In raising my sons I have always tried to be an example of, as well as teach, the principals espoused in the Edgar Cayce readings. Having an ideal and keeping this ideal in the front of our minds as a star that guides, seeking to be a channel of blessing to others, walking in attunement and doing those things to bring about better attunement, have been those things on which I have concentrated. Our ideal has been the Christ. As a result, there have been times when my youngest son has reminded me whenever I stray from these principles.
My youngest son does not like disharmony. He has displayed this trait from the time he was an infant. An example of this is one day; my husband and I were having an argument, which is unlike us the majority of the time. While I have what is commonly referred to as “Hispanic” blood or temperament, and gesturing and raising my voice is common at home for me, it is not common for my husband. When he raised his voice, my youngest son became so agitated that he went into an asthma attack. To this day my husband feels very guilty about that incident. My husband and I had not argued with each other before having children (approximately 10 years.) My pregnancies were peaceful and my husband did everything he could to make certain the environment was as stress
free as possible. I also did meditations during pregnancy. The reason I mention this background is to demonstrate that we have always tried to create the right environment for the children and live as living examples as Cayce indicated. Having done this, the results started to appear.
I recall one example in which my husband and I were having some difficulty with my oldest son, with respect to authority in some matter so small that I don’t even remember it. I was quite livid with my older son’s attitude and after a shouting match in which he went to his room, his younger brother came to me. My youngest son very calmly asked, what should “we” do in this situation? I immediately started to explain all the things his brother said or did that was wrong and what I had done that was right for a parent to do, and my son said “I’m not saying that (older son) was right, and I can understand why you said and did what you did, but what do “we” do about these things? You know Mom, as intuitives? Isn’t there some way that is better that will work with (older son)? Shouldn’t we handle this “our” way?”
As soon as the words were out of his mouth and I checked with the voice within, I realized that I had been handling the matter completely wrong. I felt like I had been hit right between the eyes! Had I done in the first place what I taught my sons to do, we would have never encountered the problem. Further, the solution was so easy! I replied to my son that he was right and that I knew what should be done and I went immediately to my husband and explained what had occurred, what my youngest son said and the resulting thought that came to me. My husband took the approach that I conveyed to him and it was a total success! My oldest son did a 180 degree turn. My youngest son had simply, without thought or hesitation, applied the spiritual principles he had been taught.
He instinctively knew that the approach I was taking was not the right one for us.
Following the principles described in my first paragraph above, he reminded me so that I could re-attune myself. Once I did, the problem was resolved.
I waited a long time to have children. Since I went from high school to college and from college to law school, without a break, I felt I needed time for my husband (who I
married right after the Bar exam) and myself. We were married almost ten years before we had our first child. The good news is that I prayed and meditated throughout my
pregnancies with some very positive results. The first is that it made natural child birth easier for me. It was still painful, but easier than it might have been. At the time I was
delivering, after a long labor, there were several women in the hospital delivering that day and my obstetrician had three of us. Most of the other women were yelling so loud it
was upsetting to the rest of us. I barely made a sound and after delivering my son (I was the third on my doctor’s list that day), my doctor remarked that she wouldn’t mind delivering me any time.
I, perhaps like many women, could always “feel” my child’s presence and if they were in any stress, from the womb and continuing in the present. The only difference between me and most women is that I knew how to strengthen and develop this natural ability. During pregnancy, in the sixth month with each child, I had a series of three dreams that told me something important about the child that was to come. With my first son it was about his temper. Specifically, that I would have to teach him to control it from an early age. My son showed this temper the second day of his life, when the pacifier fell out of his mouth and moved away from him. Since he had no control over his muscles, he could not reach it. He became so angry, he raised his head and screamed, turning beet
red. My mother happened to be in the nursery looking in at him at the time, and she called the nurse. The nurse said that it was impossible for my son to have the ability to raise his neck as he was doing, because infants lack control of their neck muscles. My mother simply replied that he was too angry to know that. I am happy to say that we have worked very hard in helping him learn to control his temper and he has done very well in this capacity.
With my second son, my dreams indicated that he would be a natural intuitive and I would have to train him, early. I thought this might have just been wishful thinking on my part, or hormones, so I went to see a reputable intuitive to whom I had been referred at the time. He knew nothing about me, but started out by saying that I already knew about my child. I told him that might be so, but I needed to hear what he had to say. He confirmed what I thought. My younger son started displaying his intuitive abilities at 6 months, when I tried a telepathic experiment and he responded. This was the push I needed to stop delaying my own intuitive development and training. If I was to do the job that was intended, I needed to work on myself. I could probably write a book just about
what my son has done without knowing that he was doing anything different from most people.
Following is a small and humorous example of my son’s display of intuitive skills at an early age. One day my family was visiting a strip mall. I wanted to look at something special in a particular store, and left my husband and sons agreeing to meet at a particular store at a designated time. At the time agreed upon, I realized that I had taken too much time window shopping in other stores and my family would be looking for me. I therefore hurried to the store I wanted to look in and zipped up and down the aisles trying to find what I was looking for. In the meantime, my husband had my then three year old son on my husband’s shoulders. My husband always used my son as a “mommy finder”. My husband asked my son where mommy was. My son said in the particular store agreed
upon. My husband asked where I was in the store, and my son said he didn’t know, he couldn’t find mommy. My husband became concerned because my younger son could always find me, and started to leave the store to look elsewhere. My son asked my husband where he was going and my husband replied that he was leaving because my son said he couldn’t find mommy. My son, exasperated with his intuitionally challenged father, said “I don’t know what aisle she’s in; but she’s in this store!” My husband then turned around, went back in the store and saw me approaching. I had been going so fast up and down the aisles, my son had a hard time tracking me. It took some time for me to get my son to understand that his father was not like us (my son and I).
My poor husband deserves a lot of respect, credit and sympathy for dealing with his unusual wife and son. When I was pregnant, he didn’t have a thought to himself, and I did not realize what I was doing. I could hear his thoughts as though we were having a conversation and would comment. He would just respond. One morning during the pregnancy with my first son, when my husband had just got out of bed and was preparing to get some coffee, I asked him when he was going to tell me something about a certain thing that had me upset. There was no way I could possibly have known about the subject, and my husband was trying to keep me from worrying. He merely shook his head and said “I can’t wait for you to have this baby”. It was not until then that I realized what
I had been doing, but I didn’t know how to stop it. After pregnancy things got back to normal and I was able to control my tendencies. I guess this means that hormones may play a role in intuitive abilities. You think?
I get a great deal of satisfaction teaching parents how to be closer to their children and mates. Especially in this time we are living. While it does have its negatives, (there are times you don’t want to hear from your children), I don’t know how I would function as a mother without these abilities. I would feel as though someone had placed their hands over my eyes. It would be very uncomfortable (unnatural) for me.
One day I conducted an internet search using the terms “lawyers and intuition” to see what, if anything, would result. Of interest to me were two particular items. One was the definition of “intuition”.
“Intuition is the view of things as they really are. Our intuition penetrates the confusion of appearances and reveals the truth of interdependence. When we have a feeling about a person or experience, we are standing at the door of intuition. When we honor the feeling, the door opens”.
How true I found this statement to be. This is a succinct statement of what I know from practice, experience, and observation to be an accurate view of reality. I was both surprised and encouraged to discover that these were the words of a lawyer.
“In addition, I found a reference to a Meyers Briggs analysis of lawyers. Under the heading “Sensing (S) vs. Intuition (N)” it was stated that about 70% of the U.S. population prefers sensing while 57% of all lawyers prefer intuition; 55% of male lawyers and 57% of female lawyers prefer intuition.”
Again, I was surprised that there was a study that showed a large percentage, indeed more than half, of lawyers preferred the use of intuition. While I know from over thirty years legal practice experience and observation that lawyers use intuition more than they realize consciously, I did not think many would be comfortable with admitting it in public. Perhaps those in the legal profession are ready to take this further and learn how to develop and utilize their intuition on demand; as a tool or skill in conjunction with their legal and analytical skills.
As for me, I exhibited strong intuitive skills early in my life, when I was a young child. I quickly became aware that I was the only one in my environment that seemed to be using these skills, with the exception of my maternal grandmother. She is the only reason I did not feel that something was wrong with me. I learned to hide what I knew and how I knew things, and when I heard in law school and among my friends and associates that such things were impossible and fantasy, I knew they were wrong because I had seen on numerous occasions what my grandmother was able to do and I knew what I was also able to do. I have since discovered that intuitive skills are often like other family traits. It has generally been observed and accepted that some families seem to be musical, athletic or artistic families. It should therefore not be surprising to discover that some families are intuitively skilled or talented families as well. Is this a product of nature or nurture? In my case it was nature. Unfortunately, although my grandmother was particularly skilled and told me that she knew I possessed skills like her, the only one among 40 plus grandchildren, she died while I was still very young and I did not have the opportunity to learn from her. Later, however, I found a safe and reputable place to study and develop – The Association for Research and Enlightenment (“A.R.E.”) in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Many have expressed to me over the years that it would be helpful for me to write down my experiences so that they can learn from them and, or, learn more about the potential and possibilities available to one who daily seeks to apply intuition in their personal and professional lives. Being a pragmatic person by nature, it makes no sense to me to have a talent or ability that does not have a practical use or purpose. Actually, I don’t think there is any. Also, I can honestly say that every incident described in this book as experienced by myself, intuitive clients, colleagues, or students, is completely true, without exaggeration. The simple fact is that no exaggeration was needed. Each little experience itself was great, because it occurred. Please note however, that none of the true names of the parties involved have been used in this book. All names are fictional.
So, I pass on to those seeking some examples of what can be done; things that I and others have done and experienced. This book is representative of my path and the path of others with whom I have studied and taught. You will no doubt have your own path and experiences according to your own inclination, natural talent, and level of curiosity, investigation, and determination, should you choose to do so. Should you, your path of intuition development and skill will be even more meaningful, because it is yours.
I extend to all who read and apply what may be learned from this book, best wishes for your own journey and self-discovery.
One of the most rewarding things I have done is to teach others how to use their intuitive skills. I was quite resistant to the idea of teaching others until I was encouraged by several close friends and clients to do so. I was also getting the internal message that it was time, and that teaching would enable me to help fulfill my purpose in assisting others in this life. What I like most is that the individuals gain much in achieving a higher level of self-empowerment than when they first entered my workshop. Thanks to HenryReed, Ph.D., and Carol Ann Liaros, who have been doing this for years, I was prepared and given substantial material with which to work. I only needed to tailor it and add a few things to make the workshops my own. There is nothing like seeing the face of individuals who do not expect to be able to do anything, after they have learned to use their own innate skills. They easily learn where their strengths are and are comfortable with not comparing themselves to others. I have taught teachers, medical personnel(doctors, nurses and technicians), lawyers, contractors, business people and social scientists, just to name a few categories. The reactions at the conclusion of the workshop are the same – “why didn’t I know this earlier?” You mean I have been doing these things (to a lesser degree) all the time?
My own sons were raised using and taught to use their intuitive skills. Because they have been raised this way, they do so quite naturally, without thinking about it. On occasions when my husband does not think to use this wonderful and always helpful resource, they quickly remind him. On the other hand, my husband of thirty plus years does think to have me and the boys use this skill in connection with important decisions. Everything from purchasing the right house in the right area for the right price, finding the best dog for the family, where to go to find the best (right) medical specialists, selecting a vacation place, etc., is done with intuitive input.
With intuitive input, you simply have more information with which to make a decision. As a lawyer, I want all the input I can get to make a determination or decision. This does not necessarily mean I will go any particular way due to intuitive input. The choices made depend on the total circumstances. It does mean that like an anonymous tip from a reliable source, I will take it into consideration. I have never regretted following the voice within. Have you ever followed your instinct or “gut” and found it was the right thing to do? How many times have you felt that something was wrong, without any facts to substantiate this feeling, only to find out later that you were correct? Have you ever“known” something was going to happen and it did? Does working with your own intuition mean that you will know everything and always be correct? Of course not! Do you know or know of anyone who is one hundred percent accurate in their job all the time? What about the best athletes? Are they one hundred percent “on their game” all the time? Do some lawyers always win their cases? Are some doctors always right in their diagnosis? I think you see the point I am trying to make. If you learn to use the intuitive skill you were born with so that you are right most of the time, you might discover value in this. How can you seriously consider a field where there are so many charlatans, con artists and manipulators? Have you heard of “shyster” lawyers, “quack” doctors and money grabbing manipulative evangelists? If so, does that mean that there are no good, honorable lawyers of social value, no excellent doctors or honest, sincere evangelists? For myself, I want as much information as possible so that I can make the best decision, with spiritual guidance. Funny thing about that – spiritual guidance. Some people think itis only good or should be used only when considering a spiritual decision. As for me and my family, we consider all decisions we make in life as spiritual, since how we live is a manifestation of our spirituality (or lack thereof). Also, we believe in the gifts of the spirit, and if the Divine wishes to bestow something good on us, or warn us of something to come, we want to make certain we are not in the way so that we can clearly receive these things. The pragmatic aspect of my nature says that we should use all that we are given. We must have this particular ability for some reason. Why not make the most of it?
“Aura” is defined in Webster’s dictionary as “a subtly pervasive quality or atmosphere seen as emanating from a person, place, or thing.” In the metaphysical field, an aura is the vibrating field of energy that pulses around and through the body. We have seen religious renditions of this in paintings where halos are painted around a holy person’s head. (The aura being white in this case.) An “aura” is also sometimes described as a field of electromagnetic energy that permeates and surrounds every living organism.It is believed that while surrounding the body, the aura serves to protect you and that when you are ill or weakened, this shows up in your aura as well as intense emotional states. Some people can see auras with the naked eye. Others can perceive the aura through sensing or “feeling”. Kurlian photography is a method by which the aura can be caught on film.
I do not see auras as some see them – clearly, with color. I can see a colorless energy outline around a person’s body with a tinge of color outlining it, and I can sense energy, but that’s as far as it goes. I have friends who can see a person’s aura and thereby detect illnesses or problems in the body. Many of these friends are healers in the traditional medical field and it makes sense that they would develop this ability. I truly have no interest in developing this ability since I am able to get information in other forms that serves the purpose for performing the mission set for me in this life. There have been, however, a few times when I have used this in connection with my family.
One of the exercises in a workshop given by Carol Ann Liaros involved scanning the body of another with the hand. This was a method in which the participants used their hands, without touching an individual, to detect their partner’s physical condition. I was certain that I would be unable to do this. This is not the first time I was wrong, and it probably won’t be the last. As I scanned the body of my partner, an older male, I detected a change in the energy in the genital area and in his left arm, which indicated to me that something was wrong. I had no problem telling my partner that I detected a problem in the left arm, but I had substantial internal difficulty with telling this gentleman that I detected something wrong in the area of the genitals. I finally summoned up the courage to tell my partner what I “thought” I detected. He revealed that he had fractured his left arm and also had a vasectomy.
As a wife and mother, I found this useful with my husband and children. Especially with my sons when they were very young. A baby can’t tell you when something is wrong or starting to go wrong; they can only cry or fret when they are uncomfortable. I decided to use this technique when diapering or bathing my children, or when they went to sleep. I would simply go to their bedside, usually while they were sleeping, and pass my hand over their bodies without touching them. There were many instances when I detected something might be wrong and knew to look out for signs or take preventive measures. Since my sons were generally healthy, this usually manifested in the detection of colds when they were about to develop, upset stomachs and, in the case of my younger son, early detection of an asthma attack. Sometimes I would use this method on my husband if he didn’t feel well but wasn’t quite sure of the nature of the problem. This usually resulted in suggestions as to what he might look out for, and usually helped. I’m not sure why I selected the time they were sleeping as the best time to do the scanning. I think it was and is because when they are sleeping, they are peaceful and their bodies have shut down on doing other things. For some reason, I felt it was a better time to detect subtle changes. This was particularly true in the case of my younger son. Once in a while he would come to me during the day and say that he didn’t feel well, but couldn’t explain what was wrong. This is unusual for my son because he spoke early and was particularly articulate, especially about physical problems. In point of fact, when he was two years old and I took him to the doctors, they would ask me and I would tell my son to explain to the doctors what was wrong. When he did, the doctors were amazed at how articulate and knowledgeable he was. Once when this occurred, the doctor was so amazed he called in other doctors to “hear this kid”. So, when my son could not explain precisely what was wrong, I would scan his aura with my hand to locate the problem so that I could take precautionary measures.
This was especially helpful when my son developed a kidney stone at the age of 12, and was in great pain. We were in the emergency room and he asked me to help him. I automatically replied that I was getting him help and the doctor would be with him soon, but he said, “No Mom, I mean our way”. A preliminary examination by our family doctor was ambiguous, it was not certain whether he had a kidney stone or appendicitis. That is why we were sent to the emergency ward. After a brief scan, I immediately placed my hand on the area of the kidney and used prayer and healing energy. Within five minutes my son fell asleep on my shoulder. When he went through additional exams, they were still ambiguous, especially since he no longer had the pain. The doctors were leaning toward kidney stones since the urethra was slightly enlarged, but they could not find the stone, even though they caught his urine in the cup with the filtering screen. They released my son and just told us to be alert for certain signs that would indicate there was still a problem, perhaps with his appendix. My son and I just looked at each other in acknowledgment that while the doctors were not completely sure, we were, and we knew we would not be back.
