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BEFORE WE START

What Does ALL THIS Mean?

There are a LOT of words thrown around in the spiritual world, and sometimes it sounds like we're all talking about the same thing. We're not always. Here's how I describe the different kinds of work I practise and teach.​

What is intuition?

Intuition is information you perceive before your thinking mind has fully reasoned its way there. It might arrive as a feeling, image, word, physical sensation or simply a sense of knowing.

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You don't need to see spirits or hear voices to be intuitive. Part of this work is discovering how your intuition speaks.

What is a mediumship sitting?

Mediumship is communication with someone who has died. The medium expands their awareness towards the spirit communicator and looks for recognisable evidence of who they are before moving into any message.

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A simple distinction:

Psychic = you. Mediumship = them.

 

The way information arrives can feel remarkably similar. What changes is where we're directing our awareness.

What is intuitive or enegetic healing?

Healing work uses intuitive awareness alongside energetic practices to notice where things feel stuck, depleted, overwhelmed or out of balance and support movement towards greater balance and wellbeing.

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It complements rather than replaces appropriate medical or psychological care.

What is shamanic healing?

Shamanic healing works with relationship, energy, ceremony, nature and spiritual connection. My practice draws particularly from the traditions I've been trained in, including Q'ero medicine practices.

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Depending on the work, a session may involve journeying, energy work, ceremony or other practices, always with consent and appropriate boundaries.

What is a psychic reading?

A psychic reading focuses primarily on you and your life. The reader connects with your energy and uses intuitive perception to explore what's happening around you, patterns, possibilities, choices and guidance.

 

I think of it as life guidance, not somebody dictating your future. A good reading should give you more agency, not less.

What is Tarot?

Tarot is a symbolic language and a tool for reflection, intuition and guidance.

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I don't treat Tarot as a manual telling you exactly what will happen or what you must do. I use it as a mirror, helping us see what's already present, the patterns at play and the possibilities available to you.

What are the Akashic Records?

I describe the Akashic Records as a way of exploring the deeper story of the soul.

 

The work can explore patterns, relationships, lessons, past-life influences and the bigger themes you're moving through. It's less "What's going to happen?" and more "What is this showing me about who I am and what I'm becoming?"

What is intuitive development?

This is what we're doing today.

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Intuitive development isn't about turning you into somebody else's version of a psychic. It's learning how you perceive information, how to distinguish intuition from fear, wanting or assumption and how to work with what you receive ethically and responsibly.

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The goal isn't to be "open" all the time.

It's to learn how to open intentionally, perceive clearly, trust appropriately and close again.

cath leask

The Loving Lotus 

Medium • Psychic • Shamanic Healer • Teacher

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I acknowledge the First Nations Peoples of this land as the original and ongoing Custodians, Story Keepers and Lore Keepers.

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 I pay my respects to Elders past and present, and honour the deep, living connection to land, waters, sky, culture, community and spirit — a connection that was never broken.

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