Ascension Depression; Understanding your changing relationship with the material world and those around you

Before you go for an antidepressant, a vodka martini, cut your own bangs, or pig out on some junk food back up a minute and  realize that as you shift to the energy of higher consciousness it is common to feel bummed out.

Vibrations from repressed emotions, the process of detaching from a solely material consciousness, and fear-based feelings can all bring about a temporary condition known as ascension depression. Depression itself is certainly nothing new. We all know that it can be triggered by life-altering events or chemical imbalances in the brain due to diet or drugs. What many people don’t know, however, is that it is sometimes caused by inherited karma from a previous incarnation. I call it ascension depression because it is directly tied to our evolution—ascension—as a species. 

This particular type of depression usually arises because of a blocked root or base chakra, which in turn affects the energy from the other chakra centers. It is similar to how a car sputters and misfires if the spark plugs aren’t gapped correctly. The root chakra, the energy center located at the base of the spine, affects how grounded and secure you feel in the material world. It is the place where you store childhood memories), your memories from other incarnations and your connection to the physical world. The root chakra is also where we pull in Kundalini energy. (Kundalini is a Sanskrit word meaning “coiled power” or “serpent power.”) This chakra holds the primordial cosmic energy present in every single person. Kundalini awakening is very powerful—the energy flows through you like a power surge and sometimes the brain can’t adapt quickly enough to the intensity of this energy shift. This can also contribute to ascension depression when we experience the inevitable letdown after the energy recedes; in fact, we’ll likely feel this way each time until we can learn to maintain a comfortable, even flow of energy throughout our chakra system. Once it is released, however, this Kundalini energy greatly influences our extrasensory and psychic awakening. . Moving your Kundalini energy can help clear your chakra centers of stagnant/negative energy blocks, allowing each chakra to operate at its’ optimum capacity. This, in turn, improves the condition of the aura bringing about a leap in your frequency/vibration, which opens up your psychic abilities.

In addition to being a possible tipping point for cosmic depression, this chakra also contains the primary eight cells that contain within them all the knowledge pertaining to your creation—your DNA. Here you will find the only cells in your body that do not change during your many lifetimes. .Each cell held in this chakra holds an element of your original consciousness and genetic code. 

 

We are essentially a trinity consisting of body, mind, and spirit. Our ascension or evolution will connect us more securely with our spirit or energy body. When these three components eventually merge into one, we will recognize with great clarity that security doesn’t come from the material things such as homes, cars, jobs, or money. Our security will now come from our ability to stay in the moment, to control our thoughts, to focus on what we need, to maintain our energy, and, ultimately, to manifest and create the life we desire. That said, the dizzying speed at which these changes occur can leave us feeling a bit out of control and directionless at times—another contributor to depression.

Interestingly, weight gain is another common “side effect” of our evolution. This is because the new frequency coming in is very strong, and the body often creates excess body fat to act as an insulator. Some of this weight gain can be due to excess water weight, too, as becoming more psychically attuned rebalances the water in the body. This is because water is a wonderful conductor of electricity.  If this happens to you, know that your body will eventually find its balance as you evolve. 

Keep in mind that as you evolve, your physical body will become increasingly sensitive to what you pick up with your advanced extrasensory senses. This is similar to going to the movies and putting on 3-D glasses for the very first time. Now your extrasensory senses give you the turned on ability to sense beyond the 3-D range and it may be unsettling at first when you realize that what you thought was one thing actually has an energy that is beyond what you once took for face value. The newness and lack of familiarity of it all can depress you initially. This heightened sensitivity can be very confusing at times, which can also contribute to depression. As well, once you start to realize that structured systems that you once bought into have let you down, you will no longer feel as safe as you once did. This is because the more evolved you are, spiritually speaking, the more turned off you will become to any organization or relationship that stifles and endeavors to control you through the use of fear. Thus, you may go through a temporary period of disempowerment as you detach, change, and align yourself to the new energy.

Ascension depression can be triggered because you feel that life, your friends and even you; yourself have been changing at such a fast rate leaving you at times feeling like you have no control of where you are headed. Some of the changes that occur as we evolve begin to dismantle and take down old ways that don’t work anymore. 

The biggest changes, however, will occur in our relationships. Most of this is due to the fact that we don’t all evolve at the same rate. For example, when you begin to open up spiritually your vibration rises, so being around someone with a lower vibration can be frustrating and even a source of boredom. Basically your values are shifting, but you may not find that everyone feels or thinks as you do. Staying in a relationship in which one person is very materialistic and earth conscious and, perhaps more importantly, not open to the changes going on in your life can be quite challenging and frustrating. As you forge ahead and embrace your newfound abilities and sensibilities, you may feel remorse over the fact that you no longer share the same worldview or values with this person. Admittedly it can be depressing to leave even those relationships you know are not right for you, but try to see them as lessons and opportunities for growth. Always bless the person with good energy; avoid resentment because that will lower your vibration and send you right back into the “box” with them. Know that moving outside of the box will bring you out into a whole new world to explore and vibrate to!

As you evolve and ascend you may find it difficult to express your feelings to others, and you may become discontent with situations that you once resonated to in your lower consciousness. If you don’t feel free to express this discontentment, you may begin to repress your emotions and even turn your anger inward—yet another cause of depression. When we repress emotions we lower our overall vibration rate and start to pull in too much negative current. This negative consciousness vibration is too heavy to coexist happily with the new, lighter frequencies coming in because it negatively affects the spin of our chakras (those psychic spark plugs) and compromises our perception. Indigo Children often suffer from a form of ascension depression because they were misunderstood by society, put into classrooms for ADD (attention deficit disorder), and given drugs like Ritalin to suppress their boundless energy. As adults many become dependent on pharmaceuticals because of the ignorance regarding their true gifts and challenges. There also seems to be a bi-polar type of ascension depression going around these days. People get depressed because they feel stuck, blocked, and repressed, and then they feel euphoric when they get a quick shot of that high-frequency energy. The highly creative Kundalini energy coming from the root chakra sometimes triggers this kind of mania if there isn’t enough grounding energy present. This imbalance sometimes presents as hallucinations (visual, olfactory, and auditory) and delusional thinking. The most important goal for a person with bipolar ascension depression is the proper balance and channeling of psychic and physical energy. An important caveat for today’s overmedicated society: Prescription drugs, particularly antidepressants and antipsychotics, can slow down or completely arrest the transformational process. These drugs may appear to help initially, but they actually keep you from evolving naturally. In addition, the side effects are often more debilitating than the depression itself. All medications stress your liver, the body organ that is responsible (on an energetic level, at least) for processing the vibrations from anger. Of course, you should always consult a medical professional regarding your health, but in my opinion most medications are not the answer to this particular kind of depression.

The world needs to be educated that all of this is part of our evolutionary process. If you do feel depressed, know that you now have the ability to heal yourself. There is no need for drugs that alter your moods, cause adverse side effects, and mess with your overall vibration and body chemistry. Of course, the pharmaceutical companies don’t want you to realize this! You might say that we are detoxing—purging our old beliefs, reinventing ourselves, and redefining our relationships with others as well as our relationship to the material world. Again, you may feel some remorse as you let go of people, memories, and patterns that are no longer for your highest good. As with any detox there is a period of withdrawal, accompanied by restlessness and anxiety, as a result of purging the darker and denser energy within yourself. Even our lovely planet is “detoxing.” We can see how strange weather patterns, earthquakes, volcanoes, and other natural disasters are Earth’s way of cleansing herself from all of the negative vibrations in her aura (atmosphere) as a result of wars, greed, pollution, and other low-vibrating fears being given off by her inhabitants.

So what are we to do? Realize that every time we have a negative thought we can consciously remove it and replace it with something positive. I know what you’re thinking: Try telling that to someone who is having their home foreclosed on, who is unemployed, or who is experiencing a loss. But the truth of the matter is everything we think that we are losing is most likely the wrong vibration for us as we ascend. Focus on your root chakra and pull in grounding energy as you release those heavy burdens you carry (most of which are based on the illusionary success markers of three-dimensional consciousness). You can create a better existence for yourself if you embrace and align yourself with the new vibrations that will merge body, mind, and spirit along with blending the past, present and future into one complete stream of existence. Despite loss and pain, you are always evolving toward becoming whole by integrating every aspect of your being. Your depression may even serve the beneficial purpose of slowing you down enough to reevaluate the changes around you, adapt to a different routine, and allow for new changes to come about in your life. 

Those who refuse to let go of old beliefs and continue to resist our natural evolution will find themselves stuck, like a computer that freezes up. Their unease—dis-ease, really—with the new vibrations will very likely manifest as a disease, either minor or more serious depending on the frequency of their thoughts.  As our thought vibrations take precedence, we are more responsible for what we create for ourselves.

Here are a few things that you can do to ease the depression that may come with your evolution:

• ·         Get a deep tissue massage. Muscle can store memories of traumatic experiences, whether from this life or another one.

• ·         Work on grounding your root or base chakra. Visualize the color red in the area of that chakra and begin to release any feelings of living in “victim consciousness.”

• ·         St. John’s Wort, a wild yellow flower, has been used for centuries as a medicinal herb that has mood improving benefits. (Of course, always check with your physician before taking any herb or medication.)

• ·         Sound therapy has been shown to increase the amount of dopamine and serotonin, neurotransmitters associated with happiness. The tone of “C” aids in rebalancing the root chakra.

• ·         Healing crystals such as lithium quartz, an antidepressant, is useful for calming negative emotions. (I’ll take a case of that one!)

• ·         Aromatherapy used in diffusion or as massage oils helps relieve stress and depression. Some suggestions: bergamot, cedarwood, chamomile, lavender, neroli, rose, and ylang-ylang.

 Although some of this may sound a bit bleak, know that feeling depressed is always a natural response to the process of letting go. After all, we are still living in the physical world even as we are in the process of letting go of its limited and limiting beliefs. If this happens to you, relax: it is a normal phase to go through, and once you understand what it is you can easily deal with the process.

(Excerpt from The Book of Transformation)

To find out more about shifting to a higher consciousness read The Book of Transformation, specifically Chapter 2  available in paperback, kindle, and nook 

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Namaste!

 

It's a Poor Sort of Memory that Only Works Backwards.

In my line of work as a psychic, I often encounter many clients who are emotionally stuck.  Imagine it as a recording that hits some static and then fizzles out unable to get past a certain point.  It is “human nature” to cling to the past as if it were some sort of security blanket that provides for us a known set of circumstances that usually brings about the same results.  On some level we know what we can and have handled in the past so the probable outcome is more or less the result of repeating patterns of behavior that we somehow feel secure with knowing that we have experienced similar situations over and over again. No surprise that we fall into the mode of self-sabotaging even our own best efforts.  The unknown is scary because we often lack faith and trust in ourselves which in a sense keeps us caught in an emotional playpen restricting our ability to explore and grow on a spiritual level.

The energy or spiritual part of our make-up needs to have certain experiences so we can grow and refine our level of vibration and although we should honor the past we should also learn from the experience and allow ourselves to move forward and take the lessons with us rather than repeating the same test over and over again.  Psychic readings, astrology readings and other forms of divination are meant to be a test prep for your life’s challenges, providing you with clues as to what you may expect to come about so you can exercise your own free will and innate intuitive abilities to make discerning choices to further along your own spiritual growth.  Psychics do not provide you with guaranteed results because you are responsible for your own choices. Readings are your strategy plan and you choose your own battles.

The past, present and future are all happening simultaneously since there really is no separateness.  We, as spiritual beings having a human experience, compartmentalize life into time frames that we work in to resolve karma with others, refine our own energy, and evolve so we can realize that holding on to emotional dramas from the past only detours us from gaining the full benefits of living in the moment which is your most powerful stance.  By living consciously in the moment a world of possibilities is there for you so you can explore new things that will ultimately lead you to better knowing your true self and leading a less fearful life. The labyrinth of life will always bring you back to the center.

Fear is an emotion that can really screw you up.  We are afraid to let go of things from the past because we lack trust in the fact that we will be just fine.  You are more resourceful than you know.  I read many people who get stuck when relationships fall apart, jobs end and finances go downward instead of upward.  The one thing that they all have in common is that they keep themselves stuck by constantly repeating and reaffirming the same thoughts from the past instead of picking themselves up and believing in themselves enough to enable them to move forward to the possibility of something much better.  Successful people tap into their inner resilience and keep things in perspective knowing that they are responsible for their own fulfillment and happiness.  A mind the works only backwards is a form of psychic self-attack.  Some emotions are vampire emotions that suck the life out of us and cause stress.  Stress begets illness which is like a parasite living off of you own life force.

Resolve yourself to stop thinking about negative past experiences, failed relationships, the what could have should have been and instead honor the lesson, take it with you and explore the open field that it leads you to.  There are no enemies; only teachers.  Don’t deny yourself of your future by getting stuck in the past.  If the same argument keeps coming up over and over again resolve it once and for all because there really are no winners if the path to your future keeps getting blocked. I find that when I disengage from people or situations that ignite old patterns of behavior I become my most creative self.  I personally have rebounded from many tough life lessons and although the fall may have been bumpy I landed on my feet down a much better rabbit hole where life becomes magical.

Push your Ego back.  The Ego is influenced by the mind. The spirit rides with your true heart energy of love and know that self-love above all things enables you to realize the true nature of your soul.  Be good to yourself and it is easier to be good to others. The Ego likes to know what will be so it can begin to build barriers of self-protection. Train your mind to move forward instead of backwards so your spirit leads the way.  This is the key to transformation.

It's a poor sort of memory that only works backwards.

~Lewis Carroll

 Namaste’

The Ultimate Experience is “YOU’

As we move along during the process of spiritual evolution and transformation it is a common occurrence to sometimes feel “stuck.”  Here you stand with one foot firmly planted in the material world and the other foot trying to steady itself in the higher dimensional world of vibrational frequency.  We sometimes begin to feel discontent with our jobs, relationships and other areas of our life. You may begin to realize that some situations and relationships just aren’t comfortable anymore. Very often people who aren’t in alignment with your vibes will seem to just drop out of your life. As you transition into a higher frequency it is easier to let go. Your relationships and quality of life are now experienced differently as you move into a world where “matter doesn't matter” as much as frequency and energy do.

 

As you evolve and awaken to the new energy shift, you will notice that things seem to line up in your life almost magically. We begin to go with what feels right for us instead of focusing on what looks impressive to others. Being authentic and true to yourself is the Mantra for a successful transformation into living within the realms of the higher dimensions of consciousness.  Notice how synchronicities become more frequent as you merge into the finer frequencies if the Universe otherwise known as the “Divine order of randomness”. You will always seem to be in the right place at the right time and needed information will magically become available to you even in the sometimes cryptic language of repeated number patterns, chance happenings and even on billboards and signs.

The more you evolve the more you begin to realize that you and you alone are the source of your own happiness and contentment.  Blaming others for your misfortune doesn’t fly in higher consciousness.  Once you realize that you have control over your emotions and feelings you will no longer be in “victim consciousness” or be able to have other people trigger your “hot buttons” and piss you off……well sometimes, I have to admit, you might very well have dealings with an asshole, a liar, or an energy vampire but see them as an evolutionary endurance test instead of being reactive to their disruptive energy.

Getting “unstuck” is the secret to transformation.  All of the false realities, fears, dogma, and oppressive situations equated with the material world are nothing more than the illusion of being anchored to conditions that hinder your ascension.  You have to stop looking to other people, places, jobs or things as a source for happiness.  How can you expect someone to love you if you don’t find yourself lovable?  How can you perform at a job that you feel doesn’t inspire you and ignite your creative juices? Big houses, expensive cars, and other material things make us more comfortable but they are not the source of our happiness.  

Allow yourself to let go and feel the excitement of the free-fall.  Remember there is a Divine order to the randomness of the Universe and sometimes just staying in the moment, not planning too far ahead or getting stuck in past situations allows you to automatically recalibrate your frequency to the frequency of the magical moment of self-awareness.

Socrates and other philosophers studied primarily questions of human existence. A man, who knows himself, knows thus the entire universe. A very profound thought indeed and also an encouragement to all of us to honor our true power, our extrasensory senses, the power of the truth, our ability to heal on every level and the ultimate realization that our consciousness is an eternal time traveler experiencing every thought that we dare to conceive and believe.

The ultimate experience is “YOU.’  Don’t get stuck in your own shit or that of others.  Live your truth, be authentic and reap the rewards of transformation into the higher realms of consciousness.

            “I must first know myself, as the Delphian inscription says; to be curious about that which is not my concern, while I am still in ignorance of my own self would be ridiculous.”

Plato

(427?-347 B.C.)

 

Predictions for 2012: General and for each zodiac sign

Well here we are-2012 has finally arrived and this will be the year where more and more people will begin to experience the shift of our planet and the new energy coming into the world.  This year is the beginning of our transformation into living in a world that recognizes that there are dimensions that exist beyond the 3-D world.  Many of you will feel as though you suddenly have “energy sensors” attached to your skin because an additional sense of psychic knowing or perceiving is now very apparent to you.

For starters we will see vast changes in the educational system and more schools will begin to use cyber classrooms because they recognize that the students are more inclined to learn better by using the latest computer technology.  The way that we socialize is not limited to interaction within our own environment since accessing those at a distance is now only a Nano second away.

This will also be a year for major health breakthroughs and the importance of “energy medicine” is recognized as holding the healing code for most ailments. How we process our beliefs about our own health is what programs us for the success rate of healing ourselves.

There will be a big movement toward spiritualism as opposed to organized religions.  The Catholic Church will experience further decline and the Vatican’s participation in funding certain political agendas will dwindle down as the Church’s financial situation becomes more strained.

Big banks that were bailed out will once again experience major setbacks as consumers become tired of the money games, bank fees and “stick-it-up your ass” tactics of major financial institutions.  Smaller banks and credit unions flourish and will become more popular with the public.

This is also the year where we begin to let go of FEAR.  What the hell are we afraid of anyway? Fear comes from a sense of losing control and uncertainty. The year 2012 brings with it a vibrant energy that helps us realize that what we once feared can now be transmuted through the use of positive thought energy to become part of our spiritual learning curve and show us that within every dark moment there is still a glimpse of light that will open up once you learn to move toward it.  Even the moth knows to move toward the flame.

The duality of the Universe exists around us and within us.  The Yin and Yang; sperm and egg; positive and negative forces of nature constantly come together and create an ever changing environment for you to consciously experience.  The development of the consciousness will be further studied this year, 2012, and we will gain a new perspective and appreciation for diversity because it shows the endless possibilities that come from creation.

There are a few things that may happen in 2012 that may seem more “downer” than “upper” but these circumstances give us the opportunity to come together and help one another through tough times.  We will realize that help doesn’t just exist in the physical sense because the healing vibrations from collective positive thinking can bring about almost instantaneous healing results.  Remember the membrane that once separated the limited 3-D earthly, material consciousness is now thinning out to make the realms of their higher dimensions of consciousness more accessible to us.

Here is a list of some 2012 headlines and I will add more as I access the Akashic Records, which is a compendium of mystical knowledge encoded in a non-physical plane of existence.

·         I feel that there will be an accident around an amusement that will draw a lot of attention.  I see a Ferris wheel or ride that sits up in the air.

·         An ancient site, most likely in the Middle East, will partially be destroyed due to an earthquake, explosion or major mud slide.

·         I recommend that major water dams be checked because I feel that there is an accident that could possibly be averted before severe damage is done. Look for safety breeches. The planet Neptune is back home in its sign of Pisces alerting us to be more mindful of anything to do with water.  The waters of the world may at times this year be a cause for concern ranging from oil spills, damaging storms and  tsunamis

·         There will be a movement to stop the over use of anti-depressant drugs and the long term damaging effects of these drugs will become apparent to consumers.

·         A Nordic country usually known for peace and calm may make headlines due to riots and or violence.

·         India, Indonesia and China experience the forces of Mother Nature this year as crazy storms batter those areas.

·         New hope for couples who have trouble conceiving due to break through research in how emotional vibrations influence the success rate of pregnancies.

·         As people become more savvy as to what is going on in the world around them due to advances in technology we may also find that laws are put in place that will compromise some of our basic freedoms in an attempt for those in power to try and stay in control.  2012 lets freedom ring so “bye, bye” power mongers on both personal and global levels.

·         Life and an existence of our consciousness after physical death is a strong topic this year and there will be many discussions, talk shows, books and movies that embrace this subject.

Now for my predictions for each sign of the zodiac for 2012:

·         Aries: The planet, Uranus, is more so than ever igniting your adventurous nature. This year you reinvent yourself and possibly consider starting your own business or changing careers.  The urge to pioneer a new cause or new you is very strong.

·         Taurus: This year may be relatively calm in comparison to the upheaval of last year.  You experienced what it is like to be pushed out of your comfort zone possibly as a preparation for a move, relationship change or even for a new way of thinking.  Things flow along and November of 2012 offers you the opportunity to once again embrace some changes but with a more evolved attitude.

·         Gemini: The roller coaster ride you have been on over the past two to three years is about to end. May and June will be significant months for you and there will be a final settlement of both relationship and financial issues.  Who you thought you wanted may not be the one for you after all.  Think before accepting any long term offers.

·         Cancer: Living in the past is not supported by the new energy coming in so let bygones be bygones.  You can’t change people; you can only change yourself so don’t fight any losing battles. Know when to move on.  July is a pivotal month for you where you decide who and what are most important to you.  Reaching out to an old love mends the fence.

·         Leo: Your career is highlighted this year and May is the month of new opportunities.  Relinquish the need to always be in control and be open to the help from others.  An Aquarian or Aries plays an important role in your life this year and helps you move forward.

·         Virgo: The year starts off with Mars rolling through your sign giving you the energy to take action.  Just be careful not to let action turn into aggravation especially from late January to April when Mars goes retrograde.  Relationships both personal and professional may take center stage until July because that is when things calm down a little for you.  Money making opportunities come your way in February so stay alert and maybe even buy yourself a lottery ticket. Mixed feeling may arise concerning travel this spring.  Don’t go if you don’t want to go.

·         Libra: Saturn is almost out of your sign where it has been for almost three years putting you to the test and trying your patients.  Your almost about to receive the rewards for all of your prior hard work so just hang in a little longer because by September you will have reached your long awaited for goals. Libra’s are usually relationship people but this is the year where you diligently work on the relationship with yourself and achieve a nice balance in your life. 

·         Scorpio: Get ready because the next eclipse cycle on the Scorpio/Taurus axis is about to begin in November of this year.  Changes in relationships are almost certain and signing legal documents may bring you a windfall.  Your uncanny intuitive abilities are sharper than ever giving you a jump on the “what next.” 

·         Sagittarius: There are plenty of fish in the sea so be mindful before making a commitment to only one person, who may be attached to a lot of past drama.  This year you strive to make the most out of your career and realize that the one person that you can always count on is YOU.  March through July makes you the center of attention and offers come in from all angles.  Look before you leap.

·         Capricorn: Hard work does pay off and you will finally realize the results of all your past efforts.  You may become more philosophical this year and possible even consider becoming active in community affairs or politics.  The wise Cappie knows when to relinquish control and put the Ego aside especially when negotiating important contracts or deals.  Let go of relationships that hold you back and stay focused on your path.

·         Aquarius: You are coming into your own this year and the world is your oyster.  Just remember that the irritation from the sand is what causes the pearl inside the oyster to form so minor frustrations are a necessary evil in order to reach your goals.  A relationship that is right for you or possibly a career boosting opportunity is right around the corner in mid-February.  Big changers ahead for you by September.

·         Pisces: The dark horse finishes first and you may even surprise yourself with the success of your endeavors.  Don’t let emotions give you any false illusions.  Stay in the present moment at all times for assured success. This year be good to yourself and let others finally take care of themselves.  Dreams come true for you and this summer will be much better than last summer when you may have felt caught between the dimensions of time and space.

Here is to the long awaited year of 2012.  This year is not an ending year but rather a year filled with the opportunities to change, transform, evolve and become as light in frequency as our technology.  We are catching up on what it is like to live in a world that is defined by frequency and light as opposed to all the weight and mass of the heavy material shit.   To find out more about how  you can easily transcend the limited mind set consciousness of the 3-D world order a copy of my newest book, The Book of Transformation, which is due out May of 2012.

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In closing I leave you with this thought as so eloquently put forth by Glinda the Good witch from the Wizard of OZ.

"All you've ever needed has always been right inside you!"

Namaste'

 

                                            2012