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When Animals Are Around Pay Attention

Posted on August 21, 2020March 20, 2021 by Deb Sheppard

As far back as I can remember, I have had animals. Dog, cats, parakeets, fish, hamsters, and even a horse. When I had kids, we brought more animals into our lives because I believe they are essential to learning about empathy, compassion and unconditional love. Currently, Dana and I have two dogs and two cats.

I love seeing post’s about animals. Have you noticed that currently we are seeing more posts about wild animals enjoying roaming areas that are usually filled with tons of people? It really is fun to see.

When animals are around, pay attention.

We are connected to animals in so many ways. There is an activity I do every class I teach, where before you enter you choose a card from a deck of animal oracle cards, which then becomes your Totem animal for the class. I believe animals are great messengers. Most of the time I find that the card you have chosen for class resonates and speaks to exactly what you are experiencing in life either in the past or right now. There is one time I had a student pull a card that brought a negative memory up for her, and she even though about leaving the class, but she stayed and realized it was exactly the card she needed, and it spoke to her. When animals are around, pay attention. Especially, the ones you are not expecting to see. Look up the spiritual meaning of the animal.

Recently, we went to the zoo which I hadn’t been in a few years. Of course, with COVID-19 we had guidelines to adhere too, but it was still enjoyable. We walked by a mother rhinoceros with her 6-month-old baby which I’m sure was 400-500 lbs. but still so adorable. Just around the bend, we walked to a large gated area when I saw the biggest rhinoceros I’d ever seen. This dude was very large and walked slowing in his pen. Of course, I had to look up the spiritual meaning of rhinoceros, which I found resonates in my life right now and was a good message for me. It said, I need to delve deeper to know the truth and look beyond the masks that people wear, as well as to not be quick to judge people based only on stereotypes and prejudices. Certainly, something I needed to hear, again.

Can they see energy?

Animals are extremely intuitive; they see and feel energy. Animals in the wild have a very strong intuition, their senses keep them alive, and they must protect their young, survive attacks from predators, survive natural disasters. I believe that they also communicate telepathically. Have you noticed your dog or cat staring into the air, but you don’t see what they are seeing? They are truly seeing energy.

I remember awhile back my kids had taken my little white dog Jaycee on a walk. As they began walking on the sidewalk, Jaycee stopped and wouldn’t go any future. They looked ahead and saw a fox coming their way. I’m sure Mr. Fox was looking for dinner.

How many times when you have been sad that your pet comes up and lays his head or entire body on you? During COVID-19 and the quarantines have you felt closer to your pet. Have they helped you get through some tough days? Animals understand emotions and know how to help us heal. A cat purr frequency is actually a healing frequency. It just amazes me how animals are so interconnected to us.

We have the same ability with our intuition.

As humans we are also born with the same intuition, however we are told to not listen, follow facts not your intuition. When I don’t listen, I certainly regret it. Have you?

Animals simply trust their intuition and use it daily. Observing animals can also help you develop your sixth sense. A little story from our world, I have always loved horses and wanted Dana to enjoy them as well. Before our vacation last year she decided to take riding lessons so we could go riding on the beach because she knows how much I love riding. These guys are big, and it can be overwhelming to even be close to one. She was fearful of horses due to their size and was a bit intimidated. However, putting her mind to it, Dana learned a lot from her lessons and was able to really enjoy the experience. The way you lean or lightly kick their shank they know what you want them to do.

Riding a horse is one way you can learn to trust yourself more and feel a little more empowered. Horses are wonderful therapy; they know what we need. We learn what we need, how to trust our gut and follow through on what we are feeling.

During your day pay attention to the energy around you especially animals. If you are on a walk or driving around and see an animal- take a second to google the meaning, it’s probably something you need to hear and understand. Look it up-google “he spiritual meaning of….” and see what the universe is trying to tell you.

Namasté

Deb Sheppard

Listen To Your GPS-Guided Psychic System

Posted on May 15, 2020March 20, 2021 by Deb Sheppard

Yes, you’re intuitive! You are born with your own GPS; Guided Psychic System. It’s up to you to use it. It wasn’t taken away from you, it is still there to use when you open yourself.

Being psychic doesn’t mean you get the lottery numbers or get to escape learning lessons here on the earthly plane. Intuition is your sixth sense, and everyone is born with this ability.

A Sense of “knowing”

Watch animals, they don’t attend parenting classes or question their senses. They feel fear when danger is near, and they have innate nurturing abilities. You will see an animal run if there is going to be an earthquake or a natural disaster. This is their intuition and they have complete trust in it.

Small children also have a sense of “knowing” and children have not had an array of life experiences to understand what is happening. However, we tell our children to do things that society deems acceptable instead of letting them trust their gut.

We turn off that sixth sense that is our birth right because we are taught these limiting beliefs through society, religion and family belief systems. How many times have you regretted that you didn’t listen to that little voice in your head?

What happens when you ignore your intuition?

Even as a psychic medium I still let the outside world influence me, but I keep trusting and I keep trying to listen to my intuition and heart.

A little bit about my story. The first time I got married, I thought “I could leave right now if I wanted too” as I was walking down the aisle. During the exchange of my vows I thought “I could still say no”. I chose to stay and go through with it and what a surprise, the marriage lasted less than a year. For years, I had been upset with him and all that happened around the marriage and situation, until one day I realized it was not his fault, I did not listen to my inner voice. I ignored my intuition. Has something like this happened to you?

Trust and Surrender

Trust and Surrender are the two most important rules to understanding your intuition. Trust=listen to your inner voice, regardless of the fear that others may judge you or try to talk you out of your intuition. Surrender=do not try to control the outcome. Most of us want and desire love, abundance and a healthy life. We try to control what “we” believe will make us happy instead of letting the universe bring in wonderful things you never imagined would be possible. Get out of your own way.

Where do you begin?

Meditation maybe difficult for many but if you try to just be present so you can listen to your inner voice you will find it easier. Start by practicing using your intuition with thinking of small questions. Where should I go eat today that will help me with my energy? What line at the grocery store is good. Which is the best way to drive home so we are all safe? Who is the next person to call me on the phone?

Have you ever listened to that “voice” when you think of someone, then you reach out to them and they have some news to share with you? They may even tell you that they were thinking of you and were about to reach out. That’s a perfect example of your intuition.

KISS-Keep is Simple Sweetie (my saying for years now)

KISS; Keep it simple sweetie! When you are at the beginning stages of trying to use your intuition I highly recommend that you don’t try focusing with the big life choices such as a job change, selling a home or leaving a relationship. There will be too much attached to these life choices.

Begin practicing so you can receive new insights and tools to help you develop a more solid inner voice.

Do active meditation like color mandalas, cook your favorite dish while meditating or try automatic writing.

As you are practicing, write down any insight you feel and trust that this is from the universe.

Surrender and trust the process. You can do it!

Namasté

Deb Sheppard💜

Are You a Highly Sensitive Soul?

Posted on November 15, 2019March 20, 2021 by Deb Sheppard

Are you a Highly Sensitive Soul?

I remember when I was a child, I was often teased for being too sensitive. I could feel the emotions of others and felt my own very deeply. Even as an adult, I have been teased or criticized for being too sensitive. Well guess what, after realizing why I am so sensitive it all made sense. I am an empath, I’m able to feel the energy of others, those that have crossed over and those still here on this planet.

All of my senses become heightened when I’m doing readings. I can feel, see, hear, taste and even smell things to interpret messages from beyond. In addition, it is very easy for me to be in a room and have a feeling or sense everything around me. I don’t even need to be in the same room as someone to sense and know things. I have clients all over the world, and I can describe things with great detail during a session.

To feel all these things can be exhausting, so over the years I have learned how to “turn off”
receiving all of this energy when I’m not working. I know that by not feeling everything every moment of every day helps me tremendously to have a “normal” life. I want to be with friends and family without feeling every emotion. I also feel that their emotions are not mine to feel and to do this with people around me without their permission crosses a boundary.

I have worked with so many people that I would call Highly Sensitive Souls or Empaths. We can feel a lot of emotions and don’t know how to control it or to not take everyone else’s emotions in. Sometimes as a Highly Sensitive Soul we can confuse other’s emotions for our own. This can sometimes cause anxiety, depression, isolation, the feeling of being different and sometimes it can create the inability to function in everyday life.

I want you to know without a doubt that you can find ways to manage your sensitivity. It will take practice, but I know it is possible.

When I realized my abilities as psychic and a medium, I felt overwhelmed with all the energy that surrounded me. I reached out to a dear friend who had been psychic most of her life and was in her early 70’s when we had this discussion. I explained that I was having trouble with all the energy and the other side constantly talking to me. She simply asked me when my appointment was the next day then she said, “tell them to leave you alone until then.” I thought to myself, okay I’m willing to try this. I was going crazy with this bombarding me all the time.

To my surprise when I spoke to them, my head and body didn’t feel anyone around. It got very quiet all of the sudden as if it just shut off. I actually got a bit frightened and wondered if I did something to turn off my abilities. So very nervous about this appointment, I sat down and asked the loved ones to come through, and the flow of their energy came right back. They showed right back up for the session. At that moment I realized I could control how much I felt, and my ability to connect with the other side. I didn’t need to be at this heightened sensitivity every moment of my life.

Even though that moment showed me it could be an easy process, I have still worked on creating boundaries and taking steps to care for myself consistently.

What I have found in my work is that young people really struggle if they are a Highly Sensitive Person. Unfortunately, being a sensitive may bring judgment by those that don’t understand how we are wired, which can cause for more pain for the empathic individual.

I believe there are ways to understand and manage this and you may have to try a few different things before finding the right combination for you. I also recommend you pay attention to what you are doing and how you feel when you are less invaded by energy.

Finding quiet time often is important to Highly Sensitive People. Being out in nature will help ground you. Eat a healthy diet and drink lots of water. These seem like very simple things but when life is busy, these things are forgotten.

Make sure you have plenty of sleep to recover from the psychic vampires during the day that zap your energy. I have found a cooler temperature and an organized room allow your mind to relax. Essential oils for example Lavender or Sandalwood can help support a good night’s sleep. Sleepy time teas like chamomile or simply having a routine for your body to know its bedtime will help as well. Epsom salt baths along with the use of oils can help the body to relax for bed. A quick meditation with the focus that all the energy is washing away can quiet your mind and energy.

Do you have a pet? Pets can show you unconditional love and support you with healing positive energy.

Empaths or sensitive people have a huge tendency to attract projects instead of partners. I see this all the time, because a sensitive individual will feel the pain of the other person and try to help them. This is a big no no! Create that boundary for yourself.

I’m not saying you can’t help others, but how many of these individuals are in your life. If you want to help others, then as an empath you must find a good balance. Find those that support you and help feed your soul.

Exercise is also a great tool to use to move the energy that you may absorbed. Simple idea and one you have probably already considered but it can be helpful.

One of my favorite ways to release energy is laughter. Watch comedy often, this is one of my go to’s. Mala beads can be very helpful. You can practice a calming Mantra and choose stones that support your healing. You can wear them to help create an energy balance. I created my line of Malas to help support people in many ways and this is exactly the reason why.

One of the things I have taught in the past to change a pattern, I have encouraged people to wear a thick rubber band on their wrist. Every time you take on someone’s energy or cross boundaries when you are not invited, snap the rubber band. After enough times of snapping the rubber band, you will see your patterns so you can begin to change how you respond to the energy of others.

Pay attention to the cycles of the moon, weather and what is going on in the world. You can be triggered by many of these things, and you many not even realize where the energy is coming from. For Highly Sensitive People, hearing about negative pieces of the news can be very difficult, so I’m not encouraging you to listen to news every day, but things happening in the world can affect the way you feel. For example, you may have heard stories of animals knowing days before an earthquake will hit or a disaster of some kind is coming. They feel it, you may experience this type of energy also and it may overwhelm you.

If you are close to someone that is having a difficult time, you may be one that takes on their problems without even realizing it. It is very important to find the difference between being there for them and taking on their energy. Your soul does not want you to absorb everything around you.

Feeling energy is a good thing, being a Highly Sensitive Person is a good thing. Learning to manage it is the key to feel successful.

If you have any ideas or things that have worked for you, share it with us. I will choose one of you to receive a set of Forever Connected Oracle cards. This tool can help you communicate with your loved ones on the other side.

Namasté,

Deb

Your Intuition Is Important-Don’t Ignore It.

Posted on May 4, 2018March 20, 2021 by Deb Sheppard

After almost two decades I’ve had the opportunity to help thousands of individuals open up to their psychic abilities. Being psychic doesn’t mean you get the lottery numbers or get to escape learning lessons here on the earthly plane. Intuition is your sixth sense, and everyone is born with this ability.

The best way I have found to understand this concept is to watch animals. Animals don’t attend parenting classes or question their senses. They feel fear when danger is near, and they have innate nurturing abilities. You will see an animal run if there is going to be an earthquake or a natural disaster. This is their intuition and they trust it. Small children also have a “sense of knowing” and children have not had an array of life experiences to understand what is happening. However, we tell our children to do things that society deems acceptable instead of letting them trust their gut.

While trying to follow guidelines that society creates, which can include a person’s religious beliefs, we turn off that sixth sense that is our birth right. How many times have you regretted that you didn’t listen to that little voice in your head?

Even as a psychic medium I still let the outside world influence me, but I keep trusting and I keep trying to listen to my intuition and heart.

The first time I got married, I thought “I could leave right now if I wanted too” as I was walking down the aisle. During the exchange of my vows I thought “I could still say no”, but of course I didn’t. What a surprise, the marriage lasted less than a year. For years, I had been upset with him and all that happened around the marriage and situation, until one day I took accountability because I did not listen to my inner voice. Has something like this happened to you?

Intuition comes with a couple of things, trust and surrender. Not an easy thing for most of us to do. Trusting that inner voice, means that you do not ignore it because others may judge you or try to talk you out of something. It is your journey, trust your intuition.

Surrender, means you do not try to control the outcome. Most of us want and desire love, abundance and a healthy life. But, we try to control what “we” believe will make us happy instead of letting the universe bring in wonderful things you never imagined would be possible.

I had no plan of ever becoming a medium until I surrendered to it. I never imagined this would be my work. Getting out of your own way is a big step and trusting that you will be okay is essential. When I chose to use and perfect my medium abilities I knew there would always be judgment and knew I would probably would lose friends and family, which I did.

Before becoming a medium, my life was not going well, and I was trying to control what I believe was the best outcome for our family. Well, I was wrong and it took me a while to accept this new way of thinking.

Meditation maybe difficult for many. It’s about being present, so you can listen to that inner voice. Start by practicing with thinking of small questions. When people start on this path they don’t start with simple things, such as where should I go eat today that will help me with my energy? What line at the grocery store is good or which is the best way to drive home so we are all safe?

Have you ever listened to that “voice” when you think of someone, then you reach out to them and they tell you that something good just happened or they were having a difficult time? They may even tell you that they were thinking of you and were about to reach out. That’s your intuition.

KISS; Keep it simple sweetie is what I teach. When you are at the beginning stages of trying to use your intuition I highly recommend that you don’t try focusing with the big life choices such as a job change, selling a home or leaving a relationship. There will be too much attached to these life choices.

There are lots of oracle cards that you can purchase to begin practicing. Try this on yourself and maybe a few friends with their permission. This gives you new insights and tools to help you develop a more solid inner voice.

Go be in nature, take a hot bath, listen to good music, color mandalas, cook your favorite dish, laugher and even dancing can help you release what you are worried about so that inner voice can jump in to help. Write down any insight you feel and trust that this is from universe. If you begin to question everything you receive or if you choose to share with others and they are judgmental of you then go back to what you wrote and see how it feels without the negative voices.

You are born with your own GPS; Guided Psychic System. It’s up to you to use it. It wasn’t taken away from you, it is still there to use when you open yourself.

Surrender and trust the process.

You can do it!