I’m always in awe when someone in spirit gives information I couldn’t possibly know. If I wasn’t having the experience, it would be hard for me to believe.

Your loved ones are often close by. They want to protect, guide, teach and heal your pain.

The more aware you become of the spirit world, the easier it will be for you to receive guidance from your spirit guides.

Who are your spirit guides?

Your spirit guides may be a deceased grandparent, parent, sibling, soul mate or best friend. You often have more than one spirit guide because they are present to support you in various areas of your life.

Here are 7 signs spirit may be trying to communicate with you.

# 1 The message is in the music. Have you ever heard a song on the radio and felt like it was speaking to you? Did you notice how the words stood out? Did you become emotional?

# 2 It’s frightfully cold in here. If you feel very cold, shivery or have goose-bumps in a room that has no reason to be cold, it is likely that there is spirit activity in this place. Spirit vibrates at a higher frequency.

# 3 Visitations in your dreams. Have you dreamt of one of your deceased loved ones and felt like it was very real? It is easier for spirit to connect with you while you sleep because your mind is at peace and you are receptive.

# 4 You feel a spirit’s presence. Just because you can’t see a loved one doesn’t mean they aren’t there. If you sense it, know you are not making it up.

# 5 You hear your own voice inside your head. When a deceased loved one speaks with you, it usually sounds like your own voice however it has a distinct feeling to it. You’ll know because it is different from what you would think or say.

# 6 Touched by an angel. Have you ever felt like someone is touching the top of your head, tip of your nose or is tickling your arm, yet nothing is visible?

#7 Electrical disturbances. Spirit love communicating through light bulbs, telephones, TVs and computers. Have you ever seen the lights flicker on and off? Or heard a lot of static on the telephone line? See if you can start noticing the difference between an electrical problem and when spirit is trying to make it’s presence known to you.

The Other Side.

Becoming aware of the spirit world takes time. It’s like switching the light off in a room and not being able to see in the dark. As time passes, your eyes adjust to the dark. You begin to see things you couldn’t see before. This is how the realm of spirit operates. You will see.

It’s all very well being tuned in and peaceful when you are having a quiet weekend or taking a walk on the beach.

What about when you have to make a decision now?

Not tomorrow, not next week, NOW.

It’s easy to make excuses. You can go into denial. You know who suffers?

You. Yes you.

I know, I’ve been there. I put myself through excruciating low self-esteem because I allowed my senses to get lazy and I rolled along in life, all the while fear and worry were building beneath the surface of my seemingly good life.

Stop letting life happen to you and create the life you want. I see so many people think they don’t have control over their circumstances whether it’s in a relationship, business partnership or finances.

“You aren’t powerless. It’s just not true”.

Here are my Top 3 Tips to kickstart your Intuition that I recommend. If you choose to practice just one of these tips, you will experience positive transformation in your life.

1. Get Centered

I know, it sounds so simple, “Get centered”. It is when you allow yourself.

Still stuck with this concept?

Ok, think about what happens when you are energetically out of alignment. You may feel distracted, overwhelmed, exhausted, scattered, unfocused.

Why?

When your aura opens too wide, it is susceptible to outside energies that you do not have conscious awareness of. People and situations begin to enter your space that you may not want into your space.

How do you get centered?

I draw my awareness inwards. I visualize it moving inside my body. This helps me to sense how far open my aura is. Then I focus on its most extended point and I intention it inwards.

Dear folks, this takes a lot of practice however, once you’ve mastered it, you will have more energy, clarity, serenity and happiness.

2. Active Listening

There’s listening and there’s LISTENING.

Trust me, you’re not really listening 90% of the time.

I constantly catch myself when I loose focus. The difference is because I use my intuition and I have a deeper sense of awareness, I’m able to quickly course correct when I’m zoning out and missing the truth of what someone is sharing and to hear the wisdom of my spirit guides.

3. Feel with Your Gut

I wonder why clairsentience is referred to as “Gut Instinct”?

I want you to move out of your head now. You think you know what gut instinct is however there are a multitude of feelings that have different meanings to help you determine the outcome of a future situation when you are truly attuned to your core awareness.

It takes commitment and courage to feel what’s really going on, especially when it’s something unpleasant.

Look at it this way, if you don’t address the truth of your situation now, it’s not going to go away and it’ll likely turn out worse than if you’d allowed yourself to feel the energy. You’d be prepared and be able to create a better outcome.

Try practicing one of the intuition techniques today every day for seven days and see what happens. It’s a good idea to journal your insights, they can be very insightful.

“When you are loved, you can do anything in creation. When you are loved, there’s no need at all to understand what’s happening, because everything happens within you.” Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

Life is moving faster and faster. Our society demands instant gratification and quick fixes. Along with this lifestyle, your well-being may suffer.

Please take a moment to review the questions below:

Do you wish you had more hours in your day to get more done?
Are you getting adequate rest?
Do you get exhausted easily?
Are you making time in your schedule to exercise?
Has your brain experienced information overloaded?
Do you get overwhelmed?
Is perfect health a distant memory?

By taking the following 3 steps, you may be energized and healthy all the time.

Step 1: Scan Your Aura

You are constantly bombarded by energy day and night. If you are sleep deprived, run down, eating sporadically, constantly doing, you will suffer. You can only live this way for so long. There are times to push, when you are on deadlines and you don’t have the luxury of sitting back and meditating. However, there are times when your body and soul are signaling you need to drop everything and take a time-out.

How do you know when to push and when to stop?

One very useful technique is to read your energy by scanning your auric field. The aura is an extension of your emotional, mental and spiritual energies that surround your physical body. It is the unseen part of you, however those who are psychic may be able to see your aura clearly.

Step 2: How to Scan Your Aura

You have to quiet your mind or you will have difficulty attuning to your energy field.

Close your eyes. This will shut off the stress of excess external stimulae.
Take several deep breaths into your body. This will help you to get grounded and centered.
Now bring your focus to the top of your head (the crown chakra) and sense your energy. Ask yourself the following questions:
If my aura had a color, what color would it be?
If my aura had a sound, what sound would it be?
Is my aura heavy or light in this part of my body?

Now move your awareness down through your body until you reach the soles of your feet (the root chakra) and ask yourself the same questions.

Step 3: Review Your Insights

It’s a good idea to have a journal and pen to hand to write down your answers. Trust your first response. Your intuition is always right, it’s your ego that gets in the way.

By writing down your answers, you may bring hidden energy patterns from your unconscious mind into your awareness. This means you may turn bad habits into good routines!

#1 Don’t Believe Their Hype Just because you see an advert in a magazine or online that says someone has been a successful psychic for twenty years and they can help you, this does not necessarily mean they are the real deal. I’ve seen ads where psychics say they’ve read for Presidents and charge $300 for 20 minutes and yet their ability does not reflect their financial rate. The most expensive psychics are not always the best.

#2 Preying on Vulnerable People Having done over 1,000 psychic readings, Approximately 80% of my clients are going through some type of challenge. The other 20% are looking to deepen their relationships, create more success and deepen spiritual awareness. When people are vulnerable, they can be desperate for answers and will go to any psychic to alleviate their pain. I have heard of situations where the person has left the reading more distraught than when they arrived for their session. If you are in an emotional state and have any doubt about the psychic, do not commit to a session with them.

#3 A Psychic is not God A psychic reads your energy field and accesses information from your past, present or future. Do not let any psychic have power over your decision making process. A psychic’s role is to support you as a guide and a counselor so you can make the best choice. A psychic reading is meant to be preventative medicine. It is poor conduct and irresponsible when a psychic says something like “You are going to die in the next two years.” “You’re husband will have an affair.” “You’re going to loose money.” I remember being at a New Age event and this guy comes up to me. He tells me he’s a professional palm reader, before I could respond, he’d grabbed my hand, turned it over and said “Oh, you’re going to die in a year and there’s nothing you can do about it.” I was horrified. I knew his energy was off and I dismissed him however for someone susceptible to this information, it would have been quite traumatic. Listen to information however come to your own conclusions. If you are uncomfortable in a reading and the psychic is abusing your boundaries, leave.

#4 Manipulation and Power-play Watch out for psychics and healers that claim to be channeling extra-terrestrial beings. I have seen their egos get in the way. They will give incorrect or hurtful information to get what they want. Most of the time their actions come from their unconscious mind. They are not aware that their ego is giving misleading guidance. If what you are being told feels hurtful towards you rather than showing the truth of a situation, the reading is not serving the purpose of helping you. Do not be frightened to explain that the information is not true for you. Ultimately the most important person to trust is you.

#5 Why is the Psychic Behaving Like The Spanish Inquisition? It’s a bad sign when you go for a reading and the psychic starts asking you lots of questions to extract information from you. For example “Are you married? Do you have children? Are you going through a divorce? I’ve got a dead relative coming through for you. Is it your Dad, brother, ex-boyfriend?” I find the best readings are when I don’t know the client because it gives them confirmation about the guidance they are receiving. A good psychic will be able to tune straight in.

5 Tips to Help You Pick The Best Psychic For You

1. Get a referral from a friend or reputable metaphysical bookstore.
2. Trust your gut. Just because someone said they had an amazing reading with a psychic, doesn’t mean they are the right psychic for you. It depends on their vibration being a match with yours.
3. Be open when going for a reading. If you put up a wall and try to test the psychic, you’ll be wasting your time and money.
4. Are they friendly? Professional? Supportive?
5. Psychic Checklist: Questions to AskHow long have you been psychic reading?
   How will you tune in to get the information I need?
   How many readings have you done?
   What percentage of your clients return? If yes, how often?
   Do you honor client confidentiality?
   Do you teach workshops?

I strongly recommend carrying out a little research before committing to the reading. This will maximize your connection with the psychic, confirm that the psychic is authentic and set you up for a positive experience.

You are psychic. You can use your psychic awareness to improve your daily life and you can share your psychic gift by helping others! How do I begin?

Tip #1
Connect to Intention. Dr Wayne Dyer is a great inspiration to me. I love his book, “The Power of Intention.” Through intention, I created an affirmation that I suggest you write down on a 3 X 5 card and read upon rising in the morning and before going to sleep at night to imprint this goal into the unconscious part of your mind. The affirmation is “Every day, I am becoming more and more psychic.”

Tip #2
You have to believe that you are psychic. When I first began psychic reading, I wondered if I was making up the information for my clients. I thought that perhaps I had a wild imagination! Fear would creep in for me because I wanted to get it right. Internally I felt paralyzed when I shared the things I was seeing, hearing, feeling. I focused on accessing the quality of TRUST. I connected to the small quite voice within that said “Joanna, it’s okay, give the information and all will turn out well.” When I heard the other voice “You’re making it up. Don’t say it, you’ll look stupid!”

Tip #3
PRACTICE! PRACTICE! PRACTICE! The way I overcame my fear was to keep psychic reading. After each reading, I received confirmation that the information was correct. The more I read, the more confident I became and so now over 1,000 psychic readings later, I still hear the voice of doubt inside however the voice of trust is more strongly developed inside me. I acknowledge the voice of doubt and I do not follow its instruction. Do not give up, the psychic pathway is a rich and rewarding experience!

Tip #4
Open your heart and your mind to being a receiver. Visualize the top of your head as a “radio antennae” that can pick up psychic transmissions through the airwaves. Radio waves are invisible to the human eye yet we know they exist or how would we hear people and music on the radio? Let your senses pick up on the unseen energies that exist around you.

Tip #5
Breathe! I cannot stress this enough. As you awaken your psychic senses, you will notice that you become more sensitive. You may experience these feelings because your mind, body and soul will be attracting more energy than it is used to feeling. By the simple action of deep focused breaths, you will clear any excess energy enabling you to remain calm and centered.

Tip #6
Meditation! I do some form of meditation every day. You may like to try a guided meditation CD to help you focus. Many of my clients have told me that they find it hard to sit, be still and meditate, too many thoughts arise for them and they feel bad that they cannot be perfect at meditation. There is no such thing as a perfect meditation! You could try “Soul Abundance” my guided meditation CD. It takes you on a powerful inner journey through visualization that will definitely heighten your psychic senses!

Tip #7
Listen! Do you notice how much inner chatter is constantly active inside your head? Are you aware of the thoughts you are having? I suggest you practice active listening. It is amazing how this simple action brings your focus inwards. As you hear your thoughts, observe them, do not judge. You will be able to assess how positive or negative your thoughts are and that you can have positive and negative occur simultaneously. This exercise will better prepare you for clairaudience, known as the ability of psychic listening.

Tip #8
Focus! Do you find yourself easily distracted? Are you fully conscious and aware in your environment right now? Focus upon being present in your environment. Observe what surrounds you. Listen to the multitude of sounds. Feel how the air touches your skin. Close your eyes for a moment and watch from an inner stance the activity that is occurring within you. With this knowledge, your psychic ability will strengthen!

Tip #9
Tone “Om” several times or sing your favorite songs in the shower. This is an excellent way to clear the body of any blocked energy. Not only does it open the throat chakra for psychic reading, you will fine tune your energy field in preparation for receiving psychic information effortlessly from your guides!

Tip #10
Exercise! The more psychic you become, the more energy is channeled through your body. Yoga is a wonderful way to release any blockages from your mind, body and soul. When I started the practice of yoga, it opened my third eye, the space between my eyebrows to clairvoyance meaning to see things psychically. I would see colors dancing in my inner vision. It was amazing! You can do it to!