T. Renee Richardson, DD: The Am-Badass-ador of Light

Greetings, Gifted Reader.

Dr. Renee with Joe Anthony, her battery crystal

The islands of Hawai’i are some of the most sacred spots on earth. It’s little wonder then, that spiritual practitioners choose this location to heal others and, likewise, to be healed. Below, Gypsy Stars interviews T. Renee Richardson, DD, a well-respected professional healer and clairvoyant with over 30 years of experience. Living on Kaua’i, Dr. Renee is known for helping thousands of clients worldwide. With her dedication to her path, her accuracy, compassionate detachment, authenticity, positive attitude and sense of humor, Dr. Renee is a sought-after healer with global recognition.

Q: Dr. Renee, how did you first discover your spiritual gifts, and how old were you then?

A: I’ve perceived energy patterns and spirits since I was born. My earliest memory of any outward expression is when I was three-years old. I’d tell my mother’s friends things about themselves and their lives when they came over to visit with her.

Q: Besides being clairvoyant, you also read Tarot cards and perform hands-on healing. Did one component lead to another, and how?

A: I’d never even heard of divination cards until I was 30-years old. I saw a beautiful Mah Jongg deck in a Jewish deli in Florida. The delicate watercolor images captivated me, and the philosophy coincided with my background in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Most people today know Mah Jongg as a gambling game. However, prior to that in the East, everyone went to the “fortune teller” during Lunar New Year (Chinese New Year). Those cards have developed into the gambling game of today.

When I use cards during a session, I most often use the vibrant Osho Zen Tarot card deck; however, not in the traditional manner. I use the cards as a platform for my clairvoyant visions. They always coincide with the question being addressed by my client. But the card provides an image that I can point to, that they can also see!

Although I now combine clairvoyant consultation and energy healing in sessions, those two skills were developed as separate aspects.

Dr. Renee with Reiki Riki, her distant proxy and working bear

Q: You also use humor for healing. Why is laughter so important?

A: One of my favorite clients says, “Laughter is the cheapest medicine!” The answer is multi-faceted. Laughter lightens the spirit, shifting emotions into a more positive frame of mind. Secondly, laughter literally creates movement in the power center--the abdomen--releasing stuck energy as well as providing healthful movement for the internal organs. Last but not least, ultimately all healing is self-healing. Healers facilitate that healing, but without realization on the part of the client, no lasting healing can occur. Humor and laughter make the healing process more enjoyable, feel safer and less judgmental. It’s easier to accept even the harshest of truths and ugliest of self-realizations when it can be viewed from a humorous point of view.

black bamboo healing wands

Q: You also create handcrafted items like healing wands. How do those implements help your clients?

A: The handcrafted energy healing wands I create increase the potency of the healing sessions as well as extend my stamina. So the clients’ work goes deeper, faster, and their goals are reached more efficiently. With additional stamina, I can see more clients per week and attend to my self-care at the same time. Clients who choose to purchase wands I have available, or have a wand custom made, benefit from having a tool to extend their healing work on their own in a more potent manner. These implements are tools--they are not required, but I’ve found them very useful. I compare using tools or not to choosing to eat a bowl of broth with one’s fingers when there is a spoon available.

Q: For 30 or more years, you've helped heal others. Is there anything you wished you had done differently--started earlier, started later, opted for another career, etc.? 

Golden Lotus Healing Studio

A: At this point, I wouldn’t change a thing. A few years ago, I thought I regretted having combined my metaphysical work with various types of social work, due to the harsh stress that the latter type of work entails. It took a toll on me. It’s been several years now since I retired from social work and released it, focusing solely on my metaphysical work. I must say I’m very grateful for all of that experience, education, and even stress, as those years provided a level of compassion and expertise that most people in this field do not develop. There’s no seminar that could provide that type of training. Those tools added to my skills provide me with the confidence to proudly assert my title, “The AmBadassador of Light!”

Q: How has living in Hawai'i benefited you with your spiritual work?

A: The raw, potent spiritual power of Kaua’i holds, nurtures, challenges, cleanses, motivates and inspires me. I feel at one with the spirit of the island. Especially as I live right by a stream, between the bubbling sound and the continuous energetic movement, I feel wrapped in a fluid burrito of unflappable Divinity!

Q: Any future plans--books, lectures, readings, etc.?

A: Yes! Thanks for asking!

1. I will soon release my publication, “Try this at Home! A 4-Step Practical Guide to Intuitive Development”, as a free download via my upcoming new online presence. Stay tuned! Current url: www.psychic-services.com

2. I will address newly requested subject matter demystifying metaphysical concerns and where people tend to get stuck. http://reneespeaks.wordpress.com

3. I am currently developing a workshop series offering practical application of metaphysical subjects, to help action-oriented people move forward more efficiently and with more enjoyment. Starting locally and expanding to online.

4. I will make my handcrafted energy healing wands available from my new online presence.

Contact me for a complimentary 15-minute phone consultation appointment to discover if my services are a good match to address your needs during your transition--embrace a life of new vibrancy! Email: info@psychic-services.com. For more information about my service packages, visit: www.psychic-services.com. To join my Facebook business page and receive exclusive offers, inspirational information, and event updates, go to: https://www.facebook.com/psychic-services.

Mahalo nui loa, Dr. Renee.

Readers, don’t forget our T_zing t-shirts at Café Press. And, for those in Honolulu, you can read our quarterly Animal Astrology horoscopes in "Cherry Pop Revue" magazine.

See you back here on July 19. A hui hou.

Good luck, light and love,

Gypsy Stars

http://www.gypsystars.com

When Dreams Come True

Greetings, Gifted Reader.

full moon dreaming...

Are you a dreamer? Can you remember your dreams? Do you analyze or write them down? Do you feel that bad dreams portend something awful coming into your future? Or, do you just attribute them to a worrisome day, or that pizza you ate for a bedtime snack? What about dreams that indicate something spectacular and wonderful is headed your way? Are they just wishful thinking, or a premonition?

Gypsy Stars thinks dreams can be all of the above. In some indigenous civilizations, it’s believed that dreams are representative of our real lives—our souls’ lives, while our waking state is where we’re really not awakened at all.

being awake...

One thing dream interpreters can agree on is that dreams are a way of connecting with our deeper consciousness. In our busy, everyday lives, we are hyperaware of things strewn in our immediate paths. The phone is ringing, someone’s playing their boombox too loud, the baby’s crying, our laptop is pinging with newly arrived emails and, watch out!, that driver in front of you just slammed on their brakes. We are so bombarded with stuff that we just aren’t connecting to us.

So, dreams do that job for us during the times where we are most quiet and attentive, while we’re asleep.

the subconscious sea...

Several nights ago, Gypsy Stars dreamt of someone she hadn’t spoken to in sixth months. Although they had enjoyed a 20-year friendship, that person (let’s call her Meg) chose to isolate herself for awhile. The dream was intense. In it, Meg was seated in a 5-star restaurant, hunched over a linen tablecloth and crying uncontrollably. Gypsy Stars was merely an observer in the dream, but she clearly understood that Meg had moved to another city (something she had long desired to do). Without speaking, Gypsy Stars asked the question, “Why?” and a voiceless reply came in the way of an understanding. Meg had moved across the country to follow a man to the city she found herself in, but he had stood her up. Upon waking, Gypsy Stars felt distraught. Why was Meg crying so hard in her dream? Why was she so upset? It had been several months since they last spoke, so Gypsy Stars immediately went to a social networking site she knew Meg logged on to frequently. There, she saw the three letters she intuitively knew she would find: RIP. It seems her friend, Meg, had passed away four days prior.

Meg and me..

What do you think, Gifted Reader? Was it a message from Meg from the beyond tapping into Gypsy Stars’ subconscious?

Do you have a story to share about any of your dreams? Please drop us a line at gypsystars@me.com.

In fond remembrance of Meg, Gypsy Stars dedicates this blog post to her with a wish that her soul has found peace on her new journey.

Remember to look for our T_zing t-shirts and our quarterly Animal Astrology horoscopes in Cherry Pop Revue magazine.

See you here on May 17. Until then, sweet dreams.

Good luck, light and love,

Gypsy Stars

http://www.gypsystars.com

New Year, New You

Greetings, Gifted Reader.

Omedettou Gozaimasu! That’s Happy New Year in Japanese.

Like many other cultures that celebrate the New Year, Japanese tend to take a more spiritual approach than the West. Does your culture perform any special rituals at this time of year? Would you like to share them with our readers?

Gypsy Stars literally lucked out this year and was invited to attend the midnight gonging for 108 human sufferings at a Buddhist Temple. That was special enough, but the next day, I celebrated (along with hundreds of others) at a Shinto Shrine. 

First, we sipped on ozoni soup with mochi, then drank a small cup of sake flecked with gold (for prosperity). 

sake with gold...

We then purchased a fortune. If you didn’t like yours, you could tie it to a tree and buy another until you were satisfied. 

Afterward, we washed our hands, and stood in line to receive a cleansing and blessing by Shinto priests. While one cleared us of all the bad luck of last year, another rang bells to scare away evil spirits. 

go away bad spirits...

After that, we headed back to the Shrine’s store to purchase New Year omamori (good luck charms).

omamori for everything...

The upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year will be honor of the Green Wood Horse. How will it factor in your life? Are you a horse? Don’t forget, animals resent having to share their year with you, so be cautious. Thank the stars, there are other factors at work that can negate bad fortune.

Speaking of, t_zing now has animal astrology t-shirts, so check them out.

 

And, please like The Urban Goddess facebook fan page that we created for all metaphysicians. If you’d like to be interviewed for this blog, email gypsystars@me.com

In keeping with change for the New Year, Gypsy Stars will now move to a bimonthly format. Look for us again on March 15.

Banzai!

Good luck, light and love,

Gypsy Stars

http://www.gypsystars.com

Not Your Mother’s Jewelry: Trinket And Things By Lisa

Greetings, Gifted Reader.

Lisa in the Year of the Snake

One of the many ways we can heal through Nature is by wearing Her natural elements in bracelets, necklaces, rings and other jewelry. Hanging a string of healing beads around our necks can benefit us greatly whether we have issues with verbal expression or just a sore throat.

This week, we offer our readers Trinket and Things by Lisa. A creative jewelry designer living in the Pacific Northwest, Lisa is an incredible metaphysician with amazing psychic skills, too. Her line of healing jewelry can be viewed on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/llakeydesigns or search for Trinket and Things by Lisa.

Q: Lisa, how did you become interested in making jewelry? 

A: I was invited to a beading party in 2003. Friends from work were getting together to make necklaces for Nurses Week. They were focusing on making employee ID tags so the nursing staff would have a nice necklace to wear that week at a local hospital in North Seattle. As I gathered the different feelings, shapes and colors of the beads within my fingers, my natural talent for this art overflowed within my heart. I was creating color combinations that no one else thought of. Before I knew it, I was making three long ID tag necklaces next to all the other co-workers that were working on their one necklace. They all seemed amazed by my designing skills. 

It started as a hobby. I went to the local library and read every single book I could get my hands on that dealt with designing jewelry. I wanted to learn more about the history of jewelry making; what types of tools and findings, strings, wires and chains I needed to use to create more designs that were exploding within my dreams; and, every single shape, size, color of all beads created out of healing stones, gems, sterling silver, gold filled, crystals and freshwater pearls. 

Lisa, some jewelry, and friends

Q: How long have you been making jewelry? 

A: I am self-taught, and have been designing jewelry for seven years now, mostly for friends and family on birthdays, special occasions and holidays. They enjoy my simple, but sometimes very detailed, mix of colors that I use in my designs. 

Q: How can jewelry heal people? 

A: Healing stones are known to bring healing properties to the wearer who wears them. I use a lot of rose quartz lately in my designs. Rose quartz is a symbol of unconditional love. It opens up your Crown and Heart Chakras. It’s a calming stone and used to reduce stress and tension. Astrological signs associated with rose quartz are Aries, Taurus, Virgo and Libra. So, anyone who is born under those Astrology signs will feel the benefit of this stone more so than others. 

Blue lace agate is another beautiful healing stone I have used in my work. It helps to soothe and open up self-expression. It aids to speak the truth and release your fears. It can aid with headaches, digestive issues or arthritis. It’s associated with your Third Eye and Throat Chakra. Astrological signs Gemini and Pisces are the rulers of this stone.

blue lace agate featured in Lisa's creation

Snowflake obsidian is another stone I enjoy working with, too. It can provide balance during times of change and aids in seeing patterns in your life and recreating a more positive view. It gives protection from physical and emotional harm, and aids with your veins, skeleton, and soft smooth skin. It’s associated with the Crown and Heart Chakras. Astrological sign Gemini is the ruler of this stone.

I love to use, hematite, too. It’s used to ground yourself when you’re feeling scattered, and to increase your energy levels and bring joy to your life. It’s another stone associated with the Heart Chakra. Astrological signs Taurus, Cancer and Aquarius are the rulers of this beautiful, black silvery stone.

Q: Where can the public buy your jewelry?

A: Presently, I’m using Facebook to market my wire-wrapped healing stones. My page is called Trinket and Things by Lisa. The public can message, or call me directly since I have listed this information in the About section of my page. I’m planning to sell my jewelry through a marketplace for handmade gifts by the end of January. 

Lisa healing the world

Q: Is there anything else you’d like to add?

A: I’ve been told that my healing stones are a talisman to some. I create my designs through my Heart Chakra, and this is where I find my best designs are created from. I also enjoy working with hand-blown fused glass art and making Victorian designs. 

Namaste, Lisa.

Remember, Gifted Reader, to like our Facebook fan page, The Urban Goddess, where we promote all metaphysicians. Also, our Animal Astrology t-shirts will be available at T-Zing on Café Press just in time for the Solstice. Well, maybe a day or two later, but they’ll be there.

Until we meet again, Gung Hay Fat Choy in the Year of the Green Wood Horse, and…

Good luck, light and love,

Gypsy Stars

http://www.gypsystars.com

Lisa with 1/4 of a pony in the Year of the Horse

Once In A Blue Moon

Greetings, Gifted Reader.

If you live on O’ahu, then you’re fortunate to have access to the Blue Moon Psychic Fair. Held the third Sunday of every month in Chinatown’s Maunakea Marketplace--where Quan Yin meets Confucius, the fair offers live, in-person readings with intuitive counselors.

Below, fair organizer, Patiey Tompkins, tells us more:

Patiey Tompkins

Q: What is the Blue Moon Psychic Fair?

A: It's a monthly psychic fair with regular and guest psychic counselors who offer counseling to customers interested in furthering their souls’ journey on the earth plane.

Q: How did you get involved?

A: I was a long-time customer attending the fair for about 20 years. When I moved into doing energy healing and intuitive counseling, I approached Susan Aiu who created, owned and managed the fair, asking if I could join her team of psychic advisers.

Q: What is your background as a reader?

A: I've always been able to naturally feel (Clairsentient) and see (Clairvoyant), and I thought everyone else could, too. It would surprise me, and others, when sometimes I would blurt out loud some true fact about someone.

Patiey's intuitive art

Q: When did you first become interested in metaphysics?

A: When I was 17, there were three things that happened: 1. I received a short letter in the mail from the Brotherhood of White Light letting me know if I needed to contact them that I could. There was no return address and I thought it was a joke, and at that age I didn't receive mail so I don't know how they got my address. 2. I chose to do a book report on Transcendental Meditation and discovered years later that meditation works for me; and, also that it goes hand in hand with teaching us how to hear (Clairaudient) our guides and angels. 3. I attended one of Susan Aiu's psychic fairs, which was at Puck’s Alley in Honolulu.

Patiey reads for a client

Q: How can our blog readers contact you for a reading?

A: Please email me at patieytompkins@yahoo.com

Exciting news is on the horizon, Readers! Gypsy Stars has FINALLY begun working on a series of t-shirt designs featuring the 12 animal signs of Asian Astrology. Although some refer to it as Chinese Astrology, the story of its creation begins with 12 animals chosen by Buddha to represent human personalities and, of course, Buddha came from India. Thus, Asian Astrology.

Anyway, stay tuned and check out the T*Zing store at Café Press in early December. Just in time for the holidays!

You can also friend Gypsy Stars on Facebook, and "like" The Urban Goddess fan page where we promote all metaphysicians.

Happy Blue Moon!

Good luck, light and love,

Gypsy Stars

http://www.gypsystars.com

...Confucius

Quan Yin meets...

Kalana, The Princess Of Cups

Greetings, Gifted Reader.

The Princess of Cups

With yesterday’s Full Moon in Aries opposite the Libra Sun, sparks could’ve easily flown and led to WWIII. Luckily, Aries’ ruler—Mars--moved into Virgo earlier this week, bringing a more analytical vibe to actions we undertook. This Monday, Mercury (ruler of Virgo) goes Retrograde. Will you be repeating actions from your past? And, will you do so with the thoughtful discipline of Virgo?

One sure way to find out is by getting a reading. Astrology can be a complicated method to use for arriving at an easy answer, for some, and that’s why Gypsy Stars learned to read Tarot. When you need a fast and simple resolution, there’s nothing like consulting a deck of cards.

Just ask our featured reader who not only uses Tarot, but other magical means as well to help you sort through your life. Check out Kalana, The Princess of Cups, and host of Celestial Honey radio.

http://www.celestialhoney.com/index.html

Q: Kalana, what does your name mean?

A: Kalana means the heavens, but more personally it’s a combination of my first and middle names. My father wanted to name me Alana, and my mother Kristin, so that’s my given name. When I began to do my spiritual work, I included them together to honor Spirit and both my parents.

Q: You also call yourself The Princess of Cups.

A: I really love the Page of Cups card. Matter of fact, all the Cups cards are my favorites.

Q: How did you get started practicing metaphysics?

A: I’ve been studying metaphysics, it feels like, all my life; especially with growing up in a Spiritual home. We just honored flowers, nature and God growing up so much that I figured it was part of the routine. I wouldn’t say I began to formally study until about ten years ago. I started by doing intensive prophetic dreamwork, and things blossomed from there.

Q: Tell us a little about your radio show.

A: I host a radio show called “Celestial Honey Spirit Radio” which is what I call “Sweet Talk about Spirituality”. We talk about all things Spiritual and other related topics. Here’s the link:

http://www.celestialhoney.com/celestial-honey-spirit-radio-supporters.html

Q: What about the divination kit you're designing?

A: I just completed the divination kit that I will be using for future readings. It’s a divination system that uses shells, charms, curios and the like. It gives readings on the chakras, Royal Road Path, and the 100 poems of Kuan. There is a lot going on, more than meets the Yin… It’s great for reflection, readings and journaling. I named the divination kit “Goddess Griot” and will begin offering readings with it by the end of 2014.

mindful, but joyful

Q: Any advice for people during this powerful cycle in our Universe?

A: My advice for people during this cycle is to hold on…keep pushing. Don’t give up on whatever you are wishing to manifest, because things are evolving now to a place where things are aligning to your thoughts and intentions quickly. Be mindful of your thoughts right now as well. And, no matter how things look, always keep your joy!

Thank you, Kalana. May you continue to be blessed with the flowers of life just like in these photos taken at beautiful Pt. Defiance Park.

flowers of life

Until next time, readers…

Good luck, light and love,

Gypsy Stars

http://www.gypsystars.com

How To Win At Craps With Astrology

Greetings, Gifted Reader.

Who among us doesn’t love to gamble and win? What if that could be guaranteed through Astrology? Would you take the time to learn how?

Jim with fellow Astrologer, Connie

This month’s featured Metaphysician is Jim Clark, a fellow Astrologer from our group that meets regularly in Seattle. Below is Jim’s story in his own words. Note that Jim is a Leo, the sign that rules gambling:

On the 21st of August, I visited a gambling casino in spite of transiting Venus in my 12th house opposite my 6th house Saturn. It turned out to be lucky for me, and most players, that evening. My theory was that Neptune was in the Nadir and would cause the influence of the number 7 to diminish a bit. My concern was that the Moon may influence sevens (according to some Astrologers), but it was buried in the Nadir with Neptune. I believe that the Moon may have more influence on the number 2. I won over $60 the day before on the craps table, but won over twice that on the 21st. Most of my money was made by place betting the numbers 6 and 8 (Venus and Saturn), but with Mercury and Mars in the 9th, I did win those a few times on the 5 and 9 when they were the point.

With some of my winnings, I bought 2 craps books from Barnes and Noble. In one of the books, I discovered the story of Patricia Demauro and, out of curiosity, decided to run an event chart for her record-making roll. I have attached it, as well as a gif image, that shows all the crap possibilities. The story goes…

>>It sounds like a homework problem out of a high school math book: What is the probability of rolling a pair of dice 154 times continuously at a craps table, without throwing a seven?

The answer is roughly 1 in 1.56 trillion and, on May 23, Patricia Demauro, a New Jersey grandmother, beat those odds at Atlantic City's Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa. Demauro's 154-roll lucky streak, which lasted four hours and 18 minutes, broke the world records for the longest craps roll and the most successive dice rolls without "sevening out". According to Stanford University statistics professor Thomas Cover, the chances of that happening are smaller than getting struck by lightning (one in a million), being hit by an errant ball at a baseball game (one in 1.5 million), or winning the lottery (one in 100 million, depending on the game).<<

Read more here: http://content.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1901663,00.html#ixzz2dQWh3ly6

The interesting part of the story was Neptune tucked down in the Nadir of the record-breaking event as well.

See ya at the casino,

Jim

Jim, far right, with fellow Seattle Astrologers

Wow. Thanks for sharing, such an interesting story, Jim.

Remember, Gifted Reader, we’re always looking for Metaphysicians to promote here and on The Urban Goddess fan page on Facebook. Let us know if you’d like to be featured.

Until next we meet,

Good luck, light and love,

Gypsy Stars

http://www.gypsystars.com