Bad Readings, Bad Dreams, And Bad Past Life Memories

What do you do when you have a bad reading or have bad dreams? You can change them! Find out the easy fix in this episode of Breathe Love & Magic

Maybe someone told you something that felt off in a reading that stuck in your head for years. The reader might have said, “You’ll never meet the right partner,” or “You’ll always struggle with money.”

Gee, thanks for that notion. Argghhhh!

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Like a Pebble in Your Shoe

Statements like that can lodge in the subconscious like a pebble in your shoe – so bothersome until you can remove it.  I recommend that’s what you do with a bad reading – replace it with something that’s supportive or positive.

Years ago, this is one reason why I stopped getting casual readings, the kind where you’re just curious and want to hear what an intuitive person has to say. For me, that started to feel like giving my power away.

I still ask a trusted friend for intuitive insight from time to time, but only about a specific situation where I truly want another perspective. Or I feel stuck and aren’t sure which way to go.

Recent Reading

Recently, I was interviewing a woman who does an interesting style of readings. I allowed her to use me as a guinea pig during the podcast recording so she could demonstrate her method. That was not my best idea.

I asked what I thought was a simple question that wouldn’t get me into any trouble. How wrong I was. The experience inspired me to share this story because I want you to know how to handle something like this if it happens to you.

I’m going to explain how to reset your energy and take your power back. And this same method can also help with bad dreams or even uncomfortable past life memories.

Back in the 1990s I used to attend psychic fairs with friends. I was curious about metaphysical practices and fascinated by the people who lived and breathed this work. Plus, it was fun browsing books, crystals, and spiritual tools that were much harder to find back then.

At One Psychic Fair

At one fair I sat down for a reading and asked about my near future. The reader started describing a situation that immediately made me nervous. Before I knew it she was predicting that I would become ill in the coming months.

I was currently healthy and had not asked anything about my health. I remember feeling furious that someone would say something like that so casually.

My reaction wasn’t exactly graceful. I stood up, slammed my hands on the table, looked her in the eye, and said, “That was not helpful!” Then I walked away in a huff. Admittedly, not my finest moment.

Thankfully I never became ill that spring, but the reading lingered in my mind for a while. At that time I didn’t know how to clear something like that out of my energy field.

Fast forward to last week during that podcast interview. The woman I was speaking with seemed nice and good-hearted, but at one point she said something that made my jaw drop. She said you always need a bad element in a reading.

That is definitely not true in my world.

Helpful & Uplifting Readings

When I do readings for clients, the goal is always clarity, compassion, and support. Even when something challenging appears, I talk about the lessons involved and what options or perspectives might help. A reading should leave someone feeling more empowered, not discouraged.

As the recording continued, the direction of the reading she was giving me started to feel increasingly dismal. She tried to soften it when she noticed my facial expression, but the cat was already out of the bag so to speak.

When we finished recording, I suddenly felt exhausted and strangely sad. I went to lie down on the couch and took a short nap. When I woke up I realized what had happened. That reading had left a heavy feeling hanging over me.

First, Clear Your Energy

The first thing to do after an encounter like that is clear your energy. I did a quick Reiki clearing and there are many ways to do this. You can smudge yourself, take a shower, wash your hands, or simply step outside for fresh air and sunshine.

Then I remembered something incredibly helpful I learned years ago from Hawaiian shaman Serge Kahili King, and later encountered again in a book by Denise Linn.

It’s a simple idea that changes the way you see situations like this. You are not stuck with someone else’s predictions. You have the power to change the outcome energetically.

This same approach works in three situations: bad readings, disturbing dreams, and troubling past life memories. Here’s what I did.

Change the Outcome

I spent time imagining the outcome I actually wanted. For example, I pictured the perfect summer. Lots of sunshine. Temperatures in the low 80s and low humidity. Walking along the shoreline or sitting with my feet in the sand.

In my mind I was reading a book, meditating, writing in my journal, laughing with friends, and soaking up the ocean air. It felt peaceful and joyful. That was the energy I wanted to create.

If you’ve had a discouraging or bad reading, you can do something similar at home. Take out your deck of cards. Don’t perform a new reading. Instead, look through the deck and choose the cards that represent the outcome you truly want.

Next arrange them as your ideal spread. This isn’t wishful thinking. This is directing energy.

Magic isn’t about waving a wand and hoping for the best. It’s intention combined with focus and action. When you select the outcome you want and imagine it clearly, you begin aligning your thoughts and energy with that direction.

Once you arrange the cards, you can take a picture of them, leave them out on your table, or revisit them whenever you want to reinforce the feeling. You’ve intentionally shifted the energy toward the outcome you desire.

You are never stuck with someone else’s reading. My future is up to me. It’s in my hands. And so is yours!

Change Bad Dreams

This approach works with dreams as well. I once had a dream where a lion was staring at me in a threatening way. I woke up with my heart pounding and no idea what it meant.

Later that day I thought about the dream and realized I had been feeling threatened in some area of my life. So I decided to revisit the dream in my imagination.

I got on the couch, pictured the lion again in my mind, and waited to see what response came naturally. To my surprise, I roared at the lion. I became fierce and confronted it head-on. And in the vision, the lion backed away.

It sounds funny now, but it completely shifted the energy of that dream. After all, it’s your dream. You can change it any way you like.

You can do something similar with past life memories. in Denise Linn’s book Past Lives, Present Miracles,  describes guiding large groups of people to recall past lives and then helping them rewrite the ending of a troubling experience.

The lessons have already been learned. But changing the ending can shift the emotional imprint you carry.

In one memory I recalled being part of a group practicing magic in Venice during the 1400s. Someone tipped off the authorities and they burst in and executed everyone. I did a visualization about this ending to change it. What came to me was to invite the guards to join us in the magic rather than kill us.

In the vision they laid down their weapons and participated in the magic! The energy of the experience changed completely.

The Magic of Neuroscience

Why does this work? Neuroscience offers an interesting explanation. When you vividly imagine something, your brain activates many of the same neural pathways it would if the event actually happened. And your brain cannot tell the difference between a created memory or a real one.

Focusing on a new outcome creates and strengthens new neural pathways. You aren’t changing the historical event, but you are changing the emotional imprint it leaves in your system. And that shifts your energy.

So if you ever receive a discouraging reading, had dreams or recalled an uncomfortable past life memory, remember this:

No reader, no dream, and no memory has more authority over your life than your own consciousness. You have the power to choose the energy you want to create.

Set your intention. Focus your thoughts on the outcome you prefer. Then take whatever actions support that direction. That’s magic.

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