Mystical Engineer

April 13, 2017
A black silhouette of a man with a light bulb in his head.

Intuition: Psychic Abilities or (plain old) Awareness?

When someone suggests we’re intuitive, or “have intuition” it’s flattering to think we might have special mind powers–for the moment anyway. But really, all we’re doing in that one flattered moment is comparing our intellect with our perception of what we think might be magical thinking (with maybe some insightful luck thrown in). Intuition, which is really just a slightly expanded sense of awareness, is perfectly natural and every single living thing has “it”.  The real myth is thinking intuition is a part of the intellect at all. Intuition is […]
January 1, 2018
Is the practise of gratitude good for you?

The Meaning of Gratitude

  The Meaning of Gratitude I rarely use words like grateful or gratitude. When it comes to gratitude I choose my verbal utterances carefully, and (99% of the time) I use the word appreciation instead. Declining the use of the word gratitude was not based on an inability to feel appreciation; it was based on noticing what appeared to be an energetic drain when I did. Feeling or expressing gratitude drains you? Hmmm. Casually mentioning this, sometime later while socializing, drew suspicion. I imaged I appeared (at best) arrogant; maybe […]
May 2, 2018
Tarot cards

Ouija, Tarot, and Pendulums are Focusing Tools (and nothing to be afraid of)

Tools of the Trade Divination tools, like Tarot, are unimportant in and of themselves and are simply “tools of the trade” when used for readings. Tarot, dowsing rods, pendulums, crystals or any other divination tool you can name is the same. Tools are focusing devices and can act as prompts, or visual cues, when stilling your thoughts to access the peaceful knowing that comes from awareness. Other than that, divination tools are no different than any other object used for focusing an intention before letting the mind still. When I […]
May 16, 2018
Be Yourself

You Don’t Need a Guru (follow yourself instead)

4 Ways To Be A Leader In Your Own Life The job of being you isn’t to: regurgitate someone else’s intelligence copy someone else’s work translate or “massage” (another person’s) copy for your own brand When I say “intelligence” I mean the deep knowing we all have access too that comes from awareness—the knowing is that deep stillness of peace that is always there just below the endless noise of thoughts. Our own intel, that intuitive stuff that comes from us–is to solely for our own benefit–so that we’ll awaken […]
May 17, 2018

Part 3 of 4: A Haunting of Antique Wounds

“Don’t make it do too much”, whispers something in my head so with a practiced eye I edit the antique documents, jewelry and relics for a work related photo shoot. “Too much” is what I’m all about though–and that’s the problem. The mind stills as my eyes eat the inventory, ostensibly trolling for treasure but this hunger is old and has nothing to do with the job. On the contrary, it’s the very thing that can prohibit a job; and it’s the part of me that haunts. I want it […]
May 17, 2018
A child about to grabbed by ghost hands

Part 1 of 4: A Haunting: How to Read Energy Pockets

My kids likes DVD’s that start with the titles  A Haunting, and in this case, Spirits from the Past. There’s a series of them where common religious myths and archetypal themes dominate with angels and demons, portals and spirit animals, red Indians and ancient burial grounds and sometimes, even child-ghosts run amok. Some serious and believable-sounding anchorman does a voice over a reenactment. My daughter likes them and sometimes I’m interested too but mostly these shows are as far away from the truth as you can get. Oh it’s paranormal or […]
May 17, 2018
A red light at an intersection

Part 2 of 4: Ottawa Haunts Aren’t Ghosts

Hauntings aren’t ghosts, the paranormal, or supernatural activity. Everything is energy so what may appear to be hauntings are just energy pockets (or areas of space) we walk into and are able to perceive because we’re energy too. What happens is our energy actually aligns with the vibrational frequency, energy, in the pocket. Our energy aligning doesn’t mean anything more than having the ability to consciously perceive and translate the energetic patterns contained within that pocket. There’s no need to be afraid of this. Nothing in present time is happening […]
May 17, 2018
Graphic Art with Awareness as title and all the words that awareness may engender

Use it or Lose it? Misconceptions about Intuition

Ignoring your intuition over time does not cause it to diminish Popular books on intuition, or “how to be psychic” generally see authors alleging that many of us, in childhood, used to be intuitive but that over time we either grew out of it or lost the ability. If that were true, think how much nicer we’d all be if parts of ourselves just vanished from lack of use. Like for instance if my impatience had disappeared from lack of use—that’d be great–but I’m sorry to report, no such luck. So, […]
November 30, 2018
antique furniture for sale at and estate sale

Part 4 of 4: A Haunted House and A Murderous (Live) Ghost

A local haunting reveals a murderer.
January 8, 2019
Man sitting on wall downtown looking sad

Time Heals All Wounds?

Maybe not because it isn’t just the time spent, although the farther away from an emotional blow, the better you’re at making peace with it. It’s not just the time it takes though, it’s what you do with that time, the decision you make when you decide to (finally) let go of the pain or the person who caused it; and putting that decision into action by guarding your consciousness against the insertion of painful memories or longing. So, it may appear as if “time heals all wounds” but it’s […]
January 9, 2019

Liver Rescue

Antique Drawers and a Christmas Wreath
April 5, 2019
a man wearing a hoodie with arms crossed and staring down, stands in front of a blackboard where a chalk drawing of a mans muscled arms are behind

The Consequences of Choice

All choices have consequences but some expand power while others, diminish it sometimes causing us to use other means of communicating. Learn to differentiate between power and the use of force in your life.
April 22, 2019

The Missionary Position (is not to convert)

Like-minded friends support each other and share like-minded interests.
May 6, 2019

You have an inner genius

Here is what your inner genius, super power or nerdom is going to turn into. An exceptional ability; a creative and/or intellectual knowing. A wisdom that is completely natural and uniquely inherently you. You secretly suspect or know this about yourself already and it has nothing to do with your IQ; or EQ for that matter. You were born knowing this about yourself and it’s one of the most beautiful things about you. This inner genius goes hand-in-hand with your creative power and together it’s your mastermind. The information you […]
May 6, 2019

Yes, but I don’t have an inner genius

Inside every one of us is an inner genius. An inner genius that only we can be. It’s your super power, your place of nerdom. And yes, even YOU. Some might argue with me, and say there’s no way they have one. But you do, and if you have no inkling, it still doesn’t mean you (at the very least) don’t have access to this part of yourself; even if you haven’t the awareness to know this—now. It’s something that’s going to be totally unique to you. Something you’re most […]
May 6, 2019

Finding your inner genius

Think of a subject that has always fascinated you. You may have done nothing about it to-date. You may have been involved in something connected to it in the past. Don’t worry too much about the exact thing because all inner genius energy works from a wheel-n-spoke perspective. What a wheel-n-spoke perspective is, is that there are many differing subjects or areas that all connect you to the core or center of who you are, which is where your inner genius lives. Take any one of these paths and any […]