MAY 5

Break down your “thinking” wall of knowledge and allow your deeper self to be aware of your energy flow.  From a more intuitive perspective, you can sense danger (if necessary) and create a much healthier, happier life for yourself.  If you feel stretched to the limit, you’ll feel more relaxed and aware, filled with excitement for your day instead of worry (from your mind).  If you are creating a healthier pathway, everything good will happen more rapidly.  If you can simply relax and feel your own personal stamina (a good word for the week), you’ll find a new level of personal power available to you.

Relationships:  Does it feel like mating season?  Are you in the mood for a more intense relationship? Is someone avidly pursuing you?  Make sure to respond rapidly and share your interest or complete non-interest.  Don’t leave relationships hanging at this time.

Finances:  If you feel real excitement about a project or investment, give it a little time (days not weeks), and take the challenge.  A good time for new investments such as rental property, new cars, etc.

Let’s intuitively discuss our environment.  It’s more important than you may realize.  Today, Earth Day 2008, is a good time to begin my new blog.  Through this blog, I hope to not only share my psychic input about life in general, but offer insights and suggestions we can all use to create a better planet and a better life.  Through our environment, we are given many opportunities to learn.  How does your environment touch you?  Dramatically.  If you are out of touch with the world around you, you will be out of touch with your inner self, your spiritual self.  Begin today to take full (or at least more) responsibility for your life.  Carefully consider what you eat, what you buy, in general, how you treat the Earth.  If you show the Earth more respect, you are showing your own spirit more respect and your higher self will respond with more love and light appearing in your life.

Whether or not you “see” the planet as a living being, make every effort to treat it that way.  Make a smaller footprint and you’ll feel lighter and more aware of your surroundings at all times.  Pretend for a moment the Earth is whispering to you - quietly sharing its secrets - how would you respond?  Your intuitive self would be filled with joy and understanding and you would be more content from the very first moment you sensed that whisper.  So, tread lightly, speak quietly, and love Mother Earth.  She’ll respond and share much with us all.

Move quickly this week - if decisions need to be made, make them and take immediate action.  Swiftness of thought and action is imperative.  The energy this week has a “spiral” feel to it.  Relax and enjoy the flow but don’t let yourself get caught up in the potential swirl.  Frustration will occur if you let yourself get out of control.  Again, relax but remain aware.  This is a good week to move - literally move to another location (home or office), exercise, dance, take a yoga class, etc.  Whatever you do, think about the movement in your life on a regular basis.  This movement, even quiet movement like walking, will help you feel well grounded and focused (and calm).  Your personal power is just below the surface of your energy - also evaluate the level available to you and enhance it if possible.  How do you do this?  Ask yourself how powerful, how in control of your life you feel.  If you’re overwhelmed and out of control, find support.  This support can be found in many ways:  read a book; take a class; talk to a friend or relative; exercise your artistic self; see a counselor.  Just do something powerful and positive.

Relationships:  What is absent in your closest relationships?  Hopefully, nothing major, but if something is missing (communication, fun, etc.), make every effort to share your concerns/feelings with the other person/people.  Things can be changed for the better if you simply try. 

Finances:  Are your financial goals met?  It is very likely they are not.  Spend extra time this week creating a realistic budget and making decisions for the next few months.

This month I’d like to suggest you read or reread a wonderful little book written by my friend Patty Summers.  Patty is an internationally known professional animal communicator who has been a frequent guest on my weekly radio show and will return on April 18th (see the Spirits Evolving website for information on the show and archived shows).  Her book is entitled Talking With The Animals and it is filled with her personal experiences with animals of all kinds from dogs and cats to birds and reptiles.  Her abilities are great and her interest in the well being of all animals is deep.  She also teaches workshops to help humans better understand their animal companions.  For more information, visit her website at www.psanimal.com. 

The quote on the back cover of her book from Pawnee tribe chief Leetakots-Lesa says much:  “In the beginning of all things, wisdom and knowledge were with the animals; for Tirawa, The One Above, did not speak directly to man.  He sent animals to tell man that He showed Himself through the beasts, and that from the stars, and the sun, and the moon, man should learn… for all things speak of the Tirawa.” 

* You can order this book as well as others suggested by Lee Channing through Spirits Evolving’s website.  From the homepage, simply follow the link for Suggested Reading.

If you read Patty’s book, feel free to leave your comments here.

Lee

Creative visualization is a simple, amazing tool for growth.  In each issue, we include a visualization for you to enjoy.  You can share the visualization with another - taking turns reading it to each other, or you can tape it and play it back at your quiet times.  These visualizations are created to relax and to stimulate, to provide insight and enjoyment.

This month’s visualization will help you “see” your life more clearly.  Use “Field of Yellow Flowers” if you like or create your own (open-eyed?) visualization each day.  The most important thing is that you regularly devote a little time to your internal, spiritual growth.  You’re worth it and much growth can occur when you give yourself a little well-deserved time and space.

If you come up with a great visualization for the month, feel free to share it here!

Lee

Spring should be in full swing about now here in the Northern Hemisphere - get outside this week and enjoy the warm breezes and spring showers (and the beautiful trees, flowers, birds, baby animals - you name it, spring provides it).  And, see beyond the physical changes of the season.  How does spring feel?  Can you feel the newness of it all?  Can you absorb the new colors surrounding you?  Please simply pay attention to the energy flow of each day.  You can, with little effort, be the master of illusion this week - use that to your advantage by drifting in and out of situations with your awareness fine tuned, but your energy quiet and peaceful.  You’ll learn much.  If you can simply meld into your environment, knowledge will be presented to you.  This process is particularly important to family matters.  Make sure to observe the acts of others rather than their words.  It is true, actions do speak louder than words but words can cut more deeply (so watch your language).

Relationships:  Others may be able to pull the wool over your eyes this week, particularly those you love.  No need to distrust, but do be careful to check facts if you feel hesitant about what someone is telling you.  In other words, regain your authority in relationships if that feels necessary.  And, of course, using the energy of April, “see” your relationships clearly and change them when necessary. 

Finances:  Your self-esteem will sneak into your financial world this week. Make sure not to make a large purchase to impress others.  To use this in a very positive fashion, allow yourself to honestly evaluate your job and your lifestyle and make serious changes if necessary.  (If you’re in the US, don’t forget your to file your taxes!)

The old saying, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” applies to the energy this week.  You absolutely want to “see” your life and make changes, but pick the things that are in need of fixing at the moment - things that are obviously broken.  If you just fix to fix, you’ll regret the effort.  Your clear thinking efforts must be just that, clear.  Visualize a crow - she looks at things with one eye and then the other - try that.  See things from all perspectives before taking action even if action is needed.  You may well feel that you need to be in two places at once - a busy week, but that’s easier to work with then you may think.  Just set your priorities one hour at a time and work from that schedule.  You can get it all done and do it right.  Take responsibility for your life each day.  Only you can create a life filled with contentment.  No one else can do it for you.

Relationships:  If you’ve made a promise to someone (even if in the past) and not yet followed through, do it now or it will come back to haunt you.   Speak truthfully and stick to your word.  Your personal integrity must be your guide at all costs.
 
Finances:  Balance is the word for the week in your financial arena.  Remember the sacrifice for each purchase/deal.  Make sure everything feels balanced prior to signing any contracts.  Ask yourself if this purchase keeps your budget in balance - if not, don’t buy it. 

Some people will backslide this week - finding themselves apathetic or even lazy.  Try to avoid this energetic tendency and keep your energy and your physical body moving.   You may find new alternatives right around the corner if you keep your eyes open (instead of napping all day).  Look around and make a list of your unfinished projects - work or play - get out a calendar and set end dates for these projects.  I can already hear many of you gasping - some of those long-term projects have been there for years - do them now?  Yes.  Everything that is pending in your life is draining your energy.  Finish projects (or decide to eliminate them from your life) now.  This is a great week for building - literally building something or building on an idea that’s been unexplored.  Get out of your own way and have fun with each day.

Relationships:  Family and home are important.  As you try to keep yourself motivated, examine your close personal relationships and your home, and make them as comfortable as possible.  A good word for the week is harmony.  How harmonious is your life?  Make it more so.

Finances:  Strike a balance in your financial world.  Let your rational mind give way to your intuition, and trust yourself to make new, exciting decisions.  Remember one step at a time, but keep moving.

How has this week been for you?  Is my intuitive sense of the week striking a chord with you?  Please leave a comment and let me know how your spiritual growth has been affected.

Lee Channing