September 2026: Release

by | Sep 8, 2026 | Energy

For the past year and a half, I've had pain in my lower back and left hip. I had tried physical therapy, meditation, CBD creams, and Tylenol, without major success. Because there's been a lot written about the connection between emotions and the physical body, I decided to consider if my pain was related to something emotional. I started asking myself questions: Am I angry about something? What do I have a sense of loss over? Who am I blaming?

I began to suspect one source of my physical pain. In late 2024, without warning or explanation, my main consulting work started drastically slowing down and in a short period of time I had no income. I was put in a very precarious financial situation, which has been ongoing and is scary and destabilizing. The loss was extra confusing since I had continually been told that I was doing a great job, and how much I was appreciated. Besides the financial hit, there was an emotional one where I felt powerless, shame, depression, grief, and anger. These emotions hit particularly hard since I loved the work and the people I worked with.

I started journaling about my feelings. From the journaling, I decided to write a letter to the individual I felt most responsible for my anger and hurt. I wrote to them about how I felt that I was treated unprofessionally and was taken advantage of; it was a detailed letter and a thorough venting. In the final paragraph I asked Source to Release me from carrying this resentment and anger. I handed my negative emotions over to the universe and I then burned the letter.

My experience may be anecdotal, but my physical pain has subsided. My rumination over the situation has become less frequent and I’ve started to feel a sense of room for new and beneficial energy to enter my life. And, I know I want to keep Release top of mind since there are plenty of things to blame, judge, etc. When I’m experiencing physical pain or discomfort, in addition to physiological causes, I also look to my emotions. The more awareness I have of my emotions and their sources, the more success I have with feeling better. I’m sure you’ve heard the saying that resentment is like taking poison and expecting the other person to die. I think that holding onto grievance or continually reliving an offense just keeps that negative energy active in the body where it may start to cause physical pain (maybe even long-term illness), or keep us from providing an opening for goodness in all its forms.

My Guides said this about Release:

"Much Release is needed for your next state of being, for many energies that do not support transition have built up over time and manifested into physical form. As such, Release will bring about timely dissolution of some structures and physical manifestations that no longer serve the next needed vibration. Be the witnesses and creators you are here to be and evolve through dissolution of separation and the embrace of oneness. For blame, grievance, judgment are symptoms of a belief in separation and separation is an illusion."

Based on this message from my Guides, I think Release could be powerful on a larger scale. We can Release resentment, anger, or blame towards whomever or whatever we feel is hurting us, our community, our country, our Earth home. We can Release grievances and judgment to make room for beneficial energies and provide an opening for goodness.

I’ve created a symbol for Release, which you can use as a reminder to choose to let go of unsupportive energies and make room for beneficial ones. You can screenshot this and make a print or digital version, or you can purchase an archival quality print here. Below is an intention message for the Release symbol that I'll use with this practice.

Dear Source: I rejoice in the Divine Light that is now available through the Release of regret, resentment, blame, judgment, and any other energies that no longer serve the highest good of myself, my loved ones, my community, and our Earth home. I fully embrace with an open heart all the miracles granted through this Release. And so, it is.

Wishing you many blessings, with love,
Patricia

Devotion

Devotion

by | Sep 3, 2025 | Energy, Love

It's been a long time since I've published on this platform. But I’m feeling the need to write because, collectively, we’re going through a lot, and it seems we have more to go. I’m asking the Universe, Source, our angels, and our guides for help in witnessing and navigating an environment where many of the causes, institutions, and structures we care about or have relied upon are being dismantled, rearranged, or cast aside; an environment where what used to be a given is no longer recognizable or reliable.

These structures were never perfect and didn't serve all equally, but they did reflect our overarching intentions to continually strive to do better. What is taking shape now looks to be reflective of different intentions.

Intentions are a source of energy. Nothing becomes physical without energy devoted to it. The word, devoted, is rooted in Latin, where many of our words come from, and means dedication by a vow. In the past this vow was typically religious in nature.

But we can be devoted in ways other than through formal religion. We can be devoted to our children, our vocation, our creativity, our planet, mankind, our future, our legacies. We understand devotion to arise out of love.

To be devoted is to intend love. Devotion is the energy with which love is made manifest and shows up in our physical reality.

So, in these times, I’m reminding myself to rededicate myself to the energy of devotion. I am choosing to intend love in my thoughts and in my actions; to be devoted to the energy that makes love manifest and a physical reality. May we transform through grace, wisdom, and mercy. May love be manifest in our times.

Clothes and Dishes

Clothes and Dishes

by | May 27, 2018 | Contemporary Feng Shui, Energy, Intuitive Readings

During a reading for a client, I was reminded of the significance of the energy of things in our living spaces. My client had been feeling unsettled, was having disturbing thoughts, and was experiencing increasing anxiety. Along with other suggestions, my guides pointed out that an energy clearing in the home would be very beneficial, especially around “clothes and dishes.” I thought that the focus on “clothes and dishes” was so curious, but after mentioning this to my client, she said that the majority of her wardrobe came from consignment shops; and she did dress quite stylishly. Her china closet and shelves were stacked with estate sale dishes, china, and glassware. Shopping at consignment shops and estate sales are a great enjoyment for her.

I’m a big proponent of reusing, recycling, and up-cycling, all of which keeps useful items out of the landfill. However, items that belonged to others come with the energy of others. I’ve always recommended that antiques be energetically cleared before we bring them into our homes. It seems that it’s a good idea to do the same for second-hand clothing and estate items like dishes and furniture, and in particular jewelry which typically has been in direct physical contact with an individual for longer time frames.

Possessions that have been used regularly and for extended periods of time carry the energy of those who owned, used, and treasured them. A few of these possessions in our home may be fine, but large collections of possessions that once belonged to others can create an unsettled or uncomfortable living space. You can create a more relaxed and supportive environment by clearing these items before bringing them into your home. Put the items outdoors in the sunlight for an entire day, wipe them down with salt water or lemon water. Picture their energetic imprints being released and absorbed into pure white light. This allows you and your newfound treasure to start fresh with past history at peace and future history that is truly yours.

Send Your Love Before You

Send Your Love Before You

by | Oct 3, 2017 | Energy

Marianne Williamson, American spiritual teacher, author, and lecturer, often says, “Wherever you go, send your love before you.” It’s a statement that reminds us how much our state of mind, which is a state of energy, can affect what we experience.

If we walk into a meeting with something to prove, or enter a negotiation with a chip on our shoulder, or if we’re certain that a blind date will be boring and a waste of time, then we’re more likely to experience something close to what we’ve envisioned. Viewing the world through a particular attitudinal lens, we end up seeing what we believe. If we’d prefer to see something different, something happier, or with better outcomes, then shifting our attitude beforehand may help.

Every kind of experience is out there for the taking, the good and the bad. But approaching the world through the lens of love may help us achieve life experiences that are more supportive, kind, and loving. Try approaching your day, your next meeting, or negotiation with the expectation that good will be done for all parties. If you believe it, you're more likely to see what has always been there for the taking.

Photo credit: Chungkuk Bae @zzbe

Clear Your Auric Field

Clear Your Auric Field

by | Sep 17, 2017 | Energy

Sometimes stuff gets into our auric fields. The auric field is the energy field that emanates from our physical bodies. What is in other people's energy fields can sometimes interfere with our fields. Their vibrational stuff can get jumbled, stuck, or tangled in with our vibrational stuff.

When someone gives you a snarky look or says something critical to you, their vibration interferes with yours and temporarily, you may feel kind of crummy. Or, you may feel crummy for quite awhile, until you get some air, or take a shower, after which you start to feel more like yourself.

When we’re feeling out of sorts, we may be dealing with someone else’s vibrational stuff that has gotten tangled up in ours. Taking a warm salt bath or sun bath can clear our auric field of the stuff that doesn’t belong to us. While bathing or sunning, we can visualize all foreign vibrations leaving our field and disappearing down the bathroom drain or being absorbed by the rays of the sun. We can redefine our vibrational boundaries and make clear what we will accept in our auric field. Practice clearing out your auric field every now and then to feel better.

Photo Credit: Rodolfo Sanches Carvalho @rsanchescarvalho

The Energy of Things

The Energy of Things

by | Sep 17, 2017 | Energy

All things have energy and when we look around at our stuff we can recognize the good feeling we get from a painting we love, a grouping of family photos, or a beloved heirloom. But what about the other stuff? What about the clothes in our closet or the food in our fridge, or the car we drive? Do these things have good energy or bad?

If your t-shirt was made in a sweatshop, does it have good energy? If underpaid, abused workers harvested your bananas, are those bananas a little low on good vibes? If your cell phone was made with materials that caused environmental pollution does that phone feel good? Unseen energy does affect us.

A few lower energy things in our environment may not affect our lives that much, but when we accumulate a lot of these items we have to wonder about their energetic effect. What kind of energy is coming with the things we buy and use in our homes and businesses, and is that energy affecting our mental state or physical health?

Getting more conscious about the kinds of energy we bring into our homes and offices can help us live and work more consciously. Buying our things from sources that respect and protect people and the environment can improve the kind of energy that we bring into our homes. If we're not sure what kind of energy comes with our things we can do some research to find out more and use that information to make great choices for ourselves and our loved ones.  

Photo credit: Giulia Bertelli @unpeausauvage