Dear Soul Arcanum:
I’m a psychic medium like you, but I’m still working full-time in a dental office to pay the bills. I’ve been reading for some five years now and truly believe this is my calling. I have been longing to break away from my regular job so I can do spiritual work full-time, but I’m afraid to take the leap. As I’ve been reading Soul Arcanum since way back when it was Psychic Journal, I know that you have had long-term success with working in this field. How did you do it? What do you consider the keys to your success? Also, can you recommend spiritual marketing ideas? Thanks so much for your work!
– Martha
Dear Martha:
First you must believe that you can manifest the career you desire. In readings, Spirit often recommends that people wanting to leave the “security” of their jobs in order to start a new business get the new endeavor well underway before they give up their regular paycheck, because it’s wise and powerful to launch new beginnings from a place of relaxed confidence as opposed to fear.
I assure you, if others can do it, you can too. Even if others haven’t done it, you can make it happen. My own career is indeed a great example. I can’t tell you how many times throughout my life I was told it was impractical to expect to make a good living as a writer. When I decided I also wanted to focus on spirituality, set my own hours, work from home, and have total creative autonomy over my work, folks just laughed. Within a month, however, that career was mine!
Here’s how I did it:
When my daughter was born I chose to stay at home with her. When she was just a baby, my psychic abilities were in full swing and the internet was starting to take off. My interest in psychic matters led me to chat rooms where I saw a lot of dismal reading work taking place. I knew I could do better, and decided to build a website and offer genuine readings at an affordable price.
Once I’d built my website, I had to generate some traffic, and in pondering this, was drawn to the idea of creating an “energy ball” that would fuel my desire. I meditated on what I wanted (lots of website traffic) and then I began to mentally draw universal creative energy into my body via my crown chakra. When I was filled with vibrant power, I imagined that energy flowing down my arms into my hands, where I visualized a big ball of energy growing between my fingertips.
I cultivated this ball until it was big and pulsing with a life of its own, and then I mentally “placed” it above my computer. I set the intention of it being endlessly fed by the universe, and a river of energy constantly flowing into it and then on toward my aim.
This actually worked! With no advertising, somehow people started finding my site. (This was way back before web crawlers; in fact, Yahoo was brand new and pretty much the only user-friendly search engine on the ‘net.) Later I adapted the focus of this exercise to specifically generate readings, and when I kept that ball glowing, the readings streamed in.
With every reading request I received, I also tried to “over-deliver.” I always aim to exceed my clients’ expectations, to leave them feeling that they have gotten something really wonderful for a low price. As the Universe abhors a vacuum, it’s actually impossible to truly over-deliver, just as it’s impossible to get something for nothing. When we try to over-deliver, however, we end up getting back just as much as we try to give in the form of appreciation, fulfillment, referrals and success.
A couple of years later when I found myself facing divorce, I had to start making a lot more money and fast. Being a single mom is challenging enough; being a self-employed single mom was unnerving. As I knew I was following my dharma in my work, I trusted Spirit to support me. I began to just ask Spirit to help me manifest whatever I needed, and one blessing after another unfolded.
At this point I was guided to begin more consciously working with the law of attraction. The best method I’ve personally found involves writing the story of what you desire in the past tense as though it has already happened. This may work best for me mainly because I’m a writer; there are lots of other techniques you can try.
While I don’t have space to go into all the details of how I came to know that this truly works, I can assure you that I have experienced amazing results with it. It’s how I ended up as editor of Psychic Journal/Soul Arcanum.
I did some other things that have proven pivotal to my success, and thus I continue to do them to this day: I put integrity first in everything I do, I work hard to stay on top of all the mundane tasks involved, I trust Spirit to support and guide me, and I listen to my intuition every step of the way.
Contrary to popular opinion, working with the law of attraction involves more than just wishing what we want into being. We must also regularly take inspired action and be willing to invest our time, energy and other resources in creating what we want. There are no true “lucky breaks” in the Universe; we create our own good luck and get back what we are willing to put in, whether we’re focused on relationships, business endeavors, parenting, etc.
That doesn’t necessarily mean we have to work hard, but we do have to be willing to work hard if that’s what’s called for. I can’t tell you the number of spiritually evolved people I know who understand the law of attraction and yet endlessly struggle with prosperity issues because they don’t really want to give their dreams their all. They keep hoping that someone else – the Universe, their friends, the fairies etc. – will do the work for them.
So to manifest the psychic career of your dreams:
*First decide that you will keep integrity your number one priority. No amount of money is ever worth the price of your self-respect or karma. Honesty and integrity are essential to long-term success. I am frequently told that I should charge much more for my readings, but I don’t believe in charging any more for a reading than I would personally pay for the same service – and I love a bargain.
*Next, start working with the law of attraction, and as you get results in the form of clients, always TRY to over-deliver. If you try to give your clients a little more than they pay you for, your success will grow and grow. You will have very satisfied clients, truly believe in yourself and your work, and receive lots of praise and referrals.
*Make a habit of asking Spirit for guidance and then act on the answers and impulses you receive. The more you work with Spirit, the more Spirit will work with you. After a few frustrating experiences early on in my psychic career, I asked Spirit to send me only the very best clients. I didn’t want requests for winning lottery numbers – I wanted to work at a very deep level to help kind, self-aware people manifest spiritual healing and fulfillment. Ever since then I have enjoyed the most wonderful clients imaginable.
*Then just devote yourself to doing whatever must be done to manifest success. That doesn’t mean you have to work 24/7; I have molded my career around the needs of my family. I’m able to pick my kids up from school, take them to their sporting events, help them with their homework, etc. I do, however, work a lot of early mornings and late nights, and pretty much every Saturday and Sunday as well. My friends often say I work too much, but I know that my passionate devotion to my children, my work and my marriage is what fuels my “success” and fulfillment in those areas of my life.
I truly believe that if you put your heart and your soul into manifesting what you want and allow Spirit to guide you, your dreams will blossom before your very eyes.
– Soul Arcanum