Lydia Aswolf

 Nother little excerpt from book, am gonna throw all the abilities out so everyone gets a sneak peek AND solid info you can all use, whether you are a psychic…or not.

Clairsentience is a fancy word for being an Empath. I guess it looks more important when you have the bigger word, but what it boils down to is this. Empaths have the ability to feel what you are feeling, quite literally. If you’ve had a shit day and are harboring homicidal thoughts about your boss (and really, who doesn’t?) we’ll feel that. We can tell if the boss you harbor homicidal thoughts about thinks well of you, or fantasizes about doing unnatural things to you with a stapler. As you might imagine, this can come in very handy for both parties’ health and well being. This is also a good way to get a handle on if your partner really loves you or has the hots for that ho at the office with the freaky eyes. It works equally well if you want to check and see if anyone around you happens to be interested in you in a romantic way.

Empaths reach out and feel people and situations that have you tense or upset, and see if there are any upcoming feelings in the future that might spell disaster for anyone involved in the situation, or, conversely if wonderful, happy times are coming up. I call myself an intellectual empath, because I’ve seen and heard some of my colleagues go on and on about how overwhelmed they have been with emotion during particularly trying sessions and situations. I myself advise these particular empaths to grow a pair. I know that is abrasive, I just don’t give a shit. If you are overwhelmed every single time someone has hit a rough patch, please tell me how in the hell you are going to be able to guide them through it when you are clutching a wet hanky or vomiting into your wastebasket from the “stress” all this emotion has unfairly thrown your way. In fact, if you are that sensitive, surely there is some other calling that you can answer to…perhaps petting cute little puppies, or watching butterflies hatch.

Any empath worth his or her salt is going to be able to erect a solid barrier in their mind to seal themselves off from the person who is consulting them. This is necessary so that you can correctly sense what needs to be sensed, instead of being overwhelmed by your own emotions throughout the reading. Any given empath’s feelings can get them in trouble. Say you have a client whose partner is a walking, talking chunk of dog vomit. You hate him and wish he would fall face first into a tree chipper, preferably sooner than later. You cannot let your emotions overwhelm you in such a case, so the barrier put forth is to protect both yourself and your client. If your client worships the ground Mr Chunk of Dog Vomit walks on, the last thing you need is to find yourself going weak at the knees thinking of him. Having a barrier erected to cut off the majority of your and the client’s feelings allows you to see objectively, and use logic and reason to strike a happy medium between worshipful and homicidal.

If you happen to be someone who would like to develop empath ability, to my mind, it’s much easier than working on your natural clairvoyant ability. You simply open yourself up whilst talking to people and feel their reactions. I know that sounds oversimplified, but as you go on opening yourself, you will easily be able to tell what is coming from you, and what is coming from the person you are trying to tune into. Being a empath is a double edged sword though, especially if you are just starting to develop it. It can be wonderful to know how people are truly feeling, and be able to help them through it. It can also be a real bitch when you get pissy because the baby is teething, hubby is in a bad mood, or when the old lady has pms. The more you develop this ability, the more you have to guard yourself so you aren’t either beating the shit out of someone, or curled up on your bed, afraid to go out because of what you might feel. Or worse yet, do.

How  do I feel today? Well, if a picture says a thousand words, you got your answer…

Have finished all work on second book, which only means more blogging for me!

At least, until I start third book, which believe me, might be done before this year is out!

I’m gonna go crawl back under the covers..anyone up for some trashy tv and sugary snacks?

Come on over, but be careful.

I just might infect you.

I know, I’ve been a naughty blogger..finished second book, getting ready for submission process, so I figured I’d throw out a tidbit because I personally find some of it hilarious…but it’s all true.

Will do my bestest to throw out more blog posts now that I have a bit more time on my hands, but alas…idea for third book solid in mind, so might become spotty again. If so, you know why

Let’s talk psychic abilities. The ones that get touted and chewed over quite a bit usually have short explanations. I feel everyone has these abilities and can develop them with time and practice. Not that this is a how to for beginners, but it gives you a bit more understanding of how we do what we do. Keep in mind this varies from psychic to psychic, but generally, these are the ones that are talked about most frequently, and can aid you in identifying the ability that can best assist you in answering any questions you might have.

Clairvoyance is the one I myself hear most often, and yup, I have it. Best way for me to describe clairvoyance is this. Think of a friend or family member’s name, and their face appears in your mind. It’s the same technique, just backwards for us. When you ask us questions, we generally get a picture in our mind, and that picture can be you, someone you are wondering about, or how a specific event will play out. For clairvoyants it’s normally a progression. First we see the snapshot, and, to ensure we are connecting with you properly, we tell you about it. As the reading goes on, we see a little movie made just for you unspooling in our heads, giving us the information you asked for.

For those smartasses out there who ask us what color toenail polish they have on, I say from all of our hearts, screw you. We hate being asked questions like that. It generally means whoever is asking is a smartass and a skeptic. It doesn’t mean we cannot see the color toenail polish you are wearing, either. We just can’t be bothered to look under those nasty assed socks you’re wearing to ascertain what skanky color you painted on the night before.

A word of wisdom here. If you really want to see what your man is doing right this minute, you might want to think again. I mean, no offense, but I get kind of sick of seeing a guy rub one out in the shower because his snookums is worried about what he’s doing and why he’s not called that day. Keep in mind when you ask us what he or she is really doing, we are going to tell you. I admit because psychics do have very different personalities, some would lighten up on the whole rubbing one out in the shower part, but I won’t. We all take a dump, pick the pants out the crack of our ass, scratch in embarrassing places, and cuss out telemarketers from time to time. So think a little bit before you ask me in particular what is he or she is doing, because if I see it, I’m going to spit out exactly what it is I see.

I believe everyone is clairvoyant to some degree, but it is a damn hard talent to refine. Think about it. When you have a picture fly through your mind, it happens so fast it’s very, very difficult to actually slow it down and make sense of it. But with time and effort you can do it. As you work with it, you’ll realize when you talk to people on the phone, you get a picture to go with the person. I would advise anyone who intends to work on building their clairvoyant abilities to remember that if they continue to refine their skills, they are most assuredly going to see stuff they wouldn’t wish upon their worst enemy. Call it a price of admission to have this ability. Does clairvoyance come in handy? You damn betcha it does, as it allows us to see who is around you that can assist you, what you need to look out for, and in most cases, what you have to look forward to, as well. Also, it’s a really nifty tool to have to prove ourselves to the non smartasses whom we utilize this ability for. Nothing says I’m real better than being able to describe you, what’s going on around you, and who is around you in detail. Hopefully, to your openmouthed astonishment.

Warned you I’d be absent while working on second book.

Well, I finished it late last night, and will now start on the editing process. To me, editing is the grind process of writing a book. I do intend to post some sneak peeks from both books in my blog when I can, but for now, I want to get as much possible done of editing as possible.

Suzanne and I have decided due to the manic hours we both work, we will not revive Psychically Correct. I’ve already got book three in mind, and will probably start on it before the year ends, which leaves me very little time to do much more than handle clients when I’m not writing.

Will try and get a proper blog post up soon