What Exactly Is Karma and Can I Correct The Negative Karma That May Be Coming My Way?

Karma by definition is the sum of your experiences from this lifetime as well as previous lifetimes balancing themselves out. Often we ask ourselves, "What have I done to deserve these types of experiences? I am a good person and try to do the right thing, yet I keep having bad luck and experience challenge after challenge." The answer to these questions have to do with karma and the soul's journey. 

Why Me? 

It is quite possible that you have in another lifetime or in this lifetime been the agressor or taken advantage of another soul and now must experience the opposite pespective to have a deeper understanding of how our thoughts and actions affect others. Honestly, no one has "bad luck". Our misfortunes or unfortunate circumstances may be the result of past life experiences, this lifetime's experiences, limiting belief systems or challenges that the soul has chosen to take on for it's own evolution. It is often hard to fathom why the soul chooses these experiences, but the fact of the matter is that the soul has the most growth when challenged and overcomes negative patterns, belief systems and struggles. 

I'd also like to point out that our karmic experiences are not only the actions that we make but they are also our thoughts, emotions and intentions. Just because we did not follow through with a negative thought, it does not mean that the laws of karma do not recognize the unhealthy intention, thought or emotion. Be mindful of what and where you give energy and intention to.

Here's The Good News! 

The good news is that we can correct and minimize the negative karma that may be scheduled to head our way. By being a proactive participant and observer in our lives, we can recognize and catch ourselves when we notice a pattern forming or redirect our potential negative reactions (thoughts, words and deeds) before we add to the negative karma bank account. The process of correcting and healing our negative ego is the main purpose of having this Earthly experience.

The Karmic Bank Account

There is good karma and bad karma, therefore all karma is not bad! It is human nature to focus on the negative events of our lives but by giving equal attention to the positive and awesome experiences we have, we bring in the energy of gratitude. Gratitude automatically is deposited to our good karmic experiences and is quite effective in evening out negative energetic boomerangs. 

Karma Timeline

Karma isn't always instant, so please be patient when you are trying to be positive and are doing the right thing. People often give up and become discouraged and have a negative disposition when they do not experience an instant shift in their lives. This is the tricky part of karma, it is often a mystery when the tide will begin to change. In the meantime, keep forging ahead with your intentions of creating good karma.

What About Other People?

The only karma that we need to concern ourselves with is our own. Every action has a reaction and if other people have intentionally or unintentionally hurt you, there is the cosmic 2x4 that will be heading their way, either in this lifetime or in another lifetime. If we are consumed by revenge, we are creating negative karma for ourselves. The best thing to do in these frustrating circumstances is to surrender our negative thoughts and intentions to spirit and redirect our reactions. 

Now that we understand that there is cause and effect in our lives that is not just related to this lifetime but is an accumulation of all of our lifetimes, we hopefully can shift from disempowerment and victimhood to a proactive, consciously-aware light being and create more positive and good karmic experiences in this lifetime as well as our future lifetimes. 

Here's to an abundance of good karma coming your way!

Blessings and Light,

Laurie Barraco

The Benefits of Himalayan Salt

There are many benefits from using himalayan salt either by ingesting it, bathing in it or keeping a lamp plugged in and turned on in your environment. This salt is believed to be one of the purest salts on the planets because it is part of a 200 million year old salt bed that expands across the Himalayan Mountain Range. This mountain range has been free from pollution and other environmental toxins therefore, it is almost as pure of a salt as we can get.

The Benefits of Pink Himalayan Salt

1. Purifies your environment
2. Supports healthy respiratory function
3. Balances the pH in your body
4. Alleviates your mood
5. Reduces the side effects of allergies
6. Excellent alternate to table salt which can contain sugar, and often turns toxic if it’s manmade salt
7. Creates an electrolyte balance
8. Lowers blood pressure
9. Balances metabolism

As mentioned earlier, you may add ingest the salt by adding a pinch to your food or water, bathe in it, and or purchase a lamp and place it in anywhere you feel stressed or struggle with your surroundings. I do suggest researching the benefits of any substance before you ingest it.

Blessings and Light,

Laurie Barraco

Discover How To Cope With Psychic Headaches

Is it possible that some of the headaches you have been experiencing are psychic

headaches due to an overstimulation of energy rather than a "regular" headache? In fact, some of your headaches may be caused by your environment, the people around you, or you may be overdoing it with your psychic development studies.

A psychic headache usually is felt in the third eye area, which is just above the eyes in the middle of your forehead. It may even affect your vision causing your vision to be blurry or your eyes to feel heavy or achy. You may even have sensitivity to sunlight, bright lights or you may experience an ongoing throbbing sensation in your head. 

Possible Causes of a Psychic Headache

• A download of energy moving through your body
• Overstimulating the third eye through psychic development exercises
• Spending too much time around electronics such as: computers and or cell phones
• Overdoing it with your psychic work: readings, energy healings etc.
• Energy overload from peers, family members, co-workers or even your spouse can be energetically draining

Solutions

• Keep a himalayan salt lamp nearby
• Ground the energy into the ground either through a visualizing the energy moving through your entire body into the earth or spend time outside in nature
• Cover your third eye with a bindi, bangs, a hat or even a bandana
• Rub and essential oil on your forehead such as: Peppermint, Lavender, Rosemary, Eucalyptus or Roman Chamomile
• Schedule a Reiki or Energy Treatment Session 
• Keep an eye on the sodium content in your foods
• Drink lots of water

If we are able to pinpoint how, when, where and why we are experiencing psychic headaches, we can most certainly work on preventing them from occurring. Keeping a journal or making mental notes as to when these headaches flare up will help you avoid 95% of these headaches.

Blessings and Light,

Laurie Barraco

What's Your Strongest Psychic Gift?

Everyone has psychic abilities, but not everyone is able to identity which psychic ability they are working with. By identifying  how you are receiving psychic information, you will begin to trust the information that is coming through because of the way the messages comes through to you.

Different psychic abilities are defined with the word “clair” in front of them. Below I have broken down the different clairs along with a test for each so that you so you can recognize which one you resonate most with. Keep in mind, it is not uncommon for someone to to be gifted with several psychic senses.

Are You Ready To See Which Psychic Gifts Your Possess?

Test #1

1. Do you hear your name being called?
2. Do you hear messages within your head that offer reasonable guidance?
3. Do you experience buzzing or ringing in your ears?
4. Do you hear things that others don’t hear.

Chances are you are clairaudient if you answered yes to 3 of these questions. Clairaudience is the ability to hear psychic energy, messages and sounds. The voices and or sounds aren’t heard with your physical ears but with the psychic sense of clairaudience.

Exercise – Sitting in total silence, allowing messages to come and go without straining will help you develop your clairaudient abilities.

Test #2

1. Do you have often have visions that play out like a movie?
2. Do you see colors around people?
3. Do you have vivid dreams?
4. Do you often see something out of the corner of your eye?

This test will help you find out if you have clairvoyant abilities. Clairvoyance is the ability to see psychic energy as pictures, visions, words may form in your mind’s eye and you may see colors and swirls of energy. Clairvoyants often think they are daydreaming but usually what people are experiencing is psychic information that is trying to come through.

Exercise – Rubbing the area between your eyes with your index finger will help stimulate your clairvoyant abilities.

Test #3

1. Do solutions simply pop into your mind without straining to find a solution?
2. When you misplace an object, does it’s location suddenly appear in your mind?
3. Are there some skills such as playing an instrument, that are second nature to you without any prior training?
4. Do you automatically know when someone is not being truthful?

Claircognizance is the ability to know information, you have a sense of clear knowing. Many of us have had experiences where we simply know what the outcome will be or what to do to solve a problem.

Exercise – Automatic writing will help you get in touch with this psychic ability. Also, writing down what you think the outcome will be to future events without second guessing yourself will help you to develop this psychic sense.

Test #4

1. Do large crowds overwhelm you where you can feel the emotions of the people around you?
2. You instantly pick up on the feeling of places you walk into without anyone sharing with you what is happening at that moment.
3. Are you able to pick up an object and know who it belongs to and it’s history?
4. Do you tend to use the words “I feel” when describing what thinking?

The ability associated with these questions is clairsentience. Clairsentience is the ability to feel or sense psychic energy. It is extremely important that clairsentients learn how to create and keep healthy boundaries with others due to their natural ability to pick up and take another’s emotions.

Exercise – Psychometry exercises will help you enhance this gift. Psychometry is the ability to tap into the energetic impressions and or history of physical objects and their owners simply by holding an object.

If you answered yes to 3 or more out of each group of questions, then you possess that psychic ability. Some of you may have answered yes to all of the questions, this means that you have your have a strong sense of intuition and would benefit from investing some time to fine-tune your all of your gifts so that you may implement them not only for your own well-being but for the benefit of others as well.

Some words of wisdom – please do not compare your abilities with anyone else’s abilities. Everyone’s gifts are unique and special. No two people will receive information in the same manner. Embrace your own uniqueness and don’t be afraid to allow your gifts to shine.

Blessings and Light,

Laurie Barraco

Messages From The Animal Kingdom, What Are They Trying To Tell Us?

Has there been a particular animal, bird or insect that has made itself known to you frequently or has shown up just at the right time where you may have needed validation? There are reasons why we have animal sightings and they all have meanings behind them to provide us with wisdom and validation.

Common Animal/Bird/Insect Messengers

• Hawk – Pay attention to everything that is going on in that exact moment, a teacher may be coming in for you, can also be a warning, need for quick reassessment
• Eagle – Strong messenger, of Great Spirit, you are blessed, protected, and higher consciousness thoughts are available to you at this time
• Cardinal – father/grandfather figure in spirit is revealing himself to you, strong, confidence, you are in mastery in an area of your life
• Bluejay – mother/grandmother figure in spirit is coming through, soft feminine guidance, family oriented time
• Dog – loyalty, protection
• Cat – mystical, astral travel, time for play, independence
• Spider – you are weaving a web connecting ideas together, all things are linking up together, storyteller
• Ladybug – lucky time ahead, you have the Midas touch
• Owl – wisdom, nighttime activities, time for education
• Dragonfly – spirit is all around you, a time of validation of being on the right path for your evolution
• Wolf – teacher, family support, they live in packs, be sure to surround yourself with like-minded people
• Snake – time of change, shedding the skin of the old, kundalini energy, also beware of the sneaky influences around you
• Butterflies – time of transformation – a beautiful one at that, a shift inside and outside
• Doves – a peaceful time ahead, romance, companionship is just ahead

These are just a few of the messengers that you may come across in your daily life.  I suggest purchasing Ted Andrews’ Animal Speak to keep on hand as a reference guide as different animals come to you. Sometimes we do need signs in our every day lives from spirit to help us confirm that we are on the right path or to be aware of what may lie ahead.

Blessings and Light,

Laurie Barraco

10 Signs A Crossed Over Loved One Is Nearby

Our deceased loves ones often provide us with signs from the other side as validation that they still exist and are nearby. One of life’s most challenging events is when someone we care about crosses over to the other side. On the other side, they are busy in their non-physical form but aren’t too busy to let us know they are near and are assisting us to the best of their abilities.

10 Signs From The Other Side 

1. You can smell their familiar scents such as: cigarette smoke, cologne, perfume, flowers and or food that are unique to them.
2. You find coins with dates on them that correspond to either their birth year or the year they passed.
3. License plates with their initials or numbers that have significance to you.
4. Songs on the radio will play just at the right time when you need it.
5. Lights flickering are often caused by a loved one who is nearby.
6. Key words and or messages from other people are another way those on the other side relay their messages to us.
7. Pets looking at “nothing”, barking, meowing or even licking the air are often visitors from the other side.
8. Nature/wildlife birds, butterflies that come to visit you often are also signs that a loved one is near. Be sure to make a note of the frequent visitors.
9. Number sequences on the clock, your register receipt total and or telephone numbers are ways your loved one can communicate with you.
10. Visits in our dreams are not just coincidences. 9 times out of 10, they are real experiences in the astral.

From personal and professional experience, our deceased loved ones aren’t always available to give us signs they are near. Sometimes they are busy with their own soul growth on the other side. Due to this frequent occurrence, it is important to not jump to conclusions and assume that they are no longer near. Sometimes they are simply “busy” doing their thing.

Blessings and Light,

Laurie Barraco

Demystifying Reiki - What It Is and Isn't

Reiki is a healing modality that is passed down from teacher to student through verbal and energetic lineage. There are 3 steps to learning how to facilitate the flow of the universal healing energy. There are a few misconceptions of what exactly Reiki is as a healing modality and what it isn't. Reiki is a soft, gentle and light-filled healing modality that everyone can benefit from. I often recommend a treatment as a follow up tony spiritual counseling sessions. Many people haven't heard or know exactly what Reiki is. 

A typical treatment is done on a massage table. The client is encouraged to lie down and relax on the table. The practitioner then will run healing energy (Reiki) through different hand positions over the client. The energy (light) goes to wherever the client needs the healing.

The transference of energy is spiritual, emotional, mental and physical in nature. I often will implement crystals, aromatherapy, a guided visual meditation, and or drumming during the session.

What You May Experience During of After a Reiki Treatment

• Feeling less stressed
• Pain alleviated
• Closer spiritual connection to source
• An alignment of the chakras
• Release of emotional trauma
• Healing of wounds, disease and discomfort
• Better nighttime sleep
• Less anxiety
• Increased intuition
• The ability to solve problems more easily
• Mental clarity

What It Is

• A gentle healing modality
• An energetic transmission of the universal healing energy
• The Universal Life Force Energy
• Relaxing
• An alternative method to healing that may be implemented with traditional types of healing

What It Isn’t

• A guarantee to fix all of your ailments
• An expensive healing modality – sessions typically will run $50 – $100 per session depending on the duration of the session
• A psychic reading
• Silly new age mumbo jumbo
• A session is not an attunement. Attunements (Reiki symbols placed in the aura) are given during a training
• Harmful or depletes the energy of the giver and receiver
• A massage therapy session

Everyone benefits from a Reiki session. I recommend scheduling treatments monthly or as is needed depending on your mental, emotional, physical and or spiritual needs.

Blessings and Light,

Laurie