Intuitive Connection

Can intuition actually be trained? Years ago, while researching psychology studies for a film production company, I came across a book on remote viewing. I knew nothing about psychic abilities at that point, and what I learned blew my mind. Alan Steinfeld joins me to explain remote viewing, its use in a CIA-funded program, and what it teaches us about intuition. Host of New Realities, his long-running interview series on consciousness, and author of Making Contact, Alan learned directly from Russell Targ, one of the physicists who developed the remote viewing program at Stanford Research Institute. Alan calls the practice “the yoga of the mind.” We discuss how it works and how it trains you to discern the difference between intuitive impressions and the analytical mind. Key takeaways: Remote viewing is a protocol, not a rare gift. It can be taught, practiced, and tested. Intuition is knowing, not thinking. The impression arrives first, and the explaining comes after. Set your intention on the target, then get out of the way. The skill is in the receiving. Impressions come in pieces. Stay with colors, shapes, sizes, and textures. Share what comes through before interpreting what it means. Checking your impressions against the actual target is what builds discernment. Remote viewing, psychic reading, and mediumship are the same muscle used in different ways. As Alan puts it, we are not the radio; we are the signal. The information is already here. The practice is learning how to receive it. Explore more of Alan’s work on his YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/newrealities and visit his website at https://newrealities.com/. Join Alan for his three-day Remote Viewing Intensive, December 3–5, hosted by Portal to Ascension! Learn more and register at https://portaltoascension.org/3-day-remote-viewing-immersive-cour/ Join me and Cirak for Amplify Your Intuition, a 4-day immersive retreat at Cactus Blossom Retreat. Find the latest event details here: https://cactusblossomretreat.com/upcoming-events-two  Join me and Dr. Larry Farwell for The Science of Creating Miracles retreat. Find the latest event details here: https://cactusblossomretreat.com/upcoming-events-two Book an intuitive reading or coaching session with me wherever you are in the world! Meet your spirit guide and receive a message. Experience a one-of-a-kind in-person retreat experiences at Cactus Blossom Retreat in Escondido, California  Connect and learn with me here: Website Instagram Facebook Connect with like-minded souls in the Intuitive Connection Community Facebook Group Download a copy of my Free Activate Your Intuition Ebook Discover My Online Courses: Activating Your Intuition The Journey of Your Soul: Understanding Reincarnation Spirit Guides: How to Connect to Your Spiritual Support Team Find the books mentioned in the episode here! Disclosure: I am an affiliate of Bookshop.org and I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Recently, I woke up in a funky mood. I had a list of work projects in front of me, things I usually love, and every time I moved toward one of them I felt worse. At that moment, none of it felt aligned. Then I got a ping: go upstairs and organize your closet. It was something I had been meaning to do for a while, and the idea actually excited me. As soon as I started on it, my mood lifted, and I had a joyful, productive morning. Following that little nudge reminded me that joy isn’t a distraction from what we’re meant to do. It can be the direction. In this episode, four beautiful souls came for guidance with very different concerns, and the same message came through for all of them: listen to what feels good, and trust it. Key takeaways from this episode: When you’re emotionally stirred up, guidance is hard to hear. Being present with what you feel is what clears the signal. A fear-based choice moves you away from something. A joy-based choice moves you toward what you actually want. There’s nothing wrong with wanting stability, but if the safe option doesn’t excite you, keep asking what does. You don’t have to leap all at once. Honoring both the part of you that’s ready and the part that isn’t lets a big change happen in stages. Forcing a dream doesn’t speed it up. Let it build while you learn and align. Doing what you want isn’t selfish. It’s often exactly what the people who love you most want for you. Quiet your mind and let your joy be your guide. Join me and Cirak for Amplify Your Intuition, a 4-day immersive retreat at Cactus Blossom Retreat. Find the latest event details here: https://cactusblossomretreat.com/upcoming-events-two  Join me and Dr. Larry Farwell for The Science of Creating Miracles retreat. Find the latest event details here: https://cactusblossomretreat.com/upcoming-events-two Book an intuitive reading or coaching session with me wherever you are in the world! Meet your spirit guide and receive a message. Join the Intuitive Connection Premier Community  Experience a one-of-a-kind in-person retreat experiences at Cactus Blossom Retreat in Escondido, California  Connect and learn with me here: Website Instagram Facebook Connect with like-minded souls in the Intuitive Connection Community Facebook Group Download a copy of my Free Activate Your Intuition Ebook Discover My Online Courses: Activating Your Intuition The Journey of Your Soul: Understanding Reincarnation Spirit Guides: How to Connect to Your Spiritual Support Team Find the books mentioned in the episode here! Disclosure: I am an affiliate of Bookshop.org and I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What if not knowing what's going to happen is part of what makes life fun? While watching my beloved Detroit Pistons in a playoff elimination game, I desperately wanted to know how it was going to end. So naturally, I started pulling oracle cards. The first told me I was too close to the situation and needed to step back. The second told me to calm down. By the third, the message was unmistakable: Stop trying to figure out what's going to happen. Be present. I kept pulling cards to find out how the game would end. The cards kept telling me to put the cards down and watch the game. In this episode, we explore why it can be so hard to sit with uncertainty, and what becomes possible when we stop trying to control how things turn out. The guides take the lesson far beyond basketball, exploring why the need to know can pull us out of the flow, and why the unknown isn't something we need to overcome. It's part of the adventure. Key takeaways from this episode: When we're preoccupied with what's going to happen, we can miss what's happening right now. Presence helps us release the need to control the outcome and return to the natural flow of life. The unknown isn't a flaw in the human experience. It's part of what makes the game exciting. Fear of disappointment can lead us to choose what feels safe or guaranteed rather than what we truly want. One disappointing outcome doesn't define the larger journey. The long game is always bigger than any single experience. When something doesn't go the way we hoped, we can feel what we feel and then ask: Where do I want to go now? You can root for your team. You can want what you want. Just don't get so caught up in how the game will end that you forget to enjoy the experience. Book an intuitive reading or coaching session with me wherever you are in the world! Meet your spirit guide and receive a message. Join the Intuitive Connection Premier Community  Experience a one-of-a-kind in-person retreat experiences at Cactus Blossom Retreat in Escondido, California  Connect and learn with me here: Website Instagram Facebook Connect with like-minded souls in the Intuitive Connection Community Facebook Group Download a copy of my Free Activate Your Intuition Ebook Discover My Online Courses: Activating Your Intuition Find the books mentioned in the episode here! Disclosure: I am an affiliate of Bookshop.org and I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There is no one right way to connect with spirit. Mediumship is a natural ability, but how we experience that connection is uniquely our own. Learning to recognize how spirit communicates with you can make all the difference. In this episode, I sit down with psychic medium and Reiki master Francie Soito for a fascinating conversation about what mediumship actually feels like from the inside. Francie shares her unexpected journey from a self-described left-brained data scientist who didn't believe in anything woo to discovering her own ability to sense, feel, and communicate with spirit. We talk about why communicating with spirit isn't like having a regular conversation, how different mediums receive information in completely different ways, and why understanding your own natural strengths can help you open your connection. Francie also shares practical ways to connect with loved ones in spirit, recognize the signs they're sending, and become more receptive to the messages that are already around you. Key takeaways from this episode: • Mediumship looks different for everyone. Some people see, some hear, some feel, and some simply know.
 • Spirit communication can be subtle. Rather than expecting a clear conversation or unmistakable sign, notice the impressions, feelings, words, and images that come through.
 • Start with your strongest intuitive sense. Work with what's already natural for you, while staying open to how your abilities may change and expand.
 • Connecting with spirit requires surrender. You can ask a question or set an intention, but then you have to let go of your expectations and allow what wants to come through.
 • Our loved ones often reach us when our minds are quiet, including when we're falling asleep, waking up, or doing familiar activities that don't require much thought.
 • You can ask your loved ones for specific signs, but stay open to how they appear. If you think something is a sign and it makes you feel good, trust it.
 There is no one right way to connect with spirit. Your gifts are uniquely yours, and the more you honor how they're already showing up, the more they can grow. Join me and Cirak for Amplify Your Intuition, a 4-day immersive retreat at Cactus Blossom Retreat. Find the latest event details here: https://cactusblossomretreat.com/upcoming-events-two  
 Join me and Dr. Larry Farwell for The Science of Creating Miracles retreat. Find the latest event details here: https://cactusblossomretreat.com/upcoming-events-two 
 Book an intuitive reading or coaching session with me wherever you are in the world! 
 Meet your spirit guide and receive a message. 
 Join the Intuitive Connection Premier Community  Experience a one-of-a-kind in-person retreat experiences at Cactus Blossom Retreat in Escondido, California  Connect and learn with me here: Website Instagram Facebook Connect with like-minded souls in the Intuitive Connection Community Facebook Group Download a copy of my Free Activate Your Intuition Ebook Discover My Online Courses: Activating Your Intuition The Journey of Your Soul: Understanding Reincarnation Spirit Guides: How to Connect to Your Spiritual Support Team Find the books mentioned in the episode here! Disclosure: I am an affiliate of Bookshop.org and I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Abundance isn't something you chase. It's something you are. On a recent beach walk, I got to thinking about a friend, a fairly well-known spiritual teacher who has struggled a lot around money. It got me thinking about a disconnect I see all the time: so many deeply spiritual people, tapped into spirit and doing beautiful things in the world, still experience a sense of lack around monetary abundance. So I turned the question over to the guides, and what they shared blew me away. In this episode, we explore where the belief that spirituality and wealth don't mix comes from, why money can pull us out of the natural flow of giving and receiving, and what keeps so many of us stuck in a sense of lack. Most importantly, the guides offer a way through: a shift in how we hold money, a practice for clearing the old wounds and beliefs beneath our relationship with it, and a reminder that money is only one expression of a much larger flow of abundance already available to us. Key takeaways from this episode: • Spiritual connection and financial abundance are not opposites, though many of us were taught to believe they are.
 • The idea of noble poverty runs through much of our spiritual history, and it still shapes how we relate to money today.
 • Money is only a representation of abundance, and clinging to it can actually take us out of the flow.
 • When we focus on what's missing, we stay stuck in scarcity.
 • Abundance is energy, and money is just one of the forms it can take.
 • Many of our beliefs about money were formed in childhood. When we bring love and awareness to these limiting beliefs, they release.
 When we stop treating spirituality and abundance as opposites, both are free to flow. Join me and Cirak for Amplify Your Intuition, a 4-day immersive retreat at Cactus Blossom Retreat. Find the latest event details here: https://cactusblossomretreat.com/upcoming-events-two  
 Join me and Dr. Larry Farwell for The Science of Creating Miracles retreat. Find the latest event details here: https://cactusblossomretreat.com/upcoming-events-two 
 Book an intuitive reading or coaching session with me wherever you are in the world! 
 Meet your spirit guide and receive a message. 
 Join the Intuitive Connection Premier Community  Experience a one-of-a-kind in-person retreat experiences at Cactus Blossom Retreat in Escondido, California  Connect and learn with me here: Website Instagram Facebook Connect with like-minded souls in the Intuitive Connection Community Facebook Group Download a copy of my Free Activate Your Intuition Ebook Discover My Online Courses: Activating Your Intuition The Journey of Your Soul: Understanding Reincarnation Spirit Guides: How to Connect to Your Spiritual Support Team Find the books mentioned in the episode here! Disclosure: I am an affiliate of Bookshop.org and I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices