Jeanne Marie Ketchel
Channeled by Jan Ketchel

Dear Jeanne,
It is fall in the Northeast, the weather has been rainy of late and the energy a bit sluggish, at least that is one aspect that we, Chuck and I, have been feeling. On the other hand there is also a feeling of transition, as if we are caught in mid-shift, slightly suspended, anticipating new energy and change. We feel the push to hurry things up, but also the pull to slow down and allow the process to unfold. Do you have guidance for us during this time of pushing and pulling energy? Or is something else going on that we are not interpreting correctly?

You may be feeling the tug of war going on in the atmosphere related to the greater energy of the universe and planetary activity. It is not unusual to be affected by that which is far removed from your world. This is a fine example of what I often speak of as outer energy, and how it has affect on human existence, though it is far beyond your everyday world, your personal issues, and your daily existence. You are correct in surmising that this is a time of transition in suspension. My own question to you is: What are you supposed to learn now during this time of lull?

You are indeed supposed to slow down, yet feel the push of vital new energy at your back as well. It does exist, creating tension, allowing for the motivation that is necessary, yet also requiring participation, now, even while you feel the lack of motivation. This is a time of grave and meaningful energy, a testing time, asking you to hold onto your convictions, your deepest desires for change, even while you feel the energy of old seeking to blanket you in its musty and undesirable comforts; comforts no longer growth-oriented. You are fully aware of this in one sense, while at the same time you are not quite fully cognizant of anything. This is an in-between time. In shamanic practices and traditions this is a time of great test of fortitude. For as you may feel that nothing is happening so why not reach for the old comforts, in fact, very much is happening to allow your forward growth.

Hang in there, My Dears. Reassert yourselves innerly in your convictions to change. Reassert your intent to grow. Realign with your desire for real change because it is about to happen. You are now on the brink. Keep going.

Stay focused and remind yourselves that the veils will keep dropping because that is their job. They fall in front of you at each step. Recognize them for what they are, push them aside, and step forward, even though you are unable to see where your step will take you. This stepping into the void, into the unknown, is a test of your own trust in the self to take on whatever appears next in your journey. It is such a meaningful time of self-discipline, self-motivation, and courage. Keep going.

You are almost there. I encourage you all, My Dear Readers, to use the energy in this way: Keep moving forward, not blindly, though you may feel blinded as you proceed. Look innerly and attach to you incredible abilities of knowing and seeing, connected to your spirit’s knowing and seeing that this is indeed the right road to be on, the right time to be on it, and the right direction to be moving in. Clarity will come.

Stay on your path, with awareness and conviction. These two things alone will guide you through this time of energetic confusion, malaise, and discomfort. It is soon over.

Jeanne Marie Ketchel
Channeled by Jan Ketchel

Dear Jeanne,
What message do you have for us today?

The inner self knows. Allow the truths of the inner self to be more fully and truthfully revealed, for only in knowing the fuller self will you be able to resolve your issues and move on. Do you tend to look outside of your self for someone to blame for the problems that arise in your life? Do you tend to argue with others rather than present the inner self with the same arguments? Do you seek retribution outside of you for all that befalls you and for the position that you find your self in?

Today is a good day to turn inward, proposing the questions you pose regarding others to the self. Why must you do this, you might ask? Why must you do such a painful thing to the sensitive self? Why do I continually ask you to take on the inner battles?

If you do not go to battle against all that drives you to anger and resentment outwardly, by taking it inward, you will not grow. It is that simple. You will stay encased in your fears, your perfections, your controlling habits and behaviors constructed to protect you from your deepest truths. In so doing will you be subjected to repetition of the same issues, endlessly, without resolution, release, and relief from that which holds you back.

I do not suggest that you will resolve your issues with a simple command to move on, for that is not how progress is made. You might not like my proposal that deep hard work on the self, truly getting to the bottom of your emotions, ties, fears, behaviors, and other aspects that keep you bound to that world, is necessary, but this is indeed my proposal.

The energy now may be a little rough on you as the next transition time approaches. Do not lose sight of the evolutionary potential and progress that is expected of all of you who reside upon that earth. Do not lose sight of expectations for growth as you go into that world of everyday life. All are expected to grow, to learn what it means to be in that world, and to learn to connect with the inner self.

Staying connected to the inner self, at all times, is the challenge, while keeping the outer world’s demands in perspective. Loss of connection to inner self and inner work will result in those repetitive behaviors I spoke of earlier. When finding the self in such places, perhaps now bored with repeating energetic attachments that no longer give anything, remind the self that there is another self, far more interesting, asking for some attention. How you begin to pay more attention to the inner self is a very personal process, but I suggest that this is a good time to make a new connection with this inner self. If you already have a viable and lively debate and relationship going on then this is the time to go deeper, to give a new challenge, to push for something new.

Greater connection now will mean greater growth in the near future, and this is what you seek, to tap into the energy of growth so that you have the opportunity to evolve. The inner self is patiently waiting, always. The inner self does not judge or blame. The inner self offers only the challenges that are truly necessary, right now, for you to push through the malaise that keeps you back.

Here is how to do this: Observe the self out in the world. Listen to how you speak to others. Listen to your conjuring mind, to your judgments and your reasoning. Do you truly believe what you hear your self saying? Challenge the self to only speak the truth, or do not speak at all. Challenge the self to think only the truth as well. Challenge the self to feel only the truth. Challenge the self to push aside the veils so that you may gain clarity, so that you may clearly speak, hear, think, see, observe, and know what truly is. This is your goal now: to access and know the truth of the self, inside and outside.

Jeanne Marie Ketchel
Channeled by Jan Ketchel

Dear Jeanne,
Do you have guidance for us?

As always, I suggest that your focus and your intent remain turned inward, on self-growth and self-discovery. Continue your process of discovering who you truly are, why you are there, and what you are supposed to be doing with your life. The answers to these questions will change as you grow and evolve, as you discover new abilities and allow the self to utilize them to your fullest. This becomes one of your greatest challenges, My Dears: to fully utilize your abilities; to more fully discover your life’s purpose by daring the self to truly venture into new worlds by utilizing your own abilities.

Your purpose in life will become clearer as you learn the truth of the self and allow the self to venture forth out of the familiar and into the unfamiliar where adventures and experiences await you. But one can only truly have adventures if one is willing to sever ties to old comforts and habits and by daring the self to change. In pushing the self to change one offers opportunities to truly grow and evolve, leading to greater self-discovery and a greater participation in the adventures of life upon that earth.

Do you wish to live a vigorous and engaging life upon that planet, part of the greater energy, discovering how you specifically fit into this greater energy beyond the self? Do you admire others who have the daring to move fast, determining that they must embrace what they know is right? Do you struggle with complacency and attachment to the known and the familiar, even though they may be quite detrimental to you?

Each day is an opportunity to offer the self new life, and that is what I suggest to you today as a means of pushing the self beyond the mundane. Allow the self a little adventure today! Ask the self to follow your spirit’s urge for something new to spark your interest and shift you out of your place of boredom. In shift will you discover something waiting in your path that you have not noticed before. In daring to shift you will open new doors and you will begin to find the self quite engaging.

Intend shift today, leaving your intention open to the universe, to the greater energy to show you what is specifically a new direction for you to take. You will be presented with something. Allow the self to be open to what comes, receive it with humility and wonder, no matter what form it takes, and accept it for the fact that it comes to guide you and lead you forward. It comes as part of your adventure, to lead you on your way.

In intending shift you must remain alert to how your gift of shift arrives. It may be quite a subtle suggestion or note; it might be quite a whack over the head, or in a form that you might find quite unusual and almost unnecessary. Do not question how your intent is answered, but accept it as truly necessary to move you forward. In its arrival will it carry with it many as of yet unseen gifts as well, and this is what you must be open to.

Life offers many gifts, disguised yet necessary, and each of you must learn why your gifts arrive in the packages they do. This is where your inner centering self must come in and remain cognizant, part of your process, not obsessively present, but aware and flowing with you on your journey. This inner self must become your trusty and familiar new companion, open to new life, and as daring as you need to be in order to accept the gifts that life tosses at your feet, asking you to pick them up and utilize them to the fullest.

It is a new time of shift and, as I have been noting, it is up to you to elect to ride the energy of change. Do you dare?

Jeanne Marie Ketchel
Channeled by Jan Ketchel

Dear Jeanne,
Do you have a message of guidance for your readers today?

The time is now one of quite good energy. It is a time of awareness building and energy building; a time to hone some skills, whether they be in the real world, in the inner world, or in crossing the great divide in between. It is a time to test what you have been learning, a time to step out into greater awareness by urging the self to stay upon the path of growth, but also to now be a little more daring.

By being daring, I mean that the energy of now is prepared to offer you the opportunity to have meaningful experiences, and because you have been training your attention to notice the signs in your life you may now be in a position to experience something new. But, as always, this requires action on your part. In daring the self to move beyond the well-worn zones of comfort that are both necessary and a little boring, you challenge the self to grow, and this is good. By challenging the self to go beyond your comfort zones you open the door to new energy for the self. This energy may come in calm inner knowing of the value of the self. It may come in vigorous energy of new self-esteem and new capabilities that have, as yet, not been awakened. If you are young and have not ventured into the world much yet, this is energy of kindness and graciousness, gentle, helpful energy that will show you that there is really nothing to fear as you step a little further along your path. If you are older and have had a lot of life and may even be somewhat bored with your life, cynical, or have gotten into a bad rut, then you too may appreciate this specific energy, for it may remind you of your young and vigorous self, so innocent and eager for life, though fearful at the same time.

I urge you all, My Dear Readers, to venture out into the energy that abounds over the next few days. This is good and vital energy that, if you are ready and daring enough, will show you something important about the self that you really do need to learn in order to continue your journey. To learn about the self is a valuable lesson and this time is one of goodness and gentleness, well-attended by spirit guides and others who are ready and waiting, prepared to carry you forward because you ask to be pushed a little now, for your own good.

This is a time of transition that will be quite invigorating and positive, but the impetus must come from within. The self must be challenged by the self; the self must push beyond the boundaries and well-established limitations in order to tap into this energy of goodness and kindness. If you do this you will learn something of value that will enable you to push forward, in spite of common obstacles and the opinions of others. This is not about what others confront you with, nor the judgments or protests that may arise from outside of you. This energy is about the mature adult self truly knowing that it is time to step outside the box and take on the energy that is available, fully knowing that it really is time to do something new and different, keeping in mind that, yes, this is good energy to engage.

I hope you will dare to step out into the freshness of this energy time, for it invites participation, not in foolhardy terms, but simply because you are ready to move beyond your present situation. You know you are ready; you have just been waiting for the right opportunity to present itself. Well, My Dear Readers, that time is now. Good Luck! I await your growth!

Jeanne Marie Ketchel
Channeled by Jan Ketchel

Dear Jeanne,
What message do you have for your readers today?

Today is a day to feel. Allow your selves to feel for the self, but also allow the self to feel for others. This is a very important practice, for only in feeling the pain, joy, confusion, despair, agony, and all else of others will you be able to learn what it means to be a balanced individual. If all emotion and feeling is internalized, for the self alone, then you will remain bound by ego and self-pity. If no outward turning happens and no outer reciprocity is achieved then you will not learn the meaning of either compassion or loss of ego. Both of these things are supremely important if you are to evolve.

Compassion requires outward turning. It requires looking outside of the self and truly feeling the self in others. For only in so doing will you be able to comprehend what it means to be human. But first one must be able to allow one’s own feelings to emerge and become acceptable to the self. One’s own feelings of loss and sadness, of joy and excitement, of pity and despair must be acknowledged and fully felt in order to be known and accepted as human attributes in all beings. In accepting that you are not alone in your emotions, and in turning your awareness toward all others as harboring like feelings, will you begin to live a more passionate and a more compassionate life. If you remain locked and blocked to the true feelings of the self you will not achieve fulfillment of this basic task of self-knowing.

In fully knowing the self will you be open to fuller knowing of all who reside upon that earth. In this way is the process of projection both helpful and growth oriented. You see, the reflection in the mirror looks back at you with expectations that you will do the job that your image so desires. Your image looking back at you is full of all the feelings and emotions of the world, holding all that you must learn and accept about the self as being no different from anyone else.

With self-knowing, self-acceptance, and loss of self-importance comes true passion for life and the lessons in what it means to become a truly compassionate being. This is today’s lesson: allow the self to truly feel today. Pay attention to whom in your life is triggering feelings. Who is responsible for getting you riled up, angry, sad, delighted, or any number of emotionally attentive behaviors? Pay attention to your feelings. Pay attention to how they arrive. Pay attention to what they are showing you about the self. Pay attention to what they are showing you about others and about the world. Pay attention to how you are being confronted with your big baby, your ego, your superiority complex, your ego-busting self, your low self, your high self, and everything in between. Pay attention to the energy of reflection today, for it is here to guide you, and it will come riding in on the feelings that are being stirred and evoked by the circumstances in your life.

Do not dismiss anything today. Keep in mind that everything is meaningful. Look for the signs of what this means and attempt to read the signs from an egoless state today. What do the signs you receive mean about you, truthfully? Look at the self with an eye of discernment as you go into this energy of emotion and feeling. Do not wallow in it or get swallowed by it, but use it as a study tool. What does it mean about the self? How important are you? And, once you discover that, you may begin to take the next step toward compassionate understanding of the self and others.

Do good work today. Soften the self and trust the signs. The energy is waiting.