Messages From Spirit
The Medium Learns a Lesson
by carla blaha on 02/13/12
Life is one big lesson? Probably true and no one is immune. This includes me the Medium who dedicates her life to showing people how to learn from each event, see life as a journey, be open to experiences, see what is not obvious, go with the flow and most of all know that we are guided spiritually.
My catch phrase, “Do as I say not as I do” has once again reared its head. Like everyone else I am human and not perfect. I can guide my clients better than I can guide myself at times. I experienced something at a recent Message Circle that was not pleasant for me but even more I am not happy with my handling of the situation. It kept me up and bothered me the entire next day.
In my line of work I expect to come across naysayers, non-believers and even those that feel I will burn in the fires of Hell because I am doing the Devil’s work. This just comes with the territory of being a Psychic Medium. But, what I have yet to come across is someone who out right undermined my work in front of a group I was working with. This effected my reputation and credibility in my opinion. That is what got to me.
I actually do not feel that this man, who I will call Alan, was out to get “Carla” I feel he would have behaved this way to any Medium. I always start my groups with a few pointers. For example, feed me no information, answer yes, no or maybe, please do not shoot me down as I will have difficulty keeping the link to Spirit, hold on to what I say as you may get it later, and if you are too guarded I will feel it and it affects my reading. I know that it is hard to do all these things and I expect some nervousness and questioning from people. There are always some really open and accepting folks who are comfortable crying and are so grateful for the communication and there are those who you can hit 9 out of 10 things right and they still question. But, those individuals still hear you and remember what you said. I have seen a lot and have very little expectation of my sitters. What I realize now is that I do except respect.
I felt that Alan was not respecting me. I understand he may have thought what I do is nonsense and in spite of the fact I knew his brother passed and told him his name (I will call John) and many other details he still did not believe. Again, I am OK with this.
When I do a message Circle I take it very seriously. I am telling people things they have not heard and may never hear again. I am beyond grateful that I am able to give forth this information. Alan shot me down to the point I was unable to get past it. This is where I am unhappy with me. I felt strongly he had a new job opportunity either within his work or something new. I said have you had a phone call or something that will change your work or take it to a different place. Are you a bit bored with your work and need this change. He said, loudly, “Isn’t everyone bored with their job?” I got annoyed (many things led up to this) and said, “I love my job I believe people do like their jobs.” He replied with what felt like an attitude loudly, “Well, you are the only one in the world then.” I could easily get past that except he did this even when I was talking to other people. He kept trying to make my statements general which are one of the BIG things I stay away from in readings. I told the group to begin with, “If I say something like, “Are you having a tough time right now with something.” I really mean right now- it must be relevant. Obviously, everyone has a tough time I do not mean that. At first I did not mind Alan and his comments; again it is part of my work. But, it got to be way too much when this happened. His brother kept persisting in trying to get my attention so I felt compelled, as this is what I do, to give him more messages to Alan. The more I gave the more difficult Alan became. What was interesting is Alan’s wife was tearing up and nodding her head so I knew I was hitting points. But, she obviously felt uncomfortable speaking up. Alan refused to acknowledge what I was saying to be true. His wife asked him several times can I tell her and he said “No.” The other sitters only saw that I was miss- hitting. What do you think happened to my self-esteem? Down and down it went. He was making me look bad and I was very confused on top of it. Plus, I am loosing connection for everyone else. I was very unhappy. I would move to someone else and all I could hear was Alan’s heavy breathing and boredom sighs. Others could hear this.
I was experiencing a lot of feelings and annoyed was one of them. Then, the kiss of death. Alan’s brother, John, shows up again and really is trying to get me to tell Alan something. I had asked John please tell me something Alan cannot dispute he is being difficult. The brother shows me bright white new sneakers on his own feet and points to them laughing telling me there is an inside joke about sneakers. A lot of sneakers and new ones not necessarily related to him playing sports. Alan’s wife starts to cry and totally reacts. Alan says, “Yes” he can relate to that but nothing more. The wife says, “Tell her or can I tell her about the sneakers?” He says, “No.” Now, in this case someone else did see him say that. This comes into play later. I, at this point could no longer take what felt like Alan undermining my reputation and I began to get snotty to Alan. I am no shrinking violet. If you know Carla you know I rarely allow people to walk on me. But, In this case I wish I had handled Alan and the entire situation better. From that point on if I said anything that could remotely be construed as general I would look right at Alan and with my eyes single him out. I defiantly showed my frustration with his behavior more than once. I, even, comment on his bored breathing.
Ah, Carla how could you have handled that better? You see whatever Alan’s problems are not mine. I wish he allowed his brother to deliver more messages to him. Think about it? His brother is giving messages through time and space and he is busy debunking them instead of feeling his brothers connection it was actually sad. Alan is just a man and we are all human and behave in various ways. I am a bit sad for him that he was unable to experience what could have been a wonderful night.
After the Circle, a sitter came up to me and I made the comment I wish it had gone better and she said, “Well, how could it with that guy doing that to you?” Then, Alan’s wife comes up to me in front of two other sitters and says this, “You were so on about my husband I have to tell you.” The woman next to her says, “What is with the sneakers? Why would he not let you tell Carla?” She says this, “After my husband’s brother died we found 100 pairs of new in the boxes sneakers in his closet. We took them to a Flea Market and sold them for $25.00 a piece.” She proceeded to tell me several other things that were spot on including a major development about his job that he had just gotten a call about the day before. Now, had I known that I would have felt better and been able to give better overall messages to everyone. I am sure he does not even know the effect he had on me and the others that day. Alan was given to me as a learning experience for the future.
But, for me I know I should not have handled him or the situation that way. I should have stopped giving him the messages and moved on. It was hard because John came through so strong that night. I am unhappy that others saw me get frustrated and that Alan’s behavior got in the way of me connecting for others. I am not proud that I could get passed Alan but it was the first time I felt undermined. I am, also, not proud that I focused on him I know he felt bad and even though he did that to me I should not have returned the favor. I know better than that! I know he was unhappy with me as he was the only one who ignored me after the Circle and did not say goodbye.
I feel bad even as I am writing this. I hope the next time I run across this, which I know I will, as the lesson was not learned that night I handle it better for everyone.
Hopefully, a lesson soon learned.
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Spirit Talks Through a Painting
by carla blaha on 01/07/12
I love love love when I experience Mediumship firsts. Although, when doing Mediumship each time is a first with the exception of those repeat Spirits that love to come back time and time again.
Last night I was asked to do a Message Circle in Poughquag, NY for a lovely couple named Sandy and Dave. Sandy's sister Robin is a client of mine. This was my first visit to Poughquag and what a visit is was.
It was an intimate group of 8 including me. In a circle I always have one person whose Spirit people come through the strongest. I love when this happens because it is so validating for me as well as others. The energy in the room picks up rapidly. Four out of the eight people were related, two others were married and unrelated to the rest, and one unrelated person. I bring this up because when I have many people who are related in a circle I am usually bombarded with lots of family as apposed to passed on friends, co-workers, or any Tom, Dick and Harry. Not this time, it was a bit different. A gentleman named Al (one in the unrelated couple) was my conduit for the evening. His family was non stop was pouring in. I received specific tattoos, cause of death, names, gambling references and many specifics that Al could validate.
While driving to Poughquag I started noticing "signs" which I knew I was supposed to bring with me as messages to the Circle. One was mint leaves. I had no idea if it meant mint or leaves but the leaves were very vivid in my head as well as on a bill board. I always get bill board prophecies. They looked like mint leaves, period. Little green narrow leaves.
During the night I asked Dave if mint leaves meant anything to him. No. I asked about the drink Mint Julep, no. Later I saw the leaves again and brought it up. Nothing. I also saw roses not a bunch but separately. Dave thought he had a Rosey connection but it was nothing strong. I continued to see music around Dave's grown son (who was there) he could find no connection. I then saw a large violin I did not know the name so I said violin, harp or string instrument? Nothing. I later saw sheet music and once again asked his son. Nothing. I went back to Dave about the mint, nothing.
Sandy, Dave's wife, mother had passed. I have gotten her mother before at other Circles Sandy had attended. I saw two thin gold necklaces around her neck and they looked very similar just thin plain chains. Several other things but I vividly felt I had to ask Sandy if she had a connection to the name Charlie. With an emphasis on the fact the spelling was off and not CHARLIE. Some other way but I could not see it. All I knew was that it was not spelled in the traditional way. I then began to feel it might not even be a person it might be an event or equated to something else. I even said it is something significant. You would know it. She thought about it and could come up with a few things but not a solid hit. I am NEVER satisfied unless I feel it is a rock solid hit. I am, in fact, too hard on myself with that. The evening was ending so I stopped with Charlie and gave Sandy a few more personal things and ended the Circle.
I spoke with Al he wanted to explained what his messages meant to him. He was amazed that I got so many of his family that passed many many years ago that he would never have thought would come through.
I told Dave and Sandy's son something repeatedly about he wife and I learned from Robin that I had said the same thing about his wife at another circle, which was at Robin's house, and the wife was not there either.
Dave and Sandy started showing their art work. Sandy loves Angels and she wanted to show me one that specifically speaks to her and makes her cry because she thinks of her mom. As we stood looking at this small picture Sandy, who was slightly crying, grabs me by the hand and says I have to show you something. Bam, a huge character change she was crying one minute and the next pulling me to another part of the house which I had not seen. Clearly, she was being led.
She said I have to tell you about this picture. Apparently, she and Dave went on a cruise and bought the picture by a artist they really like. They got home and Sandy just felt it was wrong and had no idea why. After several days she she packed it up (it is huge) and sent it back to the artist saying that she did not want her money they would pick another painting at some other point. But, please take this one back.
A couple of weeks later a huge box arrives and what is in it but that painting in another frame. In fact the exact frame that is on a picture that was hanging next to that one. Weird? Nope, gets weirder. At that moment Dave told Sandy he knew it was her mother and she wanted them to have that painting. It was one of those thing they just knew. It from that point on was a gift from Sandy's crossed over mom.
NOW, as they are sharing their story I am looking at the painting that they believe came to them via their passed mother and I can hardly contain myself. I wanted so badly to cut them off and say, "Look look."
1. Mint leaves everywhere
2. Large violin
3. Sheet music (4 very subtle pieces)
5. Several thin gold bracelets all the same)
6. Singular roses
7. The artist Ta Da......Charles Lee (not a traditional way to spell Charlie)
(all of those signs were given to only people related to the mother)
This blows my mind. Sandy and Robin's mother and Dave's mother in law had sent them that painting. She knew if she could acknowledge it they would truly feel it was from her and she was there that night.
One might wonder why she couldn't just have told me "painting on the wall". That is not how Spirit works they get their point across any way they can. I say thank you to the Mother and to Dave, Sandy and Robin. This is a story I will not forget for a very long time.
2012 is the Time for out with Resolutions and in with Intentions
by carla blaha on 01/01/12
It has been said that making New Year’s resolutions dates back to the early Babylonians. Too bad there are no studies letting us know how successful the Babylonians were in achieving those resolutions. Today, there are several studies that show it is a very small percentage of people who actually achieve their resolutions.
I say we switch your consciousness, not to mention vocabulary, and make New Year’s Intentions. . It may seem like a subtle difference in vocabulary but I believe this difference speaks volumes. The term intention was brought to the forefront of the media by the book The Secret by Rhonda Byrne.
The big difference between a resolution and an intention is the thought and feeling behind the very word. There is something to be said for the power of positive thinking but it seems have its’ flaws. I do not advocate walking around “not” being positive. In fact you should do just that. Walk around being positive it will do everyone a lot of good. But, I know you will achieve more if you add a few more ingredients.
The Law of Attraction is simple. What you put out mixed with feeling and belief you will receive. Whether you subscribe to The Law of Attraction or not it does not matter. It happens anyway. However, if you are a subscriber to the Law of Attraction you believe you can achieve anything even your wildest dreams by instituting thoughts and feelings.
We all know this scenario: You wake up and crack your toe on the bed frame. How does the rest of your day go, lousy right? You are mad. The cursing starts. You start perseverating about every negative thing. You now run late for work which puts you in traffic which makes you even later. The negative spiral has begun. I’m pretty certain if you smiled and thought, “So glad I have this toe to crack” your day would have turned out much better. Like does attract like there is no denying that.
How does this pertain to resolutions vs. intentions? Simple, resolutions have very little positive feeling behind them. If they do these feelings are usually anxious and leave us wanting what we do not have. When we make a resolution we want that resolution “really” bad. Sometimes so bad we start feeling bad. The Law of Attraction will always provide for us and give us what we “want” which in that case is anxious and more wanting? Hence, we feel worse and the spiral continues to attract more of the wanting feelings and the not achieving aspects of our resolutions. The resolutions can never be met.
How do we get exactly what we want for the New Year? It is so simple it almost seems it couldn’t possibly work, but it does. Shift your intellectual thinking to feeling your way through your 2012 New Year’s Intentions. The saying goes ask, believe be grateful then you will receive. True enough but I want to add a bit more detail for you. If you believe you can do something you can. How many of us get what we don’t believe we can get it? I’ll tell you, none of us!
There are several ways you can set your intentions for the New Year. You can write your intentions down. You can create a Vision Board or you can write in journal form. It really makes no difference what medium you use. The most important things to remember are when you set your intentions you feel them deeply within you. You have to know that they will happen. Then, you must see them as if they are an absolute and have already happened. Feel what it is like to be experiencing your intentions. Feel all the bliss you can. Lastly, and very important is feel the gratitude you have after achieving your intentions. If you do this frequently it is impossible to feel bad about “not” having them. The Law of Attraction provides us exactly what think and feel. You will rapidly see your intentions coming to fruition. The Law of Attraction works lightning fast. Think back to the toe. Right after the crack things started going downhill.
Start with something small. Wake up tomorrow and set the intention to have a great day. Take 5 minutes to picture it being the end of the day and how great it was. Send out tons of gratitude for the great day you just had. See how your day goes.
Now move to your 2012 intentions. It can’t hurt. We already know that the chances of achieving resolutions are slim so why not give this a try? Set your intentions and feel your way to achieving them. Believe.
It has been
said that making New Year’s resolutions dates back to the early
Babylonians. Too bad there are no studies
letting us know how successful the Babylonians were in achieving those
resolutions. Today, there are several studies
that show it is a very small percentage of people who actually achieve their resolutions.
I say we switch
your consciousness, not to mention vocabulary, and make New Year’s Intentions. . It may seem like a subtle difference in
vocabulary but I believe this difference speaks volumes. The term
intention was brought to the forefront of the media by the book The Secret
by Rhonda Byrne.
The big
difference between a resolution and an intention is the thought and feeling
behind the very word. There is something
to be said for the power of positive thinking but it seems have its’ flaws. I do not advocate walking around “not” being positive. In fact you should do just that. Walk around being
positive it will do everyone a lot of good.
But, I know you will achieve more if you add a few more ingredients.
The Law of
Attraction is simple. What you put out
mixed with feeling and belief you will receive. Whether you subscribe to The
Law of Attraction or not it does not matter.
It happens anyway. However, if
you are a subscriber to the Law of Attraction you believe you can achieve anything
even your wildest dreams by instituting thoughts and feelings.
We all know
this scenario: You wake up and crack
your toe on the bed frame. How does the
rest of your day go, lousy right? You
are mad. The cursing starts. You start
perseverating about every negative thing.
You now run late for work which puts you in traffic which makes you even
later. The negative spiral has begun. I’m
pretty certain if you smiled and thought, “So glad I have this toe to crack” your
day would have turned out much better. Like does attract like there is no denying
that.
How does this
pertain to resolutions vs. intentions? Simple,
resolutions have very little positive feeling
behind them. If they do these feelings
are usually anxious and leave us wanting what we do not have. When we make a resolution we want that
resolution “really” bad. Sometimes so
bad we start feeling bad. The Law of
Attraction will always provide for us and give us what we “want” which in that
case is anxious and more wanting? Hence,
we feel worse and the spiral continues to attract more of the wanting feelings
and the not achieving aspects of our resolutions. The resolutions can never be met.
How do we get
exactly what we want for the New Year?
It is so simple it almost seems it couldn’t possibly work, but it
does. Shift your intellectual thinking
to feeling your way through your 2012 New Year’s Intentions. The saying goes ask, believe be grateful then
you will receive. True enough but I want
to add a bit more detail for you. If you
believe you can do something you can.
How many of us get what we don’t believe
we can get it? I’ll tell you, none of
us!
There are
several ways you can set your intentions for the New Year. You can write your intentions down. You can create a Vision Board or you can write
in journal form. It really makes no
difference what medium you use. The most
important things to remember are when you set your intentions you feel them deeply within you. You have to know that they will happen.
Then, you must see them as if they are an absolute and have already happened. Feel
what it is like to be experiencing your intentions. Feel all the bliss you can.
Lastly, and very important is feel the
gratitude you have after achieving your intentions. If you do this frequently it is impossible to
feel bad about “not” having them. The
Law of Attraction provides us exactly what think and feel. You will rapidly see your intentions coming
to fruition. The Law of Attraction works
lightning fast. Think back to the
toe. Right after the crack things
started going downhill.
Start with something
small. Wake up tomorrow and set the intention to have a great day. Take 5 minutes to picture it being the end of
the day and how great it was. Send out
tons of gratitude for the great day you just had. See how your day goes.
Now move to
your 2012 intentions. It can’t
hurt. We already know that the chances
of achieving resolutions are slim so why not give this a try? Set your intentions and feel your way to achieving
them. Believe.
Continued Signs from a Loved One
by carla blaha on 12/28/11
As I always say “Do as I say not as I do.” I am completely always certain when telling my clients and students how to read a sign yet, as we know, I am a really hard on myself. This recent sign even I can’t dispute. Shhhhhh, but I love those.
Lately, I have gotten many signs from my friend Whitney who passed away. I look at this as a Christmas present from directly from her. I did receive countless signs from her after she passed, I really needed them. That’s why I got them. As time moved forward here on Earth I received less and less signs from her. I believe the reason this happens is twofold. One; I needed them less and two; she had moved on in a sense and was doing more things she had to do for her soul development. One thing anyone can count on is when you do ask for a sign, pure of heart, you will receive it.
I have been feeling confused and stressed about some things as well as a bit sad about Whitney’s death. As it is December the month she died in two years ago. As I acknowledge the anniversary of her death I, also, have been asking her directly to help me with a few things. She was a devoted friend and on Earth and would have walked over broken glass for me (that is a fact). However, there are only a few things she would have had great difficulty helping me with if she were alive. So, what do I ask for help with? Yup, you got it the exact stuff she would have had difficulty helping me with when she was Earthly. A friend is a friend is a friend I say so why not ask her now. After all I believe she has a lot more information about soul development then I do at this point and I did cross her over in a wonderful and bittersweet moment. So, I figure now she might want to help me. I do feel that because I was the one to cross her over she has given me a gift of enormous magnitude but that magnitude did have a price for me.
Now that two years have passed I am on my way to “somewhere” thanks to Whitney. I am just not exactly sure what that is. I have a pretty good idea but have a few things to iron out. So, why not pull up my sleeves and start asking her the tough questions and see if our communication can be stronger and more specific?
I have to admit I cannot “feel” her anymore and that is still very hard for me. I could always “feel” her energy. I had not seen her in decades. I was at a very important event which she was supposed to go to and I was able to scan a theater filled with hundreds of people and know she was not in it. At the hospital the week prior to her death I become aware of her energy being gone. She died on a Saturday and on Wednesday I was standing right next to her bed looking at her and could no longer feel her. That was sad for me. I had hoped she was floating around looking at me saying “I am fine and your eyes look too red.”
So, on December 24th up went my sleeves and the detailed communication began. I thanked her for the amazing signs she had sent me over the past 2 weeks and proceeded to ask her a specific question. I was completely in the “now” of the moment. This is the point when we receive our best signs. If we are thinking about today, tomorrow or what we want for dinner we do not put out a clear vibration. This is very hard to do because we are always using or intellects for something.
I asked her a question and then was open as to what sign to ask her for. I always go with what comes into my head and try to stick with something meaningful to either one of us. As soon as I was open I got the image The Palm restaurant. Whitney really wanted to go with me to The Palm in New York City. She loved steak and at the time I appreciated red meat a lot which I no longer do. We had discussed our dinner outing many times. After her death The Palm images popped up a lot. For example, I would be at an entirely different restaurant and the waiter would bring me a glass of soda in Palm glass. I missed a turn once because as I went off in an odd daydream and when I looked up a huge Palm advertisement running almost a block long was to my left which I would have missed had I not had this strange blank moment drove way passed the turn.
So, on the 24th I said “Whitney how about The Palm we have not used that in a long time?” I proceeded to get picky (again do as I say not as I do) and tell her if I went into TJ Maxx or Home Goods and saw cookware by The Palm that would not count because I know to expect it there. I had a nice “in the now” conversation with her and proceeded to disengage the energy and prepare for Christmas Eve. The doorbell started ringing, nonstop, as my kids always do which annoys me to no end. I went to get up and something stopped me. I kept trying to move and I just couldn’t. I assumed I was doing it to teach them a lesson to not ring the bell like that and to wait for their father to unlock the door as he was with them.
I bring this up because had I answered the door I would have opened it and walked away while my husband was still at the car. By me not getting up enough time passed for my husband to get from the car to the front door. The kids rushed passed me and there was my husband with hands full of items his mother had given him for our Christmas Eve party. Staring right at me was a large tin container to hold ice and drinks with a very large The Palm restaurant logo smack in the middle facing me. He could have held that container in any direction. The entire night we used it and never was that label facing at me. This was a lightning bolt sign for me which sometimes I need. This happened within 45 minutes of me asking her for The Palm sign. Thank you Whitney.
I have since asked her another specific question I am waiting to see if I get the “sign.” If I don’t I know enough to know no sign is a sign and the answer is no. However, that will contradict other signs I have gotten so I will have to see what happens.
I think is in all of our Divine right to receive signs from loved ones. Some find this strange and unique. My belief is it is the most natural and real things we can experience.
I will continue on my journey and my journey with Whitney. I have a lot more to ask her.
Carla
Believe and Listen
Learn About Past Lives fro the Master, Dr. Brian Weiss MD
by carla blaha on 12/16/11
Let me share my Brian Weiss story. I believe it was 1992. I was watching TV and surfing the channels with a remote that had a cord not wireless back then. We are spoiled. I past a channel and "heard" in my head stop and watch. Did I? No, visually it looked boring. I moved on and heard it again. This must have happened 3 or 4 times. I began to feel that pull inside my chest (which is where I feel my vibe) that I was doing the wrong thing. So, I reluctantly went back to that channel.
At the bottom of the screen it said, Dr. Brian Weiss MD. I thought, "I'm not watching a medical interview." I moved on. Again, the pull in my chest. I forged ahead and the nudge of Spirit became stronger. I always say," Do as i say NOT as Carla does." I went back and outwardly voiced my unhappiness with the medical show. It was something to the effect of, "I don't know why you want me to watch this show. I really don't want to watch this."
That my friends was the moment in time that was the springboard to my intense study of Metaphysics. I had heard of past lives and never had an opinion either way. Astrology, psychics and mediums is what I knew but past lives, not so much. I was captivated either unnaturally or naturally depending on how you look at it. I am sure if I were being filmed you would have seen my mouth agape.
Brian Weiss is a Yale and Columbia trained Psychiatrist. An MD which gave him a lot of credibility. Not just because those are top schools but because a "Psychiatrist" would not typically be someone one would entertain the idea of Past Lives.
In a nutshell. While he was working with clients under hypnosis he discovered an unusual thing. People were remembering trauma from past lives. There trauma in the past life clearly was being continued in this lifetime. Other lives in various countries. They were able to start speaking the language as well. Clearly he was a little flummoxed by this.
Fortunately, Dr. Weiss was able to get past his own preconceived notions and realize there was something amazing occurring. He had a very pivotal client who began to remember a pastlife involving a man. She remembered that lifetime in great detail. That in its' own right was fascinating enough. However, Dr. Weiss had another client, who was male, who began to remember that exact lifetime and he was the man in that women's past life. Coincidence?
These two clients changed Dr. Weiss' life. He now had discovered an amazing situation and reality. Past Lives seemed to be proven on some level. God always knows what he is doing. He gave this amazing experience to a highly educated man who would be well respected and taken seriously.
Dr. Weiss knew he had to share this. But, that decision did not go without its' own problem. Can you imagine the risk to his reputation and credibility to start talking about pastlives as a reality in the Yale and Columbia community?
As I always say, "No one makes a mark in this world without ruffling a few feathers." Trail blazing is not easy and can be very lonely. Thank goodness, Dr. Weiss blazed that trail.
Brian Weiss changed my life the night I watch that "medical" TV show. It started me on a life journey of study, workshops, and my soul's purpose. I traveled to see him in the mid 1990s. Now I will see him in April 2012. That is part of my history. The next big springboard was in 2009. But, that story is for another day. Blaze the Trail if you feel the need!
Enjoy!
Carla
You Can Receive Messages From Spirit. Just do it!
by carla blaha on 12/15/11
Let’s start with the basics. YES, you do get signs all the time and that does means daily. You do not have to be a working Medium or Psychic to see, hear or feel signs. The only trick is really no trick at all. The key, just Believe, listen and trust. Sounds simple right? Ha, not so simple for us mere mortals. Tell me the last time you did not try to override your gut with intellect. We all do it and it takes practice to NOT do it. The beauty is that we really are spiritual people by nature and it is only this Earthly world that has made us go against our natural state if intuitive living. We are spiritual beings living an Earthly experience (unfortunately, I did not coin that phrase).
Signs 101: Have you thought of someone and then they called? I’ll check that off for you as a yes. Have you ever bumped into someone you have not seen in ages and that leads you to something else? I’ll check that for you too. How about you think of someone and a song comes on the radio and it was their favorite song or a song that reminds you of them. Yup, that’s a check too. Suddenly, you smell cigar smoke or your grandmother’s perfume. Oh, it’s their birthday! You’re getting my point right? These are all different types of communication with Spirit. Amazing, we all get them. How beautiful it is.
All mediums are Psychic but not all Psychics are Mediums, so they say. I feel everyone has the ability to use Mediumship to some degree.
Some vocabulary for you:
Psychic: Capable of extraordinary mental processes, such as extrasensory perception and mental telepathy (online dictionary).
Medium: A person thought to have the power to communicate with the spirits of the dead or with agents of another world or dimension (online dictionary).
Clairvoyant, Clairsentience, Clairaudience, Claircognizance, and Clairgustance (that’s a funny one). We all experience many of these, some usually stronger than others. The meanings are clear seeing, clear feeling, clear hearing, clear knowing and clear smell or taste.
I have experienced all of them with the least being Clairgustance. I did have that no-stop pipe smell in my house one afternoon many years ago and then went to visit my mother and had it happen again that same day at her house. Then, I realized my father a onetime cigarette, cigar and then pipe smoker was checking in. Guess what he died from?
My Clairvoyant eye has really opened up which has been an amazing springboard for my Mediumship. This is when you see those flashes in your head of pictures, events or mini movies. Don’t ignore those. It is so very easy to miss because by the time we even realize it the pictures are gone. Poof we imagined it. When I am giving Mediumship readings I simply tell the person what I see in my head. I describe the picture or symbol I see. If I try to figure it out or read into it I am almost always wrong. I give what I get and it is up to my sitter to figure it out. Why not it is for them not me after all.
“Oh, it is just my imagination.” At the risk of being a tad cliché the imagination is the window to the soul. Where do you think imagination comes from? This is a simple exercise that was taught to me. I want you to imagine a ball. Now what does it look like? You know the minute I asked you to imagine that you have it. Did you ask yourself how big should the ball should be? What color should it be? What should it be made out of? No, you did not. You just knew. You did not intellectually create it. Your imagination did. The biggest thing is allowing your imagination to open up. It is very hard.
I have been called “psychic” all my life. I always had that ‘knowing” I just knew. People would ask how you know that. My response was and is I just do. But, it was not until recently that my clairvoyance really kicked off. I allowed it and got out of my own way. It took many Psychics and Mediums telling me you are a medium to convince me and that barely did the trick. Was it the several of my friend’s dead parents coming to me with messages, nope? It took two Mediums who said why are you not just doing this? I was speechless. My response, “I can’t do what you do. You do it so fast and on command.” They both told me exactly what I, of course, already knew. It was PRACTICE. Every Psychic and Medium has trained and practiced and I mean all the big names will tell you the same thing.
One generously offered me the opportunity to work with her at her Message Circles. I thought I was going to go and watch and make a comment or two. You gotta love this. She introduced me as Carla, a Medium, who was assisting her. I almost fell off my chair. Yes, I had given readings for years using cards, was kicking it with inspired writing, I saw tons of signs, worked with Spirit daily and had a great gut instinct but never actually felt I could call myself a “Medium”. Well, that did the trick. I simply said to myself, God if this is what I am supposed to do then let’s do this. Help me give these people what they need to hear. So, I said what I felt, saw and knew. Guess what? The hits started rolling in. The people cried, the people laughed and I saw healing. That my friends, is what this is all about, healing.
A little bit of info for you, the best Psychics and Mediums on an average have about an 85% hit rate.
This like anything else it is not an exact science. Psychic junk or spam comes to me all the time and I have to block it out. An example of this is food. The old fruits and veggies always show up in readings. Often, the person has a particular love or hate for the food I mention or it means something to a family member. But I can assure you when someone wants to reach Great Aunt Tilly broccoli is not exciting for them.
I am telling you this because you need to know you can do this too. Not everyone is meant to be a Psychic or Medium as their soul’s purpose. I believe I am and that is why I can do this the way I do. In fact, I believe the reason I got a Master’s degree in education, years ago, was to teach the Metaphysical Arts. At the time I thought it was kids. Spirit brought me to that degree. Everyone does have the ability to reach Great Aunt Tilly or receive guidance from Angels and Guides. You might just get the Broccoli Prophecies though?
So, how can you do this? First, drop any idea that you have to be “special” to do this. Second, take a deep breath (Spirit connects directly though our breathing), and Third no joke BELIEVE you can. Now do not rule anything out as all things probably mean something even something as trivial as corn bread. Bet you thought I was going to say broccoli. No, I had the corn bread prophecy too. Fourth, I am telling you there are NO coincidences. You may not know at the time why something or someone has entered your life but it will present itself sooner or later.
I will give you an interesting example, I saw a women in town once who looked like someone I knew years back. I knew I saw her for a reason and would see her again. A few months later I saw her at the supermarket. Of course, I recognized her because she reminded me of someone I had known. The very next day I saw her driving and two days later again. This went on for two weeks. I must have seen 6-8 times. I being me knew it meant something but could not figure out what. Things like this bug me because of course I should know what they mean. Ah, the mere mortal that I am. So, I thought the next time I see her (which I will) I am going to talk to her and tell her she looks like someone I knew. Not two hours later, was I driving to the supermarket and heard in my head go to the gym. I thought, no I want to go to the supermarket. Then, employing my own advice thought OK this must mean something. I went to the gym and parked the car. As I headed into the gym guess who pulled up and parked a few spots a way? You know who I talking about. Now, this even shocked me! I was a bit speechless. I went right up to her and told her she looked like someone I knew years before and I had seen her all over town. I played it down as to not look like a crackpot! We talked about 15 minutes and found we actually had several things in common and knew many of the same people. I by no means think I saw her all over town just because we know the same people. Oh, her last name is my son’s middle name. I could go on with “coincidences.” I believe why I saw her all over town has not revealed itself yet. But rest assured it will. You must remember the same thing. A hit may not be hit that minute but it very well may in the future. And if it is something that gives you the “feeling” that it is important, it is!
So let’s begin shall we?
1. Getting to know Spirit: I always suggest starting simply. Ask for signs. You will get them. Be specific and clear. Ask God, a Loved one, Angels, Guides or Masters. Anyone you feel comfortable with. Ding, Ding Ding, you probably will not get the sign in the form you pictured. You usually do not. I once told a client to start asking for signs from her deceased husband. She asked for a very old song. She thought it was too old and that she would never get it. I told her God made the World a song is kid’s stuff. I warned her that if she thought she was going to hear it she might not. She should listen to see if someone mentions it, or she might read about it. The next day she read it in a newspaper. The song was 50 years old. Spirit does not always work that quick. If you are asking a question that is a yes or no and you do not see the sign that is a sign.
2. Breathing: Sit in a chair. Inhale to the count of 4 and hold for 4 and exhale controlled for 4. Allow all thoughts and images to come into you head. View them like a movie. As soon as you use your intellect to override it you will lose the stream. Breathe and begin again.
3. Do number 2 and write down everything- this is an amazing tool. I give readings this way all the time. Don’t second guess a thing! Keep breathing and get the answers and stay out of your way.
4. Try the radio I get the best signs right off the radio.
This is a good start for anyone starting out connecting to the Universe. Give it a try and let me know. Remember Believe Believe and Believe!
Carla
Spirit People Can Reach You Even Through Facebook
by carla blaha on 12/14/11
Is it any wonder? Nope. Spirit can do anything why not show a sign or two via Facebook?
My friend Whitney crossed to the otherside 2 years ago this month. I was honored to be the one that was able to be there with her and talk her through the transition.
After her passing I was inundated with signs from Whitney. Now at the two year point the signs are far less. Purely natural. A few weeks ago I asked Whitney to send me a sign on a subject matter she was far better versed at then I. I received the sign with a loud boom ( I love those). I realized that although I had gotten the sign I did not ask specifically how she would help me with the subject matter. I realized now that she would help but how?
So, two nights ago I decided to narrow it down and ask her a more detailed question. I asked to hear David Bowie "Changes" on the radio the next day by a certain time (I was pushing it with the time limit) for clarity on my request. I was falling asleep and said I am so tired I may forget what I asked for.
So, what do you think happened, I completely forgot. No memory of this as I drove to an appointment the next day, which happened to be the deadline time. As I turned down the street, where the appointment was,, what do you think I heard? David Bowie "Changes" which comes playing through the radio on a street I never get good radio reception. In fact I usually turn the radio off because the reception is so bad. It was a light bulb moment as I remembered I had asked for that song and the time was by that appointment’s start. She pushed that to the 11th hour. But, wow she gave that to me.
Do you think even as Intuitive Medium I was satisfied with that, NO. I was very grateful and thanked her but of course needed to be fed more. I urge clients not to do this. But, act as I say not as I do.
I proceeded to ask her to really lay some signs on me so I knew it was her (as if I did not have enough). Now, here is where it gets interesting.
I received a wall post on my FB from a friend named Theresa who I had not heard from in a long time and had probably only seen one time in several years. The post said,
"The spirit brought this photo to me
today and I had to send it to you : )
Nice jacket Mrs. Robinson : ). In the photo Anne
Bancroft is wearing a leopard jacket from the movie The Graduate. I had just posted a picture of me, from that weekend, with a
leopard jacket on. She saw me on Facebook and she had to post it!
These are the emails she sent me.
Email #1
"So I totally need to tell you how that photo found me.
A guy walking past my office calls out "The future is ball
bearings" and I go "No, the future is plastic" and he says
"Okay Mrs. Robinson" then challenges me do I know the name of the
actress and I'm like Of Course! Anne Bancroft. Then he emails me the photo and
says "She was hot!"
An hour goes by and I need to go to Facebook for something for work and BAM
your photo is the first one I see and I just about fall out of my chair. I show
my friend who tries to show me how to send it to you, but he can't figure it
out.
The day is almost done and even though I have NEVER posted to Facebook for
anything I feel compelled to post this on your wall, so I have a kid in the
office help me, and he goes bing, bing and it's done. He was just about to post
it and I go "wait! I need to write something!" and that's what came
out of me.
I am now very excited because Whitney, who I had known for decades, used to jokingly refer to me as Mrs. Robinson (it is not what you are thinking) and had posted on Facebook, "Here's to you Mrs. Robinson" prior to her death. I asked her after she died to send me that song as a sign from her. So, when ever I hear that song I know it is my friend calling out to me.
I tell Theresa that she has no idea how Spirit was really working and proceed to email her my story.
She sends me this.
Email #2
"I am crying right now. WOW! I don't
even have a frame of reference for how incredible that is. Seriously. Psychic
social networking is the only thing I can think of.
I want so very badly to come to a circle night. I hope it falls on a night
I can be there. PLEASE feel free to post this story in your group. I'm still
figuring out how to post! And I have amazing photos with spheres in them that I
will get up there. I am much more motivated to share now. I feel my body just
vibrating right now.
I don't know how you did this Carla, but you have tapped into something
incredibly powerful and my faith in God, and man, has really been bolstered by
reading the postings in your group. I tell everyone I got this job I have
because I prayed the rosary twice a day for two weeks straight. The ones who
look at me weird I just don't go on. The ones who are like really! - they're
the ones I know I'll be able to relate to, because they "get" that
there is more to our lives than our personal agency."
I believe that she was profoundly touched by this experience. Whitney was able to reach me but also help someone else. Nice job, my friend.
Remember, Believe and Listen
Carla
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Message Circles
by carla blaha on 12/05/11
· There are so many wonderful and amazing messages that come through from Spirit I thought I would share some of them.
Nancy:
I see messages often in symbols and I am left to decipher what they mean via my own means and the sitters. I was giving final messages when I looked a woman, named Nancy, and said, "Your father is behind you. I am trying to get him to tell me something but he just standing strong a bit above you." I kept pressing the father to give me something to tell her. Ultimately, what I received (which I did not think was a strong message) was, "He has your back. He wants you to know he had your back and still does." I could see by Nancy's face that she was profoundly affected by that statement. She said, "I know exactly what that means, wow."
Later, before Nancy left, she came up to me and asked if she could talk to me. She told me that years before she was in a parking lot and a man attacked her. As he was (and I quote) about to do damage she prayed to her father and asked for help. The attacker looked up in the middle of the attack and had the face of fear and gazed above her shoulder. He stopped dead in his tracks and left. Nancy said that she knew her father had stopped him and always thought her father had her back. A wonderful story.
Lisa:
This is interesting because this women has never attended a Circle. I know her through a professional affiliation. I know nothing about her family at all. Well, that does not stop Spirit. Her grandparents like to stop by and visit me every once and a while. I was somewhat embarrassed as she did not ask for a reading. I feel compelled to tell someone when I receive a message. Why would any Spirit person come to me if they did not really want to have me pass on the message? These grandparents, who were from both sides of Lisa's family, have told me a lot here are a few examples. The grandfather was throwing playing cards at me then a set of dice then showed me the horse races. I realized quickly he liked to gamble. Well, that is not something I felt like asking Lisa. "Did your Grandfather have a gambling problem?" I simply asked did he like to gamble. Sure enough he was a gambling addict. I asked the Grandmother for proof for Lisa. The Grandmother pulled white Rosary Beads out of her pocket and showed me. Sure enough Lisa told me that she had given her Grandmother white Rosary Beads as a gift. Then, I heard, "Tell her it is the sister or her sister." I asked for a name and I saw wooden baby blocks spelling out CAROL. Sure enough Lisa's aunt's name is Carol (still here). When this first started I asked for a sign to make sure I was getting these people who I did not ask for. I asked what sign should I ask for. I heard in my head "Rocky. The theme song from Rocky" I laughed and thought this must be me as they are Italian I must be making this up. Sure enough I heard the Rocky song 3 times in one day. That has been conformed several other times. I later learned that Lisa's aunt's nickname was Aunt Rocky as well. These grandparents still come to me. In fact, they did the other day and I have something to pass on.
Robin:
I was driving to CT to conduct a Circle and I always received messages prior to a Circle. As I drove I saw this is for Robin. I saw a Military man with various other details. I told Robin and she could understand it but so did another woman who really connected to it on many levels and seemed touched. This went on for a while and I looked at the other women and said, I clearly see this is for you but I cannot understand why I am so certain it is for Robin." The women said my name is Robin too.
Later, I looked at that Robin and said, "I am being shown a long and winding road. Oh wait, now I am hearing the song Long and Winding Road." Robin began to cry (I may get some of these details wrong). She said her brother's friend died and that they brought a piano to the beach, on a truck, and played Long and Winding Road. Then, her brother said , "When I die please play that song for me." Well, unfortunately her brother did die and they played that song at his funeral. She was the receiver of many messages that night.v
