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Happy Birthday to Me – the Sequel

Birthday Reflections

Posted in Life Improvement, Philosophy, tagged "Adventures in Palmistry", Birthday, Catherine, dreams, Foresight, Foresight Publications, moving towards our dreams, The Practical Empath- Surviving and Thriving as a Psychic Empath on July 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

We’re coming to the close of my 54th birthday, and, as usual, I’m getting more than a bit philosophical

I like to take this chance to think about birthdays and aging and the quality of our lives. I’d invite you to check out my previous birthdays for thoughts on the subject

Happy Birthday to Me – Some Thoughts on Free Will and Time

Happy Birthday to Me, Again

Happy Birthday to Me, Again, Part II

Now we’re passing out of my year 54. Last year I wrote about dreaming big. That’s important- but it’s not enough. We need to not only dream big dreams, but also be willing to step in the direction of those dreams.

Even if we can only take baby steps.

Do you have a dream?

If not, you need to find your dream- for our dreams are what give our lives meaning.

If you do, though, the question becomes what are you willing to do to follow it?

And what steps, baby or otherwise, will you make a commitment to in the year to come?

Catherine

Foresight

7/22/12

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What Dreams May Come – a Day Early… ( A Time Sensitive Announcement)

Posted in dreams, Life Improvement, Living in a Magickal Universe, Metaphysical Basics, psychic, Schedule-Where To find us, tagged Catherine, Cauldron of Knowledge, Dream interpretation, dreams, Foresight, grounding out negative energy, http://liveparanormal.com/.com, Lexy Doyle, Live Paranormal. Com, Starwolf, warding on August 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Hi folks

I’m sorry that this announcement is coming at the last minute. Hurricane Irene and all of her after effects have been messing with our schedules, and I needed to confirm that an event was still on before I could announce it.

So, now that I know we’re good to go, I’m making our usual Thursday post on Wednesday, so I can give you a heads-up on something that I’ll be doing Thursday evening that might be of interest to you.

On Thursday night, from 8-9 pm, I will be appearing on Lexy Doyle’s Cauldron of Knowledge on Live Paranormal. Com ( http://liveparanormal.com/.com )
I’ll be talking on dream interpretation, and why the best interpretations are the ones you do for yourself.

If you just want to listen, you can go to the above site, click the “Listen Live and Chat” listing under the “radio-listen/chat room” heading, and click “LISTEN HERE” next to “Cauldron of Knowledge”.

If you want to chat, you’ll need to go to the top of the home page on the extreme right and click “Join” to set up a personal account ( it’s free but takes a few moments, so you might want to do this in advance)

There are provisions for listeners to phone in with questions, too. If we have time, I may be walking people through interpreting their own dreams, so if you want a dream interpreted, please call in.

And, if you can’t tune in at that time, Live Paranormal.com archives its shows for your listening at a time convenient to you. Starwolf and I already have previous podcasts that we’ve done on Cauldron of Knowledge on Warding (Starwolf) and Grounding Out Negative Energy ( Catherine), and we are scheduled to do three more shows after this Thursday’s show before the end of the year.

( That’s a lot of Foresight for your listening pleasure…)

So if this interests you or if you’d just like to see what I make of the subject, please drop on by and be part of the fun. I’d love to talk or chat with you live on Thursday night about dreams.

Catherine

Foresight

8/31/11

Beliefs, Manifestation, Inception and the Matrix

Posted in Energywork, Life Improvement, Living in a Magickal Universe, magick, manifestation, Metaphysical Basics, personal growth, self improvement, tagged beliefs, Dream Big, dreams, Energywork, form an intention, Free Will, Inception, living in a magickal world, manifestation, metaphysical, metaphysical theory, overcoming resistance, practical skills for living in a magickal world, resistance, Setting an Intention, the Matrix on March 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Was reading a few blogs the other day, and ran across one where the blogger was talking about the movie “Inception” and the nature of dreams. He noted that, at one point, during a gun battle, DiCaprio’s gun isn’t having the desired impact. In response, his colleague tells him to use a little imagination, and as an example, he pulls out…a somewhat bigger gun.

The blogger felt that was anticlimactic , because,with a dream, you could make almost anything happen.

Fair enough, that.

But it got me thinking….

What could you do if your mind didn’t tell you that it wasn’t possible?

I’d say that the bigger gun mentally worked for the agent in the movie because it was within his context of what was actually possible. In dreams, you could do anything but, for many people, something that was too far out of their mental construct of possible would trigger mental resistance and block the whole arrangement

So he could accept a bigger gun, and there it was…

We see the same thing in the energywork of manifestation. Theoretically, anything is equally possible, and it’s as easy to manifest a diamond as a parking space, but most folks have mental limits that see the parking space as easy and the diamond as difficult.

And so they block the bigger item from coming into their lives.

This is why you see a lot of people who use the Law of Attraction to get good parking spaces, but very few lottery wins.

In the movie “the Matrix”,

The average mind accepts “reasonable” limits.
The rebels are standouts because they accept as possible skills that reach the extraordinary end of normal human possibility.
The “Smiths” are deadly because they go beyond the limits of “normal” human possibility, but still follow natural limits.
Neo is extraordinary, because, for him there are no limits…

And so, Neo can fly……

Food for thought.

What are your limits?

And, could you fly?….

Catherine

Foresight

3/6/11

A New Year – Who Do You Want To Be?

Posted in Energywork, Life Improvement, Living in a Magickal Universe, magick, manifestation, Metaphysical Basics, personal growth, self improvement, tagged dreams, Energywork, form an intention, Life Mission, living in a magickal world, manifestation, metaphysical theory, practical skills for living in a magickal world, Setting an Intention, visualisation, who do you want to be? on January 16, 2011 | 2 Comments »

Another way of setting resolutions that work for you is working backwards.

So, send the family to the movies, take the phone off the hook, put on some soothing background music, set yourself in a comfortable chair with your arms and legs uncrossed and comfortably positioned, close your eyes and reach out….

Who do you want to be in a year?

What do you want to learn or achieve?

What parts of your life could use some improvement?

If you could not fail, what would you do?

Just let your spirit relax,and dream…..

And when you’ve dreamed awhile, open your eyes and take some notes.

When doing this, it’s important not to fall into the trap of chosing things that you’re “supposed to want”;

Those may not be your things.

It’s also important to let yourself be free to dream, as opposed to “being sensible about things”:

While you may have sensible dreams, many times “being realistic” is how we kill our ability to do great things;

So write down the what – you can look at “how” you’re ging to get there later on; but you need the brainstorming/ connecting with your dreams part to be unlimiting.

Many of the most amazing things in the world started because people explored amazing dreams rather than “being reasonable”.

So who would you like to be?….

Catherine

Foresight

1/16/11

1/11/11…

Posted in dreams, Energywork, Life Improvement, Living in a Magickal Universe, magick, manifestation, Metaphysical Basics, personal growth, self improvement, tagged 1/11/11, achieving goals, break habits, dreams, Energywork, form an intention, living in a magickal world, metaphysical, metaphysical theory, numerology, One, practical skills for living in a magickal world, Setting an Intention, sucess on January 11, 2011 | 2 Comments »

Well, look there!..

Today is 1/11/11.

How symmetrical. The numbers won’t line up again like this for another hundred years.

Consulting my numerology references, I’m told that 1 is good for leadership, goal achievement, willpower, unconventionality, creativity, individuality and great potential for success.

Seems like we could be tapping into the power of one today.

Got a goal you want to achieve?

A habit you want to break?

Something you want to succeed?

A dream you want to make real?

You could do worse than to take action on it on 1/11/11. Especially if you started at 1:11 in the afternoon….

And set your intention that the power of all of those ones will help you to make things happen.

You’re number one!

Catherine

Foresight

1/11/11

Testing… Testing… Going Into Analysis

Posted in Alternative Health, dreams, Energywork, Life Improvement, Living in a Magickal Universe, magick, manifestation, Metaphysical Basics, personal growth, self improvement, tagged dreams, Energywork, facing challenging times, facing obstacles on the way to our dreams, Free Will, Life Mission, living in a magickal world, magick, manifestation, metaphysical, metaphysical theory, practical skills for living in a magickal world on November 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

And we continue on on the natures of obstacles – the ones that are sent to strengthen our resolve vs the ones to tell us “You’re on the wrong path.”

So how do we know which is which?

Well, first I listen to my gut instincts. If they’re saying “Oh no you didn’t…” to the block, it’s usually a good sign that this is a sign of challenge, not “turn back, Dorothy…”, so I do my best to try to keep going.

But what if I find myself questioning the quest I’m on?

Well, that’s a good reason to step back and evaluate, using both head and heart, for the logic of the head will help me find blind spots that may have previously escaped me, and the intuition of the heart will help me sort the challenging dreams from the “too-cussed-stubborn-to-quit” experiences.

I ask myself questions…

Questions like

Why do I want to achieve this (remember to do the repeated “why” we talked about in a previous post)?
Is this in keeping with my Life Mission?
Do I think that I want this when what I actually want is what I think this goal will bring me? If this is the case, is there a better way to get that attached aspect?
If I had a friend who wanted to do this, would I be cheering her on, or foaming the runways for the crash?
Do I have beliefs that are in conflict with this goal? Do I need to work on changing my beliefs before I can make my Dream happen? (EFT is very helpful for this)
Are issues with self-esteem getting in the way of my Dream (fear of failure, fear of success, worthiness, etc)? Do I need to work on myself first?
Do I have the right goal but I’m just trying to get there in an inefficient way? Am I pounding my head against a wall, when all I have to do is stop pounding, look, and walk around the end of the wall?
Do I need help? Do I need to get together with other folks to make this happen?
Is this a good Dream, but the timing’s not quite right?
Is there a better way to achieve what I’m trying to do?
Have I taken appropriate and productive action to make my Dream come true?
Have I tried energetic ways of supporting my goal ( manifestation, attraction, clearing negative energy, cleaning with intention,etc)?

It’s good to take some quiet time, free of distractions, and contemplate questions like this. ( Go ahead, lock yourself in the bathroom if you need to…) You can also try some form of divination, such as tarot or pendulum dowsing or use the process of programming your dreams to give you answers to your questions that is detailed elsewhere in this blog. Questions and processes such as these can give you insight so you know whether it’s best to keep on going, chose a different route or revise your goals altogether to bring them into alignment into what you truly want.

And this can be just what you need…

Catherine

Foresight

11/16/10

Changing Times, Changing Worlds….

Changing Times, Changing Worlds – an Invitation

Posted in Alternative Health, classes, dreams, Energywork, Life Improvement, Living in a Magickal Universe, magick, manifestation, Metaphysical Basics, Metaphysical Protection, palmistry, personal growth, Philosophy, psychic, Schedule-Where To find us, self improvement, Spirituality, tagged affirmations, Changing Times Changing Worlds, classes at Changing Times Changing Worlds, Dream interpretation, dreams, energetic grounding, Energywork, Foresight, living in a magickal world, magick, manifestation, meditation, metaphysical, metaphysical Christian, Metaphysical Protection, metaphysical theory, mind-body connection, negative energy, pagan, palmistry, practical skills for living in a magickal world, psychic, tarot, Usui Reiki, Visualization, Where to Find Foresight, Wicca on November 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Hi folks

We’re six days out from the first Changing Times, Changing Worlds convention on November 12- 14 in Northampton, Mass.

And this is a convention that you’re going to want to see….

This is a conference for Wiccans, pagans, metaphysical Christians, Reiki practitioners, alternative health people, energy workers, New Age folk, dowsers and all of us out in the alternative areas of metaphysics, spirituality, energy and health, and those of us who are curious about these things.

So, if you’re finding this blog interesting, you’ll probably enjoy this conference too…

There are going to be classes- 98 hours of classes, on topics such as

healing
spirituality
energywork
movement
magick
manifestation
clearing dysfunctional beliefs

and lots, lots more

(Class list here)

There’ll be a wide range of panels of interest in healing, metaphysics and spirituality.

There’ll be vendors and booksignings and lots of interesting people to talk to…

And Foresight will be there.

Will you?

Check it out- you don’t want to miss this…

See you there

Catherine

Foresight

11/07/10

Dream Work – Getting Back In

Posted in Life Improvement, Living in a Magickal Universe, Metaphysical Basics, psychic, tagged dreams, Energywork, living in a magickal world, manifestation, metaphysical theory, psychic, Setting an Intention on September 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Hi there

Doing dream work to tap into your inner wisdom or for manifestation? Here’s another quick tip.

You’re having one of those important dreams…

You know, the one that holds the missing piece of information you need that’s been hiding out in your subconscious or in the Cosm that lies beyond…

You’re just about to see the answer……

………

……..

Then the alarm rings. The dog jumps on the bed. You get a cramp in your calf.

And the dream slips out of your grasp.

Don’t panic.

Get up, turn off the alarm, visit the facilities and do whatever else needs doing immediately.

Try not to talk or think too much. The more you can stay in that half-awake state, the easier it’ll be to return to the dream.

As soon as you can, return to bed. Many times lying in the same position you woke up in can be helpful.

Close your eyes. Take a deep breath and relax your muscles. Cast your mind to the last bit of the dream that you remember. And set your intent to continue the dream from where you left off…

Most of all, don’t panic. Relax. Don’t force it-let it. The adrenalin of trying too hard is in direct conflict with reaching the dream state.

So let go and let it flow…

If you don’t go back within 15-20 minutes, get up and do something else for a while. Then try again later. This lets your mind sneak up on the dream if it’s playing coy.

And know that you’ll get there.

Want more info on interpreting your dreams and actively working with them? We’ve got a whole series on dream work waiting for you in posts from October to December of 2009.(Check the category “Dreams”)

Sweet dreams

Catherine

Foresight

9/19/10

Dream Work- The Five More Minutes Technique

Posted in dreams, Living in a Magickal Universe, Metaphysical Basics, psychic, tagged brain waves, Dream interpretation, dreams, five more minutes technique, form an intention, intuitive, living in a magickal world, metaphysical, metaphysical theory, practical skills for living in a magickal world, psychic, psychic dreams on April 11, 2010 | 4 Comments »

Hi folks,

Do you ( like me) love to hit the snooze bar on the alarm clock for “Five more minutes…” of sleep?

Well, now you can use that delicious snooze to access your psychic ability.

Got a question, problem or issue you’re chewing over but can’t seem to resolve? Want to tap into your natural intuition for more insight?

Let’s try the “Five minutes more…” dream technique…

For this technique, you need:

An alarm clock
A morning where you can sleep as late as you like
The ability to hit that snooze bar and go back to sleep
Enough fatigue to do so
Understanding housemates who will not insist you “get up now”

(Sounds like fun already, right?)

Before you go to sleep that night, set the alarm to wake you at a point where you estimate you will be rested but still able to drop easily back into slumber.

When the alarm sounds, hit the snooze bar then return to bed.

Allow yourself to drop off, thinking about the question you’re trying to sort out.

And watch for the dreams that are likely to pop up in those five (or six or eight…) minutes.

If you dream, you’ll often find vivid dreams with pertinent and useful information on your issue, once you interpret them (and we all know how to do that here, don’t we ?..)

How does this work?

Having just come out of sleep and turning right back in, you’re still in alpha/theta or even a touch of delta. This is where your intuition hangs out.
Because you’ve likely just come out of dream state, you’re still half-way there and it’s easier and quicker to get back.
By thinking about your question as you drop back off, you’re programming the unconscious mind to access information on it.
By only allowing yourself the length of a snooze cycle or two, you allow yourself to go just deep enough to dream, but don’t go deep enough that you can’t remember your dreams.

If you do this on a regular basis, you’ll condition your unconscious. You’ll find yourself able to focus-dream the answers you need more consistently and easily.

And who couldn’t use that?

Give it a try…

See you soon

Catherine

Foresight