When we think of Tarot or Oracle readings we mostly want to see what the future holds for us.  I know as a reader that the one question most asked is about future relationships or future employment.  This does not have to always be the case.  Cards can be used for healing too.
 
When you are in a difficult situation, feeling lost, overwhelmed and struggling to get to grips with life as it currently is we can become quite ill.  This is when we can tap into the cards and their energy.  It is like having an outsiders’, non-judgemental view of everything that is going on.
 
Utilising the cards, we can tune in to you, the people around you and all the ways they currently interact together.  This gives us clearer insights and allows the emotions to rise to the surface and be faced in a more objective way.  For example, you may not have realised how much something was impacting on those around you and that you were all feeding the negative side of life.  By becoming clear with this we can make a conscious choice to change our thought processes and look at the positives that will no doubt also be pointed out in the cards.  You become able to accept who you are and realise that as with everything the energy can and will change – you just need to take the necessary steps.
 
I love my cards and how they speak so clearly to me.  I have been working with the same deck now or over 30 years, yet still see things on them during a reading that I am sure I have never seen before – I guess that is why I love them and my connection to them so much.
 
You too can rise from the ashes – just like the phoenix.

How to turn your psychic switch on and then turn it off again when you need to…
 
What better place to be sitting typing this than at Warner Brothers Movie World – home of all the Superhero’s with all the Superpowers!
 
One thing that people seem to fear when we discuss their psychic superpowers is that once they connect in to their psychic self they will never be able to turn it off again.  So the fear is often around the idea of spirits chatting to you all day and night even hanging around when you are on the loo or during other intimate times!
 
Now is the time to dispel those fears and allow yourself to open up to all the possibilities around you.
 
There are numerous ways to be able to turn your psychic switch off if you choose to and as with most things I discuss it all boils down to focus and intention.  Creating ritual is a good way to set that focus.  Use any or all of the suggestions below or create your own.
 

• Ask your guides and angels to filter the messages so only those from a place of love and light can come through.
  

 

• Put up an energetic (imaginary)  brick wall permanently around yourself until you consciously decide to take it down.

 

• Set the intention that when you light a candle it opens the channels and when blown out it closes the lines of communication till you are next ready.  This can be a real life candle or one you visualise.

 

• Use a piece of jewellery as your on/off switch.. ie turn on when you put a particular bangle on and turn off once it is removed.

 

• One that I use from my days studying BodyTalk is to use a lift.  Ask spirits or the energies of living people to enter the lift wherever they may be and then open the door at your end.  You can protect the lift entrance/exit with a white light and allow them to come through.  Once you are finished ask them to leave again via the same lift.

 

• In your minds’ eye imagine a stage, open the curtains to see spirit and then close it to end the session.
  

 

• Using your Third Eye (or imagination) create a TV screen in your mind and use your remote to turn on/off.  You can also fast forward, rewind or pause as necessary.

 
As with everything there is never a one size fits and I will use any of the above when it feels right to do so.  Give them a try if you feel inclined.  I would love to hear how you turn your switch on and off so be sure to post in the comments.

Lots of us have been brought up with the belief system that asking for things is rude… I know this is true for me.  As kids we soon learn that asking for that chocolate bar right before dinner is not going to cut it with mum, even if we use that MAGIC word ‘please’.  This has made us feel that we cannot ask for anything and creates a fear in us around the answer no!  With the chocolate bar we asked for we may very well be allowed to have some after dinner, so the answer was really ‘no, not now’ but our human nature seems to draw us to the negative side of life (more belief systems and perhaps another blog).
 
We are learning more that we can tap into Universal Abundance but are still quite afraid of asking for what we want, especially if it seems to be a BIG ask.

A friend once asked how I had managed to get such a good picture of this bee in her garden.

She told me how she had chased the bee around for days and every time she tried to focus the camera it flew off again.   Hmmm, easy peasy answer, I asked it to stay still while I got the shot lols
 
I connected from a place of love and so the bee knew intuitively that I meant it no harm and so relaxed and posed carefully for me.
 
This same technique can be used when asking The Universe, your Guides and Angels to help you in any way you need.  Connect in with an open heart.  Know that you are worthy of receiving the same love back in the form of abundance.  Believe that you will receive all that you ask for and possibly even more. 
 
Try it – you have nothing to lose.