This caught my eye

Yesterday I was feeling sort of lost and stuck. I opened my copy of Ask and It Is Given and this quote is what caught my eye.

" We refer to that time between your offering of a thought and its physical manifestation as " the buffer of time." This is that wonderful time of offering thought, noticing how it feels, adjusting he thought to achieve an even better feeling, and then, in an attitude of absolute expectation, enjoying the gentle, steady unfolding of anything and everything that you have concluded as your desires."

So this paragraph basically saved me from falling into some type of despair based on the fact I feel that buffer of time right now.

What a great relief.

This morning I went to a sale at Glassy Baby. It was great. I got six new colors for my sister. If you have not checked out this company, I highly encourage you too. They are wonderful.

Have Faith... AGAIN

So there is a reason to have faith. See that picture? That is SUNSHINE in my garden. I woke up this morning to the sun. Sometimes I forget how much I love the sun but then days like today make me realize how wonderful this world is.

I am going to spend some time outside in my new garden, enjoying the sunshine and looking at all the new growth.

Also, I spent this weekend making candles and coming up with new recipes.

There will be more about these in the next few days.

The last time we saw the sun

OK, after 28 straight days of rain and the another week of pouring rain I have the winter blues.
Normally the weather does not get me down but this year is painful.

So my task for today is to create a candle that reminds me of the summer time. Endless days of sunshine and short nights. This year we will spend all summer outside in our new yard. Having bonfires and eating our meals on the deck. Playing with the dog and gardening the evenings away.

So I ask all of you that can, please send some sunshine this way....

New Candles

This weekend was a very productive weekend. Because of my big move at the beginning of the year, I have been unable to make any new candles. Well the creative focus came back stronger than ever this weekend.

I have two new candles I am really excited about.

Artist Space
This candle is for anyone wanting to connect with the artist inside themselves as well as create a physical space in their lives to connect with the creative energy of the universe. I often recommend my clients to burn this candle and envision what their perfect studio might look like. Or the wonderful office they want to create, or even what the corner painting studio might look like. Once we can see the space I then ask them to turn their attention towards what this space might look like inside themselves. Can they see themselves connecting with their creative spirit to work on a weekly, monthly or daily basis? This candle also helps to connect the artist with spirit who will guide them to their inner genius.



Self Courage
This candle is for the times in our lives when we need courage and guidance to face our fears and work through them. This candle was also created to assist with working through our self esteem issues so that we can see ourselves as the wonderful and lovely people we truly are. Sometimes we just need a little courage to face our shadow sides and bring light back into our energy fields. This is a very powerful candle that is a lovely orange color to remind us how bright and alive we all are.


I have also come up with two new powerful recipes for abudance and career oriented issues. I have not yet finished these candles so I will post more info about them soon.

Have Faith

"Have Faith" has come up in many ways recently. A few weeks ago I changed the message on my cell phone to " Have Faith" because I needed to remind myself that most of the time I have no idea what the universe is doing on my behalf in the background of my life.

At the time I changed the message this statement did not seem that big of a deal. However, since then I have had a few interesting things happen. I keep seeing a certain number formation everywhere I look.
I asked a friend what this number formation might mean and she said that it is the universe telling me to have faith, that I am on the right path.

Then today, while talking with another friend at lunch, I told her about my new statement in life. She was blown away because she had recently had a dream where an old lady was telling her to have faith. She took this as a great lesson for not only her but also as another example for me to have faith.

So I now know, I must have faith and learn to fill my life up with positive experiences because the universe is taking care of it's part.

Candles

I can finally post some pictures of my candles!

Cold Moon

Last night was a full moon. This full moon is called the Cold Moon and it corresponds to the Rowan Moon of Celtic traditions. It was an introspection moon and a great moon to work on new growth intentions.

To honor this full moon and the fact that we saw the sun for the first time in 28 days, we had a bonfire in our new fire pit that is located in our side yard. This was our first get together in our new house and it was special! I did take a moment to teach our friends about the cold moon and we took a few moments to think about what we want to create this year and what our hearts desires are. I also brought out a couple of my New Year's Fortune candles, which are a deep red, and we lined them up around the fire.

As the moon came over the bamboo, I went into our herb garden and collected leeks, rosemary, thyme and bay leaves for our guest to take home. We drank red wine and honored the moon, the fire and all the new growth that we can see in the garden.

Spring is just around the corner!

Broadcast What You Love and You'll Attract Your Heart's Desire

This morning as I was taking a few minutes to settle my thoughts and review my intentions for the day; I picked up one of my special books I keep next to my bed. It was the new " Trust Your Vibes at Work" by Sonia Choquette. I randomly picked a chapter and the quote at the opening is what my theme is for the day. It also nicely connects with my theme for the year-

EMILY LOVES 2006.

This quote got me thinking. What is it that I love? What is it that I want to broadcast to the world? I know sometimes these questions are very easy to answer, most of the time I feel life I am a great positive addition to this world. I love to look at the brighter side of life, of changes and mostly importantly I love challenges and I think they are great opportunities for growth.

But I must at admit there are days, like today, when trying to answer the question of what do I love, is the hardest thing in the world to do. I just don't know. Yes, it is true. I do have bad days, tricky days, grumpy days and just plain sucky days. I am human.

However, one nice thing that is nice is it never takes very long for me to snap out of this negative pattern. So I made a list of 10 things that I love right now. I figured it could not hurt the situation and I love taking action that will help me lift myself out of the funk I am in.

So here is my list:

1. I love making intentional products that help people. I love sharing my passion for herbs, oils, aroma therapy and flower essences. I love hearing stories from the people I have helped. I love getting people excited about co-creating a life they love.

2. I love hardwood floors. We just moved into a house last week that has hard wood floors. I love how easy they are to clean and how beautiful the look.

3. I love old growth forests and the Washington rain Forest. I love spending time among the trees, I love learning from them. I love the energy they are willing to share if only we could sit and be still for a few hours.

4. I love friends that are supportive and positive. I love community. I love doing circle work and sharing with positive and supportive people. I love how I feel when we are all present and helping each other.

5. I love my acceptance and love for my intuitive gifts and lifestyle. I have met so many people over my lifetime that are so out of touch with their natural gifts or who think they are wrong for having them. I love that I never felt bad about these gifts and I always try to share that acceptance with people so that they can lead a truly divine life.

6. I love my parents for always supporting my intuitive gifts and interests.

7. I love reading and Writing. They are two things I can not live without. I always find time everyday to read and write.

8. I love the internet and being able to connect with people all over the world who share my passions and interests. I love all the people I have met online.

9. I love living near a body of water. I love taking my dog there to go swimming. I love the sounds of the ocean, the sound and the mists of a lake.

10. I love the free business advisor I have started to work with who is really nice and loves my products.

Wow!

After making this list I feel so grounded, energized and excited. I feel like the universe is abundant and I am ready to receive.

I encourage everyone to make a list of things they love and either send it to me or post it in the comments page. It always is fun to read what other people love!

Operation Emily Loves 2006!

This year there is a new moon two days before the new year. What a great and powerful time! I have already started my new years intentions.

Every year I like to name the year to add that little icing to the celebration cake. 2006 is my year of love. I am going to infuse love into everything I do, think, create and into myself.

I encourage all my readers to take this friday night as an oppurnity to create sacred space and set your intentions for the year. This added new moon will make those intetions alot more powerful and special.

Control Freak

The part of manifesting that I never realized I had trouble with until this week was the part where we are supposed to LET GO.

I have never asked for too big of intentions because I always felt I could not manifest things that are too big. There is a fear of being disappointed that I think is an important life experience.

I now realize this is so very wrong..... Why not dream big. The universe will and does provide and give gifts so why not ask for Wonderful and Big things? This way I will be really excited when they are created because I know it will happen.


The universe always provides.

Your Thoughts Really Do Create

The universe has given me this lesson three times in the last 24 hours to teach me that every single thought creates our reality. Even the smallest thoughts about things that may have nothing to do with you can create the reality of that siutaion.

But more importantly the lesson is that all our thoughts create.
Once I realized the lesson this morning I had such an amazing and easy day. I was able to finish all my holiday shopping, I was asked to coordinate an event in Portland that I expressed interest in almost a year ago and I was able to buy myself a gift because I have been manifesting money. I created a money candle last month and I have to say, I have more money now than I have had in over five years. I am so connected with money, in the flow of money and it come's so easily to me now. It feels great.

Once I started setting little intentions to test the water I started to believe more and more.... As time goes on I am able to create bigger intentions and gifts are coming to me so easily from the universe. Every time I turn around I am delighted and surprised by all these signs and gifts.

WOW!

Another very busy week. I have been getting so much positive feedback about my candles. It is so wonderful to hear how I am helping other people. The joy I feel when a customer writes me a letter to tell me about their journey is so intense.

I have decided to cut down on my personal readings and focus totally on my products. This has been a hard decision for me. I will still be making personal candles for intentions and I will still be available to talk with. I am just not going to be giving readings anymore. I am very excited about being able to focus totally on getting the word out about my candles.

If you know anyone that owns a shop, or would like to order some special hand made products, please contact me!

I am hoping to launch the line starting in March!

I will try and write more this week to let you know of my new candles. I have three new ones!

This weekend has been very busy for me. I came up with three new candles and I just received my newly designed label!

I am also moving in less than three weeks. This new house has such good energy I know my candles are going to be more magical. I am also very excited to start introducing dried herbs to the candles. Herbs have such strong energy and meaning.

So my new candles are,

Creative Focus, this candle was created for artist's who need a little guidance in focusing. I know that sometimes writer's block or creative block can be the most painful and frustrating process. During these times it helps to get out of the head and into Spirit. That's why I have created this candle to help people connect with the divine source that allows us to create.

Happy Marriage, for people who are engaged, just married or for someone who is wanting to manifest their life partner and a happy marriage.



Deep Mediation, for a calm, relaxed, deep mediation state. This candle is very sacred and includes scents that have been used for ages in temples and churches.

Yesterday was the most amazing morning. As I was walking to the bus stop the moon and stars were still out. Because it had froze overnight everything looked like it had been sprinkled with Fairy Dust. I walked slowly to the bus stop so that I could take in how beautiful everything looked.

It was funny because the cold did not bother me, the darkness did not bother me, the weather almost never bother's me. Everyone else was complaining but I just thought back on how wonderful the world looked in the morning and smiled.

Peaceful Holidays

I have taken the last week off. I love energy work and making candles but there are some weeks where I just need a little time to relax. This weekend has been my vacation.
It is funny because I was worried that by taking some time off I would hurting myself or my company. Then I picked a card for the day and the card said "Trust your Intuition". Which means, it is ok to take some time off.

In other exciting news I have someone designing a label for my candles this weekend. I hope to have some pictures up on my blog soon.

I also have been teaching a women's circle for learning how to manifest a more positive life. It has been amazing. This is my first teaching experience and what I find the best part to be are student comments on how they are starting to turn all the interal negative comments around to loving, supportive thoughts for themselves and their loved ones. I not only enjoy being able to teach people about living a positive life but also being someone who "walks the walk". This is what one of my students told me one day after class. She said it was refreshing for her to meet someone that not only lived a very magical life but also believed that everyone could live that way as well.

I am hoping to be able to write more in the next few weeks. Right now I am learning the age old lesson of balance in life. I am trying to balance my life, my job, my company and my teaching as well as having a social life.

I will keep everyone posted on how this lesson unfolds.

...........Peaceful Holidays.............

Sometime we all need a little extra help during the holiday time. The stress factor in all of us goes up, from working overtime, to not having done all this shopping we needed to do, and let's not start with the family business.
That's why I have created my Peaceful Holidays candle. It helps to calm the nerves and centers our thoughts to what the holidays are really about; time with our loved ones, community and connection.

This lovely candle is white and is a perfect complement to your holiday decorations:
I burn mine during holiday gatherings because I find it aids in communication, positive energy and a overall feeling of peacefulness.


.....New Year's Fortune......

I have created this powerful candle to help bring in the New Year and all the changes that you want to happen. This candle has a very powerful recipe that will help you stay focused and positive about the New Year and the changes you are ready to manifest. Sometimes we just need a little luck and extra energy to keep us living the best year of your life.




Please email me if you would like to order any of these candles.


In other news I have had some customer's write to me the most wonderful stories of how my candles have helped them. I will be creating a new and improved website come the New Year and I will be sure to include these comments for all to read. I always find it helpful to hear other people's stories about creating the life they desire.

Here is what my lovely new friend from San Fran-

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-Vera- said about the candle I sent her in the mail.

"Today is the new moon and I received a great gift in the mail from Emily. Emily makes candles that have built-in intentions. Each candle is meant to fulfill a certain purpose and manifest certain things in the recipient's life. The one Emily made for me is a "business candle to help attract clients and word of mouth attention."

When I was on my way home from work this evening, the candle must have already been sitting in its package on my door step. And it just so happens that on my way home from work somebody called me and asked for a reading. Coincidence? Well, I don't believe in coincidences anymore."

How wonderful!
The funny thing about this candle was it was four days late arriving to her apartment. I was a little confused on why it was so late and I told her I would make her another one and then I got this email. How very exciting.

I have not been able to write as much lately because I started a new job. What is great about this job is that I am getting paid more but spending less time worrying or thinking about what I am doing than my other "career" jobs. It is the perfect job for me while I get Odessa's Herbals off the ground.

In other news, it looks like I have manifested my dream home which I am moving into in January. It has a huge herb garden and it is on a double lot with a six foot wooden fence all around it. There is a fire pit for my energy work that is related to releasing and a lovely deck to meet with clients on during the summer months. This has been a manifestation in the works for over two years and I am so excited about it. It has been painless to agree to rent the house and start to pack.

Here is what a wonderful person wrote about my candles in an email to a group of people.

"She brought one of her candles with her, and I can't tell you how beautifully done it is!!  I have it sitting right here on my bookcase, and the vibes coming from the candle---you can feel Emily's love and compassion and passion all over it, but the purpose of the candle is there, too."


What a great gift this person has shared with me.

In other news I hope to have some pictures of my products up on my website in a few weeks.

I have been very busy this week with clients, product creation and living a wonderful purposeful life.

Today I picked the:

Truth card- learn to understand events without emotions.

So true. Often we can create fear, anger or too much excitment around events that can fog the reality of the situation. Once we learn to see the truth behind events and remain in the flow, we can understand the true nature of reality.

What a funny event. Last weekend I was making a candle for a friend who is in need of some money right now. I thought this would be a good experiment for me. So Sunday I made this candle. By Monday I had somehow gotten this little job that paid me a very large amount for two days worth of work. It was the universe at work!

I got paid as a shopper. I went to all the beautiful stores and picked out the best items in each store. It was wonderful and very relaxing. So I have made another one of these candles for myself since the one I made for someone else helped me so much. The candle for my friend has helped for a major raise at his work.

It was fun to see how things manifest.

Also last week I started my first Manifestation group in Seattle. We are meeting twice a month for six month’s. I was leading this group and our first meeting was very powerful. I made a sacred candle for the circle and we all connected and shared our energy. Everyone left with a little homework on what they want to manifest and next month we get into the “how” of manifestation. I like to teach not just that this process works but also helpful project’s that you can do to focus more and get a clearer picture of what it is you want. Also as the groups forms I will offer readings for my students to help them.

This weekend I went to a Body, Mind & Spirit Expo. It was a little strange. For all my readers, I must tell you that I am
Relatively younger than most of the people at these events. And I tend to be a little more, ummmm, shall we say “hip”. I love psychic things and energy healers and people that are in the business but I always wonder… Where are the people like me?

Oh well. All in due time. The world is changing and more and more of my friends are becoming interested in the way I live my life and my beliefs. It is also interesting to get reading's from other people. I always like to see how other's work. However, at this point all readings usually end with these reader's telling me how supported I am by the universe and my guides and how I am here to help other's. They usually end with " You don't have to worry".

I have had a very exciting day!

In one swift move of the universe I have started my first manifestation women’s group. We are meeting in one week. I am so excited for this. I had put the intention to start a women’s circle out in the universe a little under a month ago and I have now manifested it. The group is small, which is great for my first attempt in leading a group to be more in touch with their intuition and desire’s. We will be meeting twice a month and following the book “ Your Heart’s Desire”.

The other amazing part about this was I received an email shortly after this group was formed from a dear family friend who introduced me to Women’s circles many years ago in Scotland. This lovely lady asked if we could meet for coffee next week. Guess what? She wanted to meet the same day as my group starts. How wonderful! What DIVINE timing on her part!

She truly is a hero of mine and does so much amazing work for the wonderful earth. She is part of the group, The Millionth CircleThe Millionth Circle. I am so excited to meet her and get some advice on how to conduct my circle.

We are truly blessed to have this woman’s energy as our guide for the night.

Today’s cards are:

1. Epiphany
2. Psychic Awareness
3. Partnerships and love


How perfect in every way.

I must go; I am in the middle of making some of my new candles. They are what I call “Winter Protection” candles. They will help you to feel healthy, safe, warm and peaceful during the winter months. They are a beautiful Maple color and smell truly amazing!

Since I have created my website....
Odessa's Herbals

I will now use this blog as a diary where I can present my heart's desires to the world.

I have been having so many Psychic experiences lately that I know I am on the right track.

Yesterday I picked a card from Sonia Choquette's Ask Your Guides Deck. I picked the Epiphany card. My recent epiphany has been that I am now ready to share my psychic gifts to the world and I am ready to share my amazing gift of being able to help others manifest their heart's desire's. Ever since I was a child I have been able to create things for friends, family and myself. My friends and family member has also benefited from my gifts since I have been giving readings since I was 11.

Ok, back to the part about the Epiphany card. I called Sonia Choquette on her radio show on Hay House Radio…www.hayhouseradio.com…….And I told her of my realization I was ready to start giving readings and creating products for my clients that will help them to manifest their desires. When she went to pick an Ask Your Guides card, guess what card she picked?

EPIPHANY
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Here is what the card’s meaning is
“ Congratulations! You’re finally “getting out of your head” and connecting more directly with your soul. The flow of communication between you and your higher self is strengthening daily, allowing you to directly access your Spirit guides, angles, and spirit teachers more readily. As your contact with your higher self deepens, answers will suddenly plop into your consciousness, like gifts from above. Your “aha!” moments will appear with greater frequency, like light bulbs switching on in your head. Over and over, you’ll find yourself in the right place at the right time.

….Your higher self encourages you to unhesitatingly trust your vibes at all times. Surrender your ego to them, and allow yourself to be gently led, rather than yielding to old ways of figuring things out. You’re being gifted with endless spiritual direction and a deeper understanding of your soul’s journey……"

I was floored. However, I now know more than ever that I am on the right path. I am being lead by spirit to share with the world my knowledge of the spirit world and nature. It is amazing to me how much my soul has worked on getting me to this place. As I look back on my life and I realize the spring breaks during middle school spent in Alaska with medicine women, the trips to Scotland to spend time on Iona and all the strong spiritual women that I have been around, all these elements have come together to create a life where I am now ready to start out on my path as a teacher, guide and friend.