Caring and Compassion

In part 1 of this series, I discussed the concept of getting an intuitive reading, and outlined my own views on the issue- having decided to book such a reading. Part 2 is set shortly after the reading took place. Enjoy!

If you haven’t read it already, you can read Part 1 here.

In many respects, this is a more difficult article to write then part 1 was, since finding a balance between reporting what I experienced, and making opinions with regards to this is quite tricky.

To begin with, let me note that the experience was highly positive, though certainly, not all of it was easy to swallow. And that’s putting it mildly.

So here’s what happened.

The other day, Anna Conlan, an New Zealand-based intuitive/Psychic, called me up via Skype and performed the intuitive reading that I had ordered – it was a past life + purpose reading.

What I provided her with was my full name, date and place of birth – and £175. I considered this a pretty fair price. Using that she contacted my Spirit Guides to gain access to what she termed “Akashic Records”. This is not a term that she invented – it is quite widely used. These are energetic records containing information about our soul – including all details regarding our current life and all past lives that we have had.

Cue the loud groan from the sceptics, right? I understand.

I should note, as I did in Part 1, that by simply googling my name along with the word ‘Copenhagen’, anyone can uncover a plethora of information about me, including many, many articles I have written on my blog and elsewhere – more than enough to offer up a convincing set of predictions based simply around this information. That said, I have absolutely no reason to believe this was what happened in this case.

So what did she say?
First of all, to be clear, Anna did not make any specific predictions – nor does she promise on her website that she will. This is not the nature of what she does, nor is it the nature of what I was expecting to receive from her.

Energy Center of Training
The reading began with an examination of my energy center of training, which is the center that I choose to train in – each soul chooses one to train in. Mine was the throat chakra, which suggested, among other things, an interest/aptitude for communication, teaching and channelling.

It means I will have a drive to express myself both in writing and verbally. It also means that I will be able to reach souls on the ‘other side’, if I choose to develop channelling abilities. This also makes me a natural born teacher, which can come out in both formal and informal ways – that is, I may not always be conscious that I am teaching different perspectives to others.

Additionally, there are a number of other roles I am fulfilling in this lifetime. In total, she has come across about of such roles since doing readings, with most people fulfilling 4-6 of them.

In my case, these included: relationship (role of supporter/nurturer, which is good for parenting – nice to hear since I have a little daughter!), inspiration (spiritual role inspiring others), learner, compassion (having a humanitarian/empathetic way of seeing the world), and perhaps most intriguingly, psychic/intuitive (ability to get under the surface of what goes on with other people).

Nothing negative there. Some would probably say something like ‘yes, but these are pretty general. They could apply to anyone.’.

I would respond by agreeing, and they probably do quite frequently. But what would you expect – something more specific, like that you were destined to become a truck driver?

So although unverifiable in a certain sense (no physical evidence possible), the comments seemed to ring true. Simply by looking inside myself there was ample evidence that every one of them seemed to have a core of truthfulness. And most importantly, it was all quite amusing to hear.

It would be interesting to hear the full list of abilities Anna has come across. Perhaps I’ll ask her about that in the future.

Soul group of origin
Anna indicated that most Akashic records contain a story of where the soul has come from. And it is here that we move into the area of what for most people – myself included – is really far-out stuff that is both fascinating, yet incredibly tough to chew and swallow.

In my case, I am apparently a ‘Star traveller soul’, which means that I have experienced incarnations in other star systems. Yes, you read that right. A consequence of being a star traveller is that your soul will become imbued with the energy of that place, and bring that energy to other lifetimes.

So here we go with the details.

Apparently, my first place of incarnation was the alpha centaurian star system, making me part of the alpha centaurian soul group. You can do some googling to find out about that star system – I checked into it, and learned that it is the closest known star system to our universe.

Traits of those of the alpha centauri group include:

• as this group are self-styled ‘guardians of the Earth plain’, they feel they have a protective soul mandate, which can come out in their work and personal relationships.
• typcially, very comfortable with mental processes and working out issues mentally – they are practical, technical problem solvers
• tend to conceptualise emotions
• natural loners
• often take a providing role
• good work ethic

Could I relate to this description? Well, not exactly, but there were points that seemed to ring true. I certainly didn’t feel like this was the kind of information that suddenly explained everything I had felt. I suspect I would have been told I was something else, given a different set of characteristics to go with this, and felt that a good number of them could well apply.

Of course, there are likely plenty of overlapping characteristics among these various soul groups, and it would hardly be surprising to learn that there are plenty of other influences on the soul beyond your so-called ‘first incarnation’.

So do believe what I was told? Well, I reserve judgement for now, and likely the foreseeable future.

Soul trainings in between lifetimes
These are like ‘non-physical’ careers in between lifetimes, I was told, and 3 came up for me.

Member of the 3rd order
First, Anna told me that I am a member of the 3rd order, which helps souls to leave their bodies upon death, and assists souls entering bodies when they are entering the world. This means I am skilled in transitions, and figuratively speaking, I could be good at guiding/orienting people in the physical, and guiding others in times of transition.

Those who are sensitive to this ability while earth-bound, are likely to come across or attract earth-bound spirits that think they can receive help to cross-over – so this is something I am likely to experience if I choose to develop my psychic abilities in the future.

‘Dream Master’
I am also a ‘dream master’, which means that I am very active in the astrals, including playing parts in other people’s dreams. This means that I may remember dreams that don’t really make any sense at all, and these dreams will not be something for me to learn from. Interestly, Anna noted that 2 out of every 3 dream master’s she encountered wake up exhausted (though I’m not sure that I can count myself among this number – but I’m certainly not a morning person, which could have some connection). The solution was to set the intention before going to sleep to not be very active in the astrals.

To be honest, I know very little about the astrals, though Anna informed me that there are 14 of them – 7 positive and 7 negative. I am curious to look further into this in the future.

‘Explorer Soul’
An explorer soul is somebody who has left their soul group at one time or another. Being an explorer soul fits with being an alpha centaurian, though not every star travellers are explorer souls. It means that there has been a particular role that I undertaken, though Anna did not say what this was (and I didn’t think to ask).

Characteristics of explorer souls that can manifest physically typically include a sense of curiousity and adventure, and they are often at the forefront of leanring and consciousness.

It also gives a sense of leadership, and being here to teach about blazing your own trail, and that there is no need to fear the unknown.

Periods of Earth history
Several periods of Earth history were pointed out as being of particular importance to my soul, including:

-ancient Egypt (which is not common, Anna informed me)
-Europe during the middle ages (my soul squeezed in 6 lifetimes, during this time)
-colonial North America

Spiritual traditions
Spiritual traditions from the past that I’ve participated in were:

-celtic druids
-studied jesus, mother mary and devine love
-Buddisim
-worship of divine mother/goddess (a sort of matriarchal paganism, connected with feminine energies in the self and others)

For me, what came from this point forward during the reading was the information that I was particularly interested in hearing.

Spirit Guides
There were 5 guides in my inner circle, which according to Anna are guides that are only working with me (I believe that I have read elsewhere that guides in your inner circle can be working for more than I soul at a time, but I could be mistaken remember this).

The spirit guides suggested that on a scale of 1-30, I was rated at 18/30 in terms of using conscious intentions to create what I want. This suggests I have a familiarity with the law of attraction (which is true), since those with no familiarity with this law tend to score extremely low – even 0.

The key to raising this number is to get clearer on what I want, visualisation, and to focus less on what I don’t want. Anna suggested she could recommend some books, which I am interested to hear about and perhaps get ahold of.

Primary life lessons
This was something that I was very interested to hear about, needless to say.

The primary life lesson I am learning during this lifetime is ‘spirituality’. That’s about as broad as it can get. Anna noted that it was one that would likely take 2-3 lifetimes to learn. It could be about finding a balance between the physical and spiritual.

On the other hand, the life lesson I’m teaching others is ‘caring and compassion’. It could be thought of as an energy that I bring to others.

Energy Field/clearing work
Anna looked for weak spots/damage in what she referred to as my ‘energy field’. I had no idea what to expect at this point.  She identified 2 chakras where she said I was losing energy: my heart chakra and throat chakra.

Anna noted that the heart chakra, being the centre of the relationship you have with yourself, is like a fountain that must be first filled up, and then what overflows is what you will bring to others. If the chakra is losing energy, then to some degree it is like running on empty, and depletes your sense of self-love. Once you identify the origin of the reasons for the energy loss from the heart chakra, and heal the mindset underneath, the chakra heals itself.

Anna noted that my Akashic records showed that at the age of 14, a mindset came up and a negative entity attached itself to my heart chakra. One definition of a negative entity (and there are others) is that it is an entity that is not attached specifically to any soul, and instead ‘attaches’ to other souls in order to draw energy.

While it could be that I’m working around this program, that is, ignoring it, it is nonetheless worth clearing.

Back when I was a Viking…
Another issue underlying the heart chakra was something that came up during a male incarnation, 27 lifetimes ago. A little while back, you could say…

Apparently, during this incarnation, I live in a Viking community, where I was the youngest brother in a large family of many brothers. I had no say in what went on in the small community, in spite of having some leadership skills, and had no authority in the family rank. I was supposed to obey, and felt humiliated as a result. So the problem was one of ‘obedience’ at the throat chakra, as I learned to not speak out on matters. Now, this is something that will have resolved itself many lifetimes since, so not something to worry about in this lifetime.

The scene she saw over and over took place in a building, sitting in a circle with the tribe and me having no say in anything. One day, I took authority and made a bad decision without consulting others – which had a bad effect on the community. Anna referred to this as ‘unjustified karma still open in my akashic record’.

Anna asked the guides to closes this karma, and gave me some homework to follow-up on this – which I will discuss later.

Amusingly, she also noted that one of my older brothers from this life came up as my daughter in this lifetime. Again, this was an idea I had heard previously, so the concept was not at all odd or disturbing to me – though it certainly is a curiousity.

So if all this wasn’t quite a lot to swallow, there was still more to come. This in the form of another heart chakra issue.

Etheric implant
Apparently, my Akashic records showed an ‘etheric implant’. And what is this. Well, a sort of ‘program of unworthiness’ – centred at the heart chakra. It functions as negative entities do, and can function in a subtle manner. She asked for this to be cleared, but also noted that it is only something that can be resolved now, in the 3rd dimension.

Vow of self-sacrifice
The final block was a vow of sacrifice (or self-sacrifice) from this lifetime 27 lifetimes ago. Such a sacrifice means having less to bring to others in terms of love, compassion, and so forth. Its frequency is still present in the heart chakra, and will result in a sense of guilt, among other things.

Anna asked for this vow to be negated, and again included this as part of the homework, I will shortly discuss.

Personal questions
Finally, to conclude the reading, I had a chance to ask questions that I wanted to receive input from my guides about.

My daughter in this lifetime
From previously reading about akashic records, I knew that it was a good idea to ask about your own children. So I asked for some information about my daughter, since I was curious.

Anna informed me that my daughter was bringing 3 different energies: light-heartedness (which could simply be part of being a baby, or it could also be something she continues as she grows older), boldness (this will continue as she gets olders, teaching people about confidence and boldness, including me), moderations (teaching people not to go to extremes, to take the middle path and to reign themselves in, when necessary)

On the other hand, I was teaching her about spirituality (could be indirectly) and loyalty.

I asked about my career, which was actually a big motivation behind booking this reading in the first place, as I’ve always found it challenging when deciding which factors I should weigh as most important when deciding in which direction to push my career. In particular, I’ve yet to find a satisfactory balance between contributing value to others, and satisfying my own desires and wishes with regards to work.

Career
I was quite surprised – and rather sceptical – to hear that my current career path was 87% aligned with my higher purpose. In fact, I had the thought that my spirit guides were perhaps taking the piss, just to provoke me.

Anna did flag up one career issue that I could clearly relate to, which was the expression of compassion/humanitarian aspect of my career, which was probably lacking. You’ll recall this was one of the 5 roles I am fulfilling in my lifetime, according to Anna. That is, the desire to be of greater service on a humanitarian level by tapping into my own compassion.

This 87% figure still boggles my mind, because I certainly don’t feel terribly aligned with my higher path at the moment.

Thinking about it subsequently, there are basically 3 ways that I can try to justify this high number:

Firstly, If I try to zoom out a bit, and include within the ‘scope’ of career projects that I am doing, even outside my full-time job (even if the pay I’m receiving for doing these is negligible, at best) then perhaps the number becomes slightly more understandable. Perhaps.

Secondly, if communication is an integral part, then I have definitely taken a number of clear career decisions and steps over the past 5 years to move myself firmly in that direction.

Finally, if career is defined more as a path and process, rather than as a measurement taken at a fixed point in time (which seems a reasonable assumption), then the development of certain skills can be crucial for achieving later goals, and in this way it could be possible that what I’m doing now does have a highly relevant purpose that I’m just not seeing clearly at the present time.

Homework
This is another area that requires something of a leap of faith – which always makes me sceptical.

The homework was essentially a sort of prayer, which I could adjust to suit my needs, which contained elements of the various issues that Anna had flagged up during the reading. It was essentially a friendly affirmation to my higher self, spirit guides and Spirit that I indeed wished to correct the issues I had specified, and requested that my intentions be carried out. I was to repeat this prayer for 21 days, with specific instructions stating that if I missed a day, I should start again as it takes this amount of time to make the adjustments requested, on a spiritual level.

Is it fair to charge money to perform such intuitive readings?
Absolutely! This was a valuable service, which took up a fair chunk of time. I would be deeply suspicious of anyone who was willing to perform such work for free (unless it was a close personal friend).