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Psychic Tip #1

Making the Impossible Decision

We all have times when we are immobilized by what seems to be an impossible decision. Next time this happens to you, use this technique:

EXAMPLE PROBLEM:

A woman loves two men, both good husband material. Both men want to marry her, and she is torn between them but must choose.

METHOD OF SOLVING THE PROBLEM:

I call this the Walking Clear method. Place two chairs back to back. Name one Paul, and the other Bill. Now sit for about fifteen minutes in each chair and visualize what life will be like if you choose Paul, then Bill. Then take the next step: after sitting with Paul, rise and walk through the next three days, visualizing you life with Paul. Go into as much detail as possible. How will your life change with Paul? How do you like it? Take a day to breathe in-between, then do the same with Bill; walk three days with life with Bill. Be sure to address all the issues important to you, such as children, your families, money careers, where you will live, plans for the future, etc., with both visualizations.

RESULTS:

By the end of the seven days, you will have a much clearer picture and you will most likely be able to make your choice. Whatever happens, time spent deeply studying yourself and your preferences is always enriching.

Lesson # 101

Who is Observing?

It is called by many names, but nearly every spiritual path has something like the idea of the silent observer. The silent observer, practiced with compassion, allows us to see ourselves much more clearly and objectively, and to begin to separate our consciousness from the body, the emotions, and the mind. Here it is: the consciousness is the true self. The rest can be observed.

ASSIGNMENT:

Starting with five minutes a day, sit in a quiet space and watch, with compassion, your body, your emotions, and your mind. Don't try to change anything; just observe with a friendly, interested attitude. Later you may want to increase the time and eventually begin watching as you go through your entire day.

Lesson #102

Dilemma: Superior / Inferior?

Our minds are always measuring: am I as good at that as him?

Am I better looking or is she? Are my kids as smart as his

As we become more spiritually aware we change what we are comparing: Do I meditate as deeply as him? Am I as compassionate as her? I'll never measure up to my parent/teacher/friend/guru. It helps to understand that these thoughts, not the fact of whether someone is worse or better than us, are the cause of our feelings of aloneness, pain and suffering. This kind of inner dialogue brings about a state of separation: we experience abandonment -- of ourselves!

Consider this: Superior/Inferior are opposite sides of the same coin and when one is present the other is too. So when you are feeling inferior, look deeper and you will find superiority, when you are feeling superior look deeper and you will find inferiority.

What to do? Look to see: is there a grain of truth there? If we have knowledge theother lacks (superiority) how can we give that new awareness to them?Giving to them that which we have (and they lack) brings us back to equality. Connection is reestablished.By the same token, if we can identify what they have but we lack (inferiority),we can ask them to teach us, again bringing us back to equality.In other cases we recognize we must accept the difference: a professional cook/athalete/musician will always be better; a person who can't read will never understand references to Shakespeare. A true acceptance of our place in the scheme of things will allow us to come back to equality. Connection can be reestablished. Remember: connection, oneness, unity, and true peace, can only happen when we are experiencing equality.

Lesson #103

Two Wolves

One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, "My son, the battle is between two "wolves" inside us all. One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy,sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego. The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith."

The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather: "Which wolf wins?"

The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed."