When Did You Stop Believing in Magic?

Picture it, me running quickly to grab water in between sessions when I hear a sharp, insistent knock on my back patio door.

Ugh, I thought, what now?

At first I thought the dishwasher was broken or something was stuck inside. But no, that was done with it’s cycle.

This was not subtle; it was loud and incessant. It meant to get my attention, even if the real cause was a bird seeking a midday snack.

I paused mid-thought when I realized what was happening. Once I realized the dishwasher was not on, I saw him. A small downy woodpecker clinging to the screen door and knocking his beak against the glass.

I am prone to nature encounters and love a good surprise from mother nature. Normally I jump right into investigation mode and consult my animal oracle decks or a favorite book on animal medicine.

My first thought, after I grabbed my phone to take a picture, was damn, I really haven’t fed them in a couple of weeks. Did they really send an ambassador to get some food out back?

I didn’t have time to think too hard about it however, because I needed to get back to my client sessions.

It wasn’t until the following morning, driving down the road with my tea listening to a podcast, that the point of the woodpecker bubbled in my brain:

Hey girl, when did you stop believing in magic?

The question slapped me in the face. Hard.

Of course I hadn’t stopped believing in magic. I even started a podcast called Unreasonable Magic! But there was something going on here that I have been having trouble naming.

This summer has been a hustle, there may have been boundary bypassing, and pushing past energetic exhaustion. I had quietly slipped into the hyper-focused trap of trying to force outcomes through sheer will. Spirit was patiently waiting for me it seems.

And then perhaps because it is eclipse season, the patience was gone.

I had simply been running too fast, working too hard, and overanalyzing too much to notice the signs occurring directly in front of me.

Like the painters house that needs a fresh coat of paint…

I have known for weeks now that I hit the wall, I had achieved burn out status. I could even taste a burning flavor in my mouth. I had moved from an open state of receiving to a survival state of managing, and in that shift, the subtle synchronicities that make my life the magical mystery ride that I need it to be, had faded into the push and rush that has been this summer.

I needed this little bird to remind me of who I am and what I am here to do…

To hear the rest of the story, including how my past career in cancer research intersects with my current day mediumship, and the undeniable synchronicity that unfolded on a quiet street in Lily Dale, listen to the full episode below.

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|Listen to Episode 12: When Did You Stop Believing in Magic?|

Inside this episode:

• The Woodpecker Wake-Up Call: Why a bird tapping on my patio screen made me re-evaluate my summer boundaries, energy leaks, and my approach to my work

• The Science of Connection: When I sat at an 2018 National Institutes of Health (NIH) cancer conference and found myself listening to a study about lab rats living longer when they have other rats in their cage

• The man who really wanted to be there for his family: My seemingly coincidental encounter with an old acquaintance who had a story to share about her husband’s cancer and the clinical trial that showed how important connection really is

• The Lily Dale Synchronicity: A dream about medium Suzanne Giesemann, a two-week experiment looking for everyday magic, and an undeniable moment in the middle of the road.

• Navigating Eclipse Season: How to use the upcoming eclipse transit of Human Design Gate 55 (The Gate of Spirit) to make the most of this moment.

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