Be your own damn Master

I've always been leery of gurus. Though I recognize this is an ancient system of conveying teachings, the idea creeps me out a bit. I don't want to be anyone's teacher. I want to be a guide, walking hand in hand for whatever adventures spirit has in store!

My own quest for a teacher left me confused and dis-empowered…

For the first part of my psychic career, I held myself back from the many inspirations, thoughts and teachings I was receiving from Spirit. It was in my first round of shamanic training that the teacher stressed we needed a mentor in the physical world, someone to guide and protect us, before any deep spiritual work could be undertaken. I was receiving visions and messages on a near daily basis but felt like I should ignore them. In fact, the first time I spontaneously did mediumship (hearing messages from a passed loved one), I went to this trusted shaman and was instructed stop what I was doing until a teacher came along.

I prayed I would find my teacher, believing I was unable to share the breadth of my gifts with the world until one did. I was left confused and felt compelled to dismiss the teachings my angels and guides were trying to give me. Everyone held this man in high regard so I trusted his input. To this day a teacher (in this world) has yet to appear….

When I met Ann Drucker, a friend and beloved guide in Boulder, she encouraged me instead to just "try and see what happened" if I followed the messages. This lil nudge of encouragement, yea permission, from someone I respected was all I needed. I began trying out, listening to and trusting the messages and I haven't looked back!




Over the years, I've been told in nearly every psychic and astrological reading I’ve received that my life path is to be a teacher. I recoiled at the idea given my own dismissive experiences with teachers and guru types. However in 2012, my Guides suggested I be a “mentor!” This word shifted the energy from “guru” to “equal,” and I was in.

The Soul Mastery Mentoring Program allows me to share and cheer on others as they learn to use their gifts!

Here's what I've observed with teachers and some things to be watchful of as you choose your path...

• A mentor can walk and guide but does not hold herself higher than the mentoree. 

• When working in the spiritual and metaphysical realms, its difficult sometimes to find teachers who both teach and practice humility. The ego is so very ready to jump in and take credit. Find the one who recognizes the work is what is special and not the teacher. 

• Many teachers forget to teach! They may hold themselves in a position of power and believe they are giving the healing or responsible for the magic. Teachers get burned out this way and sometimes must step back from the work because they are doing rather than genuinely teaching their students. Teaching is a two way street and the work is ever expanding-- We learn from and teach to all the time. No one is ever a master and incapable of learning more! 

• The more we teach, the more we learn. Share everything and encourage others to do the same. Anytime you see a trademarked procedure or copyright, ask yourself if this is a genuine quest to protect the teaching (some things are not for the novice and need be protected in a way) or if its done from ego to credit the teacher and receive material gain. 

• It's easy when you experience something that feels magical, to attribute it to the teacher. This is never the case, it is always because of God/Spirit/Source and YOU. Anytime one tries to take credit, we must stop and acknowledge that we are simply a vehicle for the work or teaching. 

• Often when a teacher encounters a student with gifts greater than their own, they are unable to champion and encourage without envious inklings rising up in themselves. Look instead for the teacher who is in awe of your magnificence and only wishes to help it blossom in you.
• When you work with people who are energetically open and vulnerable, it is paramount that ethics and boundaries are clearly respected. If anything makes you uncomfortable, speak your truth and a true teacher will hear honor and shift with you.

• Be ok with walking away. We outgrow people and we outgrow teachers, this is a sign of outer own development and should be celebrated. 

Andye Murphy happily offers her Mentorship Program to those 

magnificent souls ready to embrace their truth!

the elusive Pineal Gland

My first exposure to the pineal gland came as I was reading Drunvalo Melchizedek's Flower of Life books.   Dang!   The awareness those books brought me was both profound and confounding.  So many new things to try and digest.   Even as a psychic, he unveiled many concepts it took me months to understand and incorporate in my practice.  One piece that has remained is his explanation of the pineal gland.

In ancient times, the pineal was the epi-center of spiritual pursuits. It is the liquid elixir of alchemists and the goal of rigorous spiritual training. Some even suggest it is this precise spot where God resides within us. Pretty powerful stuff! So what the heck is it and why should you even care?

The pineal gland is a pea sized gland that rests between the 2 brain hemispheres. As if by magic, it floats in the spinal fluid in the brain! This gland affects our ability to sleep and moods by secreting both serotonin and meltonin... for a more robust explanation check out Wiki so I can focus on what I'm good at-- it ain't the scientific "-)

It is actually an eye that reacts to light. An eye within the brain, between the hemispheres?!?  Hot dog! this is where it gets interesting. 

It is the EYE of the 6th eye chakra. In activating, or stimulating, this gland we can increase our psychic senses a thousandfold. One account even reports in the Mystery Schools of Heliopolis, the Pineal was referred to as the Chamber of God... a place within us where God dwells and if you know how to meet him, He can provide great lessons and teachings. Imagine what a direct conversation with God might provoke??

Calm down there tiger, while psychic development may not be your thing, let me tell you why it should be! As our world continues to evolve, change frequencies and stir stuff up, it is increasingly paramount that we be fully aware and awake. To see beyond the 3d will be a basic pre-requisite. The pineal gland is our key, my beloved!

Our modern world has little appreciation for the function of the pineal. Heck, you'd be heard pressed to find a doctor who prescribed flexing this gland for better health. But shit-- they should be! Go ahead, do a google search and see what you can find....

It is a place within us of stillness and bliss-- the most natural drug high can be found when you can reach this gland. Because it produces serotonin, the "feel good" hormone, the pineal gland can be your greatest asset in dealing with any stress that gets thrown in your path.

My experience has been pretty intense since I started listening to the Kenyon pineal attunement. I am a better psychic, calmer mama, and happier gal in general.    I feel I have more inner resources to combat the freak outs that sometimes occur ... getting a boost in my psychic senses never hurts either!

the arch above the star: the heiroglyph for pineal gland

Sheshat is my most beloved mentor. Her crown actually carries the hieroglyph for the pineal gland! As the Mother of Ascension, working with her in the pineal is a "wham bam thank you ma'am" of potent energy! It was she who first kept her physical body intact and moved into the "other worlds." She is the great teacher of this pivotal lesson and a most worthy teacher as you begin activating your own pineal gland.

To evolve, spiritually and as a race, we must restore our full functions physically, mentally and psychically. Tom Kenyon offers a beautiful sound gift that activates this gland.   Follow the link and click the box to promise you will not share his music...

This is just the tip of the iceberg!  As I asked Sheshat for a more robust explanation, I was kept up til 3am writing and weaving.   Keep those eyes open (the 3rd one too!) for the next installment. 

Soul Loss ... and other esoteric soul mastery notions

In the last post on the Boon Guide, I mentioned the Soul Retrieval -- way to leave you hangin, right?   I wanted to share why this is one of my favorite tools for healing!

It's really such a powerful process and I think everyone should receive at least one Soul Retrieval in the course of a lifetime.  (I've had 3 to date and find more pieces each time!)  
The basic idea::  as traumas occur, little pieces of us branch off or run away, called soul loss.  A soul retrieval gathers the "parts" and brings them home.  

And now for the expanded version of why soul retrievals are necessary ::   ... I'll explain the process next time...

First, let's set the landscape.  The Shaman performs Soul Retriveals which are the result of Soul Loss.  The Shaman is master of the spirit and physical worlds.  It is this trained and revered healer who literally walks between worlds to help his/her community.  The tools are well honored traditions, prayers, and methods that have been passed down through the ages.  The Soul Retrieval is one such tool.  





Soul Loss is what we're delving into so we need to know what makes the soul so dang special… outside of the obvious qualities...

The soul is our most basic life force.  As soon as the soul leaves, the body dies.  Anyone who has been with a loved one at the moment of passing can tell you once the soul departs, the person looks different, empty even.  

“You don’t have a soul. You are a soul. You have a body.”   - C.S. Lewis

Our soul is multi-faceted and complicated!  Not only does it venture through lifetimes, but it may even leave our body occasionally and visit other places.  Shamanic journeying, astral projection, and remote viewing are examples of the soul taking an escapade yet not fully departing the physical body.  

The soul can explore realms and come back… or in a soul loss, venture off and stay gone until we come lookin’.  Soul loss occurs any number of ways – from physical or sexual abuse, through experiencing a traumatic situation, or even just having a bad fight.  No one knows with certainty why a soul piece decides to fly off, but it is a common occurrence and one rarely addressed in our society.  Soul loss occurs for any number of reasons and cannot be prevented.  It is simply part of the package in this human condition.  

Shamans will look for hints that soul loss has occurred.  When they find clues, a soul retrieval is the next step to restoration of the client.  Here are some hints that may suggest this route:

You may notice a part of you feels dead or lost, this would be an obvious clue.  Were you in an auto accident years ago and haven't been the same since?  Or perhaps there's a relationship, long gone, that you've never been able to let go of. 

Common symptoms of a soul loss include :

 - depression
 - feeling incomplete
 - feeling stuck and not knowing how to move through it
 - feeling not like yourself, disconnected from those you love

Not all traumas cause soul loss and in some instances a piece may just decide it's all too much and hot tail it outta there.  I had one piece do exactly that.  She wasn’t happy with the choices I was making as a young adult—I enjoyed my drinking phase while she found it destructive!    

Though we cannot "prevent" soul loss, we can become energetically sensitive enough to recognize when something is off.  In this way we can do our own psychic maintenance to ensure total well being.  

Re-Claiming your Power :: Explore your Curiosity!

By nature I’m a rather curious and playful being.  If something doesn’t inspire me, chances are I won’t do it.  Not out of selfishness but rather from a deep well of self love.  If I’m not in service to me, who the heck will be?

During session with clients, I often find myself over-excited.  Like an anxious puppy dog, I bounce and raise my voice to convey the heightened energy I feel over important points.  I try my best to share this and invite you in to feel the excitement as well.  

Do your thoughts continually come back to a topic—maybe the early history of Greece or even cooking a certain dish?  No matter how nagging or absurd, there is a reason you can’t get your mind off the idea.  

Any area where we have lingering curiosity, or even a hint of interest, usually holds for us something of great value!  Where there is curiosity, there is power!   It’s our job to explore the subject and reclaim our own forgotten knowledge.  We all have had many lives and celebrated great accomplishments!  This current life is one of mastery where we are invited and encouraged to actively remember where our expertise lies.   

Power is our gift from Spirit, and is never meant to be used as power over another.  Power is our greatest source of energy and helps us navigate life with ease.  

Excitement always shows us the area where our own “lost” power is!   Watch the video to find out how to restore your mastery and satisfy your itch of burning curiosity…  You owe it to yourself to reclaim your own wisdom, now~