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Melania's Healing Edge

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.
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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

Melania's Healing Edge
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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8 Comments
Ileana Abreu
2/8/2018 10:49:51 pm

In December, I went to a "Winter Solstice Magickal Tea Ceremony" in St Petersburg. The tea that was served to all was laced slightly with psychedelic mushrooms and I consumed without consent or knowledge. This is the kind of abuse and poison that this article is referring to. I had a great time at the ceremony, of course. But at about 11pm, I found myself alone with my daughter and unable to respond functionally to her needs because I was tripping. I realized that I had been drugged at what was supposed to be a sacred ceremony. I drove home like that, and so did everyone else. SO dangerous. It was such a slight amount of psychedelics that most probably would not notice, but I am certain the tea was laced with shrooms and that the mushrooms were intended to brainwash me into following the woman who drugged me. I proceeded to have a very difficult time processing the holidays, because I come from a history of abuse. I knew the holidays would be rough for me, so I went and sought support at what was supposed to be a "spiritual academy" and THIS is what happened to me. I feel like I was spiritually date raped by this same person in St Pete that this article refers to. In my own life, I work as a mental health coach to help women recover from all forms of abuse, and this was the worst incident of spiritual abuse that I have ever experienced. Steer clear, beware, ask questions, seek people with CREDENTIALS not just hip friends. Thank you for the opportunity to share my experience; bless.

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Melania Mersades
2/8/2018 11:39:18 pm

I am truly sorry you went thue this dear sweet SOUL SiSt🌟R. Blessings to yuou and your daughter!

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Ileana Abreu
2/8/2018 11:54:44 pm

Hugs. Gracias por tu liderazgo.

Ileana Abreu
2/8/2018 11:54:03 pm

Credentials do not imply integrity, either, which is also HUGELY important. Choose your teachers carefully, beware of anyone who immediately asks for large sums of money and also beware of folks who just tell you what you want to hear. Stand for something or you will fall for everything. Also, investigate, do your homework, ask around, observe, and never ignore your intuition. Also, KEEP SEEKING and love yourself for choosing ascension, this is the process of alchemy, lead to gold, darkness to light, everything happens for a reason. We are all human and all divine. Do not be deterred and go triumphantly into your next spiritual experience knowing someone else’s bad behavior does not define you and you can be better for it in the long run, we all will be in the end. Love to you sis!

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Jessica
2/9/2018 09:01:29 pm

Good evening,

I'm new to the area and have been fortunate enough to meet some wonderful people throughout the spiritual community, etc. Although, I'm am extremely intuitive I'm interested in knowing the person or persons being talked about and the location of this tea ceremony? It would be most helpful in advance to know which places are not of my highest healing good and some places that are.

Thank you so much!

Peace.Love.Light

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Ileana Abreu
2/10/2018 04:46:06 am

I️ am pretty sure it’s considered libel to write it down but look me up on Facebook and I️ can tell you in a PM. I️ just moved here last year, welcome and enjoy!

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Melania.Mersades
2/10/2018 08:30:58 am

Thank you for reading the Article, Jessica! To respond to your question, It is best that you find out on your own terms dear. Our goal is to point out behavior that is intolerable, not behave in a manner similar to the behaviors pointed out. Thank you for understanding.

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Juleigh Norwood
11/18/2019 02:48:20 pm

Thanks for sharing this. I wish I had seen it a couple years ago, though It might not have sunk in then, I didn't want to let go of my narcissist, I believed he would heal, come around and give me that heart to heart talk, but it wasn't going to happen and I see that now.

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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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