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When you live in Hawaii, people come visit. Inevitably, they leave their stuff behind: a hairdryer, slippers, towels, food…stuff you don’t want, but are now left to deal with. They also leave their energy. When the mailman delivered a passport for a departed guest (they thought they’d lost it; it ended up being buried in their bedroom), and John said: “ugh, I really don’t want to deal with this,” I suggested he run back up to the postman and tell him to return to sender. Hightailing it up the stairs, he made it to the postman just in time. Problem solved. This got me thinking about energy. Can returning our emotions, and those of others’, back to sender – to Source, be that simple? Like stuff left behind by guests, it’s impossible not to feel what others energetically leave in their wake, whether we realize we feel it, or not. And our own emotions (energy-in-motion) can mystify, too. Anger, honesty, pettiness, resentment, sadness, sorrow, fear, panic, jeal...

I’d like to share a video of me and my best friend, Claire (from 7th grade!), as we unbox the Intuitive Energy Divination Deck, do an energy practice, and draw some cards for her question. I had been feeling beleaguered, listening to way too many external ideas from “out there,” about how to market the deck. So, when Claire excitedly texted me to say her deck had arrived, I recognized I’d been wanting to have a shared experience around the deck, and suggested we Zoom and record an unboxing and card draw. It was so much fun! It reminded me of the power of *only* doing what I enjoy. I want to have as much fun sharing my work as I do creating it. Which means, for me: not engaging in the Influencer mentality. There is nothing inherently wrong with social media; it works for some. But, for me, when I get on social media or try to follow the marketing formula, I feel so badly… I know it’s not in alignment. Last week, I spoke to a Millennial who said she thinks her generation i...

You can’t solve a problem with the same mindset in which it was created. -Spirit, to me, this morning The perception of a problem is the problem – Rescue card, from the Intuitive Energy Divination Deck We are definitely living in odd times, right? We have been in constant change for so long. With things moving so slowly and strangely, sometimes it’s hard to know where to put our intentionality and dedication, and what area to focus our magnificent ability to co-Create towards. Here are some messages I received about this: …Sometimes the Work is becoming completely aware, and then letting go, of old conditioning. Conditioning that caused, or still causes, us to veer left when a right would’ve felt better for our Soul, so we can move unencumbered and free into the next phase of our evolution. The Work is seeing where we are in judgment, shame, guilt, inauthenticity, doubt, self-criticism — to develop awareness around where we are stuck in untrue assessments of self, others...

You can’t solve a problem with the same mindset in which it was created. -Spirit, to me, this morning “We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.” – Albert Einstein After awakening from a blessedly blissful sleep, the thoughts fired off in rapid succession, Why hasn’t xyz worked out for me? I’ve worked so hard; I’ve been intentional and asked for Spirit to step in. Why don’t I have this yet? And underneath that: Am I not enough? I soon felt an old familiar feeling creep through my chest: of lack, not-enough-ness, and thinking there *is a problem* to fix. Sound familiar? You work so hard on yourself. You get the help, the coach, you listen to your intuition. And still. And yet. I’ve learned to protect my peacefulness by slowing down to address untruths when they arise, I took a pause. Proceeding with my morning practice of Ground-Root-Center, which is the way I reconnect to my energy body and Divine Consciousness, here’s what I rec...

There are so many ways to get distracted by our daily struggles To give in…to frustration and emotion To the energy in motion we, or others, generate To capsize, just when we finally get our boat to float When, after days of going nowhere fast, we finally catch wind Only to wobble, then topple over Because we found another hole or tear in our tattered sail There will always be another inconvenience Another limitation Not enough time, energy, money Another shortcoming or shortfall A feeling of falling short There will always be another personal weakness to address Another symptom Another misperception to correct in our Self This ALL holds true This doesn’t have to create a full stop The journey can continue perhaps this time, though, with less perfectionism This, then, is permission to not be perfect And to move forward anyways When you are tired, bleary-eyed and not at all your best When the wind is not at your back When things are seemingly working against you ...

When culture does not nourish you the Soul’s food can only be gotten by standing apart away from at the edge of the forest, solitary when the sense of Belonging, that arises from kinship with the world around you, crumbles when the places and faces you find yourself in, around cannot see or hear you because they cannot reflect what they don’t see in themselves you feel adrift estranged from a stranger in a world of strangers slowly, then, now it is necessary to re-member yourself back into the fabric of Existence, for which you are so required so needed and wanted it is time to re-member who you are, to whom, to what, you truly belong you belong to the words, the images, the flowers and trees you belong to the waters of whatever moves you, whatever needs you what calls your heart closer what draws you toward it, in joy you belong to the riverbeds and forests and volcanos of your imagination you belong to what calls your Soul onward your Calling is inextrica...

This week, I was prompted to share a message from Spirit in a new medium – as a recording. On a personal level, about the audio recording, even though over the years I’ve recorded hundreds of tracks for clients, lectures, and audio books, audio often feels less smooth for me than writing, a little more wobbly, and I feel more inclined for my conditioning to kick up. Yet I was encouraged to do it anyhow! So, if you are empathic and pick up on any of my insecurities, say “this is not mine” to release them.  That said, please enjoy this 21 minute message. The first 11 mins. is a leisurely guided reconnection exercise for tuning into your Awareness, followed by a Spirit message for us, right now, about how to feel more actively supported by Divine Consciousness.   https://www.moonkissd.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/We-Are-Here.mp3 The post We Are Here appeared first on Jessica Shepherd . from Jessica Shepherd https://ift.tt/2V9ng5e via IFTTT

When my 8-year-old niece came to visit last month, we took her to one of Oahu’s top snorkel spots; the ocean life is magnificent there (we had even heard several people talking about seeing an octopus). A natural mermaid, she had just seen the movie My Octopus Teacher and so was beyond excited. Yet when it was time to get in, she became extremely frustrated at being unable to put on her snorkel mask.  She wanted so desperately to get underneath, and breathe. (Don’t we all?!) Bless her, she was trying so hard, but something wasn’t working for her. Meanwhile, an upset catch in her throat, she began saying “I can’t. I can’t. I can’t do it.” She was crying now. Her little body sitting on the shore, miserably struggling with the contraption. I felt so much compassion for her. I well-knew that angst. The feeling of futility, desperation, that arises when you are deeply suffering from the belief that what you want and need is out of reach. Have you ever had moments days, weeks,...

I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed by an online site called MysticMag.com based in South Africa. While it primarily advises users on psychic services, something I typically don’t resonate with, they also do a great service by introducing their audience to a variety of healers and healing modalities on their blog website. The questions asked were personal and conversational, so answering them was really fun for me. If you’d like to get to know me a little better: What has, and continues to shape my perspective; the health practices that keep me feeling good and okay; learn more about my latest creation, the Intuitive Energy Deck; and my love for writing — please read on. Enjoy! You can also find this interview posted at their website linked right here: https://www.mysticmag.com/psychic-reading/jessica-shepherd-interview/   Where did your spiritual journey begin?   It began at age seventeen when I became very ill with a condition that defied explanation or dia...

Several times during this Aquarius Full Moon past weekend I found myself standing under cold water. First, in response to listening to someone recall being in a lightning storm and empathically picking up on it; suddenly I felt electricity run through my body and it was so uncomfortable that I ran to take a cold shower. This, and grounding, helped. Second, full of mysterious congestion and sneezing (which can happen to me when I’m over-stimulated and overly tired), I asked Spirit what to do. I found myself in a cold shower, again. Water therapies are well-known in integrative healing circles. Entire books have been written on it; water remedies are prescribed to cure ailments from insomnia to pain, and more. Cold water, specifically, has both a soothing and regulating effect on the nervous system; like hitting a reset button. In Hawaii, we are lucky to have waterfalls, which I’ve had the shocking pleasure & delight of standing underneath (pic). Waterfalls and cold wate...

This summer I have been beach-reading a number of books from a favorite Gothic Romance novelist, which is probably why in last night’s dream appeared a Governess (!) who, instead of dressing me for the day in the modern fashions, as she did for the other girls also residing in this beautiful yet eerie Big House, performed energy work on me. As she worked on me, she declared aloud to the others, “Ooh, this one is vulnerable; we must protect her. Ooh, she awakens in such a state! Out of sorts. She must do this every day – to reconnect.” The energy shift in the dream was palpable. I could feel her reaching into deep places, in my muscles and body, myself moving from disconnection, feeling out of sorts, badly, restored into connection. I went from feeling unlike myself entirely, to entirely ME again. I loved this dream for several reasons, because… um, a magical Governess. A Cancerian’s dream! But I felt it was an answer to a question I had asked of Spirit; I had been feeling so tired. ...

Friends, self-forgiveness is an art form. I didn’t always practice the art of forgiving myself, quickly; but now, I realize that I didn’t know I needed it! Be kind to YOU. Be the LOVE that you are. And please enjoy this writing inspired by the Self Forgiveness card in the Intuitive Energy Divination Deck. xx   I’ve learned to forgive myself For the ways I haven’t showed up for me For the times I’ve overlooked and ignored the nagging feeling, the nausea, the disappointment For all of the times that I didn’t make the time to feel, to process, to become more aware of For my misinterpretation of Truth – stories I’ve told myself about what I’m actually feeling   I’ve learned to forgive myself For all of the stories I’ve ever told myself, wholly believed, and then suffered For jumping to conclusions, not slowing down to question my perceptions For overlaying my mind’s story of the moment onto the energy of the moment For the thought: there is no other way than this… t...

Friends, The Leo planets are upon us (now Venus, Mars; soon Sun). ‘Twas never a more ideal time to own your Brilliance, Beauty and Power! When I was in my early twenties, I recall watching a couple who lived across the street of my apartment. They were so beautiful, and they were clearly in so much love – the authentic, grounded kind of love I wanted to have one day. Since their house and garden faced directly across my window, I’d settle in and watch on more than one occasion, watching their gardening, grocery-carrying, conversation. I wasn’t exactly stalking them. I coveted what they had, and when they were around, shining their love so brightly, it was hard to turn away from – for that was what I so deeply wanted for myself. Only much later, when I began doing the Love Alchemist’s Notebook work to attract my Soul’s mate into my life, I realized there was something profound for me hidden within this almost-obsession. They were showing me my Golden Shadow — qualities that w...

A Tale of Two Venuses You asked and I listened. When a reader emailed to ask if Venus Signs was really re-selling for well over $100, I felt a bit incredulous…then called to republish it. The publishing rights had reverted to me when Llewellyn decided to let it go out of print, but taking back the rights didn’t mean I could run with it. Thus, I somewhat reluctantly began- everything – from buying the cover art and reformatting it to taking an untenable and almost unworkable document and making it word processor modifiable. Spirit had encouraged me, insisting it would be “easy!” Ha! (in hindsight, my question was not specific enough. I had been worried about getting the cover right at that point, and so Spirit was encouraging me about the cover art, which was very easy by comparison!). Anyhow. Long story even longer, LOL, Venus Signs, edition no. 2, is now fully available for you to purchase over at Amazon.com . As said, there are multiple price points offered so for the print vers...