LISA KAY’S
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Lisa Kay's Milky Way Blog will dive into the deep end of one soul's journey to heal a chronic illness diagnosis by following the breadcrumbs from spirit through chakra balancing, crystal dreaming, breathwork, QHHT, reiki, and so much more. Follow along on this spiritual journey in the Milky Way Collective!
Long story short, I’ve been putting this off.
The world is calling for me to start sharing my voice in a really big way and I thought what better time to birth this new era than on the spring equinox?
If you followed along on my soul journey in 2021, you would know that I’ve been spiritual my whole life, but like most people in my metaphysical shoes, I shut down my gifts. Looking back now, I can see I was built for a world that didn’t yet exist. I felt out of place, alone, longed to go back home, and tried my best to just be “normal.”
I suffered with depression most of my life and although I don’t think back on any one time as being a “spiritual awakening,” I had many on-the-bathroom-floor dark nights of the soul. The thing that continued to get me through the most challenging times in my life was this deep knowing that I was here for a reason.
A Change in Direction
Have you ever been so certain of the direction you were heading, only to take a hard turn in a different direction? I have had the luxury of being free of the nine-to-five grind for nearly nine months now. In the space of no set routines, I’ve been able to follow my intuition wherever it leads me and create whatever my heart desires. I’ve also been so grateful for the time and space to be fully present in these historic times. But this week, I decided to return to the office.
Cycles of change
The last time I was in this space was January 2023. I had been unemployed during the entire pandemic, and during that time, I reupholstered furniture, became an Independent Pampered Chef Consultant and made online cooking videos, received Holy Fire Reiki I and II attunements, and worked as a freelance marketing professional. I was also called on a soul journey from Wisconsin to Florida, up the east coast, and back home over a leisurely six-week period, where I believe I was anchoring light.
In the fall of 2022, I helped a friend with marketing and coordinated a community-wide holiday event to boost business in my hometown during the slow season. I was in creator mode and had projects that were growing out of all that energy, but nothing was paying my bills. When I had an enticing offer to return to the office, I naively thought I could do it all and I wouldn’t have to give anything up.
What the World Needs Now
Almost as soon as I slipped into meditation for this blog, I heard “What the world needs now” in the style of Burt Bacharach.
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
It’s the only thing, that there’s just too little of
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
No, not just for some, but for everyone
From my seat, this is obvious, so I asked to be shown more. I was reminded of my morning meditation just this morning, and that love is a frequency… I saw a video about it this week. When I receive a message in meditation about what I’m supposed to write about, and I can see numerous examples from my week that were leading me in this direction, I know I’m on the right track. I was guided to gather all my rose quartz to set the vibe.
Jesus
If you’ve followed my blog for a while, you may remember that I’m anti-organized religion, so this may be surprising to you, but hang in there with me. I do believe in a healer named Jesus who performed hands-on healing similar to the Holy Fire Reiki that I practice today. When I was getting my attunements, my Reiki master even mentioned that Jesus would show up for her in meditation and that he’s pretty funny. This hadn’t happened to me until this morning.
While still lying in bed for my morning meditation, this gentleman character popped in front of me, waving his hands and making a funny face. I tend to get faces that pop in, but for some reason this morning I asked if it was Jesus, and the answer was yes. While I don’t remember the entire exchange as I sit to write this afternoon, what I do remember is that I asked to be held in love. It’s almost as if I were being prepared to bring forth this message… that I wasn’t yet aware of.
Releasing Expectation
Looking forward to a vacation can be one of the most uplifting aspects of everyday life. You can imagine all the fun things you’ll do, all the new things you’ll see, and maybe you’ll connect with people in an unexpected way. You imagine perfect weather, a perfect balance of down time and activities, and maybe even perfect timing. So how do you react when it rains the whole time? Or you don’t get tickets to the attraction on the top of your must-see list? Expectation can be a double-edged sword when thing don’t turn out the way you imagined.
Expectation VS allowing
In my early twenties, my friends and I would frequently head out to the local bars for a night out and a lot of the times it looked as expected. We started at our favorite bodega, then hopped over to another favorite spot, then another… okay, I was living in a place where there were so. many. bars. A lot of the time, it felt like we were chasing a good time. We would hop from bar to bar looking for it, and somehow it was just out of reach.
But on occasion, something magical happened. Something unexpected would pop up and take us on a completely different path. As the night unfolded, we found that we magically lined up with the most fun. We met new and interesting people, tried out new places, danced like nobody was watching, and floated home on a cloud of bliss. We used to refer to those nights as being “fish in the sea” because we allowed the tide to guide us without expectation.
Healing the Witch Wound
This is going to be a long one, but I had a profound transformation this week and want to share as much detail as I can about the experience and how I got here. As is the case with so many spiritual healings, the work started months ago. I found myself in a situation where I was running (aka fight or flight) away from my workplace after a confrontation. My heart was racing and I couldn’t think straight, but I knew I had to get out of there. I headed towards the Lake Michigan shoreline for its calming effect, but it was probably an hour later before my system had regulated. I don’t know exactly because I ran away with only the crystals in my pocket at the time.
Discovering the Witch Wound
After I had completely come back to myself, maybe days later, I actually became aware that the life-or-death feeling in my body was triggered by being falsely accused. My logical brain knew I was in no physical danger, but my body did not. Once I recognized what was happening, I was able to connect it to my witch wound.
The witch wound is a metaphorical term referring to collective trauma experienced during the “Burning Times,” a 300-year period when spiritual women were accused of witchcraft and persecuted. This deep-seated fear, shame, and suppression of power can manifest in this lifetime as fear of being seen or speaking your truth.
Once I was aware of this, I could see its thread woven through the fabric of my entire life. And just a couple of months later, I was presented with another opportunity to face false accusations. I literally said to myself, “Didn’t I just do this?!”
The Fates
Recently, I was reminded of how far I’ve come. I’ve said several times this week how I started taking steps in the physical world towards my inspiration, and the universe has conspired to snowball those efforts quickly. It seems as though all of a sudden, I have so many things going on at once, I’m approaching a deadline, and the time is going by faster and faster.
Forcing Fate
In the three days this week, I have spent two full days working… probably in the twelve to fourteen hour window (hello old workaholic patterns - I did not miss you). The other day, I spent half my time traveling and half my time working… still the same long day. Yesterday, in the midst of checking tasks off my list, I wanted to push forward with a project for another business, yet something was asking me to pause.
My Psychic Senses
It’s one thing to learn about psychic gifts, and it’s a whole other thing to learn how your psychic gifts show up for you. I’m one of those people who had childhood experiences that were out of the norm and learned to shut down that side of me from an early age, so reintegrating my gifts has been a process.
I was having a conversation this evening about seeing a ghost deer in my house as a child. There are a couple of real-life traumas that may have played a part in this, including being in a car accident with a deer at a young age that I don’t consciously remember, and experiencing a deer being gutted in the basement of my home on our ping pong table. Wherever this apparition came from, I was scared to go out into the hallway at night because of this deer.
Cracking Open My Psychic Senses
Fast forward to becoming an adult. I purchased my grandparents’ home after they passed away and felt the presence of my grandfather, who had passed more recently. He would set things out in his workshop that I needed, I would feel like I was hearing communications in the white noise of my hair dryer, and most notably, it was the first time I smelled phantom smells.
I occupied my grandpa’s bedroom, so first thing in the morning, when I woke up and opened the bedroom door, I was greeted with the strong smell of toast. People used to ask me if my grandpa made toast a lot, to which I always answered… I have no idea! I just knew it was him. I do know that when my grandma passed away years before, my grandpa was left to cook his meals, probably for the first time in his life, and he did struggle with that.
Intuition Will Guide You Home
One of my least favorite interview questions is “Where do you see yourself in five years?” I know what they really want you to say is that you’ll be happily plugging away at their place of employment and couldn’t ever imagine leaving. But that just isn’t me. The reason I named my freelance agency Lisa K. Adams Creative is because I never know what I’ll do next. I’ve always been open to inspiration and following those leads wherever they take me. And they usually take me far past what my mind would imagine for myself in five years.
Unexpected Delays
Let’s rewind five years just to really bring this home. In early 2020 the resort I was doing marketing for closed their doors and I was laid off. I dreamed of taking a cross-country trip in my spare time, but quickly reoriented to a solitary world as I settled into the pandemic hundreds of miles away from my family and friends. Usually, unexpected delays are an indicator that something is not right for you.
Staring at the same walls day in and day out, I was inspired to start collecting more antique art, then I reupholstered a chair, then I was inspired to create a beautiful home office space. With all the time in the world on my hands, I participated in an online Pampered Chef party, reading and commenting on nearly every single post. A thought popped into my head that I could do this and by June of 2020 I was diving into becoming an Independent Pampered Chef Consultant, which led me to start creating cooking and mixology videos at home in my kitchen. I was having the time of my life!
Architects of the New
I’ve always questioned everything… ask my parents. From a young age, I did not resonate with certain systems, most notably organized religion and education. However, with the development of my discernment over the last few years, I can see outdated systems of oppression entangled in nearly every aspect of our everyday lives.
Religious Systems
I always joke that my Methodist upbringing was more akin to growing up without religion, but we attended church services on holidays and most Sundays, preceded by Sunday school, where my mother volunteered her educational experience for many years.
I hated going to church, and I’m sure part of that was getting up in the morning, dressing up, and being quiet for an hour. I can’t pinpoint any other reason for my aversion from a young age. When I reached middle school, I began confirmation classes, and this is really where my distaste for the entire system was revealed. I learned that baptism is done without your consent, but confirmation is supposed to be your own choice. And even at fourteen years old, I knew my choice would not be to pledge my allegiance to the church.
Divine Timing
Today I got the news I’ve been waiting a long time for. I’m going to be coming into a little money. I have been in the what-am-I-going-to-do phase for about a month now and each time it comes up for me, I gently remind myself that I am safe and supported.
Struggling with Money
About a month ago, I started listening to a Jason Stephenson (my go-to) sleep meditation for Wealth & Abundance, a 21-day program for prosperity. If you’re struggling in this arena, definitely give it a listen. I fully believe it was ramping me up to receive the next level, which came to me through Carissa @manifestdifferently on TikTok. Basically, she received a download about a new world being born and a new way to think about money.
Calling in Aureya
Carissa channeled a frequency called Aureya, a living current of support, soul alignment, and divine exchange. I instantly knew this was for me and so I wrote down her Aureya manifesto so I could add it to my daily rituals. She has since developed a free download with the manifesto, the activation, and a transmutation of our old attachment to the money system to this new frequency of Aureya.
Awakening
What does that even mean? Awakening seems to be a hot topic lately and there is a reason for that. At its root, awakening is used to describe the moment you “wake up” to an awareness that is much bigger than you previously could have imagined. So, while there is more awakening happening at this time than ever before in our lifetime, it’s not new and… surprise, surprise, it’s not ending any time soon. As long as you’re playing this game called life, your experiences will push you to awaken more fully.
I’ve said before that I never really felt like I had an “ah ha” awakening moment. I’ve always been a seeker of new knowledge, so I’ve had a lifetime of gentle awakenings as each new piece of information stretched what I already believed to be true and seamlessly integrated into my understanding of what is true over time.
Becoming Strong
Never in a million years did I expect to start a blog with a story about my cramps, but I checked in with spirit and this is the story that needs to be told today, so hang in there! I was enjoying a quiet moment of puzzling while sipping my morning coffee, when I started to experience strong cramps. This is not a usual occurance for me. I called in reiki energy, laid my hands on my belly, and pressed on with my puzzle.
When I could no longer ignore the pain signals my body was sending me, I told myself “I just need to sit with this for four minutes,” not even fully registering that listening to my body is my full-time job here on earth, not something you allow during a tiny sliver of your day.
You’ve Always Had the Power
This whole process of becoming has been miraculous. I’ve known for a long time I was here for a reason, but I still questioned whether I was on the right path, doing it right, and the biggest question - will I know what I’m supposed to do when I’m needed?
Because I could so clearly see and feel the rift between the old and new ways when I left my job last fall, I knew a big change was coming. At that time, I kept hearing people predict we were headed for another pandemic, but even then I knew that wasn’t it. I remember saying we could feel something big was coming just like we did in the fall of 2019 before COVID, but that didn’t mean it was going to be the same thing. I thought it was more likely it would be something so big that we couldn’t possible imagine it, which was how COVID hit most of us.
Abundance
Six months ago today I walked out of a job that was no longer serving me. I could feel that the structure of the company was based in the power and control old way of being and I’m already firmly planted in the unity and collaboration new way of being. I knew I could not thrive there.
Following three years of unemployment during the pandemic, I had taken the position for a sense of security. Ironically, the nearly two years I spent there did not move me towards feeling more secure, but instead moved me further away from my true center. And even with this knowledge, I find myself stuck in a loop where I think I need a traditional job to provide abundance.
A New Dawn
Long story short, I’ve been putting this off.
The world is calling for me to start sharing my voice in a really big way and I thought what better time to birth this new era than on the spring equinox?
If you followed along on my soul journey in 2021, you would know that I’ve been spiritual my whole life, but like most people in my metaphysical shoes, I shut down my gifts. Looking back now, I can see I was built for a world that didn’t yet exist. I felt out of place, alone, longed to go back home, and tried my best to just be “normal.”
Seeing Through the Weeds
I've decided I need to engage in writing therapy more often. During my soul journey in 2021, I was journaling every day and then translating those musings into real life lessons. The process of purging thoughts through writing helped me better evaluate what my day-to-day activities were showing me on a larger scale. So here I am, ready to start again.
To say I've been through a great deal over the last couple of years would be the understatement of this lifetime. It's definitely too much to download here, now, in this short space. I trust that the lessons I have been learning will come up again, and I will have the opportunity to integrate them more fully and share those experiences as they arise.
Birthing a New Era
Maybe I've mentioned it before, but I've been working on compiling my Grandmother's memoir for quite some time now. It all began in April 2018, after a visit to her apartment on the South side of La Crosse. Around this same time I had increased my focus on reconnecting with my spiritual side and so as I left her apartment on my drive back to Illinois, I recognized receiving a download.
A download to me is a clear, concise message that just drops into my head. I can't even tell you anything about the visit with my grandma that day or if we talked about her memoirs. But driving through the farmlands of Western Wisconsin, I had a clear message "You should write her stories."
Be The Light
It was still mid-August when I packed my bags in Pikeville, KY and departed for Manitowoc, WI. Navigating towards Wisconsin from the southland and Eastern time zone really was beginning to feel as though I was wrapping up my trip. I had one more stop to make in Manitowoc to puppy sit and keep an eye on my brother's teens, but I had these precious twelve hours all to myself and had the freedom to decompress and prepare for the next leg of my journey.
Not having prepared what I would be listening to on the road, I dialed into YouTube and chose the first video that popped up for me, an Abraham Hicks video: Be the Light & You Will Create Magic.
"You're not here to bring light into the world, you're here to be the light."
A Birthday Adventure Part II
We made a pit stop at the Island in Pigeon Forge to visit a puzzle shop, pick up a little candy, and ultimately enjoy a margarita along the riverside. I can't say that our vibe improved too much, but the margarita must have done wonders because we caught a little universal assistance when we just made it to the trolley and back to our car moments before a torrential downpour. We crawled back through traffic across town in the pouring rain before the clouds finally parted for us.
As we neared closer to Pikeville, the sun began to set on our adventure and the roads grew more and more windy. I tensed at every twist and turn in the road and braced myself for the inevitable SUV rollover and subsequent tumble down the mountainside in a fiery crash. So apparently this fear was heights related as well.
A Birthday Adventure
We started out on our birthday adventure to Anakeesta in Gatlinburg, TN bright and early and I was very tired and grateful for my travel mug of coffee I had brought with. The winding mountain roads heading south out of Pikeville always make me nervous, but it is worse when someone else is driving and I don't have any control. Despite my tired eyes, they stayed wide open watching every wind in the road approaching, but perhaps I only commented on it once. Eventually the windy mountain roads gave way to interstate travel and I relaxed into the journey a bit more.
We arrived at Anakeesta around 11am, easily found a parking spot, but had a harder time navigating the waiting lines. Nothing was marked very well, but we managed to get into the ticket line and secure a couple tickets before hitting up the restroom (yes there was just one), and then found the appropriate line to get to the top of Old Smokey.
Deeper Connections
Similar to my arrival in Lexington, VA, as I departed, I saw a pair of deer and they ran alongside my car as if to wish me well on my travels. According to CrystalClearIntuition.com, "A deer represents inner peace, tranquility, gentleness, intuition, graceful action, and self-awareness. They have a strong spiritual connection, as they are aware of subtle energies happening all around them. They can also represent your deeper connections with your close family and friends, bringing unconditional love, belonging, and community to the forefront." Well if that isn't a beautiful message on the tail end of this wild soul journey, I don't know what is.
My hostess had recommended I make a pit stop at Tamarack Marketplace in Beckley, West Virginia, so I set my GPS for the detour stop and settled in to finish up The Worthy Project on Audible. This book has some great exercises and journaling prompts to help move you from an unworthy mindset to a worthy mindset. I still need to do these! I would highly recommend this read for just about anyone, because who doesn't feel less than at some point along their journey?