Life can sometimes be overwhelming, especially when we encounter change or conflict. We may feel alone and isolated. But when we connect to the higher self, the spirit version of our selves, we realize that we always have all the love and support we need. I use this exercise sometimes in client sessions, but you can do it anytime you need to feel love and support.

The higher self is the true essence of you—part of your soul. It’s your total and complete version of yourself, free of projections, issues, imprints, and fears—the divine form of you. What exists on the earth plane is basically a small part of your total self that is engaging in physical life. The higher self oversees the human self; once engaged, the higher self provides deep guidance for navigating life on earth.

We can connect our human selves at any time to receive help from the higher self. But if we clear out our fears and projections and raise our vibrations, we can be closer to our higher selves on a regular basis. The higher self is in the vibration of unconditional love, so the more time we spend in that vibration, the closer we are to merging with our higher selves. This means choosing to look at experiences from a soul perspective rather than an ego-based one, realizing that all experiences are for our highest good. It also means engaging in kindness towards others and completely loving and accepting ourselves.

Until we reach the point where the human self and higher self merge and are vibrating at the rate of pure unconditional love, we have the ability to engage with our higher self through meditation. As we connect to the higher self, a sense of total peace and unconditional love envelops us. It is at this point that we become fully aware of how many things we need to clear from our human life. Connecting to the higher self helps us realize how and what we should be feeling all the time. When we connect we receive information about how we can improve our lives, if we just listen. It’s time to live life as your soul chose before you incarnated. Connect with your higher self, be linked to the vibration of unconditional love, get on your soul path, and start living a life full of love!

What you will need for this exercise: Your mind in a relaxed state and a place to recline.

1. Close your eyes and breathe in deeply and release it. Do this a few times until you feel you’re breathing comfortably in a relaxed state.
2. Place both hands over your heart chakra, in the center of your chest, and feel the energy vibrating there.
3. Next, envision a golden cord starting from your heart chakra and running up through the center of your body. See it going through your neck and your head and coming out the top of your head, through the crown chakra.
4. Picture the cord going from the top of your head and extending up into the sky until you can no longer see the end of it. Send loving energy from your heart chakra up the cord.
5. As you are sending loving energy up the cord, you feel something attach to the other end of the cord. Although you cannot see what is attached, you feel the loving energy it is sending down the cord to you.
6. Allow this warm, loving energy to fill your heart chakra. As it fills the chakra, then let it spill out and fill your entire body with the vibration of unconditional love. Allow this energy to flow in you!
7. As the cord moves closer to you, there is someone coming into view attached to the other end. It is your higher self, the perfect, radiant version of yourself that resides in the divine realm.
8. Now the higher self is in full view, and you can feel the vibration they carry. It is the vibration of unconditional love, and it is so overwhelming that you cannot contain it.
9. Using your mind, communicate telepathically with your higher self and ask what advice they can provide to guide you in this life. Spend a few moments communicating with your higher self. Make a mental note of everything communicated to you.
10. Now it is time for the higher self to return to the divine realm. See the cord attached to the higher self ascending back into the sky until you can no longer view the higher self.
11. Now detach the cord from your heart chakra and allow it to ascend to the sky. Watch as it becomes absorbed into the atmosphere.
12. Spend a few moments recounting the information your higher self shared with you.
13. Send thoughts of gratitude to your higher self for this experience. Know that you can connect to your higher self anytime you need to feel that love and support or guidance.
14. When you stand up, with your feet pressed against the ground, envision tree roots gently entangling around your feet, grounding you and holding you close to the earth.

Kiel Marcell, Anysia. Discovering the Healer Within: Use Chakras & Intuition To Clear Negativity & Release Pain. Woodbury: Llewellyn Publications, 2017.

Old souls are very special.  They’re deeply connected to God and have lived many lifetimes.  They carry a great deal of wisdom, which they have accumulated over their lives and this knowledge is stored in their souls’ blueprints. Several current adults are old souls but there are many new children old souls coming to this Earth that are very advanced.  I have written about them before on this blog.  These children come to the Earth remembering a great deal about God and the connection to the Divine realm.  They can understand the mysteries of this world and seek to make it a better place.  They’re sent here to change and elevate the planetary grid.  In doing so, they raise the vibrational frequency of the Earth and its inhabitants.  Many of us have been given these old souls as our children, so we can help them to grow in their life work.

I knew my son, Brayden ,was an old soul because he was able to see and communicate with spirits just like me, when he was only a toddler.  He gravitated toward healing and balancing his own energy naturally.  When I was pregnant with Briella, I was told by my guides that she would be much more advanced than Brayden and me.  I didn’t really understand that idea until very recently.  Briella was always deeply compassionate, saving bugs and helping animals.  She didn’t like to eat meat,  just fresh raw fruits and vegetables. She liked to do Yoga on her own or sit outside and listen to the birds and the wind in the trees.  She was always very grounded, yet deeply insightful for such a young child.

Briella at age 5 in her Tree pose.

This past summer, I was shopping in Home Goods with Briella.  She picked up a ceramic Buddha head and asked, “Who is this guy, mommy?”

I said, “That’s Buddha.”

She examined the head in her hands and then said, “I know him.  He’s a teacher.”  I studied her facial expressions, as her eyes widened and a smile grew across her face.  I asked her how she knew him.

“I used to know him.  He talks about compassion and God’s love and everyone matters not just people, even animals and insects; everyone is important.”

“How do you know this, Luvbug,” I questioned.  I knew nothing about Buddha having gone to Catholic school my whole life.  We didn’t have any books on Buddha and Briella attended Catholic school. I had not idea where she had been exposed to Buddha but she continued to tell me about him.

“He’s a friend of Jesus and one of God’s most faithful friends. God sent him here to remind people that God’s love is always with us and all around us,” she said with great excitement in her high-pitched little fairy voice.  She wanted the Buddha head for her room, so of course, I bought it for her.  When I got home, I called her father and told him what happened in the store.  He thought that she clearly had some connection to Buddha and as parents, we should just allow her to be herself. I totally agreed with his point-of-view.

About a month later, I had a client come to my office.  She was a Buddhist and studied in Tibet.  She was in the U.S. for some time, but planned on returning to Tibet to continue her work over there.  During the healing session, a lama (Tibetan Buddhist spiritual teacher) presented himself in spirit, as a guide.  I recognized his maroon a yellow colored robe.  I explained to the woman that he was there to guide her.  She already knew him and that he was a spirit guide for her.  He instructed me to tell my client about Briella and the Buddha connection in the store.  So I told her a shortened version of the story.  Then he said something I wasn’t prepared to hear.

Briella in the meditation corner of her new room.

“She was a student of Buddha,” he said.  I audibly repeated what he said, not actually comprehending it.  My client, on the table, placed her hand over her mouth.  Then after a moment, what he said registered in my head and I felt fear build in my chest.

“There has to be some mistake. I can’t possibly be the parent of a soul that studied with Buddha.  I get angry at people.  I curse; I’m basically an idiot” I said.  My client laughed.  Maybe she was agreeing with me.  But I really felt ill prepare to have a child who was so advanced. I’m just a healing medium and author.  I’m not a guru.  How could I help this child grow, when I know nothing about Buddha, Buddhism, compassion, or anything else she was teaching me about each day?

I later learned that is exactly why she was sent to me. One night this past fall, as I was rubbing her back and snuggling her before bedtime, she said, “Do you know why I picked you to be my mommy?” Of course I had no idea but I was ready to have my mind blown by a first-grader. At this point, it was common place for her to teach me new things each night.

“I picked you because I needed to remember how to heal myself, balance my energy , and use all my abilities.  You’re good at that stuff, so I picked you because you will help me with all of it.”  I wiped a few tears from my eyes because what she said resonated so deeply within me, it shook my soul like an earthquake.

“Well, I’m just so grateful that you picked me and I promise to always do my best to help you and love you,” I said, as I hugged her tightly.  Many parents of these old soul children, grew up in homes where they were misunderstood or didn’t fit in.  Perhaps they were clairsentient, or could communicate with spirits. As a result, many of these adults have felt uncomfortable being themselves in this world.  The old soul children are with those parents to help them love and accept themselves unconditionally–to shed the experiences from the past that hold them back.  These children make their parents remember who they are and why they are here.  It is all part of the Divine plan that is unfolding.  If you have one or more of these old souls in your family, give them the freedom to grow and be who they are supposed to be.  Love and nurture them because they are here to change this world one soul at a time.

Bright blessings,

Anysia

As we evolve and merge into our higher selves by living predominately in the vibration of love, we will draw to us our mirror twin—the true other half of our soul. We often hear people refer to their spouse or significant other as “their other half” but the mirror twin is a true “other half” of your soul.  Before we incarnate on Earth, the soul is split because as a split, the twins individually accomplish the greatest amount of good in a short time because the vibrations of their souls is high.  This is more than they could do if they incarnated together in the same body. Despite traumatic experiences in human life, they are able to overcome, persevere, and keep moving forward.  This sense of resilience is innate to the twin dynamic because they know they have a higher calling and it drives them forward.

When twins first meet, there is an activation of the energy between them—a sort of knowing and a feeling of being drawn to the other person. There is always one twin that is more evolved and aware than the other. The more evolved twin recognizes the energy is different but the less aware twin may just feel sense of attraction to the other.  Many people romanticize and sexualize the twin relationship.  This is actually a misconception on several levels.  First, when twins meet, the sacral chakra is activated intensely because the twins are brought together to co-create a mission that will serve humanity and help elevate human consciousness.  What seems sexual is actually the sacral chakra being kicked into high gear, so they can start creating their mission.  Secondly, when twins meet it isn’t blissful and romantic.  There is much work to be done between them to bring their vibrations into balance. There is a dance of coming together and running away that takes place, as the twins reflect in each other anything other than the highest vibration of love.  All projections, issues, and imprints from human life need to be cleared.  As these things come up, the twins will run from each other, to heal their own issues and then they come back to each other more clear, loving, and evolved. There is a deep love between them but it is not romantic, it is Divine love and the more that is cleared between them, the deeper the connection and stronger the bond.

Some twins resolve the runner dynamic by facing each other and realizing that they’re not running away from each other but rather they’re running from themselves and their Divine connection.  They also realize that running hurts because they miss the twin connection, when they’re apart.  They acknowledge that love is the only thing that will help heal and they can do more together than apart.  As they resolve the runner dynamic, they become great unconditional friends and are able to share all thoughts and experiences with the deepest level of trust. They understand that the other half is there to make them a better person and help them in this life and they’re always connected in that way.

When all imperfections and imprints have been cleared, the male and female energies have been balanced, and both twins are merged with the higher self, they come to union in unconditional love and are able to able to serve humanity for the greater good of the Universe.  This is the why they have incarnated on Earth.  They drive forward in life together living in the vibration of love, as the highest version of themselves helping others and raising the collective vibration of the planet at the same time.  This is the beautiful vision of the Divine for the mirror twins and how they can help heal this planet.

Bright blessings,

Anysia

The higher self is the true essence of you.  It’s your total and complete version free of projections, issues, and fears–the Divine form of you.  What exists on the Earth plane is basically a small part of your total self that is engaging in physical life.  The higher self oversees the human self and once connected, the higher self provides deep guidance for navigating life on Earth.  The higher self exists in the spirit realm of the Divine.

We can connect our human selves at anytime to receive help from the higher self.  But if we clear out our fears and projections and raise our vibrations, we can be closer to our higher selves on a regular basis.  The higher self is in the vibration of unconditional love, so the more time we spend in that vibration, the closer we are to merging with our higher selves.  This means choosing to look at experiences from a soul-perspective, rather than an ego-based one, realizing that all experiences are for our highest good. It also means engaging in kindness towards others and completely loving and accepting ourselves.

Until we reach the point where the higher self is consistently connected to the human self, we have the ability to engage with our higher self through meditation. As we connect to the higher self, a sense of total peace and unconditional love envelopes us like a soft blanket. It is at this point that we become fully aware of how many things we need to clear from our human life.  Connecting to the higher self helps us realize how and what we should be feeling all the time.  When we connect, we receive information about how we can improve our lives, if we just listen.  It’s time to live life, as your soul chose before you incarnated.  Connect with your higher self, get on our soul path, and start living a life full of love!

Bright blessings,

Anysia

Sometimes we meet people, in this lifetime that seem to have strange connections to us. The interactions are marked by interesting familiarity and often immediate comfort levels, as though we’ve always know them, though we may have just met them for the first time.  There are no coincidences in life. We meet everyone we’re supposed to encounter, including those members of our soul family–kindred souls that incarnate with us and are here with their lessons and love, to aid us in life.

Have you ever run into an acquaintance or co-worker and immediately felt like you knew them? Often these people are not only a vibrational fit but they’re also members of our soul family and they’re here to help us.  They seem to step into our lives at the times, when we need them most.  We sometimes refer to them as angels incarnate. Though they may only be in our lives for a short time , they may have a major impact on it.

We may also have soul family members that are in our immediate families like grandparents, siblings, parents, spouses, children, cousins, etc.  These members of our soul family have chosen to incarnate closely with us and share in our experiences. Many of them will bring certain conditions and lessons in the relationships to help us grow in attributes like patience, love, compassion, and kindness.  Each person in our life has an important lesson and experience to give us, though we may not always be ready to receive it.  Those in our families often have the greatest lessons to share with us.

There are several ways to recognize soul family members on Earth.  You may feel strong emotional connections to them in a short amount of time.  You might know when they’re trying to communicate with you by phone, text, email, or telepathically. For example, the person may pop into your head, so you call her and she tells you that she was just thinking of you. Their energy feels  familiar and comfortable–like you can be completely honest and tell them anything.  You often sense there is a deeper reason why you’re connected. Our soul family is always with us.  If we take a step back and look at those people in our lives, we can pick out which ones are part of our soul family.  Be grateful to your soul family members because they help make your life on Earth exciting, challenging, and loving.

Bright blessings,

Anysia