comes to safely and soundly navigating our lives.
In service to this, I have made it my life’s mission to help awaken in people their sixth sense so they can take full advantage of the gorgeous gifts it brings to our lives. No one should miss out.
DORY: What can you say about
discernment followed by action regarding precognitive dreams, messages for others, etc? We see examples of intuitives going up to folks and doing “cold readings” – how do you feel about that?
SONIA CHOQUETTE: While I believe we all need to tune into our sixth sense, and congratulate those who have done so, this in no way means we should barge into the lives of others and share our psychic feelings about them without their permission. Beyond this being unbelievably rude, it’s also invasive and disrespectful to the ones you “download on.” Advice and information, intuitive or otherwise, if not solicited directly from a person, is unwanted, and to offer it without asking for permission is an invasion of their personal boundaries. When I teach my intuitive classes, I tell my students to never do such a thing.
What one can do, however, is to let others know they do tune into subtle energy and get “vibes” and intuitive messages, and ask those in their life if they can share what they receive should something come up. Always ask permission before you share your intuitive insights concerning another. If you don’t, the recipient will most likely react negatively and will tune you out anyway. You could even turn people completely off to their own sixth sense by barging in with yours so it is important to be mindful, please.
DORY: What are some good recommendations for maintaining boundaries and not “taking on” the energetic, physical, and/or emotional challenges and discomforts of others?
SONIA CHOQUETTE: Intuitive people are sensitive and responsive to energy, and unfortunately this often means they tend to take on or internalize the energy of those around them, often draining them and causing all kinds of confusion and struggle. Therefore it is important that, as sensitive people, intuitives know
and respect their own needs at all times. These can include the need for calm, for quiet, for clear boundaries, for avoiding drama, for taking care of their body, for getting enough rest, for eating well, and for remaining strongly centered in their own experience over that of others.
I recommend daily exercise, such as an outdoor walk, to clear negative energy, as well as taking Epsom salt baths, and getting lots of rest,
and quiet
time. If you find yourself being overwhelmed by negative energy I suggest the best remedy is to use your left and right
foot,
and walk away. Offer an excuse if
you must,
or simply say, “Excuse me. I need some air. I suddenly don’t feel well,” then leave. Don’t open yourself up to negative energy by asking others to download on you either. Keep conversations positive and don’t try to solve every single person’s problem just because they have one. Better to say, “I am so sorry. I hope you work that out,” rather than take it on as yours to solve. This is a big challenge for naturally intuitive people because they don’t enjoy being in the negative energy of problems, so they try to fix them rather than realize they can and should walk away, remaining detached from what is not theirs to fix. Believe it or not, people need someone to listen to them from time to time, but do not necessarily want someone to rescue them. It never works out well for anyone if you do this, anyway.
If you use your intuition with clients, on the other hand, keep it contained to the experience at hand; don’t get more involved than necessary in their experience. You are the guide. Not the fireman needed to save the day.
SONIA
CHOQUETTE: I have a husband who accepts my intuition and does his best to support me, but he is not as intuitive as
I am and at times we have butted heads over this. Usually it works out that one in the couple is far more sensitive to subtle energy while the other is more grounded and focused on the denser physical energies of the world.
They key is to remember not to fight over what one perceives or who is right. Instead, simply announce that following your intuition and trusting your vibes is “right” for you, and then ask your partner to respect that. It doesn’t work to try and convert the non- believer, or non-supporter. It’s better to simply say that you respect your intuition and will follow it, because it is important to you to do this, and you trust it is important to listen to.
The less you struggle with the non- believer, the more likely the non- believer opens up and considers intuition as real and important enough to listen to. Seeing is believing, so be
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Once your guidance is offered, let it go. Allow the client to consider your guidance, and then make his or her own decision as to what to do with it, without being overly invested. Each of us has to manage our own life, and while we want to help, we want to use our intuition to support and not rescue, to care but not carry others.
DORY: We
know that you were blessed with Patrick Tully as a life partner. But we have many couples where one individual is immersed in their spiritual path and the other is not. Do you have any suggestions for the more spiritually based one regarding acceptance of where the other is?
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