It wasn’t until I was 34 that I had a “psychic awakening” when my Persian-Jewish great-grandmother (who was also a psychic and healer, I discovered!), came through to me from the spirit world and started to guide me on my path as a psychic medium and healer.

I was guided to work on my chakras after making contact with my great-grandmother and after 6 months the flood gates opened.

Everyone has intuitive abilities, and one of the things I do besides give readings and channel spirit guides, is to help people become aware and develop their own spiritual gifts.

There are four main ways spirit comes through to us:

• Clairvoyance (seeing) - Seeing images, people and other visual information. This can be in the minds eye, often seen at the 3rd eye center, or seen in physical reality

• Clairaudience (hearing) - Hearing sounds words from spirit (general spirit guidance and channeled beings)

• Clairsentient (feeling) - The ability to get intuitive information from physical sensations and emotions in your body

• Claircognizant (knowing) - The most common form of intuition that almost everyone one has experienced. It can’t logically be explained, but you just know something - what to do or not do, what to eat, who is right for you to be in a relationship with, and even messages from loved ones. You don’t try to tune in and ask something, but truth just dawns on you like a light bulb being turned on in your mind.

During a reading, information comes through me in all four of these ways.

Often, people have a specific question or issue they’d like information on, or a loved one with whom they want speak. Spirit usually comes through with direct guidance and connection to what is desired, but they see a larger picture that either you or I understand. You might find that your mind is focused on one thing, but they want to talk about something else. Readings are always a dynamic and creative process!