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I Don’t Have Any Gifts

When people are new on their path to awakening, I hear many of them say, “I don’t have any gifts” or “I can’t do what you can.” Or some other variation of those statements.

We ALL have gifts. And that means you.  Every single one of us on this planet. We are born with an innate sense of intuition because that is our connection to our Higher Self and to the Divine. It’s how we communicate with the Divine and know things. If you think you don’t have it, let me reassure you that you do. It’s just a matter of knowing how you receive your information, then recognizing it, then trusting it, then using it.

It may seem like some of us are more intuitive or gifted than others, especially millenials and younger. Many of you born after about 1980 came here more plugged in, have a stronger sense of intuition, gifts may have come in at a younger age. That’s intentional. As the planet is ascending, those of us born pre-1980 were building and holding the energy for the higher vibrational souls to come in. That doesn’t mean those of you born before 1980 are less gifted or less intuitive or that those born after are more gifted. It means those born after 1980 have been born into a higher energy planet thanks to those of us who laid the foundation. As such, the increased energy supports them for their gifts to come in earlier. It’s part of the plan for humanity to wake up.

In addition to intuition, which we all have, other gifts such as sensing and feeling energy, seeing purple angels or any number of other “cool” things, talking to the deceased, seeing auras, channeling beings etc, are specific to the individual. Talking to the deceased is called mediumship. Many people can do it. What differs is how they do it, that makes them unique. Channeling beings is the same thing – many people can do it, but which being they channel and how they do it makes them unique.

To confirm for yourself that you have other gifts, it’s just a matter of knowing which gift you have and how to use it. How you identify your gift is a longer explanation, but basically be aware. Start noticing what you think you may be able to do. Take classes that interest you. Watch youtube videos. There are no coincidences so good chance what you are interested in is indicative of a gift you may have. Follow that inclination.

Most importantly though, please refrain from saying you don’t have any gifts, you want more gifts, you can’t do what someone else does etc. The reason I implore you to stop saying these things goes back to law of attraction. We manifest with our thoughts. What you think and say can manifest because thought directs energy and energy follows thought. So be very careful what you say and think.

The more you say you don’t have gifts, guess what’s going to happen? The longer it will take for them to come in. The more you notice you don’t have what she has, guess what will happen? The longer it will take for you to discover what gifts you do have.

Remember my story on willingness? I was willing to be open to receive my gifts, but I was noticing I didn’t have any (rather, I thought I didn’t have any, we all have them) and I was comparing myself to others whose gifts were apparent. Therefore, I blocked the opening of my gifts then. In that blog post I said it wasn’t my time. That’s true. It wasn’t my time to receive them because I was blocking them. And because I was blocking them, it wasn’t my time to receive them. Was it part of my bigger plan, written in my records, that my gifts wouldn’t be noticeable to me until whatever year it was vs 1990-something when I was blocking them?  Probably, just so I could learn that lesson and one day figure it out and share it with you. 😊

The moral of that story is even if you are blocking your gifts from coming in right now by noticing and talking about the fact that they aren’t here may be part of your journey. That’s probably not the answer you want to hear, just like I didn’t want to hear it all those years ago. Like one of my favorite sayings, “It is what it is.” It will happen when it’s time. You control the timing. When you stop noticing they aren’t here, stop thinking about it, stop talking about it, stop talking about thinking about it, they will come in. And then it IS time.

Trust that your time is coming. You were born with your gifts, they just aren’t noticeable to you – yet.

If you are not sure what your gifts are, feel free to contact me so we can have a discussion about it.

Namaste, Catherine Cates

Lions Gate 8/8/2019 – Maximize Your Potential

 

 

As we approach the date of 8/8, a day that  is known as The Lions Gate, it is an excellent time to take a look a look at what events have occurred over the last year that have been significant and at what wounds have been triggered that we are still carrying.  The Lions Gate is a time of alignment of the Earth, the star Sirius, and the galactic center. As Sirius rises in the sky, Orion’s Belt directly aligns with the Pyramid of Giza.  The alignment is called Lions Gate because it occurs when the Sun is in the astrological sign of Leo.

Sirius is known as our “Spiritual Sun”.  We are constantly bathed in the cosmic rays generated by the Sirius system which includes Sirius A the large star and its binary twin the dwarf star known as Sirius B.  The ancient Egyptians New Year was at the time of Sirius’s helical rise, or first appearance on the Eastern horizon just before sunrise. This was also the time of year when the Nile River would flood bringing life and fertility to the fields.  It is interesting to note that the ancient Egyptians somehow knew of the existence of the dwarf star despite the fact that it is not visible to the naked eye.

Around July 6, Sirius is conjunct our Sun starting a phase of its closest proximity to our solar system and there is upswing in the cosmic rays which infuse us photon light energy, light codes and divine wisdom.  These cosmic rays, all the information and activations are automatically received by all life and all of the planet herself.  It is up to each individual to access and integrate the information.  The challenge is in the translating the information from light language to our own human language to be fully understood and integrated.  This often happens in dream work, flashes of insight or understanding and the AH HA moments.  If we pay attention to where we are triggered or what comes up for us in these months we can amplify our learning.  We can also further integrate these energies through meditation, day dreams, being in nature and silent contemplation.

This year we are coming off a full solar eclipse on July 2 and partial lunar eclipse on July 16 as well as there being 5 planets in retrograde which amplifies the energy of releasing the past.  Take advantage of this time by be aware of thoughts of the past that might be coming up, patterns that are recurring themes in your life, old wounds that may play on continuous loop in your mind, set the intention to release the negative aspects and let these wounds be healed by divine self-love and acceptance.

With Lions Gate occurring in the time of Leo, which is the sign most associated with individual expression of the divine self and the heart center, this is a potent time for personal growth.  Development happens through release of old patterns, integration of divine wisdom from the higher self and multidimensional realms brought in to our consciousness.  The key is to be aware, be self-loving and be willing to make different choices than the ones made in the past while finding ways to love our more self-sabotaging mind loops and programs to wholeness.  The Lions Gate energy gives us an opportunity to grow and an accelerated pace, particularly on 8/8, 8/17 and 8/26 – all of which have the infinite energy of 8 doubled.

Be aware and mindful during the next month use the cosmic energy and wisdom to its, and YOUR, highest potential!

Big LOVE!!

Suzenn

You can contact me at suzenn@suzenng.com

 

 

 

What Waking Up is Not

There are a lot of misperceptions about waking up and many different definitions of ascension. One thing I think many of us can agree on is what waking up is not. I bring this up because I had these questions when I started on my path to awakening. If I’m questioning these things, I’m betting others are too. Let me share with you what I know and learned.

Being awake or conscious does not mean you have a lot of knowledge about the universe, manifesting, psychic phenomena etc. It can mean you have that knowledge, but it does not have to mean that. Just because a person knows a lot about spiritual topics does not mean they are awake. The reason I tell you this is so you are not misled by someone who knows a lot of stuff. That’s great they know a lot of stuff and can probably educate you on a wide variety of topics. But it doesn’t necessarily mean they are awake. If you want to learn to be awake, learn it from someone who is more advanced on the path to awakening than you, not necessarily someone who has more knowledge than you. There’s a difference. People can wow you with fluff, but it may be just that – fluff.

Just because a person is a really good psychic or an awesome healer or a really cool whatever doesn’t mean they are awake. A lot of people get stuck on this. It can definitely mean that, but it doesn’t have to. There are plenty of good healers, psychics, hypnotists, mediums etc out there who are not awake. That doesn’t mean they aren’t good at what they do. It just means they may not be fully conscious. If they are bragging about how good they are, then there’s your first clue they aren’t fully awake. Awake people don’t brag because they have no need to. And conversely, just because someone is awake does not mean they are drawn to be a psychic, healer, medium, channeler etc. They might be doing some other profession entirely.

If someone is negative, a gossiper, complains, brags, shames, judges, compares etc, even just a little, that’s a no-brainer they are not awake. Awake people no longer engage in those behaviors. That is not a judgment, just a fact. You can sniff that one out pretty quickly. The definition of being awake is the opposite of those things.

Taking yoga, tai chi, chi gong or other meditative types of exercise does not mean someone is awake or even on their path. It just might mean they like that type of exercise, period. When people start to wake up they tend to gravitate towards those practices because they usually promote stillness, quieting the mind and breathing, but it does not mean everyone in the class is waking up. Sometimes these exercises can become trendy and then everyone and their brother along with their whiny kids are in those classes. Use discernment to know who might be on their path and who isn’t, including the teacher. Certain teachers may annoy you because they clearly are not very awake. If that’s the case, move on, find another class.

Therapists, coaches, counselors, mentors etc also may not be on their journey of awakening. Because of the nature of their business they are typically more aware than most people but they may not know what consciousness or ascension means in spiritual terms. They may be really good at what they do, but they may not know much about what we’re talking about here. That doesn’t mean you can’t work with them, unless you want someone who has knowledge on awakening.

Some people can become spiritual junkies. They are learning and learning and learning but never apply any of it. I’ve seen it happen and you may have too. No judgment, just an observation. Just be aware if you don’t want to get caught in that loop. Real knowledge is in applying it.

Other people like to talk about all the cool stuff they get in visions or hear statues talking to them or whatever. Don’t be dazzled by it and think they are “all that” and you are not. It depends on the context they are sharing with you, of course, but some people tell you so they can feel better about themselves, how special they are, how awesome their gifts are.  Just know you will get some cool gifts too if you haven’t already, but your gifts will be different because everyone’s are unique to them.

Positive people. We all like to be around them. Just because someone appears to be (notice I used the word “appears”) positive, upbeat, sunny, smiley, you name it, doesn’t mean they are awake either. The reason I say appears to be is because some people put on a really good front but when they are alone or at home they are not the same upbeat person. Or they could be putting on a really good mask but in fact are in a lot of pain or denial. Or they truly are positive, but that doesn’t equate to awake. It’s a really good start because they have probably let go of a lot of the “negative” behaviors many of us take years to release. But it doesn’t necessarily mean awake. Again, use discernment because you’d have to know the person deeper to see for sure. If nothing else, they’re probably fun to be around.

I hope this clears up what may have been confusing you. Part of waking up is using your own intuition, your own knowing. The better you get at that, the more you’ll see these things for what they are. Everyone is on a journey. Those that exhibit the behaviors above are not bad people. They’re learning too. I wish you all the best on your journey.

If you want to work on your journey or just need help on your path, that’s what I do. I help people wake up to lead a more fulfilling life as well as do psychic readings. Click here for information on my coaching programs.

In Light,

Catherine Cates

You Can Lead a Horse to Water…

Are you old enough to remember that old saying, “You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink.”? For this post it just simply means that you can give someone the opportunities and the tools to succeed and grow but you can’t make them take advantage of them. You can’t make them use those opportunities and tools for their personal growth.

When we give so much to someone in hopes that they will succeed and grow but then they turn those opportunities away, we can take it very personally. Believe me I know this to be true! The truth of the matter is, we can’t take it personally because we did our job! We laid out those opportunities and tools for use. We did our job and their job is to either accept them or not. Plain and simple. We can’t make people do what they are not ready to do.

So next time you feel disappointed because someone didn’t take advantage of those opportunities and tools just be content in knowing that you did all you can do. You can’t do their growing for them!

Keep leading them to water but stop trying to shove their heads in the water!

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What does Awakening look like? An excerpt from “Way of the Tao” by Dennis Waller

The legendary environmentalist Aldo Leopold had an extraordinary career. He was instrumental in shaping and influencing the modern environmental movement. His ethics of nature and wildlife preservation has had a deep and profound impact on the environmental movement with his bio-centric and holistic ethics regarding land and nature. Of equal importance he founded the science of wildlife management. He stressed the importance of biodiversity and ecology in order to preserve and ensure a harmonic balance between wildlife and the land. Even though it has been over sixty years since his death, Leopold remains relevant today inspiring projects and people by bringing about an awareness and connection to the land.

However, Aldo Leopold wasn’t always the stalwart crusader for the environment. His awakening and enlightenment to the Tao came to him in a moment of clarity. In an instant, his eyes became opened and his soul reborn. Following is an excerpt from his book, “A Sand County Almanac,” which was published shortly after his death in 1949. It has sold over two million copies which is phenomenal in its own right. In this passage, you’ll see the transformation of an egotistical outdoorsman into an enlighten guardian of nature.

Thinking like a mountain- “A deep and chesty bawl echoes from rimrock to rimrock, rolls down the mountain, and fades into the far blackness of the night. It is an outburst of wild defiant sorrow, and of the contempt for all the adversities of the world.

Every living thing and perhaps many a dead one as well pays heed to that call. To the deer it is a reminder of the way of all flesh, to a pine a forecast of midnight scuffles and of blood upon the snow, to a coyote a promise of gleanings to come, to the cowman a threat of red ink at the bank, to the hunter a challenge of fang against bullet. Yet behind these obvious and immediate hopes and fears there lies a deeper meaning, known only to the mountain itself. Only the mountain has lived long enough to listen objectively to the howl of the wolf.

Those unable to decipher the hidden meaning know nevertheless that it is there, for it is felt in all wolf country, distinguishes that country from all other land. It tingles in the spine of all who hear wolves by night. Or who scan their tracks by day. Even without sight or sound of wolf, it is implicit in a hundred small events: the midnight whinny of a pack horse, the rattle of rolling rocks, the bound of a fleeing deer, the way shadows lie under the spruces. Only the ineducable tyro can fail to sense the presence or absence of wolves, or the fact that mountains have a secret opinion about them.

My own conviction on this score dates from the day I saw a wolf die. We were eating lunch on a high rimrock, at the foot of which a turbulent river elbowed its way. We saw what we thought was a doe fording the torrent, her breast awash in white water. When she climbed the bank toward us and shook out her tail, we realized our error: it was a wolf. A half dozen others, evidently grown pups, sprang from the willows and all joined in a welcoming melee of wagging tails and playful maulings. It was literally a pile of wolves writhed and tumbled in the center of an open flat at the foot of our rimrock.

In those days we never heard of passing up a chance to kill a wolf. In a second we were pumping lead into the pack, but with more excitement than accuracy; how to aim a steep downhill shot is always confusing. When our rifles were empty, the old wolf was down, and a pup was dragging a leg into impassable slide-rocks.

We reached the old wolf in time to watch a fierce green fire dying in her eyes. I realized then, and have known ever since, that there was something new to me in those eyes- something known only to her and to the mountain. I was young then, and full of trigger-itch; I thought that because fewer wolves meant more deer, that no wolves meant hunters’ paradise. But after seeing the green fire die, I sensed that neither the wolf nor the mountain agreed with such a view.”

The Hsin Hsin Ming by Dennis Waller

This book provides an intuitive insight into the heart of Zen through a translation of Seng-Ts’an’s poem, Hsin Hsin Ming. Reading through the pages you will become familiar with the basic principles of Zen with an interesting collection of perspectives from Quantum Physics to more traditional views of Taoism. These different thoughts are brought together to serve the reader a rewarding experience. Hsin Hsin Ming by Seng-Ts’an is the Zen Poem that is often referred to as the poem of nothing. While very short, it is the fusion of Lao Tzu’s Taoism and Buddha’s Buddhism into what is known as Zen. It is like a waterfall that you listen to. It says nothing but speaks the unknown to those who can hear it. Become like a temple to hear the what isn’t being said. This is to know the meaning of this poem. The central message of the Hsin Hsin Ming is to point directly to the mind by giving up judgments and opinions so you can see the Oneness and the Nothingness of what reality really is. The poem professes the need to live life with equanimity, to practice living in a state of non-duality while in this dualistic world. It is a guide to the path of Enlightenment. It isn’t about trying to attain anything, rather it is about losing false views and perceptions. To remove all that the ego so desires to cling to. The path to enlightenment is the realization that there is nothing to find, nowhere to go, nothing to achieve. There is no need to search for God for God has been within you always. God, itself is your true self, your true being. It is nothing more than waking up from the dream.

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