Conscious Choice Seattle: In Vibes We Trust

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November 2004 | EM Mini-Retreat

In Vibes We Trust

Our newest EM Mini-Retreat focuses on the power of psychic ability — yours

by Sonia Choquette

The first thing you need to do about developing your sixth sense, or psychic pathway, is forget everything you know — or think you know — about the sixth sense. You can’t go along with five-sensory types who think that six-sensory people are crazy or just plain weird. You simply can’t lock the sixth sense out of your life.

Even Leonardo da Vinci, one of my all-time favorite six-sensory people, was considered a nut and a heretic by his five-sensory associates. Same goes for Thomas Edison and Walt Disney, among others.

Of course, the world has reconsidered, and now recognizes these men as great creative, intuitive geniuses, but five-sensory people still regularly discount the sixth sense because their egos will do anything to stay in control. But instead of worrying that you’ll look like an oddball if you let on that you have vibes, be happy about it. This means that you’re progressing beyond the five-sensory norm.

And trusting your vibes

If you want to trust your vibes, you must absolutely “get” that you have a psychic sixth sense that picks them up, even if it’s dormant right now.

Your sixth sense is your natural inner genius, and even though you might not believe in it, it’s normal to be a spiritual being guided by the universe. Six-sensory, psychic people know this; non-psychic, five-sensory people don’t. So, if you want to live a higher way, stop doubting when your intuition speaks to you, stop ignoring your sixth sense when you feel it, and start accepting and appreciating your vibes when they do activate.

Second thing, in order to have a six-sensory life, you must come up with reasons to listen to your intuition. Intuitives like me know that listening to your vibes is practical, saves time, and connects the dots of your life. It even improves relationships. Best of all, trusting your vibes relieves you of worry; that alone should be enough of an incentive to get your sixth sense up and running.

The good news is that today, as we march firmly into the New Age and science recognizes that the sixth sense is real, it’s much more modern and intelligent to get with it and learn to trust your vibes as natural gifts, rather than seeing them as alien.

What science and spiritual law now agree on is that each and every one of us is a six-sensory creature, and everything in the universe is interconnected. We psychically influence each other at all times, and those of us who live in a higher way know this as a fact and don’t question it.

Ray of intuition

Let’s talk about a real-life example. One of my seminar students, a shy and somewhat introverted 46-year-old engineer named Raymond, was just beginning to open up to his intuition. He couldn’t quite believe it could actually show up and help. For months he joked with his friends about how he would like to avoid the dating scene, saying, “I’d just like to push a button and make my dream gal appear.”

One day heading to a business meeting at a local hotel, Raymond pushed the elevator’s “up” button. At his floor, the doors opened to the most attractive woman Raymond had ever seen. She was going to the same meeting. To his surprise, the attraction was mutual. Raymond’s vibes, in search of his heart’s desire, navigated him (a natural part of life we can all discover) to intercept her, but his mind struggled with the outcome.

Reverting back to his old five-sensory rules, Raymond worried that his dream girl would go away just as strangely as she’d appeared. But Raymond missed the axiom that says, “Ninety percent of what we worry about doesn’t come true.” His dream girl didn’t abandon him. The couple is now engaged to be married. Raymond is learning.

Synchronicities are not flukes or random events. They’re intentional reflections of our intuition working with the perfect order of all things in the unseen world. It’s why fish swim upstream, birds fly south and bears hibernate. Everything in nature intuitively gravitates toward what best serves its growth, and that includes the human race. The only difference is that we have the choice to follow our intuition or not. So if you want your sixth sense to work, stop resisting your vibes, and change the rules you live by instead.

As one intuitive friend of mine said to her very modern 85-year-old Jungian therapist, “I’m just afraid that I’ll seem to ‘woo-woo’ to my friends,” to which the therapist replied, “But my dear, don’t you realize that ‘woo-woo’ is where it’s at these days?”

I can’t imagine life without my vibes leading the way. I’m so accustomed to listening for inner guidance that I wouldn’t know how to direct myself without it. It would be like being blindfolded on a gorgeous day; why would I want to miss the beauty around me? Those who are disconnected from their sixth sense are handicapped, and unnecessarily so. Why would you purposely ignore a compass and map and wander in the dark?

I have a confession to make: The reasons for my campaigning here aren’t entirely selfless. Have you ever been on a highway when someone enters and drives in the wrong direction, or goes well below the speed limit, or changes lanes sporadically because he’s afraid or doesn’t know where he’s going? It creates chaos and annoyingly throws everyone else out of sync.

The same thing happens to a six-sensory person like me living in a world filled with five-sensory control freaks who are afraid to get in the flow. It breaks my stride, bogs me down, and can be really irritating. So my roadster self is definitely invested in getting everyone up to speed so that I can travel the psychic highway without running into energy roadblocks or traffic jams.

I know this sounds selfish, but in truth, it isn’t. It feels great to get into the flow of life and go where I really want to be, and I just want everyone else to join me there. If we are to evolve as a race and live together on this planet in any semblance of harmony, we need to overcome the fear that comes from following five-sensory rules. The only way to make this happen is to embrace spiritual law and connect lovingly to each other by using our sixth sense. Throwing away the very tool we need to do this leaves us in the Dark Ages.

You can continue to be held hostage by following five-sensory laws and questioning or doubting your sixth sense, but sooner or later you’ll realize that the six-sensory train to the future is going to great places. You may be left standing at the station.

Don’t worry if you’re afraid; it’s normal when you enter the unknown. You can be afraid and still evolve. It’s not feeling fear that stops you — after all, everyone feels fear at times — it’s hiding your fear that gets in the way. That concealment takes all of your energy and leaves none for enjoying your life. So make friends with your fear, and then go for it!

Sonia Choquette (www.trustyourvibes.com) will be appearing in Seattle Nov. 14 as part of the Mystical Connections 2004 event at the Washington State Convention Center; call 800-654-5126 to register. This article is adapted from “Trust Your Vibes,” copyright 2004 by Sonia Choquette, published by Hay House.

Your Retreat Care Kit

We all need soul time. The EM Mini-Retreat always includes an exercise you can do solo, with a partner or a small group. Here’s one to kick-start Sonia Choquette’s concept of trusting your vibes:

To get out of your own way and on to your vibes even more quickly, take a sheet of paper and write down all your fears, negative beliefs, or attitudes as they arise, whether they’re from your own experiences or you’ve inherited them from other people.

What ancient notions roll around in your brain and keep you from using your psychic genius? These are questions you can discuss with a partner or small group. Or keep notes for yourself to be aware of beliefs that you didn’t even know you had.

As you look at your list, ask yourself if you really believe the old rules, or if they’re just old habits. Are you ready to take a risk and change your attitude? Talk to your partner or group if relevant. If the answer is yes, then do so. That’s the first step.

Next, practice your newly adopted attitude. Be aware of the subtle, intricate interconnections we all share, and appreciate them. Note the attitudes of others and how they frame intuitive and psychic experiences. Are they five- or six-sensory individuals? Understanding the distinction will make you far less defensive about your own vibes.

Every time you slip into old patterns, just say “Oh, well” and get back on track. And every time you choose the new attitude, following spiritual law over fear and control, give yourself a big hand. I mean it. You must become your greatest cheerleader on the adventure to six-sensory living, starting right now.

To check out our August 2004 issue’s EM Mini-Retreat about forgiveness by Rabbi Ted Falcon, click here.

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