I recently completed #55 on my 101 Things in 1001 Days list, which was to get a psychic reading. I’ve always been curious about psychic abilities, and I wanted a firsthand experience under my belt. I decided to get an online reading from Vera Nadine (I’m too chicken to get one in person). Here’s how it worked–I sent Vera an email with a photo, a little bit of background about myself, and a question. She sent me an MP3 file of her channeled reading. My question addressed my history of using food and other substances to “fill myself up”–I wanted to know how to find true spiritual fulfillment.

NOTE: My opinion is that psychic readings and similar services should be approached as either a way to gain insight on your life or as entertainment–depending on your personal beliefs. I do not believe that it is wise to use them as the sole method of making major life decisions or as a substitute for therapy or medical treatment. I also believe that you should not procure these services unless you have the disposable income to do so. My two cents…

To say that I was impressed with my reading would be a gross understatement. I was blown away. I’d like to share some of the highlights with you.

• This (my emotional eating and other unhealthy behaviors) is about release and surrender. I have allowed my past experiences–things that were said and done to me–to become a physical part of me, appendages like my arms and legs. Initially, these experiences were like pebbles, but I’ve allowed them to become boulders. How can I expect to walk lightly through life carrying such a heavy burden? I need to learn to spend time with my Self–alone and aware with an open mind and an open heart. By doing this, I will see that my experiences are not truly a part of me.
• The only time I should feel blame, shame, or pain from my past is if I’ve failed to learn from what I’ve experienced. If I drown the present (with food, TV, alcohol, etc.) and refuse to be in it fully, I will not take lessons from my experiences. Whenever I resurface and come fully into the now, I will feel shame because I will have repeated the same mistake again. The only real mistake is not living fully in this moment in life. Learning to accept responsibility for my presence in the now is one of the main purposes of my life.
• What I need to do is to stop doing, stop spending every moment thinking or acting to try and get away from who I truly am right now. I need to be quiet–not with my mouth, but with my mind. I need to take a walk and be present for every birdsong rather than hearing nothing but mental chatter, doing nothing but pondering plans and reliving old wounds.
• We are Spirit, and Spirit is energy. Everything has energy–thoughts, feelings, foods, objects. Thought has a great deal of power; it is raw energy unlimited by a physical container. When I focus on a thought, my energy becomes more like the thought.
• There are many physical things I could do to improve my spiritual condition–eat a vegetarian diet, exercise, meditate, practice yoga. I could volunteer with people like me or worse off than me. I could learn to speak kindly and not open my mouth unless I have something loving to say. These will all help, but the underlying issue will remain until I learn to surrender all that I think about myself–good and bad; to disengage and stop identifying with the negative experiences and labels I’ve assigned myself.
• The roadblock is that only a portion of me wants to heal. There is something in me that wants to suffer, believes it must suffer, and has become accustomed to suffering. The only thing that can fill me up and soothe me is seeking a connection to my Spirit and understanding that that part of me is not ME. It is my mind and my thoughts. I must recognize that I am not my thoughts.
• I should seek a teacher who can train me to meditate properly. It doesn’t matter what tradition or what type of meditation, but I must take it on and practice it every day. Meditation is the one and only key to spiritual awakening. It is the key to my spiritual self, and my spiritual self is always connected to the Oneness, the Source.
• Healing won’t come overnight. When I expect it to be that easy, I will fail and punish myself with the very things I was trying to overcome. Healing is a process. Processes have no beginning and no end.
• When I feel the need to medicate myself, I should go out and run. I should imagine running toward my spirit and away from other people’s demons.

These bullets are only a small portion of the hour-long recording Vera sent to me, and like I said, I’m pretty much blown away by the accuracy and insightfulness of the reading. There were many statements and references she made that I didn’t mention in my email to her–there’s no logical way she could have known these things. (For example, I never told her that I’ve been a dedicated runner for 10 years, but she mentioned it specifically several times as something that will be particularly therapeutic for me if I do it mindfully.) I’ve been convinced for some time that it’s important for me to meditate–this reading really drove that point home. I definitely intend to look for a meditation class or teacher once I complete my month of no spending.

If you are curious about psychic readings and have the discretionary money in your budget, I would wholeheartedly recommend Vera. When I contacted her to let her know that I’d be blogging about my reading, she very generously offered a 25% discount code for my readers: just enter SEMICH into the code field during checkout on her website. The code will be good for the next month. Thanks, Vera!

What do you think of her channeled guidance for me? Do you believe in psychics?

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