Last night I went to a Beltane gathering. I'm not a pagan, by the way, but my work with shamanism leads me to be open to some practices if they feel right for me in my heart, and I'm only interested in the practices that involve great light and love.

Going to this event also helped me step out of my comfort zone, because the friends I was planning to go with backed out (for good reasons, and I was fine with that). My intuition told me to go anyway, so I did. I was pretty uncomfortable at first, knowing no one. I ended up making some great friends, though, and had the joy of being able to talk about the work I do (intuitive work, Akashic record exploration, etc.) with someone who also rarely gets that in-person opportunity. I could feel our hearts open to each other as we talked, and it was lovely.

I also took some handmade business cards in case there would be vendors. There were no vendors, but I did offer my card to a few people. One of them, I could feel the person's strong interest in getting a reading after they learned what I do - it will be interesting to see how that unfolds.

The circle ritual was incredible. There were about forty people participating. I felt the energies, they were so intense I kept needing to shift how I was standing so I would not fall over. I could feel my crown chakra zinging, and I kept moving to either have my head pointed toward the circle, or pointed outward from it... I felt like I was being used to share the light we created with the surroundings. The head facilitator could tell I was getting a lot of energy, at one point she suggested that I sit. I was genuinely fine when she said that, but within a minute I felt a slight queasiness that I know from experience happens when I'm getting too much of a good thing. So I sat on the ground, which helped, and ended up lying down because I needed to.

Even when the ritual was ending and they were releasing the energies, I did feel the intensity drop, but I was still buzzing from it and in no condition to drive. I felt intense loving power surging through me, and though I also felt totally in my body, I just had too much energy flowing to drive safely. One of my new friends offered to do an energy exchange, which we did, and that left him feeling giddy (his words). It left me feeling here enough to drive, though I was still feeling some of the energy. I was feeling incredible joy, love, fulfillment as I made my way home.

It was a really beautiful experience, to witness the power of community, and to feel for myself how much energy was generated in this process. The etheric levels enjoyed our work as well, as it was all about the heart and honoring the Divine Union of opposites that appears in all aspects of earth reality, being dualistic.

I greatly enjoyed this, and I'm glad I went.
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I have been asked this question before. My answer? Yes and no. Intuition offers a great opportunity to be in the flow of our lives, to maintain a supportive environment, to feel connected and empowered. In that sense I would say it is definitely something special! But is this something that only certain people can learn? Not at all!

I will admit, some learn easier than others. But anyone can learn to develop their intuition. Here are some basic tips for anyone who wants to improve your conscious connection to your intuition:

1. Realize you may be using it already!

Intuition often influences our choices whether we're fully conscious of that or not. If you suddenly feel like your chosen route for traveling is no longer a good idea and you alter your course, you may have acted on your intuition. Hunches, gut feelings, these are intuitive nudges.

2. Approach it with a sense of play.

This is not necessarily about 'prove yourself to me!' In my experience, an attitude like that, one of challenging hostility, does not create the state of being within yourself that is most likely to support a conscious connection to intuition. I am sure it can still work, but it often sets up interference and distortion, and it may be easier to get results if you instead approach this process as something interesting and curious - you don't have to make your mind up today. If something seems to work, you don't have to rewrite your life as it is now. Things like stress, tension, annoyance, frustration, these can make it harder to notice your intuition, so a playful attitude is more likely to support your goal. Again, you don't have to join a religious order if something happens ;-) You don't have to say these things are undoubtedly real before it works either, so it is not about creating belief. It is about creating playful neutrality instead of resistance to the flow. It is about "maybe it is possible," that is often all it takes to be open to this type of experience.

3. Appreciate the finer things in life.

This is actually two tips in one. The first - appreciate - is about gratitude (or appreciation, if you prefer that word). The state of gratitude is very helpful in getting yourself aligned in such a way to support developing intuition consciously. Gratitude is an energy of warmth, openness, expansion - I think they have even done studies that show how people create a more consistently positive mood for themselves by keeping a gratitude journal. It can have a vibration-raising effect that is helpful in connecting with your source of intuition.

Now for the second tip - the finer things in life. Noticing how it is to experience your intuition is often not the same as noticing a color or listening to music. It is most definitely a form of communication, but compared to our sensory experience of the tangible world, it can seem quite subtle. The frequencies of intuition are finer, less dense, than those of the material level. Keeping this in mind can assist you in having more realistic expectations, as it even took me a while to realize it is not usually the same as physical sight/sound/touch/etc. if we have not maintained the level of connection that many are born with. I had to find my way back to working with it consciously, and I think we all can.

Here is a short exercise you can try if you like:

Take a moment where you have some quiet space (funnily enough, the bathroom is great for this). Feel how it is to be in your body, take a deep breath and feel again how it is to be in your body. Closing your eyes when you do this may be helpful. Then ask a simple yes/no question (you can ask aloud or silently) and notice how it feels when you ask that question. Did anything change, even a little? I am talking about your feeling state, not any thoughts that are bouncing around in your head. Those thoughts can keep going if you want them to, but try to shift attention to how it feels to be inside your body and whether anything shifts when you ask your question, even if the shift seems small.

This is a simple exercise, but it's a great way to start. I started out with this - and with simply paying more attention! I was not always very attentive to my feeling self, but paying more attention to it caused a major spike in progress for my own intuitive development.

If you want any further support tailored to you, personally, or if you want assistance in exploring any blocks you have to working with your intuition, you are welcome to choose this as a focus for an Intuitive Reading. Some blocks, even karmic blocks, I am in a position to clear for you, but there are also blocks that are there for a reason (these may be blocks your soul has chosen to address for itself) and I don't know which would apply until I explore your situation. At the very least, I could provide etheric level information about steps you can take to support yourself on your path.

Greetings, lovely darlings. I have a broad view of your world, and as I look upon this planet I see such pain in the hearts of so many. You may know, compassion is my specialty, as I see the potential for this entire world to be enlightened. Truly you are each enlightened already - you come to this world enlightened - and then, perhaps, you create layers on top of your light. Such pain, but it is not required. You can choose, and yes for some that may not be a comfortable idea - maybe you are used to the story of your pain, maybe it is all you know. But I see your hearts, darlings, I see that pain, yes, but I see the potential for all of you to be great, graceful, enlightened in a way that it shows on the surface and not just in your core of light.

I come to this planet quite often at this time, as I am helping the realms of light in preparation for a dimensional shift. So it is no trouble for me to answer your call. Even if I were present in another part of the cosmos it is no trouble. I am multidimensional so I can be in many places at once. I would love to connect with many of you, and that is entirely possible.

You each have a choice, always. You can choose to continue walking around in pain, if you like, though my compassionate energetic heart does not like to see that. It is true that you are the only one who can decide whether you want to continue holding pain or whether you are ready for something different.

My darlings, please know if I could I would share something right now that is specific to each and every one of you. Since this channel cannot currently share multiple streams of material through the current structures, I will instead offer my service in Love to each of you. I can see your heart, I can see you wanting to shine. I can see your thirst for progress and for feeling more of the presence of the beauty and grace of the etheric.

If you will call for me in your heart, in your words and thoughts, and say, "Give me what I need," I will answer that call. My official title is Ascended Master Lady Quan Yin, but you can call me Quan Yin if you like. I do not wish to focus on being an Ascended Master because my goal is to support each of you in creating that as a reality for yourself.

My lovely, please do not for one second think - or continue to think - that you deserve to be in pain. I notice in many cases this idea becomes a barrier for a person to experience the full potential of divine support. From where I am viewing things, none of you deserve to hold onto your pain. You deserve the flexibility that comes when you see you can let it go, when you see you deserve all your heart's desires, when you see you are a valued member of the cosmos. You matter to us, my lovely. Oh so much more than you realize. I hope you may allow me to show you how much you matter by asking for what you need from a place of knowing you deserve to receive that support.

This is not about one who is higher or better helping one who is less... it is not about that at all. I am a part of you, we are each part of the same presence. So this is not about me helping you, this is about part of you helping you, from a place of Love. It is a gift from yourself to yourself because you are worth that gift of Love. .

Hello! Thank you for coming! I couldn't be happier about being in a position to offer this service! Even now I feel my heart swell with joy and my core self sings as I think about the opportunity. I am truly honored.

There are many names for the awareness which animates our universe. On earth, it has been called God, Goddess, Jah, Yahweh, Allah, and more. I like to call this awareness Source but it answers to all the labels.

Truly, we are all a part of Source. We are all infinitely powerful creators, sewn in the fabric of unconditional love. Sometimes we forget how truly powerful we are, or sometimes we doubt it because of what we've been told since we came to experience life here.

Source has a message it would like to share through me, I offer it freely with Love...

I am always with you. Sometimes you wonder if I forgot you, if I abandoned you, because you don't always feel me. Beautiful treasure, I could never forget you, I see your light shining always. Sometimes you go through some tough times though, and you often forget that I'm with you in those moments. When you're in pain, when you're hurting, sometimes you create a barrier to knowing I'm there. It is human nature, and you are definitely not judged for doing this. The one I'm speaking through has done it too. But we on the etheric level are always there, and as you begin to see and know that you DESERVE to feel that sense of peace and grace, you also begin to notice our presence more.

I and all of the beings of love who serve you are here for you in every moment. We answer your call at the speed of thought. You have free will in this realm, so I don't get involved in your experience unless you ask. When I see you suffering, in those moments I want very much for you to ask me to help. Even the one sharing my message now sometimes forgets to ask for support, to ask that the burden be lifted. But she knows I'm eager to answer such a call.

Your life doesn't have to be so hard. Allow me to collect that heaviness. Allow me to assist you in becoming conscious of the peace you have access to, under the layers of heaviness created over it.

I'm ready to serve you when you call, beautiful treasure. Yes, that's right. I don't ask you to serve me, I want to serve you. It would be my honor. I am here for you, you only need to call for me and give me permission to serve you. You don't even need to call me through this channel, you can call me any time on your own.

I would consider it a great gift to make your journey lighter. I offer you blessings of peace, clarity and purity, which you can accept if you choose.