Creative Alchemy with Melissa Conkling
For spiritually-inclined creatives who are ready to unlock their full potential without delaying their dreams for “some day” using a blend of spiritual hypnosis, manifestation, and creativity coaching.
Dorene joined me Tuesday night for the free workshop on self-hypnosis for creativity. Less than 48 hours later, she posted her experience from the meditation…and that she’s taking action on her ideas already!!
Here’s what she said:
And if people are receiving results like this from the free 60-minute workshop, just imagine what will be unleashed in the 4-week program!!
Want fast results like this? Here’s the recording of the free workshop:
Celebrate with me!! I just received the amazing news that the book I contributed to that came out earlier this year has officially become a Best Seller on Amazon!! That was quite an awesome message to get as I sat enjoying my lunch! Spiritual Awakenings Vol. 1 is now a Bestseller in 2 categories!!!!!!
I’d like to send a huge congratulations to my fellow amazing authors of this book: Jaime Zazzara, Crystal Wheeler, Ewa Ladkowska, Sarah Lines, Kirsten Newman, Taylor LaShay, Lana Tempest Lynx, Veronica Knight, Allison Barnett, Alea Quiles, & Amanda Rose!!!!!!
And to celebrate this accomplishment, now through Sunday, August 27th, you can grab the SPIRITUAL AWAKENINGS eBook for FREE!!!
Come Awaken Your Soul with us and grab your copy today:
Remembering The Truth of Your Soul
Spiritual Awakenings are the pivotal moments in our lives when we remember that we are so much more than our bodies; we are infinite and eternal beings. We have always, and will always, exist.
The stories in this book share the spiritual awakenings of the authors, illuminating the uniqueness, and the shared experiences, we have as we awaken to the truth of our existence. In it, you’ll find guidance and a sense of connection to all that there is.
When someone asks me how I’ve built so much trust in my creativity (and in myself!), the answer is easy.
I stopped trying to find the right way to “be creative” and started relying on my intuition and my spiritual connection so I can create what I truly want to create.
I believe we all have our own way to experience our spiritual growth and creativity is often a huge part of this journey.
I’m not a magician, yet my clients and I have…
The one thing behind it all: Learning to use self-hypnosis to tap into the power of their subconscious mind.
The subconscious mind makes up about 90% of our mind power and includes our:
Together, these ingredients give us the clarity we need to create what we truly desire in life, not just what we *think* we should create.
If you know you have something special to share with the world but can’t seem to get it from your mind onto paper, then you are going to LOVE this!!
In less than two weeks, I’m sharing the secret key to unlocking your creativity in a live 60-minute workshop, Spiritual Self-Hypnosis: Tap into Your Inner Guidance to Unleash Your Creativity! This workshop is just as good as my paid training…possibly even better! And it’s all happening on Tuesday, August 22nd at 7:30 p.m. EDT.
If you can’t make the date, sign up anyway and I’ll send you the replay.
Here’s what you need to know:
If you want to hear more about the membership, sign up for the workshop or click here.
And if you just want some free training on self-hypnosis and all the ways it can help you, that’s cool too! One more time, here’s the registration page → Spiritual Self Hypnosis Registration.
In November 2021, I knew I needed to change things in my life. In fact, I could feel the shift coming, whether I liked it or not. It was, to be completely honest, scary AF. Relationship, Business, Myself. You name it, it was ready for an overhaul.
But sometimes, when things like this all happen at the same time, I get overwhelmed. I freeze and refuse to take action. While it’s not helpful, it’s a fairly common thing…because change can be terrifying.
But that week, I did something different.
For a while, I had been developing my intuition and my connection to my higher self. And not only working on developing it, but I had also been working on taking action on that inner guidance.
One day, during meditation, I received a very simple yet straightforward message:
Listen to your root chakra recording daily.
I had created the recording a few months earlier and listened to it here and there, but far from every day. So, in the practice of action on what my higher self says to me, I decided to give it a whirl.
Each day, I could feel my energy changing. Feeling calmer and more grounded. Feeling more secure and less fearful of the change I knew was taking place.
Day by day, this feeling of safety and self-assurance grew. My intuition and higher self were clearer than ever before. Ideas for my business – and my life in general – were flowing like a waterfall. Until one day, about a week in to listening to that recording daily, I simply knew.
It was time.
And I was ready for it.
Within a day, I had outlined an entirely new hypnosis and coaching program, in an entirely new niche. I began launching it immediately with no hesitation. I ended my long-term relationship that had grown stagnant, unsatisfying, and unhealthy. I began working for a nonprofit that works with trees, which reignited my passion for nature.
So many changes in such a short time.
In the past, this much change would freak my security-seeking Cancer self out big time. This time, it it all came with such ease and just felt right.
I owe it all to these 3 things:
And guess what…my hypnosis recordings played a huge part in all three!
Each of these steps are all incredibly important and they are all very intertwined. It’s a constant evolution with each new step along your path, not a one-and-done kind of lesson. And it definitely is not linear either, like most things spiritual. It’s not as simple as following steps one, two, and three. Most often, it’s helpful to do them simultaneously and repeat as needed.
Having my library of recordings at my fingertips is undoubtedly something I have taken for granted over the past few years.
I know that now.
And that’s why I want to share it with you.
All my hypnosis recordings…and so much more.
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It probably won’t surprise you too much to learn that I read quite a few books on spirit guides. From well-known mediums like James Van Praagh to relative newcomers such as Yamile Yemoonyah, and all of their different methods, philosophies and experiences fascinate me. But one thing always stands out: for most of them, connecting with their guides came easily. It was either a part of their life for as long as they can remember or it began spontaneously. While honing and understanding their gifts undoubtedly took time and practice, connecting to their guides in the first place always sounds somewhat effortless.
My experience, however, couldn’t be more different. For me, it wasn’t something that just happened as if by magic one night. It wasn’t something I grew up doing (at least not that I was aware of!) And it wasn’t something that came to me as soon as I started trying.
It was something that took a lot of time and effort. It was something that took a lot of trial and error. Above all, it was something that took a lot of patience and persistence. Eventually it paid off…and then some! This is exactly why I know deep down that we can all connect with our guides on our own, without the use of other intuitives or mediums. It’s also why I believe most people are already receiving messages from their guides, but they just don’t realize it yet.
Here are a few tips on how your guides may be sending you signs and what to look for as you begin your spirit guide journey.
For at least a year before I first officially met my first guide, I’d been having glimpses of the same scene during my meditations and intuitive listening practice…a cabin somewhere in the mountains. I could see the gravel path leading up to its front porch and smell the smoke coming from its chimney. I could even feel the brisk mountain air. And it made absolutely no sense. Growing up in Connecticut, I spent a lot of time in the White Mountains of New Hampshire growing up…and I knew it wasn’t there. It was some place new and unfamiliar. I had no idea what to think about these visions and could have easily dismissed it.
Instead, I always noted it down in my journal. When I met my guide Frank, a rancher from Wyoming, the first thing he said to me was that he had been trying to reach me for a while. I immediately knew these visions were messages from him and that this was Frank’s cabin. In fact, in the meditation I used that very first time, it guided me to envision a house somewhere…and that cabin is what I visualized. So I first met Frank in his cabin!!
So don’t dismiss those seemingly imaginary visions you may be receiving!
Callings of the heart don’t need to be huge or romantic gestures. They can be as simply as an unrelenting urge to do something new or that you haven’t done in decades. And so often, these little acts lead us to where we are meant to be next. And they are often planted in our mind by our guides.
The more I began connecting with my higher self, developing my intuition, and attempting to connect with my spirit guides, the more I kept having one thought come up over and over and over again: Get out in nature and be near the water. It seemed to make no sense. And even though I live fairly close to the water, it also seemed irresponsible to focus on that rather than my business. But it came up so often, that I had to follow this nudge.
It wasn’t long before I realized that when I am near the water or out in the woods, my intuition and connection to spirit is by far the strongest. To this day, my most profound connections with my spirit guides have been when I’m out on my morning walks by the water. I now how no doubt that this was a message from my guides to get into an environment where my intuitive abilities are heightened.
Resist the urge to ignore these callings or to put them off for a “better” time – they may be signs from your guides that are leading you to the perfect next step in your journey.
This is definitely one of the strangest, yet most awesome things about connecting with spirit guides. So often, it is as though I suddenly know something I never knew before. It happens a lot. Whether it is recognizing a link between two things that I never saw before, like when I realized how our mind connects with the spiritual realm, or when I’m suddenly able to map out my next book in under an hour, it is clear to me that this knowledge is coming from something bigger than just me. At first, I chalked it up to the idea of “spiritual downloads” people often talk about.
Now, I know it is slightly different than some random idea filtering through my mind unexpectedly. As I’ve learned to trust these knowing and the messages from my guides, I can now ask for specific guidance and know that I will receive the perfect information for whatever project I’m working on at any given time. One guide shared the outline for my entire spirit guide course one afternoon in December. Another gave me the format for the Channeled Writing workshop I ran for my coach a couple weeks ago. And time after time, they guide me on what to share on social media and in my blog on any given day. The information is always clear and concise…and almost always includes concepts I’d never even thought of before!
So when you suddenly know something – and know it’s true deep down – don’t question whether it’s true or not. Instead, trust that it’s a message from your spirit team!
Now, because spirit guides can communicate in so many ways, there are certainly many more things you may have been overlooking…things such as recurring numbers like 11:11 or 3:33, receiving different signs such as seeing dragonflies all over the place suddenly (for me last summer it was deer…I saw them everywhere, very up close and personal!), or recurring dreams. Our guides are persistent, so they will continue to send us there messages until we receive them. They want us to receive them because they are meant to help us fulfill our purpose in life.
So don’t give up and always keep an eye out for what messages you may be missing!
When you stay too much in the spirit world, it can lead to adverse physical and mental effects, such as anxiety, lack of focus, and not caring for our bodies well.
I recently experienced this firsthand.
Over the past few years, I have been on a fast-track spiritual expansion. As my connection to spirit grew stronger and stronger and guidance came through more easily and clearly, I began spending more time than usual exploring these new-found gifts.
Before then, I had been very intentional about staying grounded and have had some of my most profound spiritual breakthroughs when I dedicate time to grounding myself each day. However, as I got caught up in the excitement of the new abilities I was uncovering, I let this element of my daily practice slide.
Ultimately, it led to an imbalance between my mind, body, and spirit that resulted in a few rather uncomfortable panic attacks, which are a very rare occurrence for me. A strange and incredibly unpleasant feeling as though my feet couldn’t stay on the ground. And I’m a hypnotist, so I’m generally REALLY good at calming myself down, but nothing was helping except laying on my couch under blankets.
Fortunately, I recognized the connection early on, so I was able to correct the issue by taking more time to care for my mind and my body, while also developing my spiritual gifts, before it got out of hand.
Grounding is also one of my favorite tools for replacing fear with a sense of safety and security.
Grounding is often used to detach your mind from overwhelm, stress, anxiety or other distressing emotions, so it is a great tool for disarming fear when you notice it sneaking into your life. Grounding can be done in very simple ways such as spending time in nature, standing barefoot on your lawn, or taking a bath. These simple acts bring your senses back down to earth quickly.
Grounding meditation or self-hypnosis is also incredibly powerful.
Here’s how to begin:
1. Sit with your spine straight and your feet planted firmly on the ground
2. Close your eyes and tune into your breathing
3. From the root of your spine, imagine a cord or root extending into the earth below you
4. As you imagine the cord stretching down, also imagine it absorbing the grounding energy of the earth and filling you with a sense of safety, stability, and security
Another great way to overcome fear is through balancing your root chakra. The root chakra is our energy field associated with safety and security. I created a powerful hypnosis recording that combines grounding and root chakra balancing. It has been one of my go-to tools when I sense fear creeping in again. Check it out here.
My latest podcast interview was released a few weeks ago…and I just realized I never shared it!!
Learn more about spirit guides, how hypnosis can help you connect with them, and creating a simple spiritual practice on the Learning to Slay the Beasts podcast with Sarah German.
We talk all about spirituality, the function of hypnosis and how I help spiritually curious people authentically connect with their spirit guides without endlessly overthinking it.
Ready to give it a listen? Check it out on Apple or Spotify!
As we begin to hear and connect with our spirit guides, our higher self, out intuition, or anything else connecting to the spiritual realm, it can be very tempting to spend all of our time there with spirit. It’s fun and exciting. It is peaceful and reassuring. It can give us a sense of purpose and clarity we don’t often feel in our minds or our bodies. Yet, it is not in our best interest to focus solely on our spiritual side and forget to take care of our mind or body for a number of reasons.
First and foremost, our minds and our bodies are what make us human. While it has been said countless time that we are spirits having a physical experience, choosing to focus only on our spiritual nature and ignoring the mind and physical nature disconnects us from our full human experience. Our soul chose to take human form and it chose our specific body as the vehicle in which it will fulfill its mission for this lifetime. If we do not accept, own and embrace our human form – our body and our mind – we cannot deliver the message we came here to share with the world.
Second, staying primarily in the spiritual side of ourselves can lead to adverse physical and mental effects, such as anxiety, lack of focus, and not caring for our bodies well. I recently experienced this firsthand. Over the past few years, I have been on a fast-track spiritual expansion. As my connection to spirit grew stronger and stronger and guidance came through more easily and clearly, I began spending more time than usual exploring these new-found gifts. Before then, I had been very intentional about staying grounded and have had some of my most profound spiritual breakthroughs when I dedicate time to grounding myself each day.
However, as I got caught up in the excitement of the new abilities I was uncovering, I let this element of my daily practice slide. Ultimately, it led to an imbalance between my mind, body, and spirit that resulted in a few rather uncomfortable panic attacks, which are a very rare occurrence for me. Fortunately, I recognized the connection early on so I was able to correct the issue by taking more time to care for my mind and my body, while also developing my spiritual gifts, before it got out of hand.
If you already know you could benefit from a more grounded life and would like some assistance, go ahead, check out my grounding root chakra hypnosis recording.
Mind, Body, and Spirit. It’s a trinity you have likely heard before. The three parts of us that comprise our human experience. While it’s a very well-known phrase and seems relatively straight-forward, I believe it is an important concept to review before we go any further on this journey together.
The most straightforward part of the equation is our body. The physical vessel made of skin and bones through which our life as we know it takes place. It is also the physical representation our soul chose for this lifetime.
Our mind is responsible for all of our “doing” in life. It is made up of two major parts – the conscious and the subconscious minds. The conscious mind is in control of our logic and analysis – all of our intentional thinking. This part of the mind makes up approximately 5-10% of our individual mind power. Our subconscious mind, on the other hand, is where our feelings and emotions live. It’s where our beliefs and imagination reside. It’s where our habits and fears originate. And it’s where our our intuition and psychic abilities arise. The subconscious makes up the other 90-95% of our personal mind power. Together, these parts of our mind create all of our internal dialogue, our actions and reactions in life, which ultimately determine what we do and what we achieve in our lives, both good and bad.
Spirit is the eternal part of us that is interconnected to all things, including our guides and the spirit realm. It is by far the most difficult to explain, because this is the part of us that science is yet to define. This will remain the case, because regardless of how much we would all love to know what spirit really is, science uses the mind to define the physical, and spirit is simply something else. Something ineffable. Unfathomable. Many of us innately know that it’s there. But after years of analytical conditioning telling us that without proof, we cannot trust that anything exists, many others doubt it. Spirit is the part of us that requires faith.
When embarking on a journey of spiritual growth and development of any kind, especially connecting directly with the spirit realm, it is important not to neglect the mind and the body. We are always connected to this spiritual side of us, but the only way we can perceive it is through the mind, and the only way we can put it into action is through our body. Even as I write right now, my spirit guide is speaking to me, but it is through my mind, by forming thoughts, and my fingers, by typing on my keyboard, that this sentence makes it onto the page. Mind, body, and spirit work in conjunction and because of this, balancing our time caring for all three is essential. It is how we foster a true mind-body-spirit connection.
Because all of us have different minds, different bodies, and different souls, our spiritual paths and how we connect to our guides will also be different. While I share my experiences, favorite techniques and exercises, and others I have tried but aren’t for me, I always encourage you to adapt and integrate any of this information and these practices as you feel called to. You can and should test out anything you feel called to and add it into your spiritual journey as you see fit.
I believe the individuality of the spiritual journey is something that often holds people back from fully exploring and embracing this part of themselves. As humans, we are herd animals. We have survived as a species by sticking together and by repeating what we have survived in the past. Many institutions, from organized religious to cultural societies to schools have used this aspect of humanity to instill in us the idea that we all must do the same practices, embrace similar beliefs,, and exhibit the same behaviors, and if we do, we will all have the same results in the end. However, spirituality is different because our souls are all here for different reasons and we’ve all had different experiences over lifetimes. As such, we will experience our spiritual journey differently. Do we all need certain things to survive? Yes. Food, water, and shelter. But do we all need the same things to thrive? Absolutely not…and it would be a very boring world if we did!
To me, to fully embrace your spiritual connection and to discover and engage with your personal spirit guides and angels, you absolutely must embrace your authenticity and your unique human experience. You much learn to know, accept, and love who you are at soul level, which is the human you came here to this incarnation to be. To do that, you get to do what works for you. In fact, it is essential that you do.
For years, I tried to connect with my spirit guides by following various methods, practices, and meditations. I would follow the instructions to a T. Dedicating myself to mastering this gift. Yet I never seemed to get anywhere. Knowing that I am a highly intuitive person, I saw this inability to connect with my guides as a failure or as a special gift I simply didn’t have even though deep down I knew we all had the ability to do it. I was troubled by the question of why, when so many other spiritual things came to me so easily, could I not seem to communicate with my guides? It made me question myself and my abilities. It made me almost give up on it. And it made me doubt spirit guides even existed.
It wasn’t until I started to follow my own rules – in other words, there are no rules! – that I realized my guides had already been sending me messages for quite some time. When it first began, I realized one had been sending me signs for nearly a year. Now I know I’ve been receiving signs since I was a teenager. The problem was that the communication wasn’t coming through in the ways I had read about and learned. It wasn’t what I expected. It was new and different. And I had been limiting myself to an imitation of others’ experiences with their guides. This is why I urge you to follow your intuition, your inner voice, those seemingly insignificant callings. Each one will be leading you to the correct next step for you on your spiritual journey.
While connecting with your spirit guides may take some time and some patience, and it may also require some trial and error, I can assure you that you do have a whole team of guides waiting for you to receive their messages. You can connect with them any time you choose, and you don’t need to go through anyone else to do it. We all do, and we all can. So please, give yourself some grace. Give yourself some time. Be patient. And most of all, allow yourself to get creative in this endeavor!
Creative Alchemy with Melissa Conkling 