridding yourself of the problem.
You may have fears that you can not understand and can not see an origin of the fear. That is okay and not unusual. Perhaps it will come to you during the visualization or you may even have a revealing dream. If you do have a dream concerning your fear, write it down and study it later. It may give you some insight into your situation.
The next thing you need to do is speak your fear. We do not like to face our fears for many reasons. If we speak of our fear, we may seem less to those we love and respect. They may see us as weak, or ridiculous. Even worse, if we admit we have this fear, we may lose our own self-respect. Please do not think this way. Everyone has fears, whether we acknowledge them or not.
You do not have to speak your fears to anyone else but you need to acknowledge them to yourself. It can be a great release to face a mirror and say aloud, "I am afraid of -----, and I acknowledge that now". It does not matter if your fear is something small or very serious. If it is a problem to you, please try to speak your fear.
Now, when you are ready, sit comfortably in a quiet place. You do not want to be disturbed. Light candles and incense if those things are calming to you. Now take several deep breaths and relax. In your mind, see your fear as a large, heavy balloon. This balloon is black and is filled with lead. It lays on the ground in front of you, attached to you by a dark cord. This black balloon makes you feel unhappy, and fearful. You can not lift this balloon, it is too heavy. Now visualize the lead starting to leak out of the balloon, little bit by little bit. As the lead leaks out of the balloon, you begin to feel stronger, less afraid. Place your hands on the balloon, and push, push, push the lead out of the balloon. You are strong enough to do this, you are in control. As you push the lead out of the balloon, it starts to rise. It is lighter now, and is rising in the air. The lead is still leaking out of the balloon. Each bit of lead that leaves the balloon makes your stronger. You are no longer afraid. The higher the balloon rises in the air, the stronger you become. When all the lead is gone, untie the balloon, and release it from you. Watch as it drifts away, never to return. You have released your fear now. You are strong.
You can do this visualization whenever you are feeling fearful. Allow yourself time with it, and see it as clearly as you can. If you do the work, you will see the results! Until next time, blessings from Psykiksister.
Monday, July 29, 2013
Spiritual Fears: What Monster Is Under Your Bed?
Hello everybody! Finally, I have found time to write again. I always think the summer will be a nice, relaxing time, but this year I am very busy. Oh well, maybe when the cool weather returns will be a good time to take it easy.
Take I am posting about fears, spiritual and otherwise. When children are small, they often imagine and fear monsters under their bed. Mom and Dad may spend much time explaining to the child that there are no monsters in the room. As we get older, we let go of our fear of the monster under the bed, but may replace it with other types of fears. These fears may seem just as real to us as an adult as that terrifying monster that we used to imagine as a child. In fact, fears we have as an adult can be much worse than any child can imagine.
Who does not have any fears, secret or otherwise? I would like to speak to that person, because I am not sure he or she exists. Even the bravest, strongest man or woman may have inner fears that they do not acknowledge to the world. Our fears can be as simple as a fear of spiders or as complex as a fear of the entire world outside our door. We may have an overriding fear of losing our job, even though the world sees us in a secure position. Our fears may be of the spiritual variety, such as fear of death or what lies in the next world. Many of us have great fear of losing our loved ones, whether through death, divorce, or some other type of separation. We may never speak of our fears to anyone, or tell our family, friends or therapist about them constantly.
It is human to have fears, and sometimes those fears keep us out of danger.
Think about a baby who is just learning to walk. The baby is learning about the world and will learn, by experience, that some things are dangerous, and to be feared. He may touch a hot stove and burn his finger. Of course, we don't want the child to burn his finger, and hopefully, someone is watching so that he doesn't do that! He will learn at some point that the stove is hot however, and this is where fear begins. This can be a "normal" type of fear, and keeps him from touching the hot stove again. It is only when the child develops a life-long and abnormal fear of hot stoves that he has a problem.
I am going to put fears into certain classifications, so that I can give you some ideas how to deal with them. The first group I will call, "fears of real things" as they involve actual objects, animals, etc. These are fears of things that we can see or touch. They could be a fear of particular animals, such as dogs, cats, spiders, or birds. I have met people who had each one of those fears, by the way.
In this classification, there could also be fear of riding in various vehicles, such as airplanes, trains, or even cars. In today's world, these fears are difficult to handle, as we all have places to go. This group can also include fears of high places or closed in places. These are actual things we can see and touch, so I am including them in this category. Any fear of something real will be in this category.
The other two categories are simply to explain, but just as real to the person experiencing the fear. The next category is spiritual fear. These are fears that deal with the spiritual world. They include fear of death, ghosts and spirits, and fear about the next life. These fears can be overwhelming and consuming. Our religion or spiritual beliefs may explain to us that there is nothing to fear in death, or the afterlife. To people with a fear of these things however, there may be little consolation and much doubt.
The last classification is for "emotional fears". This is probably the biggest group of fears as it includes everything that is not real. We can not see or touch our emotional fears, we can only feel them. This group includes fear of loss of any kind, whether it is fear of loss of job, family, friends, or money. We may be afraid of illness, gaining weight, aging, or losing our looks. Emotional fears may be firmly based in reality or totally irrational. If you have a strong fear of going bald, it does not make it any less real to you if currently you have a full head of hair. The fear is emotionally based, and in your mind.
My next posts will give you some ideas how to release fear. We all have our "monster under the bed", and need to get rid of him. Until then, blessings from Psykiksister.
Take I am posting about fears, spiritual and otherwise. When children are small, they often imagine and fear monsters under their bed. Mom and Dad may spend much time explaining to the child that there are no monsters in the room. As we get older, we let go of our fear of the monster under the bed, but may replace it with other types of fears. These fears may seem just as real to us as an adult as that terrifying monster that we used to imagine as a child. In fact, fears we have as an adult can be much worse than any child can imagine.
Who does not have any fears, secret or otherwise? I would like to speak to that person, because I am not sure he or she exists. Even the bravest, strongest man or woman may have inner fears that they do not acknowledge to the world. Our fears can be as simple as a fear of spiders or as complex as a fear of the entire world outside our door. We may have an overriding fear of losing our job, even though the world sees us in a secure position. Our fears may be of the spiritual variety, such as fear of death or what lies in the next world. Many of us have great fear of losing our loved ones, whether through death, divorce, or some other type of separation. We may never speak of our fears to anyone, or tell our family, friends or therapist about them constantly.
It is human to have fears, and sometimes those fears keep us out of danger.
Think about a baby who is just learning to walk. The baby is learning about the world and will learn, by experience, that some things are dangerous, and to be feared. He may touch a hot stove and burn his finger. Of course, we don't want the child to burn his finger, and hopefully, someone is watching so that he doesn't do that! He will learn at some point that the stove is hot however, and this is where fear begins. This can be a "normal" type of fear, and keeps him from touching the hot stove again. It is only when the child develops a life-long and abnormal fear of hot stoves that he has a problem.
I am going to put fears into certain classifications, so that I can give you some ideas how to deal with them. The first group I will call, "fears of real things" as they involve actual objects, animals, etc. These are fears of things that we can see or touch. They could be a fear of particular animals, such as dogs, cats, spiders, or birds. I have met people who had each one of those fears, by the way.
In this classification, there could also be fear of riding in various vehicles, such as airplanes, trains, or even cars. In today's world, these fears are difficult to handle, as we all have places to go. This group can also include fears of high places or closed in places. These are actual things we can see and touch, so I am including them in this category. Any fear of something real will be in this category.
The other two categories are simply to explain, but just as real to the person experiencing the fear. The next category is spiritual fear. These are fears that deal with the spiritual world. They include fear of death, ghosts and spirits, and fear about the next life. These fears can be overwhelming and consuming. Our religion or spiritual beliefs may explain to us that there is nothing to fear in death, or the afterlife. To people with a fear of these things however, there may be little consolation and much doubt.
The last classification is for "emotional fears". This is probably the biggest group of fears as it includes everything that is not real. We can not see or touch our emotional fears, we can only feel them. This group includes fear of loss of any kind, whether it is fear of loss of job, family, friends, or money. We may be afraid of illness, gaining weight, aging, or losing our looks. Emotional fears may be firmly based in reality or totally irrational. If you have a strong fear of going bald, it does not make it any less real to you if currently you have a full head of hair. The fear is emotionally based, and in your mind.
My next posts will give you some ideas how to release fear. We all have our "monster under the bed", and need to get rid of him. Until then, blessings from Psykiksister.
Friday, July 19, 2013
Spiritual Visualizations, Part 3
Good afternoon, everybody! Are you ready for the weekend and some fun? Or are you planning on slipping on some comfy jammies and lounging around the house all weekend? Whatever you do, I hope it's a good weekend for you!
Today I will post the last part of spiritual visualizations. This is a specific visualization written for healing. You may do this for yourself if you are dealing with health issues, physical, mental, or emotional. You may also do the visualization for another person, if they are okay with it. If you plan on doing any kind of spiritual or metaphysical healing for someone else, it is always best to ask for their permission.
Healing yourself or someone else is a complicated issue. It would seem that anyone who is ill or in pain would wish to be healed. There have been times when I would have given anything to be healed! There can be many psychological and karmic issues involved with illness, however. On the surface, we may cry out for relief from our pain, but on some deep inner level, there may be some reason we are holding onto it. As an example, think of someone who constantly has back pain. This person deals with many situations in his/her life on a daily basis. They work constantly, both on the job, and at home. The back pain continues for years with little relief. This person tells themself they do not have time to see a doctor, and that the doctor probably could not help anyway. This is a "type A" personality that pushes themselves to work harder and make more achievements every day. As a result, on some inner or spiritual level, all the problems and responsibility they are dealing with, "pile up" on their back. The back is a common place to experience physical pain from too much responsibility. This person could probably alleviate their pain by seeing a doctor and/or lightening the load they are carrying in life. Instead, they continue to work harder and harder. It is likely that one day the back pain will increase to such an extent that they will have to slow down and re-evaluate their life.
Not all illnesses or pain can be healed. We can try to heal and I think we should always try. As long as we are alive, there is hope. Miracles do happen in even the most dire cases from time to time. Sometimes the belief that we can heal can almost be as important as whatever medication we are taking. It is very easy to become depressed when we are ill. We can only see the negative, and the longer the illness extends, the harder it is to see anything positive. That is one reason I have written this visualization. It is to help clear the mind of negativity. I hope that it will help you, and give you some much needed hope.
Do this visualization during a quiet time, and in a quiet place. Light candles and burn incense if those things are calming to you. Close your eyes, and when you are ready, take several deep breaths. Know that this is your healing time, and your time to let go of negative thoughts. If your problem is physical, place your hands gently on the afflicted part of your body. If your illness is in the mind or emotions, simply touch your head or heart. Now, visualize your illness as a powerful, almost overwhelming force in your body. See this force, this blackness, at the part of your body that is in pain. This blackness does not belong in your body, mind, or heart. It is time to drive it from you.
Now in your mind, see a glorious, golden light entering your body. It warms you, and fills you, and flows smoothly to your illness. This light is the most powerful healing force you have felt. It comes from a higher source, and it comes to drive away your illness. See the blackness in your body, mind, or heart start to recede. As the golden light surges forward, the blackness leaves you. This illness, this blackness in you, is as nothing to the light that now fills your body. The illness is flowing away from you, moving to your lower extremities, your feet. Now as the golden light flows through you, it forces the blackness, out, out, out through your toes. Watch now as your illness leaves your body. Allow the light to force every bit of the blackness from your body. Let it completely flow out through your toes and then relax.
I hope you feel a sense of relief and hope when you are finished with this visualization. You may use it any time it is needed. If you are healing another person, simply visualize their body and the illness inside. Bring in the golden light and drive away their illness.
I wish you all good health and healing. Until next time, blessings from Psykiksister.
Today I will post the last part of spiritual visualizations. This is a specific visualization written for healing. You may do this for yourself if you are dealing with health issues, physical, mental, or emotional. You may also do the visualization for another person, if they are okay with it. If you plan on doing any kind of spiritual or metaphysical healing for someone else, it is always best to ask for their permission.
Healing yourself or someone else is a complicated issue. It would seem that anyone who is ill or in pain would wish to be healed. There have been times when I would have given anything to be healed! There can be many psychological and karmic issues involved with illness, however. On the surface, we may cry out for relief from our pain, but on some deep inner level, there may be some reason we are holding onto it. As an example, think of someone who constantly has back pain. This person deals with many situations in his/her life on a daily basis. They work constantly, both on the job, and at home. The back pain continues for years with little relief. This person tells themself they do not have time to see a doctor, and that the doctor probably could not help anyway. This is a "type A" personality that pushes themselves to work harder and make more achievements every day. As a result, on some inner or spiritual level, all the problems and responsibility they are dealing with, "pile up" on their back. The back is a common place to experience physical pain from too much responsibility. This person could probably alleviate their pain by seeing a doctor and/or lightening the load they are carrying in life. Instead, they continue to work harder and harder. It is likely that one day the back pain will increase to such an extent that they will have to slow down and re-evaluate their life.
Not all illnesses or pain can be healed. We can try to heal and I think we should always try. As long as we are alive, there is hope. Miracles do happen in even the most dire cases from time to time. Sometimes the belief that we can heal can almost be as important as whatever medication we are taking. It is very easy to become depressed when we are ill. We can only see the negative, and the longer the illness extends, the harder it is to see anything positive. That is one reason I have written this visualization. It is to help clear the mind of negativity. I hope that it will help you, and give you some much needed hope.
Do this visualization during a quiet time, and in a quiet place. Light candles and burn incense if those things are calming to you. Close your eyes, and when you are ready, take several deep breaths. Know that this is your healing time, and your time to let go of negative thoughts. If your problem is physical, place your hands gently on the afflicted part of your body. If your illness is in the mind or emotions, simply touch your head or heart. Now, visualize your illness as a powerful, almost overwhelming force in your body. See this force, this blackness, at the part of your body that is in pain. This blackness does not belong in your body, mind, or heart. It is time to drive it from you.
Now in your mind, see a glorious, golden light entering your body. It warms you, and fills you, and flows smoothly to your illness. This light is the most powerful healing force you have felt. It comes from a higher source, and it comes to drive away your illness. See the blackness in your body, mind, or heart start to recede. As the golden light surges forward, the blackness leaves you. This illness, this blackness in you, is as nothing to the light that now fills your body. The illness is flowing away from you, moving to your lower extremities, your feet. Now as the golden light flows through you, it forces the blackness, out, out, out through your toes. Watch now as your illness leaves your body. Allow the light to force every bit of the blackness from your body. Let it completely flow out through your toes and then relax.
I hope you feel a sense of relief and hope when you are finished with this visualization. You may use it any time it is needed. If you are healing another person, simply visualize their body and the illness inside. Bring in the golden light and drive away their illness.
I wish you all good health and healing. Until next time, blessings from Psykiksister.
Thursday, July 18, 2013
Spiritual Visualizations, Part 2
Hello everyone! As we say down here in the South, "Is it hot enough for you?" After a really big rainstorm last night, we have blue skies and a very hot day. It finally feels like July in GA!
Today I am writing again about spiritual visualizations. This blog and the next will give you visualizations about specific problems. The visualization today will be geared towards problems in a struggling relationship. You can also use this visualization with any kind of relationship with another person. It does not have to be a romantic relationship. You might try this visualization if you are having problems with a friend, family member, or someone else you care about.
Romantic relationships are an incredibly complicated part of life. We all have an innate drive towards love and fulfillment with another person. The desire for a mate, for someone to share our life, forms very early in life, and often never ends. I have seen very elderly people with the same urge for a relationship that I have seen in twenty year olds. This desire to love may be displayed differently as we age, but it is still there. We still want someone to hold us, kiss us, and share our bed at night.
All relationships have their good times and their bad times. We may see some couples in what seems to be a totally peaceful and serene relationship, year after year. I admire anyone who truly has this kind of relationship, but remember we can only see the relationship from the outside. We do not know what goes on behind closed doors with other couples. A couple may seem loving, happy, and content to everyone around them, and then suddenly get divorced. Sometimes even the two people involved in the relationship aren't aware of what is going on under the surface. There may be unresolved anger issues, or a secret desire for a more active sex life. This things and many other issues can cause a deep unhappiness between two people, even if they are never discussed.
Let's say, however, that you are in a relationship, and you can clearly see the problems. The only thing you can not see is a solution! The first thing I would tell you, both in a relationship, and in life, is that not all problems can be solved. Sometimes we must agree to disagree, and take the good with the bad. We may just have to accept our partner the way they are, and try to appreciate them for their good qualities. If there are specific problems that seem to drag on and on with no resolution, you might want to try a spiritual visualization. This might not only give you a new and better look at the situation, it could help you resolve the problem.
As I said earlier, this visualization is written for a love relationship. To use it for any other type of relationship, simply think about the person involved and change the wording as necessary.
Do your visualization during a quiet time, and in a peaceful place. Before you begin, try to identify the actual problem you want to resolve. If everything in the relationship just seems wrong, or you don't know what the problem really is, that is okay, too.
Light candles or burn some incense if you like. These things can be very relaxing, but are not necessary. Take a few deep breaths and allow yourself to relax. Calm your mind, and let the everyday world drift away. When you are ready, begin to focus on the problem in your relationship. Start to envision your relationship as a large, blossoming tree. This is a beautiful tree that the two of you have grown together. You and your loved one are deeply entwined in this tree together. Make your tree as beautiful and large as you like. The longer you have been together, the larger the tree, and the more blossoms.
Now envision a branch on the tree as withering and turning black. This branch represents the problem in your relationship. It may be a small branch at first that is turning black, but without proper care, it could kill your tree. If there are many unresolved problems in the relationship, visualize a number of withering branches. Now, with great love and understanding in your heart, break off these withered branches. Do not focus anger or pain on the branches, only love. As you break off the branches, say, " I let go of the pain in my relationship now. I resolve this problem now." Do not just say the words, feel them as you speak. Allow new ideas for solutions to your problems to come to you. Do not try to force this, just allow it to happen.
Now it is time for new growth in the relationship. In place of the withered branches you have removed from the tree, envision new, blossoming branches growing. This is new life coming back into your relationship. Your problems have been resolved, the love is renewed. Make your tree blossom and grow. It is time for renewal, and for love again.
After you finish your visualization, remember that you can never change your partner. You can only change your response to them. With true love, two people can rise over any problems.
Until next time, blessings from Psykiksister.
Today I am writing again about spiritual visualizations. This blog and the next will give you visualizations about specific problems. The visualization today will be geared towards problems in a struggling relationship. You can also use this visualization with any kind of relationship with another person. It does not have to be a romantic relationship. You might try this visualization if you are having problems with a friend, family member, or someone else you care about.
Romantic relationships are an incredibly complicated part of life. We all have an innate drive towards love and fulfillment with another person. The desire for a mate, for someone to share our life, forms very early in life, and often never ends. I have seen very elderly people with the same urge for a relationship that I have seen in twenty year olds. This desire to love may be displayed differently as we age, but it is still there. We still want someone to hold us, kiss us, and share our bed at night.
All relationships have their good times and their bad times. We may see some couples in what seems to be a totally peaceful and serene relationship, year after year. I admire anyone who truly has this kind of relationship, but remember we can only see the relationship from the outside. We do not know what goes on behind closed doors with other couples. A couple may seem loving, happy, and content to everyone around them, and then suddenly get divorced. Sometimes even the two people involved in the relationship aren't aware of what is going on under the surface. There may be unresolved anger issues, or a secret desire for a more active sex life. This things and many other issues can cause a deep unhappiness between two people, even if they are never discussed.
Let's say, however, that you are in a relationship, and you can clearly see the problems. The only thing you can not see is a solution! The first thing I would tell you, both in a relationship, and in life, is that not all problems can be solved. Sometimes we must agree to disagree, and take the good with the bad. We may just have to accept our partner the way they are, and try to appreciate them for their good qualities. If there are specific problems that seem to drag on and on with no resolution, you might want to try a spiritual visualization. This might not only give you a new and better look at the situation, it could help you resolve the problem.
As I said earlier, this visualization is written for a love relationship. To use it for any other type of relationship, simply think about the person involved and change the wording as necessary.
Do your visualization during a quiet time, and in a peaceful place. Before you begin, try to identify the actual problem you want to resolve. If everything in the relationship just seems wrong, or you don't know what the problem really is, that is okay, too.
Light candles or burn some incense if you like. These things can be very relaxing, but are not necessary. Take a few deep breaths and allow yourself to relax. Calm your mind, and let the everyday world drift away. When you are ready, begin to focus on the problem in your relationship. Start to envision your relationship as a large, blossoming tree. This is a beautiful tree that the two of you have grown together. You and your loved one are deeply entwined in this tree together. Make your tree as beautiful and large as you like. The longer you have been together, the larger the tree, and the more blossoms.
Now envision a branch on the tree as withering and turning black. This branch represents the problem in your relationship. It may be a small branch at first that is turning black, but without proper care, it could kill your tree. If there are many unresolved problems in the relationship, visualize a number of withering branches. Now, with great love and understanding in your heart, break off these withered branches. Do not focus anger or pain on the branches, only love. As you break off the branches, say, " I let go of the pain in my relationship now. I resolve this problem now." Do not just say the words, feel them as you speak. Allow new ideas for solutions to your problems to come to you. Do not try to force this, just allow it to happen.
Now it is time for new growth in the relationship. In place of the withered branches you have removed from the tree, envision new, blossoming branches growing. This is new life coming back into your relationship. Your problems have been resolved, the love is renewed. Make your tree blossom and grow. It is time for renewal, and for love again.
After you finish your visualization, remember that you can never change your partner. You can only change your response to them. With true love, two people can rise over any problems.
Until next time, blessings from Psykiksister.
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