Angels and Soul Councils

There are lots of different kinds of spirit guides, from Animal totems to ancestors, and angels, and there are many different kinds of spirit guide councils. Different traditions tell us there different numbers, like one Guardian Angel, several spirit guides, or nine primary totem animals, or even an army of angels dancing onthe head of a pin.

So who's right?

They all are. What the Guides have told me is that there are soul councils for each level of our souls, which are infinite! And there are different numbers of guides on each council, depending on the circumstance. So when you're alone meditating in a your room, synagog, grove, church, etc., there are a certain number with you, but the moment someone else enters the room, or knocks on the door, the Councils and Guides shift. There might be more guides and fewer councils, or more councils with fewer Guides; it depends on your relationship with the person who comes in, and the baggage between you from other lifetimes, if any. You might have only one council immediately with you with 3 Guides while you're in the kitchen chopping vegetables, and suddenly several armies are protecting you if a scary person up to no good is knocking on your front door.

What's important is that we are guided, connected and protected as needed. The details of how this all works are unimportant to our daily functioning.

That said, Angels are a specific class (for lack of a better word) of spirit guide. They are committed to protecting, supporting, and healing us. They are conduits of Unconditional Love that we can call on when we need to. This absolutely cannot be said of all Spirit Guides, or indeed of spirits in general. For every "bad" (harmful, etc.) person on this planet, there is an equally harmful army of spirit guides. Afterall, you cannot have Guides that don't match your vibration.
Just as there are people who believe that experiencing pain, fear, and trauma etc., is "good" for you for all kinds of reasons (such as "beating the devil out ofyou"), there are Guides with the same M.O.s.

Try It
Angels are here to support us in our growth, and align us with positive experiences and people. We are free to call on them for help, healing, or guidance. There are Archangels, Soul Healing Angels, Angelic SWAT teams, and other councils. You can ask them to uplift, elevate, educate, harmonize and Balance and supervise your spirit guides and councils so that they are all in alignment with increasing your happiness, health, peace and prosperity. And you can ask the Angels to "UPS"out of there any guides that refuse to come on board with your request. (UPS is shorthand for putting them in a mirrored God-box, filling it with Unconditional Love, and shipping them off to their Right and Perfect place.

In Energy Pattern Healing sessions, you'll get information directly from the Guides, and we can check up on what your spirit guides are up to, and get you new ones if need be. I also offer totem animal readings, and information from the ancestors.

With love and Blessings to you all,

Caitlyn
http://www.blogger.com/www.7StartEPH.com

Light Thoughts: In-Spirit-ion and En-theus-iasm

Inspiration and Enthusiasm are two of my favorite words because they both pertain to being imbued with the Divine. Merriam Webster's 9th New Collegiate Dictionary defines "inspiration" as "[...] a divine influence or action on a person believed to qualify him to receive and communicate sacred revelation." Similarly, "enthusiasm" means "[...] belief in special revelations of the Holy Spirit". So really, they mean the same thing, but we use them in different ways. And since we are all Divine Beings having a human experience, we are all qualified to receive and communicate sacred revelation.

Try It
Inspired action leads to amazing results. Think of something you've been wanting to try but haven't gotten around to yet. How can you take inspired action to enthusiastically participate? Better yet, think of something you've been avoiding, and come up with a way you can take inspired action to enthusiastically do it!

'Til next time - Love, Light and Laughter,
Caitlyn
http://www.blogger.com/www.7StarEPH.com

Meditation Moment: The Movement of Breath

Breathing is an amazing yet often overlooked tool. Yes, we'd die without it, but it is also the foundation for yoga, relaxation, sleep and even exercise. There is even yoga for healing depression, which works primarily through breath. As the brain gets better oxygenated, depression lifts. As we relax and our breathing becomes regular, even, and also deepens, we are able to meditate more meaningfully, and sleep more soundly. Exercise is profoundly affected by breath. Some asthmatics run marathons or swim competitively, and even ice skate competitively, as is the case with Scott Hamilton, so they can draw a decent breath.

Try It
Take 7 deep breaths, one for each Chakra. If you don't know what a Chakra is, don't worry about it, we'll cover that later. As your ribcage expands, allow your awareness to expand. What do you hear? How do you feel? If you are in pain, allow your exhale to carry the pain out of your body. How does the quality of your breathing affect the quality of your life?

Please feel free to email me if you have any questions about the chakras: cvj@7StarEPH.com

Light and blessings to all,
Caitlyn
http://www.blogger.com/www.7StarEPH.com

Moon tides: Wash Away the Sins of the World

 "Sin" is a misnomer. For start, it is like the word "hell" - they both have Germanic origins, and neither has anything to do with punishment or damnation. So what does it mean to "Wash Away the Sins of the World"? For years I struggled with how can God/dess/etc be so horrible as to allow devastating things to happen. I felt compelled to do something to help. But what?? So many problems to choose from! And I am I just one person; it seemed impossible to actually make a difference. Joining a group didn't seem good enough, because, after all, what about the other 100 million problems? As my Path has unfolded, it has become astonishingly clear exactly what it is I am here for. I am to offer Energy Pattern Healing. And I got this answer through actions and prayer, as well as trial and error. I had been studying energy healing, esoteric writings and shamanism for 20 years and knew I was "supposed" to be doing something as a psychic and healing. This is my "sin" ("it is true", in Old English). Through Energy Pattern Healing, I help - along with other Light Workers and healers - wash away the sins of the world and make way for Happiness, Health, Peace and Prosperity for all.

Try It
When you are unclear about what you can do to help, look at the things you love to do. Your Gift is hidden in there somewhere. Sit in mediation and reflect on all the neat, fun and interesting things you do, and pray for guidance so you can understand how you can apply some aspect of these things to helping the world be better place. The answer will come. In your gut, you will know. Trust this, and follow your hunches, for in them lies your own Perfection.

Blessings to all,
Caitlyn
http://www.blogger.com/www.7StarEPH.com

Transformational Perspectives How you see it; how you don't.

How do you get to Mastery? Perspective, perspective, perspective! When in the throes of the soap operas and dramas in my life, I have had no choice but to take everything seriously. When I was hurt, boy I was really really wounded. When I was right, boy, I was really really righteous! As I've done the cheese thing and mellowed in my old age, I've come to understand that I can't be hurt unless I'm open to it. Let's look at the idea that the people around you are mirrors for you. I used to understand that to mean that if someone was a jerk to me, I must be a jerk, too. And I sure was a jerk a lot more than I'd ever thought! My self-esteem plummeted. As I've grown over the years, I've come to understand that that is NOT the message behind the mirror. And so I offer to you this change in perspective: The negative FEEELINGS I get when I witness something are an indication of areas where I need healing. When I am offended, shocked, or hurt, it is not about the other person - even if what s/he did is "wrong". But s/he is not my business. My feelings are about ME.

When we are healed and whole, we can hear the same thing, see the same incident, witness the same situation, without all the upset. While we'd never be happy about the sadness in the world, we won't be wounded by it any longer.

Try It
Think of a time, as recent as possible, when you were hurt or deeply saddened, or made very angry when someone said or did something. It could have happened in person, on the news, or in a story. Really allow the feeling to show itself, then look for its message to you. What do you need to do to take care of yourself and find healing? Perhaps you shouldn't watch the news anymore (I haven't for years - it's too painful to witness all the crap that goes on; I listen to the radio instead). Pray for the guidance you need to find healing so that the next time you encounter a similar situation, you remain calm, peaceful and empowered. This does not mean you agree with what's going on, but it does mean it won't ruin your day. You will no longer give it power over your life.

With Love, Light and blessings to you,
Caitlyn
http://www.blogger.com/www.7StarEPH.com

Meditation Moment: The Sky is Her Cloak

The sky is the cloak that wraps our Great Earth Mother. It is also the cloak that wraps the Triple Goddess Moon. Father Sun, too, is enshrined with the Sky Cloak. We, each of us their Holy Child, also are inextricably connected within it. This is especially tangible on a foggy, misty, rainy day with low visibility. The Stars, then, crown us all in the glory of the heavens. No wonder images of the Holy Mother depict her with a crown of stars. She is indeed Queen of the Heavens, and is powerfully manifested as our Earth. To hear NASA tell it, ours is the most gorgeous jewel in our solar system, resplendent in pearl, lapis and emerald.

Try It

Lie in the grass on your back during the dark of the moon and gaze at the sky for awhile. See if you can track a tiny satellite across the sky. Count the shooting stars (especially in August). Imagine being on a different planet way out there, and looking into the night, and there, just off the left, is the little blue green star. Or is it a planet? They call it "Earth". And the big bright one, Sol, is 8 light minutes away. By way of comparison, Sirius, the Dog Star is more than 8 light years away. If it were to suddenly blink out and disappear, you realize that it would have been out for the past 8 years, but just now, that blink was its last transmission of Light, and we would be just now finding out about it.





Since the Sky is Her cloak, it is also our cloak, we too are mantled in Her stars.

Love, light, laughter and Joyful Abundance to you all,
- Caitlyn

The Shamanic Legacy of Energy Pattern Healing

There is nothing I do, teach or kibitz about in my Energy Pattern Healing practice that is not inherently part of Shamanism. Shamanism is the energy work of ancient, pre-Christian teachings found around the world. While details differ from culture to culture, most of the principles remain the same. I like to put a new and fun spin on the material. While one can quantifiably break Shamanism down into its component parts, such as "Celtic" or "Native American" or "Toltec", it has the same building blocks universally. Aspects of the Sacred Elements of Earth, Air, Fire, Water and Spirit are found throughout them all. Aspects of the Sacred Directions of North, South, East, West and Center are also found throughout them all. While I am not here to academically compare and contrast the traditions, the Energy Pattern Healing I offer is intrinsically imbued with them.

The Power of Our Earthwalk - So What's Mastery?
The whole point of our Earthwalk - being in our bodies - is continual improvement. Walking upon the Earth is an exercise in the element of Earth, literally being grounded, which grants us the ability to beecome clear and discerning. This continual improvement means eventual Mastery.

Mastery is the journey to limitlessness, to making decisions that support your own vitality and happiness. Mastery is being truly grateful for - and happy about - all the bad decisions you've made and missed opportunities that have been instrumental in helping you craft Who You Really Are. It is the ability to take responsibility for all your feelings and circumstances, failures and successes, without apologies, without excuses, without resentment, and without gloating. Key signposts of being on the Path to Mastery are recognizing and reveling in your own worth, delighting in Who You Really Are, and seeking out the best ways to offer your Gifts to the world. And the best part, the biggest reward for being on the path to Mastery, is manifesting your dearest joys and dreams, financially, emotionally, and Spiritually.

Why? How is this so?

Because the Path to Mastery cuts away all the crap that impedes our amazingness. During Energy Pattern Healing sessions, you will be given insights, ideas and inspiration that encourage you to unfold, and to help you understand that the things you are going through are normal on the Path to Mastery. You will be invited to have more compassion for yourself and to find the support, strength and integrity it takes to transform yourself into Who You Really Are - namely that Divine Being that you are who is having a human experience. Above all else, you ARE already worthy of the Path; you ARE already ABLE to do this, and if you are willing, you WILL achieve your goals, no matter how big they may be. But the one caveat to this is that, no, you probably won't achieve all this in one month. The good news is that you get to learn patience and perseverance, too! These, too, are functions of valuing yourself. While you are already fully, gloriously valuable, it's normal not to feel that, so join me on this amazing path as we learn to feel our inherent value.

With and blessings,
Caitlyn
www.7StarEPH.com

"Entitlement" vs. "Deserving"

There are times when we all feel cheated out of something important, especially if we have experienced real abuse as children. On many levels it is totally true that we have been cheated out of vitally important good things we deserved. But in order to move past the harm visited upon us, we need to recognize the truth of the situation.

There are 2 components to this: One is to acknowledge that what we Deserve has nothing to do with what we actually get. EVERYONE deserves good things. Goodness is our Divine Birthright. So the question becomes "What brought these things into being?" Especially with children, harmful situations are the result of imperfect, undesirable Energy Patterns on the Soul level that can be cleared out and replaced via Energy Pattern Healing (and other healing modalities, but EPH is very thorough,a nd very fast).

The second component is that the flip side of "cheated out of" is "entitled to". No one is "entitled to" anything; Deserving something is not related to entitlement. My Spirit Guides have made it clear over the years that entitlement is not healthy; it's heavy judgment, a major "should", and is ego/fear based. Deserving is love/God-based.

If we can dissolve the judgment and neutralize the "should", we can switch out of the entitlement paradigm and become free to move into proactively creating the life you deserve!

Love, Light, Laughter and Joyful Abundance to you all!
- Caitlyn
http://www.blogger.com/www.7starEPH.com

Your Authentic Self

The Guides have just given me an incredible gold nugget of wisdom I'm thrilled to share with you!

When we are in a state of being that IS our Authentic Self, we are in a state of Nirvana, true perfection! When we are fully Authentic, all disease disappears. There is no room for cancer, anxiety, depression, or awkward relationships, because the Authentic Self is Divine Grace, fully manifested! The body is restored to vibrant health, the mind is clear, discerning and observant, the Spirit experiences serenity and connection. In short, the Authentic Self is a place of complete wholeness. When we become our Authentic Selves, everything we experience is love-based; everything flows easily, gracefully and Abundantly. We are fulfilled and content. All struggle ends.

Some have said that the mystic path is a lonely one, that it's hard to find others in the same space, and that it becomes harder to have relationships with "normal" i.e. non-mystical people, because normies can't relate to the Authentic Self. Another reason is that mystics are Truth Bearers, and the norm is to live in the falsehoods perpetuated by the status quo.

The Guides assure me this is not the case. People bothered by the Truth that they are not fully in integrity say the Authentic Self rocks the boat. The Truth is that the boat is already rocking, and the Authentic Self helps it to calm down. What people notice is that change, and get uncomfortable with it. They haven't figured out that calmer waters are actually easier.

The Guides also correct this model further by explaining that when we are our Authentic Selves, relationships around us become inadvertently smoother. It's the trying to make them smooth that ruffles feathers. Since the Authentic Self is Divine Grace - Unconditional Love - it is soothing to be around. No effort needed!

When we feel we are authentic, but there is some sense of not fitting in, it is the ego of the Inauthentic Self that is uncomfortable, and doesn't fit in. One of our Western societal lies that promotes the illusion of separation tells us that the Authentic Self doesn't fit in - it's too radical, too challenging of the norm, and people don't like it. The Guides assure me that it is the Authentic Self that fits in; the Inauthentic Self is the catalyst for discomfort.

This means that when we are truly Authentic, we will be doing our Authentic work, and all tension, unhappiness, poverty, conflict and disease will disappear. Our Authentic Selves are fully Abundant, Happy, Healthy, and Peaceful. And of course, Energy Pattern Healing is one of many gifts the Guides have bestowed upon the world to help us all be fully aligned with and ultimately become our Authentic Selves.

With love and joy,
- Caitlyn
http://www.blogger.com/www.7starEPH.com

Angel-tude: A new attitude for the new year.

The softness and radiance of spring dawns upon us now, rising like the sun. The gentlest first rays are just now piquing our awareness to its presence. Although Angels are always among us, now is the time of year we feel them closest. Now is the time of year we seem to be inspired by them the most. As Winter Solstice has just passed, let us remember that the Light half of the year quickens.

The coming of the Light is a milestone for humankind. Since it is annual, we get to renew our connection to the Light, and reclaim our birthright of forgiveness. Let us herald it by showing our Angel-tude! As we conscously embody the attitude of the Angels, we focus on Divine Light, and thus facilitate the true and permanent coming of Peace on Earth. To magnificently
amplify authentic Angel-tude, we must be fully present, and take it one moment at a time. Here are some ideas to help make manifest the Human-Angel connection.

Just for Today I will try to live this day as if Peace on Earth is here, Now. I will not take on life's problems. I can be Peaceful and Compassionate for 12 hours. I do not have to keep it up for a lifetime. I have help. I am helpful.

Just for Today, I will adjust my attitude to bring Peace to people around me. I am not responsible for their peace, but I will hold Sacred Space for Peace to be present.

Just for Today, I will be happy. This assumes nothing, but exhibits my willingness to be joyful and grateful.

Just for Today, I will strengthen my mind. When I get crabby, I will honor myself and the others around me by removing myself and taking a break. I will then step back into the Grace of Angel-tude and continue to hold the Sacred Space for Peace.

Just for Today, I will exercise my soul in three ways. I will help out without being asked to; I will donate something to charity, even if it is only one can of food, and I will enjoy myself thoroughly.

Just for Today, I will be agreeable. I agree to be peaceful. I agree to be compassionate, and I agree to be gentle. In this way shall I model Angel-tude for myself and for others.

Just for Today, I will have a program of my choosing. I will download, install, launch and run this program of Compassion in my mental computer. Although it may not be perfect, I will exercise the right to be a Light Bearer.

Just for Today, I will take some quiet time to myself. I will enjoy nature, and choose to be content. I will discuss exercises of love with my own Angel guides.

And Just for Today, I will be unafraid. I am in the company of Angels, and know that as I give to the World, so the Angels give back to me. I will enjoy what is beautiful and in doing so, the beauty in the world will be amplified.

The very essence of Angel-tude is deliberately living compassionately, peacefully, joyfully, helpfully and with gratitude. As we refrain from the habits of judging ourselves and others, we bring gentleness into the world. As we relinquish the right to resentment, we bring joy into the world. As we allow ourselves to be fully present in the Light, we allow miracles to happen. This is the path of the Light Bearer. This is the path of empowered compassion. Just for Today, bask in the glow of Angel-tude!

Happy blessings to you all,
Caitlyn
http://www.7starEPH.com

Inappropriate Shielding

Sometimes people have an almost neurotic need to protect themselves. This is especially true of people who have been traumatized (no surprise there). But even as they move forward in their healing, they find it hard to accept the fact that they are inherently safe. The truth of the matter is that your safety depends on your vibration. Victims and their victimizers, like everything else, have to be a vibrational match. The Law of Attraction applies to this issue every bit as much as any other issue.

As people on a spiritual path move away from and heal the hurts of their pasts, their boundaries change, and consequently, so does their vibration. 12 Step recovery is a powerful example of this. Yet, for a person to feel safe, s/he has to own his or her safety. You have to accept it. Remember that feelings are not facts. Just because you feel threatened does not necessarily mean there's a real threat. Trauma distorts your perceptions.

In practical terms what does this mean? As you learn metaphyscial principles of psychic protection, you apply them by using energetic shields. An appropriate use of shielding is to not use them unless you sense danger. As a reaction to their traumas, however, when people feel inherently unsafe, they feel the need to shield themselves all the time. I have heard of people casting a shield of a mile radius when they drive along a highway, or cast a half-mile shield over their neighborhood! The rationale is that they and other drivers will be safe, that their neighborhoods will be safe. A sweet thought, steeped in compassion, but very codependent.
This is wildly inappropriate for a number of reasons:

• You're making yourself everybody else's Higher Power. You are declaring yourself responsible for other people's safety, and disallowing them the priviege and ownership of their own safety. You have declared that you know what's best for them. So who died and made you Sovereign Ruler of Everything?
• You only have X amount of energy at any given time. We as human beings are not conduits for unlimited long-term sustained out-pourings of energy. Our own electrical systems will short out after a while. Shielding yourself indefinitely leaves you exhausted.
• If you're pouring half your energy into shielding, that leaves only half your energy to run your body and health, and be functional in the world, including manifesting prosperity and money, maintaining your relationships, and dealing with new stuff that comes down the pike.
• When you over-extend your energy, energy "vampires" can easily siphon it off. A note on vampires: they are every where: the person who calls you and talks your ear off for half an hour and doesn't bother to ask how you are, and leaves you drained. The drama queen at work who wears the victimhood on the sleeves and tells you all about their latest mishap. The *** in the grocery store who complains about everything - loudly - while standing in line. In short, people who are a pain in the ***.
• If you leave up permanent shields, they cut you off from others. As you go through your daily life, the Rose filtering "shield" is more than adequate. Think of it this way. Would you buy a suit of plate mail armor and put it on every time you leave the house? No, of course not. It would be physically exhausting, very expensive (a full suit of armour costs several thousand dollars), and it would interfere with your daily life. No one would really want to interact with you. When you leave yourself heavily shielded, it has a similar effect on your life and people around you. And it does drain your wallet, because your energy is tied up and not available for manifesting.

The truth is that a person is equally safe at any given moment: in their car, in their town, in a another town, on the street, on the seedy side of town, in the day time, at night, etc., etc., etc.. Your safety depends on your boundaries. Remember, your guides expect you to use your intelligence and prudence. If you dress skimpily and go down a dangerous street, you'll get dangerous attention. You have to do your part. If you want to be safe, don't engage in risky behaviour, and over-extending your energy doesn't help.

Appropriate shielding
Shields are for special circumstances, not for every day use. Again, only shield when you sense immediate danger, and take them down when you're back to being safe. When you use a shield, unless there are special circumstances, you really only need a shield of 6 inches, even in a car (i.e. extend the shield no further than a foot around the exterior of the car). You simply need to not be touched. A car careening out of control is scarey, but so long as you're not hit, it's all good. Similarly, standing in the presence of a dangerous criminal doesn't harm you. If you're not an energetic match, you're safe. You can even smile and nod at them! If you truly want to be safe, take a self-defence class, and work a 12 Step plan of Recovery. Learn new boundaries.

Love, Light and Laughter, and Joyful Abundance,
- Caitlyn
http://www.blogger.com/www.7starEPH.com

Affirmations

Affirmations are a great way to elevate your vibration and activate positive energy patterns. Here are some I use all the time. Feel free to tweak them any way you like. They should make you smile and feel good at the thought of them manifesting in your life.


Recommendation: Write your affirmations every day, ten times each. While you're doing this, hold on to that happy feeling and imagine how your life will be when they happen. Change your affirmations when you get bored with them.

• The Universe is Abundant, and all my needs are met!
• I have a job that I love, in a place that I love that's easy to get to, with people I respect enjoy and appreciate, who respect, enjoy and appreciate me for a net salary of _________.
• Thank you for my Right and Perfect partner in whom I delight, who delights in me.
• Thank you for my strong, vibrant body at my Right and perfect weight to maintain optinal health.
• I fit in with my Right and Perfect community with like-minded, positive people.
• I easily afford all my expenses and effortlessly pay all my bills, with more than enough left for fun!
• I have work that I love that is fun, meaningful and creative, and the value I add to my company is recognized and handsomely rewarded.

Happiness, Health, Peace and Prosperity,
- Caitlyn
http://www.blogger.com/www.7starEPH.com

Use your Intuition Effectively

OK, this one is kinda long, but it's really important, so here goes:
This may seem obvious, but there's a lot of inappropriate "use" of one's Guardian Angles going on out there. Examples: I've seem obese people standing in the frozen food section trying to get a reading if they should have one brand of frozen pizza or the other. I've seen really really ill people forgo the use of laundry detergent in favor of some questionable doodad that somehow uses charged ions to clean laundry in the machine. I've had women ask me if their boyfriends, who beat them, love them. YIKES!!

So, I'd like to shed some light on this topic, and show you how I do it. I'm not saying this is the right way to do effectively connect in; I'm sure there are other good ways, too, but this works for me. Yes - there's actually a method! :)

But first, understand that what I'm about to tell you is contingent upon several things:

1. You are free from negative spiritual influences that keep you disempowered and stuck in poverty, disease and conflict,
2. Your spirit guides are also free from these influences, (some of them really are out to get you! No joke!)
   
• Note: Usually, it takes clients two to four Energy Pattern Healing sessions to get to this point.
3. and you're willing to do your part to activate Happiness, Health, Peace and Prosperity.

OK so here's the deal. Healthy spirit guides want you to:

1. Use your intelligence, logic and experience,
2. and call on them if you are stuck.
3. They do not want to hand-hold you and spoon-feed you every 5 minutes. That's not what they are there for.

They are there to assist you, not run your life. It is your job to run your life! This means you have to learn to trust yourself as well as them, and take responsibility for yourself. Now, this takes practice. It's not going to suddenly happen just because you want it to.

Step 1: Trust Yourself - handle your own details.
Some spiritual advisors out there tell you to run every little thing past your guides: what color to wear, which food to eat, etc. This is actually abdicating your responsibility for yourself; it's a codependent relationship. If you have spirit guides who actually want this level of interaction, you've got a bunch of control freaks who really don't understand that this actually keeps you stuck.

Here's why: Imagine you have a group of people whose job it is to help you. You give them a task list. You need x, y and z to be healthy, happy and prosperous. Now, as they are going out the door, they get a phone call from you. Should you wear purple? They confer; go with the blue. OK, so they are on their way out again, and maybe this time some of them actually get to the car, but the phone rings again. They come back in ... Should you eat the macaroni and cheese or BLT?

You can see how this wastes time and energy. Do you really want them focusing on the minutia of life, or do you want them to focus on the bigger stuff, like helping you find a better, higher paying job, an appropriate relationship, a great home that's inexpensive? Your guides won't get much done if you keep interrupting.
So, you need to trust yourself that you can make sound decisions on your own. Should you eat pizza or macaroni and cheese? Duh! Neither! If you want health, go with the salad. If you're truly unclear about what constitutes healthy food choices, go to a library and read up on it, or go see a nutritionist.

Step 2: Ask the right questions.
There's an art to asking questions to get accurate, useful answers. Here are some rules of thumb to analyze your questions:

1. Identify the "should". Should I buy this car? Understand that there are no "Shoulds". "Should" is a judgment, with a negative implication. Learn to eradicate it from your life. Move away from judgment and into discernment. The discerning question is more along the lines of "Is it prudent for me to buy this car?" Better yet: "Will this car cost me a lot to keep it in good shape?" Cut to the chase.
2. What does your intelligence say? If you're buying a car, don't ask the guides. Take it to a mechanic. Once the mechanic comes back with a verdict, you can take that information to your spirit guides,if you really need to.
3. What does your experience tell you? "Hey, I owned one of these cars, and so did my dad, and they were totally unreliable." Again, you don't need to bother your Angels with this.

So you've narrowed down your search for a good car. You have 3 you like, the mechanic has good things to say about them (as does Consumer Reports), and it's time to make a decision. Again, you don't need spiritual guidance on this. Go with your favorite color, or make or model. Go weith the one that feeeeels the best to be in! Afterall, you, not your guides, have to drive it.

When it comes to asking questions pertaining to working with other people, you need to understand the world is divided into 3 categories: your business, their business and God's business. This is straight out of Loving What Is, by Byron Katie. Great book! Your business is things you have dominion over, like rates you charge, who you date, etc.. Their business is stuff about him or her that ultimately isn't your business, like whom they are dating, what they will or won't do, etc.. God's business is things in the world that you really have zero influence on, like the political situation in another country.

Here's an example. A client of mine found out about a copyright infringement of some of her art. She needed to draft a letter to the other person. Now, she did her part. She researched the going rate, and got a range. Then in meditation, she asked her guides "How much will Peter (obviously not his real name) pay me for this?" OOPS - not a good question. That is not her business. That's Peter's business. The appropriate question is "How much should I charge for this art?" And her Angels gave her a specific amount.

Unfortunately, she thought this was how much Peter would pay. His offer was well below it and my client was left feeling betrayed by her guides.

Step 3: Being in Useful Communion with your Guides.
Prayer and meditation are the primary ways to connect. "Prayer is talking to your Angels; meditation is listening for the answer." Make an effort to improve the quality of your prayer and meditation. Do you whine and complain in your prayers? Tell your guides how unworthy you are? Well, cut it out! Get a grip on yourself. Your life will never improve if this is how you talk about yourself to yourself and to your guides!

Your guides aren't there to nurse your poor self image along. Work with affirmations and have a conversation with your guides about them. Pick one for each morning. Ask your guides to have this affirmation materialize in your day, and be open to receiving baby steps. If you're working with prosperity, be willing to see the coin on the sidewalk as the first little raindrop in the brewing rainstorm of wealth!

If something happens and you don't know what to do, that's a great time to connect in. Say your boss is mad about something and you have more bad news. Ask your guides to help you choose the right timing, and to put the right words in your mouth.

If you don't get an answer
I have found sometimes if I'm wrestling with something, and I've gotten answers, and I'm still wrestling, then, at some point, my guides seem to have taken the phone off the hook. Where did they go? What happened? I've learned to look back and try to see what I've really been doing. In retrospect, I can see how over the time period of wrestling, maybe a few days or weeks, I've actually bombarded them with different variations of the same questions, and have gotten variations on the same answer. Yet now, nothing. I've learned that an no answer means one of two things: either wait, the timing isn't good yet, or I've already been given an answer, but I didn't like it. Good guides don't tell you what you want to hear; they give you information in alignment with your stated intentions for yourself.

Many blessings,
- Caitlyn
http://www.blogger.com/www.7starEPH.com

Cracks in the Soul

Cracks

A wise person spoke today about how everything God/dess/etc. made has cracks: There are cracks in galaxies (worm holes and black holes), and cracks in tree bark. Even some art is based on the patterns created by cracks such as batik and raku. These cracks give texture, character and uniqueness to all of creation. Are cracks bad? No, of course not; they're just there.
Following the principle of "As above, so below", that means that we have cracks as well. God/dess/etc. has given us the cracks that are our character defects, our diseases, our problems. Like cracks in a sidewalk, these are not bad either. They, too, are just there. That means we are not bad for having cracks.
People who are very sensitive can perceive soul-cracks as "God-sized holes", and erroneously try to fill those holes with everything conceivable: cigarettes, drugs, alcohol, sex, gambling, shopping, food... and none of these things work. They just aren't big enough. "One bite is too many, and a thousand is not enough." It's hard to find God/dess/etc when you're focusing on the hole; it's the one place God/dess isn't! The key to healing a God-sized hole is to fill it with the one thing that does fit: God. One of the most powerful prayers I have found is to simply ask God/dess/etc to do for me what I cannot do for myself, and to please send me the healing I need.
Because we have free will, we as adults have choices around our cracks. We get to cement them, spackle them, paint them. Yet we cause ourselves and each other a lot of pain by judging our cracks as bad. God/dess/etc. doesn't see them as bad and neither should we. God/dess/etc loves and embraces us and our cracks, and so should we. In fact, cracks are where the Light gets through!

SO, mucho prosperity to you all,
- Caitlyn
www.7StarEPH.com

Welcome!

Welcome to to the 7StarSynergy blog!

Just what is the deal with Energy Pattern Healing, anyway??

Great question. When I first began work as a professional psychic, round about 1990 (I had begun my studies 9 years earlier, at the age of 11), I did the usual things: Tarot cards, ghost sightings and shoo-ings (sending them back to the Light, getting rid of creepy prowlers and poltergeists, etc.), and divination. When people would come to me, it became clear that there are 3 categories of inquiries (well, four, really, if you could Miscellaneous, like "What happened to my cat?"): Health, love and money.

The most common questions were, and still are, "When am I going to meet 'the One'?, "When am I getting a better career?", and "If you're so *** psychic, why don't you know the color of my car??" People initially didn't like my answers: "It depends.", "It depends.", and "Because I'm not God."

Turns out, my Spirit Guides only give me information that pertains to a person's healing. Evn is they ask about a lost cat or stolen car, they still get information that pertains to their healing ina way that will accelerated their Soul's journey. This means that when a person will meet Mr/Ms. Right depends on how well they do their due diligence to improve themselves. It also turns out there is no such thing as Mr./Ms. Right; we each have a whole host of Rights that we can get together with at any time, if all parties involved are willing. We all have a whole army of soulmates!

So, my esoteric knowledge continued to grow as I became more experienced, read more, and talked with more like-minded people. I began to put together intuitively aspects of the different healing modalities I encountered: Reiki, psychometry, therapy, 12 Step Recovery, SRT, the main tenets of shamanism... and Energy Pattern Healing was born.

This blog will contain vignettes from daily inspirations, messages that come through when I work with clients (anonymity will always be protected), pet peeves, and always an invitation to you to check out my website and contact me with your questions.

May you be blessed with ever-increasing happiness, health, peace and prosperity, as well as Love, Light and Laughter!

Thanks for reading!
- Caitlyn
http://www.blogger.com/www.7StarEPH.com