Reviews revisited – the work in progress

 

“In order to keep anything cultural, logical, or ideological, you have to reinvent the reality of it.” -  Ani Difranco

 In cleaning up the clutter on my computer, I found a review of Talking to Nightlights that I had saved and filed away. Suggestions on how I could better present the topic were late in coming but appreciated none the less.

There is a reason I misfiled this review. To sum up: the reviewer – without mincing words – suggested I cut some of the personal process and tidy up the writing… make it a bit leaner.

I did some mincing on those recommended specifics in this version.

So – if the book goes on in another form - I can still do that. No doubt it would improve the selling points and make the message more commercially appealing. I have yet to do that. My experiences and the people who have connected to me as a result of what I shared have given me even more avenues of conscious awakening to explore and assurance that there are others who know exactly what I have undergone as they are having similar experiences in the rocking boat.

So it was what I needed to do at the time. The book is about sharing the very first transitioning steps of a profound, life-changing spiritual metamorphosis.    

As it stands now when you read it, it might be helpful to know that I chose to include some of the personal process in my book because I knew there would be others like me who had not been exposed nor prepared for this kind of metaphysical – supernatural – paranormal event and might appreciate hearing how it can just start…for absolutely no reason… and then shake up the very core of your life foundation.

It would have been better I suppose to have cut the excess description and make a tidier story but this metaphysical, spiritual awakening stuff doesn’t happen neat and tidy. When it happens, the world shifts, reality cracks and you undergo an intense reassessment of consicous awareness … and your mental state.

You begin to reexamine superficial appearances and question all that you encounter. I could not imagine how to make sense of my story without including the process of unfoldment to demonstrate that – no matter who you are or how tight you think your handle is on the “real” world, reality is relative. You will make mistakes and muddle through a few things before you get your bearings.  

Awakening to a world where multidimensional awareness is a part of the daily routine takes a bit of getting used to. I was left with the knowing that the world is multi-layered energetic arena and a much more entertaining place if we can allow for that – even if we can’t comprehend it. We truly exist in a space – in and out of time – and when we are granted more exposure to some of the shamanic realms – wonder unfolds exponentially.

Now here’s the review - mince excised – for your dancing and dining pleasure. 

***Garrett, Wendy – A psychic channels messages from a spirit through a blinking nightlight. ***

[Point of fact. I have had to make peace with the term "psychic" because I had not considered myself in that light. EVER. I go so far as to claim channeling, intuitive and shamanic abilities with a mystical approach. I thought I was telling the story as a Broadcast Journalist who went AWOL and found God... Might be why the reviewer needed to offer a redirect.

I hate to admit being annoyed at being called a psychic but I thought - right out of the chute  - the label misdirected the intent and the direction of the book.]  

TALKING TO NIGHTLIGHTS, Channeling Energy and Awakening for Spiritual Insight
iUniverse (132 pp.) $13.95 paperback
April 25, 2007, ISBN: 978-0-595-41919-7:

In 1997, Garrett, who’d had psychic experiences since childhood but kept them at arms length to maintain a normal daily routine, began the channeling adventure of her life when she discovered that a blinking nightlight conveyed messages from a spirit, whom she called the Energy.

Informed that the Energy watches over and influences humans—Garrett worked with her own spirit guides to learn how to better connect to the Energy and as a result, soon understood the Energy well enough to sit at her computer and allow its messages to flow through her fingers.

A spirit thousands of years old, the Energy spoke of multiple universes and imparted information to help Garrett discover more about her spiritual self and her life connections to those around her. A spiritual Deep Throat, perhaps the most revealing bit the Energy divulged is what Garrett could expect after her death, which she will experience many times before becoming a spirit like the Energy.

Several conversations were developed into discussions about science and metaphysics.
For these, the Energy received help from other spirits, whom Garrett had channeled before. To better understand this information, Garrett studied books by respected physicists like Stephen Hawking, and those titles are included in a recommended reading list.

Eventually, the Energy told the author, she would move on to a higher plane of pure energy and take on a physical form again. The spirit also transmitted positive messages about love and a touching message about the death of the author’s cat.

[True confession... this is where a lot of "helpful suggestions"... were minced..er...um...excised. I ended up with one good sentence. The words in bold are original. ]

Positive messages about a unique experience of spiritual awakening. 

And so it is.

Amazon Review of Talking to Nightlights

Illumination – One hand clapping often leads to another.

Friday was a wonderful reminder that litte surprises can be worth the wait. First, the finished copy of Guy Finley’s Letting Go a little bit at a time arrived. And – on his website is my endorsement…it made the cut…at the very, very end of the list…and right before the link to read the book.

Then – because I called myself the Author of Talking to Nightlights – I checked out the book on Amazon… and what a shock to see a review… thank you for little surprises.

Talking to Nightlights, January 26, 2009 – Amazon Review – By R. McGovern (Maine USA) -

Talking to Nightlights: Channeling Energy and Awakening for Spiritual Insight – I highly recommend this book! It is excellent. Our paranormal group liked it so much some of our team members have bought a copy for themselves. A great read!

If I were an Amazon Customer I could reply – Hello and Thank you for a wonderful review. The events I talk about in the book changed my life path in 1997. My nightlights and my spiritual connection with the Energy has become even stronger. It is present wherever I am. And it can also be present with you (we are one and all connected in spirit consciousness).

I have posted videos on Youtube to give you an idea of how it works for me. The camera is set on auto and it phases out due to the presence of the energy. It is more obvious in the first video (08). In the current video (09), the Energy has managed to accomodate that dynamic and not interfere in the process.

Best wishes to you and your connections with Light!

Love, light and laughs,
wendy and the Energy…and the nightlights.

Creation

Dandy

There is only one person who can change your mind. 

 

Love U

A Beloved Teacher

People always joke that “dog” spells “god” backwards. They should consider that it might be the higher power coming down to see just how well they do, what kind of people they are. The animals are right here, right in front of us. And how we treat these companions is a test. – Linda Blair

When you are truly ready to do your soul work, you will fall hopelessly in love and deal with every single hardship that engagement creates by becoming a better person – in such a way that not one soul is harmed, blamed or credited for anything that might happen to befall you, good, bad or indifferent.

More importantly, in learning the true nature of love, you will never fall out of love again. Love is not a state one can fall in or out of. LOVE is a STATE Of BEING. And that is the fine print.

Self-righting

                   

 It is one of the worst feelings when challenged – to sink to a place where there is no light and no way of knowing which way is up. 

Follow the bubbles and you will find your way out. It starts with just a little smile and then the energy shifts. The smile becomes a chuckle and the chuckle gives way to an outburst. Joy is the light in the dark.

Animals have a way of sensing a need for that energy shift and then stepping in to offer an assist without being told. Watching the dog chase and catch her tail, and take pure delight in the feat for the umpteenth time, is a reminder that life’s light beckons.

She looks to see if I am watching. I nod and smile, giving her my warm approval. I feel an inexplicable sense of relief and release. Something inside is now glowing.

The bubbles are all around us, we have but to rise to the occasion to claim them.  

The Energy of Light – The Nightlight

My nightlight experience is hard to explain because there is no frame of reference for it. I can only tell you so much – the rest of it is what I experience and that is beyond words. However, I opted to share a demo video that can give you a quick peek at what I experience in my environment and in working with the energy that I feel in the presence of the nightlights and other lights that I come into contact with.

We are energy. Spirit is energy. All is energy. There is a way we can connect that allows us to “see” a link. That happens to be through electricity. So, for me, it has been (since 1997) through nightlights. It looks totally innocuous and yet the action is more than what it seems. It is a way for Spirit to represent itself in manifest form.

We have a long way to go in understanding our connectivity but we are at a point in our evolution where we are seeing these kinds of anomalies as opportunities rather than flukes or frightening encounters. We are ready to start doing the math.  And I am focused on continuing to learn how we connect with All That Is – in the light.

I have posted two videos on You Tube. It is much easier to show the nightlight action than to tell it. 

One has a dark background and the other is light. The dark background demonstrates how the energy shifts in my presence because it causes the camera to shift focus even though I am doing nothing to it and the battery is fully charged. That is just a normal part of the process. I believe it is a time of day that there is a higher charge between the two of us and that creates a bit of interference. Bottom line: You can still see the light. 

 

 

Stitching Time

No matter how fast or slow it may appear – we arrive in perfect time.

I am less focused now on dotting all the i’s and crossing all the t’s. Might be okay to leave a few things undone. What I have seen of where we are going – there are no things left undone.

I actually find that “undone” stuff rather intriguing. It inspires me to wonder, to contemplate what might appear as the next solution, knowing full well it doesn’t have to be a resolution, and even so, there will always remain more to be done.

Mystery is the carrot. We can never have all the answers because we can’t fathom the right questions but we create our reality regardless.

That is what we do here; we create and we are done.  Where we are going we will not miss it, as it doesn’t exist in any other form nor is it in our awareness, so I intend to enjoy it while I am here. I think that is called attachment. 

Live YOUR Truth

 Wherever it comes from, that still, small voice has the power to transform your life and the lives of all those with whom you come in contact. 

 And yet, we are so afraid that voice is not worthy due to lack of volume and the fact that no one else can hear it that we permit the deafening voice of ego to dominate and dictate our life.

When we love, we lose fear and allow that even the smallest voice deserves to be heard.   

Wisdom requires neither volume nor majority.

Shifting Gears – Letting Go

To Dream the Impossible Dream — is to Have no Doubt about Where to Direct your Thought. 

 Sometimes we do things to work out kinks to stretch our muscles and develop new insight. When the process has succeeded or run its course, we move on.

Sometimes we need to act to determine energy and focus. My heart is telling me to follow some of my new projects; I like the direction they are going. So here I go, off to explore yet a new endeavor, building on the past and enjoying the options of choosing those things that inspire me to keep growing and pushing on. 

And now – I am focused.

Heartfelt Living

The life pre-planned by the heart supersedes all plans of the mind. Even when the mind cannot hear the voice of the soul, the heart lives it. Our test is to meet the challenge while groping around in the dark.  

And no matter how successful we become in our connections – victory is not revealed here. Some of our dearest soul companions are to remain disguised until the game is over and we return home. Trust – though we cannot see them – we can feel them when we allow our heart to lead.