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The Four Seasons Of She

Tanya

It has not been lost on me that lately I have found myself being drawn to the energy of the feminine.  For example, on leaving Waterstones recently I didn’t realise until I reviewed my purchases that all the books I bought were about female power, enlightenment and the journey of “her”.

Then in Glastonbury, I picked up the last signed copy of Sophie Bashford’s “You are a Goddess” which is a truly enchanting book about connecting with the divine sacred feminine goddesses, to bring them into your life to help heal, learn, and transform.

But what does “connect” to the sacred feminine even mean? I have my own interpretation. I believe that it is connecting to our complete and whole selves, accepting our faults and mistakes as learning chapters, holding compassion for ourselves, and mostly “forgiving” ourselves. It is to walk into the future speaking our truth and knowing how powerful the feminine truly is. Let me give you some examples below.

I see it as the Four Seasons Of She.  If an average woman lives to eight-four years, she has four quarters, four seasons to grow through.  

Age 0 – 21; She Is Spring (Chakra’s Base & Sacral / Tarot; Princess of Cups)

This is the most important time for a girl to feel secure, valued, and respected.  She is a tiny bud ready to bloom into her beautiful being, her own flower which will be a unique specimen, just as she is.  When she is in spring, she is strongly connected to earth and the ground, the security around her paramount to lay a foundation for many more years of growth.  Spring is a time for anticipation, surprises and experiences yet encountered.  It is a time for new beginnings, and a time when mothers hold their young close.  If her base chakra is not stable, she may feel the ripple effect for many years to come.  As her sacral chakra develops, she will have tiny clues of how powerful she really is and may have a hint of where that power could take her.  This time is about confidence, growth and strength….red and orange, fire, earth and movement……..full of life yet so much that still awaits………….It is doubtful she knows her true self whilst in spring.  She may feel perplexed and full of anxiety from the emotions, thoughts and feelings that cloud her judgement.  But that is ok, as this is the time where lessons come in thick and fast, this season is all about learning and inner growth.

Age 21 – 42; She Is Summer (Chakra’s Solar Plexus & Heart / Tarot; Knight of Wands)

This is one of the most beautiful chapters in a woman’s life.  Filled with vitality and literally blooming, she comes into her own.  She is walking on warm air, like a long, endless summer with repeated days of dazzling light, she is in her peak of life.  With her health, this is the time to nurture and “make hay whilst the sun shines”.  She may still lack confidence in who she truly is, but she will now have mastered the little things that make her tick.  Her maiden years may turn to mother, where she finds that everyone else’s needs are met before her own.  She may be run ragged at times, spinning many plates whilst her independence and freedom sits still in the background.  But….,memory making is all about her, filling her solar plexus with a catalogue of moments frozen in time.  Her heart chakra will be full or lacking, depending on how she sees the world.  As late summer approaches and the nights draw in, on a subconscious level she knows she is a changing flower, and the signs may be impossible to ignore.  Bright yellows and meadow greens……this season is all about memories and love.

Age 42 – 63; She is Autumn (Chakra; Throat / Tarot; Queen of Swords)     

Her colours begin to change in autumn.  Subtly at first, just a few shades darker than in the bright light of her summer years, but changing they are.  This is a time for inner-reflection and soul searching.  Her purpose bobs up and down around her, has she fulfilled it yet?  With each changing of a leaf, comes the confidence to think, feel and speak her truth.  She will wear her throat chakra like a badge of honour, she no longer worries what others think of her, their judgement no longer cuts like it used too.  The quietness of the cool autumn nights allows a silent time out from the businesses of summer, a time of reflection and inner contemplation.  Am I happy here?  Does that person make me feel whole?  Why do I put myself last?  These are the questions that will surround her heart.  The throat chakra will make her explore herself and ensure everyone is listening as she speaks her truth.  She may offend, she might even shock.  But she must be herself now, there is no other way.  

Age 63 and beyond; She is Winter (Chakra’s Third Eye & Crown / Tarot; Queen of Pentacles).

From maiden, mother to crone…..the Queen of winter is a magical time for she.  The silence of the snowfall, the chill in the air….the leaves have fallen from the trees…but does this mean they offer nothing from their branches?  Quite the opposite!  They offer everything.  Every line, detail, twig and brough shows a lifetime of twists and turns, of learning, chapters, steps and renewals.  She has earned her place in winter, she has been moving to a rhythm so large that our small perspective can barely take it in…because we may have missed what she has done, but her leaves are still there, hidden beneath the snow to go back into the earth and bloom new life into the land.  Others will seek her wisdom now as she is able to give mindful advice that is honest and worthy, from all the experience she has gathered along her path.  Her energy is light, white and full of potential….to enjoy the little moments around her, in her moment, her time is now.  

Until next time,

Tanya

Protection Tea

Tanya

Before you read this blog, you may want to check out these ones first……Intro to Witches Tea & Anxiety & Depression Tea.

My latest order from Witches Tea has been the protection blend.  Most mornings my protection ritual is a hot bath with coconut oil and salts, however I wanted an intention tea to drink and knew just who to call!

This tea is effortlessly fresh with a spearmint undertone.  It is lightly coloured and makes me feel as sharp as a button after just one cup full.  This is the one tea that I have REALLY noticed my energies changing after I have drank it, like on a vibrational level I feel contented and safe within myself, a lot calmer and it really is as if a white clock has been wrapped around my shoulders.

Setting your intentions for protection is important, especially if you are doing any kind of spiritual work.  

Last week, I had a couple of new clients, both had messages direct from spirit during their tarot readings.  The first one had her young friend who came through and straight away the energy in my stomach changed like I had a big stone sitting inside me.  I knew this was the spirit of the young woman showing me she had cancer in this area, she also wanted to show me how sick she felt during treatment and the nausea I then felt was horrible.  Once I mentioned it, the feeling passed.  

On the second reading, I connected with the spirit of an elderly gentleman who reached his 80s in years.  My hands were shaking uncontrollably, as he showed me what his hands felt like when he was alive. Thankfully this physical sensation also passed.

However, I did something naughty once my clients left, I forgot to close myself down.  What I should have done was meditated to close off the session, have a cup of my protection tea and then perhaps saged a little as both readings were quite deep.  I forgot to do all of that.

Fast forward the next few hours and day and the sicky feeling I had when I connected with the first spirit would not leave me.  It kept coming in waves and my head was all over the place, I had terrible brain fog and was forgetting what day of the week it was.  I can honestly say that I felt like I was in two worlds.  In a way, I was…..I forgot to close myself down and ground.  This is so important!  A spirit cannot pass on any physical ailments to us, but they can leave us feeling all over the place if we do not come back down to earth after a session.

My friend reminded me that by now I should be doing this without even thinking about it….she is so right.

Your aura needs protecting not only from the living but from all the energies around you, even when those connections are from a good and loving source. 

Imagine yourself without a body, just an aura walking around.  How far would the energy go?  What distance would the thought travel?  How would you blend with someone?  How can you shield yourself?

Protecting your aura starts with intention (as does EVERYTHING when we are doing energy work).  So just by sipping your tea, with the intention of protection going into you with every mouthful, you are covering your energy field with a protective layer.  The tea has been blended by the girls at Witches Tea especially for this purpose.

So, remember, whether you want to stop feeling triggered by the annoying person at work, or you want to remove any negativity from a family member that you have to visit, or you are feeling particular vulnerable….or any day really, protection tea is a fantastic way to protect yourself, along with your other rituals (crystals, sage, bathing, salt etc).

I loved this tea, and I am sure you will too!  If you want to purchase a pouch, just use discount code TANYA15 to get 15% off your first order!

Until next time,

Tanya 

Glastonbury Through My Eyes

Tanya

Last weekend, I finally popped my Glastonbury cherry.   I knew it was a mystical place as it is said to lie on a ley line, but I had no idea how “spiritual” it was until we arrived on our first day.  The saying goes that some people who go to the Glastonbury music festival go for the weekend and never leave….on first impressions I could see why. 

As we drove toward the town, with the Torr sneaking through the morning sunshine misty clouds, I felt a flutter of anticipation.  Our first stop would be the Chalice Well of quiet contemplation, and I could hardly wait to get out of the car.

The well did not disappoint and I envied one local lady that I saw with her meditation cushion as she made her way up toward it, it was probably a morning ritual for her, and it gave me the nudge to do something similar at home.

We filled our bottles full of the red well water that poured from the lion’s mouth (the safest part to drink from) and noted how the iron tinge tasted like blood on our lips.  The water has many beneficial minerals (or perhaps left-over drugs that had floated down river?), either way, it managed to cure my headache in about thirty minutes from drinking it, so I wasn’t going to complain….

After the well, we went into town and headed for the first shop.  In my naivety, I believed that Glastonbury was a vibrant market town that had a couple of crystal shops and perhaps a vegan restaurant or two.  I had no idea just how many spiritual shops awaited us!  I was pleasantly surprised at how each shop offered quality gifts and items in, I did not find it to be tacky or chintzy.  

Each shop keeper had a wealth of knowledge on what oracle cards to recommend, or which crystal to use when, or what herbs to mix for the perfect apothecary blend.  The smells of the resin burners at each shop threshold drew us in for more, and the array of books in one old and rickety store left me so mesmerised, I could have stayed in that place for hours.

I noted how some women were walking bare foot, how some men were wearing what the hell they wanted with no f*cks given and that the whole town carried a chilled out vibe like we were inside a confetti snow globe……….until I understood that if you shook that snow globe, you might be left with the undercurrent of what is actually going on in Glastonbury high street but what some may choose to ignore.

There were pockets of areas for lost souls, mostly outside the churches or on the Abbey green.  Drunk or high, these poor men and woman were shouting, swearing, laughing, joyously dancing as the shadow of their demons watched on.

The contrast between light and dark was evident to me.  As my friend so eloquently put “Glastonbury allows some to just give up, kind of accepting them in society as they are”.  It is like they went to Glasto to find themselves, but it did not work out.  It made me feel sad and the energy made me feel sick.  

I saw one man giving a Life Reading to a client outside on the pavement, trying to avoid the drunk man swinging his arms around and shouting at the same time.  It just felt all kinds of wrong.  

But isn’t that society as a whole spectrum anyway?  The lure of money and success, or enlightenment and awakening on your personal journey whilst we ignore the madman shouting in the corner.  

It gave us girls much to think about.  I don’t’ want this blog to take anything away from my visit.  I can honestly say it was one of the best weekends I’ve ever had, and we had so many spiritual signs it was unreal, the magic of the place left me buzzing and I finally felt at home with like-minded souls.  But it also reminded me that everything is not always as it seems.  

As one passer-by pointed out “This place is Disneyland for hippies…..”, perhaps it seemed that way to him and repulsed him the way Las Vegas repulses me.  I guess it depends on whose eyes you are looking through.

Until next time,

Tanya 

The Rat

Tanya

It has been ages since I have received a clear and direct message from spirit.  So, when I received one last week, I couldn’t quite believe how obvious it was.  

It all started the week I crashed my car.  I couldn’t locate my driver’s license, so I sat on my bed and meditated, asking the angels for a bit of help on where to find it (this has worked wonders in the past!).  Sure enough, the angels showed me the drawer where it was wedged under a load of paperwork.  But before they showed me, I received a vision of a giant rat in my mind’s eye.  

I wondered where it had come from and wasn’t sure if it was linked to my car crash saga, so just pushed it to the back of my mind and focussed on sorting out my driver’s license.

About two days later, as I was walking along the cycle track near the shops, a massive rat ran out of the bush and across my path.  He made me jump and I was instantly taken back to my meditation where I had seen a rat.  I thought this was interesting as I carried on my journey.

Another two days went by, and I was taking another trip to the shops, this time, with my daughter.  We walked past a bush, and it reminded me of my rat encounter a few days earlier.  So, I told Ariane about it and then suddenly, to our utter shock, another giant rat appeared from the bush and scuttled right across our paths.  A lady behind us screamed and Ariane jumped up and down in astonishment, more to the fact I had literally just finished the sentence and there was another rat!  

“Mummy, how did it run out just as you were telling me about a rat?” she asked in amazement.  “I don’t’ know, but I think the Universe is trying to tell me something!” I said.

The very next day, my mum had picked me up and was driving me to a client’s house.  As we pulled up in traffic, I decided to tell her about my rat story, the fact I had seen one in meditation, then seen a real life one in front of me, then when I was telling Ariane the story, another one came out from nowhere.

“They are trying to tell me about a Rat`!” I stated, as I noticed that my mums’ eyes widened as she looked ahead.  As I turned to follow her gaze, I gasped in utter shock.

The very car that was in front of us had “RAT” on the end of the number plate, clear as anything, right there for me to see!  Mum and I could not stop laughing and actually get over the fact that the message was so blatant.  But what message?

I think we are always quick to judge a rat.  We have negative connotations toward them, like they are dirty, mistrustful, and negative in nature.  But what about their positive attributes?

I decided to do some research to find out what the spiritual meanings are for rats.  What I found was very interesting.

Rats were known as the informers, the messengers from the divine to warn people about forthcoming earthquakes or plagues.  They gave predictions to the masses.  This is something I have done in the past, I have dreamed of big, worldly events that have taken place a few weeks later or more personal predictions when reading for people or my own life.

Rats are also resourceful and seek out new opportunities, they are incredibly adaptable to change and to grow in a new environment.  During the week that I saw the rats I had a lot of upheaval, having the car crash then having to shift things around and rely on other people.  It knocked me out of my flow and unsettled me, but I adapted.

I also took my Munay-Ki Rites (see last week’s blog post for more info!) and this shifted my energy completely, I mean it was huge.  Since I took my rites, my intuition has been stronger, my readings sharper and much deeper in terms of my insight.  So, I recognised a shift has happened around me and I believe the rat is my sign.

The rat is my spirit animal.  Maybe the first on my totem pole, I don’t know, but I do know that I have an affinity to it now.  Rats are feared for their power and knowing, their secrets and cunning.  They can get themselves out of trouble and are depicted as the go to people in movies, like a fixer of sort.  They are also helpful, like to be around others and go where the bounty is, they can outlive many other species because they know how too.  They can live on land then jump on a passing driftwood to get across a turbulent stream.  They are resilient and versatile.  I felt it was a clear message that whatever happens in my life, I can walk the storm, we can all walk the storm.

So, I take this from my rat sign; to be resourceful, to adapt and change, to tune into myself to seek inner wisdom, predictions and intuition, to connect with other like-minded people, to know when to speak up and when to keep my cards close to my chest, to feel the energy around me and flow with it, moving constantly, changing always but still being myself.

Until next time,

Tanya 

My Munay-Ki Calling

Tanya

Last week I received the nine sacred rites of the Munay-Ki.  The nine rites are a spiritual shamanic initiation, offering deeper healing, protection, wisdom, intuition, and harmony, which can be passed on to others once received.

I wasn’t even aware of them until, in January 2020, I had a lucid dream. The dream took place in Eastern Africa.  Once I became aware that I was dreaming, I noticed that I was sitting on the dusty ground, outside some mud huts as people milled around in the mid-day sun.  I was sat in a circle, with friendly strangers either side of me.  As I sat, feeling secure in these surroundings, my eyes were drawn to a young black man sitting in blue robes across from me.  He was watching me intently.

“Munay-Ki” he said.  “Malakai?” I asked, unsure of what he was saying.  “Munay-Ki….Malakai….Munay-Ki”…he said over and over in his thick African accent, as the message imprinted itself within my consciousness.   

On waking, I quickly looked up Malakai in Google, which means in translation “spirit messenger”.  This made sense to me, as I am a medium.  I didn’t think too much of the message, until a few months later, in November 2020.

I had a psychic reading from a local medium.  Toward the end of our session, she told me she could see a guide around me, then said “Munay-Ki”.  I explained about my dream, told her that I wasn’t sure if this guide was telling me Munay-Ki or Malakai.  

“It’s Munay-Ki” she said with a certainty that I took seriously.  “Have you heard of the Munay-Ki rites?”.  I hadn’t so she explained that they are an extension of your Reiki healing and that my Reiki Master Melanie offers these rites in a sacred two-day ceremony.

I took this as my calling to book up – I needed to know what they were all about.

Due to Covid restrictions, we had to move our Munay-Ki course a couple of times, finally it was booked for 16th September 2021, in a stunning country barn in the heart of the Hertfordshire countryside.

The week leading up to my course was one of the worst weeks I have had in a very long time.  This year has been hard for a number of reasons anyway, not only are we all experiencing the covid-hangover and all that it brings, I have also lost three friends to illness.  After one person died, I had a few weeks before the next, then another that was a complete shock.  It made me question everything.

I would awake in the middle of the night questioning my own mortality.  Not only that, but I would also question my own faith.  What if I was wrong?  What if my accurate predictions, my shared death experience, my messages from spirit, my hearing of voices, my ability to see spirit people, my many incredible “coincidences” were merely just that, just a load of coincidences?  How could I be questioning the very heart of who I am?  What if the people that I love that are dead, are now null and void, gone forever, no trace or essence of them ever to be found again?  To feel like this for me was shocking, as my faith is the very core of my being.

As the weeks moved along, this negative feeling kept building, my anxieties growing, especially around me, like I was going to die soon.  On reflection, I know this was just fall out from losing so many people I care about this year in a short space of time.

I was starting to look at the world negatively, getting drawn into a lower vibration that I had worked so hard to move away from during my Reiki attunements a few years ago.

On the week of my Munay-Ki course, I was in a car accident.  I handled the accident well to be fair, however what followed was awful for me.  The fear, anger and shock of the other woman involved came out at me full frontal, she was very abusive.  I don’t want to go into too much detail here as I’m coming to peace with it now, but to go through that was hard for me.  The woman took away my voice, power and made me lose faith in humanity.  That may sound strong and over dramatic, but I cannot express what it felt like to be shouted at so publicly, to be called awful names, to be sworn at, for her to come into my personal space and threaten me to the point I felt so small and vulnerable.  

So, when the Munay-Ki came, I did not know what to expect, especially after the week I had had and the months leading up to it.  But what happened changed my life.

It made me understand that people act in violent and volatile ways because they are broken, afraid and in need of deep healing.  In made me step into the woman’s shoes to allow me to feel compassion for her and her journey, where she is at this point in time.

The Munay-Ki allowed me to understand that everything happens for a reason, that we are all connected so intricately that there are simply no coincidences, that our energetic presence has such a ripple effect that we must always be mindful of our feelings, thoughts and actions.

That our intentions change our path.  That our commitment to spiritual practice brings us back home, back to ourselves, back to the true fibre of our being.

I learnt to always check in with my initial thoughts about a person or situation, to remove judgement, find compassion not only for them but for myself.  To always take from the lesson.  To not force, to only flow.  That there is enough time, that the time is now, that worrying serves nothing and nobody.  That pain is temporary.  That my life plan is a beautiful tapestry of pre-thought-out chapters to help me learn, love and grow into the ever-changing person who is me.  The person who I am is infinite and will never die, the same as all the spirits that walk this earth.

Munay-Ki gave me my faith back.  It connected me with people who want the same as I do in this life, for this Earth, peace, understanding, growth, love and gratitude for all that is.

During my experience, I was able to choose a card that I connected with.  As I turned the card over, my heart was warmed to see my young African friend, reminding me that I was at the right place, just at the right time.

Until next time,

Tanya

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Always Ask For Help

Tanya

I am a true believer that each human being has a team of spirits that are constantly working with them here on Earth, helping to guide, support and heal when needed as we navigate our life’s path.  

I have asked for help many times, especially when I am unwell.  Because I am always using my intuition daily, it does mean that I am able to feel, sense and understand that help quite effectively at times.  But sometimes I do forget that all I must do is just ask in my mind, calm myself and then wait.  

I’m going to recount a little story below that happened to me a few weeks back.  At the time of writing, I thought I had Norovirus or Covid.  I believe now it was food poisoning from some cray fish I ate a couple of days before.  I guess I will never know, but I do know that I felt absolutely awful and after asking for help, within 2 hours I was feeling much better.

It is 3.52 in the small hours and my body feels like an oil lamp, warming me from my core, then saturating my pyjamas in sweat….virus sweat.   At the same time, I shake profusely like I’m going through Dengue Fever in a Cambodian rain forest.  I know someone who had that, and now I feel her pain.  It’s like we are there together, even though my friend Alex went through her Dengue ordeal in 2019…..

I cannot lay down, as this makes the nausea indescribable, and I know it will lead to instant vomiting.

I haven’t slept a wink, my bedroom empty except for my hot mess of a body, my husband previously retreated to my daughter’s room and decided that a cramped night’s sleep in a single cabin bed was worth the pain to ensure that he does not catch this.

My head feels like it has been caved in and for some reason I have the sharpest pain in my right shoulder tip that makes me wince out loud.

I’ve already replayed most episodes of Handmaids Tale in my mind as my fever spikes.  It’s the scene when June Osbourne gets shot and sings Heaven Is A Place on Earth, I am now singing it through dry lips as I become hotter and hotter.  Weirdly the thermometer reads just 38 degrees yet “feels like” temperature is around 41.

It is at this point that I ask for help from my guide, spirit team, the angels, my deceased Nan, I practically beg in gaga language to make this pain stop.  I honestly feel like if I move, I will pass out.

That’s when I see her in my mind’s eye.  A woman, with chestnut brown wavy hair, mid 50s I reckon, in a long white coat.  I feel her walk around to my side of the bed and place two cooling slim pale hands on my steaming limbs.  I note the pens in her top right pocket and stethoscope around her slim next.  As she lays her hands, I feel instant relief.  Her hands are the epitome of “healing”.  They feel like love itself.

As I’m calmer now, I see the light of Blue, my guide, around my face.  He tells me to suck on travel sweets.  That’s what he is showing me in my mind’s eye, those fruity flavoured sweets that you used to get from Shell garages in 1986, sure to make you want to vomit into the door compartment.  Is this really a time for a joke?  I appreciate the help from my heavenly doctor but why is Blue showing me those awful sweets that he knows I hate?

Then the sweets turn to ice cubes in my mouth and then the ice cubes turn to water, little sips, little sips.

“Sit up and sip the water, little bits at a time” I “hear” him say in my mind.

I do what he says and through the growling of my empty stomach and feel the cold water slither down my oesophagus.  It is calming and helping immensely with the nausea.

They are here looking after me whilst whatever this God-awful virus is peaks to its worst (well I hope so, any worse than this and I’m certain I will need an IV drip).

As I sit and breathe deeply, sipping the water as I do so, I still feel the energy of my spirit friends close by.  To me, it is a feeling of calmness, that they are there, that everything is going to be ok.  Why didn’t I call on them earlier?  They are always there after all.  I think that in my stress of dealing with my illness, I forgot that I can always ask for help.

So, the message of this blog post today is to always ask.  It doesn’t matter what it is either.  You might want the car journey to run smoothly.  You may want to just feel positive today.  Do you want to stop worrying so much or have more will power?  Or to change your life completely? …….just ask for help and guidance.  And if someone is poorly, or you are poorly, always ask for help and support.  You are never alone, ever.  Love is around you continuously even in your darkest of hours.

But do allow the time for the guidance to come in.  Be it through feelings, symbols, help from people, lucky breaks, words of wisdom, signs and songs…..it will always be there, just ask, wait and listen.

Until next time,

Tanya 

The Death Transition (Conversations With Blue)

Tanya

Since a child, I have always wondered what it is like to die.  Not in a morbid, suicidal type of way, but more of a fascination and deep thought-provoking way.

This interest may explain why I turned out to be a psychic medium, as I’m not sure it’s entirely normal to think and feel deeply about “the other side”…all the time.

When I was twenty-one, I had what I now know is termed as a “shared death experience” with my nan Rosemary, in that I felt what she felt as she passed over.  This entire experience was profound, solidly life changing and simply beautiful.  It was also very reassuring; in that it took away any fear I had of the death process because she allowed me an insight into just how mind-blowingly awesome and amazing it feels to cross over.  I did not feel fear, sadness or loss.  She felt ready to go and not only that, but a bit excited to say the least.  However, it was all well and good me feeling this way, as I could come back here after.

Over the years, since my experience with my nan, I have researched many accounts of near-death experiences, shared death experiences and death bed visits (people in palliative care that see deceased family members at their bedside just before they pass over).

There is one very common and consistent theme through-out, which also ties up with my own experience; there is nothing to fear when going through the transition of death.

However, that does not mean it is all a bed of roses either.  The transition may be blissful and full of so much light, colour, hope and more love power than we mere humans could even begin to imagine…what we do have to remember though is that once you are there, you are there and its final, there is no coming back in the same human body.  The vibrational frequency is a very different one, there is much to get used too.

I used to read about ghostly encounters of spirits stuck between two worlds and then a medium or a priest being sent in to “show them to the light”. This not only used to freak me out but made me fear death, the thought that I could one day be wondering around not knowing if I am dead, or in this living dream, an eternal quest to find myself again, or worst still, floating around, mute, deaf and expressionless yet still conscious…seriously those sort of thoughts could keep me up at night.

Thankfully, as I have researched into what happens “after” the initial transition part, it now makes a little more sense to me and isn’t as terrifying as it first sounds (and I believe I can explain the whole “ghost stuck between two worlds” thing, below). 

As a medium, it means I can communicate with humans that now reside fully in spirit form, on the other side of this physical life.  Their memories of this Earth life are very much intact because they show me.  They are still the same personality type, shy, or outgoing, cheeky, funny, flirty, introverted, polite, brash…you name it, they haven’t changed.  Even so, there is so much that they have had to get used to when they transitioned, and I believe there are a few things we can do this side of life to make the next a little easier to deal with.

Before I delve into this a little deeper, I want to explain how I am able to obtain this information.  Not only do I use my tarot cards to give intuitive, informative and uplifting insightful readings for my living clients, but I can also use them to have a dialogue with my Spirit Guide Blue and ask him questions about the other side.  This is a very efficient and informative way of communication.  I could also meditate, he is very good at showing me signs, symbols and words to answer my questions, but meditation isn’t always practical, and I can literally pick up my cards, any time of day, when a question reaches my mind (and believe me, there are many questions, many times of the day!).   

So, this blog post is the very first of my “conversations with Blue” that I would like to share with you, this first one being about the actual process of dying (well, more the period of time that follows after the initial “crossing over” part). 

One thing is certain; you will be loved, supported and helped when you die.  Yes, that’s right, even evil humans get a little love when it’s their time to go.  But……once the initial shock is over, it is now up to the new “spirit” to take responsibility of one’s feelings and emotions.

I asked Blue what it’s feels like to die, and he said (the positives are pretty much what I described in my paragraph about Nan, but I forgot to mention pain free and at total peace, with the weight of worldly responsibilities completely lifted from our shoulders).  However, I did not mention the negative feelings.  Contrary to popular belief, we are not solely tuned into “positive vibes only” once we find outselves in the afterlife.  After the initial love rush declines, we may feel confused and out of balance (some may even need deep healing after a traumatic end to human form).

Blue showed me the following cards to describe the more “challenging” aspect of death;

10 of Swords – This is the harsh reality that now where one finds oneself is absolutely final.  There is no going back in the same capacity in the same human body.  Ever.  That chapter is done for good.  That can be a massive shock, especially to the more materialistic members of the human race.  

Five of Cups – There is sadness and grief it appears, whether that be for those left still living or for the loss of the Earth life, I’m not quite sure.  I want to say grief for one’s life.  The thought of being in a cinema for one whilst you watch your Earth friends and family in complete devastation is my idea of hell and I don’t believe our guides would be so cruel as to put us through that.  

Five of Wands – Fighting, to stay where we are.  Ok, some deaths are quick and the human has no choice but to just, well, die.  But others are drawn out and slow, some humans will be very attached to the Earth, absolutely terrified of what is about to happen next.  It’s that human fear that keeps them in a state of flux, literally fighting between worlds.  

Two of Wands with Death Card – Not fully accepting the transition from one life to the next. Thinking about it yes, but doing it properly…well no not just yet.  

It appears that Earthly ties can keep a person rooted and not fully committed to their new level of existence.  They are not physically here (well, potentially in ghost form – see above).  They may well linger around this vibration if they haven’t fully embraced their new way of life.

In the days and weeks that follow physical death it appears that much healing is going on, that help is at hand, that family and friends that have before us died are also there to lend assistance.  But, as there is a level of judgement going on (not by an outside force, but judgement of oneself), that can be a hard pill to swallow.  

Imagine if someone today sat you down and asked you to delve into every bad decision you made, or hurtful thing you said, or any action based purely on your ego, would you want to go there, would you be ready?? Because when there are no material aspects to deal with anymore, all you have left is the good of your spirit, that’s a lot to contemplate.

And are we floating around like a giant orb when we die?  Actually no, we still have a body and we still have physicality to some degree (but that’s another blog post).

For now I want to tell you that I learnt the following when communicating with Blue about when we die;

  • It is a happy, blissful and unforgettable moment where we get to see people that we have missed so much, and we feel at “home” but that said;
  • We need to adjust, accept and heal. 
  • The more connected to Earth we are (I’m talking ego first stuff, like addictions, money, greed, that only Earth exists and nothing else) – it’s going to be harder (but not impossible) to make the full transition 
  • Everything, in this life and the next, is about how we look at consciousness, our intentions, thoughts and feelings. No hope is lost, not one soul is a lost cause (the evil spirits will reside with like-minded others within a lower vibrational frequency until they learn many more lessons of their own soul evolution). 
  • Acceptance, moving forwards, improving, evolving and developing on our “consciousness” path appears to be what it’s all about. 

This blog isn’t here to tell you to suddenly find a faith or become a believer in the afterlife, just in case you end up “stuck between worlds” when it is your time. It also does not mean that more spiritually open people on Earth get at easier ride then an atheist.  You can and must believe whatever you feel is right for you. But do become acquainted with the voice that guides you. As that voice is the inner you, the one voice that will properly guide you from this life to the next. You must trust it, believe in it, and allow it to help you. You will not be alone when you die (far from it) and the place that awaits us all is literally “out of this world” but it must be embraced fully, how long that takes us is up to us and us alone, as we walk this incredible journey together.

Until next time,

Tanya

Anxiety & Depression Tea

Tanya

https://www.witchestea.co.uk/

Amongst the busyness of tarot readings and school half term, I have managed to enjoy and now finally review my wonderful stash of Anxiety & Depression Tea from Witches Tea.

I chose this one in particular as I know that so many of my wonderful clientele suffer in some form with both anxiety and/or depression.  I too suffer with general anxiety disorder, which means that I can catastrophize certain situations that may seem highly irrational to the next person.  I already understand the healing benefits of tea and know that herbals make me feel so much calmer in general, so I really couldn’t wait to give this one a try.

The first thing I noticed about the blend was how LIGHT it is.  Not only in colour as you pour, but by how it tastes, no overpowering flavour, just a feeling on freshness with a tiny hint of spearmint, which I find calms the digestive system, so it really is a double whammy.

I have a certain “ritual’ when it comes to my tea drinking.  I drink green matcha tea in the morning for a slow release of caffeine fuelled energy, however after lunch is all about my selective herbal teatime.  I love tea leaves so I can use my little glass tea pot that catches what it needs too and then I have a visually beautiful pot of goodness.  This one didn’t disappoint, the leaves are grass like and easy to use.  As you can see from the photo, the Anxiety & Depression blend is clear with a hint of sepia colour, what you see is what you taste, it doesn’t overpower, it just feels “right”, so, if you are not massively into strong flavours, this is your blend for sure, but it gives enough to know you are drinking it, simply perfect in my opinion.

Perhaps it’s the warmness of the tea as the steam rises and settles on your nose that instantly calms, or the way I feel deliciously contented after a little pot full, I have to say that I do find this tea incredibly chilling!  So, does it help with anxiety and depression? I want to say yes!  This is why;

During this tea drinking review period, I found myself befriending an incredibly helpful internal coach (i.e., my own inner monologue), so for example, when I wanted to tell myself that the new pain in my shoulder was stage four spinal cancer, my little voice would chip in with “Or perhaps it’s because you lifted weights yesterday for the first time in two years??”.  My logical head was on, my neurotic mind was switched to pause.  It happened very easily, more easily than normal may I add.  I don’t know if this was a coincidence, but I have to say I only really noticed this as I sat here to write this review and made the correlation, so how can this be?

I want to say it is because the love, intention and blessings that Willow and Emerald put into every shipment of their gorgeous tea really does feel powerful as you drink each sip.  These gals are real witches with big hearts, and they actively want you to get the most out of your blend.

Well, I am pleased to say it is a thumbs up from me, so if you want to enjoy this too, why not purchase your own blend, if you use discount code TANYA15, you get 15% off your first order!  Why not check out their website here or read about the girls themselves on my previous blog post.

I really cannot wait to try some more blends from Witches Tea and see what benefits I gleam from them!

Until next time,

Tanya

Intro To Witches Tea

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My love and passion for herbal teas has grown so much over the past twelve months.  Mostly because I wanted to increase my water intake with something interesting, but also because I started to realise that after drinking herbal tea, that it makes me feel incredibly balanced and centered after just a couple of cups.

What is also apparent is that, as I try my hardest to implement healthy practices into my daily routine to help with my Endometriosis, that tea appears to have more healing qualities than I ever gave it credit for.

Now as you may know already, there are literally hundreds of fantastic tea brands and companies out there, so where do you start from when choosing a blend that suits your energetic needs at this time?

In December 2020, as we fast approached a second full lockdown in the UK, I was searching for a tea that would bring me comfort during troubled times, cold nights & the impeding January “blues”.  I stumbled across a company called Witches Tea (www.witchestea.co.uk).  This immediately struck a chord with me, mostly because of the name and also because of the awesome blends they had advertised, tea like “Third Eye Opening” blend.  The very fact that these ladies had years of experience with Wicca & Witchcraft and were able to bring this fusion together with their knowledge of plants into a tea and the strapline “They Are Quite Simply A Ritual In A Cup” excited me enough to hit purchase and try some for myself!

My tea arrived and was literally gone in a few weeks because I couldn’t get enough of it.  This tea was so light, mildly fragrant and not in the slightest overpowering, so refreshing and exactly what I needed as I spent the day conducting online tarot readings.  Weirdly, my psychic ability was bang on too, was this tea really opening up my third eye, or was it the intention that the lovely ladies had set for it before I even opened the packet? 

Fast forward to the present day and I am still a lover of Witches Tea, not only that, I am lucky enough to collaborate with the lovely ladies themselves by reviewing their teas and giving my amazing followers a Coupon Code so you can get involved with some tea to try for yourselves!  So do look out for my forthcoming blogs as I try out some truly satisfying tea blends (can you tell how excited I am by this??!).

You will find that as soon as you look at their website, you really know for sure that Willow and Emerald are so passionate about their blends, because they know their craft so well.  Each tea pack comes with its detailed written guide and ritual, which I found so beautiful when I opened my first pack. 

Below are a few questions I asked the ladies, to get to know the awesome witches behind the brand;

How did you get started?

We have been following the old ways for many years now and both of us always had and do have a very strong connection to herbal medicine in the Eastern sense (Chinese Medicine, Ayurveda and Tribal). It was through our research we found that we have a rich history of very similar powerful herbal practices in the Celtic forms. This formed the basis for what is now Witches Tea.

Do you have a favourite blend that you offer?

We have both struggled with our sleep in our lives so our favourite blend is the Sleep Infusion. We developed most of our blends for ourselves or our friends first of all before sharing them with the community on our page and website.

Where do you source your products from?

We use lots of different suppliers for our herbs depending on where they thrive best. Any herbs we can produce ourselves well enough in the UK we try to grow ourselves where possible. For example, some of the herbs in the Ancient Greek blend are grown on the foothills of mount Olympus.

Why does tea feel so healing on lots of levels?

All medicine is derived from plants. For example, Asprin is a molecule taken from the bark of the White Willow tree. What we have found is that taking the whole plant allows your body to absorb the active parts so much more effectively and also has many hidden benefits that you would not always get. 

The experience and ritual of infusing the herbs and drinking the blend connects you on a much deeper level with the magic of the plants you are partaking in. 

Any buying tips for a newbie to your teas?  Should they just go to what they are drawn too?

If you are trying our teas for the first time, definitely first of all go to what you are most drawn to. If anyone has any questions or needs help they can always contact us through our FB and Instagram messenger. We are always here for advice and are happy to make bespoke blends for specific needs of our sisters and brothers.

I’m really excited to provide you with a couple code for a 15% discount to all my readers and followers; TANYA15.  You can check out the teas offered by Witches Tea at; www.witchestea.co.uk

Next time I will be reviewing the Depression and Anxiety blend, so do look out for my next post!

In the meantime, if you are interested in connecting with me, you can find me via Tanya Short Energy Reader on YouTube, Facebook & Instagram.

Until next time,

Tanya

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Keeping Your Channels Clear

Tanya

The one thing that I have found is so very important to help me give the most productive intuitive tarot readings is by keeping my energy levels super clear.  I know this sounds a bit weird and you are probably thinking “what?!” but let me explain myself.

Psychic mediums talk a lot about their own vibration and how we use our energy field to connect to spirit whilst we are working, this is absolutely correct and I have found that the better shape I keep myself in, the better practices that I work on, makes for a wonderful tarot experience for my sitter and I…

Not only that, good, healthy practices in life affects everything from your physical wellbeing to how your head feels…to how you respond to situations around you, you feel more positive, more assured, more “in control yet not obsessive” and just generally like you have your sh&t together as a person!

So, on this blog post I wanted to share with you my rituals and healthy practices that I now do every single day of my life (ok, excluding if I’m sick or on hols but you catch the drift) – consistency is the key here folks and when I say key it is the actual ingredient of complete and utter success in any undertaking so, let me begin with my morning and evening rituals;

Rituals

I have the same morning ritual come rain or shine and I have to do this every day, in the order I do it, so that I feel like I’m ready to take on what I need too.  I can add some bits in, like some mornings I will do a twenty-minute Yoga routine but generally it goes like this;

  • I start the morning with coffee. Ok, I tried the pint of water and then the honey and lemon thing but I stopped doing it, for me, coffee is where it is at and where it is staying.  Just one mug, no more until 1pm.
  • I always have reading time every morning, getting up is never a struggle for me, so once awake the coffee pot is on and I’m cozying up to my dog Sebastian and my favorite read of the month before anyone else in my household has opened an eyelid.  To point out – I allow myself time in the morning to fully wake up.  I do not rush, that is not my bag.
  • I eat breakfast every morning and the thought of skipping this (or any meal may I add) is simply sacrilege to me!  It is a proper breakfast too, always healthy, but always one that allows me to start the day, it might be eggs and seedy toast, it might be rolled oatmeal with cherries, whatever I have it is delicious and always gets knocked down with a small glass of Cranberry Juice.
  • My Kitchen is always clean before I go upstairs to begin getting ready, my daughter and the dog fed, we are good to go.
  • I have to bath every single morning.  It’s not massively deep but it’s hot (on re-reading that sentence I realise how funny that line sounds, but I won’t change it!)  and contains Epsom Salts and Coconut oil.  My bath is mega important to me, at the same time I can put on my concoction of facial products, namely Dermalogica at the moment but I am partial to an Etsy natural skin care product, probably made from Coconut oil as it’s my very favorite thing in the World! (possible slight exaggeration there).
  • After the bath, the skin care continues, which I could write a whole other blog post on.  But to put it in a nutshell, my skin never gets neglected, I have a morning and night routine and regular prescriptive facials.  I do not leave the house without factor 50 and I’m so used to doing this now, it is second nature.  To add, I wouldn’t dream of sleeping with make-up on, it’s like going to bed with your coat on.
  • I do make sure I allow a full body moisturise session and face of makeup before leaving the house, this just makes me feel better in myself.

You are probably thinking “who has this kind of time?” but……I allow a good couple of hours in the morning, I don’t need to sleep in because I go to bed at 9pm most weeknights.  My night time routine is the skin care, more reading and a herbal tea before bed.  Totally non-cool and boring to many readers I am sure….but its what I do.  I have to add that on a night out I wouldn’t be clock watching but I would naturally start to feel tired around 9pm…I’m a morning lark, what I can I say?

Eating

I’ve given myself enough years of feeding myself utter crap in my twenties and I don’t even want to talk about my past alcohol consumption during the “City Years” of my corporate career to now finally make some good food choices.  At the grand old age of forty I now know what I should be putting in my mouth and the correlation between what that food type is and how I feel, which is, amazing, when I do it right. 

I drink around two pots of green tea a day, the rest of the day herbal tea in some guise and water, I don’t have fizzy drinks at all except a light tonic in my gin!  I have one more coffee after lunch and its with condensed milk so I get my sweet kick, but I never drink it after 2pm so that it doesn’t affect my sleep.

Alcohol is in my diet, but only at weekends and limited to two gins on a Friday and Saturday night and half a bottle of red with my Sunday dinner.  I know this sounds regimented and possibly even irritating but this works for me and if I do have an occasion when I can properly let my hair down – then of course I’m going to do that, but always being mindful of how much.

I make sure I eat as well as possible, avoiding processed food, but having the good stuff too, like real butter and the fat on a lamb bone.  Smaller portions of what you fancy goes a long way to keeping yourself contented and not depriving yourself of anything!  I love a takeaway but I’ve managed to curb the habit that used to be a twice weekly affair in my twenties to once every 6 to 8 weeks now.

I cook from scratch every night, its mostly because I love cooking and it’s like a hobby for me, but also because that’s how I can control my weight and I know this nutrition is best for keeping me feeling well.

You are what you eat is the truest statement yet, if your digestion is f%*ked then it will affect every single system in your body.  I am so mindful of this now.  I mostly eat fish as a protein source but I do have meat at weekends, keeping the red stuff to a minimum.

Moving

I walk everywhere I can, I love being out in nature as it helps clear my head like nothing else.  I also enjoy running however have laid off it a bit recently, getting as much good exercise doing the same distance with a speedy walk with my dog Seb.

Absorbing

I try hard not to follow newspapers and I’m mindful about people I follow on social media.  I am a naturally anxious person in that I do overthink and worry when I hear bad news, I can carry it around for days and even weeks sometimes.  So, I’ve banned all that now to just focus on me and my little life.  Totally ignorant?  Absolutely.  And that’s the way its staying.

My routine may sound dull and boring but it certainly isn’t to me.  It has taken me years to fully show up to dedicate myself to healthy routines and practices, I can in fact thank Covid and lockdown for that too.  I want to continue to keep my energies clear and focused so I can improve my psychic ability, my energy levels and my overall wellbeing, this is the way that works for me and after years of trying, testing, illness and mental health issues, I’m sticking to this one!

Until next time,

Tanya

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