Divinity Cards: We all have the ability to connect with our higher guidance, be it our Team Spirit or our own intuition and higher self s knowing. In fact, no one is more tuned in to you and your spirits, than YOU! All we have to do is believe in ourselves and our ability to communicate with our Angels, spirits and guides. Card readings can be incredibly helpful to get a clear read on a situation or question you may have for yourself or others. Choose a deck that speaks to you and you will be amazed at the accuracy and guidance that arrives when we need it most. Mala Beads: Malas, or Buddhist prayer beads, are a traditional tool used to count the number of times a mantra is recited while meditating. Malas are typically made with 18, 27, 54 or 108 beads. The material used to make the beads can vary according to the purpose of the mantras used or the intention for the malas. Set an intention before purchasing a set of malas, and then research which stones best represent that intention. Mala beads can b e purchased at any Tibetan gift shop, where employees should be able to help you find a stone that is best suited for your intention. While Malas were originally intended for meditation, they can also be worn or used for a specific purpose. They offer us a wearable reflection of something sacred in our own life, and a reminder to remain present and aware of our intention. healing powers, a belief that modern measuring equipment has since proved to be correct. Quartz is called the master stone because it strengthens all of your energies in a very broad spectrum sort of way. In order to use a quartz crystal to strengthen your energies, all you have to do is keep it with you, or keep it close to where you spend time, such as your bedroom, office, or an altar. You don t need to do anything special to the crystal in order to experience its benefits. I encourage you to research the various healing and energetic qualities of different crystals, in order to find one that is best suited for your needs. Smudge Spray: There are many ways to clear the negative energy around you and one of my favorite practices is the ritual of smudging. This involves burning sage leaves that create a powerful smoke in the air, but burning this strong smelling herb isn t always practical or allowed. A more practical practice to clear the air is to use smudge spray. There are several great brands available that combine essential oils, sea salts, and other herbs Crystals: Different crystals are known to possess different vibrational energy and powers. I like to place crystals especially Clear Quartz on my altar, or throughout my house and office. It was once only an intuitive belief that Clear Quartz held psychic and #rrlivingwell
such as sage. Some brands also claim to include holy water that has been blessed. Start spraying while walking around your office and living space or hold it over and around your body and spray away. As you do, set the intention inwardly to yourself or aloud to release any toxic energy you or the space you are in has absorbed. You might also ask your spirit guides to remove any and all darkness, negativity and fear from the space around you. There are many scents available, so be sure to select one that smells good to you, and lifts your spirit. Candles: I liken the flame of a candle with the radiant light within each of us that energetically connects us with the higher energies of the unseen world and with everyone around us in the physical world. In addition to meditating on candle light to symbolically light you up from the inside out, you can use this spiritual tool in the following ways: Connect With Spirit Spirits often encourage me to light candles to draw them in, as the high vibrational frequency of the flame is easily recognized by them. Light attracts light, as like attracts like. I always light a white protection and healing candle before I do group readings and I set the intention for the room to be filled with pure, positive energy where I solely make connections with loving spirits. In Meditation I almost-always start my meditations by lighting a candle and offering a prayer of gratitude for the presence of Spirit to protect me. I then meditate on the flame for a few minutes, setting the intention to draw the light into my body and ignite my own, internal flame. I visualize this light growing and expanding and filling me with love and light. I then close my eyes and go deeper into my meditation, inviting intuitive guidance and messages from Spirit into my consciousness. When I feel that my meditation is complete, I open my eyes and blow out the flame. This final action seals the deal, so to speak and I move forward with my day. Manifesting Another use for candles is for manifesting a desired outcome. This is also referred to as simple candle magic or candle burning. The basic principles are to visualize an outcome that you desire and then hyper-focus your intention for that outcome on
the burning flame of the candle. This form of manifesting can be used for protection, overcoming bad habits, attracting people or personal objects into your life, repairing health, developing a stronger connection to your deceased loved ones, on and on. Before lighting a candle, I like to write out my intention for what I hope to most manifest in my life and then once the candle is lit, I speak my intention out loud. After that, I let the candle be and trust that the power of my intention will seek out what I most desire and deliver it to me. Whatever your intention is for burning candles, you must believe in the power of your intention for it to manifest into your life. Only then, will it work. Essential Oils: Essential oils are essences derived from various plants. They can be used to beautify, purify, and stimulate/calm your environment, raise your vibration and enhance your psychic experiences. There are many ways to use essential oils: put them in your bath, rub them on candles, use them in a diffuser, or simply inhale them from the bottle. There are various grades of essential oil qualities, so do some research before making a purchase, and decide if this is a factor for you. A few of my favorite essential oils and their uses include: Intention Boards: I have a tradition where at the start of any new phase, like a new year or major transition, I create a vision board. I sit down with a stack of magazines and cut out pictures, phrases and words that capture the feeling and intention of the things I want to manifest during the new phase. I then paste them down on poster board and hang it in my meditation space where I meditate on it daily. It serves as a collage of my hopes, dreams and goals that I intend to bring into my physical experience in the near future. There are a number of ways to bring your truth into your sacred space for daily inspiration, even if creating a vision board isn t for you. In my office, I have this personalized poster from Gloment that serves as a constant reminder of my truth. My office kitchen is also supplied with coffee mugs that have positive affirmations painted on them. Rose: Cleansing, healing, balancing, protective. Opens heart chakra. Lavender: Integrating, balancing, healing, protective, purifying. Opens third-eye chakra. Rosemary: Protective, cleansing, psychic stimulant. Dispels negativity. Opens heart chakra and third-eye chakra. #rrlivingwell
Our departed loved ones and guides use a special sign language to let us know when they are around. Some of these universal signs will be applicable over your lifetime, while other signs may pertain only to a certain period in your life, or to a particular spirit or guide, and they may change as you do. Setting the intention to be open to the signs is your best strategy for noticing them. While they may feel small and easy to dismiss at first, when focused on, acknowledged and by continuing to ask for them, signs from the Other Side often increase in frequency and size. There are endless numbers of signs (for a more extensive list see my book Spirited), below are a list of the top fifteen which spirits use to validate or answer a question you may have asked, or to simply remind you that you are guided from beyond and never alone. beyond. When you find feathers in unusual places, consider this as a powerful angelic sign. White feathers are almost always a sign from your guardian angel. Coins: Spirit can inspire coins to appear in random and unusual places as a way to get our attention often as a message of prosperity. Because coins, especially pennies, are often found lying around in the home, at the bottom of your purse, or in the subway station, it may be hard to distinguish between spiritual intervention and chance circumstance. So, pay attention to patterns and specific coins that consistently reappear. Does the date on the coin hold any meaning for you? Have you asked for financial help from your guides? The words, In God We Trust, can be a reminder to have faith and trust along your path. When you find a coin know that it was deliberately placed on your path, and is a symbol illustrating you re loved, supported and guided. Numbers: Do you have a favorite number or number sequence? Spirit will often use number patterns that hold meaning for you to attempt contact. Be on the look out (but don t look for) repetitive number sequences and number sequences that hold special meaning to you or a departed loved one such as birth dates, death dates, anniversary dates, or lucky numbers. I ve built a whole sign language of numbers with my guides and by using Doreen Virtue s book, Angel Numbers as a reference guide. Every day, I notice number signs via license plates, vanity tags, page numbers, street addresses, receipt totals and times on the clock. Music: Your departed loved ones and guides may communicate with you through a song that reminds you of them at the exact time you are thinking about them. They may also try and get your attention through recurring songs, that hold significant meaning to you, or a series Feathers: Feathers of any color are a beautiful reminder that your departed loved ones, guides and angels are near, loving and supporting you from
of songs with a resounding theme or message that you need to hear. Synchronicities: When you experience a series of coincidences or synchronicities, it means you are on the right track and being divinely guided and supported. Angel Bumps: Spirits often reach out to you, very subtly and impress you with a sense of love by brushing your arm or neck, or by gently placing their hands on your back or shoulders. This is often referred to as getting the chills, or angel bumps. If you sense a presence in the room with you, sitting next to you or watching over you, consider this a sign that a loving spirit is surrounding and protecting you. Children: Have you ever noticed that kids can say the most insightful wise beyond their years kinds of things at just the right time? Young children often serve as messengers for our departed loved ones and guides. Spirits have an easier time connecting with children because they re more fully in the present moment, free of judgment and doubt. Animals: Animals often pick up on spirit energy, mainly because they re highly sensitive creatures. When your pet looks like they re watching an invisible fly move around the room; when they whimper or growl in a particular direction and at nothing in particular; when they act as if they re playing with someone, running in circles, jumping all over the place, or swatting the air they may be recognizing spirits. Sure, a lot of times animals just behave this way. But when unusual behavior is accompanied by our intuitive feeling that there s energy in the room with us, it s very possible your departed loved ones or guides are communicating with your pet as a means to get your attention. Scents: Have you ever had a strong sense of smell, an odor or fragrance wafting around you, with no indication of where it was coming from? This could be a departed loved one manifesting a specific scent that you associated with them in life to let you know they are still with you; it could be a perfume, cologne, cigarette odor, the smell of specific foods or any other distinguishable and unique scent. Formations in the Sky: Rainbows are a common symbol of Divine love. They also represent the Other Side in my sign language with my guides. When you ask for angelic assistance and shortly after a rainbow appears, know your prayers have been heard and are being answered. Clouds may take on recognizable shapes or images such as angels, wings, faces, etc. #rrlivingwell Signs: Sometimes the departed and your guides will use literal signs to capture your attention. These signs, on billboards, license plates, street
names, shop signs and flyers generally address a specific question we want an answer to. Signage is everywhere so it s up to us to discern the difference between messages that are inspired or uninspired. Sparks or flashes of light: The departed and higher enlightened beings are made of light, therefore it s common to see them in their natural state. Orbs, unexplained shimmers of light or flashes of color out of the corner of your eye, are all common ways of experiencing the presence of Spirit around you. When I see sparks of light to the side and slightly above my client, this is my tip off that I m communicating with his or her spirit guide, and the brighter the spirit, the older and highly evolved and enlightened. Electricity (lights, electronics, technology, appliances): It s easy for spirit to manipulate electricity and cross wires, so to speak, because both of these forms of energy vibrate at a higher frequency and are highly charged. Look for lights flickering in the house, light bulbs blowing out, disturbance with television sets, radios, appliances and computers. Spirits often communicate that they don t mean to frustrate us by messing with our electronic devices; they are simply trying to get our attention. Dreams: Spirits like to communicate with us in this altered state because our minds are more open. When we re visited by the departed and our guides in our dreams, we re often left with vivid and lasting impressions that make us feel more peace and reassurance that we are supported from beyond. Before you drift off, invite your team spirit to join you in your dreams and see what happens! Wings: Spirits love to manipulate winged creatures such as butterflies, birds, hummingbirds, dragonflies, ladybugs, flies and bees. Spirit will inspire these creatures to fly around and land on us to get our attention and inspire us with the feeling that we are guided and supported from beyond. #rrlivingwell