Are You More Psychic When You’re Depressed?

This week I’m answering a request that came from someone who asked if I think we are more psychic during times when we are really depressed, vs. times when we’re not. She had gone through a horrible bout of depression. And she noticed her psychic abilities were really amplified during that time. She reflected on other times in her life when her depression was bad, and realized she had been more psychic then, too. She is much better now, and still working on her psychic skill set, which is great.

I thought that was an amazing question. We are all familiar with stories of extreme stress and peril activating amazing abilities. And we’ve all heard stories about those people who have near death experiences coming back with stronger psychic powers. But does being depressed make psychic abilities stronger?

Reflecting back on my own psychic development journey, I actively trained and meditated every single day. I really made it a priority above other activities, no matter where I was emotionally. So there weren’t a lot of days when I wasn’t trying to be in psychic mode at some point. Some days I was more psychic than others, which I have attributed more to universal energies than anything else.

However, in the times when I’ve struggled deeply, I’ve spent much more time in prayer. I’m talking about the times when you are in such a challenging place that all you can do is pray and beg for help and ask for signs and miracles. During those times, I absolutely did feel more of a connection to my guides and angels. I asked, and they answered. They gave me hope and the strength to keep on going.

When your life is great and everything is fine, you are typically very busy running around doing this or that, socializing with people, and having fun. It doesn’t give you much time or space for that quiet intuitive voice to speak up. When you are down, however, you tend to be more withdrawn, and searching for answers. You’re not so actively involved in the world. And that, for what it’s worth, will absolutely amplify your psychic abilities.

I hope that makes sense!

Thanks so much for reading and watching! And remember, if there’s anything in your life that you would like assistance with, I’m here to help with readings, energy healings, on-demand meditations and my psychic development training program. So just reach out!

Psychic Laziness

This week I’m covering a sneaky little thing that happens when you’re in psychic mode. I’ll call it psychic laziness! I’ve been guilty of it myself, and I’ve seen it happen with students many times over the years. When psychic laziness sets in, you stop yourself from getting as much psychic information as you could because of one of two things. You are either afraid you’ll be too amazing, or you’re afraid you will not get anything at all or be terribly wrong.

The Tennis Bracelet

Recently, a friend lost a beautiful and valuable diamond tennis bracelet at her daughter’s birthday party. I did a quick remote viewing session to check in and see if I could find it. I just jumped in, got an image of the bracelet in sunlight and something green like grass maybe, and jumped out of the session. I stopped myself from looking further and getting more clues because my thoughts got in the way. I thought maybe it had fallen off by a curb at the party location, or in the grass at her house and one of her dogs got it. She’d already checked the gift bags, which was the first thing I asked before doing the RV session.

The good new is, she did find it a couple of weeks later! It had fallen into a vase of flowers that had been on the cake table. I was so happy for her! And I also kicked myself, because I should have spent more time looking for it remotely instead of assuming it was lost for good.

Psychic Students

The fear of being too good or too bad at psychic work is a challenging thing to overcome. And it’s perfectly normal to not want to try as hard as you can. If you are super amazing, the things you will get will absolutely ASTOUND you. If you are awful, well, then, it’s more of an issue of you blocking yourself. In the beginning, many of my psychic students need to be pushed to see things clearly. This pushing is not about pressure to be quick. It’s about complete patience and thoroughness. Psychic information can take time to unfold. Many students sit quietly for several minutes before images start appearing or messages are heard. That’s natural!

To be in the flow, you have to continually push yourself, and to refresh your psychic feed to get new images. It’s important to continually turn down your analytical mind. Another thing that is helpful is to look at parts of yourself to see where you are holding yourself back. Psychic work is the perfect pathway for personal growth in that regard.

Hairy Legs and a Pan Flute?!?

Over a decade ago, when I was learning to be psychic, I did a reading for my best friend from high school. She’d had bad experiences with dating and just wanted to know if I could get any information about her ultimate long-term guy. What we both remember from that session is that I said he would have hairy legs and play the pan flute. We laughed and laughed. Was he PAN? Or a faun romping through the forest? But what’s even funnier is she just met THE GUY. And…drumroll please…he has hairy legs and a pan flute. How random and funny is that!

That’s how this all works! It’s great to be diligent with psychic work and not slip into psychic laziness, because, as with most things in life, practice makes perfect. Even if it takes a decade to find out whether you were accurate or not!

Thanks so much for reading and watching. And remember, if there’s anything in your life that you would like assistance with, I’m here to help with readings, energy healings, on-demand meditations and my psychic development training program. So just reach out!

A Clairvoyant Technique to Recharge Your Vibration

Today I’ve got a great technique you can do to energize yourself. It also helps you to become more mindful and “here” in the present moment. It’s a classic mediation taught in clairvoyant schools, and it’s a part of the one I do before every reading. If you’d like the whole meditation, I have it free on my website. Just click here and it’s yours!

Calling Your Energy Back to Yourself

An important part of that meditation involves you calling all of your energy back to yourself. What happens when you go about your day is that you’re usually involved with other people, creative projects, or things that take a lot of your energy. Even when you’re done engaging, your energy can sometimes be out with those people or wrapped up in that project. It’s like when you come home from work, and you are still thinking about it. Well, guess what? Your life force energy is there, too!

That means that all of your energy isn’t here in your body. And this can make you weak because you’re not all here – you’re scattered. But don’t worry – this technique will fix that!

The Golden Sun Technique

Just sit quietly for a moment. Imagine there is a beautiful golden sun over your head. Write your name in that sun, and place a huge magnet in it. Then command all of your energy to return into that sun. Just postulate that your energy is coming back – that’s all you need to do. Imagine the sun getting bigger and brighter. The golden sun’s energy naturally purifiers your vibration, making it cleaner and more vibrant than you can even imagine.

Now imagine you’re poking a hole in that sun, and a hole in top the of your head. Visualize your own vital life force energy pouring into your body, down to your feet, filling up your entire body all the way up to your head, and fountaining out of your head and into your aura. This is your own essence and vibration. It re-engergizes and centers you.

Do this anytime you feel you need a boost or recharge. You can also try it when you need to focus on a project and you want all of you here right now. It helps you to be more centered, grounded and fully present. It also makes you more powerful, because you’re less powerful when you are scattered, but more powerful when you are all here.

Try it out and let me know what you think! The more often you do it, the easier it will be, until you find yourself naturally calling your energy back whenever you need to.

One Caveat Regarding Being Psychic…

This week’s video is about psychic development, and it’s a tricky topic, so bear with me as I try to explain it!

It’s that some of us use psychic/intuitive insight as a way to control our environment, giving us a very deep and real sense of comfort in this crazy world.

Being really tuned in, knowing how to read oracles and activate our own psychic senses at will, is great. It helps us to be more wise, and to navigate life more easily. What it doesn’t do, however, is give us a “Get out of Jail Free” card. While we can avoid certain situations, we can’t avoid the bigger life lessons altogether.

Ignorance is Bliss!

No matter how much we can try to navigate, plan and prepare for life using oracles and other forms of divination, some things are bound to happen no matter what. In many cases, NOT knowing we’re going to have to go through an unavoidable difficult situation is easier than finding out in advance. To be honest, some things are better left unknown!

We ALL have lessons we have to learn in this lifetime, and all the mystical wisdom in the multiverse can’t save us from that. At times, psychic intel can help us make decisions that can change certain factors and situations, but if it’s a lesson we have to learn, the essence of the lesson will most assuredly pop up again, just in another form.

Psychic Work, at it’s Best, is Transformative

That’s where psychic work can be truly transformative, because it can help us understand the intricacies of our lessons so that we can improve ourselves and grow by leaps and bounds.

Being psychic and intuitive can help us to be omniscient in many ways. However, for true and deep guidance, it helps to intuitively seek answers from sources greater than ourselves. I love channeling for that reason, and I also love reading the iChing oracle. In times when great insight is needed, they both provide such a wellspring of wisdom that it can sometimes be overwhelming. With the iChing, for example, it’s like you’re talking to a wise noble Yoda-type being who is giving you guidance and advice. You just have to be willing to listen and learn.

We are all here to strive towards enlightenment. As long as we are on the path of being understanding, loving, and kind, we’re on the right track. That involves being good to ourselves, too, knowing that we all struggle, no matter how intuitive we are.

I hope this makes sense and helps!

My Favorite Psychic Development Books!

I don’t know about you, but I love to read! That’s why I was delighted to get a request from someone asking about what books I read when I was learning how to be psychic. So here goes!

1. The Psychic Pathway by Sonia Choquette

This is the first book I read that got me excited about the psychic world. Sonia appealed to me because she is normal and nice, she has a great, light energy, and she explains it beautifully. I could not put this down. I love all of Sonia’s books and teachings. She’s wonderful!

2. Many Lives, Many Masters by Brian Weiss, MD

Brian Weiss is the granddaddy of past lives, and this book is a classic. Not only does he talk about how he discovered the therapeutic benefits of past life regression therapy in his traditional psychiatric practice, but he also talks about a group of beings called the Masters, who provided incredible guidance and insight. I never thought in a billion years that I would be channeling the Ascended Masters when I first read this book ages ago – but I am and it’s amazing!

3. How to Meet and Work with Spirit Guides by Ted Andrews

What a great little book this is! The Middle Pillar meditation in this is stellar and it really works. This books is rad. I have tried these meditations with my students, too, and they are really effective.

4. You Are Psychic: The Art of Clairvoyant Reading and Healing by Debra Lynne Katz

This is THE book you want to read if you want to be clairvoyant. The exercises are easy to do and they will get you super psychic! I read this and immediately decided to train with Debra after receiving a reading from one of her students. She still offers group classes regularly, so check it out. 5. Extraordinary Psychic by Debra Lynne Katz

This book takes it to the next level with clairvoyant exercises and techniques. Look for my name in the acknowledgements!

6. Freeing the Genie Within by Debra Lynne Katz

Is it obvious that I love Debra’s books? This one is all about clairvoyant manifestation techniques that really do work. It’s a fun read, too!

7. Opening to Channel by Sanaya Roman

I love Orin and Sanaya. I had this book for a long time but hadn’t read it (I have all their books and listen to their meditations). Then I started spontaneously channeling, and devoured this book in order to make sure I was doing it right. Their books are all CLASSICS!

All of these books are priceless treasures that I will hold near and dear to my heart for the rest of my life. If you are interested in learning about how to be psychic, I highly recommend them!

Thanks for reading and watching. And remember, if there’s anything in your life that you would like assistance with, I’m here to help with readings, energy healings, on-demand meditations and my psychic development training program. So just reach out!

A Simple Clairvoyant Technique for Eradicating Negative Thoughts

This week I’m here with a fun, simple, and easy technique to stop negative thoughts. We all have them! And we can all work to eradicate them, if we so choose.

It Works!

This is based on a clairvoyant technique that moves energy. Basically, when you are in a clairvoyant reading, and you see a negative picture representing an unwanted or low-vibrational cycle or pattern, you explode it. That means you clairvoyantly (in your mind’s eye) blow it up. Then you clear it out, and that creates space for fresh positive energy to flow!

Yes, You CAN Try this at Home.

When you’re going about your day, washing dishes, working, or doing whatever, and a negative thought comes up, just explode it! You can get a grasp on it by associating it with a tangible feeling, a color, or sense, like brown sticky energy, for example. And then, explode it, blow it up, throw into a violet flame, pop it up like popcorn, shoot it up into outer space or down into the core of the earth. Let your creativity and imagination guide you on this!

Once you eradicate it, immediately think of something different. And that’s that!

The more you dissolve this negative energy, the softer it will be, and it will lessen in its intensity. Eventually, you won’t have it come up at all anymore.

The reason why negative thoughts tend to go on and on like a runaway train is that we chew on them like gum and dwell on them, letting them stew and grow. By actively eradicating them, you can transform and heal them, and free up space to think of more positive and creative things!

I hope this helps! Thanks for reading and watching. And remember, if there’s anything in your life that you would like assistance with, I’m here to help with readings, energy healings, on-demand meditations and my psychic development training program. So just reach out!

Psychic-ness and Spirituality are Not One and the Same!

This week’s topic is very interesting! It’s about psychic development, and the common tendency to make psychic-ness synonymous with spirituality. We’ve all seen the storefront psychics with signs that say “Spiritual Advisor,” right? And many people naturally think that the whole intuitive world is inherently spiritual. But that is not the case!

It Doesn’t Have to be Spiritual.

That can definitely be a part of it, but spirituality doesn’t define psychic work. The general populace doesn’t really like or understand what being psychic means, and one of the things I think that holds people back is the notion that it’s somehow married to spirituality, and there are no distinctions between the two.

You can be psychic, and you can use those facilities often, and never have it be spiritual or religious. You don’t have to talk to spirit or God or have some otherworldly experience in another dimension.

Take it from the Remote Viewers – they Know!

A classic example of this comes from the world of remote viewing. Remote viewing is about using a part of your consciousness to gather information on a target that is not in your general field of awareness. Remote viewing is very straightforward and scientific. It does not have to have anything to do with spirituality. It is just about gathering information on targets.

And the same goes for other types of psychic work! You can use psychic data and intel to predict stock market movement, to tune into and look at investments, to scan the physical body and see where people have illness. That does not have to have anything to do with spirituality at all, whatsoever.

It CAN be Spiritual, but it Doesn’t HAVE to be.

What I have found is that I personally like the spiritual side of things, because it give me comfort. But everyone is different. Psychic and spiritual don’t mean the same thing. If you are interested in exploring this realm, you can make it fit into your own particular belief system – and it will!

Matters of Fate & Destiny in Psychic Readings

Many of us who are on the path of intuitive development and spiritual growth have questions about why we are here and what our purpose is. It’s a very common query in readings, too, and if you’re delving into exploring the psychic arts, it absolutely will come up for both you and the people you are working with. However, I have a couple of thoughts on fate and destiny in psychic readings I think are important to talk about.

Can You Read Someone’s Fate – and Should You?

There are ways to figure out what a person’s deal is here on earth, and there are ways to see what kinds of challenges lie ahead for them in life. When tapping into this, though, you must proceed with utmost caution, because you do not want to give somebody information that will devastate them or freak them out. I mean, you could, just by the power of suggestion, give them reason to panic or feel like they are screwed – and then they’ll go and manifest that!

As the giver of a reading, you hold the proverbial fairy wand, and you can help the person you are working with to see the light and to keep going when they feel lost and afraid. As a reader, you have so much power with the information you can convey, and you do not want to give anyone information that is going to devastate them, or, conversely, give them false hope. 🙁

The Future – Even if it Seems like Fate – Is Never Set in Stone

It is very hard to predict the future. In fact, you could be thinking you’re reading someone’s fate or destiny, and make a prediction of gloom and doom (or of something ridiculously wonderful) that is not going to happen or can change as that person changes. And so you must be very careful about this! It’s much more empowering, when talking about destiny and fate, to think in terms of what people are here for, what they are here to learn, and what would be ideal for them to explore and focus on.

Knowing and looking at potential future information can be dangerous. Both wonderfully positive and terribly negative intel about the future can confuse people immensely and cause them to act in different ways than they might if you did not convey this information to them. If you are brave and doing readings only for yourself, that’s one thing. I would advise you not to do it for anyone but yourself. It’s like a code of conduct kind of thing.

In sum, keep it positive, focus on the present moment, and stick to that! Here’s what we know you have been through, let’s help you with where you want to go and get through this thing called life.

Do You Believe in Fate or Destiny?

Do you think we have fate and destiny? I mean I know with an astrology chart it’s there, in your past, like a map or chart for your life. But do you believe the rest of your life is scripted as well?

I believe there are no right or wrong answers….and from my decade plus experience exploring the psychic arts, I’ve learned that the less you think you know, the better you will be at doing this work. Being open to new experiences is what makes magic happen!

Tips for Doing Psychic Readings for Yourself

One of the biggest issues people face when learning how to be more psychic is that of reading for themselves. Whether you’re a seasoned intuitive with years of readings under your belt, or a newbie just learning to tune in, reading for yourself can indeed be extremely challenging. Your emotional state and/or desire for a specific outcome can absolutely stand in the way of you receiving clean and clear intel. That said, though…
Reading for Yourself is Not Impossible!

Although it can be difficult, reading for yourself is not impossible. Here are a couple of tips to help you get a handle on things.

Tip #1: Calm Down and Detach

Before you sit down to do a reading for yourself, take a few nice deep breaths and detach as much as possible from the situation you’re looking into, and from your own emotions and hopes and fears about potential outcomes. This may seem hard to do, but you can do it by just stilling your mind and meditating for a while, ideally 20-30 mins, before tuning in.

Whatever method you are using, cards, i ching, runes, or your own psychic-ness, go deep into your system and then write down what you are picking up and what the divinations are telling you from a neutral place. Have no expectations. Try to think about it as if it’s not even your life or your issue. The more detached you are, the easier it will be. If you are dead set, you might make the divinations show you info you want to see as opposed to info that is accurate.

Tip #2: Embrace Trial & Error

In order to be excellent at reading for yourself, you may take as many as 5-10 years of dedicated tuning in and checking in, recording what you get, and seeing what life brings you so that you really know your blind spots.

For example, I’ve had people book sessions with such a strong desire to find out if the person they are dating is going to be “the one” that they at times sway the outcome of the reading. You can do this when reading for yourself, too, but once you get to know how you operate, you’ll be able to tell whether you are accurately tuning in to the truth of a situation, or letting your ego take over and just telling you what you really want to hear.

Tip #3 Cross-Check with Different Divinatory Systems

A great way to read for yourself with accuracy is to cross-check your intel with different divinatory systems. Whether you use tarot cards, oracle cards, runes, the iching, pendulums, muscle testing, or your own clairs, cross-checking your answers with a few different systems is a great way to see a clear picture for yourself. It’s really fun to practice this, record what you get, and then see what happens, going back and cross-referencing things until you understand what you were getting and why. Then with future readings, it just gets easier and easier.

Remember to give yourself plenty of breathing room with this and to let it be fun! Your dedication will absolutely pay off, because once you get the hang of reading for yourself you’ll have another amazing tool for guidance in your life. It really is priceless.

Thanks for reading and watching! And remember, if there’s anything in your life that you would like assistance with, I’m here to help with readings, energy healings, on-demand meditations and my psychic development training program. So just reach out!

How to Prepare for a Psychic Reading

As I’ve been discussing recently, a lot of people approach the psychic realm with a sense of trepidation and fear. They are afraid something they don’t want to know is going to come up, or that they’re going to get devastating news that will make them feel hopeless and powerless. That said, though….

Readers Don’t Want a Bad Reading, Either!

The majority of those of us who are doing readings and energy healings really want to help people move in a positive direction. We are all about delivering empowering information and providing healing assistance, helping seekers release negative energy and blocks so that they can transform and grow. When people are afraid of us, or afraid we have the power to deliver bad news, it creates another layer of negative energy we have to work to dissolve. It’s like cutting through the clouds with a ray of sunlight. We can do it…but sometimes the fear is so strong it creates a block to the healing flow.

To make all of this a bit easier, I’ve put together a short and sweet list that will help you prepare for a reading so you can get the best possible outcome.

How to Prepare for a Reading:

1. Do your due diligence and make sure you know what the person you are reading with is about. You want to like the person and feel safe with them. Do you get a good vibe? What are the person’s reviews like? What does the person’s energy seem like to you? Some readers are abrasive, others are gentle and caring. This is an energy exchange, so it’s very important that you like the person and feel safe with them!

2. Make a list of the things you want to cover, and be clear in your questions. Don’t make them vague. Be concise, and ask them in empowering ways. Not “What is going to happen to me?” but more like “What can I do to make the change I desire come about?” See the video above for more examples. 🙂

3. Take 10 mins before your reading to meditate, drink water, and ask your guides and angels to help you get the highest, most empowering clarity from your session. Ask for clarity, hope, and help. Your intention will make a difference!

4. A reading is not going to go well if you are afraid of the reader. Be open and trust that this person is not doing readings to scare people and make them feel bad. They are there to help you in the best way possible.

5. Don’t go into a reading in panic mode! That energy will affect the session. It creates ripples of fear and static and can get in the way of clear intel coming through. If you wait, breathe, relax, calm your vibration down, and get determined, the energy will be smoother. It will be easier for the reader, and you will get a lot more clarity.

Remember, be super clear and determined to get the best insight possible, and you will have an amazing experience!