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I went to a funeral today for an elderly family friend. Funerals often provide an occasion for reflection, and this one was especially rich for me. I looked at the…

Intuition is a system. It is a thoughtful, scientific, binding, bountiful, beautiful and disciplined system. Psychic sensitivity exposes you to any and all psychic information available, at any given time.…

Essentially, a block keeps us from living as our authentic self. Usually blocks are composed of strongholds, mental or emotional programs that keep us stuck in a pattern that isn’t good…

Like your spirit, your soul carries the torch of your spiritual purpose. But it also holds your dysfunctional issues, all of which emanate from negative and inaccurate beliefs. To heal…

The Hobo Ghosts Almost everyone asks me if I believe in ghosts. I do. I have been seeing and hearing them since I was a small girl. My first experience…

We like to imagine what our life would be like, “if only.” If only we had a lot of money. If only we were thin, more successful, or had a…

One of the little known facts about my background is that I attended a seminary to work toward a master’s degree in divinity. I loved the year-and-a-half of intense study.…

In my field, one of the more commonplace concepts is that of the guru. A guru is a guide or teacher. We usually associate gurus with spiritual or religious sects,…

Essential Energy Column, July 2009 In my field, one of the more commonplace concepts is that of the guru. A guru is a guide or teacher. We usually associate gurus…

When perusing a book last month by Dr. Henry Cloud, a Christian psychotherapist, I was struck by the following phrase. “Misery Needs a Rule.” I had been conveniently ignoring much…

My son Gabe’s dog is a pacifist. He has to be. If he so much as snaps at the hand that feeds him—mine—he’d not only be minus a tail, but…

The other day, I was puzzled, having to choose between two very important tasks. Should I help my son with a report on civil rights that wasn’t due for a…

Winter in Minnesota is offensive enough. February throws me over the edge. Can you imagine living in a state where, nine months of the year, a woman’s idea of “dressing…

A few days ago, my son Gabriel was brainstorming ways to make money. Apparently he didn’t think he would receive enough for Christmas—not an amount adequate to purchase that mighty…

Imagine that you are handed a mirror. A voice speaks, telling you to look into the shiny surface and there, you will see your future. You are excited, if a…