Hard-Wired for Love

One of my favorite channelings from the Akashic Records is the Healing the Human Family Series. I channeled this about two years ago, and I just love listening to it. The title alone, Healing the Human Family, gives me a smile. The way I choose topics for channelings from the Akashic Records is by asking the Records directly what needs to be channeled in the coming months. Then I plan a channeling event to access that topic and answer questions brought by participants. 

When I first saw this topic in the Records, I sort of got a crush on it. It’s just the sweetest idea to me to think of all of us in one, big family together. Just like lots of smaller family groups, the Human Family is messy, but it’s filled with love.

I listen to the Healing the Human Family Series because it gives me hope for things that otherwise break my heart and overwhelm me – subjects like racism, sexism, homophobia, and religious intolerance.

The Akashic Records continually repeat the idea that our core nature is to be compassionate and kind. In fact, we’re made for it. Our minds and bodies are actually built to experience love and compassion. In Healing the Human Family, the Records outline how we lose access to our inherent compassion because we forget our true nature when we’ve been hurt. This series specifically explains how we are hurt in ways that teach us to compete with others based on race, gender, socioeconomic class, and religion.

The Healing the Human Family channelings are unique because they give us a perspective on how things like racism and classism fit in the spiritual evolution of humanity. What I love most about these channelings is the way they outline the big picture of human evolution all the way down to the everyday details of how we can heal this in our lives. 

Like so many truths, this is being discovered and discussed in many ways across the world. Because I’m a scientist at heart, I especially love this example:   

RSA Animate: The Empathic Civilisation

(you can also find the video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7AWnfFRc7g&feature=share)

(OK, I also love the snarky cartoon animation.)

Healing oppression in our everyday lives is the tricky part, isn’t it? It’s easy enough to love the idea of the Human Family, but when we try to conceive of seven billion family members, with all the layers of pain and bad behavior that includes…… well, it’s overwhelming, to say the least!

I love the Healing the Human Family Series because it tells us exactly how our everyday actions can help dismantle oppression and pain. The Akashic Records help me see the big picture, which can be reassuring. And they help me see that my small part is meaningful, which is empowering. It is such a relief for me to consider that, just like any family, the Human Family is filled with mistakes and pain, and in even greater part filled with love and compassion. In fact, we’re wired for it!  

Grounding Food

Because I spend a lot of time channeling the Akashic Records, I can become pretty ungrounded if I’m not careful.  Sometimes, after doing a few consultations, I think I’m fine until I need to remember my phone number and realize I can’t. Or I find myself emptying dirty dishes from the dishwasher without realizing until I’m halfway through. If I’m not careful, it starts to feel normal to be a little spaced out. And I’ve learned the hard way that walking through life like a space cadet means I miss out on a lot of important stuff. (Here's a web page that does a great job explaining what it means to be grounded.)

Luckily I’ve developed some tools to keep me grounded on the days I’m doing channeling work. Some of the healthier ones include deep breathing exercises, walking barefoot in the grass when it’s warm outside, and quick yoga sessions between appointments. And always drinking lots of water.

But sometimes I’m not quite organized enough to do those healthy routines. So I take a shortcut. My favorite shortcut? Food. Salty, greasy food.


Don’t get me wrong – I do eat my share of solid meals that are organic and healthy. But in the moments following a channeling, when I just don’t have it in me to cook or lay out my yoga mat, I go for the not-so-good stuff.

If I can spare more than five minutes, I boil edamame with lots of salt.  Not bad for a five minute fix.

But sometimes I feel like I can't wait longer than 25 seconds, so I go for Lay’s potato chips. Not the organic kind, not even the baked kind – I head straight for the original, saltiest-greasiest things I’ve ever found. And they work like a charm.





And, yes, I realize this is my second food confession in the last couple of weeks. (See Girl Scout Cookies, below.) What can I say? I’m only human.

Over the years I’ve asked people what they do to get their energy grounded after doing spiritual work. It’s amazing how many ways there are to get grounded. I’ve heard about headstands, touching houseplants, and imagining a cable connecting you with the core of the Earth. Some people use crystals, talismans, leather, stones, and other materials to help anchor their energy.

I’ve heard from some lucky people in warm climates that jump into the salty ocean. The nearest I can come to that in Seattle is an Epsom salt bath, which is great when I have the time, or when really deep grounding is needed.

I’ve met one person who rubs his feet with garlic. I've also heard from someone who walks in mud then keeps the mud under her socks all day. I trust that there is a perfect way for each of us, and it’s up us to listen to our bodies and follow our instincts to determine what works best. Sometimes I see a tendency in the New Age movement to get ungrounded and stay ungrounded. It might feel great to float through life, but I think we miss out on the magic of being human which includes really feeling our bodies and our emotions. We incarnated here for a reason, right?

So take some deep breaths, eat something healthy, and notice what you’re feeling. Or, if you're in a pinch, try something salty. Being grounded in our bodies is a beautiful thing!

Fevered State of Mind

After my last two posts, many people have asked how illness influences my ability to do Channelings. Does illness make me more open to the Akashic Records, or does it cause a blockage?

I have paid careful attention to this over the years. The first time I tried channeling with an illness, I was apprehensive and took special care to make sure I was really channeling despite my foggy mind and sniffly nose.

To my great relief, I’ve found that illness doesn’t interfere with the clarity of channeling at all. The only problem an illness can cause is simply that I feel more tired and uncomfortable as I work, which really isn’t different from any other activities. This is especially true when I have a cold, because channeling involves lots and lots of talking!

When I’m sick, information from the Akashic Records comes through just fine, and even better in some cases. That’s right, even better.

You might wonder, How can that be? 

There is one special symptom that improves my channeling abilities -- a fever.

While any other form of illness seems to have no effect, when I have a fever the information actually appears more clearly. I think the slightly altered state of fever leads my mind to relax and allow the information to come through more easily. The filters that I might usually impose on the information get thinner, and the nonlinear nature of Akashic information becomes more available. It’s almost like I’m having a psychedelic vision!

I’ve thought about how I might try to access this fevered state more in my channeling work. I think perhaps this what people are seeking when they use psychedelic drugs. So far, I’m not willing to use drugs or other artificial ways to access that state of mind. But I do strive to be as open and clear as possible in my life in order to make space for my mind to truly open to the Records when I’m channeling. I trust that our bodies and minds are made for this, so I try to work with what I’ve got.

I’m curious about how illness, and particularly fever, might affect people who are clairvoyant or psychic. Are you one of those people? And for the rest of us, How does illness affect your intuition?

Girl Scout Cookies

I just reviewed the new Akashic Channeling (this week it's on Nuclear Radiation), and realized it holds part of the explanation for my difficult week last week. Remember I mentioned that I had a nasty little head cold last week? It was the first time I’ve been sick all year, and it came on strong and fast. 

But it’s not nuclear radiation that caused my illness -- far from it. It was Girl Scout cookies. 

The Channeling this week tells us that our bodies will be exposed to more radiation in coming years, and it is up to us to protect ourselves. The Akashic Records often tell us we need to take responsibility for our lives by acting based on what we know is best for us.

Looking back I think I realize there was a message for me in my illness. The Sunday before the week started I was tired. I was thirsty. And I was too lazy and distracted to to get a glass of water. Instead of taking care of what my body needed, I reached for the nearest thing -- a Samoa cookie from my Girl Scouts cookie stash. Then I ate another one. Then another. By bedtime I had eaten an entire box of Girl Scout Cookies, all by myself.

When I awoke Monday morning, I had a fever and a headache. And it just went downhill from there.

It’s not really the cookies’ fault. And I don't think I was being punished.  It was the natural consequence of my choice to ignore what my body needed that got me here. Let's be clear -- cookies, especially Girl Scout cookies, are not bad. They just helped me make bad choices!

I don’t know if my body has always responded so quickly to mistreatment. It could be that I am just noticing it now, or it could be that my body tolerates less abuse as I age. But perhaps the message from the Akashic Records is finally hitting home. Perhaps it is becoming so important for us to really pay attention and take good care of ourselves, that now one night of cookies really can lead to a week of pain.

In any case, I love the reminder in the Channeling that “the physicality of our bodies is sacred, and taking physical action to heal and protect them is a sacred act.” (This is in the member’s archive.)
 

I am newly committed to listening to what my body needs and responding intelligently rather than compulsively. The difference between healthy pleasure and compulsive behavior is outlined in this month’s Audio Download, "Sex, Drugs, and Rock 'n Roll: The Place of Pleasure in Enlightenment."  It’s amazing to realize how much our bodies can help us become further enlightened if we pay attention.  Or how much our body can get in the way, as mine did last week.

So I’m off to a healthier, happier week. And I will admit this might include one or two Girl Scout cookies! 
 

(PS – if you’re reading this in the future and wish you could find the Channeling on Nuclear Radiation, become a member of my website and you’ll find it in the Archives under Health and Healing.)

Haywire Week

It’s one of those weeks. Things have gone haywire. Something breaks, then I’m late for the next thing, then I start to fumble around and soon everything seems to fall apart. My wonderful scheduler, Robin, and I were discussing why all the details seem to be falling apart this week and we agreed that the week has gone haywire. The things that should connect just aren’t connecting.

I have a head cold, and my recording device has broken, and I’ve accidentally double-booked two consultations. Some people say Mercury retrograde is to blame. I think that an astrological retrograde cycle can only affect us in places where we are already out of balance.

And for me, that imbalance now is in my favorite part of my job -- Personal Consultations. I usually offer about ten consultations per week. I’ve learned time and again that when I do more than this, my life starts to unravel.

Why is that? Is it that I become too ungrounded? Or just get tired from talking so much? I think it’s a bit of both, but that it’s also a function of spending too much time in the altered state required for channeling. It’s a great state to be in – when I’ve accessed the Akashic Records I can feel that all is well and there is grace in everything. But being there for too long leads me to feel not quite like myself. 

 

I’ve learned that there are wonderful things about being human that rest upon just being human. Part of what makes everyday life magical is that we are limited by how much we can perceive. If I were channeling all the time I would probably have fewer worries and challenges, but I also wouldn’t have my life anymore. My life is rich and wonderful in part because of the things I struggle with. Our challenges and the journey to meet them are what make us human.

When I spend all my time channeling the Akashic Records, I lose my sense of my everyday self.  This week has gone haywire because I let go of the boundaries that have served me so well. Because I felt guilty for having people wait several weeks to have an appointment with me, I allowed a few more appointments into the week. And now my life is unraveling.

I think other Lightworkers must experience this, too. What happens to you when you let your boundaries loosen to much? What are the limits for you in doing channeling work while still staying grounded in your everyday life?