Sculpting Your Destiny



Michelangelo's Slave, Louvre


Look at your future like a sculptor looking at untouched marble. A brilliant form is waiting to be brought into this world and you have the tools and foresight necessary to make it happen.

Each decision we make acts as a mallet hitting a chisel which will shape our goals. Put this idea to use by constructing an ‘atelier’ or ‘studio’ within your psyche. This will be a consciously designated space used solely for creation, where your desire to express itself feels safe and uninhibited.

Begin as if you were decorating an empty room. Designate size, flooring, windows, height of ceiling, and so on. Is it on the first floor or the attic? What color are the walls? When you look out the window what do you see? Add personal touches to make it inviting. My work space has a fireplace and drawings thumb-tacked to the walls. Be sure to leave room for your block of marble and tools.

Visit your studio when you need an original idea or a place to start brainstorming. Imagine it filled with the fragrance of cedar and orange for wisdom and concentration. Wearing these essential oils on your pulse points during meditation also stimulates the unconscious mind.

Open the door to your studio with this affirmation and let the journey begin:

Now I have the tools and foresight necessary to create my future exactly as I want it.


Lawren Leo can be reached for psychic counsel at:
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How to Receive Spiritual Messages

‘Dust off the books on your shelf and take another glance through their pages.’

After my first sip of morning espresso this thought unexpectedly introduced itself. Like a good sleuth, I followed my hunch and made my way over to the not-so-neatly condensed New Age reading material that I had collected for over two decades. I followed a strong urge and soon enough was holding one of my old journals in my left hand and a Harry Potter-ish looking grimoire in my right. Opening the journal first, a bookmark fell out. It read, Concentration is the Key. Then, with controlled excitement, I slowly opened the grimoire. My anticipation was well rewarded as I read a passage written in an elegant cursive script, Chant to Unlock Creativity. I listened to myself whisper each passage as images of keys turning locks formed in my mind’s eye. Satisfied, I returned to my espresso and began writing.

Books are only one example of how to receive messages. The mind and imagination are limitless. They can create message routes ranging from angels and animal totems to dreams and Chinese fortune cookies. With all of this at our disposal the question arises, where does one begin? The answer is through a combination of asking and acting. Most people do this naturally and are not aware of it. For example, before I took that first sip of espresso, I was experiencing a need – inspiration. As I was pondering over this (asking), a flash of magic came to me and I went for the books (acting).

But what happens when you are not receiving inspiration? Initiate the process through prayer and meditation. In this way you actively open yourself to the universe and your own subconscious thoughts. Then use my formula [asking + acting = inspiration] and commit yourself to each part. This direct approach makes receiving messages more relaxed, but no less thought-provoking or profound. You should also open yourself to finding inspiration offered to you by holy sources. These could be a rare glimpse of shooting stars, a double rainbow, a halo around the moon, a bluebird, or an ancient image on a card. These messages are not coincidences. They are fueled when we permit ourselves to awareness and can actively transform us. We need to believe that like the dial of a compass these signs are pointing us in the right direction.

The universe has spoiled us with options. Take advantage of them to enrich your life. And the next time you find yourself walking under the night sky, throw a little whisper to the moon…and don’t be surprised if she answers.

(Published in Natural Awakenings, June 2011)