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Spiritual opening triggered by trauma



Columnist: Kathleen Meadows Posted on Tuesday, 23 December, 2014 | 4 comments Columnist:

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I was speaking with a dear friend the other day who suffered a profound loss recently. It was the death of a loved one; not entirely unexpected, it still felt shocking and harsh. She described going through a bounty of spiritual experiences since her friendís death. Always difficult to describe; she said through a series of synchronistic events, she receives messages that are, as far as sheís able to determine, about being present, loving and protective. Itís remarkable how synchronistic events which can have such a profound impact on us, sound so frivolous and irrelevant when spoken out loud. This is because synchronicity like dreams, is given meaning by the connections that we make internally to the external event. She said, ďItís always nice to know you arenít going crazyĒ, she said. Thatís always our biggest fear: Will we really be the last to know that were going completely insane? Am I just imagining this?ĒThere is a fine line between imagination and spiritual insight. Even when we know we are being given messages by the universe (for lack of better terminology), we are often at a complete loss to their meaning. As spiritual and/or psychic expansion does often follow a traumatic event, the recipient is rarely prepared knowledge-wise for the interpretive piece. A near-death experience through accident or illness, a sudden and profound loss, a natural disaster or multiple people accident may all trigger an abrupt spiritual opening.A spiritual awakening may be tracked to a number of triggering events and thereby providing guidance which is multifaceted. In her case, I felt that what was at the root of the message was that her friend, now in the spirit world, wanted her to know that they would be best served communicating directly with each other rather than going through a third party or medium. Between them, there is enough spiritual power and clarity of purpose, to pass messages which will in time, be accurately interpreted. The interpretation of symbols is no less complex than being able to receive them in the first place.One client came to me several years ago after receiving a series of spiritual messages from someone she didnít know. Watching the news one evening, the woman whose spirit she was communicating with appeared suddenly on the screen. She had died through a boating accident which explained why my client always saw her under water! The spirit was desperate to have a communication with her family but her family wanted nothing to do with my client fearing her intentions were less than honourable. That client wanted really nothing to do with this whole process. It was frightening, confusing and frustrating. She couldnít figure out why she of all people should be attracting the attention of a woman she didnít know nor could help. It seems that the spirit world has no way to comprehend the fact that we just canít communicate here on the earth place as easily as they can. Mores, protocols, legal concerns and all manner of earth plane inhibitions can prevent us from following through on spiritual messages.An abrupt spiritual expansion can serve to either traumatize us further or as was the case in my friend, fortify and uplift her by making her feel less alone. She described, ďIím never alone anymore. Itís such a nice feeling like someone is always there caring about me.Ē She said sheís going to keep pursuing this path and see where it takes her. As she described her experiences, I found myself crowing with delight, excited by the possibilities, and really looking forward to sharing the path ahead of her. She laughed and said I was probably one of the few people she knows who would have reacted that way to her experience. In her case, I was excited because the results were clearly so positive for her mental and spiritual health. In the case of my client, I was saddened and worried about how best to help her and her communicating spirit.Mediums and psychics often reach for classic divination tools such as tea leaves, crystal balls, pendulumís, numerology, palm reading and cards. One of the many benefits of a divination tool is that there are classic interpretive meanings associated with the symbol. So you have only to learn and memorize the definitions to be on your way to interpreting the symbols. When messages come through on a unique medium such as photographs or dream images which are not typically regarded as divination tools, all the complex interpretive work will have to be done by the medium or the psychic themselves. Accurate interpretation may take years to establish. Rather like learning to interpret your personal dream symbols or visions, interpreting spiritual messages requires many hours of journaling and illustrating the symbol itself. This needs to be followed up with taking notes over the following months perhaps years, how the message unfolds.For my friend today however, seeing and recognizing the symbols as spiritual messages is enough to send her over the moon with joy, excitement, anticipation and engagement. It feels to her as if a secret door has miraculously opened, showing her possibilities and a future that will be ever more interesting and fulfilling. The larger, more encompassing spiritual perspective elevates our spirit to be able to see beyond our personal concerns and petty worries. We are forgiven and we forgive; we know we arenít alone and we are loved. It brings with it a sense of connect-ness to all that is and was and opens our senses to the limitless possibilities, not only in this life but the one weíll have beyond.Kathleen Meadows, M.A. is a practicing psychic in Canada seeing people in person in Victoria BC and working with clients worldwide online. She holds an M.A. degree in the Psychology of Religion. You can read more about mediumship and psychic ability on her web sites http://www.tarotbykathleen.com