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  The Art of Healing  / Balancing Your Karma / Being Female / Coincidence or Not? / Chakra Awareness / Change Will Do Your Good / Creating Your Reality  / Colors of the Aura  / Female Power Within / It's All Energy  / Partnering With Your Higher Self / Spirit To Spirit / There's No Time Like the Present / What Is Clairvoyance / Why Meditate

COINCIDENCE OR NOT?
“Coincidence is a spiritual pun”  G. K. Chesterton

I had a recent experience that got me thinking about how some events appear to accidentally come together…and whether it’s all about coincidence, synchronicity (which Jung called “meaningful coin-cidence”), luck or destiny.

What happened was this:  I was helping my mom clean out one of her closets, and we found a box of old photos of my Grandma Miller’s, who had pasted away in 1965.  I came across a picture of her and my grandfather circa 1913 which would have been shortly before they got married.  They were standing in front of Lake Whatcom with several other young people.  The picture had been turned into a postcard and had been sent to my grandmother from her friend “Glady”   (who was one of the other young women in the photo).  She talked about how she’d like to come and visit my grandma up in Sumas, and at the bottom she wrote her address in Bellingham:  2221 James Street – my current office address!  To say the least, I was rather shocked, but extremely happy, to know that a young woman who lived in this house, which was built in 1907, was a friend of my grandma’s.  And it has brought up a lot of questions for me.  Did my grandmother, from the other side, have an influence on me finding this place to rent last year?  Or did Glady?  Is there a deeper meaning to all of this?  Is the spirit of a young woman that I saw when I first moved in here indeed that of Glady?  Was it coincidence that brought me here, or coincidence that Grandma kept that postcard and I found it almost a hundred years later?  I think not!

As I have never really believed in coincidence, these “co – incidences” gave me a shiver up my spine as I knew other energies were at work.  Webster defines coincidence as “the act or condition of coinciding,” which I really like.  It then adds a second definition of “the occurrence of events that happen at the same time by accident but seem to have some connection.”  Hmm…by accident, my foot.

I believe that behind everything that seems to be coincidental, big or small, lays a deeper meaning.  I believe these events are, in part, our higher self urging us to seek the hidden meaning behind apparent random events.  Just as our sub-conscious speaks to us in symbols in our dreams, there are signs in our everyday life that need to be paid attention to.

These signs are meant to wake us up and discover more about our own selves.  They can serve as messengers of important information about our present circumstances and even about our future.  They can act as reflections of where we are in our life, give us insight and help us make important decisions – if we just pay attention to them.

So, what have I learned from the postcard to my grandmother?  Well, being that I communicate with the deceased on an almost daily basis anyway, I had to, of course, talk to Grandma and Glady about all this.  From what I can tell, they both want to validate and assist in the healing work that I do.  And, they like that I am “taking care” of Glady’s house.  I’m sure I will continue to discover more of the meaning behind all this, and in the meantime, I’ll take all the help I can get!  Ó Jill Miller 2008

FEMALE POWER WITHIN
 I read recently that during the “Holy Inquisition” some three million women were killed within a 300 year period.  The men in power during this time were threatened by the intuitive, creative, healing power of women.  Whether she was a midwife, the village healer, or thought to be a “witch” for some other reason, she was seen as dangerous and something that needed to be destroyed.

Luckily, at this time and in this country, we are free to be ourselves as women.  We can allow our abilities and strengths to be seen by others.  And although the chances are becoming slim, we have come closer than ever of having a female President.  That gives me hope that we will see it happen in the not too distant future (I hope in my lifetime).

So what is this female power many, men and women alike, seem to be afraid of?  I believe it is a force all of us women have dwelling within us.  We are nurturing, creative, feeling, psychic creatures!  When we need to, we can be gentle, and we can be strong.  We can be patient; and we can be assertive.  We can heal others, and we can heal ourselves.  Our power lies within being our authentic selves.

Why have we lost our true selves?  Because we have bought into limiting beliefs about who we are.  We have been raised to believe that we are the weaker sex, that our power is somehow “bad,” and to keep our power hidden (and our mouths shut).   Some of these beliefs have come from men; some have come, unfortunately, from our own mothers and grandmothers.  For most of us, we can become easily distracted by all we “have” to do for others.  We can become filled with guilt at the mere thought of taking an afternoon off for ourselves.   We are convinced by others that we are being a “pushy bitch” by just asking for what we want.  It is time to let go of these beliefs and get more in touch with who we really are.  Because the more we reclaim our authenticity as females, the more of a healing force we become. 

And wouldn’t you say that this planet needs some healing?  The male and female energy of the planet has been off balance for centuries.  With the freedoms we have now, there is an opportunity for the pendulum to swing back into alignment.  I know we can do it.  But we need to stop being afraid and allow ourselves to move forward.  Until we as women stop being afraid of our own power, men who are also afraid will continue to try to crush that power.  We need to be grateful for the supportive men in our lives, and brave enough to shake some things up!

It all starts with healing ourselves.  As you work on yourself, as you clear the blockages in your body, and release limiting beliefs and thoughts you have about yourself and your life, you will realize your power is glorious - something to be celebrated.  As each of us take that step, the ripple effects will be amazing.  Ó Jill Miller 2008
 

THERE’S NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT
“Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift.” - Author Unknown

When I was in my early twenties and beginning my spiritual quest, one of my favorite books was “Be Here Now” by Ram Dass.  He taught that being fully aware of ourselves in the present moment was the path to spiritual enlightenment.  Not that much different from the more current teachings of Eckhart Tolle, author of “The Power of Now.”

Both books have made me think, what does all that mean – to be in the present moment, to be enlightened?  I’ve discovered that it means stopping the chatter of our minds and experiencing our true selves.  Our true selves are divine spirit, not holding onto what has happened in the past or filled with anxiety over what is going to happen in the future.    Let’s talk about the past.  All of us, at one time or another, have become stuck there, Maybe the past seems much more pleasant than what we have going on now.  Do you know someone who always seems to be talking about the good old days?  Most likely they are not happy with their current life, whether it be their work or relationships.  Or maybe our past contains painful experiences that we find difficult to let go of or release.  Do you know someone who had a hard time in the past and never seemed to get over it?  In either case, letting the past hold our thoughts and energy can keep us from being fully self-empowered in the now – able to create what we want in our lives.

How about the future?  We can get our energy stuck there as well.  It, too, can be a way of avoiding our current life.  Know someone who talks big about what they are going to do next, but yet you never see them actually accomplishing anything?  Or sometimes we can be so afraid and worried about the future that we become paralyzed and never take any steps forward.  Either way, focusing too much on the future can take us away from the true business at hand. 

Our power lies in the present moment.  This is where we can truly create change and growth in our lives.  The mind, or ego, likes to think it’s in control.  The more we obsess about the past or the future, the more our “thoughts” tell us we are getting a handle on things – we’ve got our pride over things accomplished in the past and a sense of control over what the future is going to bring.  This is an illusion.  It is our very “being” that is the creative force behind manifesting, not our ego.

You may ask then, how do I get more into the present moment?  Start by paying attention to where your energies are.  Notice when you drift back to the past or jump ahead into the future, and gently bring yourself back to now.  Feel your body, listen to the sounds around you, experience a good, strong breath in and out.  Be happy to be alive in this moment and feel the power that that brings with it.

Meditation can be key in quieting the mind and feeling yourself as spirit.  One technique is to sit in a chair and imagine yourself connected to the earth through your body.  Visualize a tree trunk or light beam extending from your body to the earth.  Next, repeat the words, “I am.”  Your thoughts about a past conversation or what you are going to fix for dinner may intrude now and again, but just bring yourself back to “I am.”  With some practice, you will experience the joy of just being. Ó Jill Miller 2008

CHANGE WILL DO YOU GOOD
“If nothing ever changed, there'd be no butterflies.” - Author Unknown

As I move my business from my home to its new professional space, I’m more and more aware of how one seemingly small change can have such a ripple effect.  This move is not just affecting the energy of my business, but also my personal growth, the energy in my home, the energy of my son who lives with me, the energy of my clients, and even the energy of the neighborhoods (both old and new) – all for the better, as I see it.  As Sheryl Crow sings, “Change will do you good!” 

Of course, it doesn’t always feel that way.  In fact, sometimes change can feel quite dreadful.  We may experience a sense of sadness or lose, fear or confusion.  Even when we have instigated or wished for a particular change, it’s not always easy.  As French writer Anatole France said, “All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another.”

For example, maybe you decide to move to a bigger house.  You are excited about the new place, of having more space, and of being closer to work.  But, as you start to pack you are caught up in the memories of the good times you had in your old home.  It’s the place where you raised your children, the place where family and friends gathered for holidays and birthdays.  There is a letting go and grieving that is necessary in order for this new change to take place.  It’s like watching our children grow up – we are sad to see the sweet little one-year old disappear as a “big girl” replaces her.  At the same time, we are excited to see her world expand as she grows and changes.

In spiritual growth, it can be the same.  As we change our belief systems, start to heal ourselves and raise our energy consciousness, we bring about more awareness.  We may be more aware of how negative energies affect us, where our blocks and/or emotional pains may originate, or how many more lifetimes we may still have to come back for!  As they say, “Ignorance is bliss,” and sometimes it’s not easy becoming more spiritually or psychically aware.  We may at times be more comfortable with and miss our “old” self - that is until we get accustomed to the changes we have made.

But, as much as we may resist change, life without it becomes stagnant.  I find change exciting and invigorating.  As much as taking risk is scary, it’s doubly rewarding.  So, get comfortable with your changes, learn to embrace them and let go of the fear of what lies around the next bend.  You’ll be much happier as a result. Ó  Jill Miller  2007

PARTNERING WITH YOUR HIGHER SELF
There are times in our life when we think, “Why can’t I figure this situation out?” or “is there a higher purpose to all of this?”  We may feel like the universe is dealing us an unplayable hand or have a problem that seems too complex to figure out.  We may even sense that there is a part of us that knows the answer, but we just can’t seem to tap into it.

We really do have the answers to all of our quandaries, as we are divine spirit with our own infinite knowledge and spiritual wisdom.  By tapping into our “Higher Self,” we can gain understanding – whether that is regarding what to do in a certain situation or in figuring out what lessons there are for us.

The Higher Self is that part of us that sees the bigger picture – the part of us that understands what our life path/purpose is and what direction to take to stay on that path.  Unfortunately, when we are born, we often forget why we came here.  We are busy figuring out how to be in a physical body and how to relate to the world around us.  We may take on others’ beliefs or let our egos get in the way, and forget that we have the ability to heal ourselves.

The great thing is that our Higher Self is always there with us and communicates to us through many means – through our intuition, gut feelings and hunches, or through symbols and unexpected events and people coming into our lives.  Our Higher Self wants to be heard and wants to help us.  I mean, who better to guide, direct and give us advice than our own Higher Self?

Your Higher Self is not very far away, even if it feels like that at times.  When you start to ask the right questions and trust your own answers and instincts, your life can start to change.  “But how do you do that?” you might ask.  The first step is to calm, ground and quiet yourself down.  Think about what you really want to know (formulate the correct question).  Ask for the answer and be open to recognizing it.  The answer may come to you in the form of a dream, a passage in a book, a friend’s comment, a symbol (such as seeing three eagles in one day, for example), or directly hearing your own inner voice during meditation. 

We were all born to live our lives as the fullest expression of who we really are.  Partnering with our Higher Self can be the key to manifesting all that we can be.  Ó  Jill Miller  2007

CHAKRA AWARENESS
Back when I first started doing this psychic stuff, not that many people knew what a chakra was.  Nowadays, it is a fairly common word and most folks know that chakras are energy centers in the body and may know that there are seven main chakras.

Fewer people, however, fully understand the significance of the chakra system and how the condition of our chakras is directly tied into our physical, emotional and spiritual well-being, and vice versa.

Here’s how it all works:  Say you’ve been promoted at work and are given new responsibilities.  Maybe you are wondering if you are up to the challenge ahead of you.  Uncertainty and worry begins to set in, and you notice that your stomach has begun to bother you.  Your physician would probably say that the stomach upset is caused by stress, but I believe it goes even deeper than that.

What often happens when we are not feeling very self-empowered, is that our third chakra (located in the stomach area) begins to tighten up and shut down.  The third chakra contains information regarding how we create what we want in our lives and how much in control we feel over our circumstances.  When your “power” chakra is only running at half-throttle, so to speak, you may start to experience stomach upset, fatigue and maybe even a sense of helplessness.

But, by changing the energy in your chakra, your sense of insecurity and even your stomach ache may disappear.  It can be helpful to sit down and focus on the chakra, allowing it to relax and visualizing it opening back up.  This will help you get your energy back and start to feel capable of the task at hand.  Remember, by receiving a chakra cleansing, or by learning to release energy from your own chakras through meditation, you can begin a valuable self-healing process.  Ó Jill Miller 2007

BALANCING YOUR KARMA
As the year comes to an end, it’s time to think about what one wants to create for the next one. And as I think about creating anew, I also start to think about what blocks I may still be holding onto.  Our past life karma can be such a block.

In the past life readings that I do, I’m privileged to get a glimpse of how karmic ties can affect us.  I recently did a reading for a young woman (who I will call Sue).  She was having trouble with her mother, and I saw a past life they had shared that most definitely affected their relationship now.  She told me how her mother never seemed to have enough time for her and always put her own emotional needs before her daughter’s, even when Sue was a young child.

In the past life, Sue was a wealthy socialite.  She lived in a large mansion with many servants, held many dinners and events, and was always the life of the party.  Sue’s mother was her daughter in that life.  She often felt in the shadow of her mother (Sue) and often ignored.  Her complaints went unheard and she felt abandoned by her mother.

Interestingly, when Sue was older and on her deathbed, she wanted her daughter there but she never came.  She realized, a little too late, how she had treated her daughter and felt guilt and shame about it.  She realized for the first time how her daughter must have felt - yearning for some attention, love and support.

Spiritually, they made an agreement to come back together again this current lifetime, but to switch roles.  Sue was now the daughter and wanting to make amends.  She had been trying to make up for the previous life, staying close to her mom and always trying to please her.  Her mom, on the other hand, was still a bit emotionally “stuck,” had never forgiven Sue, and was intent on paying her back.  I also saw that they had lived other lives as well where they had played out these same karmic issues.

The thing about karma is - we can heal it.  We can allow ourselves to learn from our relationships with others, and to let go of guilt, shame and anger from the past lives we’ve shared.  I watched as Sue energetically started to let go of her part of it, started to change their agreement as spirit.

As the new year begins, think about looking at your relationships with new eyes as well.  Ask yourself if your “contract,” or spiritual agreement needs updating with that person.  Be in the present moment with them, letting go of past karma and creating something fresh and new.  Ó Jill Miller 2006

SPIRIT-TO-SPIRIT
As a psychic reader, I have the opportunity to communicate with spirit – whether it’s with someone’s spirit guide, a loved one who has passed over or with the person themselves that I’m reading.

We are all spirit – some of us currently have bodies and some don’t!  I was watching Wayne Dyer recently and he said something like – “we are not humans living a spiritual existence, but spirit living a life of humanity.”  I liked that.  It validates that first and foremost we are spiritual beings.  We existed as spirit before we were born, we exist as spirit now in the body, and we will still exist as spirit when we are finished with this body.  In a reading I try to focus on the true spirit of the person I’m reading – to communicate “spirit-to-spirit” with them.

The communication with those who don’t have a body is fun too.  Just like those of us with bodies, I find other spirit like to be recognized as well.  Those who have passed over want to be validated for the experiences they are having and almost always welcome the opportunity to talk with their loved one they left behind.  Spirit guides too are quick to communicate.  They tell me what purpose they hold for the person, how long they have been with them, and may have some words of advice to share.

When I communicate with spirit, I sometimes get images that I then interpret, other times it is more of an intuitive/feeling-type experience.  But more often than not, I just hear them speak. 

How do I do that?  Well, the key is grounding and quieting down and allowing yourself to be in a “listening” space.  Try it sometime!  Ó Jill Miller 2006

IT’S ALL ENERGY
We are affected by energy every moment of every day.  Scientists tell us that all physical matter is really just energy, and quantum physicists tell us how consciousness and intent determine what is created on a physical level.

We often feel the energies around us – the aura of the person sitting next to us who is in a bad mood, the awe-inspiring presence of a large oak tree in our favorite park, the spirits lingering in an old, vacant building, the joy of a small child playing with a puppy.

Many of us are very sensitive to these energies, whether it is the emotional energy of someone close to us, or even the energy on a global level.  Many of us could feel the entire nation’s shock, grief and confusion of during 9/11, for example.  I have read some people who are so open and sensitive to the energies around them, that they have a hard time coping with being out in the world. 

No matter how sensitive you are, you can protect yourself from overload, and that has to do with focusing in on your own energy.  This often entails being aware of where your energy is (your aura) and validating that you can be in charge of that.  Sometimes our intention and beliefs are what need a little “tweaking.”  For example, if our intention is to own our personal energy space, this can help us feel more in charge. 

Here’s a tip for when you feel like you are being too affected by outside energies:  Close your eyes, and imagine a rose.  Move that rose to the front edge of your aura (energy field), with the intention that this rose will protect your space from energies that are uncomfortable.  It’s all energy – you just have to own it!  Ó Jill Miller 2006

THE ART OF HEALING
The word “healing” can bring many images to mind – broken bones mending, a faith healer lifting someone from a wheelchair to walk, someone beating cancer, a counselor helping someone work through a problem, feeling better about yourself after a difficult divorce.

Healing is about making change – being able to move out of one space into another.  Taking a risk and having faith that you are going to be okay.  It’s letting go of what doesn’t work any more and moving into a place where you can start to create again.

To me, all healing is self-healing.  Those of us who practice the art of healing know that change does not take place unless the person being healed is ready to let go – ready to take that next step, ready to release whatever blocks they may be holding unto.  Sometimes having another person involved in that process (the healer) can give us a sense of safety and validation to make change.

In the energy healing work I do, I don’t “take away” blocks, but work with that person to start to release one layer at a time.  I communicate with them as spirit, that infinite, divine part of them, and they really do most of the work.  Sometimes just having someone recognize and validate where we are holding on can be enough to start getting the energies moving! 

In other words, we don’t “need” a healer to heal ourselves, for we are our own best healers.  We are the ones that know when we are ready to move on, when holding onto something is no longer healthy for us.  We have all held onto things that others have viewed as bad for us – whether it was a relationship, or a job, a difficult situation.  But, maybe, just maybe, we weren’t quite done learning the lesson we needed to learn. 

One of the greatest lessons a healer can learn is to not judge what others have created for themselves.   Ó Jill Miller 2006

CREATING YOUR REALITY
If you are like me, this is the time of year that you do a review of the previous year and think about what you accomplished.  You also start to set goals for yourself for the new year.  I don’t personally make new year’s resolutions as such, but I do get out my paper and pen and set out some new goals for myself.  It’s always a fun process – really thinking about what I want next in my life, and validating that I did indeed reach some goals that I had made for myself at the beginning of the previous year.  This process, deciding what I want and then seeing it manifested, helps me validate the fact that we do indeed create our own reality. 

The fact that we create our own reality is sometimes a hard thing to hear – that we have created the messes we may find ourselves in, or that we have created an illness, for example. When we are feeling stuck, the last thing we want is a friend telling us that we did this to ourselves.  The good news is though – if you created the blocks in your life, you can also create change and healing. 

I heard Dolly Parton interviewed once and she said that as a young girl she “expected” to be a star when she grew up.  I loved that, because it is true that we create our reality through our beliefs and our expectations.

Do you know someone who always seems to be “lucky” in life, where things just seem to fall into their laps with no effort at all?  And do you know someone who is always struggling with life, where life always seems to be dealing them an unfair hand?  Why is that?  It’s not that the lucky one was born more “blessed” than the other one.  But there probably is a big difference in how they view life…how they believe life should treat them.  The so-called lucky one believes that life is full of opportunity, ready for the taking.  And the other one believes that if something is going to go wrong, it will - with them!

What are your beliefs?  If there are things you are wanting to create in your life, but you just don’t seem to be doing it, you may want to examine your belief systems.  Some of those beliefs may have been with you for a long time.  There may be a part of you that doesn’t think you deserve it, or are not worthy of it, or that you are not capable enough to create it.  You can change that.

We all have the ability to alter our inner belief systems – to start to create change in our lives.  It sometimes takes an act of faith and courage to really look at our own blocks and believe that we can let them go – but believe it, you can!   Ó  Jill Miller  2005

COLORS OF THE AURA
Scientists tell us that all matter is made up of energy, and this isn't too hard for most of us to believe.  So it surprises me, when I tell people I'm an aura reader, that I still get the disbelievers who look at me like I'm nuts.  And then there's those who believe, but feel a little nervous about what their aura might be showing me.  Of course, more often than not, people get very excited and say, "Can you see mine right now?  What color is it?" 

And they are right, auras do come in many colors…and those colors are changing all the time.  As we experience growth, the state of our energy field reflects that - in the color, movement, and even "texture" of the energy of the aura.  For example, a person may have just changed jobs and moved to a new location.  The part of their aura that represents their sense of safety and survival (tied to the root chakra) most likely shines a bright green – green often being a color of change and transition.  I recently read someone who was working through the "empty nest" syndrome, dealing with her daughter going off to college.  She realized she had more time and energy to give to herself, and that she had become unbalanced in how much she gave to others versus how much she gave to herself.  The part of her aura that is connected to her heart chakra was a very gentle, soft blue, which she was using to bring harmony and balance to her ability to give.

If you want to get a sense of what colors your aura may be reflecting, look around you.  What colors do you feel the most affinity with?  For example, what colors do you like to wear, or paint the walls of your home?  One person may love lavender, while another may feel very uncomfortable around it (maybe it clashes with the colors of their aura!).  Ever woken up in the morning in the mood to wear red?  I say go for it…may be that your aura is vibrating that very same feisty color!   Ó  Jill Miller  2005

BEING FEMALE
Year’s ago I wrote a catchy little country song entitled, “What Is A Woman?”  I was going through a lot of transition at the time, including divorce.  I was questioning who I was and, having gotten married as a “girl” still in high school, I was trying to figure out what it now meant to be a woman.

Like my song notes, as females we play many roles. We are mothers, sisters, daughters, aunts.  We are nurses, managers, engineers, waitresses.  We nurture, organize, teach, create.

And oh, how we create!  As we are physically able to create a whole other body, our female bodies have an extra source of creative energy.  This creativity shows up in the “glow” of a pregnant woman, for example.  But we don’t have to be pregnant to tap into and use this source.  We turn on and use this energy at different creative times – maybe while cooking, designing new flower beds, reorganizing files, or making a quilt.

We are creative creatures, and we are also healers.  Most of us care for a lot of other people in our lives – our children, husbands, friends, co-workers, bosses, clients, and even our own parents (especially if you’re a baby boomer). Finding the balance between caring for ourselves and caring for others can sometimes be tricky.  How many of us feel guilty when we take an hour for ourselves?  We are trained at an early age to put others first.  This can be fine some of the time - fine until we find ourselves at the “burn-out” stage, that is. 

There are many ways we can care for, create for, and “heal” ourselves.  It’s important to take time to go for a walk, read a good book, meditate, go shopping with a girlfriend, take a nap, or do something your really enjoy doing.  So, try a little experiment – create something just for you at least once a week!  Ó  Jill Miller  2005

WHY MEDITATE?
Whether you are just starting to consider adding regular meditation to your life, or whether you’ve been meditating every day for years, it can be important to understand the significance it has for you.  There are many different forms of meditation, but what they all have in common is taking time to shut out the outside world and focusing inward on oneself.

To me, meditation serves two purposes – to get to know yourself better by being more aware of your “spiritual self,” and to let go of energies that you take on throughout your day.

Let’s talk about the first one – getting to know yourself better.  We are all spiritual beings, residing in bodies and lives that keep us busy, keep us moving, creating this and that, interacting with others.  We have all had the experience of getting so wrapped up in something (whether it’s a project, a relationship, or a job) that we forget to stay in touch with who we are and what our real truths are.  We may get caught up in someone else’s priority, temporarily forgetting our own.

When you find a quiet place, close your eyes and turn within, you can start to feel and hear yourself more clearly.  Although it sounds cliché, you can start to get in touch with your authentic self – who you really are as spirit.  This can develop into a very freeing experience, as you let go of who you think you “should” be and just let yourself “be.”  A self appreciation can start to develop and it will carry through to your everyday life.

The other purpose of meditation is to cleanse your “space.”  Throughout our day, we take on many energies, whether it’s other people’s ideas of who we should be, or their issues they want us to carry for them, or our own efforts, stresses or emotions.  The good news is that we can release and let these things go.  Through grounding and other meditation techniques, we can clear our energies and get more in touch with ourselves.     Ó  Jill Miller  2004

WHAT IS A CLAIRVOYANCE?
Clairvoyance is the ability to see that which is not visible to the physical eye.  And since everything is energy, it’s that ability to “read” energy patterns and pictures.  Clairvoyance literally translates as “clear seeing” and is associated with the sixth chakra, or Third Eye.

You are using your clairvoyance all the time, even if you are not consciously aware of it - just like you are not always 100 percent consciously aware of what sensations you are picking up with your other senses.  For example, if you close your eyes and tune into the sounds around you, suddenly you hear things you haven’t noticed before, like a lawn mower a block away, the hum of your computer, the sound of your breath.  Clairvoyance is similar to that – you are picking up sensations/ information clairvoyantly all the time but may not be consciously aware of it.  When you perceive something about another person, you may chalk it up to something else - like coincidence or body language.  But we are all clairvoyant, and we are all using it daily to read people and situations.  For example, someone may smile and give you a compliment, but you “see” that they don’t really mean it.  Someone may be looking brave in a bad situation, but you “see” that they are a little scared.

In a clairvoyant reading, the reader becomes quiet and tunes into his or her inner sight.  They then put their attention specifically on the energy of the person in front of them.  Every person has his or her own unique energy patterns - made up of their past experiences, their beliefs systems, and their intentions.  The reader sees these as images - or energy pictures, patterns, or symbols.  When I read someone’s aura, I’m simply “seeing” the images that they already have and that they are showing to me.  So start to pay attention to what you are “seeing” and validate your own inner sight! Ó  Jill Miller  2004