Thomas Kinkade - 'Warrior for the light'

On Friday 6th April 2012 a light went out on Earth.

Many people know that, but I wonder how many were not aware of the light that radiated from the brush of Thomas Kinkade.

The 'Painter of the light' passed away in his California home at 54, suddenly and unexpectedly.

Firstly all prayers go to his family and loved ones that may find some comfort in the legacy he has left to this world, through his most beautiful paintings, at the appropriateness of time.

He once described himself as a 'warrior for the light', his intention solely using the light to symbolise the Divine Source and penetrate the darkness many people feel.



If you know of his work you'll understand he did just that and more, if you are not so aware of the work of Thomas Kinkade, a simple online image search will bring his beautiful light into your life.

There is also a most wonderful tribute to Thomas and his work below that has been downloaded to YouTube.

I just felt the need to acknowledge a man that stood for the goodness, the beauty and the light in this world and through his paintbrush captured it, channelled it, and allowed everyone of us access to it in a magnificent way.
God bless Thomas, you will always be the Painter of the light.... now you can paint from within it.



Thank you.

Love can build a bridge.

Family relationships are complex and complicated at the best of times.

Even more complex can be receiving the love and approval of a parent, especially if you have never had it or have needed to chase after it.

There's a powerful sentence in Mark Goulston's book, 'Get out of your own way', when he speaks of a client who tells her mum that she's going into therapy.

'Oh great', says her mum, "He'll try to convince you that you hate me".

His client says,"no mum, I knew that going in, he's trying to convince me that I love you".

Conflicts between parents and their adult children are commonplace nowadays, that is an incredibly sad fact of life at this time.
Some children feel deprived of parental approval or love and therefore feel angry and isolated, some express their deep frustration at their parents inability to understand them or even attempt to try.
Many people resent their parents attempts to control their lives and decisions, while others struggle to accept their parents complete indifference.

Unfortunately this type of dysfunctional relationship has other side effects that can be long standing, in fact lifelong if not addressed.
Guilt is imposed as the child feels unable to appreciate parents who may have made many sacrifices in order to raise them, and that burden can be carried into their own parenthood as children come along for them.

It becomes a cycle that must and can be broken, and it's never too late to try.

If there is something your parents are not capable of giving you in emotional terms, it will be due to the lack of it in their own upbringing, basically they never received it from their parents.

You must become your own 'grandparent' in order to break the cycle.

By giving to your parents what they could never give to you, will free you and them from the cycle, it could also free your parents to begin to offer you what you may need or have wanted for a long time.

Give them love, pride, understanding, appreciation and acceptance and you may well receive all that back, it takes courage to become your own Grandparent but it may well transform your relationship in the meantime.

I hope to offer you an alternative to the condition I find myself in, five months after losing my own Mum.

I find now that dominating my thoughts as I work through my own grief, is an anguish and a constant thought that it's not so much the love & acceptance I did not receive from her, but the love I never got to give to her, because I was so angry, disconnected and isolated from her life.

I am though, healing, and accepting that we both did the best we could at the time, and I am slowly & surely building a bridge from feeling disconnected to forgiveness, so that the cycle be broken by me.

Think of one thing right now!

One thing you never received from one of your parents, that you feel you still need.

It may be pride, love, comfort, acceptance, now imagine a specific situation in which you may give this to your parent.

See it, feel it in your energy, then visualise yourself giving it, unconditionally, freely and completely.

You can achieve a sense of freedom and release, especially if your parents are still living, it can be done here and now in the physical world, it can also be done in the mind should your parent be in spirit too.

Do it and do it now, let the tears come, they don't mean that something is wrong, but that something that 'was' wrong, has finally been made right.

Enjoy your week, spirit will be with you,

Much love

Malcolm x



'It's the simplest things that bring the most pleasure sometimes'

Two years ago I bought an 11 year old BMW, I never once thought I'd own a BMW, but when this one came up in budget...(and I mean budget), it was a no brainer.

I had to have it, it was & is beautiful, the guy at the dealership did not have to sell it, I just bought it.

Two years of what has been to me, luxury driving, although I have come to realise that there is some unspoken 'battle' going on between Mercedes & BMW, a war I do not take any part in.

If I see a Mercedes come up behind me, there is only one outcome....He'll pass me no matter what speed I'm doing. Sad? Very much so.

This weekend I really had to get down to cleaning my car inside and out, and set to it.

After nearly two hours of washing, polishing, hoovering and spraying of window cleaner, I got to the boot of my car, which is an estate and set to removing everything out so the hoover could get to the inside.

I became aware of a section inside the boot I had never noticed before, pushing a small button allowed the section to come away, and suddenly it was Christmas!!!!

There in all it's glory was a 6 disc CD player, I had been recording and playing cassettes in my car for two years!!

Remember the dealer didn't have to sell the car to me, he therefore did not tell me of this CD player.

Anyone that knows me will tell you that I love my music, always have, always will, it truly is the Universal Language, but this was mind blowing, I am beside myself with joy when I realise I can play my Cd's in my car without having to record them onto cassette first.

Its been a long time since knowing such joy and pleasure, hence the title of this offering.

I've had two years of driving this car with music fading in & out on my cassette player, with fuel touching £1.40 litre nearly, I don't care.....Now this is luxury driving, I'm so grateful and happy to listen to my music with such quality of sound whilst driving such a lovely car.

'It is the simplest things that bring the most joy sometimes'.

Just for the record what track did I play first?......................This one!

Enjoy your week...Spirit will be with you.

Malcolm  x

Running & Reading - The key to life

I've always liked Will Smith.

He is an inspiration at so many levels to so many people...myself included.

In my opinion he has not done a bad film or recorded a bad song.

Recently I came across a piece of film with him not as the actor, but as the messenger of wisdom &  Spiritual awareness.
In his own inimitable style he put across a message of understanding to a predominately young audience, with what he referred to as... 'The key of life'.

The key of life is Running & reading!

Why running?

Because when you are running, at some point a small voice will pop into your thoughts telling you to stop, it hurts, it's painful and that you can't breathe, muscles ache and your body is exhausted.
The trick is to still that voice and overcome it, ignore it's need to control your actions and stop running.
It is ofourse the voice of fear, and when you can overcome that, you really are moving into an elevated state of being.

Why reading?

The reasoning here is that of the billions of people who have lived and walked this Earth before you or I, there can be no present day problem that someone has not experienced before, whether it's a family or relationship break up, a job loss or shift, financial lack or simply being overwhelmed by the demands of life at this time.
Someone, somewhere, experienced the same conditions and circumstances, they overcame their problems then wrote about how they did it in a book.

I love this!!!!

The very notion that we cannot be enduring a situation in our lives that has never been experienced before, gives the comfort & reassurance that, no matter what we are going through, there is help, a helping hand of understanding  & empathy from someone we may never ever meet.

I'm not about to go running personally, and I would not ask you to do the same without the necessary precautions involving your GP, but I am about to start at the Gym after two years, and I'm loving the opportunity to face my own voice of fear and overcome it.
In relative terms you can do the same, but it does not have to be on the treadmill, it can be in your everyday reaction and responses to your own voice of fear.

We all need encouragement, back up & support in many moments in our lives from others, but when it comes down to it, it's whether you can draw on that power within, which is you, the 'real' you, the you that turns to face your fears head-on and say' I'm stronger than you, I am not allowing you to control my life anymore'.

Then move to action, and become what you are destined to be.

Your own voice of reason, your own voice of love and empowerment, if you tap into that flow of source that is the real you, nothing and no-one can stop you.....Period!

Have an amazing week, discovering the 'real you' and the power within.

Much love right to you

Malcolm   xxx

In Faith we walk ,not by sight.

It's hard to believe that January and February have already ebbed into history.

2012 seems to be living up to all expectations in terms of powerful spiritual and emotional clearing, cleansing energies shifting around people's lives.
Relationships and jobs changing in ways that bring much confusion, upset and uncertainty within us, with the added effect that has on those we love and care for.
Life pathways are shifting in incredible ways, with our Faith & Trust being tested to it's boundaries.

Not just the Faith & Trust of our guides, but predominately in ourselves.

Mine too!

Hence the small break in additional updates to my blog page, but I intend to fully address that from today onwards and make a promise of regular weekly writings every Saturday.

I was sent an email by a good friend during the week, it's timing of arrival to my inbox could not have been better.
It has stayed with me ever since and I wish to share it's spiritual wisdom with you now, if you don't mind.

Blindfold wisdom

A Native American tradition is for the young men of a tribe to be taken by their Father into the forest.

His Father blindfolds him and leaves him alone in the forest, he is to sit on a tree stump the whole night and not remove the blindfold until the morning sun shines through the trees.

He cannot cry out for help to anyone.

Once he survives the night without removing the blindfold or crying out he is considered by all in the tribe a MAN.

He must never speak to anyone else especially other boys of his experience, ever, because each boy must come into manhood the same way on his own.

The boy is terrified, he can hear all sorts of noises around him, some distant, some close by.

Wild beasts must surely be aware of him, and curious enough to come to him.

His fears are near impossible to control, but he must remain steadfast, courageous and strong if he is to become a man this night.

The wind blows the grass and through the trees, he sits never moving off the stump or removing his blindfold.

Finally, after a long fearful night, the sun appears and he removes his blindfold slowly and carefully.

His Father is sitting on a tree stump smiling at him just a few feet away, he had been there watching over him the entire night, protecting him from harm.

We too, are never alone, even when we do not know it, or feel it, our guides, helpers, family and friends of spirit are watching over us, beside us all the way.

Just because we do not always see them, does not mean they are not there, for it is in Faith we walk, not by sight.

So profound and simplistic is the message, but it hit hard and true in this time of change throughout humanity.

I hope sincerely that it may touch you too, in some way, that helps you overcome and regain balance on your own journey at this time.

Many blessings and much love right to you,

Malcolm x

How do you prepare for work with spirit?

A Happy New Year & many blessings to you as the journey into 2012 begins.

Got a feeling this one is going to be very interesting.... in a good way, ultimately.

I have recently been asked more frequently how I prepare to work with spirit.

So many are now hearing & awakening to the call of spirit into service to others.

Contemplating my response, I place here the preparation procedure I go through before I do any work with and for spirit.
Whether it's a Church Divine Service, a public demonstration, an 'in person' private sitting or a telephone reading, my preparation to remove myself 'out of the way'is the same, every single time.

Firstly I begin by quietly reciting The Lord's Prayer, then I visualise myself stepping into a greenhouse.
Hearing the sliding door open and close behind me, I have now created the most beautiful comfortable armchair that I sit on.
This environment allows me to ground and protect my energies before I open fully to the energies of spirit.

A ball of white light builds within and around my solar plexus area, just above my naval, as it begins to spin,a shaft of light travels down my legs and through my feet into the Earth.
In a moment or two this energy then returns into my physical body and travels very fast up through my energy centres and then shoots out of my Crown chakra, at the top of my head and straight up out of sight.

It's only then that I begin to recite my personal prayer of preparation.

I have said this prayer virtually every day of my life across nearly 12 years, so writing it down for you here , is somewhat strange.
I say it each time with honour, intention and humility, it has never failed me yet, in fact, it seems to be taking on more intensity and power, please feel free to use it in any way that may be appropriate to you, find your own words, your guides will assist you, have no doubt.

Heavenly Father, Great Spirit, hear me please.
I seek to serve as a channel for your light, your love and your peace this day.
I ask that my guides & helpers, my loving family and noble friends of spirit be with me this day of service, that my energy centres be tuned to the rhythm of life and my heart beat as one with that of Mother Earth.
I seek to be in harmony with the Universal Energy, that is you, Great Spirit.
As I raise my vibrations to the highest realm of spirit that I can possibly attain,at this point in my physical existence and my spiritual awareness, I ask that a cloak of peace and protection be placed about me, my home and my family.
That this cloak of peace and protection is then expanded into the World to embrace every single life force.
I call upon the Archangel's Michael, Gabriel & Chamuel, that these lights of spirit walk with me, and  help to keep me working in the light, from the light, as the light.
Great Spirit, as Mountain  Drum  Warrior (my Indian name given during a sweat lodge),I ask that my brothers and Ancestors be with me on the Red Road once more, and that the Powers & Spirits of The Four Directions bring into this day of service,their Knowledge, wisdom, strength & guidance, ahoi.
Heavenly Father, may the loved ones of those, I will be speaking with this day, who dwell within the highest realms of spirit,make themselves known to my guides and helpers at the appropriate time.
May they come forward, loud and clear, bringing messages that are relevant and needed right now, should they differ from those that are wanted.
In this, Heavenly Father, I ask that the information given through me, in your name, with your blessing is accurate, detailed, specific and precise.
That also my own thoughts, judgements, feelings and emotions are removed from the channelling process, that I can stand once more for you and humankind, as clear a channel as it's possible for me to be.
Amen

That's it!!

Evolved and grown over the years, this is my prayer of preparation for my work with spirit.
I don't read it, I just say it,then by the time I have finished it  (around 5 minutes), I am removed from the entire process and able to work.

With every sincere wish for a wonderful 2012, and blessing,that you may take the step onto your own pathway of purpose with spirit, should it be shown to you.

Do not be afraid, all will be well.......

Much love.

Malcolm

A Christmas message, from spirit with love.....

I simply wish you, your family & friends around you here, a peaceful, loving Christmas, and as 2012 beckons I wish you all that you need and desire for your journey into the New Year.

May you find that the love of spirit draws to you, for the guidance, inspiration and understanding of what you are here to do, why you have the family around you, that you do, may you truly find your purpose, your reason for living at this time of humankind's existence.

May your doubts and fears be bannished forever as you connect with the source of creation and realise you are a direct part of that source.

Many blessings this day, tomorrow and into all your days ahead,

Malcolm x