"I" is for Incense: Intentioned Prayer and Meditation

Incense as I know it is an essential in my pagan practice. I use it as a form of prayer and meditation to the gods and goddesses.

The best part about it: it smells so good!

What is Incense?

They come in many smells from the popular Dragon's Blood to Baking Brownies (Wildberry Incense). There are many different brands you can choose from to buy incense from. You can make your own! The possibilities are endless of the possible scents you can have of incense.

The most recongizable brand is Wildberry Incense. They are sold all over the place. The most recent spot I found this brand that made me giggle was a shop called Five Below. You can do your shopping for that teenage niece of yours and pick up some incense for your pagan practice, all in one place!

I'm serious if you want a great laugh, over the next year see how many places you can find that sells incense. It's a running laundry list that makes me giggle in the checkout line when no one is looking.

Anyways for me Wildberry was a great starting place for my incense practice. It was not expensive and I could buy in bulk for cheap. At the local metaphysical store in my area they have a serious selection. I asked the owners and they said that Incense is one of their top selling items in the store, hints the hundreds of incense scents to choose from.

I moved onto Nag Champa and honestly this is the one constant in my incense practice. It is light and firm and I love the smell. The beauty of having an incense practice is A) overall they are cheap, so if you find one you do not like it's not a big deal and B) once you find one you like, stick to it! and buy in bulk.

I live with a family member who is sensitive to incense, so to be respectful I get creative with where and when I burn incense. I mostly do it outside on my back porch. I have a travel altar with an incense burner with it. So sometimes I burn one in the parking deck at my university. (Don't worry, Believe it or not I've never been asked by Campus Police if I was smoking anything illegal and burning incense to cover it up) Lol.

My Incense Practice: A Quick Summary

As I light a stick I put Reiki energy and an intent into the incense. This morning's intent was health (I am battling horrible allergies that resulted in bronchitis and upper respiratory infection). Prosperity and abundance for not just me, but an universal blanket intent. I am a firm believer that our thoughts create our reality, and this is most powerful way I can spread this intent into the world.

As the smoke rises into the sky I visualize my intent being spread throughout the world. Some days I travel in my mind's eye all around the world. Other days I sit there in silent meditation or listen to a guided meditation.

Today I journaled as the smoke rose into the universe. After the stick is gone (25-45 minutes depends on the brand, length, quality, etc.) I resume with my day. Some times I start the stick and walk away and let the universe do it's magick (WARNING: if you leave an incense stick alone and not properly make sure that it WILL NOT CATCH ANYTHING ON FIRE, and it does. You can not sue me for mentioning that I sometimes do that. Cause there is always a chance of catching something on fire.)

I am excited to see if you have a different incense practice or a different take on incense than I do. Comment with your thoughts below.

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Namaste Beautiful Essence!

Lindsay is an internationally regarded Psychic Medium Intuitive. She is a Certified Ethical Psychic through the Starshine Healing Academy. Lindsay is also a Reiki Practitioner and an Intuitive Henna Artist specializing in healing symbols. She is an Ordained Minister through the Universal Life Church. Lindsay has the psychic gifts of Clairvoyant, Clairaudiant, and Clairsentience. She uses these gifts and a combination of divination tools in sacred space to provide messages from Spirit for you.

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Strengthening Your Psychic Abilities Course with Crystal Starshine

Hello Beautiful Essence!

I wanted to share with you the wonderful journey with taking the "Certified Ethical Psychic" course with Crystal Starshine. 

Open Enrollment Ends May 1, 2014 for the new class starting May 8, 2014

This was a journey that I was not expecting when I first heard about this course. I wanted to take the course but I was not sure about the financial investment. 

25% and 50% Scholarships Available Now through May 1, 2014

Thanks to the law of attraction; I received a scholarship to take this course, I always had the money to pay for the class at the end of the month. Actually my bank account for the first time in my life has been the highest it's ever been. (Yay!)

Cause sweet pea it is an investment. Why spend money on a certification when I can do readings without one? Here's the big secret beautiful essence: People in this field like to see certifications and accreditation.

Why is that? Because it shows that you are serious about this and are willing to invest in yourself. You can use this certification in many different ways because in the certification you have the word Ethical. Being ethical in this field can give you a leg up over someone else whose biography on the wall of the local metaphysical store as yours who does not have this certification. 

Here is my current biography for The Awakened Spirit Expo in Atlanta, GA May 31-June 1

The class itself we did a clair test, learned alot of information of angels, guides, guardians, divination tools, psychic attacks, psychic vampires, grounding techniques, multiple meditations, aura cleansing, indigo children, crystal children, ethics, and so much more. She also brought in three guests who are her mentors and colleagues. We have a private facebook group and soon on her new website a forum just for those who have been in the academy. 

The added bonuses from this course are not things I would have expected. I have been given the opportunity to be sponsored a reading booth at the Awakened Spirit Expo in Atlanta, GA 

 

Crystal Starshine will be in Booth 500 and Lindsay will be in Booth J

I have built lifelong friendships with the women who took the class with me. I have been given a built in support group with in this field (cause Essence believe me, this support, I can not place a price on how valuable this is). Plus more to come and I don't want to bore you to death.

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Quickly here are some things that I can say I have surpassed a few of my business goals for this year, to have 500 twitter followers ( I currently have 590 followers).Which I started growing at the beginning of this course. 

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I have 136 followers (previously hovered around 30 people at the beginning of the year without facebook ads, which is harder than it sounds sweet peas).

Plus I've earned the courage to build a mailing list, and so much more. All of these Crystal talks about during her Marketing Classes at the end of the course. Plus I continually able to give readings to others to guide them on their life path. Which when it comes down to it, that is the biggest blessing I could ever do :)

If you have any more concerns, sign up for a Free 30 Clarity call with Crystal. Yes beautiful essence, it's free :)

Here is my official testimony of the Strengthening Your Psychic Abilities Course:

If you are considering taking this course with Crystal, then this is the class for you. I truly mean that. Crystal’s “Strengthening Your Psychic Abilities” are classes that are geared for anyone. It is a course for those who have knowledge of tapping into your intuition or none at all. She pushes you to grow those natural abilities. For me this course has caused me to push through fears and try new things. One of the best bonuses in this class is Crystal shows her students how to be ethical not only in readings but to bring that ethical values into your life. As intuitive psychics we receive information throughout the day. With the understanding of ethics of Certified Ethical Psychics (CEP) we gain knowledge that I have not found anywhere else. During this course I found that I can be raw in my homework and also during the live teleconference calls with no negative judgment behind what I say or do; just positive suggestions and encouragement on how to push myself forward. Also through this course I have collected new lifelong friends in this course. People I can rely on and ask questions too. When you sign up for this course you are receiving more than you can imagine. I highly recommend for anyone to take this course if you want to be an ethical psychic. –Lindsay Liistro

Namaste Beautiful Essences :)

What Happens During a Psychic Reading?

Hello Lovely Essences!

I wanted to answer one of your most popular questions: "What happens during a psychic reading?"

This is such a great question and I am going to try and answer this the best way I can.

Before going into what happens during a reading, here is my understanding of what a psychic reading is. I have always understood that prayer is talking to Spirit and mediation is listening to Spirit. I see readings as a combination of the two. More mediation than prayer, but still a combination of the two.

As for me, I offer different communication methods for readings. I offer over the phone, skype, recorded videos, in person, and email. Each communication method is different, however the way the reading is conducted is pretty much the same no matter what.

What I do for a reading is start off my calling in sacred space, calling in all of my and who ever I am reading for angels, guides, and guardians to be present for the reading. Also to bring forth the highest good.

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Reason for mentioning this critical point is, hate to break it to you Essence; some psychics out there who are not ethical and do not take into account the highest good for all. When you choose a psychic to get a reading from, do your research! Here are some quick how to's on picking a psychic to choose from:

• If they read at a shop in the local area, they had to "audition" for the job. I would trust that the store wouldn't hire just anyone to be a reader at the store.
• This is the same for psychic hotlines, there was a process to receiving the jig, the line would not hire just anyone to do the job.
• Check out their websites, check out if they invest in themselves with certifications, do you resonate with the energy they give off their site?
• Check out their Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Blog, etc. Do you like the message they convey? 

There is no way for me to tell you which person is right for you, but just like with every other major purchase in my life: It's all about Research and Background information!

After calling in Sacred Space, I look at the divination tools I have and see which one "pops" out. Now this is where each intuitive person is different. I use tarot and oracle decks, crystals, pendulum, and pen/paper as some of my divination tools. I have had a reading done just by ribbons!  Also there are psychics that do not use divination tools, they channel the information from Spirit for you. It just depends on who is doing the reading for you.

Here is an example of a spread from a previous reading :)

That's a basic overview of how I conduct psychic readings.  Like always if you have any questions, ask in the comments below. Or find me on these social media sites

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Namaste Beautiful Essence,
Lindsay

Lindsay is an internationally regarded Psychic Medium Intuitive.  She is a certified Ethical Psychic through the Starshine Healing Academy.  Lindsay is also a Reiki Practitioner and an Intuitive Henna Artist specializing in healing symbols. She is an ordained Minister through the Universal Life Church. Lindsay has the gifts of Clairvoyant, 
Clairaudiant, and Clairsentience. She uses these gifts with a combination of divination tools in sacred space to provide 
messages from Spirit for you.

Check Lindsay out at her website or contact her by email