The Service of Soul Care

Today among the post-Election Day newscasts there is also the coverage of another storm heading our way here on the east coast. My heart goes out to the people who are still suffering from the storm last week. Many still have no electricity or heat. Many have lost their homes all together. It feels overwhelming to think about. Like many others, I have donated food, clothing, household goods and money, all in hope that whatever I have to offer can in some way bring relief to the recipient. But I have also been offering more on a daily basis since the storm began. I have used my calling as a soul care practitioner to call upon the healing energies of the Universe. I place focus on this time calling upon my spiritual guides and seeking ways to bring supportive energies to those in need. I have used my shamanic tools to gather these energies and send them out, much like a prayer, to meet the needs of those receiving them.

Living this way is part of my everyday. I maintain a connection to the sources of my practice so that I can be of service, so that I can bring focused intention and so that I can be open to do what I may be called upon to do. As a soul care practitioner I spend a good deal of my time working in spiritual realms in service to those who need soul retrieval and soul healing. I have spirit guides that help me. I have a community that supports the work I do and shares my connection to the realms of the soul. And I have tools, much like the soul stick I used to gather and send out these collected energies.

There are cultures where soul care is part of every day life. The culture accepts it, honors it and relies on it. In today’s American culture not everyone is aware of the services I offer or understands why they would have a need for them. We are accustomed to seeking medical intervention when our body suffers, but whom do we turn to when it is our soul that is suffering?

There are many ways in which a soul care practitioner can bring relief and healing to their client. Living through a crisis, like Hurricane Sandy, surviving a serious accident, losing a loved one, being fired or laid off from a job, overcoming a serious illness, or going through a split of a relationship are just some of the examples in which soul care may be needed. These events can happen far back in our lifeline, even in childhood, and still we may be suffering from the effects of that life event.

What do some of the symptoms look like when soul care is needed for recovery and healing? Many times one may feel lost, sluggish, alone and disconnected. One may have lapses in memory of significant times in their life. Or one may struggle to break negative patterns and move forward; they feel stuck. These are only some of the more common symptoms of soul suffering. Others can include anxiety of unknown origin, ongoing nightmares, eating issues, body image issues, excessive fears that keep someone from living the life intended for them, feeling stuck in the past, ongoing obsessions and more.

As a soul care practitioner I bring my services to the people of my community and the clients who come to me. Working with a soul care practitioner will provide opportunities for the soul to be healed and pieces that have been lost along the way by any of the ways discussed to be retrieved, much like missing pieces of a puzzle, and so that the soul can function in more complete way. Now the full image of what your life is to be begins to present itself to you and a wholeness is felt and experienced.

Every person responds differently to soul care. For some there is a sense of immediate relief and the client will express a lightening, as though something has been lifted off their shoulders. For others, the response may take some time. Slowly dreams will return, memories will be restored, and an awakening on many of the body’s levels will be experienced.

Soul care can happen either in person or from a far. Because the soul care practitioner works in energy fields and other spiritual realms, the client does not need to be in the shaman’s presence. The realms that the soul care practitioner visits during their work are outside of our day to day.

If you feel you could use the service of a soul care practitioner, contact me. I would be honored to speak with you and offer you support and assistance. Bringing healing and completion to your days is what I am called to service to do. To learn more you can find me at www.womenwithinsight.com, or https://www.facebook.com/WithinsightsWalkoftheShaman. I additionally offer my soul care services at a discounted rate on Tuesdays and Thursdays through https://www.facebook.com/ShamanicSoulCare

Blessings ~ Lisa

©COPYRIGHT 2012 Lisa Meade

Walking With Grace

How do you walk your path with grace? Where does this grace come from? I sit with these questions and wait for my inner truth to respond. I am looking for ways to be as gracious as I can, what can I do for my planet, the beings I share this earth with, those who cross my path. My truth speaks up. Grace is not granted to me or poured over me like a radiant shower from a source of Higher Truth. My grace rises up within me with each moment I release my egoic self, with each time I put others before me, with each time that I authentically do an act of service for another and walk away unattached to the outcome. Grace resides in me when I live in the moment. Grace surrounds me when I act only the highest good for the whole of my heart.

Sometimes it is easier to identify when we are not walking our path with grace. I can name those times clearly. When I am feeling irritated with others, I have stepped out of grace. When I am filled with resentment for actions I have done for others and not been recognized, I am lacking grace. When I become anxious or concerned about matters that I have no control over, I have lost sight of my grace.

I know I am human and will be faced with these challenges daily. I know that there will be times when I struggle and falter. I am not expecting perfection. I am looking for ways to check and balance myself though. It helps me to have clarity of what can cause me to become out of alignment. I am a spiritual being existing in a human body and I will flub up. This I know to be the truth. But I cannot plead ignorance when I know better. I cannot unlearn what I know is my truth. Being out of integrity hurts too much and costs my soul's path enormously.

So I measure up to my system of checks and balance. I find where I am a bit shaky. I look in the eye the falsehoods that are clawing at my emotional self. I shut the door to the future shoulds and coulds and live in the present here and now. I ripple out to those in my community and bring my best self to my service. I respect my connection to the many layers of my body, mind and spirit and honor the work that needs to be done to keep me on my path, walking with grace and living with love. For me it is too uncomfortable not to.

Blessings ~ Lisa

©COPYRIGHT 2012 Lisa Meade

Day One

The winds and rains of storm Sandy have passed and in her path she has left much flooding and destruction. Here in my town of Monroe, CT we had 100% loss of electricity. Fortunately for my home and family, our damage is limited to the loss of three large trees on our property that came down in the height of the winds. None of these fell on or near our home, but instead in a section of woods in the rear of our property. We are fortunate and blessed. Others are not. My prayers go out to them, to their loss, to their fear, to their sadness…our smallness is so often felt in these times. Our need for community ever more important. This morning we drove a small three mile radius around our home to scope out the damage of our nearest neighbors. There are many trees down, several taking power lines, phone lines and property fences down with them. The streets were littered with leaves and branches. People were out and about surveying their yards and assessing their damage as well. All of us having a look of gratitude on our faces that it was not as bad as imagined or feared.

We have weathered several of these types of storms in the past. We have learned to be as prepared as we can. We pre-storm cooked and baked, we made sure all laundry was done (as it accumulates quickly), cell phones were fully charged and we had flash lights, radios, seven day candles all ready and in one place.

It is now 3:00 in the afternoon of the first day. Reports on the radio tell us to expect several days without power. We are all getting into an established routine that picks up from memory of this situation in the past. All family members who are not here have been accounted for and have reported in that they are safe and sound, some better off with life necessities than others.

Today is Tuesday. School was canceled from yesterday through to Wednesday thus far. Studying for upcoming tests has to happen during the day as it is challenging to do by candlelight. Family games have been pulled out for later when the boredom sets in. Snacks are handy as well.

We learn during these times how to entertain ourselves differently. We learn how to give each other space as needed. We listen to the radio and comment on the DJ’s sarcasm and storm damage updates. Life feels simpler, we feel a bit isolated, but not yet bothered. The reprieve from the life outside storm Sandy is welcomed, at least for today. Tomorrow is another day, and may be only the beginning of several Storm Sandy days ahead.

Blessings ~ Lisa

(We now have power and were only without it for 5 days, not bad considering past storms. AND quite fortunate compared to others along the coast. Counting our blessings and sending our prayers.)

©COPYRIGHT 2012 Lisa Meade

Doom and Gloom

There is a television show that I watched the other day. It is about people who are preparing for doomsday. There certainly seems to be a larger voice coming from the doom-sayers of late. It just does not resonate with me. I agree that things must change and I strongly believe that they will change. I also believe that these changes will cause great concern and challenge for us. But I just don’t resonate with the end being near. One reason I feel so strongly about this is that there seems to be an increase in many of the earth based religions and those answering to their sacred call. There has to be a reason for this. I don’t think it is because the end is in sight, but instead, we are going to need to go back to our ancient roots, beliefs and practices to rise above the upcoming challenges. We are going to need community more than ever. We are going to need leaders who are not driven by politics, money or greed but instead move forward with spiritual connections, sacred alignment with all the creatures of this earth, those who are energetically in the flow with the Universe and bring their sacred connections to their service to others. They will not even be looked upon as leaders but instead as conduits and connectors.

Not everyone has spent the time to develop and nurture this aspect of them selves. Some do not even believe that they have the ability. Yet, those who have devoted time to living in the moment, living authentically, recognizing their connection to the earth and its beings, honoring their role in the evolution of the Universe and its flow…these people know no other way of being. It is part of who they are. It is this offering that they share with the world that will be looked upon as part of the necessary change. They will be the teachers, the shaman, the healers, the supporters, the nurturers and the mystics that will replace the politicians, the CEO’s, the game players, the brokers, and the takers. It will be within this return to the ways of the past that the future will be reborn. And so the storytellers will not forget our lessons. Our mystics will not sell our gifts. Our healers will show us how to adapt to the unfolding of the new truth.

I look forward to the future, knowing that regardless of what unfolds I have a community that will be the new founding fathers and mothers. I have surrounded myself with a people that embraces life authentically and with integrity. I have prioritized my needs, my wants and my offerings to be in alignment with my beliefs. If life ends as I know it I will be able to look you in the eye, hold out my hand and move on. No worries.

Blessings ~ Lisa Meade

©COPYRIGHT 2012 Lisa Meade