Janet Kadow – Janet Kadow

The Surprising Thing Spirit Guides Really Want to Teach You

Spirit operates in mysterious ways, frequently defying our beliefs. So how do we make sense of that? We start by trying to understand Spirit from their point of view. Not from fear. Not from hierarchy. But from Truth.

When we work with Spirit, we’re not submitting to authority; we connect to the highest level of consciousness available to us. We are awakening. We are expanding. We are stepping into who we really are.

Working with Spirit means letting go. Letting go of what you thought “should” be. Letting go of inherited ideas. Letting go of control.

Soul evolution does not happen when we cling tightly to outdated paradigms. It happens when we are willing to see things as they actually are, not just how we wish they were.

I teach spirituality, but what I truly specialize in is helping people work with Spirit Guides. One reason I began this work is simple. I wanted to know the secrets of the universe by accessing divine wisdom. I wanted to understand everything from esoteric truths to the evolution of human consciousness.

Deep in my bones, I knew that if I could communicate with my Guides, I could access that knowledge. And I was right. Kind of.

When I started asking my Guides questions, I noticed something interesting. Sometimes they answered, and sometimes they didn’t. Especially for questions about the future. That used to frustrate me until I realized a deeper truth.

Spirit’s entire mission is to empower us. Not to fix us. Not to command us. But to help us grow. Their guidance is not there to make us dependent. It is there to remind us of our own strength.

Spirit Guides offer healing, insight, and clarity, but only in ways that uplift us, stretch our perspective, or help us align more fully with our soul’s truth.

And here is what that means in real life. You are in charge of your life. Not Spirit. Not God. Not angels.

Yes, you can receive help and guidance. But Spirit will not run your life for you. Giving up your power is the opposite of growth. That is the deeper meaning behind spiritual empowerment.

Many people come to spirituality believing they are “answering a calling.” But after decades of working with Spirit, I can tell you something important. There is no calling. Spirit does not select a chosen few. They do not crown prophets. They do not tell you that you are “the one.”

You choose this path, then Spirit simply meets you where you are.

We often have such a backwards view of spirituality that it ends up disempowering us. People believe Spirit is their boss. They believe God is counting their every sin. They believe angels will dictate their choices.

But that is not how Spirit works. Spirit Guides, Angels, Gods, and Goddesses are not here to control you. They are here to assist you. To walk beside you. To lift you up when you forget who you are.

Through religious conditioning, we learned divine beings should tell us what to do, how to act, and how to live. That belief is a real problem. It strips us of the very things we were born with: agency, desire, and free will.

Therefore, people often ask, “If God is real, why is the world the way it is?” The answer is that we are the creators of how we live on Earth, not God.

Children are starving not because of divine failure, but because we have created systems that allow that to happen. But just as we created those systems, we can change them. We can build something better. And Spirit will help us do it.

Spirit Guides are with us to co-create heaven on Earth. But we must ask. We must take part. Do not wait for divine permission to be who we already are.

Even if you do not believe in God, you still have beliefs about what God is, what Spirit is, and about who has authority over your life.

If you want to grow spiritually, you need to examine those beliefs. Ask yourself: Do I think Spirit controls me? Do I feel powerless in my life? Do I believe in fate more than freedom?

Those quiet little assumptions often block the deep connection you are seeking. You don’t have to change them, but simply being aware of them will help you navigate overcoming them.

I have met so many kind, spiritual people who still feel like they have no power. No choice. No agency. They are waiting. Waiting for destiny to show up. Waiting for Spirit to give them a purpose. Waiting to see what their calling is.

But here is the Truth. Your calling is something you decide. You are the voice of Spirit, made manifest in a human life.

So, what is Spirit actually here to do? Spirit is here to help you become the highest and truest version of yourself. They are here to guide, not to govern. To partner with you, not overpower you. To reflect your own light, not dim or control it.

Every step of the way, they are whispering the same Truth. You have the power to choose. You have the power to create. You have the power to change the world.

Your empowerment is sacred to Spirit Guides. It is what will change the Earth into the place we all know it can become. Take them as your partners in life and then ask them for help as you follow your heart; you cannot go wrong.

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Janet Kadow is a spiritual teacher, writer, and channel for Spirit. She helps others connect with their Spirit Guides and claim their intuitive power.

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Tarot & Spirit

Learn unique and exciting ways to use Tarot & build your connection with Spirit every week!

I always wanted a way to get personal weekly forecasts to navigate my life. Astrology is too broad, and guidance from online tarot readers is hit-and-miss. Even channelers were not always inspiring.

Since no outside source was available, I learned to do this for myself, and it continues as the most valuable tool on my spiritual path.

After decades of working with Spirit and Tarot, I have grown and healed all that I have asked to and received powerful gifts and miracles along the way.

I believe others would benefit from weekly forecasts, messages, and healings as I have. The good news is you don’t have to figure out how to do it for yourself first. I’m here to do this for you! And I will show you techniques to understand Tarot in new and deep ways as you also build your connection to Spirit.

I am doing group gatherings on Mondays to offer personal weekly guidance! In addition, you’ll gain methods to access your own esoteric and intuitive knowledge. Through Tarot and connecting with your own Spirit Guides each week, you will enhance your life and grow in to your potential.

WHEN

We start Monday, March 3, 2025!5:30pm Pacific 8:30pm Eastern

1-hour group sessions with messages, practices, and instruction

We meet weekly but sign up monthly as you like.

WHERE

We gather via video or phone on Google Meet.

The phone numbers and links are sent out on the morning of our class.

Classes are recorded for those who miss a session or want to review the material.

HOW TO SIGN UP

Just $98 per month!

Just send $98 via Venmo or PayPal to @janetkadow with the note “for Tarot and Spirit”

~OR~

Get 10% off when you sign up for 3 months!

Just send $265 to @janetkadow via Venmo or PayPal by March 1st with the note: “Tarot and Spirit 10% off”

Contact Janet with any questions, requests and comments: email janet@janetkadow.com, phone or text 619.866.4405.

Your Divinity Brings Heaven to Earth

As Above So Below, The Gifts of Heaven are the Birthright of Humanity

We need not be religious or spiritual; we need not believe in God, and we need not be without sin to receive the gifts that bless this world.

Creativity, Grace, Truth and Love are available to us all, just as is life itself. The idea of Heaven on Earth has been a faraway dream. It has only been a promise made in prophecy, or a wish of our spiritual teachers and ministers, with no hope of seeing it in our lifetimes.

But we already have the gifts of Heaven on Earth. We need only learn how to incorporate them into our reality and have the desire to do so.

There are four primary aspects of divinity, or Heaven, that we can work with to have the life we desire.

The first divine aspect is Creation. The Divine Being, the power that rules the Heavens, created All That Is. A non-physical consciousness created all the physical world, whatever you believe that to be. Creation is not only the power of divinity to create life, but a gift from heaven given to humanity. To live is to create. With every breath, we create our world. Our world reflects our beliefs, our soul’s desires, and our wishes. For those who love to make new things, art, inventions, cooking and such, the act of creation is a feeling of connection with Spirit and our soul. It feels great to create because it is a natural expression of our own divine nature.

Through creativity, we are bringing Heaven to Earth and incorporating the power of divinity.

The second divine aspect is Truth. In the heavenly realms, there is no illusion. Illusion creates fear, anxiety, worry and so on. Illusion clouds our senses and obstructs the Truth from coming to light. When a sensitive person is being lied to, they will feel confused, and it is hard to see past that feeling of confusion. This makes manipulation effective.

Confusion is like a blockade to getting to what is real. The psychically attuned can feel frustrated by this but still not be able to see through the chaos of confusion. Lies are the tool of those seeking power over others and can be a destructive force for the world. But once the Truth comes to light, we feel relief, even it if its painful relief, and healing can begin. The Truth always heals. Seek the Truth and you will find healing.

Spirit has taught me that to know the Truth one must speak the truth. I have found this to be the easiest way to get more insight into the world around me. By always speaking the truth, I can get to know the Truth of my personal life and universal Truths that guide us all.

But there are two caveats to this simple practice. One is that not all truths need to be shared with the world. We must hold Truth to be sacred and trust that it will become revealed to others when the time is right.

Learning things others don’t know is for personal benefit. We will receive guidance to share knowledge when it benefits others. Until then, hold the Truth as a sacred honor and keep it private.

Honor the Truth and more will become known to you.

The second caveat is that when lying is for protection, it will not influence your ability to know the Truth. People often lie to protect themselves from harm or dangerous situations. If you lied about something, ask yourself why you did it. Then examine your reasons to see if it is for protection, and make sure it is not for manipulation or another reason.

Be very clear and self-aware about your reasons for lying.

The third divine aspect is Love. When love is present in what we do, what we manifest and what we wish for, then it is life-affirming and will bring happiness. Love powers the motor that keeps the world turning. Doing things for reasons other than love can create a toxic or destructive existence. For example, ask yourself why you are doing what you are doing. You can start with big questions like why you chose the profession you chose, or why you married the person you married.

These questions can help you see your intentions and then you can reflect on how it turned out for you. Sometimes people can fool themselves into believing they are marrying for love when in fact they are marrying for status, convenience or because they think they are doing the right thing. It can be not until the marriage is over that they see the real reason they did it. If it is a reason that is other than Love, then that could be the reason the union was on a destructive path.

Before you make a life-changing decision, ask yourself if it really is because you would love to do it, and for no other reason. If you seek to be an artist because you love creative expression, it will bless your life in extraordinary ways. But if you seek to be an artist because you want recognition, fame or status, then it will be detrimental to your well-being and your life.

Be aware of why you are doing what you are doing so that you make choices based on Love.

The final divine aspect I will add here is Grace. Grace is a power that exalts all who practice it. Grace brings peace and harmony to the world, but it is a mysterious energy. From the perspective of the Heavens, it means that punishment does not exist. There is no karma outside the physical realms. There is only Grace. When we are in a state of Grace, we do not need revenge, drama, or chaos. Grace perfectly aligns us with All That Is. Through Grace we are in sync with the heartbeat of creation; we are in harmony with nature, and at peace with all of humanity. To get to a state of Grace, we can embrace acceptance and forgiveness. But does that mean we need to accept and forgive all the wrongs done to us from abusers? Or overcome our dysfunctional familial relationships? Or heal from our traumas? No, we do not need to become as unconditional as heavenly beings to have Grace in our lives.

We only need to keep this practice self-focused.

Give yourself Grace.

Give yourself Grace for all your shortcomings, all your mistakes, all your regrets and even all the harm you may have caused. Sit in solitude and let go of all the things you think are wrong with you. Then forgive yourself for having them. Forgive yourself for relationship failures. Forgive yourself for not doing more for a person who crossed. Forgive yourself for not being a better parent or child. Forgive yourself.

For those with an active conscience, punishment comes from within. Self-imposed punishment creates a life unfulfilled of its potential. One always holds back for fear of making more mistakes that will lead to more regrets, guilt, and shame. Grace lifts us out of this fear and takes us into places that we could barely allow ourselves to dream of.

Grace is our birthright, and Grace only requires that we accept and forgive ourselves.

The practice of using these aspects is as simple as being aware and taking some time to consider them. Bring these things to mind as you meditate, or take a drive, as you go for your daily walk, or simply sit in the moment’s quiet. With a bit of time, practice, and awareness, your life, in body, mind, and heart, will incorporate the power of Heaven on Earth.

Janet Kadow is a spiritual writer, speaker, teacher, and psychic reader. Connect with her on all social media @janetkadow, her website www.janetkadow.com, email: janet@janetkadow.com call or text 619.866.4405

If you want to go deeper to discover more about these complex and multi-faceted teachings, please consider joining our upcoming class. I am leading a 16-week course. Each four weeks will highlight practices, lessons, and discussions on how to live daily life with each divine aspect.

This is an interactive, LIVE, on-line, and open discussion course for spiritual seekers of all beliefs and experience.

Starting Thursday, February 27, 2025. Please see more details here: https://janetkadow.com/how-to-live-your-divinity/

Are Ghosts Dangerous?

Well, sort of, it all depends on you.

We love a bit of spooky in our lives. If we believe in ghosts, this time of year can be exciting. It is fun to think there may be things we cannot explain; that the supernatural is alive and well.

Belief plays a big role in how we perceive the unseen worlds and etheric beings. For those who do not believe in ghosts, it is unlikely they will have encounters with them. Yet, many of us do believe and have had many experiences with ghosts. Our belief does not just affect how we see them. Ghosts respond to us how we expect them to behave. In other words, how I believe in them makes a vast difference to how they interact with me too.

Through my supernatural experiences, I have learned how they operate, including what ghosts can and cannot do. What I offer here is a quick safety guide to help you have a happy Halloween while seeking spooky fun and enjoying some thrills with safety in mind.

If you attend a séance or tour a haunted location, I say go for it but first prepare yourself with knowledge. Below, I list some common misconceptions about ghosts. As you go over this, check in with your own belief system to see if you can accept these insights. If you can accept the answers below you have a great deal of protection already!

1. Can ghosts kill you?

The short answer is no, not under any circumstances. The long answer is no because that would be murder, and murder causes a karmic bond. One must be living to create a karmic bond.

2. Can ghosts harm you?

Yes. But, believe it or not, they can only hurt you with your permission. You must believe they can hurt you for harm to be done. Believing they can hurt you is giving them permission to do so.

3. Can ghosts attach themselves to you?

Yes. If they feel they can get energy from you, they will want to be around you 24/7. This constant hovering feels draining and means they are unusually attracted to you.

4. Why do ghosts want energy from you?

It empowers them. It is the bread that feeds their existence. The best source of energy is simply your attention. Trying to communicate with them. Wanting to know more about them. Your pity, desire to help, or simple curiosity feeds them to the point of never wanting to leave you.

Their other source of energy is your fear. If they can make you afraid, it is like a booster pack of fuel for their existence. If you are afraid, it gives them enough power to move objects even to the point of throwing them, slamming doors and creating actual damage in your space.

5. Are ghosts always strangers?

Not always. Moved objects and lights flickering can be from visiting relatives stopping by for a moment. But if it goes on frequently over time and makes you afraid, frustrated or annoyed, it may be an entity only interested in your energy.

6. What is so bad about giving them energy?

It lowers our energy levels.

When our energy levels are low, we become more vulnerable to various illnesses like cancer, fatigue syndromes, colds, and viruses. We are even more likely to have clumsiness and brain fog that can lead to accidents and severe injuries. I know people who live with ghosts and have had many bouts with the above-listed problems. Still, they insist on not getting rid of the resident ghost attached to them. It can be a very sad situation.

The ghost may not kill them, but allowing a ghost to live with them might, over time, cause a shorter life.

7. How can you protect yourself from a ghost?

a) A big part of your protection is simply your beliefs about ghosts.

If you feel ghosts can control you and your space, it’s nearly impossible to protect yourself. Shift that belief by reminding yourself that this physical world and all the things in it are humanity’s domain. Non-physical beings cannot be here without our permission, belief, or request. If you own your space with dominance they will not be empowered to stick around.

b) Know to your core that it is your space, your life, and your will. That will keep you clear from ghosts. If you get a sense of an entity near you, all you need to do is say “get out” or “go away” and it must leave. Mean it, though. If you are just saying it to see if it works, then it won’t work. Mean it with aggressive energy as though you are protecting a precious person from a very dangerous predator. You are protecting a precious person, yourself! You do not need to know why it is there, what it wants, or if you can help it. That is not your job. It would most likely lie, even if you could get a story from it. There is no point in getting to know a ghost. It has nothing to offer you.

c) If you’re still feeling uneasy after telling it to go away, try clearing the space. There are many ways to do this with sage, salt water, holy water, chants and so on. You can look many up on YouTube.

I prefer simplicity. I live in a very haunted town. Occasionally, an entity passes through my space. It typically happens at night when I am already comfortable in bed. Instead of getting out of bed, I will tell it to “get out,” not loudly, but I mean it with the force of all my will. Then I will ask Archangel Michael to take it away and protect my space from any and all uninvited interlopers, entities and beings and protect me from those beings who do not support me in love. Simple. It works every time.

You can always do a weekly clearing and protection ceremony to keep things clear if you feel called.

Think of ghosts, not as people but as entities who are energy vampires. Personally, I am not called to help them, tune in to them or investigate them. I know ceremonies that can help them to the other side and have done them for property owners who have a difficult time with them. But those ceremonies are not useful if the property owner has any attachment to having a ghost or feels they have no agency over them.

Before clearing non-physical beings from a place, make sure you get permission from the property owner or the land’s spirit guardians. Otherwise, you’re just cosplaying a ghostbuster and will not work at all.

Prior to going to a place or event where spirits are invited or already present, utilize your spiritual practices for protection. You should do whatever spiritual practices you are comfortable with. These are things such as prayer, meditation, smudging, or more.

Knowing you have the power over these entities, and utilizing the messages here, will help protect you whenever you feel afraid ghosts might be nearby.

Have a happy, safe and healthy Halloween!

To know more about supernatural topics, check out www.janetkadow.com

Janet Kadow is a spiritual writer, teacher, and psychic reader. Connect with her on all social media @janetkadow, her website www.janetkadow.com, email: janet@janetkadow.com call or text 619.866.4405

Nightly Astral Meetings

Those we love are only a dream away.

Once the day has ended and we gather our space in comfort for rest, an extraordinary thing happens. We meet our friends in the astral and our souls celebrate the meeting. As sleeping clears out the mind clutter by filing away our day’s experiences and helps the body heal, the part of us that is our soul consciousness travels to a place without form. The place between Heaven and Earth. The astral plane.

The astral plane can represent any kind of place we are familiar with. It is a place our thoughts create when we visit. It may look like a café, a childhood home, or a fantastic planet. We create how the place appears, and, in this place, all things are possible. Flying, breathing underwater, and telepathy, to name a few common experiences here.

Here we meet with those we are grieving. When we can meet with and reconnect with them as though they never really left, it eases the pain of their loss. For a moment, as our body rests in the earthly realm, our souls reconnect and share the love we had in life. We can have a coffee or a glass of wine and catch up with what has been happening since they parted. Love connects us all throughout space and time. Love is present no matter what realm or dimension separates us. Though we may not remember these meetings, our soul will carry back the joy of the encounter into the unconscious self. In this way, we heal our grief. Our waking mind may never know of these nightly encounters, but our unconscious has the knowing that all is well with our lost loved one.

As time passes and our grief subsides, and our mind, body, and heart heal, we may start remembering these loving encounters. But if a dream of meeting them in the non-earthly realm causes you more pain, then you will suppress the dream until you can think of them with a smile instead of tears.

Grief takes on many forms and eases over time slowly. These astral connections are helping the unconscious remember there is no separation where love is present. Know that those you have lost are never far away. Many of you see them every night!

Janet Kadow is a spiritual writer, teacher, and psychic reader. Connect with her on all social media @janetkadow, her website www.janetkadow.com, email: janet@janetkadow.com call or text 619.866.4405

Mundane Tasks and Powerful Wisdom

Building communication and connection to Spirit can be a joyful experience!

I woke up at exactly 5:55am. Normally it would be an irritation to be awoken 5 minutes before my alarm went off, but on this day, it made me smile.

Let me explain.

It was the answer to a prayer. I had been working on connecting with Spirit. I read books on channeling Spirit Guides and Angels, and I read channeled materials from all the well-known psychic mediums. It seemed my desire to channel was out of reach because I didn’t have the ‘gift’. I practiced and prayed, and I got nothing.

Spirit Guides were an enigma to me, yet there wasn’t a time when I didn’t believe in their existence. It made sense to me that God wouldn’t send us to Earth without backup. I thought of them as beings who helped God make things easier for us. I knew they gave us protection and helped soothe us, but the most important gift they gave us is to remind us we are never alone.

This I knew in my heart as the foundational Truth of my soul.

I felt if I could get messages from them, my life would be so much easier. With hearing their wisdom, getting their insight and filled with their inspiration, my life would fall into place with ease. So, I set out on a quest to channel my Spirit Guide with the determination of one obsessed. I had the passion, the fortitude and the drive to make it happen. But, with no knowledge of how they operate or what they could do, naturally, I spent most of the time making all the mistakes of one unfamiliar with the ways of Spirit.

I became a master of how not to channel Spirit. I needed a break.

After taking a step back, I evaluated my intentions, let go of preconceived notions and other people’s beliefs. Then I finally got on the right track. The mysterious world of Spirit began to slowly and purposefully open before me. This happened because instead of beating myself up for not hearing them, not seeing them and not getting a message, I decided to ask them for favors.

I asked for things that would help me know they were there. I wanted to be sure that what I knew to be true was Truth. That is why I asked them to wake me up 5 minutes before my alarm when off. I made the ask of them before I went to sleep the night before. I spoke a silent prayer to my Spirit Guide and ONLY my Spirit Guide to wake me up 5 minutes before my alarm went off. When it happened, waking up to my clock at 5:55 was magical.

I was so happy and encouraged! I asked for more and more gifts, mundane and energetic. Asking for gifts of all types and interacting with Spirit on this playful level helped me to relax and receive more from them. Over time, I could communicate with them to the point of becoming an expert channel.

Through my journey of these and more powerful discoveries, they have taught me how they can help us and all the ways in which they can never help us. I have learned their Sacred Laws, their divine perspective, and what it is like in their heavenly world.

It is time to share all of it!

But first, I offer you a challenge. Ask them to wake you up a few minutes before your alarm is set. Be sure to be specific. Ask for your Spirit Guide and ONLY your Spirit Guide to wake you up at a specific time or 5 minutes before your alarm goes off. You need to ask specifically for your Spirit Guide to do this so that no other being or entity interferes with this process. Those of you sensitive to supernatural activity are especially in need of this intention to be clear. We don’t want any negative energy to answer the call to wake you. You only want the divine being known as your Spirit Guide to do this.

What if it doesn’t work? No problem. Think of this as an experiment. If it doesn’t work, ask again the next night. If it still doesn’t work, evaluate your beliefs. If you do not at least think there is a possibility that Spirit can do this, then it may not work. The reason being is that your Spirit Guide honors your beliefs and will do nothing to override what you believe to be true. It is part of the Sacred Laws I mentioned above. Aside from your beliefs, there are other reasons it may not work.

We will get into all the fine print and grander workings of Spirit Guides in our class, “The Spirituality of Spirit Guides.”

We start on October 3. 2024. You can attend from anywhere in the world. I hope you will be there to learn all there is to know about “The Spirituality of Spirit Guides.” See the details below.

Join me to discover more! We begin on Thursday, October 3, 2024, at 5pm Pacific Time/8pm Eastern time for a 12-week journey into the mysterious realm, ways and wisdom of Spirit Guides.

Where: *Google Meet, Link and phone numbers shared via email the morning of class

Dates: Every Thursday for 12 weeks, October 3 through December 18, 2024. (Thanksgiving will be off but the following class will be a 2-hour class.)

Time: 5pm Pacific Time/8pm Eastern time 1 hour duration.

RSVP: Sign up by midnight on Tuesday, October 1, 2024 via payment app

Fee: $155 paid every 4 weeks. OR $365 for all 12 weeks. Please contact Janet for any other financial arrangements. Venmo, and PayPal (@janetkadow) accepted.

Contact information: Phone, call or text: 619.866.4405. Email janet@janetkadow.com Website: www.janetkadow.com social media handle @janetkadow.

*Video not necessary. Class meeting will be accessible through phone, weblink or Google Meet app. Classes are recorded for the benefit of our attendees, but not provided for sharing with others. Privacy is honored to create a sacred space for learning and sharing among the group. The class recording is uploaded and shared on Google Drive.

How I Became a Spiritual Being While Living a Mundane Life

Awakening requires continual dedication, but it can lead the way to a spiritual life even while having a career and raising a family.

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I always thought a lot about spirituality, although I did not grow up in a religious household or regularly attend a church. I admired those who devoted themselves to their beliefs. The praying nun, the meditating monk, and all those who cloistered themselves in silence to hear the divine. I felt they had access to a mystery that was out of reach for me. A mystery I could never learn about or be a part of.

I felt there had to be another path to divine wisdom. Another way to access the esoteric mysteries that held the Truth. One that would not require giving up my entire mundane life and moving into an ashram. In mid-life, this curiosity led me down the path of awakening. I became involved in a Wiccan community, where I took part in inclusive and dynamic spiritual events, classes, and ceremonies. It suited me well. Through these things I was awakening, although I didn’t know it.

Awakening is unique to all who experience it, yet I notice a pattern. The process starts with the rejection of a long-held belief and embracing the potential of all other possibilities. It can come as a sudden realization or a gradual disillusionment. It can shatter one’s world or create the first steps on a long journey of change.

But no matter how it manifests in one’s life, awakening is a quest to seek the Truth.

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Whether awakening starts as an “ah-ha” moment or a long discovery, it gets complicated from there. Awakening is a peek behind the veil of illusion. But for those who are not ready for it, untrained in self-awareness techniques, or have unexplored trauma, this can cause chaos and even more illusion. If you awaken without being aware of yourself, it can make your fear, paranoia, depression, or low self-esteem worse.

I had one teacher state it something like this, “when the third eye opens it activates our fears and phobias and our psychic senses.”

Our third eye represents the energy center of awakening, which reveals that which was previously hidden from us. It is the portal to our intuition. It is also the seat of fear. To get to the Truth that was being revealed, I had to address my fears and phobias. That was a very slow process.

Fear has a lot of flavors, hides behind so many assumptions, and manifests in unconscious ways. Fear can grip my heart with a strangling emotion of dread, disguise itself as guilt, it can be judgmental or even self-righteous. Fear manifests in ways that can still surprise me. Most of my fears, and I believe most fears of others, center on our perception of how others see us. The fear of being seen as less-than, not good enough or not fitting in is strong in our world. It motivates our drive for status, money, success, and beauty.

After reflecting on these things, I realized I needed to release the fear of people thinking negatively about me and work towards being unaffected by the perceptions of others. The only way to be authentically me was to let go of the need to please, appease, and garner favor from others. That has taken a great deal of time. The programming ran deep into my childhood and birth culture. It took a lot of time, energy, and fortitude to deprogram what I was born into.

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It is a huge process to do this, yet without addressing my fears I would only know partial truths or even misinterpret what I was getting intuitively. Not being able to trust my intuition or my inner wisdom would block any progress I may make on my path of Truth. Accessing my spiritual purpose is reliant on trusting myself. If my fears were making me see things differently and making it hard to trust myself, then why bother continuing? I had to be courageous and face the fears that hid in the deepest recesses of my consciousness. Fear is not as obvious as what we feel when we are in a dangerous situation. Most fears are as quiet as a pin drop, and we must be sensitive to each fluctuation in our thoughts, moods, and energy to notice them.

Pay attention! That is the best spiritual advice I can give anyone. Watch your thoughts and your feelings. See how they influence you. Then ask yourself why you are having those thoughts and feelings. Do it again and again. Do it in meditation, as you are on a peaceful drive, as you bathe, as you live your life in the quiet moments of being. You do not need a special meditation technique to access what hides in the mind. You only need to pay attention to what comes up for you and examine it in a quiet state of mind. Ask yourself why you have that thought or feeling and then be mindful of how it influences you or causes you fear.

This is true self-awareness.

I have grown in extraordinary ways and seen unimaginable things. I walk a path of unprecedented experiences and have access to the deepest wisdom behind the veil of illusion, all because of this practice. It did not come easy. But the more difficulties that came up through this process, the more tools I learned to address them. Each fear I face and every demonstration of trust helps me build the path to take the next step. There is no spiritual path already laid out ahead of me. I must build it with the trust I have in myself.

Awakening may happen in a moment, but it takes discipline, courage, and fortitude to be awakened for a lifetime. Without self-awareness, awakening can become delusional, paranoid, and chaotic. We are seeing a wave of people say they are part of the Great Awakening only to espouse beliefs that cater to fear, such as conspiracy theories. This is not to disparage them but to use that experience as an example. I have no doubt they have awakened, but they have not faced their fears. The fear of the ‘other,’ the fear of not belonging, the fear they are powerless, and so on. Conspiracy theories help us feel validated in our fears and give us meaning behind our feelings of victimhood. This allows us to keep our sense of powerlessness and relinquish control over our belief system and consciousness. This is the antithesis of what awakening sets out to do for us.

In ancient times, the master of any supplicant who had not dealt with their fears did not reveal esoteric practices. Therefore, the process of the master who teaches the acolyte took years of long apprenticeships to ensure they were ready. You can see the great wisdom and reasoning behind this practice. You can see why it takes monks years of discipline to become enlightened, and a hermit may spend their life in solitude to get the connection to divinity they seek.

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Awakening is just the beginning. After awakening, the genuine work of the spiritual path begins.

Most of us don’t have religious structures or ancient traditions to help us. We cannot find a master to sweep for. Living in a monastery is not possible. Becoming a hermit is not practical. Relying solely on a tradition to support your awakening is risky because many masters lack integrity, and religious leaders can be corrupt.

We only have ourselves and slivers of moments between caring for others, doing for our boss, maintaining a household, or working in our careers. But in truth, we can use these slivers to support our spiritual path simply by paying attention.

Make it your habit to notice what is going on with you. Be curious about every change of thought or feeling. Ask to know more from yourself and your awakening will not only continue, but it will create a pathway of wonders.

Janet Kadow is a spiritual teacher, writer, and psychic who helps people embrace their natural gifts and live spiritually.

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How I Learned to Use My Intuition to Change My Life

From the ashes of pain, I found a path to happiness.

I felt I could learn to use intuition, just like I could learn any other skill. Since I learned how to play piano, although I had no natural talent for it, then I could also learn how to use my intuition. Everyone is born with intuitive gifts. It was a matter of understanding how my own worked.

I knew I had it. I knew I had precognition giving me nudges to do something that would make my life easier. So many times, I talked myself out of following it. I would get intuitive hits so randomly and so quietly that I would brush them aside as my imagination or just ignore them entirely.

For example, I would get a thought floating in that I should get some butter as I walked the aisle of the market, only to talk myself out of it. Only to get home and realize I needed more butter for a recipe. Other times I would get a feeling. Such as, when doing some mindless tasks, I would get a feeling that I should call a friend just to brush it aside. Yet, finding out later that they were thinking of me at that time.

How could I grow my intuition, trust it every time, and get even more intuitive hits to improve my life?

I was determined to figure it out.

During that time, my life had profoundly fallen apart in all areas. My job, my marriage, and my health were gone. I needed to rebuild my life from scratch. Until that point, I had been doing all the things “right”. I was doing what I thought would bring me happiness, but even before I lost it all, I knew I was not happy.

Doing the “right thing” was not right for me. Now I needed to do what I wanted. But what was that? I had lost my sense of self to the point of not even knowing what I wanted. So, I turned to my inner world. I needed to rebuild everything about my life, but this time it would be on my terms and from the inside out.

I was already spiritually curious, so that was a good place to start. All the books I had read on spirituality said everyone is intuitive, but none of those books explained how to use it. There was no guidebook on living on one’s intuition. I knew of no book that got into details on how to grow it, what it was really like, or even what it really is. That didn’t matter. I was determined with all the will I could muster to figure it out for myself.

I experimented.

My very first step was to make a deal with myself. I decided I would follow every intuitive ‘hit’ I got, no matter what. If I suddenly felt the need to buy milk at the store, I would do it. If I got the nudge to call someone out of the blue, I did it. If I had the urge to leave early for work, I did it. And so on.

The problem was that with every hit, nudge and urge came the doubts. Doubts are powerful things. Having doubts is human and important to discern and determine the truth of one’s experiences. Yet, through this experiment, I got to know how toxic they could be and how dominant they were in my consciousness.

With every nudge to pick up something unplanned from the store came a barrage of negativity as my inner dialogue. It went something like this:

“What do you need that for?” “There is plenty of that at home.” “Do you think you are psychic or something?” “This is just bullshit.”

This was so common in the weeks early on that it was like a bully was living in my head. My doubts were so very loud, far louder than the soft, quiet, and subtle energy of the intuitive nudges that it was almost tormenting to do this practice. But as I have previously mentioned, I was determined.

What I first found out was that I was only right about fifty percent of the time. It was not as accurate as I thought it should be. So, I studied the differences between what it felt like when it was right and when it was wrong. The energy of the correct hits, nudges, and urges were so quiet as to be missed at times. When it was my intuition, there were subtle whispers in the back of my mind or gentle feelings. The hits could also come as a fleeting image or a whisper of a word. They came when I had a quiet mind. They came when I was receptive and my mind was relaxed, like when I was driving, showering, wandering the aisle of the grocery store, doing dishes, and so on. Even reading or watching a show was a place where I could get a hit.

When my mind was active, anxious, or busy with drama, the ‘hits’ I got were from that chaotic place. Those hits were loud. They had an energy of urgency about them. “Do this now” kind of thing. Like an infomercial telling you to buy now or they will be out of stock! Call that friend and hurry! Leave now or else! The funny thing about those hits was that they never had doubts attached to them. They were powerful and demanding without a hint of thinking they might be ‘bullshit’. Very interesting. Another interesting thing about those hits is that they were always wrong.

Those urgent feelings and thoughts were never in doubt, but always wrong.

This gave me the beginnings of a deeper understanding of how to work with and grow my intuition. The loud and demanding voice was the voice of my wounded ego. Fearful of losing dominance, my ego was creating doubts with no merit and giving me false ‘intuitive’ hits. What came from the chaotic mind were guesses and assumptions based on my fears, worries, and anxieties.

The only way to address this was to face my fears. At first, this meant standing up to the bully. I fought back by arguing with the negative programming going on in my head. It was a losing battle. This bully just got meaner and louder the more I fought it. So, I gave in. I let the bully have its way. I let that inner dialogue of toxicity run rampant. When it said this is all bullshit, I was fool to try listening to my intuition, and I’m delusional that this is even real, I agreed it might be right.

Then a miracle occurred.

It was silent. The toxic bully had nothing to fight with. When I agreed it was probably right and I was a fool to listen to my intuition or even think I could be psychic at all, it had nothing left to say. Silence. My mind settled, and I could do as I wished without torment. Once I agreed with the toxic thoughts, I could get on with my experiment in peace. All it wanted was a bit of attention.

Even more than power or control, all the ego wants is attention.

Therefore, I learned to listen to my doubts, my toxic thoughts, and my old childhood wounds. After listening, I agreed they are valid, and I will consider them. Then I would mentally state, “Just for today I will listen to my intuition.”

With that statement, the doubts would be silent so I could pay attention to the messages that float up from the unconscious. Those subtle gifts came into conscious awareness easier, always sharing the truth, always right, and always through peace.

I learned that when it truly is an intuitive hit, nudge, or insight, it is always right. I also noticed it is always subtle, not attached to any urgency or demanding energy. It could come in many forms. It can be an image in the inner eye, a thought out of the blue, a feeling something is needed, or a word in the mind. However it comes, it is always gentle. When conjured from the wounded ego, it has an urgency or demanding energy that is like a guess and is just as accurate as guessing the lotto numbers. When it is from the ego and not the intuition, then it is always wrong.

This knowledge gave me the power to follow my intuition with confidence. Then my intuition became more active and accurate. I think of it as my navigation system, telling me which way to go, what is needed, and when to act. It is a predictor and a reminder. It also never has an urgent or fearful energy behind it.

After learning this and working with my intuition over time, I navigated my life differently and, in quiet ways, the fresh path I was forging became clear. I found my passion, awakened a deeper understanding of myself, and navigated my doubts with ease.

I started this way and built upon it. I am now a professional psychic with great accuracy. But it started just as I stated above. Once I listened to those soft nudges and gave my doubts the attention they craved, I learned how to access my intuition on purpose so that I could help others. Now I will teach you all I have learned. I know how to grow the gifts we are all born with. I started with just as much psychic power as you have.

Try my experiment. Make a deal with yourself. Just for today. Just for today, follow those subtle nudges and see what happens. When doubts show up, acknowledge, and agree with them, then listen to your nudges, anyway. See if it changes things. Then do it again tomorrow. Repeat and continue daily until it changes things.

Your doubts will always have plenty to tell you. Just listen, agree, and then watch how the quiet thoughts show up.

Janet Kadow is a spiritual teacher, writer, and professional psychic dedicated to teaching all who wish to know how to walk a spiritual path with integrity using the gifts we are born with.

You can contact Janet at 619.866.4405, janet@janetkadow.com, www.janetkadow.com

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Wednesdays with White Eagle and Janet

Weekly gatherings for channeled guidance, healing meditations, and deep journey work with the power of Spirit.

When we allow Spirit to take the lead, we open the way for miracles. White Eagle will take the lead on Wednesday to give help, support, insight, and healing as we shift into a life of living our potential.

For those of you who have worked with White Eagle in the past, you know his energy is healing, his words are kind, and his humor is engaging. If you have not worked with him, this is a great way to meet and get to know him. He is a being of immense energy that is also loving and gentle. He changes lives, heals people, and offers insight that relieves worries. I have never known one who has met him and not received a gift.

These weekly gatherings are being offered without charge or registration! We are meeting on Google Meet with this link:

Wednesdays with White Eagle and Janet

Google Meet* joining info 5pm PT/8pm ET

Video call link: https://meet.google.com/fkn-mzcy-vmt

Continuing weekly until further notice. Just drop in!

*Google Meet is a video call, but you need not have your video on. We will record the messages from White Eagle, along with any meditation, healing, or practice. After the initial offering from White Eagle, we might turn off the recording to have a private Q&A with attendees, if time allows. We will do one hour in total for the meeting.

You are welcome to forward this and invite friends!

What we need in exchange is for you to be on time! Once the channel begins, the meeting will be closed to new people joining.

Everyone is welcome here, even if you have never done this kind of work before! Just bring an open heart and a kind presence to get the most out of this experience.

There is no fee for attending, but you are welcome to gift the teacher in any amount on Venmo @janetkadow or Cashapp $janetkadow. We accept all gifts with great gratitude!