d develop the chi.

Ugliness, accidents and catastrophes follow these sorts of people. “Bad” things happen, seemingly out of the blue. Jail stays may be a familiar stop for some, since they have no qualms about stealing energies, they may also steal STUFF, and get caught. It’s hard to tell, as they can be excellent liars and you will never know the whole truth.

The point is, keep your eyes open, your guard up. I already knew how to sleep with my (inner) eye open, and could sense the changes around me in the

How do you tell if someone is sucking your life blood or just a really needy person? We’ve all been through those friendships, some call them “toxic”. Working as a hands-on healer, I have been particularly vulnerable and compassionate to people’s suffering. My first instinct is “let me help you”. I’ve done this since I can remember.

Co-dependency is another word for it: the need to be needed. I don’t know if it’s a need for me since I find a deep sense of relief and enjoyment being alone, probably due to burn-out on compassion or just plain restoring my energy.

They say… a friend in need is a friend indeed. So when the lines become blurred by what your friend wants, needs or even expects you to do or give to them, then you may be in danger of a vampire.

The last such person who sucked me nearly dry was an expert, waltzing his way into my life, taking me full throttle into his spin zone. Suspect of such overt attentions, I never gave complete surrender of my heart. I knew he couldn’t be trusted. And yet, I let him stay. Perhaps it was the excitement of his high-octane energy that was so intoxicating to me after spending the previous three years in virtual hermitage.

As an animal lover, I’ve always had several dogs and cats around. Birds surround my home, occasionally fly in and one even spent the night in my bedroom. I awoke to it chirping away in the morning. They watch over me, and I them, offering bread and crackers in safe spots, away from the cats.

After the energy vampire moved in (within a short time, as is typical), the birds left. I didn’t notice for awhile that something was missing, but what? Energy vampires are excellent at drawing your attention away from the people, things and interests you have; replacing your wants with their needs.

I must’ve been a tough case for this energy vampire, as he enlisted the full time help from his brother who also “needed” to move in. Together, they succeeded, but it took a while. As a healer, I practice regular meditations and visualizations to maintain my own psychic strength and develop the chi.

Ugliness, accidents and catastrophes follow these sorts of people. “Bad” things happen, seemingly out of the blue. Jail stays may be a familiar stop for some, since they have no qualms about stealing energies, they may also steal STUFF, and get caught. It’s hard to tell, as they can be excellent liars and you will never know the whole truth.

The point is, keep your eyes open, your guard up. I already knew how to sleep with my (inner) eye open, and could sense the changes around me in the

out on compassion or just plain restoring my energy.

They say… a friend in need is a friend indeed. So when the lines become blurred by what your friend wants, needs or even expects you to do or give to them, then you may be in danger of a vampire.

The last such person who sucked me nearly dry was an expert, waltzing his way into my life, taking me full throttle into his spin zone. Suspect of such overt attentions, I never gave complete surrender of my heart. I knew he couldn’t be trusted. And yet, I let him stay. Perhaps it was the excitement of his high-octane energy that was so intoxicating to me after spending the previous three years in virtual hermitage.

As an animal lover, I’ve always had several dogs and cats around. Birds surround my home, occasionally fly in and one even spent the night in my bedroom. I awoke to it chirping away in the morning. They watch over me, and I them, offering bread and crackers in safe spots, away from the cats.

After the energy vampire moved in (within a short time, as is typical), the birds left. I didn’t notice for awhile that something was missing, but what? Energy vampires are excellent at drawing your attention away from the people, things and interests you have; replacing your wants with their needs.

I must’ve been a tough case for this energy vampire, as he enlisted the full time help from his brother who also “needed” to move in. Together, they succeeded, but it took a while. As a healer, I practice regular meditations and visualizations to maintain my own psychic strength and develop the chi.

Ugliness, accidents and catastrophes follow these sorts of people. “Bad” things happen, seemingly out of the blue. Jail stays may be a familiar stop for some, since they have no qualms about stealing energies, they may also steal STUFF, and get caught. It’s hard to tell, as they can be excellent liars and you will never know the whole truth.

The point is, keep your eyes open, your guard up. I already knew how to sleep with my (inner) eye open, and could sense the changes around me in the

stay. Perhaps it was the excitement of his high-octane energy that was so intoxicating to me after spending the previous three years in virtual hermitage.

As an animal lover, I’ve always had several dogs and cats around. Birds surround my home, occasionally fly in and one even spent the night in my bedroom. I awoke to it chirping away in the morning. They watch over me, and I them, offering bread and crackers in safe spots, away from the cats.

After the energy vampire moved in (within a short time, as is typical), the birds left. I didn’t notice for awhile that something was missing, but what? Energy vampires are excellent at drawing your attention away from the people, things and interests you have; replacing your wants with their needs.

I must’ve been a tough case for this energy vampire, as he enlisted the full time help from his brother who also “needed” to move in. Together, they succeeded, but it took a while. As a healer, I practice regular meditations and visualizations to maintain my own psychic strength and develop the chi.

Ugliness, accidents and catastrophes follow these sorts of people. “Bad” things happen, seemingly out of the blue. Jail stays may be a familiar stop for some, since they have no qualms about stealing energies, they may also steal STUFF, and get caught. It’s hard to tell, as they can be excellent liars and you will never know the whole truth.

The point is, keep your eyes open, your guard up. I already knew how to sleep with my (inner) eye open, and could sense the changes around me in the

pical), the birds left. I didn’t notice for awhile that something was missing, but what? Energy vampires are excellent at drawing your attention away from the people, things and interests you have; replacing your wants with their needs.

I must’ve been a tough case for this energy vampire, as he enlisted the full time help from his brother who also “needed” to move in. Together, they succeeded, but it took a while. As a healer, I practice regular meditations and visualizations to maintain my own psychic strength and develop the chi.

Ugliness, accidents and catastrophes follow these sorts of people. “Bad” things happen, seemingly out of the blue. Jail stays may be a familiar stop for some, since they have no qualms about stealing energies, they may also steal STUFF, and get caught. It’s hard to tell, as they can be excellent liars and you will never know the whole truth.

The point is, keep your eyes open, your guard up. I already knew how to sleep with my (inner) eye open, and could sense the changes around me in the

d develop the chi.

Ugliness, accidents and catastrophes follow these sorts of people. “Bad” things happen, seemingly out of the blue. Jail stays may be a familiar stop for some, since they have no qualms about stealing energies, they may also steal STUFF, and get caught. It’s hard to tell, as they can be excellent liars and you will never know the whole truth.

The point is, keep your eyes open, your guard up. I already knew how to sleep with my (inner) eye open, and could sense the changes around me in the middle of the night. Protection from them can become a full time job, as they are naturally devious, while you must train yourself to see the deceit.

Before it all ended, my dog and cat of eleven years both died. My son moved out under nasty circumstances and my daughter would barely speak to me, though we’d all been close before the vampire came to roost.

The vampire’s brother succeeded in undoing my daily tai chi practice, eating me out of house and home, disrupting sleep by coming in late in the evening with women in tow. The list goes on. He was ejected pretty quickly (a couple months), while the main Drain took longer.

Over a period of time, I developed “panic attacks” and knew it was going downhill fast. My bank account was severely diminished, my ability to fight him off (psychically) weakened. I saw the writing on the wall.

Planning an escape can take time, one must be careful not to overly upset a vampire, lest they suck what’s left of your life. It has to be by mutual agreement, or their idea.

After my dog died, I was so bereft and despondent, even he conceded to replacing the dog with another puppy. My new arrival perked up my spirits, giving me some new strength!

An old friend stepped into the picture needing a temporary place to stay and became another form of protection, both physical and psychic. The vampire began to see that I was not the heiress he needed, had tapped me for all I was worth and in a blaze of anger, busted up a few things. The mirror cracked a wide swath into his utter dependency and addictions.

I awoke the next morning and suggested he should probably leave now. All the bridges were thoroughly trashed and burned. He threatened to never return, as if I should ever want him to, then quickly gathered his few belongings and left.

The relief was immediate, but the repercussions lasted months. As the Universe prevails for goodness, a Shaman came into my life within days, helping to rid my home, myself and even my little puppy of the dark energies that had terrorized us. The grey, ashen