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Face Your Shadow

10/12/2018

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Face Your Shadow = Face Your Pain

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What is my shadow?

Your shadow self is a combination of all that you hide from yourself and the world. It's your deepest darkest secrets, your ill thoughts about yourself/other people and life in general. It's your hearts desires that would be viewed by others as dark or wrong or bad. Your Shadow Self what you have been programmed to believe about yourself by others/the world yet know what you know to be true about yourself.

It's what you tell yourself when no one else is listening. It is your addictions, your shortcomings and your negative self talk. Why would I ever want to face all of this? Because if you don't it causes internal conflict and then that conflict manifests as stress in our outer world as it is mirrored back to us. All that stress and negativity keeps you from being at your highest frequency

​It creates an undercurrent of stress within our body and ultimately causes physical pain.

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Stress = Pain

The Institute of HeartMath explains stress has been recognized as the number one proxy killer disease today. The American Medical Association has noted that stress is the basic cause for more than 60% of all human illnesses and diseases. There are many kinds of stress: Social, financial, emotional, mental, physical, spiritual, ancestral, global. There is currently more stress coming into our lives than there is going out. We are out of balance and burnt out. It's visible with the current state of affairs. America is in pain and also addicted to pain pills. Addiction then becomes a demon, a part of your shadow self that destroys you from within,

Ignoring Your Shadow causes Pain

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So why do we avoid our stress? Why do we disassociate from our pain? Why do we avoid our shadow?

The simple answer is, we've been programmed by society to do so.

It's intentionally designed this way by our current system. Our healthcare is more like sick care. Normal human emotion and experiences are labeled diseases so that doctors can prescribe us medication for symptom management. This goes against our human nature. Our educational system is nothing more than indoctrination. Our media/television is propaganda and its finest. The financial system is crashing because it is no longer sustainable and we are feeling it.

The pressure to conform is ON.


It's paradoxical. The more we avoid our pain the more likely we are to feel it. Stress and emotional pain actually manifests as tension and physical pain in our physical body.

And yet, you are never taught that your body is a self healing mechanism. Your bodies' innate ability to heal itself is way more powerful than you have been lead to believe.

We've never been taught how to manage our stress nor manage our pain. When we are children we look to the adults to care for our needs. And yet pain is passed down from one generation to the next until there is someone willing to transmute this pain, and right now~ IT'S YOU. As adults, we have the freedom to choose something different in order to care for our own needs but often times we don't care for ourselves. Why?

We live in a society that encourages masking the pain rather than self care. We use over the counter medications to solve most of our daily issues but the root of the problem is rarely addressed. Americans are the most medicated people in the world but we aren't getting better, we are getting sicker. Suppressing symptoms progresses them into full blown diseases. Not only is America overly medicated, we are also addicted to pain pills. This way of living destroys our ability to feel what's really going on in our body.
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That Pain Manifests as limits

​Ignoring your shadow limits you in every way. You are the things you stuff down in avoidance. Behaviors, emotions, memories, words that could express your feelings, thoughts that cause discomfort, names people have called you, unaddressed abuse, unreleased trauma, powers you are afraid of activating and gifts you refuse to use. 

So how can we begin to face our shadow, our emotions, our pain? How can we being to heal? We must take the journey inward away from the chaos of our society and take inventory of our inner landscape. It means we have to shut off the world and turn our attention onto our inner world.

Scary thought, huh?You bet your sweet ass it is, but I bet you didn't know you were a spiritual warrior by nature now did you?
Well YOU ARE.
You are literally wired to be a bad ass. But you haven't stepped into your power fully yet. This is a call to action. Step into your greatness. Its time you heal from the past to live fully in the present moment. 
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​Melania Mersades is a Healing Facilitator / Spiritual Mentor and uses multiple modalities to initiate healing in a person like:
Usui Reiki, Essential Oils, Massage, EFT (emotional freedom technique), Body Dialoguing, Smudging, Chakra Alignment, Aroma/Sound/Gemstone Therapy, and Guided Meditations.  

This Indigo Warrior with Extra Sensory Perception and innate intuitive capabilities is deeply empathic. She recognizes that the demands of modern society create the stressful lifestyle we have come to accept as the norm.  She prides herself on a mission to encourage people to tend to their own mental, emotional, physical and spiritual needs through programs developed for an initiative she founded entitled Melania’s Healing Edge.  To schedule this mentorship via email click here or you can call directly 910-384-0599
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What is Medical Massage?

9/1/2018

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Medical Massage with Melania Mersades

Wikipedia describes medical massage as outcome-based massage, primarily the application of a specific treatment targeted to the specific problem(s) the patient presents with a diagnosis and are administered after a thorough assessment/evaluation by the medical massage professional with specific outcomes being the basis for treatment.

My Definition of medical massage- Massage specific to your need for recovery from injury so you can get back to your normal routines.. It may hurt a little, but I will guide you using breathing techniques and guided meditation so you can heal faster.

Difference between Swedish and Medical Massage
During a spa visit, you typically enjoy a regular, Swedish Massage that’s more basic and focuses on your relaxation. However, during a medical massage, a professional may use a broader set of modalities, such as Trigger Point Therapy or Myofascial Release, to offer to aid in muscle health recovery.

Distinctions for the sake of knowledge:
Graduates are trained in the basic techniques for a relaxation and therapeutic massage. They have completed the basic amount of hours required for licensing and passed the state boards. The requirements for licensure vary greatly across the US with states like Florida requiring only a mere 500 hours, Connecticut requiring 750 and New York 1000 hours while California doesn't even license the massage profession.

Advanced Professionals have completed Continued Education and picked a specialty to begin their hands on practice professionally. They have at least 2 years time in the profession and have completed at least 2,000 full massage hours.

Specialist - has completed at least 4,000 full hours of massage and honed in on their preferred skill and type of massage they offer to the world. They have completed additional continuing education requirements for licensure and had sufficient practice in there area of skilled focus.

Experts have at least 10,000 full hour sessions on clients. They have a wide variety of skill and technique with a broader capability to meet the needs of a full spectrum of clientele at all stages of healing or illness..
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About Melania

Melania Mersades is an Expert Massage Professional with over 11,000 hours of full massage therapy in both private and public practice. 
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Yummy New Moon today

6/12/2018

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Things are About to Get Better!

#energyupdate This new moon is delicious!


The June 2018 new moon on Gemini brings good fortune and lasting happiness. It provides protection for you and your loved ones. It's going to unleash a shower of karmic stardust. If you've had a dark and twisty 2018 thus far, hang on my friendlies because things are about to turn around. Although not completely visible with the human eye, it's energies are most potent the day before, the day of and day after.  This moon is a super moon further more amplifying the benefits. Below you will find some additional information on the spiritual significance of this new moon. To learn more about how these energies effect the collective, ask me!
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The NEW MOON represents the beginning of our 29 day lunar month.
During a New Moon, the moon is roughly sitting between the Earth & the Sun, hence the Sun is shining on the ‘dark side of the moon’, the side of the moon we never see.  As a result, we cannot see the moon as the side that faces the Earth is not illuminated. 
Both the Moon & Sun are in the same Zodiac sign during a New Moon… giving an exponential boost or concentration of the energy.
The New Moon is a great time to set your intentions, write down goals or begin new projects for the forthcoming cycle.  In the darkness, the fertile ground, you plant the seeds of your heartfelt desires on the New Moon, consciously focusing your Mind/Body/Spirit on the ‘feeling’ of your desires.
Consider sitting in ceremony or personal meditation and writing down your intentions & inner-most heartfelt Manifestation Desires for the new lunar cycle.  Sign your Manifestation Desires with the affirmation ‘And it is So’.  Proclaim your manifestation desires to the Universe by saying or chanting them aloud.   After your ceremony, place your handwritten manifestations desires on your personal crystal alter or bedside table or even under your pillow.
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It was written so eloquently!

Melania's Healimg Edge

New Moon in Gemini June 2018

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Beach Reiki Tampa Bay

6/6/2018

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Saint Pete's #1 Reiki Share

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 This is Tampa Bay's #1 Reiki Resource for those new to the area. It began January of 2018 and will be the largest public Reiki Share as word spreads!

Lead by SPIRIT, this amaZEN group is filled with Love Ambassadors who share in the responsibility of spreading Reiki Love every where they go. They also share the basics of Reiki especially ~the Reiki Principles. We aim to share this self care practice with eachother in a group setting immersed in the elements to accelerate healing abilities.
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Each month we gather at a different beach to purify the waters. Ceremony is lead by a different Curator every month and 4 keepers. You get to meet different Reiki Teachers who all have a unique style.
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If you are Reiki Level 1 or higher we encourage you to join this blessed community.
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Our mission is simple and 3 fold:
To unite the Reiki community
To include the children
To purify the water
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❣This is a clean and sober event❣

Experience the power of group Reiki immersed in the elements.

The synergistic value of Reiki Practitioners coming together for world peace is without parallel and really needed at this time. 
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What To Bring

☔Rain or shine🌞
K-I-D---F-R-I-E-N-D-L-Y

1st Sundays except for Holidays Next event April 15
Different locations
☮All Reiki lineages honored☯️

What to Bring:
Yoga mat
Water/ beverage of choice
Picture of who you want to send long distance Reiki to
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These Reiki events will explore the beaches and parks of Florida. This traveling group of Reiki practioners are gonna keep the energy moving where ever they go.

We will:

Make a Reiki crystal Grid
Send long distance Reiki to the world peace grids
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This is YOUR Reiki Share!

And we all share in curating this sacred event!


There are 5 leaders of ceremony each month.

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Time keeper ~ arrives 1st on scene, sets flags, chooses location announces it on Facebook event with picture, keeps everyone on task, assists in set up. 
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Gate Keeper ~ Greets and smudges all attendees, manages sign in and donations (if there are some) leads blessing circle before ceremony announces Love Ambassador
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Curator- Chooses beach, leads entire ceremony but mainly Earth Reiki ceremony
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Water Protector - leads Water Reiki Ceremony, leads closing circle.
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The shield - oversees the care of the next generation of lightworkers and group energy, Acknowledges the children with a prayer before wandering off with them. *****All white clothing is encouraged. Leaders are marked by scarves.**** Let us know if you would like to lead in ceremony!
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Elevation Requires Separation

3/30/2018

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Full Moon Release March 31st 2018

One thing I know for sure is that I must keep elevating my frequency. to do so, I must separate myself from the things that keep me in low vibration.

When I say this though, most people ask me what I mean exactly. And I usually reply with something like this:

I'm letting go of all that no longer serves me to make room for what does. 
And then they usually ask me how I am doing this. For me, I use the cycles of the moon to keep me on track. Two weeks of manifesting two weeks of releasing. Full moons are a time of release, new moons are a time of manifesting. And anything i do is always simple. 
During the full moon I ask my self questions like, what am I full up of right now that I am either willing or unwilling to let go of and why?

That is the beginning of the inward journey. Rather than focusing on all the outwardly things like my property, belongings, social networks, education, bills and so on. I think instead in terms of emotion, habits beliefs. And yes sometimes I think about the people places and things I need to separate from to bring in the new.

But for the most part, my inner journey begins with a deep breath closed eyes and a body scan.
Am I holding any tension?
Can I breath into the tension and begin a dialogue with it?
Is there a person or situation associated with this tension
Is there any emotions that needs to be released?
Am I ready to infuse this tension with forgiveness and gratitude?

And in the process, I receive clarity thoughts. I wait patiently for those clarity thoughts. They are indicators as to where I am and where I would like to be. But more than anything else, I honor myself. I honor how I feel, how I'm thinking how I'm knowing. And then when something arises in the practice like an emotion thought or situation in my mind, I hold space for it and then choose to release it. This is my practice. I sit with Mother Earth and breath out all the things that are bothering me, the things blinding me, scaring me and so on. I completely empty all my thoughts feelings sensations limiting beliefs right into the heart of this earth. And what I receive, in turn is a renewed sense of being. 


I don't stop there. I pay attention to synchronicity and serendipitous moments. They all  seem like sign posts in this journey called life. 
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Have you taken time out lately to do some inner work?
Its imperative that we self care. It's a valuable form of self love that tells the universe how we want to be treated by the world and is reflected back to us in the experiences we have. Commit to inner work daily and you begin to ascend the limiting beliefs, experiences, relationships and even places that keep us stuck in life. Elevation requires separation from the things that keep us vibing low. 

join me Monday on facebook live to learn about Essential Oils for pain management. www.facebook.com/MHE4U

Also Join us April 15th for Beach Reiki Tampa Bay. Join the group

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Call in Culture Instead

3/9/2018

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People react to situations in life based on 3 things: 1. perception (your ability to take things in from healed or unresolved trauma) 2. Beliefs (boundaries set up by you from past experiences) 3. Perspective (the way you look at the things you are seeing based on those beliefs and your perception)

Questioning someone's motives is a natural response to actions taken and observed. It is healthy. It's not rooted in judgment nor fear. It may appear that way to others due to limited perceptions and a shitty perspective but that's not your concern~ the behavior is. Judging someone's behavior is rooted in fear. But some people misunderstand judgment. Judgment is a mechanism used by the ego to determine if something is safe or not. The ego is a filter through which all experiences pass within the human psyche. It's impossible to not judge. When we are developing spiritually and maturing in our ability to discern we learn to judge well. It doesn't become a problem until we tell others how we feel about the judgment. In this form of judgment we have sunk into the depths of ego living and have fallen out of grace. Grace is a state of mind in which we know we are provided for and trust whole heartedly in our connection to all that is. We have faith that all will resolve in due season. Meaning, we can step back and let Karma handle that!

Call out culture is a REACTION

When we judge others we slip into powerlessness. We can easily blame others for what has transpired and allow ourselves to fall into an ego trap. Wanting to be heard, to be right, understood, justified, vindicated ~ these are all signs of the ego active within our thoughts words and actions.

Too often have I seen the negative effects of a call out culture. It does not open the lines of communication, rather creates a hostile environment of judge (person doing the call out) prosecutor (the people enabling the lerson who is doing the call out) jury, (the people observing or engaging) and defendant (person being called out). It instead puts people on the defenses and triggers people to react on all sides. It makes it challenging to respond to general concerns when they are riddled with accusation, ridicule, judgment and criticism. 

Call-in Culture is a RESPONSE

On the contrary, opting for a call in, providing someone the space for conversation, this can lead to understanding and healing. Opting for call out creates disconnection. Opting for call in creates connection. Often times the simple question why do you feel this way will lead to the heart of the issue based on perception, beliefs and perspective making the root cause of the reaction easier to address.
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I have vowed to React less respond more
I have been questioned by many people about my motives as is to be expected. As an appointed Spiritual Leader I do not expect people to follow me blindly. I do expect them to question everything I say and do their own research to verify what I say. All the answers to the questions you have are within you. As a teacher I am merely a tool shed of wisdom. You do not need me, I am only a messenger here to remind you of who you truly are. It will accelerate your growth. I will help you release each layer of lies that is blocking you from receiving love. And layer by layer your true self will be revealed. I prefer to respond because it is the reprogramming of my brain to cancel and rewire all previous reactions. I want to be the best version of myself. It is a practice.

The bottom line is this, situations will arise! How we deal with them determines where we are with ourselves. It doesn't matter what has happened to you. What matters is how you process it and whether you want to heal from it.

Know this

I love and accept you as you are where you are with yourself. But I don't have to put up with nonsense and neither do you. Let us instead walk our walk by helping each other respect each other. You can agree to disagree and still wish people well. Wishing harm upon others is in fact a reaction to your own limited perception beliefs and perspective.
In summary:
Reaction is what people are wired to do based on past, unresolved traumas and boundaries based on beliefs ....

Response is acknowledging our reactions first, doing a personal inventory and healing our own issues~ THEN asking questions rather than assuming assigning blame or projecting.

It provides space for others to be, without us taking it personally. . We don't have to agree, but as soon as we tell someone they are right or wrong, WE ARE IN AN EGO TRAP.

Becoming aware of the harm others are placing upon others though, now that's different. In some cases call out is needed because call-in has failed. Those who intentionally go around causing harm must be held accountable for their actions at all costs. Call in or call out, we must unite and speak up and speak out.

If some one is raped by someone else, the punishment, once captured, is time in jail for the offense and a call out to the world as they are placed on an offenders list for the rest of their life. We intend as a collective to prevent harm from the innocent. This is a form of protection and deserves to be respected as such. 

So, what do we do when we have honestly opted for a call in and yet the person who is being called in refuses to speak with us?  This is a question I have yet to answer.. 
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Energy Update

2/14/2018

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Black Moon Solar Eclipse

Our Last full moon was a blue moon lunar eclipse. The power harnessed was intense and ripe with releasing energies. We looked at the people places things and habits that were keeping us stuck and agreed to replace them with healthier choices. And now we begin anew in these choices anchoring in our creative abilities enhanced by the power of no moon at all. It is still intense energy ramping up in preparation for the 2nd blue moon of this year which will occur in March.

A New Moon is a great time to set your intentions, write down goals or begin new projects for the forthcoming cycle.  In addition a BLACK NEW MOON is an auspicious moon that amplifies your intentions & inner-most heartfelt desires for the cycle.  It is a powerful New Moon for alchemy and creative manifestation. Now is the moment for self love self reflection and self care. Its great if you have a partner, but if you don't it doesn't mean you are not worthy of one. Focus on the things you need to clear our and who you need to become to attract them in. It all starts with releasing what no longer serves us to make room for what does.

A black moon occurs when it is the 2nd new moon in a cycle or no moon in 1 month. 2018 is an 11 year in numerology and one of warped speed creation. We are being given a second chance at new beginnings amplified and further enhanced by no moon at all in Feb. 

We can harness the energy of the moon to create the life we want. Usually, Its energy is most potent the day before the day of and the day after it rises, but in this case because there is no moon rising in February~ the entire month becomes a breeding ground for manifesting. 

This solar eclipse just intensifies it all.  It means all possibilities are on the table and you can rightly put yourself in the forefront of new plans for the future. It is time to question your old habits and behaviors as you search for new and inventive ways to make progress. This is the ideal time to make a fresh start, so write your new goals down on a sheet of paper.

FYI we are moving out of the FIRE ROOSTER into the EARTH DOG which offers further support.
​I found this article useful click here to read


With a Sun and Moon in the same sign Aquarius during the week of love and a solar eclipse, it really begs to bring up the concept of masculine and feminine qualities and how this relates to self love. 
We've got alot to think about. Many will enter a cocoon and be reborn again, I am one of them, see you on the other side.

Journey Well my friends!

www.melaniashealingedge.com

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Breaking Away from Spiritual Abuse

2/7/2018

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Spiritual Abuse is Real

It is in our cells to be naturally supportive. Human kind is far more creative rather than destructive~ as we have been lead to believe. We want to be supportive in our spiritual community bot not to the point of enablement.

It's a hot mess when people know you have a good heart and take advantage of it. But Its even worse coming from someone in a position of authority within a church or a spiritual community. Its an even hotter mess when the person is not even in a position of authority but using the church to funnel people into their business who are desperately looking for a spiritual community to belong to. This is covert narcissism.

More and more people are seeing the money signs around the Spiritual Movement in America right now and taking online courses assuming the position of authority and manipulating people to attend their classes with marketing tactics. Often times, these people are felons with a criminal history that would keep people far away from them. But how would someone know, if the supposed spiritual leader doesn't even give people their real name? This happened to the Spiritual Community of Saint Petersburg, Florida and I went through a significant amount of Spiritual Abuse with one particular person... To learn more about my experience with her read my blog When Lightwork Becomes Darkwork.


I learned so much about Spiritual Abuse, narcissism, sociopathy, psychopathy  and the lords of the Dark Realm right here in Saint Petersburg that I wanted to share some suggestions when you suspect spiritual abuse:

👉Choose your Spiritual Leaders or Teachers Wisely 👈

True Leaders NEVER hide their true identity
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Ask your teacher what their real name is. Do they have history of evolution from the past or did they take an online 3 day weekend warrior course and label themselves a master?  It doesn't matter how many years you've been doing something, what matters is how many hours you've put into it professionally. 

👉Never let anyone make you feel less than. 👈

Please do not follow people blindly.
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If something doesn't feel right, it isn't right. Trust your intuition and inner guidance.The ill intended only care about money. You can't buy these people's love. They will milk you dry before they ever love you.  People, please, wake up. It is a rare occasion that someone heal from all Karma and trauma in a 3 day intense workshop for only $444. Don't believe the hype.

👉Do not allow someone to take advantage of your loving heart👈
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Spiritual strength is evident in a person's actions or lack there of.
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Anyone claiming to be spiritually advanced has no room for using fear tactics to keep clients, display covert narcissism and justify their actions with an "I know my truth". This is called black magic, DARK WORK and it needs to be addressed asap. Using spiritual principles to justify your actions is gaslighting. Period.  Preying on the weak willed is abuse. Period.

👉Do not allow yourself to be fooled by clever branding, sparkly tools nor magical conversation! 👈
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These people hook you in and if you try to attempt to be their friend, they will keep you at a distance because they don't want you to see their real and true selves. Which is often times in stark contrast to the image they display.


👉Speak up and Speak Out👈

Step into your greatness. This city, this world needs you, right now.
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Do not be afraid of their retaliation. There are many people in the spiritual community aware of the abusers that are diplomatically assessing the situation before they take action, believe this. Never approach them alone once you suspect what they are up to. If anyone responds to questioning with egotistical behavior, it is clear they are still stuck in fear based living and a poverty mindset. If you try to hold someone accountable and they use spiritual principles to gas light, spiritually bypass, or push it back on you with that extremely toxic~ it's a reflection of you statement~ see it for what it is. This is most certainly NOT a reflection of you. This is a warped view of mirroring that allows abusers to use their victims as scapegoats. ​ True leaders allow their team to call them on their shit and love it. They know it makes them better and stronger. Be a leader, not a follower.


WE are all on different paths and different paces and yet ego based living has no place in the spiritual community other than being acknowledged as a portion of our path that must be healed.

In conlcusion, spiritual abuse is real and you are not crazy! When a leader displays money obsession, putting other teachers down to lift themselves or their classes up; this falls into the realm of an unhealed shadow. We all have shadow selves but it is hypocritical to teach someone how to heal if you have not spent time healing yourself. Or worse, proclaiming you have mastered your shadow and healed from all past trauma, but no one knows your real name nor your true past.


There are many people spiritually awake who shouldn't be in positions of power because they are abusing it. it is possible they haven't faced their shadow nor come out of the Dark Night of the Soul. And the worse part? They are co-signing on each others BS making them seem more legit than they really are. This is dangerous, especially when the rest of us are still finding our voice and learning how to expose ourselves to the world as a safer option.  This is our time to rise up and band together and expose the harm being caused in the spiritual community by these abusers. Its easy to spot them. Trust your intuition. If something doesn't feel right, it isn't. Don't worry about hurting someone's feelings. Instead worry about the people being harmed by their practices.

Shitty behavior, is a shitty behavior by choice.
In all spiritual communities we have adopted Love as our religion. Anyone handing our love as a reward or punishment system for attendance in paid classes or not is not to be respected as a Spiritual Leader. This is a scam artist. And they must be held accountable. Keeping quiet enables people to remain shitty. 
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When Lightwork Becomes Darkwork

2/6/2018

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"Healing + spirituality isn't making money off people desperate for love, comfort, + clarity.

You can't sell those things.

Don’t get me wrong: charge for your time. But you can only go so far before it’s taking advantage of ignorance and desperation and no longer genuine or serving to anyone."
Rachel Filippazzo
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This statement appeared on my Facebook timeline in November of 2017 and it literally summarized my entire year. 
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As you can see, I'm not the only one who went thru this in 2017

Spirituality is based on love, NOT FEAR!
shadowself cyntia morton
The Shadow Self Cynthia Morton

Question Peoples Motives

I got the opportunity to work up close and personal with an individual in our spiritual community in Saint Petersburg, Florida whose members complained to me about repeatedly for an entire year. Before I got involved, I was thinking, she can't be that bad. These people must be jealous of her success. So I dove in head first only to find out really slowly, not only was what people were saying about her true, it was actually a lot worse than they had described. And, she wasn't the only one displaying unsavory  behavior and practices. I was more intrigued than anything else, curious about what she had to offer and I admit, I allowed myself to be charmed by the magical conversation and sparkly personality. But it had a serious darkside that would show itself from time to time. She would frequently do things that were not at all spiritually based, in fact, ego based and when I would call her on it, she would say, "I know my truth!" I was baffled at what appeared to be her successes with that kind of shadow.

Every time I questioned her ethics, offered counsel on how to handle a situation diplomatically~ she pushed me away using spiritual bypassing and to keep me at a distance.  Except for when it involved me spending money on her classes. I started to notice she didn't have repeat clients and people who had been supporting her before I arrived on the scene began to keep their distance. And yet I continued to support her wondering why these people were no longer supporting her?
I was in denial with every bit of proof. I refused to believe someone could serve both darkside and the lightside. The truth is you can't. But you can pretend to serve the lightside while actually serving the darkside.


And the worse part, she had a team of people who all felt similar [wondering about her actions] yet still enabling her to stay this way. Why?
M O N E Y, status and and a genuine desire to study in metaphysics. There seems to be a collective reasoning in the spiritual community. The inner thought process appears logical; If so and so says she's legit, than she must be. Its part of the charm. Lure them in, ask them to write a review about their experience "if they feel guided" and then it began to unfold. What appeared to be person after person loving what she had to offer. But its not the whole story.

I tried so hard to have a heart to heart with her. She denied me over and over. When I realized I could no longer talk sense into her and that in reality, I was actually enabling her -
​I backed off but not before realizing... Her behavior is Cult behavior. And it broke my heart, really.

When Spirituality Goes Dark


The Thin Line Between Spiritual and the Occult

I wondered, how could people operating like this be allowed to thrive? I've never seen anything like this. People are flocking to the spiritual community to get away from the abuse of the world. Only to be reminded that nowhere is safe from ego once money gets involved. Phone call after phone call, I am still receiving complaints [about how she operates] from people who think I still support her. Yet no one has gone public with it out of fear of retaliation from her. I am NOT afraid.

This blog is not about her, per se, it's about her path and how she is leading it!

Like my friend Kelley Kline says, "all paths are honored but not all paths are divine!"


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​This is my truth, my experience but most importantly, the experience of many many people who have gone thru the same with her. Not just her, there are others. 


In my up close and personal observations and experiences with her I learned a few things about why the darkside is allowed to thrive.  

1. It's part of the what we don't want experience that leads us to what we do want
2. When we begin to awaken we realize everything in 3d is an illusion and we do need support to heal the wounds of the past to prepare the body for ascension.
3. Spiritual Abuse is very real.

​To learn more about Spiritual Abuse read my blog, Breaking Away From Spiritual Abuse.


And people like her, this is what they are thriving on~ the money of the newly awakened who haven't fully stepped into their power.

This is not the case with me, I am not newly awakened. I had my first experience outside of religion with my gifts at age six and first spiritual awakening age 9. Long before spirituality was trending when there was no need for the word spiritual bypassing.

This is why I am able to see with clarity what the intentions are. There is no mistake in my observation. But you don't have to believe me, you can find out for yourself.
​
This person (and others who see the $$ potential of the current spiritual awakening) is using the way of the times (clever spiritual branding, a flashy website and sound knowledge of SEO & how social media works) to funnel in those who follow blindly. The weak willed lookong to belong to a part of something greater than what they have previoualy experienced. 


It is a deception of the worse kind. 

And it makes all Spiritual Leaders and Energy Medicine Practitioners look bad. How so?
1.Because support and love are not given nor taken away like some kind of reward or punishment system.
2. Spirituality is not a cash cow.
3. There's nothing enlightened about threatening to remove someone from enrollment in future classes for cancelling an appointment without a refund. 
4. Abandoning supporters if they get sick, or run out of money is not spiritual in the slightest.


​All four describe cult behavior. Who would know different if they were bullied into staying in one circle?

Defining True Spirituality

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Cause No Harm in the Process
Spirituality defined simply is ~YOUR connection to all that is, as it is. Period. You don't need a teacher, guru, pastor, nor High Priestess to show you the way!

Anyone claiming to be the ultimate or only source of [accurate or quality] information is what is referred to as a fake, charlatan (words used to help others understand not intended to judge). By the way, in case you didn't know, Spirituality requires no theatrics. We are living in the time of the empowered human.


​👉The most powerful person in your life, is YOU.👈 Your body's ability to heal itself is far greater than you have been taught to believe


​Healers, coaches, Pastors, we are merely tool sheds of wisdom to draw from. Do NOT rely on anyone/anything as the ultimate source of information,
​IF YOU ARE,  it means you have been charmed.
Melania's Healing Edge death of ego
Love your Ego, its the only way to Kill it

Be a Leader Among Leaders

There are many people spiritually awake who shouldn't be in positions of power because they are abusing it. it is possible they haven't faced their shadow nor come out of the Dark Night of the Soul. And the worse part? They are co-signing on each others BS making them seem more legit than they really are. This is dangerous, especially when the rest of us are still finding our voice and learning how to expose ourselves to the world as a safer option.  This is our time to rise up and band together and expose the harm being caused in the spiritual community by these abusers. Its easy to spot them. Trust your intuition. If something doesn't feel right, it isn't. Speak up and speak out. Gather with friends if you don't feel safe.

Don't worry about hurting someone's feelings. Instead worry about the people being harmed by their practices.

These extraordinary times are asking each of us to roll up our sleeves and manifest a better world.


 
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Forgive and be Free

1/30/2018

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Forgive Essential Oil and Renew

Are you holding onto expectations, resentments, bitterness
about a person place or situation?


These are all signposts along the path we are traveling in this journey called life.
And they spell out LACK OF FORGIVENESS.
It is an energetic deficiency and not sustainable.

Lack of forgiveness is a heavy burden we place upon ourselves.
It is emotional currency with an inflated price tag.
It can bankrupt us emotionally one moment at a time. 

Letting go is affordable and sustainable!
It is a conscious decision to disconnect from the person/situation
that caused us pain by choosing to forgive.

Melania's Healing Edge Essential Oils to forgive

This is why I use doTERRA Forgive Renewing Blend 

Its a blend of tree and herb essential oils that can help you remember  the liberating action of forgiving, forgetting, and moving on. 

Start each of your tomorrows relieved and contented with Forgive Renewing Blend.

How do I use it?
Aromatically
 Straight out of the bottle
in a diffuser
or on a porous object
Topically
Neat or diluted with a carrier oil

What does it Smell Like?
Herbaceous, Fresh Body

The Oils that Synergize to Make this Blend are:
Spruce Leaf, Bergamot Peel, Juniper Berry Fruit,
Myrrh Resin, Arborvitae Wood, Nootka Tree
Wood, Thyme Leaf, Citronella Herb

Directions for Usage:
Diffusion: Use one to two drops in the diffuser of your choice.
Topical use: Dilute one to two drops with doTERRA Fractionated Coconut Oil then apply to desired area. See additional precautions below.


CAUTIONS
Possible skin sensitivity. Keep out of reach of children. If pregnant or under a doctor’s care, consult your physician. Avoid contact with eyes, inner ears, and sensitive areas.



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    Melania Mersades  writes about Essential Oil Education, Global Energy updates, The moon cycles and the Science behind Energy Medicine.
    Melania incorporates Reiki and Essential oils into her Practice. She specializes in Parent Child Reiki instruction and the metaphysical components of pain.

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