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Kerryn Slater The Wisdom Within: How Meditation Awakens the Voice of the Soul

Kerry Sees What Objects Remember: A Psychometrist’s Guide to Reading Energy

Melissa Paris How Trauma Can Shape Two Very Different Survival Styles

10 Leonie Featherstone Difficulty is the Training Ground of Character

12 Missy Rivers When Spirit First Whispers: The Early Signs You May Be Spiritually Sensitive

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Deb Norman The Spiritual Catalyst Behind the Quantum Blueprint

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21 Deb Norman The Cosmic Reset: Saturn and Neptune Igniting A New Era in Aries

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There is a quiet awakening happening. Not the kind that demands attention. Not the kind that arrives with fanfare. It is happening in small moments. In conversations. In decisions made behind closed doors. In the gentle realisation that life is asking more of us than simply getting through the day.

Many people are reaching a point where survival is no longer enough. They want meaning. They want connection. They want to know that the life they are building reflects the truth of who they really are.

For years, we have been taught to look outside ourselves for answers. To follow the rules. To fit the mould. To seek permission.

Yet something remarkable happens when we begin listening inward. We remember. We remember that intuition is not a gift reserved for a chosen few. We remember that wisdom lives within us. We remember that our purpose is not something we find. It is something we uncover.

This edition of OracleME is dedicated to that remembering. Within these pages you will find teachers, healers, visionaries, creators, and everyday people sharing insights from their own journeys. Different paths. Different beliefs. Different experiences. Yet woven through them all is a common thread. The courage to become more of themselves.

The world does not need more people pretending to be something they are not. It needs people willing to stand in their truth. People willing to create. People willing to lead with heart. People willing to honour both ancient wisdom and modern possibilities.

You are not here to become someone else. You are here to become more fully yourself.

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Karma: How It Works and Why Wishing Harm on Others Backfires

isn’t a cosmic scorecard. Think of it as a mirror and a compass — a way to understand how our actions, intentions, and energy shape the world around us, and, importantly, how they bounce back into our own lives. When we hear people say, “I wish bad karma on them,” it’s worth pausing. That sentiment doesn’t truly hurt the other person as much as it nudges our own energy off course. Negative intentions tend to circle back, often in surprising and lessthan-expected ways.

First, karma as a mirror. The energy you emit — whether kindness, irritation, or envy — tends to reflect back through choices, reactions, and the quality of your relationships. If you lead with empathy and patience, you’re more likely to attract supportive people and constructive opportunities. If you hold resentment, you may find yourself stuck in similar patterns: same conflicts, same frustrations, the same awkward ‘almost but not quite’ moments. The mind’s attention shifts the lens through which you experience life; over time, that lens becomes your default view.

and more about guidance — nudges that help you learn, adjust, and grow. When conflict arises, there’s often a karmic signal: a chance to pause, reflect, and choose a response that aligns with your higher values rather than your immediate impulses. If you consistently choose integrity in small moments (a difficult conversation handled with honesty, a boundary upheld with kindness), you’re building a momentum that slowly shapes your character and circumstances. Conversely, repeated petty actions or vindictive thoughts can erode trust and create a self-fulfilling loop of retaliation and regret.

Third, the danger of wishing harm. A common pitfall is the belief that revenge will restore balance or prove your own virtue. In reality, dwelling on punishment can trap you in the story you’re telling about yourself — the one where you’re a martyr or a victim, rather than someone actively shaping their fate. This narrows your perspective, narrows your options, and drains your energy. The energy you invest in wanting someone else to suffer often becomes energy you’re wasting on your own growth or happiness.

So, what does positive karma look like in practice? It’s about shifting from a mindset of punishment to one of accountability, boundary setting, and personal growth. Here are practical ways to align with constructive karma:

• Set clear boundaries: Protect your well-being without shaming others. Boundaries are compassionate and practical, not punitive.

• Own your part: In every conflict, identify what you could have done differently and what you’ll do next time. This turns mistakes into learning opportunities.

• Practise intentional kindness: Do one small, genuine act for someone you’re tempted to blame. The ripple effect can

• Cultivate internal calm: Meditation, journalling, or mindful reflection helps you respond rather than react when

• Reframe challenges: View difficulties as teachers. What is this situation trying to reveal about your patterns or needs?

A simple daily practice can amplify positive karma — name the feeling you’re experiencing, then choose a constructive action. Maybe you set a boundary, have a tough but honest conversation, or offer a small act of kindness to someone you’ve written off. Small, steady integrity builds momentum — quietly, reliably, and in ways you can feel in your body, relationships, and opportunities.

So here’s a thought to carry through the week: what everyday choice can you make that aligns you with positive karma — without chasing it? It might be as simple as choosing patience in a tense moment, or as bold as initiating a difficult but necessary conversation. Either way, you’re steering your own ship toward growth and peace.

Mystic Meg Evans is a renowned Australian psychic, medium, and spiritual guide celebrated for her accuracy and compassionate insights. With a natural gift for reading the energy of crystals, Tarot, and Oracle cards, she helps individuals connect with their higher selves, loved ones in spirit, and their true purpose. As a gifted intuitive, Meg spends time travelling to various festivals across Australia specialising in connecting to Spirit, sharing messages and guidance from passed-over loved ones.

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The Wisdom Within: How Meditation Awakens the Voice of the Soul

STORY KERRYN SLATER

There was a time in my life when the external world felt louder than my inner one.

Like many women, I spent years moving through life carrying responsibilities, expectations, and the unconscious conditioning of who I believed I needed to be. Beneath it all, however, there was always a quiet knowing within me — a deeper wisdom gently waiting to be remembered.

Meditation became the doorway back to that wisdom.

One of the greatest misconceptions I hear as a meditation teacher is that meditation is about stopping the mind or ‘getting rid’ of thoughts. In truth, meditation is not about silencing ourselves; it is about becoming aware. It is the practice of returning to presence and creating space to hear the deeper voice beneath the constant noise of the mental mind.

There is nothing to force. Nothing to figure out.

Just breathe… listen… and allow.

When I committed to a daily meditation practice, something profound began to shift within me. Slowly, I felt myself reconnecting to Universal Consciousness and the expansive intelligence that exists beyond the limited thinking mind. My awareness deepened, my heart opened, and I began to experience a greater sense of unity — not only with myself, but with life itself.

Meditation allowed me to reconnect with my intuition, empathic abilities, healing gifts, and my connection to the spirit realm. It awakened compassion, self-acceptance, and an understanding of unconditional love that cannot truly be explained in words, only experienced. Most importantly, it awakened the Wise Woman within me.

The Wise Woman is not something outside of us that we must seek. She already exists within every woman — beneath the layers of fear, doubt, and conditioning. Through stillness and awareness, we begin to remember her voice.

In a world that constantly pulls our attention outward, meditation gently guides us inward again. It allows us to pause long enough to hear the wisdom of our own soul and begin allowing that wisdom — rather than fear, expectation, or external noise — to lead our lives.

Meditation is not about becoming someone new. It is about remembering who you have always been.

Wise Woman Activation Meditation

Find a quiet space where you can sit comfortably and gently close your eyes.

Begin by bringing awareness to your surroundings… the sounds around you… the feeling of your body supported beneath you. Now bring your awareness to your breath. Observe the inflow and outflow of your breath without controlling or forcing it. Allow each inhale to gently anchor you into the here and now, and each exhale to soften the body. Imagine roots of light flowing down from the base of your spine and the soles of your feet deep into the earth, grounding and supporting you.

When you are ready, place your hands gently over your heart and thank yourself for taking this moment to reconnect within.

Take a deep breath in, all the way down into your belly and exhaling through your mouth… and softly open your eyes. In stillness, the wise woman within you remembers.

Kerryn Slater is a Spiritual Alchemist and Self-Discovery Coach.

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What objects remember

A Psychometrist’s Guide to Reading Energy

It arrives differently each time.

verything you have ever felt has left a mark. Not just on

That ring you never take off. The watch that belonged to your father. The necklace you reach for on the hard days. These objects are not just sentimental. They are saturated with energy, memory, and the emotional imprint of every significant moment you have moved through while wearing them.

And if you know how to listen, they will tell you everything. This is psychometry. And it is one of the most honest forms of reading I know.

When someone hands me an object, I am not looking for clues. I am not reading body language or picking up on what they have told me. I am simply opening myself to what the object carries and allowing that information to come through as impressions, feelings, images, sometimes even whole scenes from a person’s life.

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Sometimes it is emotional, a wave of grief, love, or relief connected to the person who owned the piece. Sometimes it is visual, a place, a face, a moment frozen in time. Sometimes it is simply a deep knowing that settles in my hands before it ever reaches words.

Metal holds energy particularly well. Rings, watches, keys, and jewellery worn close to the skin over long periods of time absorb deeply. The longer something has been carried by a person, the more it records.

Think of it like energetic memory.

Every meaningful experience, every intense emotion, every significant relationship leaves its frequency behind. I am simply the one pressing play.

What I want people to understand is that this is not performance. There is nothing theatrical about the way I work.

I pick up an object.

I become quiet.

And I receive what is there.

That’s it.

The accuracy does not come from trying harder. It comes from getting out of the way.

Psychometry also teaches something important about energy: nothing is neutral.

The objects in your home, the jewellery you wear, the things you inherit from people who have passed, all of it carries a charge. Some of that charge is beautiful. Some of it is heavy.

Being intentional about what you keep close to your body is not superstition. It is energetic hygiene.

I often tell people that if an inherited piece of jewellery makes you feel inexplicably sad or anxious every time you wear it, trust that feeling. Objects absorb what surrounds them. They do not forget.

For those curious about developing their own sensitivity, start simply.

Hold an object belonging to someone you know well. Get quiet. Notice what comes without judging it or rushing to explain it away. It might be a colour, a feeling, a single word, or an unexpected image.

Write it down.

The more you practise noticing, the clearer the signal

We are all far more intuitive than we give ourselves credit for. Most of us have simply been taught to ignore it.

Psychometry is not about becoming psychic.

It is about learning to pay attention to what has always been there.

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How Trauma Can Shape Two Very Different Survival Styles

Healing Begins When We Stop Identifying With Our Survival Strategy and Start Understanding The Wound Beneath It.

STORY MELISSA PARIS

A Note Before Reading

Narcissistic traits can sometimes develop through unresolved trauma and learned survival patterns. They are not a life sentence. When someone becomes self-aware, takes responsibility, and chooses to break inherited cycles, healing becomes possible. Awareness opens the door to change.

Trauma does not always look the same. Two people can experience emotional wounds, neglect, abandonment, or instability and yet grow into adults who cope in completely different ways.

One may become deeply empathetic, sensitive, and emotionally attuned. Another may develop narcissistic traits as emotional protection. Neither path usually begins as a conscious choice. Both can emerge as survival responses.

Understanding these patterns through the lens of trauma offers not only insight but compassion and, most importantly, awareness. At the core of both the empath and the person expressing narcissistic traits may be experiences of feeling unseen, unheard, unsafe, or loved conditionally. The nervous system adapts to survive, and personality patterns can form around what once created emotional safety.

The Empath’s Path

An empath often develops in environments where emotional safety depended on reading others. They learn that if they understand people, anticipate needs, and keep the peace, they will remain emotionally safe. Over time, this can become hypervigilance around emotions, tone, and energy. They may prioritise others to avoid conflict, internalise blame, and become deeply compassionate, often at their own expense.

Empaths can struggle with boundaries, overgive, and feel responsible for the emotions of others. They may confuse love with self-sacrifice and unconsciously abandon themselves in relationships.

The Narcissistic Adaptation

Narcissistic traits can reflect a different adaptation — trauma turned outward. To protect against vulnerability, a person may build a carefully controlled identity designed to avoid shame, rejection, or emotional pain. They may suppress fear and inadequacy, seek validation, struggle with emotional intimacy, become defensive, or externalise blame.

Control, image, charm, criticism, or withdrawal can become ways to stay emotionally protected. Their survival strategy becomes emotional armour.

Why These Two Dynamics Are So Often Drawn Together

The empath may sense the pain beneath another person’s defences and want to heal it. The other may be drawn to emotional availability and regulation they struggle to access within themselves.

What feels like deep connection can sometimes become trauma familiarity rather than healthy love. The empath gives more to feel secure. The other protects more to avoid pain. Eventually, both remain disconnected from themselves.

Where Healing Begins

Healing is where the paths begin to separate.

For the empath, healing means boundaries, self trust, and understanding that love does not require suffering.

For the person expressing narcissistic traits, healing requires accountability, emotional honesty, and willingness to experience vulnerability.

Not every empath is healthy. Not every narcissist is harmful.

But healing begins when compassion includes ourselves and accountability meets self awareness.

Trauma may shape us, but it does not have to define us.

— Melissa Paris

Melissa Paris is a Psychic Medium, Healer, Spiritual Mentor and Intuitive Coach.

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illusion: that a good life should feel smooth. When difficulty arrives, we often interpret it as failure or unfair treatment — a detour from the life we were supposed to be living.

The Stoics saw the opposite.

They believed that difficulty is not an interruption of the path; it is the path. Every challenge is a form of resistance training for the soul. Just as muscles strengthen under load, character develops under pressure.

A well-lived life is not one free from hardship. It is one in which hardship becomes material for growth.

When we resist difficulty emotionally — wishing it away, resenting its presence — we add a second layer of suffering. And if we are not careful, victimhood can insidiously move in. But when we meet challenge with curiosity and steadiness, it becomes instructive. It shows us where we are rigid, where we are resilient, and where we can expand. It reminds us to see ourselves as strong enough to withstand current challenges.

Stoicism does not glorify suffering. It reframes it. Difficulty is neither punishment nor catastrophe. It is feedback. And feedback is simply information.

And like all information, it can be

Difficulty

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integrated through the body as well as the mind.

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Paired with dōTERRA On Guard Protective Blend, it creates an aromatic atmosphere of readiness — a reminder that we are capable of meeting what arises.

Scent becomes a signal to the nervous system: engage, don’t retreat.

The Courage Ritual

Before entering a difficult task or conversation:

1. Place a drop of Peppermint in your palms and inhale deeply.

2. Apply On Guard (diluted in a carrier oil) to the wrists or over the heart.

3. Stand upright and lengthen the spine.

4. Take one slow breath and silently ask: “What is this challenge here to teach me?”

This question shifts the mind from avoidance to inquiry. It transforms difficulty into partnership.

The Stoic Lens

The Stoics practised what they called voluntary discomfort — small intentional exposures to hardship that trained resilience. Cold water, physical

exertion, simplicity. These practices reminded them that discomfort is survivable.

We do not need to recreate ancient austerity. But we can adopt the spirit of the practice.

Choosing to end our shower with cold water. Taking the stairs. Sitting with an uncomfortable emotion instead of distracting from it.

Each moment of chosen difficulty strengthens our capacity to meet unchosen difficulty.

Affirmation

“I grow stronger through what I face.”

Stoic Reflection

“Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labour does the body.” — Seneca

Closing Reflection

Difficulty is not evidence that life is misaligned. It is evidence that life is active. When we stop demanding ease as proof of success, we begin to see challenge as collaboration.

Through scent, breath, and deliberate posture, we teach the body to remain open in the presence of strain. And in that openness, character is quietly forged.

A well-lived life is not sheltered. It is strengthened.

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A Journey into the Depths of the Self

Turn inward… Meet the hidden, silenced, and burdened parts of yourself with courage and deep kindness. This is not a journey for the faint-hearted –it is an invitation to witness the vulnerable, the fierce, and the tender parts within you, and to integrate them into the wholeness of who you are.

Reclaiming Self – Transformation Feminine Shadow Deck is a reflective resource for developing a deeper, more compassionate understanding of your inner world. Each card features a powerful archetype and a guide to help you name, understand, and embrace the hidden parts of yourself, deepening your own innate wisdom.

In exploring your shadow self, you can reclaim the wounded inner child, honour the defensive parts, and cultivate the radiant presence of your True Essence – the part of you that can hold all of you with love. Reclaiming Self is not just a resource for the feminine spirit, but a coming home to Self.

Mandy is an emerging artist and writer whose artistic practice is a vibrant fusion of her therapeutic background and her love for the esoteric, including astrology, mythology and universal archetypes. She is passionately drawn to exploring shadow work, childhood trauma, and the profound process of healing and shadow integration.

Through her creative Jupiterian energy, she is a prolific doll maker and loves all things art and exploring the inner realms of the self. Her work invites women to reclaim self-compassion, reconnect with their inner wisdom and take up space.

Her first major creative work, Reclaiming Self, Transformational Feminine Shadow Deck is a card deck designed to guide and support this journey of self-discovery and empowerment, offering a unique blend of art, wellbeing and spiritual insight.

Visit: www.reclaimingspace.com.au or email: self@reclaimingspace.com.au for more resources, workshops and information supporting women to take up space.

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The Early Signs You May Be Spiritually Sensitive

“How did you know?” “When did you start doing what you do?” “How does someone become a Psychic Medium?”

These are questions I am asked almost daily.

And the truth — the one many professional intuitives don’t always say out loud — is this:

You are psychic. We all are.

To be in human form is to carry an innate ability to access something deeper… something subtle, something powerful, something that often goes unnamed. You know that something. That quiet inner knowing. That feeling you can’t quite explain. That moment where you just know. That is the beginning.

In today’s world — one filled with constant noise, distraction, and digital overstimulation — we’ve slowly lost the ability to pause, breathe, and truly listen to ourselves. And I don’t believe that’s accidental. We’ve been conditioned away from our intuition, away from stillness, away from the whispers within us. Because when we are constantly distracted, we stop hearing the most important voice we have — our own inner voice, one that is derived from something bigger, more knowing and wise. A spiritual cheerleader of sorts, that sole purpose is to support, teach and guide us.

When I was younger, I was often described as ‘weird,’ ‘different,’ or ‘a dreamer.’ “She’s off with the fairies,” they’d say. And truthfully… sometimes they still do.

But here’s the part that may surprise you — I didn’t shrink when I heard those words. I didn’t feel shame in the way many are taught to. Instead, I felt something else entirely… a quiet light within me that responded to that difference. A sense of pride. A knowing that this part of me — whatever it was — was not something to hide.

Even as a little girl, while I often felt left out or misunderstood, I leaned into that difference. I used it as a source of strength. Because deep down, it didn’t feel like a burden. It felt like a gift.

At around the age of eight, I could walk into a room and feel everything. Who was having a bad day. Who was carrying emotional pain. Who had illness in their body. Who felt safe… and who didn’t. It was overwhelming, and yet it was also beautiful.

I experienced emotions as though they were my own. Physical sensations that didn’t belong to me. Moments of knowing that had no logical explanation. As a child, I assumed this was normal. It wasn’t until much later that I realised not everyone experiences the world this way.

One of the greatest influences in my life was my mother. She didn’t dismiss what I felt. She didn’t silence it. She didn’t tell me to ‘be normal.’ Instead, she taught me something far

more powerful — that being different requires strength, and that strength and voice must go hand in hand. Because the truth is, those who don’t understand will often try to diminish what they can’t explain. They will label it, dismiss it, even shame it. And it takes courage not to internalise that.

It takes courage to stand in something you feel deeply, even when others don’t see it.

Many people think becoming psychic is a dramatic, lightning-bolt moment. But more often than not, it isn’t. It’s subtle. It’s layered. It’s something you’ve been experiencing your entire life — only one day, you finally recognise it for what it is.

For me, that recognition didn’t lead to fear. It led to curiosity. Instead of shutting it down, I leaned in. Instead of asking, “What’s wrong with me?” I asked, “What is this trying to show me?” And that question changed everything.

There came a moment where I had a choice — to disconnect from what I felt, or to deepen into it. And I chose to go deeper. Because what I felt in that connection — what some call Source, God, the Universe — was not something I wanted to lose. It felt like home. Like truth. Like something that existed not to overwhelm me, but to guide me.

So I anchored into it. I built strength within myself. I developed understanding. And over time, I allowed that connection to evolve. Not into something that made me ‘different’ from others, but into something that could help others reconnect with themselves.

What I have come to understand is this: spiritual sensitivity is not just a gift. It is a responsibility. When you are able to feel deeply, to sense beyond the surface, to connect to something greater — you become a light. And it becomes your role not to change others into what you think they should be, but to help them remember who they already are.

To help them reconnect to their own inner voice. Their own knowing. Their own ‘something’.

I didn’t ‘become’ a Psychic Medium overnight. I became someone who chose to trust what I had always felt. To honour it. To develop it. To use it with intention. What was once something that made me feel small is now the very thing that gives my life purpose.

If there is one thing I want you to take from this, it’s this — that voice within you, that feeling you can’t explain, that quiet knowing… it matters. It is real. It is yours. And it is worth listening to.

Because spirit rarely shouts. It whispers.

And when you learn to listen, you begin to remember who you truly are and light that inner flame.

Carpe Diem. — Missy Rivers

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THIS IS NOT JUST A COLLECTION OF CHAPTERS.

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A reminder that healing is possible. A reflection of the strength that lives inside us all.

Some stories are written to be read. This one was written to be felt.

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e spiritual catalyst behind the Quantum Blueprint

There are leaders and then there are frequency holders. Deb Norman is the latter. A soul-led visionary, multidimensional healer, and founder of The Quantum Blueprint, Deb walks between worlds with an unshakable clarity that is both cosmic and deeply embodied.

Known for her potent energetic transmissions and unwavering devotion to truth, she guides spiritual entrepreneurs, mystics, and empaths into a profound remembrance, of who they are beyond conditioning, beyond distortion, and beyond limitation.

Her work isn’t just about healing. It’s about divine reclamation. With decades of experience weaving trauma resolution, quantum energetics, and intuitive mastery, Deb is here for the ones who remember, the souls ready to shed inherited paradigms and rise into sovereign leadership, anchored in the frequency of their truth.

In this exclusive conversation, Deb shares insights on energetic sovereignty, soul codes, gridwork, and the sacred moment when remembrance becomes real.

1. Embodying the Divine Frequency

OracleME: You’ve often spoken about becoming a ‘divine frequency holder’. Could you share what this means to you personally and how this embodiment has influenced your journey?

Deb: To me, being a divine frequency holder means living in full alignment with your soul’s original resonance; your true, unfiltered essence. Every living being emits a frequency, but over time, that signal often gets clouded. From early childhood, we unconsciously absorb the emotional debris, beliefs, and projections of others—parents, teachers, cultural systems. We take them on as if they were ours, distorting our natural frequency.

For much of my early life, I was living from those distortions; shaped by environments and energies that didn’t reflect my truth. The turning point came when I began to unravel which thoughts, emotions, and energetic patterns actually belonged to me, and which were inherited echoes.

That’s when everything changed.

Holding your divine frequency means learning to remember who you are underneath the conditioning. It’s not about becoming someone new; it’s about shedding what’s not yours so your natural brilliance can radiate clearly. When we vibrate from that place, we begin creating a life that is coherent with our soul’s blueprint, one that supports not only our own evolution but also uplifts the frequency of everyone we come into contact with.

It’s not just alignment; it’s liberation.

2. The Genesis of The Quantum Blueprint

OracleME: The Quantum Blueprint is a compelling concept. How did this vision come into being, and what core principles does it encapsulate in your work?

Deb: The Quantum Blueprint wasn’t just a rebrand, it was a soul directive.

Years ago, my work began under the name Triskele of Light Astro Therapies. But after seven years, during a moment of stillness while reconnecting with my private Facebook group of nearly 30,000 members, I felt a clear nudge from my guides:

It’s time to evolve. Change the name. Shift the identity. Uplevel everything.

I asked what it should be called, and instantly heard, The Quantum Blueprint. I saw a Star of David—a sacred geometry also embedded in my natal chart—and then, a heartbeat pulsing through its centre. I heard, “The heart is the container through which all life beats. To fully step into who you are, you must work through the quantum heart.”

This vision was more than branding; it was a transmission.

The quantum field is our true home; we are consciousness navigating through a physical avatar. Healing must happen on both levels—the energetic and the embodied.

The Quantum Blueprint became the foundation of my work: helping others realign with their divine coding by clearing interference, anchoring into the heart, and remembering who they truly are in the multidimensional field.

3. Liberating Energetic Patterns

OracleME: In guiding clients toward energetic sovereignty, what recurring patterns do you observe that individuals are currently striving to transcend?

Deb: The most common threads I see in my clients are people-pleasing tendencies, poor self-image, leaky or nonexistent boundaries, hyper-independence, and an inner critic that never sleeps. Perhaps most significantly, many are unaware they’re even running these programs.

These patterns aren’t simply personality quirks—they’re energetic imprints that began long before birth. In fact, much of this conditioning can be traced back to the in-utero experience, where the developing embryo absorbs everything the mother feels. At that stage, it doesn’t yet recognise itself as a separate being. It simply feels, and it stores.

Add to this the emotional blueprinting of the first seven years of life, and you have a deeply embedded operating system that’s often been passed down through at least 14 generations.

These energetic codes take time to embed; and they require time, intention, and repetition to rewrite. True transformation isn’t about a single breakthrough moment, it’s a committed recalibration. When a soul is genuinely ready to evolve, that willingness becomes the ignition point. From there, the work is about integrating the new frequency until it becomes embodied truth.

That’s the path to energetic sovereignty: remembrance, responsibility, and realignment.

4. Awakening the Remembers

OracleME: You refer to your work as being for ‘the ones who remember’. Who are these individuals, and what is the significance of their remembrance in the context of your teachings?

Deb: The ones who remember are souls who’ve walked this Earth, and other realms, many times before. They carry ancient wisdom in their bones, in their energy field, in the very cadence of their thoughts. But often, the amnesia of birth clouds that inner knowing.

Through life’s challenges, divine timing, and planetary alignments, these individuals begin to stir. Something awakens.

And what looks like a new skill or sudden interest is actually a cellular remembrance of something they’ve already mastered across lifetimes.

I recall during my studies in psychological astrology, my teacher said, “You’re not learning—you’re remembering.” That phrase struck a chord so deep within me that it became a guiding principle in my work.

When I look at a natal chart—a soul’s blueprint—I can often see clearly who is ready to remember. The clients who are drawn to me don’t arrive by chance. They come because they’re vibrationally aligned and ready to activate their deeper mission. They are the soul-healers, light-bringers, and grid-workers here to support humanity’s evolution.

Remembrance isn’t a concept; it’s a calling. And once it begins, there’s no going back. Only forward, into purpose.

5. Alchemy Between Trauma and Expansion

OracleME: Between the realms of trauma and soul expansion lies a transformative space. How do you perceive the alchemical processes that occur within this space?

Deb: The space between trauma and expansion is razorthin, but immensely potent. It’s a realm where alchemy lives.

Our cells are a living community, each with its own immune system, function, and intelligence. They’re composed of 50% DNA and 50% protein, and it’s our thoughts that instruct the proteins, shaping cellular expression. In essence, your biology is taking its cues from your beliefs.

Trauma becomes trapped when the body is given repeated signals of fear, lack, or pain; often born from a single moment that the mind couldn’t process. But here’s the alchemy: the same neural and cellular pathways that encode trauma also hold the key to liberation.

When I’m working in the quantum field, I often see both frequencies—trauma and expansion—alive at once. The di erence isn’t in the biology itself, but in the vibration that activates it. By flipping the energetic instruction; changing the emotional narrative, we begin to transmute stored pain into potential.

This is the alchemical space: where old programs dissolve, and the soul gets to reauthor its reality. It’s not just healing, it’s evolution in motion.

6. Anchoring Multidimensional Wisdom

OracleME: Multidimensionality is a cornerstone of your practice. How do you assist clients in accessing and integrating higher wisdom into their daily lives?

Deb: The truth is, we are already multidimensional beings—we’re just conditioned to forget. The 3D world, with all its noise, keeps us fixated on the physical. But our guidance, clarity, and truth often reside in the subtler realms, the ones just beneath the surface of thought and just beyond the veil of logic.

My work helps clients safely bridge those realms by first creating energetic coherence within the nervous system. If the body is in survival mode, it can’t receive higher frequency information, it will interpret it as a threat. So we begin by regulating the energy field and establishing safety in the system. Once grounded, the intuitive channels open with more clarity, and the heart becomes the translator of higher guidance.

In the quantum field, wisdom doesn’t always arrive in words—it can come as vibration, visual codes, or sudden knowing. My role is to help clients trust those signals and anchor them through embodied action. That might look like adjusting a boundary, shifting a belief, or creating space for a new reality to land.

The real magic? When they start living from that higher frequency, consistently. That’s when their external life begins to match the inner alignment.

7. Personal Practices for Clarity and Expansion

But in order to fulfil your mission, you must first choose you; not the persona, not the programming, but the truth of your soul.

OracleME: Maintaining clarity and expansion in one’s field is vital. What personal practices do you engage in to sustain your own energetic alignment?

Deb: My daily practices are non-negotiable; they’re the sca olding that holds me steady so I can hold others. Every morning, before the world gets loud, I drop into stillness.

Sometimes that’s through meditation, sometimes breathwork, sometimes simply listening to the frequencies around me and tuning into what my body needs. I check in with my energy field as though it’s an old friend; what’s present today? What’s shifted overnight? This builds intimacy with the self and keeps my field responsive rather than reactive.

Grounding is essential. I work with the Earth’s electromagnetic field daily, either physically, with my feet on the ground, or energetically by anchoring into the grid. I also use sound healing, especially Solfeggio frequencies, to recalibrate my system when it feels o -centre.

Movement, hydration, sunlight, and rest are sacred rituals, not just habits. They keep my physical vessel strong enough to carry the higher frequencies I work with.

And perhaps most importantly, I stay curious. I ask questions inward, I listen, and I allow the mystery to speak. That’s what keeps the channel clear; not striving, but softening.

My clarity comes not from doing more, but from consistently coming home to myself through grounding barefoot as often as possible.

8. Living as a Soul Channel and Grid-Worker

OracleME: You’ve identified as a ‘soul channel’ and ‘gridworker’. Can you recount a moment when these roles were profoundly activated within you?

Deb: There have been many moments, but one still vibrates in my bones.

I was guiding a group activation during a planetary alignment, one that connected deeply with the Earth’s crystalline grid. As I dropped in, the room around me dissolved.

I could feel the magnetic pull of the grid points, like invisible threads calling me into position. My voice began to move with a language that wasn’t mine, encoded with frequencies I wasn’t consciously aware of but completely trusted. The group began to shift. Tears, laughter, body movements. It was as if their souls were remembering in real time.

In that moment, I wasn’t doing the work. I was simply the vessel and bridge between realms. The energy was coming through me, not from me. And that’s the essence of being a Soul Channel: surrendering the ego and allowing pure source intelligence to move as needed.

As a grid-worker, I’ve also felt that same pull in sacred lands like being guided to anchor light in Tasmania and

These roles aren’t something I try to be. They’re what awakens in me when I listen deeply and follow the call.

9. Message to the Awakening Souls

For those awakening to their divine blueprint, what message or energetic transmission do you feel called to

You are not broken, you are encoded.

What you’re feeling isn’t a breakdown, it’s a breakthrough. The discomfort, the disorientation, the sudden call to go inward… it’s not random. It’s your soul tapping the glass,

You didn’t come here to fit into a system that was never designed for your frequency. You came to recode it. To remember your soul’s original agreements. To awaken dormant gifts that have been waiting, patiently, for your willingness.

The divine blueprint within you knows the way. Even when your mind doubts, your heart remembers.

So if you’re feeling the pull, follow it. If you’re questioning your reality, trust that. If you’re craving depth, meaning, purpose, it’s not because you’re lost. It’s because you’re being rerouted back to yourself.

This isn’t a path of perfection. It’s a path of presence. Of choosing, moment by moment, to live as the embodied frequency of your truth.

You are not here to play small. You are a soul on mission, and your remembrance is the permission slip others have been waiting for.

Now is the time. Activate.

10. Final Transmission: A Call to Rise

OracleME: What message or energetic transmission would you like to leave with those feeling called to step into alignment with their soul path?

Deb: This is your invitation to stop circling the edges of your own life.

There’s a version of you, already encoded within, who doesn’t second-guess their intuition, doesn’t shrink to make others comfortable, and doesn’t keep waiting for permission to be fully expressed. That version of you is already here, waiting to be embodied.

You didn’t come to Earth at this time by accident. You are part of a wave of frequency holders, healers, visionaries, and way-showers tasked with anchoring a new grid of consciousness.

But in order to fulfil your mission, you must first choose you; not the persona, not the programming, but the truth of your soul.

If you’re feeling the call, it’s because your soul blueprint is activating. It’s time to remember what you came here for. The next step isn’t outside of you, it’s in the pause, the breath, the willingness to say: I’m ready.

Everything changes when you decide.

You are the portal, the blueprint, the Earth’s neurons and the messenger. You are the frequency you’ve been waiting for.

Together we rise.

www.quantumblueprint.com.au

Diana Mary is the founder of MindFlow Lounge, dedicated to encouraging a positive mindset, self-love, and mindfulness. Her thoughtfully designed products inspire and uplift, serving as daily reminders of positivity. She believes in the transformative power of awareness to encourage self-care. www.mindflowlounge.com

don’t build on their own Dreams

STORY DIANA MARY – MindFlow Lounge

Dreams need an action underneath them before anything starts to build. Not a big one, not a brave one, just the next real step taken on an ordinary day. The gap between dreaming and doing is where the actual work lives.

There’s a phrase that lives rent-free in most of our heads, and it goes like this: “One day”.

“One day I’ll start properly.”

“One day I’ll feel ready.”

“One day I’ll stop overthinking and just do it.”

It sounds responsible because it doesn’t say ‘never’. It just keeps nudging the start line a little further into the future.

The reason “one day” feels so safe is because nothing has tested the dream yet. Inside your imagination the project works, the audience gets it, the new habit sticks, and the future version of you is calm and organised. Action introduces something

di erent; it introduces real life, with all of its uncertainty and the possibility of getting it wrong. That gap between dreaming and doing is where most of us pause for far longer than we meant to. Not because we don’t care enough. Usually because the next step feels emotionally bigger than we expected.

One of the most common mix-ups about change is the belief it has to arrive in cinematic moments. A grand decision, a big leap, a transformative weekend away. Sometimes change does work like that. More often, it shows up through repeated ordinary moves that initially feel far too small to matter.

A single walk doesn’t change your health. One paragraph doesn’t write the book. One short conversation doesn’t reset your relationship with someone. The point of small actions isn’t the size of any individual move. The point is that small things keep happening when life is normal. You can still do something small while tired, busy, or unsure of yourself. That’s exactly why they work. Small actions survive ordinary days, and ordinary days are where most of life actually happens.

Are You Dreaming or Actioning?

Stage 1: DREAMING MODE

Mapping the whole plan mentally

Researching the best approach

Picturing how good it’ll be

Waiting until you feel certain

Setting a perfect start date

Stage 2: ACTION MODE

Writing one paragraph on a piece of paper

Sending the first message

Doing the smallest next step today

Doing something while still a little unsure

Starting on a Tuesday afternoon

Neither stage is wrong. Dreaming is where you figure out what you actually want and why it matters. Action is where the dream meets real life and you start moving toward it. The two are tied together more closely than people realise. One stage without the other doesn’t build much; dreaming on its own stays in your head, and action without a clear sense of what you’re building tends to be motion without much direction. The two stages need each other, and most of the time you’ll move back and forth between them.

The Lesson Never Arrives Until You Start

Here’s the part nobody warns you about. You can analyse an idea for months and still not know whether it works for you. One real attempt usually teaches more than all the planning combined. Sometimes what you learn is encouraging. Sometimes it stings a little. Both are useful, because both move you forward.

A lot of us avoid starting because we’re nervous about discovering we’re not instantly brilliant at the thing. The catch

is that not starting carries its own kind of pain; frustration, feeling stuck in place, and even watching the years move past while you stand still. Movement doesn’t always feel exciting in the moment, but it tends to feel a lot better than no movement. Clarity usually shows up after the start of doing the action steps, not before.

Manifestation Looks More Like A Nudge Than A Miracle

A quick word on manifestation, because it gets used in some confusing or misrepresented ways. What I’ve experienced has been less about wishing hard at the universe and more about noticing di erently. When something matters without fear, your attention starts catching things it used to skim past.

What manifestation often actually looks like in real life:

• A persistent idea that won’t leave you alone

• A sudden urge to message someone specific

• An old skill or interest feeling relevant again

• Discomfort with the current direction

• A pull toward opening the file you keep avoiding Those moments only become something if you take them up. People sometimes miss manifestations because they’re waiting for exaggerated miracles while ignoring the whisper invitations. The dream you’ve been holding rarely arrives fully formed at your door. It arrives as the urge to open the laptop. As the morning when going for a walk feels possible. As the discomfort that tells you something needs to change.

Ready Almost Never Comes First

A lot of people wait to feel ready before they start. Most of the time it works the other way around. You start a little unsure, do the thing a few times, and the doing is what builds the confidence. Not the waiting.

Most meaningful things involve some uncertainty: starting something new, putting something into the world, changing direction, trying again after a flop, having a real conversation that’s been overdue. If you wait until the nervous feeling completely lifts, you might wait a very long time. Courage rarely looks loud or obvious. From the outside it can look pretty calm. On the inside there’s usually nerves, doubt, and plenty of mixed feelings going on at once. Real courage is taking the next step that is available to you and makes sense, just without needing the whole path mapped out first. That’s it in a nutshell. If you do this a few times a week or more, before you know it, when you look at how much you’ve achieved two months later, there would be considerable progress than waiting for that perfect time.

What is Your Next Smallest Step?

The smallest action counts and moves you along the path. Pick one and write it somewhere you’ll see tomorrow morning. Make it small, make it honest, and make it something that fits into today.

Dreams matter. Direction matters. So does the very first move that turns the dream into something real, and small is enough to start it.

Disclaimer: This article reflects personal experience and observation. It is not professional psychological advice or a substitute for therapy. Please consider support from a qualified mental health professional.

We’ve all heard the spiritual adage that awareness is the first step toward transformation.

Yet, how many of us find ourselves trapped in a loop of profound realisation without the accompanying behaviour change? We understand our patterns, yet we hesitate to take that next action step because it feels inherently terrifying. In the search for stability, we often fall back on old, rigid frameworks.

But there is a profound difference between a structure that supports growth and a routine that acts as a cage.

If your daily routine feels like a prison, you aren’t building self-trust; you are merely recreating the very dynamic you came into this lifetime to heal.

Moving beyond the psychic prison

Redefining Structure and Spiritual Wholeness

because we associate them with external control — be it from parental expectations, past partners, or societal pressures that forced us into restrictive boxes. When those old structures crumble, we often swing to the opposite extreme, avoiding routine altogether. Yet, bypassing structure entirely can leave us ungrounded, drifting from place to place without a sense of deep satisfaction or settlement.

The breakthrough happens when we realise that the old framework doesn’t work, but our innate need for creative freedom and expression still requires a container. When action is required, it is easy to unconsciously slip back into outdated patterns because they feel familiar. In those moments, we must

as any physical vice. When wellness rituals become a rigid checklist used to avoid reality, they transform into another form of confinement.

True healing means moving out of these defensive loops and returning to wholeness.

Instead of forcing ourselves into punitive discipline, we can shift our mindset toward creating ‘something to look forward to’. When we frame our daily practices around anticipation, joy, and rest, rather than obligation, the mind settles.

Building a divine structure is not about achieving a flawless checklist; it is about anchoring a feeling. By marrying our need for freedom with

or esoteric path struggle deeply with creating structures.

The cosmic reset:

Saturn and Neptune Igniting a New Era in Aries

STORY DEB NORMAN

We are living through one of those rare thresholds in time where the veil between realities feels thinner, more permeable, and less certain. Many people sense it but cannot name it. The old structures are still standing, yet something invisible is dissolving beneath them. This is the signature of the Saturn/Neptune cycle now unfolding, a meeting between the architect of reality (Saturn) and the ocean of consciousness (Neptune).

Saturn represents form, boundaries, time, fear, and the frameworks that hold our lives together. Neptune dissolves form and can create distortion, governing dreams, intuition, mysticism, and the unseen forces that shape our inner world. When these two energies converge, we experience both confusion and awakening. What once felt solid begins to blur. Systems we trusted reveal cracks. Identities built on certainty begin to soften and recalibrate, leaving us as a collective feeling temporarily totalled.

Throughout July to September, this influence remains deeply personal. Many will feel a subtle but persistent inner tension to grow up in a deeply and spiritually embodied way that asks for honesty. Saturn demands integrity while Neptune dissolves illusion. Together, they expose where we have been outsourcing authority, numbing truth, or clinging to identities that no longer hold power.

This is why so many people are questioning everything from their path, purpose, relationships, and even their perception of reality. The August eclipse season may crack open the subconscious, surfacing hidden fears and forgotten desires. Saturn and Neptune then ask us to integrate what is revealed.

On a collective level, we are moving from certainty to consciousness. The old world was built on external authority, rules, systems, and rigid narratives that told us who to be. The new frequency asks for inner authorship. It asks us to develop discernment instead of dependency. This can feel disorienting because it removes familiar structures, yet it also restores something sacred: direct relationship with truth.

This era does not reward avoidance. Neptune without Saturn is prone to escapism, illusion, or spiritual bypassing. Saturn without Neptune becomes rigid and fearful. Together, they offer something rare, embodied spirituality. This type of spirituality is not about floating above reality, but about inhabiting it fully with awareness.

The invitation is simple, though not always easy: slow down, listen, and reflect. Notice where life is dissolving roles you’ve outgrown, where responsibility is calling you forward with encouragement for full alignment. This is what initiation feels like; it is never pretty until complete.

We are not just witnessing change, we’re reshaping reality. The Saturn/Neptune era is teaching us that clarity is no longer found in rigid certainty, but in conscious presence, flexibility, and uncertainty. Those willing to stand in that presence will discover something profound: when illusion falls away, what remains is truth strong enough to build a new world upon.

Deb Norman is a Psychological Astrologer and creator of The Quantum Blueprint, integrating astrology, psychotherapy, epigenetics, and energetic intelligence. Her writing offers grounded insight for spiritually-aware readers seeking deeper self-understanding. www.quantumblueprint.com.au It’s time to

the vibrant, aligned version of yourself. If you’re ready to release what no longer serves you and claim your power…

Chakra numerology for 11:11 awakening

Your DOB Holds The Code to Your Life Purpose, Major Turning Points and Energy Forecast!

s a numerologist, palm reader and psychic, I am always humbled by the families who come in to work with me. So often, my clients are finally ready to realise their Soul potential, after seeing repeating numbers such as 11:11. I love being able to create practical breakthroughs with them.

As we journey through their contracts, aka DOB and name numerology charts and 12-month forecasts, it becomes evident that intergenerational, even interdimensional, healing is possible. We are each a part of our family system’s energy ‘body’. Perhaps you are the eyes and a visionary, while I am the feet and a pioneer. All parts belong and have intrinsic value…

I came to numerology in my late 20s, from a background of science, fundraising and activism. In a short period of time, I read a couple of profound books, one of which, an acquaintance bought me. He saw me standing in the Relaxation Centre shop in Brisbane and said, “You have to get that!” It was The Life You Were Born to Live by Dan Millman.

Note: I was honoured to interview Dan for my blog, after years of following his teachings. He can still do a handstand at age 80!

The concept of adding up a date of birth to find one’s spiritual purpose seemed crazy, until I sat down one night and did the charts of everyone close to me. I saw the incredible patterns in their life paths and DOB grids, especially among my ex-partners and family. I felt like I had stumbled across the meaning of my life. It truly was love at first (in)sight.

After years of doing psychic readings on the weekends and after hours, I made the switch to full time self-employment in 2012. It was terrifying, as I come from a conservative Asian family and had been working in management. It felt like I was jumping o a cli , especially financially.

However, I wanted to make a di erence in the new age industry, so I picked up some fantastic mentors early on. Many of them are still dear friends, who teach in my communities to this day. I was also fortunate to make a mark in the media, through commercial radio and TV interviews.

Deciding to link the chakras with numerology was a

big step. I first learned about this esoteric connection when exploring yoga and Reiki/energy healing. Not many numerologists or textbooks seemed to be talking about the overlaps, at least back then. I was looking for a way to teach numbers to people from all walks of life, in a fast and accessible way.

As soon as I began talking about each person’s life path in terms of the chakras they were here to heal; the collective light bulbs went o . Sessions and classes became intensely personal and even more accurate. It was so satisfying to witness the ‘pops’ as people immediately understood certain issues they kept facing in their private and professional lives.

I’ve now read for almost 6, 000 clients and taught hundreds of spiritual workshops since 2006 (mainly numerology, palmistry and intuition). It never gets boring. I can’t imagine doing anything else because every day is so fascinating. I also love being able to work around my kids, as I am the sole parent of three cheeky, telepathy young boys.

In terms of anecdotes:

• There will always be synchronicities between parents and children, especially when it comes to life paths. Sometimes, these connections are obvious (such as a family of all 1 life paths). At other times, it is more nuanced (for example, grandchildren having similar numbers and personalities to ancestors). Having done my family’s charts, I am astonished at the precision. My eldest son Forrest, is an 18/9 life path Old Soul. When he is 18 (his adult life path turning point), I will be 53, which is a huge shift in both my numerology and palmistry. I believe children pick us, long before birth, however we still have free will in the relationship.

• I have met countless life path 5 clients with a history of throat (5th chakra) issues, often stemming from childhood to when I meet them. Often, they will cover their mouth or cough just as I start the reading. They also have past/present life stories of being persecuted or bullied until they lost their voices. We often do healings around reclaiming their intuition. It’s gotten to the point where I can occasionally guess someone’s life path, just from talking to them.

• Old Souls are among my favourite types to work with.

Many of them have strong 9 numerology. They rarely come in for readings, unless they are truly at an impasse. Usually everyone goes to them for help, so they aren’t used to asking for support. I teach my students that if a 9 life path comes in, they should take the booking, as it could be years before the opportunity returns.

Once, I spoke at a property conference and couldn’t help but prank the crowd (I’ve also studied comedy). I asked all the 9 life paths to stand up. Guess what? They were almost all at one table. The room of 200+ people gasped. I joked to my friend that 9 life paths are so proud and private, that it would take them a year to forgive me. Sure enough, it took several months before some of these Souls came in. Luckily for my business, other attendees booked in much sooner.

• I specialise in helping those with prominent Master Number 11, 22, 33 or 44 in their charts.

As a Master 11 life path (The Spiritual Messenger — I say it’s more like Don’t Shoot The Spiritual Messenger), I understand how sensitive these people can be. It’s common for them to see repeating numbers as numerology can help them to truly understand why they feel ‘di erent.’ Often, they have strong Starseed energy — you could say they are futuristic, almost alien.

In my experience, a Master Number brings double ups and downs. You have more psychic ability and healing powers, but also more responsibility to be an ethical leader and to use your influence for the highest good. It’s easy to become famous, but this can turn to notoriety. Mental health can be tricky, unless you have a community of friends, who unconditionally love you.

I hope I’ve piqued your interest in numerology from this article. I’m so looking forwards to writing more columns and to meeting you sometime, be it online or in person. Thank you for your time. I’ve included some numerology tips below. With love, Sarah and the 11:11 Angels.

For more info, please go to www.sarahyip.com and follow me on socials.

STORY

It was really quite difficult to write this article.

To talk about Nothing Girl (one of my many child parts), feels like trying to grasp water.

Nothing Girl feels elusive and ethereal, evaporating into nothingness at the slightest glimpse of the social spotlight.

Nothing Girl was shaped from early experiences of violence and fear, where invisibility, shrinking down and staying small were her only defenses. She deployed them in many forms — from a compliant yes, or a nodding smile, to a complete disappearing act, leaving others scratching their heads as they watched the vacant look on her very young face. In adult life, she avoids intense social interactions that ask her to share parts of herself for fear of judgment and intense shame. Nothing Girl, whilst small and unassuming, is a beautifully designed defense system for a little girl who was totally defenseless.

This is not a new concept for women. Much of the conditioning of women and girls has taught us to take up as little space as possible. So, as I’ve embarked on my deep soul dive and creative journey, Nothing Girl has been hovering, watching…

She waits holding her breath as I begin to embark on a more public expression of my inward journey. See, I have this strong creative part too, that wants to share my inner world, as I truly believe that hearing others’

Nothing Girl takes up space

stories through art and writing helps you to feel less exiled from yourself and the collective.

The juxtaposition is that Nothing Girl doesn’t really like this strong creative part and has now pulled rather intensely on her ‘stay small’ levers, into full wallflower mode, as I put more of myself out into the world. The intense protective strategy of disappearing into nothingness is a safe place, but staying there in the comfort of invisibility means abandoning all the parts of me that deserve to take up space and reclaim their rightful place in the world.

So, I turn toward her whenever I feel the inevitable retracting, shrinking or avoiding taking hold. I see her, I hold space for her, and I thank her for the many ways she kept me safe throughout my life. She might be small, but she is formidable, my long-time friend and she deserves my love and respect, especially as she learns to take up more of this new and scary space.

Do you have a version of Nothing Girl?

A part of you that shrinks and avoids taking up space? Perhaps ask yourself:

“Where in my life do I shrink to stay safe?”

“What would it feel like to take up space today?”

“What is one act of self-love I can do to reclaim the part of me that shrinks and fears being seen?”

Nothing Girl is part of a series of character dolls that embody facets of the self, inviting reflection, healing, and reclamation through the transformative journey of shadow work.

Nothing Girl is one of 33 archetypal characters in the Reclaiming Self Transformational Feminine Shadow Deck.

Mandy Flint is an emerging artist and writer creating resources and workshops that support women to take up space.

www.reclaimingspace.com.au

self@reclaimingspace.com.au

Bringing Nothing Girl to life (August 2024 to May 2026) (Sculpture by Mandy Flint, Illustration by Jordan Flint, Graphic design by Jasmin Gowling JASK)

The wisdom of the vagus nerve

An Ayurvedic Approach to Healing the Nervous System and Gut

here comes a point when the body can no longer override exhaustion. The woman who has held everything together begins waking tired, anxious, bloated, disconnected from herself, yet unable to slow down. Her nervous system remains ‘hyped’ while she feels close to the point of burnout. Meals become rushed. Sleep becomes fragmented. The body continues to function, but no longer feels safe.

This is nervous system dysregulation.

Modern neuroscience confirms that chronic stress reshapes your neural circuits and affects your entire biology. As your brain adapts to ‘survival mode’ your digestion weakens, inflammation rises, and symptoms once dismissed as ‘normal’ become daily realities of suffering — fatigue, insomnia, brain fog, anxiety, digestive discomfort, and emotional overwhelm.

Yet your body is not malfunctioning. It is communicating. You’ve probably spent years overriding your body’s signals in order to meet the demands of modern life. Constant stimulation, emotional pressure, screen exposure, irregular eating habits, and poor sleep gradually disconnect your body from its natural rhythms. Your nervous system

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becomes conditioned for vigilance rather than restoration. This is why so many women describe feeling ‘tired but wired’ — exhausted physically, yet unable to truly rest.

Ayurveda does not recognise this pattern as a mental flaw. Instead, it is viewed as depletion of the body’s reserves due to the scattered, fast moving, internal energies of ether and air. Rather than treating symptoms in isolation, Ayurveda views anxiety, digestive disturbance, fatigue, and emotional sensitivity as interconnected expressions of imbalance that require a whole body approach to healing with awareness, nourishment, and presence.

As an Ayurvedic Practitioner and Ayurvedic Student Doctor specialising in gut health and nervous system regulation, I have witnessed one truth repeatedly: healing begins when the body receives signals to return to balance… and feels safe enough to ‘RESET’.

Modern science now recognises the vagus nerve as the body’s ‘healing highway,’ linking the brain, gut, immune system, heart, and emotional state. Long before the vagus nerve was identified scientifically, Ayurveda understood this intimate connection between mind, body, and digestion.

In Ayurveda, the nervous system is governed by Vata dosha — the energetic principle of movement, communication, breath, and sensory processing. When Vata becomes aggravated through stress, trauma, overstimulation, irregular routines, or emotional overload, the body shifts into survival mode.

Sarah Jane Michaels

Ayurvedic Medicine, Nutrition and Gut Health, Nervous System Regulation, NLP and Somatic Integration

The digestive system is governed by Agni, the digestive fire responsible not only for processing food, but also experiences and emotion. When Agni weakens, toxins known as Ama accumulate, contributing to inflammation, sluggish digestion, low energy, and nervous system imbalance.

Ayurveda teaches that a calm nervous system begins with gut balance. Two of its greatest medicines are food and rhythm. Regular meals, mindful eating, warm nourishing foods (specific to treating your imbalance), deep rest and moments of stillness all send signals of safety to the body. Even simple rituals — slowing down while eating, chewing consciously, or taking a breath before meals — help restore balance. Your body responds to consistency.

Perhaps one of the greatest lessons Ayurveda can offer you is this: your symptoms are not the enemy. They are messages asking you to listen more deeply to your body’s imbalances.

Healing your nervous system and gut is not about forcing your body to perform. It is about helping your body transform an imbalanced state, while remembering safety again.

And when internal balance returns, healing accelerates — one breath, one meal, and one grounded moment at a time.

Sarah Jane Michaels is a 10x #1 International Bestselling Author, a student Ayurvedic Doctor, trauma-informed NLP coach and somatic practitioner with over 35 years’ experience. She empowers women to understand their bodies’ signals, restore gut health, regulate their nervous systems, reclaim health and vitality.

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Transform your life with

Deb Norman

AUTHOR

OracleME MAGAZINE ASTROLOGER INSPIRED AWARDS FINALIST

Are you an empath who’s felt overwhelmed, drained, or stuck in old patterns that keep repeating?

Deb Norman, award-nominated spiritual mentor and the visionary behind Quantum Blueprint, has helped countless empaths reclaim their energy, align with their truth, and rise into their highest potential.

As an author, respected astrologer for OracleME Magazine, and Finalist in the Inspired Awards, Deb blends emotional healing, astrology, heart/brain coherence, and frequency work into a profound transformational system.

Inside her life-changing Amplitude Program, you’ll discover how to:

• Release emotional imprints and trauma-based patterns

• Build heart/brain coherence to support clarity, calm, and confidence

• Understand your personal blueprint so life finally makes sense

• Step into your authentic power without guilt, fear, or overwhelm

• Raise your vibration to match the life you’re calling in

This is not another surface-level coaching container.

This is a deep, safe, trauma-aware space where empaths stop surviving — and start thriving.

Book your FREE Clarity Session today. Gain personalised insight into your energetic blueprint and the pathway forward.

Deb Norman is a born Psychic Medium, Psychological Astrologer, and founder of The Quantum Blueprint.

For over 30 years she has blended astrology, psychotherapy, energy-body work, spiritual awareness and epigenetics to help clients decode their ‘family wiring’ and heal inherited patterns of pain. Deb specialises in transforming early conditioning, selfsabotage and repeating relationship or money struggles into clear purpose, emotional freedom and practical action.

Her work is for empaths, seekers and cycle-breakers who know they were made for more. With Deb as your guide, your story stops running you — and becomes the blueprint for your next evolution.

Returning home to yourself

There comes a point in many women’s lives where they realise they can no longer continue pushing through exhaustion, emotional overwhelm and constant stress while pretending everything is ‘fine.’

For years, many women have carried the invisible weight of caring for others, building careers, navigating relationships, raising families, supporting ageing parents, experiencing heartbreak, loss, divorce, health changes or major life transitions — all while placing themselves last. Over time, the body begins to speak what the soul can no longer suppress.

Anxiety, emotional reactivity, burnout, fatigue, insomnia, brain fog, overwhelm and feeling disconnected from oneself are often not signs of weakness. They are signs of a nervous system that has spent too long in survival mode.

From a mind, body and spirit perspective, nervous system

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life appears calm externally, internally the body may still be bracing. This can manifest as overthinking, peoplepleasing, perfectionism, emotional exhaustion, inability to rest, hormonal imbalance and feeling disconnected from joy, intuition and inner peace.

A dysregulated nervous system impacts every area of life. The mind becomes noisy and reactive. The body becomes depleted and inflamed. Spiritually, many women feel disconnected from their intuition, purpose and authentic self.

However, when the nervous system begins to feel safe again, everything changes.

A regulated nervous system allows the body to move out of survival and into healing. The mind becomes clearer. Emotional reactions soften. Sleep improves. Energy stabilises. Women often reconnect with parts of themselves they thought they had lost — creativity, confidence, calmness, self-trust and inner knowing.

Spiritually, regulation creates space to hear the whispers of the soul beneath the noise of stress and overwhelm. Intuition strengthens. Clarity returns. Life begins to feel more aligned rather than constantly forced.

True healing is not about ‘fixing’ yourself. It is about gently unwinding the layers of stress, conditioning and emotional protection that have kept the body in survival for so long.

This is why practices such as kinesiology, nervous system support, emotional integration, grounding, breathwork, subconscious work and reflective coaching can be so powerful. Healing does not occur through force or pressure. It happens through safety, awareness, consistency and compassionate support.

One of the most profound things a woman can do for herself is learn how to regulate her nervous system — not just for stress relief, but to reconnect with who she truly is beneath the overwhelm.

Because when a woman feels safe within herself, she no longer merely survives life.

She begins to embody it fully.

If you are feeling emotionally overwhelmed, exhausted or disconnected from yourself, perhaps your body is not asking you to push harder — but to slow down and listen differently. Begin by creating small moments of safety, stillness and selfconnection each day. Healing starts with awareness.

To learn more about nervous system regulation, kinesiology and transformational support, connect with Donna Drew and explore the Balance + Breakthrough Membership experience at www.donnadrew.com.au. You are also invited to continue the journey with Donna on her socials @thedonnadrew

Donna Drew is a kinesiologist and transformational coach passionate about helping women regulate their nervous systems, release emotional stress and reconnect with their authentic selves through kinesiology, subconscious healing and holistic mind-body-spirit support. www.donnadrew.com.au

What grief The Real Story Eight Months

actually looks like

STORY JO ROLFE

Eight months after losing the person I thought I would grow old with, I’ve discovered that grief has seasons no one warns you about. The first season is shock — a blur of logistics, tears that come without warning, and a body that forgets how to breathe. But the second season, the one I’m in now, is quieter and far more confronting. It’s the moment you realise you’re still here. You’re still alive. And life is asking you to participate again.

Grief has become my teacher. It has stripped me, stretched me, broken me open, and shown me the parts of myself I had forgotten. It has taught me that healing isn’t a destination — it’s a devotion. A daily choosing. A willingness to meet yourself again and again, even when it hurts.

In many ways, my work at The Spiritual Vibe has become part of that devotion. Every session I hold, every ceremony I guide, every moment I support someone through their own unravelling is done in honour of both of us — the woman I am becoming and the man whose love shaped me. The studio is my offering to the world, but it is also a living tribute to him. A place where his influence, his presence, and his impact continue to ripple through the lives I touch.

This is what I call The Second Awakening — the point where you stop waiting to ‘feel normal’ and start learning how to live inside a world that has been permanently rearranged. It’s not about moving on. It’s about moving with. With the memory. With the ache. With the love that didn’t die.

Grief lives in the body long before it becomes words. My nervous system has carried the imprint of that morning — the shaking, the adrenaline, the way my breath caught in my throat and stayed there for months. Even now, my body speaks before my mind does. Some days it whispers. Some days it trembles. Some days it curls in on itself, asking for softness, slowness, and safety. This is grief in the body — the part no one sees, but the part that shapes everything.

And, as I prepared to leave for Bali in May, I felt another layer unfolding. I didn’t say yes to that trip as an escape. I said yes because something inside me knew I needed space — real

space — to breathe again. I spent seven days at a women’s retreat, and then six days travelling alone, where no one knew my story and I got to meet myself without the weight of other people’s expectations.

This was travelling with grief — packing your clothes, your passport, your toothbrush… and the absence. Carrying the moments he would never see, the sunsets he would never stand beside you for, the courage it takes to let yourself experience beauty without him.

I didn’t know exactly who I would be on the other side of that trip. But I did know this: eight months in, I was not healed. But I am healing. And for now, that is enough.

Jo Rolfe — The Conscious Life Creator Holistic Menopause and Life Coach | Reiki Master | Sound Healing Practitioner | Access Bars and Somatic Therapy Facilitator | Life and Business Coach www.thespiritualvibehealingstudio.com.au

STORY SARAH JAYD

AI did not replace It unlocked it. creativity.

For me, the shift with AI art is not really about replacing artists. It is about opening doors that simply did not exist before for everyday people with powerful ideas.

A few years ago, creating an oracle deck was financially out of reach for many spiritual entrepreneurs. You either needed to be an artist yourself or have the budget to hire one. A fully illustrated 44-card deck could easily cost anywhere from $10,000 to $50,000 AUD depending on the artist, style, licensing, revisions, guidebook design, and whether custom packaging was included. For most people, the dream stayed a dream.

Now, tools like Midjourney have changed that reality completely.

What I have seen firsthand through Oracle Queen Publishing is that AI has allowed people who never thought they could create a deck to finally bring their vision to life. Single mums. Healers. Coaches. Everyday women with

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stories, wisdom, and lived experience. People who may have had incredible concepts sitting in journals for years but no practical way to turn them into something tangible.

That is the part that excites me the most.

And honestly, the people who are thriving with AI are not usually the ones trying to shortcut the process. They are the ones using it as a creative partner. The magic still comes from the concept, the intention, the storytelling, the emotional resonance, and the ability to create something that genuinely connects with people.

Because contrary to what some assume, AI does not magically spit out a successful deck.

You still need vision.

You still need branding.

You still need to understand symbolism, audience connection, card flow, guidebook writing, packaging, printing, and marketing. You still need to know how to turn an idea into an experience people want to hold in their hands.

That is where the real work is.

I think there is also an important conversation to have around the emotional reaction people sometimes have toward AI art, especially in spiritual spaces. I understand it. Spiritual businesses are often deeply heart-led and personal, so of course people are protective of creativity and authenticity.

But I also believe AI is simply a tool. Just like Canva was once controversial. Just like digital photography was once controversial. The integrity comes from the person using it.

I have seen AI used in ways that feel empty and disconnected. But I have also seen it used to help people express visions they could never previously afford to create. That feels powerful to me.

Personally, I use AI practically. Midjourney is still one of my favourite tools for creating oracle-style artwork because of the depth and beauty you can achieve when you understand prompting properly. I also think tools like ChatGPT are incredible for helping structure concepts, brainstorm themes, and support the creative process around the deck itself.

The biggest misconception is that AI removes creativity.

From what I have experienced, it often unlocks it.

It gives people permission to dream bigger. To experiment. To finally create the thing they have carried inside them for years without needing tens of thousands of dollars upfront to make it real.

And honestly, that shift is huge.

Sarah Jayd is a spiritual entrepreneur, oracle card creator, author, and AI artist. She supports spiritpreneurs through Oracle Queen Publishing, helping them publish spiritual books, journals, and oracle decks. www.oraclequeenpublishing.com

The long game:

Creating freedomthrough intentional decisions

STORY DAN ALLMAN

Mostpeople I meet are not bad with money. They are busy, intentional, purpose-driven people who are genuinely good at what they do — and somewhere along the way, money became the thing they deal with later.

Later becomes a habit. And habits become a life.

Here is what I have observed over 20 years of sitting across the table from people who are smart, capable and quietly terrified about their financial future: the problem is almost never income. It is almost never a lack of effort. It is the gap between where their energy goes and where their decisions actually take them.

That gap is where most people live.

The 3am Moment

You probably know the one. It is not a crisis. Nothing has gone catastrophically wrong. But at 3am your brain starts doing the maths — and the maths doesn’t feel good. You lie there running numbers, wondering if the thing you are building is actually building toward something, or whether you are just staying afloat with extra steps.

That moment is not a money problem. It is a clarity problem.

And clarity is something you can actually fix.

What Intentional Decisions Actually Look Like

I am not talking about budgets. Nobody wants to be told to do a budget, and honestly, a budget alone doesn’t change behaviour — it just makes you feel guilty faster.

is a way of operating. It is making decisions today — small, consistent, unglamorous decisions — that compound into a life of genuine choice rather than obligation.

The soul-led entrepreneur who builds that kind of foundation does not just secure their finances. They secure their ability to keep doing the work that matters to them, on their own terms, without the 3am maths eating them alive.

Playing the long game with your money is not about sacrifice. It is about intention. And intention, applied consistently, changes everything.

Dan Allman helps purpose-driven people stop surviving financially and start building real freedom. Through intentional decisions and genuine clarity, he helps you align your money with the life you are actually building. Dan Allman is an authorised representative of Allman Financial Services Pty Ltd (AFSL 534602).

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What I am talking about is knowing, with genuine confidence, what your money is doing and whether it is aligned with the life you are actually trying to build.

Three questions I ask every single person I work with:

• What does your life need to cost right now to function — genuinely function, not just survive?

• What are you building toward, and does your current financial behaviour reflect that?

• Where are the small daily decisions quietly costing you the future you want?

Most people have never been asked these questions in a way that is practical enough to actually answer. They have been given spreadsheets. They have been given generic advice. But they have never been given a framework that connects their values to their numbers.

That is the missing piece.

Freedom Is Not a Destination

Here is what I want you to hear: financial freedom is not a number you hit one day and suddenly everything is fine. It

THE SOUL’ S RISING

The Soul’s Rising

Curated by Sarah Jayd

Published by Oracle Queen Publishing

The Soul’s Rising is a collection of lived experiences shared by women who have walked through loss, awakening, grief, healing, and remembrance — and emerged changed, but deeply themselves.

These stories are not written to instruct or inspire in a traditional sense. They are o ered as truth. As witnessing. As medicine born from real lives and real turning points. Within these pages, you’ll find moments of silence and surrender, courage and reckoning, heartbreak and grace — and the quiet strength that comes from choosing to meet life honestly.

The Gratitude Codes Oracle

Published by Oracle Queen Publishing

The Gratitude Codes Oracle is a heartled collaborative deck created to activate abundance and alignment through the power of gratitude. Featuring 44 cards and video insights from 11 Guides. Each message is designed to shift your vibration, open your heart, and reconnect you to the magick of everyday blessings. Whether used as a daily ritual or spiritual reset, this deck is a reminder that gratitude is the key to transformation.

Available at: https://sed.oraclecardart.com/gratitudecode-oracle/

The Looking Glass Oracle

Carola Werth

Published by Oracle Queen Publishing

The Looking Glass Oracle isn’t here to predict your future, it’s here to reflect your truth. Each card acts like a mirror, gently revealing the patterns, beliefs, and inner narratives shaping your current experience. This deck invites you to pause, look again, and see yourself with more clarity, compassion, and honesty. Rather than telling you what to do, the Looking Glass Oracle helps you remember what you already know. It’s a tool for self-inquiry, perspective shifts, and conscious choice-making. In a world full of noise and external opinions, these cards guide you back to your own inner wisdom, where the real answers have been waiting all along.

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Each chapter stands in its own voice, honouring the unique path of the woman who lived it. Together, they form a tapestry of awakening — reminding us that rising does not always look like becoming more, but often like returning to what was always there.

This book is for anyone who has ever felt di erent, cracked open by life, or called to listen more deeply to their own inner knowing. It is an invitation to slow down, to reflect, and to remember that you are not alone — and never have been.

Available at: https://sed.oraclecardart.com/ the-souls-rising-print/

Published

by Oracle Queen Publishing

The Rising Light Oracle is a reminder that even in your darkest seasons, something within you is still rising. These cards speak to hope, healing, and the quiet strength that carries you forward when life feels heavy or uncertain. Each message is designed to reconnect you with your inner light, helping you move through challenge with grace, courage, and trust. Whether you’re navigating change, seeking reassurance, or simply needing a moment of soul-deep encouragement, the Rising Light Oracle meets you where you are and reminds you of who you’re becoming.

Available at: www.oraclequeenpublishing.com

Showcase

Ink and Ashes

Dexton Jack Simic

Published by

Storyline House

Publishing

In a world that often prioritises perfection over authenticity, Ink and Ashes invites readers on a transformative journey into the heart of vulnerability. Through candid storytelling, the author shares their personal struggles and triumphs, illuminating the myriad emotions that define the human experience. This book is not just a memoir; it

is a collective exploration of mental health, resilience, and the challenges we all face.

I Am Her Oracle Deck

Published

by Oracle Queen Publishing

Join the author in navigating the complexities of existence, fostering understanding, and supporting one another in the face of adversity. Ink and Ashes is a call to cultivate a community of compassion and resilience, where healing and growth are possible. Together, let’s embrace the beauty of our imperfections and embark on a journey toward connection and authenticity. Available at: www.booktopia.com.au

Becoming You

Alison Dunlop

Published by Storyline House Publishing

You are on the road to Becoming You. Have you ever felt like you’ve lost yourself beneath the weight of responsibilities, expectations, or the endless need to keep it all together? Becoming You is your invitation to pause, exhale, and come home to the truth of who you are.

Intuitive kinesiologist and soul guide Alison Dunlop has spent more than 12 years helping her clients release their emotional baggage, shift limiting beliefs, and rediscover their inner spark. In this heartfelt debut, she weaves client stories,

INK and ASHES

I Am Her Oracle Deck is a celebration of the many faces, phases, and frequencies of the divine feminine. Each card features a real woman reimagined through art as a

living archetype, reflecting strength, softness, resilience, and becoming. This deck is designed to reconnect you with your inner knowing and remind you that wisdom doesn’t live outside of you. It lives within you. Use these cards for daily guidance, journalling, or quiet moments of reflection when you need to come home to yourself. Every message is an invitation to embody your truth, trust your voice, and honour who you are beneath the roles, stories, and expectations. This is not just a deck for answers. It’s a deck for self-connection, confidence, and embodied empowerment.

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When your everything else follows nervoussystem leads,

Tools Helping Real People Find Clarity, Discernment, and Trust in Themselves Again.

STORY DANNIELLE McAULIFFE

You didn’t lose your intuition. It got drowned. Life does that. The pressure builds, the pace picks up, and somewhere between the decisions you have to make and the opinions everyone else has about them, your own inner voice gets buried. You start second-guessing yourself on things you used to know. You feel the answer somewhere, but you can’t quite reach it.

This isn’t a character flaw. It’s your nervous system doing its job — protecting you. The problem is, a nervous system stuck in survival mode doesn’t leave much room for clarity. It leaves room for looping thoughts, old fears, and decisions made from exhaustion rather than wisdom.

Danni, Intuitive Soul Coach and founder of Our Soul’s Essence, blends coaching, hypnotherapy, NLP, and tarot to guide women back to their truth.

Through intuitive, soul-led healing, she helps you reclaim your clarity, confidence, and purpose.

Getting back to yourself starts with getting your body and mind settled enough to actually hear yourself again.

The Tools That Help

Breathwork is usually where people begin, because the results are immediate. A few minutes of slow, intentional breathing shifts your physiology before it shifts your thinking — and that order matters. Safety in the body first. Clarity follows.

Hypnotherapy reaches the layer beneath all of that. The subconscious beliefs formed years, sometimes decades ago — I’m not safe, I have to earn love, being visible is dangerous — they don’t respond to pep talks or logic. But in a calm, receptive state, they become workable.

That’s where lasting change tends to happen.

NLP techniques like belief change work and parts integration are quietly powerful for the inner conflict most of us carry. The part that wants to move forward, the part that won’t budge — parts integration doesn’t override the resistant one. It listens to it. And that listening is usually what resolves things.

Tarot, when it’s used well, creates a structured space to slow down and access what’s already there. It’s less about prediction and more about reflection — a mirror rather than a map. When someone is settled enough to be present, what surfaces in a reading is often exactly what they already knew but hadn’t given themselves permission to say.

All of these tools point toward the same thing: learning to trust the signal beneath the noise.

To know the difference between fear that’s protecting you and fear that’s keeping you small.

Between a genuine inner knowing and an old story running on repeat.

That discernment doesn’t come from thinking harder. It comes from coming back to yourself — again and again, with the right support around you.

And when you do? You stop asking everyone else what you should do. You already know.

Dannielle McAuliffe guides women from depletion to inner alignment using subconscious healing and spiritual embodiment, helping them reclaim clarity, confidence, and self-trust.

Spiritual Leaders

Conference and Awards Gala 2026

October 15-17 | The Island, Gold Coast

The spiritual world is filled with people quietly changing lives every single day.

The healers.

The teachers.

The intuitives.

The community builders.

The people holding space while the rest of the world rushes by.

Now, it is their time to be seen.

The Spiritual Leaders Awards International returns to the Gold Coast for a powerful 3-day experience celebrating the spiritual leaders, healers, readers, teachers, and changemakers creating real impact across Australia and beyond.

Conference

VIP Cocktails

Awards Gala Connection, Visibility and Community

With 29 award categories and over 200 attendees expected, this is more than an awards night. It is a gathering of heart-led leaders committed to elevating consciousness, wellbeing, and spiritual growth.

Whether you are nominating someone extraordinary, attending the event, or stepping into the spotlight yourself… this is your invitation. Because recognition matters.

Visibility matters.

And the people doing this work deserve to be honoured.

Taking Expressions of Interest from Speakers, Sponsors and Exhibitors

NOMINATIONS FOR 2026 ARE NOW OPEN

Astrology

FORESIGHT DEB NORMAN

ARIES

Mar 21Apr 19

July to September pushes you into deeper reflection within yourself.

Saturn and Neptune in Aries continue dissolving false identity while asking for greater backbone, honesty, and spiritual maturity. July may stir old family programming, emotional reactions, or unfinished home matters, especially while Mercury retrogrades in Cancer. August eclipse season lights up creativity, romance, children, and the parts of you that want to be seen. The Pisces eclipse also asks for rest, release, and nervous system repair. You are not here to keep repeating your old patterns. You are here to embody and express the real you, with courage and conscious direction.

CANCER

Jun 22Jul 22

This season asks you to value yourself di erently. Jupiter in Leo begins opening pathways around income, self-worth, and the courage to receive more, Retrograde Mercury in Cancer in July, may stir identity patterns, emotional memories, or how you were self-critical. August eclipse season highlights money, priorities, and what you need to feel safe. The Pisces eclipse widens the lens, asking you to trust a bigger vision rather than stay trapped inside familiar emotional walls. Career pressure may remain strong, this quarter teaches that security comes from inner alignment, not overprotection or self-abandonment.

TAURUS

Apr 20May 20

The stars unveil your destiny

GEMINI

May 21Jun 21

This quarter asks you to come home to yourself in a new way. Saturn and Neptune working through your twelfth house dissolve fears, old grief, and spiritual confusion that was buried for too long. July may bring overdue conversations, sibling dynamics, paperwork, or mental overload back into focus. As August eclipse season arrives, home, family, roots, and emotional security become impossible to ignore. The Pisces eclipse then turns its attention to friendship, community, and the future you are growing into. Your outer life shifts when your inner world becomes safer, clearer, and less ruled by inherited survival responses.

LEO

Jul 23Aug 22

These transits turn the spotlight toward you, but not in a superficial way.

Jupiter in Leo begins a twelveyear cycle of growth, visibility, confidence, and expansion, asking you to take up space and stop minimising your presence. July may feel quieter as Mercury retrogrades in Cancer bringing hidden thoughts, fatigue, and subconscious memory to the surface. August eclipse season is a turning point for identity, image, and the next chapter of your becoming. The Pisces eclipse follows with conversations around trust, intimacy, debt, and energetic entanglement. You are shedding an old skin and learning that radiance comes from self-trust.

This quarter sharpens your voice while changing the way you think about the future. Jupiter in Leo expands communication, learning, writing, teaching, and the confidence to say what you really mean. July may bring financial reviews or questions around self-worth while Mercury retraces old value stories. August eclipse season activates your voice, local environment, study, contracts, and the way your mind creates your reality. The Pisces eclipse pulls focus onto career, visibility, and the role you are being asked to inhabit publicly. You are outgrowing scattered thinking and moving toward a message with weight, clarity, and direction.

VIRGO

Aug 23Sep 22

This quarter is less about noise and more about what is hiding. Jupiter in Leo expands your inner world, dreams, healing, and spiritual preparation, asking for faith before results arrive. July can bring old friendships, group dynamics, or future plans back for review while Mercury retrogrades in Cancer. August eclipse season unleashes exhaustion, hidden grief, and unconscious habits programming your nervous system. The Pisces eclipse turns attention to relationship patterns, projection, and the mirrors you attract. This is a season of clearing clutter so your next chapter is not built on programming disguised as practicality.

Deb Norman is a Psychological Astrologer and creator of The Quantum Blueprint, a body of work that integrates astrology, psychotherapy, epigenetics, and energetic intelligence. Her writing explores the intersection of cosmic cycles and human consciousness, offering grounded insight for spiritually

LIBRA

Sep 23Oct 23

aware readers seeking deeper selfunderstanding. Deb is known for translating complex astrological movements into clear, empowering guidance that supports emotional mastery and inner sovereignty.

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SCORPIO

Oct 24Nov 21

SAGITTARIUS

Nov 22-

Dec 21

July to September reshapes your future through the people around you. Jupiter in Leo expands friendships, networks, visibility, and long-range hopes, helping you connect with communities that reflect the next version of you. July may bring career reviews, public pressure, or unresolved conversations with authority while Mercury retrogrades in Cancer. August eclipse season asks which groups, dreams, or loyalties still belong in your life. The Pisces eclipse then highlights health, work, daily rhythm, and the impact stress has on your body. Relationships remain a teacher, the lesson is choosing high vibe connections that support you in maintaining your centre.

CAPRICORN

Dec 22Jan 19

July to September takes you into your basement.

Jupiter in Leo begins opening territory around intimacy, resources, debts, healing, trust, and the hidden agreements shaping your life. July may bring relationship reviews, conversations, or unresolved patterns with partners back across your path while Mercury retrogrades in Cancer. August eclipse season invites a new way of thinking, speaking, and processing truth. The Pisces eclipse can expose mental overwhelm, emotional leakage, or the familiar stories you keep repeating. Home and family continue asking for maturity. This quarter is about reclaiming power from fear and learning to bond without abandoning integrity.

This quarter pushes your purpose into view. Jupiter in Leo begins expanding career, visibility, leadership, and the call to step into a public role, even if part of you still wants to hide. July may reopen questions around travel, study, belief, or the stories you have built your life upon while Mercury retrogrades in Cancer. August eclipse season becomes a turning point for reputation, achievement, and the impact you want to make. The Pisces eclipse follows with themes of love, pleasure, children, and creative self-expression. You are asked to stop shrinking your power and channel it into something meaningful and futurebuilding.

AQUARIUS

Jan 20Feb 18

This quarter changes the way you relate. Jupiter in Leo opens a year of growth through partnership, collaboration, love, clients, and the mirrors that show you more about yourself. July may bring unfinished work matters, health concerns, or daily systems back for review while Mercury retrogrades in Cancer. August eclipse season marks a reset in relationship patterns and the types of agreements you are willing to enter. The Pisces eclipse then turns to money, values, and the nervous system patterns driving security decisions. With Pluto in Aquarius, identity remains under renovation. You are learning that freedom includes intimacy, accountability, and exchange.

This season widens your horizon and tests what you truly believe. Jupiter in fellow fire sign Leo brings growth through travel, education, publishing, teaching, spiritual perspective, and the courage to trust life again. July may stir shared financial matters, emotional entanglements, or intimacy patterns that need reviewing while Mercury retrogrades in Cancer. August eclipse season opens a new chapter around meaning, truth, and the beliefs guiding your choices. The Pisces eclipse then brings attention to home, family, and the emotional foundations beneath your freedom. You are being asked to build a life where truth, belonging, and expansion can coexist.

PISCES

Feb 19Mar 20

The quarter asks for practical magic. Jupiter in Leo begins supporting work, health, organisation, and the small daily choices that shape your destiny. July may reopen matters around children, romance, creativity, or pleasure while Mercury retrogrades in Cancer, showing where joy has been tangled with old emotional programming. August eclipse season highlights your routines, wellbeing, and the balance between service and selfneglect. Then the Pisces eclipse lands in your sign, bringing a personal moment of release, truth, and emotional visibility. This is a season for inhabiting your body, honouring your needs, and choosing grounded compassion over fantasy or avoidance.

e ancient art of scrying

An Oracle Divination

like paintings or drawings, smoke from fire or incense, clouds, all have evolved from the very beginning.

crying is an ancient form of divination by way of looking into reflective surfaces, like a bowl of water, dark shiny mirror-like surfaces, and crystal spheres. Scrying is older than most realise. One of the first documented scryings found was around 3000BC. Scrying was often used by oracles or seers, who were sometimes also considered to be known as high priestesses.

As time passed and the world evolved, the ancient art of scrying has also evolved as it’s been passed down through the generations. In modern days, we have learned to use many di erent mediums to scry with. The use of pendulums, candle or fire flames, artwork

Although most oracles or seers have been born into their abilities and are known to be stronger with their visionary work, it is a skill that can also be learnt and honed. I’ve always considered myself to be an oracle, as it seemed to come naturally. Unfortunately, I’m unaware of my heritage, but have forever had strong spiritual abilities. I love the oracle; I consider it to be a broader spiritual term for everything I do. I’ve been called a witch, a psychic, a medium, and so on, but I feel more drawn to, and more like, an oracle. I use many di erent forms/techniques in my divination work.

I closed my eyes one more time, holding the paper to my heart and gave thanks for all the messages and reminders I had received from the spirit realm.

It has always fascinated me, when I look at something and see things that others don’t, and get messages.

I like to play with di erent mediums because sometimes it can give you a new perspective on the answer you are looking for, especially if you are feeling a little blocked from other forms of divination. One of the newer forms of scrying is art scrying, where you gaze upon a piece of art or a drawing, soften your focus, almost go into a meditative trance, and allow the visions to come forward.

An Oracle Divination:

In this scrying, I sat quietly with my eyes closed, listening to nature. I asked my guides for any guidance they could o er for my business and inspirational ventures with the business. When I heard the words “we are ready”, I opened my eyes. I had a piece of white paper which I then scrunched up, held it to my heart, then my 3rd eye, then my heart, keeping in mind my question. I unfolded the paper and gently flattened it out. I looked at the pallet of pastels and was drawn to the royal blue one, which I picked up and gently rubbed it over the paper. I took a few slow deep breaths as I gazed at the paper, allowing any visions to present themselves (without forcing anything). There they were, clear as day. I picked up a red pen and circled them until I heard the words “finished now”.

For me, it was all reminders. I chuckled internally, as I’d been getting the same message for a few weeks in a row. I had not been myself for some time and was not following my routines as I used to and felt I’d let myself down a little. This scrying divination was telling me my spirit guides (the faces) are watching, waiting for me to ask for help and are ready to guide me in the direction I was meant to follow. The wolf reminding me I’m protected; I have the strength and courage to witness new inner wisdom and changes which are positively balanced. The cat also o ered messages of protection and positive vibes. Reminding me to go deeper with my intuition and personal magick; reconnect and follow my instincts more again; to be patient, observe and then act. The dolphins were reminding me to rediscover the joys in life, be gentle with myself and my emotions of which I need to be less judgmental about. They too reminded me that I am protected, that I’m being guided back to my path, my destiny. Trust and believe in myself and the reconnections that have always been within me. Bring back the love and joy to share with the world around me. Then I was shown two letters — “E D”. Of which ALL of the spirit guides called out to me together at

the same time. They said, “Every Day!”. Yep! By this stage of the oracle scrying, I was definitely listening, with a huge smile on my face and an abundance of gratitude in my heart. I was covered in goosebumps and felt so much warmth and love.

I closed my eyes one more time, holding the paper to my heart and gave thanks for all the messages and reminders I had received from the spirit realm. I opened my eyes and went about my day.

I love the oracle that I am and have become, ever evolving, learning, reading. This has transformed my whole entire life and gets me back on track whenever needed. When I first began reading for people publicly, I did advertise as ‘psychic readings’, which was widely understood and accepted. But I stopped that years ago, as I believed that I was an oracle and was guided to put it out there for people, and trust they would understand, which I easily educated the ones who didn’t.

I began to advertise with my business, ‘Oracle Readings’, which was more in tune with my heart. It was one of the best things I did and warmly accepted, along with being inspiring.

You can find out more about how you can learn or receive, oracle readings, oracle scrying, along with an abundance of other spiritual sessions by checking out or booking online with Spiritual Whispers. You can follow me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.

I look forward to guiding you on this journey of life.

Thank you and blessings to you all, Leonie-May.

Leonie-May is the founder of Spiritual Whispers. www.spiritualwhispers.com.au

The elephant’s last heartbeat

“ The last thing he felt was the elephant’s heartbeat.”

That line stayed with me long after the session ended.

As a hypnotherapist and past life regression practitioner, I’ve guided people through many different memories and experiences over the years. Some are dramatic. Some are emotional. Some are difficult to explain logically. But every now and then, there’s a session that quietly changes something in you too.

This was one of those sessions.

The client found himself in the body of a young man working in a forested area somewhere in rural Asia. He was poor, hardworking and spent his days helping elephants drag large trees back to the village so homes and buildings could be constructed.

At first, the memory felt simple. Just another life. Another job.

But then the emotional connection started to emerge.

While many of the other handlers used force and control with the elephants, this man approached things differently. He spoke about working with the animal, not against it.

There was patience, understanding and mutual trust between them.

The elephant wasn’t a tool to him.

It was a companion. His companion.

During the session he said something that felt incredibly profound in its simplicity:

“If you do it the right way, it’s easy with love and understanding.”

As the regression unfolded, it became clear that the deepest relationship in that lifetime wasn’t with another human being. It was with this elephant he worked beside every day.

And then the scene shifted.

A large tree fell while they were working and trapped them both beneath it.

What struck me most wasn’t his fear of death. There wasn’t any.

Instead, all his focus was on the elephant. He spoke about the helplessness of watching his companion suffer and not being able to save him.

Even after realising he wouldn’t survive, he stayed there beside the elephant until its final heartbeat.

That was the moment that stayed with me.

Not because it was dramatic but because it revealed something many of us understand deep down, that some connections go beyond words, status, or even species.

As humans, we often think the most important relationships in our lives must be romantic or familial. But sometimes the souls that impact us most deeply are simply the ones that made us feel safe enough to be fully ourselves.

Maybe that’s what carries forward across lifetimes.

Not necessarily who we were… but who we felt understood by.

Whether someone views past life regression as spiritual memory, subconscious symbolism, or something else entirely, these experiences often reveal emotional truths that resonate deeply in the present.

And sometimes, those truths arrive in the quietest ways.

Sometimes they arrive through the heartbeat of an elephant.

Kylie King is the founder of the Australian Ladies in Business Initiative and the ALIBI Awards, championing women who lead with heart, courage, and authenticity. Through her work as a business mentor, hypnotherapist and entrepreneur, she’s passionate about helping others unlock their past wisdom and step fully into their power. Connect with Kylie at: www.kylieking.com.au

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This collective reading speaks deeply to the rising strength of feminine energy during a time of great confusion, division, and emotional manipulation.

The appearance of Spellbound reveals energies of illusion, distortion, manipulation, and emotional entanglement. Many may feel as though truth itself has become clouded, as if unseen forces, agendas, fear, or collective conditioning have created confusion within the feminine energy field. This can manifest as selfdoubt, separation, inner conflict, and questioning one’s identity, purpose, or intuition.

Identity Crisis does not arrive to shame or blame those who are struggling. Instead, it calls for compassion and awareness. It asks us to recognise how imbalance, fear, and external influences can disconnect people from their authentic truth and inner knowing. This card invites us to look deeper beyond surface-level narratives and return to balance, discernment, and self-awareness.

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The feminine is not rising through force, anger, or division, but through consciousness, healing, compassion, and truth.

The Advocate steps forward as the empowered feminine archetype. She stands strong in courage, wisdom, and heart-led leadership. She calls sisters together, not in judgment, but in unity, healing, and understanding. She reminds us that true feminine power creates safety, love, and transformation.

This card asks women to become advocates for themselves and for one another. To speak with truth. To lead with kindness. To hold space for healing while remaining grounded in inner knowing.

The final card, Yes, confirms that powerful change is unfolding. The collective feminine is becoming stronger, wiser, and more united through these experiences. What once attempted to divide is instead awakening deeper consciousness and reconnection.

This reading speaks of the law of reversal. The uncasting of old spells. The breaking of false narratives, fear-based conditioning, and energetic traps that kept people disconnected from their truth.

The illusion is lifting.

Love is restoring balance.

Healing is dissolving fear.

And the feminine is remembering who she truly is.

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