most challenges in life are (really) just opportunities to examine what works and what doesn't

looked at in this way, nothing really stops you, although like speed bumps on a city street, they may slow you down a bit and annoy you

but (also like these same speed bumps) these annoyances serve a valuable purpose in helping you focus on how best to move forward with the fewest risks, if you allow it

everything can be changed . . . once you understand

. . . that everything can be changed

change your mindset and your future changes too
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#truth

well well won't the next couple of days be . . . interesting

#swampfox

and for any who care, I have already "predicted" (a) Trump would just give up and say "no mas" before this term is over

and (b) 2017 would be marked by a constant chatter and infighting

I don't expect Obamacare to just vanish, nor do I expect that his sweeping changes will amount to much

as for draining the swamp, this must be "Trumpish" for "man who fills swamp with more even bigger gators" or something to that effect

"Buyer's Remorse" will be the national malady come Memorial Day

complicated? yeah, 2017 is likely to be VERY complicated

although, personally, I don't think it will be as bad as many fear and this is one time that my fellow "Libtards" (and GOD I HATE THAT TERM !!)

are likely to get up off the couch and remember how to "protest"

fun times are comin'

looks pretty certain that the Donald will be our next President; so for all who thought he wouldn't take office or would be assassinated by now, please reshake your Magic 8 Balls

he is "part of our collective karma" . . . let that thought sink in for a minute

welcome to the land of dreams, where little gets done and most is forgotten once the alarm sounds

also, sadly, it is likely that much of the Donald's initial thunder will be stolen by news of former President Bush, who much as people may not have (understandably) been down with him -- not just because of his children

at least he was a fairly dignified gentleman who could speak and act "Presidential"
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interesting times indeed

tomorrow the madhouse doors are flung wide

​pick your battles in 2017 (as there are likely to be plenty to choose from !!) . . . fart glitter, stay chill

live and let live as much as possible . . . will cluster mate with fuck? yes

however, you don't have to go the wedding
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#zen

your "emotions" (kind of like, more than just metaphorically, "The Picture of Dorian Gray") create a separate etheric imprint . . . sort of like a secondary mirror image of "who you REALLY are"

there is what most see (on the surface) and what this, second, emotional body shows for those who look (and know where {and how} to look)

you can add or subtract to this Dorian Gray imprint through the "powers of your mind" (provided you are the one with the keys to the front door)

. . . and the "energy" from it will ooze into your life . . . a trick, but a powerful trick

Magic(k) is about subtlety; it is not a full frontal assault to "manipulate matter"

it is a recognition that subtle shifts in your mind lay the foundation for greater things later on coming "into form"

this secondary imprint is what "I see" when I do readings and how I make the predictions I make

I ignore what others look at, straight on, and skew my eyes to see this second body, waiting there, silent and still
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with so MANY stories to tell

Choose Wisely . . .

Certainly as a "professional psychic" it is imperative that I stay as calm as possible, not only during a "reading" but throughout the day

the likelihood of my being able to work at a high-level is enhanced by this state of calmness

some people like to do things to "inspire themselves" and one of the tactics some may choose is to rev up their worlds, turn the chaos-meter to "high" and let that "motivate them"

I believe this approach is counter-productive to a state of being in which one can be both "in the moment" and "in the zone"

I live my life, as much as possible, in a manner designed to diminish the chaos in my life

this means I try not to invite chaotic people into my world, nor hold viewpoints in which revenge or "getting even" in any way is part of my state of mind

this DOES NOT mean that I don't love or embrace friends in stressful situations; it means I do my best not to add to that

nor seek out people whose primary skill is bringing disruption

I have a high degree of self-confidence, which helps quite a bit . . . not just as a psychic but in most areas of life

this also adds to my power to stay centered and calm (as much as possible)

anything you do -- give a reading, play a sport, act in a play, talk to your children, deal with a hectic day at work . . . anything you do

you will find that your performance level goes up if you can stay calm -- and, on top of that, your stamina will also improve

you not only will perform at a higher level, you won't get as tired, either

life is about choices

my choices revolve as much as possible around staying centered, not only because I want to work at the highest level possible

I want to also deal with others in the most balanced way possible

I have learned this lesson after many years of being in "relationships" that were very intense, filled with "drama"

the sex was great, the cost, though, even greater

in retrospect, perhaps not the wisest course of action

love yourself; that is my advice (and I realize this, truly, is the hardest thing one can do -- yet it is critical to moving forward "into your light")

. . . and in doing so, it is likely you will also choose a path forward in which you can find some bit of inner peace

I can be a pretty good psychic under the most stressful whacked out situations you could imagine

but by living a life (now) in which I make conscious choices to stay centered, as opposed to seeking "excitement" and/or "external motivation"
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I am better, not only as a psychic, but as a human being, as well

most "New Year's Resolutions" are, basically, trying to force yourself to do something you really don't want

because you think it might please somebody else -- typically these are people who don't really give a fuck one way or the other

if you "get" the thing you think you "need" by doing whatever it is you think is bound to give you this magical "result"

. . . needless to say, doing something because you think somebody else might notice and nod their head is sort of lukewarm motivation, at best

and (to me) this is why I don't DO resolutions

if it is something you care about, you're either (a) already doing it or (b) working up the nerve to start and a specific day of the year "start date" means diddly squat

sooooooo, if you are going to do something worthwhile for New Year's . . . do this

stop making "resolutions" and start living your life on your terms

if it matters to you, you don't need a resolution !!

. . . because you're motivated
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already !!!

​You don't "astrally project" -- you become one with the space where astral projection "happens" . . . you don't "remote view", you clear the clutter in your mind between you and the target

people don't understand . . . it is not something you do or learn, it is something you melt into, just as it melts into you

psychic ability is nothing more than accepting the psychic ability wavelength when/as it rolls by

you become one with it and then it simply appears

no work will get you there although it may take YEARS of work to de-clutter enough to sit still while it happens
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the trick is finding stillness; everything else is a charade

Past life "regressions" are now the "Gold standard" for recovering "past life memories"

I (personally) do NOT think this is true . . . (to me) "karmic resonance" . . . meaning, unconscious but persistent "affinities"

are the key to finding your "answer"

I have been poking around in the reincarnation "vault" now for 40 years, trying to "understand it" and I still don't

I have theories; sometimes these "evolve", sometimes they stall . . . I still have no absolute idea who I was (although I have STRONG opinions) nor even if I "was before" (again VERY STRONG opinions)

however, of this point (now) I am pretty certain

somehow, I am "sharing" the brains and memories of a lot of different people; was I "them" . . . am I a preferred subscriber on the 24 Hour Cosmic Channel . . . is it just that I am "so psychic" that whenever I think of something a big long string of stuff pops in my head

or am I simply hallucinating and think I "know stuff" I don't?

I still don't "know" . . . although my strongly held "opinion" is that we DO reincarnate and the means by which this happens "suggests", to me, that we are not tied down "strictly" to linear time

meaning in some way, time + causality is "curved" . . . we live in "Flatland" and there is more to it when we slip on over to "Curve City"
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mystery . . . but the more I look for evidence, the more it appears as if time is a VERY fluid commodity in "Astralia"

there are "solar people" -- those who see and do in the bright light of day; rational, "show me" kind of people

when the lights are on, they're happy; when the lights go off, they're not

they need comfort, they need certainty

and then there are "lunar people" . . .changeable, half-in / half-out, always looking in dark corners

moody, not always "rational" but they soon adjust their eyes to the dark and, like cats in the jungle, see things others don't

obviously (for those who know me) I relate to those brothers and sisters of the Moon -- nocturnal "wild childs" who don't always follow a straight path; some days they are full of light, other days their face (and mood) is dark

Solar people think everything has an answer; Lunar people know everything has a question still unanswered behind every "known"

All hail the moon, the inconstant moon

the truth is revealed in glimpses into the dark -- always has been, always will be
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the dark is where the truth lies (pun for those who need it)

consciousness is not in the brain, it is "somewhere else" . . . a data field we tap into, likely one we time-share with others

I have said this for years and am more convinced of its "likely truth" with each year that passes

not everything we know, we've learned

meaning -- based on which database we have access to, we may have knowledge and "awareness" that was never "learned" through a conventional method

sometimes to know, we must shut off trying to learn
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and (instead) just "(re) connect"