Seeking Wellness Holistically- A walk in the Metaphysical

1/26/2024-2/3/2024

Auburn, NY and Liverpool, NY

Hello,

It has been such a long time since I have blogged, and I have had so many events happen over the last two years, so these blogs may be coming in with a random order. Please enjoy just the same.

I have always been interest in the metaphysical, holistic healing, alternative medicine, tarot reading, psychics and the like, but I happened to stumble into a few events over this month, that were quite interesting and rewarding. I think at the time, I envisioned myself doing more of this and even practicing on my own. (I have read tarot in the past). The commitment wore off and since these few events I haven't attended anything since. But these were some fun times to recall on, and maybe, just maybe I may have to revisit a metaphysical store nearby. 

 

At any rate, Kelly's sister had actually informed Kelly and I about the foot detox. I had never heard of any thing like it, but it sounded different and exciting. So why not. We booked an appointment with Crystal, who, is AWESOME by the way, and soon we were soaking our feet in a warm bath. 

Now, there is some science to the process, but the best way for me to describe it is to HEY GOOGLE IT. 

An ionizing machine sends out a low voltage electrical current into the water. This current then changes the atoms in the water, which attracts and neutralizes the negative toxins with in your body and it is pulled out of your body. Per google quoat " Basically, the impurities gumming up your system get pulled through your feet as if drawn out by a magnet."

When you are done, the waters will help define just what toxins have been gumming up your system. Although I did not take any pictures of the yucky dark water that was in both our bowls by the end of our 30 min soak. I will tell you that my water showed that I may been experiencing some joint pain, and that I most definitely have water that shows toxins in my gall bladder. Fatty's apparently. Am I surprised? So, it was all very interesting. I don't know if I feel less toxinated....or is my system feels CLEAN. But it was interesting and I want to believe, that NOW, my gall bladder is at least free of fats and yucks....

Either way, Crystal was so amazing, it was all worth it, and we even signed up for a Chakra Balancing Oh YES we DID.  (This was so much more amazing then the foot detox...if ever given the opportunity, go for it!)

Let me start off by saying, I am NOT a meditation person. Although it sounds soothing, and lord knows I need the relaxation and who doesn't simply need solitude and peace every once in a while, but truth be told, I am not a very calm person, both physically or mentally. My brain is always going, trying to medicate is like Dug from the Disney movie Up...SQUIRREL....and I will bounce around like that in my head. I understand that it is a practice that takes many many tries, and perhaps that is simply my issue. However, Crystal did all she could to get me to a meditative place. 

Soft calming music played, lights lowered, we were positioned comfortably on a bed while Crystal gently guided us to a place of total relaxation. I wouldn't say I was in a meditative place, but I was welcoming of it and I was basking in the total placidity of the situation. Although I was not having a Squirrel moment, I did find myself stretching to sense exactly what Crystal was doing. This was because SOMETHING WAS HAPPENING. Such a guru or chakra master would say I was seeing in my minds eye. BECAUSE that was the only thing I could be seeing through. My eyes were closed, and this was not one of those, after images where you look at a light, close your eyes and still see that light. My sight was totally blackness.....but then suddenly I started to see colors. Bright balls of yellow and orange would fade in and out. At first I had convinced myself that Crystal must be putting different colored lights up to my face, but there were no shadows, and I really did stretch myself to "catch" her in action without totally just opening my eyes and sitting up. I searched myself to see other colors and I would catch a faint red, but the yellow and orange were consistently present, and I began just to enjoy these swirls of colors finding myself eventually relaxing fully. I really didn't want the session to end. Was I fully in a meditative place? It felt nice, but we were aligned, our chakras anyways. 

Now fully back to the real world. Crystal began to explain. 

I wont get to detailed, because I really don't fully understand myself, but I will give you the Chakras for dummy's Wendy style. According to ancient Hindu scriptures chakras are described as energy centers located along your spine. Staring from your head to your tailbone is the Crown-violet, third eye-indigo throat-blue, heart-green, solar piexus-yellow, sacral-orange, and root-red. Each area has specific focuses. My yellow-solar piexus and my orange-sacral apparently were out of whack. Crystal said I was angry. What??? WOW. and I needed to let the person or people I am trying to control go. (Did she call my Alanon sponsor or what?) Apparently I am lacking in the pleasure department, and not just in the bedroom although the orange area is consistent with the libido, in case you are wondering. Orange has to do with self worth, anger and judgement. 

Do I need to express that Crystal did not know me in any way before this session and  I wanted to be a skeptic, I really did, but did my chakras just tell on me? 

I had and have decided that Crystal is the real deal, or at least that these ancient Hindus knew something. (In fact I think I need to make another visit to Crystal because my chakras may have a different story to tell today.)

 

On another attempt to be all metaphysical this month, Kelly and I also signed up to get our tea leaves read. (By the way, I do know how to read the tarot and I do think there is something to all this stuff, so I am questioning, but I am also a believer. I believe in Ghosts and Big Foot as well, so take all this as you will)

At any rate, on this evening event, Kelly and I went to Blue Moon Apothecary in Liverpool, NY. Tonight we would have our tea leaves read. I not even going to try and pretend that I know anything about this art form, because I don't. This was all new to me. Divini Tea was our spirt and tea reader. The event hosted several people, (there were about 15 of us, all female, are you surprised?) and our guide went around the room basically like the Psychic Medium from New Jersey and apparently got messages from our dead loved ones. 

Now, my Grandmother Margret was actually a believer of all this stuff when she was alive. Tarot, past life regression, crystals, Buda, psychics. She was a believer.  I even got my first deck of tarot cards from her, so if anyone was going to come through tonight I was pretty sure she would come in screaming. 

I was ready, Grandma was going to make an appearance. Our guide asked general questions, people in the group chimed up. Yes that sounds like me, or me or me....Even Kelly had a possible connection. 

People in the group really felt like they were connecting with lost love ones. Some people were crying, I even got teared up.....but, I was looking for a specific...call me out of the crowd moment. It didn't happen. There was one time that  I think my friends son came through....at least I wanted it to be true, but no Grandma Margret. 

I really really really want to believe that this women is truly talking with our departed love ones, and maybe she was, but during this part of the evening, I was not feeling the love. 

Later, we got to the tea readings. At this point, we would each drink our tea and the leaves would be read. We each had some individual time with our guide. It was my turn, and I got so super excited when she actually asked, who is the person with the letter "M"? OMG is it Mark, is it my Grandmother Margaret??? Is grandma actually coming through? She then said, this person needs to address their health. Ok, so its not Grandma Margaret, (At least I hope where ever she is, and I do believe it is Heaven BTW, and she is not having health issues.) Ok, so Mark....she also said that I need to work on my own health, specifically walking to prevent issues with my hips. Oh ok.....where did that come from? She also said, the person I am having conflict with will end with peace, this will happen with in the next 5-6 months.  I jokingly said, well that's all fine and dandy but my husband will be dead and I will  break a hip. I don't think she was amused. I was disappointed and she could tell, she reminded all of us that this was for entertainment purposes only. Maybe I was being to hard on her and had to large of expectations. 

It seemed most people got what they were looking for. It seemed I was the only one feeling bitter. No bad reviews here, she was pretty amazing, I was the only one who felt disappointed. Perhaps, why Grandma didn't come through is she is somewhere else. She always believed that we were reincarnated, so maybe she is off living her best life somewhere here in this plane. That would totally explain why she could not come to this little tea event and give me a sign. By the way, Mark did have a health scare and for a while we all thought he may need surgery. I did not break a hip, but truth is I need to loose weight or I will, (I have actually lost quite a bit since) and I knew whom I was in need to make peace with, and I'd say we are as good as gold today, so.....that's all I have to say about that. 

Just one more event, and perhaps this wasn't so much metaphysical, but it was an experience. Kelly and I went to attend an evening with the Golden Monks. These men study the way of the Buddha, and we were in attendance of a cleansing ceremony. I struggled with the language, although some of these men did speak English, it was very difficult to understand. First we did a meditation, and I think we were working with the deity DorJe Namjom. ( My spelling may be wrong). This God, focuses on purification and removal of spiritual pollutants. I did understand that part. It was explained that there were 3 negative Karmas, (I think) I can only remember 2- Ignorance, Anger/hate, (I just looked it up )  and Greed. Well I know I have experienced all of these. The ceremony itself was spoken in Tibetan.  I did not know anything about what was going on. Cups/bowls were moved, incense lit, bells were rung. This was done several times often after a long stretch of words I could not understand. 

In the end, Buddha says, the past is a nightmare and it is over, all we have is today, this moment in time. We must love one another and be compassionate. Love is the key. 

With that, I will say have a wonderful day. TTFN