15 Years As a Professional,
30 Years Experience
A Light-Worker's Story, By Heather Home
I'm often asked how long I've been "doing this". For someone like me, that's a long and complex answer. I've had abilities since I was a wee kiddo, feeling energies and somehow knowing things that I was never told. I thought everyone could do this as naturally as I could and I remember feeling quite frustrated when they wouldn't (or so it seemed to my young mind) --- I thought they were doing it on purpose. As most people can't possibly have an understanding of the realm of the intuitive, and as I belonged to a family that often moved from city to town on and on with no real community, understandably I had no one to teach me about what I was experiencing and, in some ways, it was a very lonely existence. On the other hand, I always felt a connection to something higher, something more, beyond what we consider to be normal, and it carried me through life in ways that I cannot explain. It wasn't until my early adult years that I finally had the opportunity to connect with others like myself, people who could sense beyond the ordinary.
Self-Discovery...
I remember the first time I walked into a room where a development group was meeting. It was like discovering that I had a home for the first time in my life. Curious to see what they had to share, I quickly realized... these were my people and this was my world. The things they were teaching and sharing about were things that I'd been experiencing for decades without having many concepts or words to use to apply or label. I was in awe and relieved to be able to recognize the things that were taking place during those exercises they were teaching us. It was like I was finally getting to know a huge part of myself. What a night that was.
The Universe Steps In...
I'd discovered the group through "luck" (which I now see as a natural ability to flow with the divine guidance that is available to us all). In my early adult years, my practice of reading the newspaper was minimal and mainly just involved checking my horoscope, doing the puzzles, and smiling along with the comic strips. At that age I was more focused on starting my adult life, my career, my romantic partnership... I had little interest in what was happening in my city or the world as a whole. I certainly didn't read the obituaries or personal ads. For some reason, though, one day, my interest carried me to those back pages of the daily paper. I scanned for... something... not knowing what but taking my time to leisurely peruse. Then, there is was, in the community events section, a listing for a local group that would be meeting later that week. It was the first time in my life that it even occurred to me that people like myself might congregate somewhere. I wrote down the details and called the number. Like so many instances since then when I've looked back, that moment would prove to be an important turning point for me. Life was never the same again.
After my initiation into the world of light-workers, again and again momentous experiences would take place. These were the days before the internet was readily available on every phone... you had to actually participate in life to access more of it. A co-worker of my partner would introduce me to the books of Shirley MacLaine, which in turn exposed me to even more books on spirit and metaphysics of which I had no previous idea even existed (despite regular trips to the library for reading material... I was always a book-lover). I'd meet people with interests in various topics, which would then lead to more people with more interests in more topics. Workshops and courses would pop up, groups would pop up, new age stores in my neighbourhood sprung into existence, opportunities would just fall into my lap... and my abilities seemed to stretch and strengthen along with my thirst for a better understanding of myself and the realm of intuitiveness.
Some Background...
My first career was in marketing research. I've lead a very unconventional life, and that career, for me, actually started at the age of 14 with a summer job out in Millbrook, Ontario. By 16 I'd moved into Peterborough and took on another marketing research position, then another, then another. By 17 or 18 I would sometimes find myself working full time hours plus continuing full time in school. By the age of 20 I was offered a position to take over a local satellite office for a research firm. I accepted the opportunity. I'd been on a unique trajectory and was excited about starting my adult life. Then, almost suddenly, everything changed.
In my personal life, one thing after another began to shift and big change was coming. Then, things were not jiving at work, and more change was coming. I found myself in a position of having to re-think the lifepath that I'd been on for a very long time. With my spiritual awakening, nothing from my previous life seemed to fit anymore. Once you achieve a certain level of spiritual wisdom, you can't un-learn it. The universe was being very clear: "Heather, you can't be who you thought you were going to be." At the time it felt incredibly uncomfortable and I had no idea how I was going to move forward, what decisions to make, what a new life should look like. I felt alone and confused and even a bit scared. My 'abilities' didn't seem to be helping me, or so I thought at the time. As I mentioned before, though, I have always had a connection to something higher and it has carried me in ways I cannot fully describe. That was when that seemingly fateful day occurred; I read the newspaper and discovered the development group for people like myself, and it changed my life.
And Even Better...
Once I began to accept my abilities, who I really was, and what I needed life to look like, things began to turn and fall into place. That's when all of those opportunities started to drop into my lap, one after another. I moved along a journey of self discovery and development that would last a long, long time (and of course, continues to this day).
At one point, I was needing to make a decision about my career. "What do I want to be when I grow up?", I jokingly asked myself as a young adult. I decided I would only keep my finger in the marketing research pie in small ways --- I've always found the psychology and the creative end fascinating and didn't want to give it up completely --- but it no longer was a viable path for me as a career. It just didn't fit. Nor did many other job paths; I actually had quite a number of interests and skills and was not in lack of work arenas to play in, but they just didn't correspond with the needs and abilities of my new body and soul (yes, my body changed too). What did I want to do? Well, another opportunity fell into my lap. I heard about a local trading group, the L.E.T.S. Exchange. It was comprised of people and businesses in the Peterborough area who believed in working in trade, a pre-curser to today's "keep it local" movement. Just about anything you could want or need was available, and there were many interesting things offered by many interesting people. In addition to a directory, they held monthly markets. This was my chance to experiment and see if anything would float to the top of my interest soup. I tried all kinds of things, including jewelry-making, face painting, and (among others) light-work (I started with tarot card readings and reiki sessions). I loved it all and even ended up developing my own face painting business for the kiddos of our community, and now (since the pandemic) have gone back to developing my work interests in the realm of arts and graphic arts (I come from a family tree with entrepreneurs on both sides). But the one thing that really lifted my heart and made my soul sing was the light-work. And, what do you know, the universe seemed to say, "Yes Sweetie Pie, this is the right thing for you... now run with it".
A Career As A Psychic?
In high school, no guidance counselor has ever told a student, "You seem to have an aptitude for intuition. If you want to, when you grow up, you could become a psychic." haha Nope, not ever. As I said, though, things in this realm were just falling into my lap, and this went on for a long time (still does to this day). My journey of self-discovery seemed practically all-encompassing. At every turn the universe nudged me in this direction and that, towards topics of learning and people of skill and kindness. I would go on to spend about a decade and a half just soaking it all up, putting myself through my paces, learning and practicing and becoming more and more centred in who I truly was. After having dipped my toes into the water with the L.E.T.S. Exchange, I finally decided to make the big leap. In 2008 I officially registered with the government and was assigned a business number. I had never owned a computer before then, but the world at that point was most definitely moving in the direction that required a business to have a presence online. Day after day I would trek over to the Business Advisory Centre to not only learn how to use a computer but to also build a website. Back in the day, there was no Wix or GoDaddy. The only ways to have a website was to either pay someone thousands of dollars to build and maintain it for you, or to build it yourself from code. Neither of these were in my reach. So, being a self-starter, I began with a blog on Blospot (am still there today) and figured out how to turn it into a website. Blogspot has evolved over the years, and so have I.
As with all things, there is a learning curve. You can read all the books and take all the classes you like on psychic development, energy healing, astrology and more, but rarely do these teach you about the realities of being in this business. When you work for yourself like this, there is no accounting department, marketing department, receptionist, cleaning crew. I had to figure out how to best offer my services to clients. As my skills grew, I'd need to add those to my website as new services as well. I had to learn how to deal with clients: helping them to understand that being a "psychic" or "light-worker" did not somehow equate being an all-knowing or all-capable god; assigning them appointment slots during hours in which I could manage; figuring out which technological tools made the most sense for me; and on and on. I even took a journey through the development of a framework in which I felt I could morally charge a fee yet honouring that, in the spiritual and healing realms, there are times when charging a fee is inappropriate and people still deserve assistance, deserve community. While tweaking is a practice every business owner needs to embrace for as long as they continue to be of service, those first years gave me an experience that just is not talked about in books on How To Read Tarot or How To Protect Your Third Eye. Lucky for me, I had a vast system of colleagues, teachers, and supporters on which I could lean and learn from. We have shared our wisdom and experience with each other, navigating the waters as light-workers in business, and have each found our guiding stars.
In the many years that I've been working as a light-worker, I've expanded my business, participated in our wonderful spiritual community, had my own radio show, been a guest on television and as a speaker, been a teacher and mentor, and met hundreds and hundreds of wonderful souls. I am an ardent journaller yet even I could not possibly document the vast level of exceptional experiences I've had in doing this work and of my own spiritual journey. I believe it to be true when they say that every life could be a book.
Finding Authenticity
With time comes experience. In life in general it is easy to become tugged at, to need to buffer the expectations of others and the expectations of yourself. Needs evolve and wisdom grows. One of the the most rewarding 'guides' that I have found with this work is to listen to my clients and find their needs, then meet them. Of course none of us can be all things to all people, but I KNOW what it is like to be a young person experiencing abilities and spiritual phenomenon yet have no one to talk to about it, no one to teach me. To this day I remember the relief I felt in discovering that first development group. Now, as a practitioner with 30 years experience and 15 years in business, it has become so important to me to be here for those who are also in that state of needing a community member, needing a teacher, needing a guide. There are still pressures in the world, but for the most part I feel I have learned to get myself to a place in which I have developed a healthy framework for a career as a light-worker. Somedays I fail. Somedays I soar. Most days I am simply and utterly grateful to have the ability to tap into the universe and flow with the best things it has in store for me... and to share that with others.
And Now...
Another highly rewarding 'guide' that I have found with this work and, really, my own spiritual development, is to be open to The Divine and to allow it to nudge me in wonderful and exciting directions. I've lost count of how many of my prayers have been answered; how many times I've manifested something I wanted, needed or loved; how many things I've learned or miracles I've seen. Life is not perfect, of course, but gosh it sure can be pretty fabulous. Once you learn that, by being open to divine guidance, you can achieve so much more in life than you could have ever dreamed up on your own... life takes you by the hand and loves you. Moving forward I am continuing to be there for my clients and community, continue to share my abilities, and to pass on the knowledge that was (and continues to be) passed on to me. I plan to have even more services available --- I'm adding new ones all the time. And I hope to continue to meet the wonderful souls who put their trust in me when they come to me for service and community.
Celebrate With Me...
In celebration of 15 years in business, I invite you to:
- Accept my celebration offer of $20 off a Full Session Live Reading for the full month of March 2023 (see the tabs above for the Full Session menu).
- Reach out for a phone chat, email string, or video chat when you are in need of community. Perhaps you have a need for someone to listen regarding things that you've been noticing about yourself or your child in terms of intuitive sensitivities, or perhaps around experiences with the paranormal. These are actually quite normal and you are not alone. I never charge for a community conversation.
- Request that I add your name to my prayer list or reiki grid. Your healing and dreams are oh-so important --- I honour you and am happy to support you. I never charge for either of these services. You are wished goodness and bliss.
- Leave a helpful review if you've ever come for a service with me, been a guest on my show, or have heard me speak. We all know what it's like to go for a service of some type and to not know ahead of time what to expect. Reviews can be truly helpful for those who are seeking a legitimate practitioner that they can feel comfortable with in the realm of psychics, meditation instructors, energy healers, workshops and more. You are welcome to leave your own review at any of the links below, or to send one to me via email to be added to my website.
- Email: lightworker333@nexicom.net (If you would like a reply, remember to whitelist this address or add it to your contacts list to ensure that it goes to your inbox rather than you spam folder... this is a business address.)
If you've stuck around to the end of this blog post, I offer you my thanks.
I also wish to extend a sincere thank-you to everyone who has joined me at points along my journey. Thank you to my teachers and other inquisitives like myself. Thank you to my friends and colleagues who have each followed their own paths to get them to places of wonder and light. Thank you for my community who have shared themselves and been there for myself and others. Thank you to my clients for gifting me with the honour of being invited into your life for service.
May you all continue to discover your own gifts and bliss.
