Inner Light Journeys

Our perceptions are monitored through our senses. A sliding scale of environmental dogma, sensitive to our inner psyche creating reactional reflexes our minds display, sometimes without a clue as we continue to focus our attention to what is at hand for the present moment.

Let me rephrase this: Are you aware of some of the responses that come through when you think or feel an emotion as you go through out your day? Do you practice mindfulness, bringing your full attention to that which is at hand for you? Do you feel any connections, if no, why?

Feeling an association to any one or a group of people is important, as well as environmental. I hear quite often, “I feel so alone,” “No one really understands me,” or “There is no one there for me.” When we as a society, we lose our connectedness, it is a valuable loss. If you have had these feelings for quite sometime, please find a local support group. It is worth the effort. Many caring, loving individuals will help you immensely, and most are free.

Many metaphysical authors may also have a solution to how you feel. Many work with angels, have a clue to cosmic connections, and the spiritual/enlighten internet radio will help you understand those feelings also.

If you are a woman, and have had a child, for 9 months you developed a special bond between you and your baby. You may have sung to your baby inside of you. You demonstrated loving thoughts; you prepared a room for him or her. You imagined all the beautiful things you were going to do as this child grew up. You walked, ate, slept as this little entity grew. People smiled at you, said kind words to you, and you may have felt exceptional and very proud. You were receptive to much love and fear as you went into the delivery room and complete joy and delighted as this little bundle was placed in your arms. You felt a special connection which no one else could experience; the connection of love.

People who fought in wars, and went through basic training, the barracks, trials, exasperations, the thrill of accomplishments all transcend into feeling connected as the tragedy of war continued.

In the battlefield, those who have never gone to war have not a clue as to what you are faced with. The fear you undergo, seeing a friend sacrifice his life for you, accidental disasters, maybe a few years with the same tour of duty. You may experience this as home base, feel a connection to your comrades like no one else knows, or could ever know. It is a special bond, as love unites everyone together as a family in a sense.
We have seen as a nation, and worldwide, many natural disasters, such as 911, Katrina, or the Tsunami in the early 2000’s, fires that destroy our forests for miles, and now the tragic earthquakes in Japan, though there were many in the past, as a nation, we will remember these the most. It is only because we lived through them, experienced and felt the heartbreak of those involved.
Through 911 the nation was shocked as we faced a major disaster. All people came together as one to give aid. Food, water, medical supplies and the help of strangers were given freely. There was a sense of urgency. An over load of stress, weeks of rubble, of finding family members, colleagues, and some of the people giving support lost their lives as they sacrificed themselves to help others. This disaster formed a national feeling of empathy, we all wept as newscasters told of the loss, and cried with joy for victory of when a victim of the tragedy were found and even more incredible, he or she were still alive. We as a nation felt the wave of compassion. Bonds formed with total strangers, creating a united emotion of connection to a particular incident that the whole nation shared. This incident shall always be remembered.
Many people gave up their vacations to go down to New Orleans, to help because of the major disasters of Hurricane Katrina. As everyone allied, some had to relocate, a major loss of everything one owned, again our nation formed a bond of unity. There was a special feeling of connection that no one else could feel, unless he or she went through it, the victims and those who gave. It is the same for the Tsunami, and for Japan. For Japan, it is still on going.
As well as for all disasters, the ones who could not help hands on, united in prayer and giving what they could for necessities, water and money for relief.

There are many support groups united all over the internet sending light and love. Performing this as a whole, at an appointed time, with hundreds and thousands of people, creates benefits, such as peace, and calmness, strength, hope and healing for those going through the devastation.

People gave of themselves to help; they felt the other’s pain, their loss and heartbreaks. They became united and felt the connections to the people they were helping. Most of the time, we do not know within our own being we have the innate ability to persevere through any type of adversity, whether personal or as a nation, until it happens, and it changes our lives forever.

Attending a wedding can be such a joyous occasion. Through the ceremony, you may cry undetected, brushing a little tear as both adults say their vows. It can be a moving experience, bringing back memories of childhood, if it is your son or daughter, childhood friend, or relative getting married. You realize relationships will change, you may feel a loss of personal connection, yet new associations and relations are formed, because of new people entering in.

During the whole day of the wedding ceremony and celebration, people you have not seen for a long time re-enter your world. It is an occasion for celebration and joy. You are all connected in this feeling and anything goes…you dance…send good wishes, maybe have a little too much too drink, and wonder how come it has been so long since you reconnected with the people you know and love. Throughout your life, you have always felt a fondness to certain people. It may be close relatives, family friends, or those you have acquired through out your life. These bonds are hard to break, unless something tragic happens to the relationship.

The connection you have is one of love. Love is the greatest connection because we feel its energy, its vibration all the time.

For example, a boy and his dog have a special bond. He sleeps with him. The dog is chief protector and friend. They are always together. The love between both is not unique. We can understand this kind of love, because we have either experienced it, or have seen movies and read about this kind of love. We can feel the connection.

Reading an exceptional book or a series pertaining to the character advances us to another world. We connect totally to the story. We feel the pain, horror, have the adventure, feel the thrills, sadness, and sometimes want to cry out because of the injustice or in joy because the hero had made it.
You feel a connection that is only unique to you, because within your psyche, you have understood the character and the analogy of the story, and you felt the emotion the author was trying to portray. You may feel a loss as the book or series end, even if it was a wonderful story, because you have become a part of the heart and soul of the book, and would like it to continue forever.

Taking little walks by yourself around the neighborhood, in a park or nature trail, just to sit by a brook or the ocean helps you reconnect with nature. Sometimes, it is just a walk and you feel good because you finally made it outdoors. As you reconcile yourself with the energy of all that is around you, you may become exhilarated, feeling the magnitude, especially if it is a special place that you feel connected to.

Places in Peru, Arizona, and Mexico, many areas in the Americas and all over the world have a special energy that is prevalent when visiting a site, such as Machu Pichu. There is an energy you can feel that is so electrifying and environmental, that it may shift your consciousness, and perception while you are there experiencing it. You feel connected, the energy of love, and so alive that you would love to stay there forever because the experience is none that you have ever felt before. You may be with a group and form bonds while you have taken a cruise, and hike together. You may encounter many dangers together if on a wild life expedition through a remote part of a jungle, or a very dangerous cliff pathway as you get to your destination.

Everything mentioned throughout the article shows at least some type of connection. As we throughout the whole world are ascending toward 2012, how will you connect to the changes that will be taking place? How will you feel the shifts that will take place in consciousness as we progress more toward an enlightened age? How can you prepare your self to feel connected as we evolve?

Evolving can happen on many levels. As you change your perception about an idea, your consciousness shifts a little to let that new idea grow and bloom with in you. You evolve slightly.

Having pure loving thoughts as you live your evolution out in your immediate life will bring benefits to you and those around you. Living kindness, love, compassion, and in joy and happiness changes you, and as you change, so do those around you.
As those around you change in a more positive way, others will coincide. Let me give you an example; you may be a very kind person, but unless you are showing kindness to everyone, think kind and loving thoughts in everyday actions, people will not feel the connection.

If you are working at a coffee shop, and as you hand the pastry or coffee to your customer, do you smile and say something kind to him or her? Do you help them to have a pleasant experience? Are they smiling, laughing, and feeling good as they leave? If they are, then you have been a light to them and they in turn will do the same to others they meet.

Some times when you are hugging someone, or shaking their hand you can simply say to yourself, “ I bless you with peace,” or “I bless you with love” or “with joy and happiness.” As you perform this action subconsciously, you are making a connection as you send out this energy. Moreover, as you send out this light, others will feel it and maybe they in turn will say something kind to others.

When you meditate and send loving light energy to the world and especially in places that you specify, and when others do the same, it helps the earth and its evolution, allowing people to become more aware and demonstrate love and kindness to others.

Also in meditation, asking for Mother Earth to fill you with love, and the Universal Father or Creator to fill you with light, and then you send this light, love and healing as a lighthouse, for example throughout your neighborhood, and then throughout the world, you are connecting to the earth and the universal cosmos. This helps you evolve and helps your consciousness collect information as you intuitively consult your Higher Self.

May you be blessed with light, love and kindness, and as you shower this blessing to others, you will be fully blessed and will feel the connection as it comes back to you.

Copyright © 2011 Denise Gadreau. All rights reserved.

CREDENDO VIDES:  “BY BELIEVING, ONE SEES”

I heard this phrase recently in a movie…by believing, one sees. It is a phrase intending one to think. We mostly assume and say the phrase: “Seeing is believing.” Which is the exact opposite to the sensory version. Perception plays a major part to the belief of the visual before the action.
We should live in an altruistic world, yet we don’t. We experience visual, as well as all of the sensory images we create, assembling the exterior of our lives. And how we address this is by the unconscious intent we weave, which may not be in the truest sense, because our original visual\emotional impressions may have been lost or unknown. So we create and believe scenarios or illusions based on how we believe we think. It highlights our existence.

Yet there is another side to each individual. We perceive thoughts through our intuition, we consciously sense danger, we feel emotions forming impressions as we learn to believe or not to believe. We make choices, whether they are good for us or not, we have this freedom to debate or reason within our subconsciousness, reactions from our own personal environment.

We live in the choices we make, and some stay in them for long periods of time, not realizing they can be changed. We may feel abandon, or with out hope. We may feel that we just exist, and that there isn’t anything more. We go on and on and on, hoping for one break. Yet, a slight shift of consciousness can adjust a train of thought that helps us break through, and may enlighten us for just enough time to make a major discovery; this is not all there is to this life, there is more, a great deal more…

…..by believing, one sees.

There are many places tranquil and relaxing people love to go to. Each person will have something different to tell about it. If one were to describe an environment, every person listening will have different mental pictures flowing through their minds according to their impression of something similar. It’s all relative.

Your mind’s eye is interpreting and visualizing all of the sensations as your psyche evaluates the story. The knowledge is relational, according to your opinions.

The earth is such a beautiful environment, diverse, unfamiliar to some, yet inviting as well as it should be. As one consciousness, we are illuminated and beautiful. We are all connected in a light energy sense. If you think of your own bodies as one entity, a universe among itself, cells communicating with each other, the neural systems collaborating with the electrical part of the brain, the organs, the functions of each part, then you may start to understand the relation we have to the Universe and how we are connected.

Some areas are exceptionally unique, while others remote or unapproachable. We can still appreciate the radiant landscapes through our travels. You can feel exhilarated or distressed. You can feel the energy of certain places, breath in the freshness and feel there is no other place you rather be

Sometimes taking a journey within, helps one see the with their inner eye.
If you had a choice, what is the one thing you would like to create in your life? Happiness, a better quality of life, or job, to be financially free?

We do make choices. It’s habitual. We make simple and yet complex choices. They change all the time, we may think we don’t have preferences when it comes to our lives or destiny, but we really do.

I’m here to tell you there is a choice, and you can have what you want and even more than you had ever dreamed of. It is all up to you, how you feel and what you believe in is a major key.

Let’s think about belief. What is the belief system you have, or have developed up to where you are now in life? How do you feel about what you believe in? Are you a follower, an independent thinker? Do you believe what you are told? Do you trust what your parents believed in? Why? Why do you? Think about it. The beliefs that were handed down to you, do they serve you? Can they make a difference in your life? Do you have a passion for them? Do you decide your own fate, or do you follow the crowd, or for the reason that you like to be accepted by the whole, are those beliefs really that important?

You do have the freedom to choose otherwise, whether you believe it or not. You always did. Everything that happens in your life is the result of how you think, and perceive at the first age of understanding and so on. We live in our own dramas.

We have the advantage, during this lifetime to really, passionately have heart felt ideas of what we want to believe in. As an individual, what in fact are your true feelings on a number of issues? Are they original? Have these thoughts or ideas been influenced by your surroundings.

I have found during my twenties, my ideas and ideals, were a lot different than they are now. I was young; I had just come out of my childhood to begin anew so to speak. However, in my thirties, I branched out a little, and in my forties, I started to turn around and question some of my viewpoints and what I thought I believed in.

Now I am in my early fifties, and started thinking more with my heart instead of my mind. My twenties seem like another lifetime. It almost seems like a story that happened a long time ago.

You may ask, why? I think it may be that I have changed how I felt about the things I use to consider were so important, but now realize it was just an illusion I created, and felt safe with.

By believing, one sees. Let’s step out of the box for a moment. Let’s pretend that just for one day, we believe exactly how we want to, without any influence from anyone else, thing, program, facility, books or other people. It is just you. Of course there is a whole world of other people, but for you, no one can influence you for this moment in time.

What are some of the choices you would make? How would your life differ from the way it is now? Would you speak differently to others? Would you be a kinder, more generous person? Would you stop doing some activities, because, maybe you really don’t like to do them, but it is expected of you? And, why are you not doing this now?

I am going to go more in depth later in the book on some of these issues.

We live in a world of fashion, high tech and really beautiful things. It is just progress. I love progress. I love my coffee maker, hot water and refrigerators. I love my mobile phone and laptop computer. I really like having a digital camera. In my life, I have what I need and am very grateful for it.

Do you live a higher quality of life, and feel positive about who you are. Are you happy with the way your life has turned out? Can you feel the energy of Divine Love? And how do you feel about having money, a good car, being able to buy what you want, going shopping and spending money on what you actually wish for instead of buying something of lesser quality?

If you don’t have this type of lifestyle, why don’t you? What is keeping you back? I have read many authors and they all seem to gravitate toward the same thing. The secret is no secret at all. You been attracting what you believe in, whether you are conscious of it or not. If you would like a higher quality of life and want to tap into a better thought system, learn to change your beliefs.

A definition of a belief is: having faith, conviction, a principal, and an idea, trust, certainty, and credence.

How do you classify yourself with this list? Do you categorize yourself with your parents’ beliefs, their ideals, faith, or principals? Were you told there wasn’t enough food or money? Were you told over and over again that you didn’t deserve to have more? Were you told what faith you had to believe in? Do you actually believe in it now? Were you told you were not good enough? Did you hear: often: “I love you so very much?” Or “We are so very glad you are a part of our lives?

Forgiveness is a word everyone is familiar with. We were told to forgive those that have hurt us or who are our enemies. Have you forgiven someone, and then taken it back by thinking later how much he or she hurt you? Or have talked about that hurt later on when you confided in another?

Forgiveness is a word some may have a hard time with. When you can truly forgive, bless those that have hurt you, envelop and fill them with love and then let it go, you will begin to see a change in your vibration, and you will feel happier.
Some have been very fortunate to have a well-balanced childhood, but this is not the majority. Many have struggled, many have cried and felt desperately without any hope.

I am here to tell you to stop believing in the lie. There is hope, there is love, there is a higher quality of life and there is a better belief system. You deserve to have what ever you desire, and do you know why? Simply because you exist, there is no other reason. If someone told you were weren’t good enough, it is a lie! You are good enough. If someone told you that you were a mistake, it is a lie! You were meant to be here. You were never meant to struggle. Misinformation, and ignorance are just a few of the perceptions that were of the same opinion years ago. People believed others instead of checking within and using their intuition. Fear is a big misnomer. Many were mislead because of power and greed. Many didn’t realize there was another way to thinking. And now, many can rise up and start to believe in themselves! That is the first step. Believe in yourself. The second step is learning to love yourself.

You raise your vibrational energy when you permit yourself to feel love, Learn to balance both male and female energies within yourself, the earth and the whole universe

By believing, one experiences, and then begins to see…and feel.

Thus begins your journey, it’s all up to you.

Copyright © 2011 Denise Gadreau. All rights reserved.

I moved to an area of Northeast Connecticut, during a winter season. In a very quaint small town, with a little post office, a Victorian general store, prominent deciduous forests, long back roads, and peace and quiet.

It is such a nice experience, very restful, serene and lots of good energy. Depending where you are located, the energy or vibrations of the surrounding areas may feel differently than 20 hours away.

When I lived in the western part of North Carolina for about a year, the energy appeared remote, inaccessible, and even so at times, durable and resilient. The energy consisted of the population, ancestors, thoughts, verbal actions and mindset and more. This little part of North Carolina was very open for tourism, but they didn’t really like to hire people from outside their little area. Yet I found them to be very kind, and pleasant to talk to.

Wherever you go, you can sense the energy. In some places you feel uncomfortable, and ill at ease. You can feel the tension, the hostility. It may not be from the people you happen to meet, but a lingering energy from times past No matter where you go or whatever you touch, you can sense the residual energy, the impressions through your intuition.

Sensing unexplainable joy or love can be counted in the same way. The earth and its space remember the energy. Trees, soil, rocks, water; everything generates awareness wherever you are. As we drive past towns or places, we form opinions of them from experiences and the people we may know.

If we go to have a cup of coffee or visit a store, our energy lingers with the residing energy of the area. If it is a positive experience, those around you can pick it up. And for some unexplainable reason, they may feel happier or have a creative idea, because of you and those like you.

However, if it is a rather bad experience, like your coffee spilled because the attendant didn’t quite seal the cover, or it’s taking too long to get served, because there is a long line, or the person in front of you was offensive and rude, what emotion, or energy will you leave behind? And, what will you pick up and bring with you? You see, we all contribute to the surrounding energy, will it be positive, or not?

Cultures that predate the era we live in today leave an imprint of their ancestral energy, which we may feel as we pass through or choose to reside. Our senses pick up on impressions of earth’s history, woven into the environment. It is all imprinted within us, within our DNA. Research is on going and has proven to be quite accurate as more is revealed about our changing DNA through various books, articles and experimentation.

As we evolve, our senses become more finely tuned. We are becoming more aware of the energy we feel. We are allowing ourselves to feel more emotion, and depth. Our intuition helps us become more conscious in perceiving the essentials for psychic awareness, letting the past go, moving on, expressing ourselves with power and confidence, sensing the inner light, as we live a more positive and fulfilling life. Yet not everyone is adapting, it is as we become attentive, and open to the feelings and emotions everyday and how our thoughts are focused, that we begin to see transformations within ourselves.

It is possible. We tend to forget that we are not alone. There is an inner light, our Higher Self that is tuned into a frequency that we are not aware of. Many people think the only way to reconnect to your inner light, or your Higher Self is through long periods of meditation, but that may not be necessarily so. What is it that you are focusing your attention on? Awareness is a key, so is letting go. Breathing helps you stay focused. Pretending helps you stay focused also. Let’s say you are daydreaming during a boring meeting, or lecture. As you become aware of the meeting after a period of inattention, how long did you focus your concentration to the daydream? Five, ten minutes? Meditation can be the same way. Bring yourself through a guided visualization for five or ten minutes if you have a hard time staying focused, or meditating. Feel the emotion as you do this. It’s like a daydream, because you see yourself in it. Let me give you an example.

Everyone I think wants to have a little peace and quiet sometimes, they want to have a little time off, maybe to walk along the ocean, or working in a beautiful flower garden, or to take a leisurely walk on a wooded trail, vacation in an exotic place, what ever it is, they want it to relieve a little tension and stress. So make it up. Visualize yourself peaceful, calm and doing that what it is that helps you to become serene and peaceful. Feel the emotion and relief. Smell the aroma in the flowers, feel the ocean breeze, hear the sounds all around, touching the bark of the trees on the wooded trail, putting yourself at the end result; bliss, complete happiness.

Here is another helpful hint: start taking mind pictures; this will help your psyche to remember. If you see something that is attractive to you, take a mental picture. (example, if you see a lake with the bluest water surrounded with the whitest sand, you see and smell roses, or you see a very pretty bird, or a great sports car, etc…). As you do this, hear the click of the your mind camera. Say to yourself: “This is a picture of peace and serenity.” Image yourself taking the photo and pasting it in a photo book. Pretend to write the words “peace and serenity” under the photo. Just put a few mind pictures in the album don’t make it too large where it will stress you out by thinking of what pictures you wish to look at with your mind’s eye. 1 to 3 mind pictures will do. Then later, you can also take a real picture of the place, if you have the opportunity to go back and make a viable photo album of your mind pictures. It helps you connect to your subconscious, as the brain processes the daydream feeling the reality…peace and serenity.

If you have a day without any stress, congratulations, you are one for the books, but if you do and really need a little relief, then remember your visual photo album. It is a quick fix for when you don’t have the time to do a guided meditation, especially if you are really busy.. Why not lend your thoughts instead of worry or grief to the photos you visually take. By doing this, it will help you gain some positive reflection as you view them internally.

Each moment, as it goes by is new in your life. New, and has never happened, experiencing now, over and over again. How many take the opportunity to realize this that every moment is a new opening to sense the inner light and energy within our eternal selves.

Copyright © 2011 Denise Gadreau. All rights reserved.

When you go on an inward journey quest, atmosphere is very important. Set your quiet area to the peaceful atmosphere of your choosing. What I like may not resonate with your spirit vibrations within. The tone you set will indeed be your own and you can relate to the process of exchanged energy you are creating.

Here are some tips:

Chimes or bells set off a delicate tone and invites serenity and light. Music is important. Some like soft music, others, enjoy it more upbeat.

I must address this, most who teach about meditation, will insist on only on a particular type of soft contemplative music or tones. They are leaving out a majority of individuals who cannot handle this type of sound. Be more objective. In time, these individuals will develop a tone or sound that will help them go within faster than trying to do it your way. Do not try to bring them into “your” experience. Let them come into their own experiences, through the process of their own meditative journey.

Place plants or fresh flowers in the room. Believe it or not, plants will take in the toxins that are around the room, they create fresh air and you will breath easier if in a closed space. Of course, outside in a natural setting is an added plus!

Place crystals near the meditative area. Rose quartz is very loving and creates rest. Clear quartz is protective and opens the mind’s eye. it also help you see clearly the intentions you seek. Read up on the qualities of crystals and semi-precious stones. You will find the right one for the energy you need.

Make sure you are comfortable, and in a receptive frame of mind. If you bring fear, or have a closed mind about the meditation or the results, then your session will not be productive and you will be wasting your time.

Know your time limit, and go according to the time allowed. If you know you have to be someplace in 15 minutes, and you are aware that the session will take about 20, don’t do it. If you can shorten the meditation to 10 minutes, sometimes this is good, because you may need a quick start of the emotion or healing at that moment. You have the power to create any emotion, a healing within yourself.

If you have a long history of an emotion, such as anger, then 10 minutes won’t help you long term, but sometimes just reaching for the thought that feels good or changing an attitude with affirmations and positive thought, is a quick fix for the moment, but later on, you will need to go through a healing process to help you feel better all the time and heal the anger inside.

The use of crystals and the help of the Spirit of the crystal is powerful. everything has energy. Everything has the vibration of light and love. Remembering the qualities of the crystals will help you feel the surge of energy you want or need for the moment. Amethyst will promote happiness and well being. Kyanite is a good transmuting stone. Rose quartz gives feelings of immense love.

Always remember you can make your inward journey simple or complicated. Go with simple when you first try it. Then as you become aware of your own intuition and are comfortable of who you really are, try the more advanced methods.

You my friend, whether you choose to believe it are a beautiful being of light. You are pure love and have a sensational sound of musical energy around you. You are deeply love and have many guides and angels who love you and want to help. You are never alone. Call on them when you need them. they always, without exception, will respond.

Welcome to the inward journey….it is now begun!

Copyright © 2008 Denise Gadreau. All rights reserved.

Aventurine is a particular quartz of micro-crystalline containing the tiniest particles of mica. The luminous sparkle within the crystal will appear in the darkest to the palest green color. Sometimes when the green crystal is very light, placing it in direct light will bring the sheen out.

Aventurine is mostly associated with the color green, but it has been known to surface in blues, known as blue quartz. The energy field of the blue quartz will protect against radiation, and helps to alleviate migraines.

Green aventurine helps clear away negative emotional patterns, supporting the heart chakra. When frustration turns to anger, aventurine can help alleviate this feeling, especially if the anger is coming from the lower abdominal area. On a lighter note, it encourages the expression of gratitude, hope and positive approaches to life.

When you carry aventurine, more harmony will come into your current life, and as you meditate with this crystal, you will grow in the understating of where you are and where you would like to be in life.

Whenever you come in contact with businesses or people in general, the most positive effect you want from this encounter is an agreement of interests and feelings. This crystal will promote peaceful relations.

When choosing a crystal that you would like to work with, it is very important to be in the best frame of mind possible and to be open to other specimens in the shop. First, if you bring in negativity, such as anger or fear, the energy will transfer into the crystals you touch. That is why it is so important to clear the residing energy before you use them, or place them in your home. Go in anticipation of finding the right one for you. Before you arrive, visualize yourself finding the perfect crystal. You will feel it through your intuition.

As you are browsing, there may be other crystals that will feel right to you. They are in perfect harmony with the crystals you chose. I carry in my pocket, or purse, four crystals. They are usually the same ones I carry every day. When I put them together, it seems right. The crystals are balanced creating harmony . Sometimes I will take another one to help with issues I want to resolve, or because of the quality of the stone will help my mood, or presentation of feelings, I wish to manifest through out my day.

Looking for crystals to work with should be fun, so enjoy the adventure of finding one that you are happy with.

Let’s do a simple meditation to promote harmonious living, within yourself and the environment surrounding you. What type of neighborhood do you live in? It is very noisy? What are your neighbors like? Do you have an outdoor area you frequent? Do you have a porch? By placing some aventurine crystals in various area of your yard and home, you can create a beautiful harmonic environment. Plant some sage and lavender in your garden. The sage will clear away any negativity and the lavender is a protection herb. They are in harmony with each other and you will feel the effect. Sweet smelling flowers such as gardenia, or jasmine works well with Japanese maples. Taking in the fragrance of the flowers, and the symmetry of the maples effect the senses, creating harmony.

So how does aventurine work? As your mind and body de-stress into calm, your heart chakra opens with gentleness and is supportive of creating harmony and well being.

Let’s start by concentrating and opening up your heart chalka. You should find a comfortable place to lie down. Place your aventurine over your heart. Invite Archangel Jophiel to come and assist you. This Archangel helps with harmony and beauty in your life. Ask Archangel Jophiel to open the heart chakra and commingle her pink ray of light with the green light of the chakra. This is your center and you should be able to see green with the sparkling of pink colors. It is swirling in a flat circle. Eventually, it will cover your whole body and the extend out. It is commingling now with your aura that surrounds your body. This light is an energy and is clearing away any disagreements you had lately that have been bothering you, any anger you felt in your lower abdominal area. It is clearing away frustrations and the stress of every day life.

See this being cleared the swirling motion of color is getting faster and stronger. It is like a wild wind. You feel peaceful. It is as if you see yourself as someone else. As you watch this phenomena, you start to feel a sensation all over your body. It feels so good. You see the colors change into pure white light with golden sparkling colors. The light stops swirling and you just see yourself as a radiant light.

As peace and harmony start to indwell your heart chakra, you see every encounter you had, the disagreements, the anger, and fear, the frustrations of every day life start to transform into love, peace of mind and relations, happiness, solutions to problems, all coming into perfect alignment with the harmony of your life. All is right and well in your life at this very moment.

Archangel Jophiel invites your Spirit Guides to come to you and they are smiling at you. Their love for you has no boundries, no conditions, they just radiates pure love. One of the Guides touches your aventurine crystal, and there inside is coded a special message only for you to know. Ask the Guide now what it is and this Guide gladly reveals it to you. Another Guide is now taking your hands and promises that they are always with you. When you touch your aventurine, it will help to remind you that tranquility is just a touch away. You will remember the special message, and how peace and harmony are already yours. Another Guide reminds you to use the stone to bring this transfer of emotions and your environment to pass and they will help you. They remind you of your angels all around you and the power you have to make the necessary changes in your life at any given moment. Just change your thoughts.

You are encouraged now to rest. They are all now out of sight, but you feel their loving presence. When you are ready, touch your aventurine and sit up with the crystal.

Remember to write the special word your Spirit Guide gave you and you will immediately feel the effects of the that special word as you touch this crystal. The Spirit of the Crystal is happy to be of service to you to continue the work of what Archangel Jophiel and your Spirit Guides have started.

Allow this to happen and you will feel more harmony in your life.

Copyright © 2008 Denise Gadreau. All rights reserved.

Kyanite, such a different crystal stone to encounter. It’s aluminum silicate mineral composition reflects the visible striations forming flat parallel blades. Truly a metamorphic vein of quartz. The color varies from pale to dark blue and even white. All of the color variations exhibit a flat pearly sheen on it’s surface. It is similar to mica, resembling sheets of thin paper, almost like a book.

Use this crystal to be a conductor of energy, working as a channel to transmute negativity out of a body system, allowing positive energy in. Whether is is an illness, a thought, nervous stress, you may want to use kyanite.

Progressions in meditation are a bonus as kyanite leads you to new paths of awareness into deeper levels. This crystal assists you in “letting go.” Sometimes this is hard to do, but letting go releases old patterns that no longer serve you.

What are some of the habits and ideas that no longer serve you? Have you tried to change, and been successful? Too often we have the revelation that something is not working in our life, and really cannot change it. We go along and think, “Well, this is not my fault, I was born into this family and these are the beliefs that were taught to me.” Beliefs can be ingrained into the very core of our being as we grow and develop language. It is not so as we come into this lifetime. We are born into this life, knowing full well of who we really are, and as we develop and learn the sounds of language, a parent’s belief system is in bedded into our psyche and we grow into the adults we now are. Beliefs that may not resonate with who you really are.

Want to transmute those beliefs? Want to finally develop the belief system that will bring you to the place where you are comfortable deep down inside? You can, with the help of the kyanite crystal. By placing this crystal over your third eye, you can develop more awareness of your psyche, and begin to heal your belief system.

As always, when beginning a meditation, remember to concentrate on your breathing. This is a very important step to become relaxed. Taking deep breaths in, then slowly, let it out, continuing until you feel comfortable with the rhythmic flow of each breath.

Lie in a quiet, comfy area. Take your kyanite crystal and place it over your third eye, the middle of your forehead. When you are sure it will not fall, rest your arms and hands by the side our your body. Invite the green healing light of Archangel Raphael and the healing white light of the third eye to fuse together. Ask Archangel Michael to come also. He will surround his blue energy all around your body, protecting you as you go through the transmuting process.

Visualize the kyanite as a conductor of energy, working as a channel to transmute negativity out of your body system, to allow positive energy in. Ask Archangel Michael to help. Lie quietly and in your mind’s eye, actually see the negative energy as a black vapor leaving your body. Now, ask Archangel Raphael, to help transmute that energy, with the help of the kyanite crystal light, and his powerful green light. This process removes any blockage that kept old belief patterns within your psyche. You will open the door to your subconscious allowing new positive thought processes. As you establish a new belief system, you will become more spiritually aware and develop into the being of light you were meant to be.

Imagine that you are surrounded in a forest of the most vibrant colored leaves. The leaves are falling all around you and are like little sparkling jewels. They fall slowly, gently to the ground, then disappear. This is a little disquieting, because you want them to stay and make beautiful colors along the path of the forest.

There is a spattering of warm sun. It feels good to you. The air has a freshness about it as the leaves give off a scent of autumn. Walk along this path, enjoying the jewel like leaves until you come to a clearing. Do you see it? It is just beyond the row of small bushes.

Upon the clearing, is a valley with one tree in the middle. Go to the tree. Sit down under the tree, lying against its trunk. Let your self rest, and relax. You are so relaxed, you start to fall asleep. As you sleep, your astral body comes away from your physical body.

Sensing a presence, you turn and see the most beautiful Tree Spirit. She is the colors of the falling jewel like leaves. You are a little shy, but she fills you with such love and confidence, that you ask her about the disappearing leaves. She replies that the disappearing jewel like leaves are a part of your belief systems that have been transmuted through her into new positive thought forms. When you want to change a negative thought form, think of the leaves and how beautiful they were. That is a thought being changed. Remember how you feel, how you are loved, how important you are.

As the leaves disappear, they are forming memories of thoughts that are within you, coming out from your subconscious, revealing to you knowledge of the truth you knew before you were born into this world, but were pushed back as you grew into an adult. She is telling you it is very important to go within yourself to search your own truth. Go within, as you meditate, to find the answers.

She urges you to go back into your body and continue to rest. You listen to this beautiful Tree Spirit. Healing light is still within you from the Archangels and unblocking old patterns as you rest. Energy is in sync and in constant flow.

Soon it is time to wake up. The Tree Spirit reminds you to use the kyanite when ever you feel any a negative thought pattern entering your mind. It is easily transmutable. Transmute means to change . She gives you some suggestions of how to use the crystal as you think or verbally say: “I am changing this belief into a new pattern of belief for me, I am becoming freer and happier as I change some of these misconceptions of other peoples thoughts. These are not my own thoughts. From now on I choose to believe: ___________”

You are now ready to back to the path and the grouping of trees where you first came through. Remember to thank the Archangels and the Tree Spirit before you come back from the forest of jewel like leaves.

This is a meditation that will take some time. Of course it is easy to just change a mode of thought buy just consciously changing an unwanted thought form into a positive one. But to change a belief that may not really be a belief you totally resonate with, may require a little help. Kyanite has the energy you may need.

All crystals have different energies, that sometimes we may not be in tune to. But as we are willing to learn and open to new possibilities of thought, and as we use the crystals more often, you will notice positive differences in your life. You will become happier and have the courage to live the life you intended before you came back into this world.

You are on a new adventure!

Copyright © 2008 Denise Gadreau. All rights reserved.

Sunstone is a rare and unique crystal. It has been used by the ancients and has very interesting qualities. The crystal is goldish orange in color with specks of white or clear hematite which is really iron oxide. Sunstone is a classified mineral of the feldspar family. Moonstone is closely related. They both shimmer with iridescence, and many like to use sunstone to alleviate anxiety and depression.

Its light qualities have a positive effect on the mind and will increase personal faith to those who are seeking spiritual awakening. True to its name, this crystal will connect you to solar energy and fill you gradually with light, gnosis, for those seeking enlightenment. It is a good light stone for those who have trouble with winter blues.

This crystal will help you find the beauty within all life. You will see the light of a person’s soul, instead of what they portray to you in public. Many times we view what is happening to an individual at any particular moment. Maybe they were upset by a partner or heard some bad news. When we encounter them, what energy they are sending out is not the real self, and it is not necessarily intended for you. Look beyond the feelings with the light projections of the crystal and you will feel differently about the encounter.

For a long time, every metaphysical store I happen to frequent, had little tiny specimens of this stone. It wasn’t until I went to Cassadaga in Florida, that I actually found a good size crystal. The sunstone was a little expensive, but I can tell you, well worth it!

We will do a meditation to fill you with the light of spiritual awakening. As a very dear friend has said: “Go Within…all the answers are within..search inside of your self and trust your intuition.”

This meditation will open the doors to the enlightenment you are seeking. The true light vibration of the joy residing in the soul of each individual is connected to the Divine Source which is pure love, joy and light energy. Many have searched for enlightenment, thinking that it is something outside of your self to obtain. They go through many rituals and tasks and think someday they will be enlightened. However, that is not necessarily so. There is a search, but it is within you. The immense joy you feel, when it’s spilling over, is what true enlightenment is. It is that energy vibration of letting in the joy. The thoughts that feel good, one after another, will bring the happiness of true joy.

If you have trouble of maintaining thoughts that feel good to you, don’t worry. It starts with one thought, then another, and so on. It is very hard to keep in these thoughts, they sometime runaway with other thought that are coming in as you perceive experiences through out the day. Just be conscious of them and change them back to a thought that makes you feel good. The more you practice, the more and faster joy will come in and stay.

I must add that “Gratitude” is even better. When you can think of things you are grateful for…joy and happiness will begin to happen. Life will get better. Dwelling on a thought that is not helping you, will keep you in the negative mode, until you change it.

Here is a statement I hear often: “I want to be financially free, but I have all of these bills coming in!” What you want and what you are saying don’t resonate. You want to be financially free, yet you state that more bills are coming in. What you will attract are more bills. when you make positive statements, don’t follow them with a negative one. You can say: “I can be financially free.” “I pay my bills with ease and I always have extra money left over.” “Money comes easily and frequently.” Then be grateful that you have a job, and that your bills are getting paid, work out payment plans if you need to. Visualize yourself financially free, living the life style that is comfortable to you, I must stress….feel it. Feeling the emotion is important. The relief of being financially free. State what you want, put yourself in the picture, and feel the emotions of what it would be like to be financially free.

Definite changes will come as you continue to be grateful and feeling good thoughts.

Let’s begin the meditation. Take your sunstone and hold it in the hand you use most. Find a comfortable place where you will not be interrupted. Breath slow deep breaths in through your nose, then slowly release it with your mouth slightly opened. In and out, in and out. Continue this until your breathing becomes rhythmic. Visualize from your solar plexus, the center of your physical energy, gently opening as a powerful yellow light. As this center light starts to flow into each vein, organ, and muscle of your body, you will feel a sensation of inner peace within the cells of your body as they align with the yellow light. This is a power light and it has reached every inch of your body. You are now filled with the strength of this yellow light.

Imagine that you are going into a beautiful mist of orange white light. It glitters with specks of white. Enter this cloud, invite the flow of your body’s yellow light to converge with this beautiful light of the mist. Music, you hear beautiful music that is familiar to you. Walk toward the music. Become engulfed in the sound energy. Listening, interpreting the sounds , colors begin to rise as portal doors. Go through the vibrant yellow portal. You have come out of the mist and you are on a platform of an ancient building. The pillars are covered in ivy and soft music fills the air. A little birds flies by. It comes back and becons you to follow it.

Take off your shoes and step down the platform. The grass springs from your feet, it is so soft and luxurious. The bird takes you through an entrance that is heavy with the scent of jasmine. You see a beautiful stream, glistening with the sunlight. You see many seats that are carved of golden orange stone. It is the stone of the ancients, the sunstone. The bird transforms into a beautiful Being of Light. It is a light energy you knew before you came to the earth place you in are now. Your life between lives. The Being of Light knows what you are asking in your heart and asks you to speak it. As you are revealing what is in your heart, the light within you is tranfering into the sunstone chair and helping you to become more and more spiritually awake. You know now your purpose and why you went through those episodes of transitions on earth. The Light Being asks you now to take responsiblity of your life. Then, and only then will you start to heal from all the hurts and anxiety you had felt in the past.

You begin to realize who you truely are. You are not afraid. You feel this overwhelming physcial healing of personal faith and all anxiety falls away. All negativity is disintergrating into dust disappearing into the air and you begin to see the beauty of all life. You sit in wonderment of it all. Your friend asks for the sunstone. As you place it into her hands you feel relief of the fear you have spoken of to her. The Light Being sits with you for a while. You are in the relaxed state of being, peaceful and filling with the purest of joy, gratitude, and light. It is very tranquil here, and after awile you know it is time to go back through the mist. Your beautiful friend leads you to the mist and you embrace. Remember to thank her for coming and helping you through this new transition in your life. You have stepped through the orange white mist and now are back at that special place at the begining of the meditation.

Slowly open your your hand containing the sunstone and ask the Spirit of the crystal to help you remember the feeling of joy and gratitude you felt in the meditation every time you touch this sunstone. You will be filled with light and will remember the tranquility as you practice more and more the art of letting those feelings in. Let in the good feeling thoughts.

You are truly blessed!

Copyright © 2008 Denise Gadreau. All rights reserved.

Aquamarine is in the beryl family. The color can range from the palest blue to a beautiful green~blue vibrant color. This crystal is associated with the ocean.

Aquamarine is especially good for staying grounded. If intended, it will promote a peaceful atmosphere before you arrive at that appointed place. Mental clarity is one of the most significant qualities of aquamarine. Wear or carry this crystal for good communication. When ever I carry this crystal in my pocket, and touch it, I feel instant calm. As I am holding it, I also visualize the peace and calm as an aura throughout my day before I put it in my pocket. You can also do this with a piece of jewelery before you wear it.

For a healing quality, it helps your intestines. It will create a more relaxed feeling so you can flow with life. A good affirmation to remember when using this crystal is: “I release the past, and I easily flow with the joy of life.” Then feel it! As you start to feel the joy of life, gratitude will come flooding in and you will begin to feel more joy as you remember the things you are truly grateful for.

If you live near an ocean, this is a good meditation to do. First, before you even get in your car or walk to the beach, take your aquamarine crystal, visualize a while light going into your body as a vapor. Feel the flow of joy transmute any feeling of negativity that you are currently feeling at this moment. Ask the Spirit of the Crystal energy to help bring to mind anything you need to resolve or work out in your life. Then as you put the aquamarine into your pocket, be thinking of the importance of what you brought to mind with out any bias opinions. Don’t let any of the emotions get you upset. Be a bystander, as if looking at yourself in contemplative thought. Allow the vapor of the crystal to stay within you as you drive or walk to the beach.

(Just off the beaten path for a moment, if you have more than one aquamarine crystal, bring the extra one with you. This is the one that will help you as you do the meditation. Some stores sell smaller crystals in a big basket. Take advantage of the price and always get a few extra crystals you really like, then it won’t feel like you are giving a part of yourself away when you are using it for meditations such as the one you will do today.)

As you are driving or walking think of how relieved you were when an issue was resolved. Allow that feeling to resonate with the aquamarine light that is in you. Feeling relief will bring the joy feeling you are looking for.

Find a nice quiet place at the beach. If you brought along a beach chair, place it near the water, so you will feel the gentle waves. It is best to just walk into the water along the edge of the beach. Hold your aquamarine crystal in your hand. You are ready to begin.

As you are walking along the beach, become in-tune with the rhythm of the waves. Gently going back and forth, remember your breathing, the sound of the waves are very relaxing, very soothing. Can you hear any other sounds?

You still have the vapor with in you. Allow some of the vapor, or white light, to transfuse out of you and dissolve into the ocean. All the worries are being washed away with the waves. You are now one with the energy of the ocean.

(This may take some time, if you are not in a hurry, do this little exercise when you feel ready to become one with the vibration of the water.)

Visualize a group of dolphins in the distance. They now feel your vibration, because now you are part of the energy of the ocean. They come to you, swim around you and invite you to swim with them. As you resonate with their joy and love, you can start to feel the confidence you need as you allow the flow of their joy to commingle with your residing white light. Now you can actually feel the ecstasy of the joy they feel.

One of the dolphins feels very close to you, as if you have known him/her in a past life. You turn and you can communicate freely with this dolphin. You know his/her name and you call him/her by name and you embrace this beautiful being of light. He feels your questions and starts to give you answers. You can feel the thoughts and will remember the answers to your questions with such mental clarity later on. The aquamarine has opened up an new kind of communication. One that you have not known before. After this beautiful being has given the information you need, You are asked to throw the aquamarine into the depths of the ocean.

As you do this, you transmute any negative feeling into the purest joy that you have ever felt. You are one with the light vibrations all around. The gratitude you feel is very powerful. You will remember this surge of joy and gratitude as you bless and feel your other aquamarine crystal you have.

The dolphins are saying good by and your special friend has joined the group. Please remember to thank them for their generosity and time. They are now in the very distance, but you can still feel their energy. It is time to go.

Before you go, pick up a piece of shell or little sea glass or ocean stone to help you remember this encounter. I hope you brought some water with you. It is important to drink lots of water and maybe eat something, before you drive or walk back.

When you get back home, take the extra aquamarine crystal you have and bless it with the dolphin energy you are still feeling. Ask the Spirit of the Crystal to let this energy in. Whenever you touch this crystal, it will bring back the feeling of the purest joy and gratitude, and will help you with communication and mental clarity.

Remember this affirmation: “I release the past, and I easily flow with the joy of life.”

Copyright © 2008 Denise Gadreau. All rights reserved.