From forced religion to spiritual enlightenment

I grew up in a protestant, Pentecostal tongue speaking, spasmic dancing, fire and brimstone, anointing oil, praise and worship/ gospel music around the clock, no R rated allowed, no sex talk, promise rings, slain in the spirit household... This sounds like a lot of religions right? In Fact it sounds like all of them. But my parents religion of choice was Christianity.


Christians just like Muslims, have a less than noble origin. The Christian Crusades, The Spanish inquisition... the Witch hunts. Just like in Greek mythology, Christians are so fearful of what MIGHT happen if they do not follow a certain set of rituals. Just like many others religion, Christians believe in one higher power and that it controls everything in the universe including us and we need to live in a constant state of  humility and semblance to this power and we must do exactly as were are told by the chosen messengers of God. Only difference is Christians tend to hate everyone else and used to kill them. 


So my entire life Ive never been "sold" on the whole Christian thing. I had too many unanswered questions and asking them made me the enemy. I did attempt with all of my heart, mind, body and soul to feel what my mother always told me I would feel if I basically just did exactly what she told me to do. So I did,my whole child hood I went to church 2-3 times a week, was a youth leader, sang on the praise and worship team, spoke in tongues, was slain in the spirit read my bible, said my prayers, was always kind and respectful to others, stayed away from anything my mother deemed "evil, satanic or blasphemous". I stayed a virgin, didn't do drugs, didn't swear. I was a Christian. I was "good". but all I felt was like I was faking it to avoid being persecuted. I felt like I was talking to the ceiling, speaking gibberish, letting some guy knock me over to avoid being the only one left standing in front of a judgmental church and reading a set of rules i am to blindly follow. Even though I did my best to blend into the Christian crowd... I stuck out like a sore thumb. Til this day my mother is convinced that I am influenced by evil. She is a modern day Witch hunter and everybody is a potential Witch until she has decided for herself. Guilty until proven innocent... sound familiar.


I always felt like the black sheep of my family. Particularly my moms side. I always related more to my dads side of the family but because I grew up being told that they were all Witches and full of the devil I never really gave into the feelings of closeness I had to them and remained a little stand off-ish... even fearful and judgmental. But I always knew I was different. I wasn't like other kids. I was extremely sensitive and intuitive. I was always in my own world and it was a fantastic world. Whether I was envisioning I was a fairy, mermaid or princess, I was always searching for a way to escape the world I was in. I knew there was so much more out there waiting for me to discover. I was always "curious" about all of the things I shouldn't be.


Now as an Adult I am on a journey to spiritual enlightenment. I am doing research, asking lots of questions and hunting for answers. Right now I am reading some fascinating books on the nature based religion of Wicca. I have never had a spiritual practice speak to me so much. Its as if they know me inside and out. I'm excited to start learning more. I'm still not completely sold on the idea of religion but I'm open to seeing, hearing, feeling and experiencing all the world has to offer and the I'll decide for myself. <3 

Peace and Blessings,
Nora Love 

My Psychic/Paranormal Experiences

Many of my stories either are or are going to be published at
 http://www.psychic-experiences.com/user-profile.php?user=21118

I'll start with the most recent...

Last week
I was the designated driver for my husbands stag night with his co-workers. It was about 2:30am when the booze soaked boys made their way to the car. Just before they got there I was staring out into a dark field that was behind the bars parking lot where I was parked. As plain as day a large dark mass formed then moved across the grass a few feet, hovering, not touching the ground at all. I blinked my eyes several times but the mass was still there, after about 45 seconds it slowly dissipated and was gone. I don't know what it was or why It chose to reveal itself to me but its one of the most vivid visual experiences Ive had in a long time!

Fall 2009
I was temporarily living with my mom ans working at a retail store in the mall. I was waiting at the bus stop on my way home when a young man around 22  sat next to me and started up a conversation. I have had many experiences where strangers tell me there entire life story within minutes of meeting me. Even when I am not showing the slightest interest, they just continue to divulge very personal information for no apparent reason. I am usually very annoyed when this happens, but this guy was nice and just seemed like he really needed someone to talk to. Plus his pinpoint pupils indicated that he was under the influence of some substance and I figured it was safer to humor him until the bus came.

In the 15 minutes it took for the bus to arrive he filled me in on the last 5 years of his life. He was 22, lived locally, suffered a sports related injury in high school which led to an addiction to a long list of prescribed pain killers, his family had a history of mental illness and he was ready to give up on life. I wasn't sure what to do in this situation so I just listened politely as he started to go into a medicinal haze.

 Finally the bus arrived, I had to nudge him to bring him back to reality long enough to get on the bus. With in moments of the bus taking off, his head fell back, mouth open, and he slowly started sliding out of his seat and on to the center isle floor of the bus. The man sitting next to me alerted the bus driver who immediately pulled over and attempted to wake him. After having no response and not feeling a pulse, she called 911. Once the paramedics showed up I was able to give them enough information about this man Id never met before, including all the medications he was on ,that they were able to revive him with a shot of adrenaline straight to the heart.

Before they left, one of the medics told me that if I had not been a good enough Samaritan to listen to the ramblings of a stranger, he would have overdosed on the floor of the bus. I don't know why things like this always happen to me but I know its for a reason and If it helps save a life, its worth it.

Summer 2009
See my previous post about my experience with a demonic entity.

Spring 2008
My family and I were temporarily living with some friends of my husbands in Fort Hood, Texas. His friends daughter who I'll call M, had a sleep over one night with a girl that lived down the street that I'll call A. The evening following the slumber party strange things started happening. It was always after the kids were in bed sleeping and the adults were hanging out downstairs. We would here what sounded like one of our kids running up and down the upstairs hall way, or jumping on the bed or calling out for mommy, but when one of us would go upstairs to check on them, they were always tucked safely in bed,  sound asleep.
It got to the point where all of us grown ups were so scared we'd huddle together on the downstairs couch with all the lights on til sunrise.

One day we were casually discussing it with  A's mom I suddenly got an image in my head of a little blonde girl about 5 or 6 wearing a blue dress. As soon as I said it aloud, A's mom stopped me and said that I just described what her daughter describes as her imaginary friend. She had never taken her daughter seriously. That same day A came over and walked through the house but said she didn't see her imaginary friend anywhere. That night the noises stopped and never started up again.

Childhood memory
I was spending the night at my dis-abled grandmothers house. I sometimes helped her clean her house and take care of things she couldn't so I would spend the night in the guest room at the front of the house. From the guest room there is a hallway that leads into the family room, then you go through the family room to get to my grandmothers room. I was laying in the guest room bed trying to sleep but I always had trouble sleeping in that house. I always felt, cold and uncomfortable, sort of how I feel in hospitals. Like death is lingering in the air.

The head of the bed I was laying on gave me a direct view down the hallway.
Suddenly, plain as day, a tall dark figure wearing a floor length black cape appeared in the hallway and seemed to float to the other end of the hallway and into the family room but before it disappeared into the room in stopped and its head turned towards me. There was no face,just a dark black hole under a black hood. Did I mention the hall light was on at the time. My grandmother did not die that day, in fact she didn't die until a few years later but I believe what I saw was what was lingering around her always.

Childhood memory
I think I was in high school when this happened. I was at home on a relaxed weekend day sitting on my bedroom floor tinkering around on my sewing machine. I was sitting in front of the bedroom doorway so I could see down the hallway. My mom announced she was going to the store and my little sister who was the only other person home at the time, said she wanted to go with her.
A few minutes later I heard the car leave the driveway and continued my project. About 20 minutes later a figure that was very clearly my little sister ran from her bedroom, across the hallway and into the living room. Confused by this since I thought she had gone to the store with my mom, I got up to go see what she was doing. I searched the whole house and she was no where to be found.
When my mother and sister returned from the store I told them what happened and my mother with a shocked look on her face told me that my sister had run out into the parking lot of the grocery store to chase after a roll away shopping cart and was almost hit by a car. I don't know if this is connected but it was enough to keep me up that night.

Growing up I had countless encounters with the paranormal. I would see, hear and dream things that no body else did. Electronics spaz out around me and strangers tell me the most intimate details of thier life for no reason at all. Unfortunately I had no one to talk to about it. I grew up in a such a strict, religiously confined household that any thing out of the ordinary was called witch craft or demonic. Out of fear of an exorcism or something, I just kept things to myself.
Now that I'm older, I am on a journey, a mission to understand, who and what these things are that I see. Entities? Spirits? Ghosts? I don't know but I know there real and for some reason I have the ability to see, hear, feel, know, dream things that others cant. Why would I think of this as anything but a blessing... a gift.

Peace and Blessings,

Nora Love

Hail to the V

Feminine hygiene line Summers Eve has an awesome new commercial! I cant find a link to the actual commercial but its definitely become very controversial. I happen to love it! It declares basically that the Vagina is a powerful weapon that men will fight for ( so take care of it). 

I wish that I was told this as a child. Instead my mom beat "no sex before marriage" into my head my whole adolescence so naturally I had sex with the first idiot loser that came around. Had I known that my flower had the ability to start wars, I never would have given it up so easily.  So here is a lesson learned that  I will pass along to my little sisters; own your power as a woman. Embrace your sexuality and femininity like the Goddesses of ancient era's but remember, men had to fight battles to win the heart before they were awarded the ultimate prize.

Peace and Blessings,

Nora Love

God created us in his image

          "So God created man in his image, in the image of god created he, him; male and female, created he, them. - Genesis 1:26, 27

I'm not completely devoted to the idea that the bible is the say all, be all, end of the final word of all things but it is to me more like a book of histories through a certain set of eyes. Every religion and culture in our world would write their histories in a very different way from all different perspectives.  If God is the all mighty reason we exist then according to this verse, he created us to be God-like. The irony of this is that if my close-minded, religious zealot of a mother heard me refer to myself as a "Goddess", she would cry blasphemy or witch craft, but this verse which is clearly written in some very official King James translation- as in back when the church slaughtered the innocent in the name of religion- blatantly states that we were created in a god like form, me are meant to be, feel, act, think and look like the Gods and Goddesses we were created as. 

So be the Goddess you were meant to be! Strengthen and stretch every part of who you are! Never stop growing, learning, laughing and loving!

Peace and Blessings

Nora Love

My encounter with a demonic entity

My story about a recent experience that I had with an evil spirit of some sort was just published on an awesome paranormal site. Check it out and please leave me some feed back. Id love to know what experiences others have had.

http://www.psychic-experiences.com/real-psychic-story.php?story=7024

Peace and Blessings,

Nora Love

Steps to unleashing your inner goddess

Through out the centuries history has told stories of many many women who have accomplished extraordinary things. Marie Antoinette, Joan of Arc, Cleopatra, Queen Victoria, Harriet Tubman, Marilyn Monroe, Maya Angelou, Anne Frank, Coco Chanel, Oprah Winfrey, Michelle Obama,  Princess Diana, Princess Kate, Beyonce, Lady Gaga... All powerful women... all Goddessess.

Just like the Goddesses of Ancient Greece, we posses powers well beyond our understanding. From our natural maternal instincts to our powers of seduction and sensuality, we are strong creatures not to be underestimated.

Whether you are a student, mom, career woman or just wandering through life, you are a goddess capable of amazing things. With these very simple steps you can unleash your inner Goddess and explore a side of your feminine powers you never knew existed. Being a goddess is all about confidence, ambition and faith. With these tools anything is possible.

Goddess rule #1- Love thyself
If you do not love yourself , you will never truly be able to love someone else or except their love in return.
This starts with building your confidence. Let go of any criticisms and judgements made by yourself and others and realize that you have a purpose in this world and no one can hold you back.

Goddess rule #2- Purify yourself from the inside out.
This is not a religious or spiritual thing. It can be if they is what works for you but what I mean by this is to take care of yourself. Take care of your body. Eat healthy and exercise. This will start the process of building ones confidence and maintaining a positive self image.

Goddess rule #3- Surround yourself with beauty.
Keep a clean organized home free of chaos and confusion. Fill it with scents and decorations that fill you with joy and happiness. Your home is your fortress and should always make you feel at peace. Adorn an decoration your home as well as your body to express your inner goddess.

Goddess rule #4- Separate yourself from negativity.
whether its  a person, place or thing, if it is the source of any negativity, get rid of it.

Goddess rule #5- Live for the pursuit of happiness.
Everyday is a new blessed day and should be lived to the fullest. Do not deny yourself of the things that make you happy.

These "rules" are just something I have come up with based on the changes I have made in my life and the positive benefits that have come from them.

The journey has just begun...

Peace and Blessings,

Nora Love

"It doesn't matter who you are, where you come from. The ability to triumph begins with you. Always." ~ Oprah Winfrey

Who is the Goddess of Guidance

Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Nora, I an a young, American mother of two and also a third generation Empath and Claire Sentient. What  this means is I have a naturally hieghtened intuition and can feel the emotions of others very strongly. I use my Goddess Guidance Oracle cards to give as well as receive guidance on a daily basis. I was raised in a religious and spiritual household and I believe that my messages come from God but everyone's version of "God" or a "higher power" is different.  I can not explain why it works but I can explain how.  Reading my Oracle cards ( or Tarot cards) is my version of prayer. I am just a person who was born with a certain gift, like many others with gifts ranging from musical to athletic, my gifts can be strengthened and enhanced.

I am not a fortune teller. I do not "cold read' people. When I do my readings I tell the person seeking guidance to simply pray to whatever or whomever they believe hears their prayers and to let their emotions weigh heavy on their heart and mind. I am able to pick up on those emotions and through my cards, address the concerns they are praying about and offer then guidance through the message I receive. Again I can not explain why it works because I do not know myself. All I know is that every reading I have ever done whether I was sure of the message I was receiving or not, whoever the message was for is usually moved to tears by the clarity and validity of the message they receive. Skeptics become believers and believers are given hope that their prayers are being heard.

I believe that all women are Goddesses capable of amazing things. Women are complex creatures with ever changing emotions and their is a Goddess to match every emotion and every facet of a woman's personality. With the guidance channeled through me I can help you unleash your inner Goddess.

I offer private readings as well as group readings and reading parties. Email me me for more more information. I am happy to personally  answer any questions.
goddessofguidance@gmail.com