Creators Circle #4: Interpreting Signs, and Connecting with Your Core Essence

In this Creators Circle, we discuss how to interpret signs, especially deciphering whether it is from you or from the Universe. We also touch upon the necessity of regularly checking in with your higher self, and connecting with your Core Essence.

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Topics Discussed in This Call

• What Do Signs Mean?
• Spirit Guides and Signs
• You Won’t Be Guided to Do Something You Really Hate
• Practice Connecting with Your Core Essence
• Apps and Other Technological Aids

Transcript

Brandon: Welcome to “Creators Circle” #4. I’m glad we really have a full house tonight. How is everyone doing?

Caller #1: Good.

Christine: Great!

Brandon: This is my second time (first time like this) set up like this. I don’t know if you can see much of it, but I got a personal office set up in my house. A nice desk. I got everything set up in here. It’s really cool. I’m really excited about it. When I would see clients, Christine would always have to leave the room because it’s private. I would only ever do it in the living room because we don’t have a very big house. We finally set up this little spare room as a personal office. It’s really nice. I like it. I’m excited. So everyone’s doing well, though?

Caller #2: Yup, all good.

Brandon: Let’s start with any questions on law of attraction, any topics you’d like to discuss, anything else.

What Do Signs Mean?

Caller #3: I’ll throw something out. It’s probably an old thing. I went back to your blog post about signs because for six months, I’ve been getting these intense, over-the-top, hard-core crazy signs about someone. Nothing ever comes from it. I read about your blog post today. I hadn’t ever read about signs. They can just be manifested so easily and don’t necessarily mean something. It was really helpful for me. I was like, “Okay, so this doesn’t necessarily mean—these are just signs I’m probably creating. They don’t necessarily point to exactly what I’m going towards or what’s getting close to me.” It was very helpful. The sign thing has been a big thing for me. Brandon, you and I talked about this once. I found it a little bit misleading at times, so it was helpful.

Brandon: Yes, I understand that signs are a tough one because it’s hard to know if it’s coming from the universe or if it’s coming from our own resistance or manifestations. I know that’s a really hard one. For me, which post was that again that was talking about signs?

Caller #3: I don’t remember the name of it.

Christine: It was about signs.

Brandon: Thank you. Very helpful. [laughs]

Caller #3: It was about signs coming and the manifestation never arriving.

Brandon: Oh, yes, yes, yes. You can get the signs, but it’s only really showing you can get the signs. A lot of people think that the sign is basically one level removed from the actual manifestation, but in that post I said that signs are actually pretty cheap. Signs are easy to develop and get because it’s easy. It doesn’t take much effort or subconscious alignment to start getting signs. But to actually get to the actual manifestation takes a lot more energy. People get that confused a lot. What was your major confusion with that or question that got answered?

Caller #3: I think sometimes I follow the signs instead of saying I created this sign, and it’s the first step in me going towards a manifestation that I may or may not want. It’s actually about a person I had been attempting to manifest or connect with a very long time. Today, I hadn’t really thought about this person, and a ton of signs came to me. It made me feel very frustrated, actually. I was like, “This isn’t happening, and I don’t even know if this is what I want anymore.” [laughs] The whole “signs are cheap” thing is very valuable. In the spiritual realm, I know a lot of people on here have been exploring the spiritual realm for a long time. There are many people who think signs are the end-all be-all. I agree with you, but I never heard it put quite that way.

Brandon: I think signs are a delayed manifestation. I’ve told the story before about a few years ago when we were thinking about moving to California. We started immediately getting tons of signs everywhere. At the time, I thought that was one level removed from the actual manifestation. “Oh, yeah, we’re really close.” Then we decided to not actually move, but still for—what, Christine, a few weeks, a month?

Christine: Yes.

Brandon: We kept getting signs about California. It took time for that momentum to peter out. It’s not an instant reflection of what you’re doing or working on. It can actually take time once you stop putting energy into it to slow down and to stop altogether. The big important thing, I think, is just because you’re getting a sign doesn’t mean that’s what the universe wants you to do. I think that’s the big important thing. For me, I could take that as, “Well, because I got this sign, that means the universe wants me to move to California.” Or for you, because you got this sign, that means the universe wants you to be with this person. That may not be the case. For me, it just means that road is open.

Justin: Yes, that was what I was trying to think of. Yes.

Brandon: It’s just like an open signal. If you want to go down this road, it’s here. I was thinking about just the other day (we’ll talk about this in the podcast) past-life work. I got past-life regressed a few years ago. I was thinking about past-life work, especially when it comes to resistance. Resistance that isn’t just based in this life. We actually deal with it from life to life. I don’t want to get into it because we’re going to open up that topic on our podcast. I’ve been thinking a lot about that. Two years ago, I thought about getting my hypnotherapy certification.

Christine: You would have been amazing at it, though.

Brandon: I know. I was really thinking about it. The reason we didn’t was partly because I just wasn’t sure if I wanted to and partly because of the money at the time, which now doesn’t seem like that much, does it? [laughs] The reason I was thinking, “Should I go back and get that? Should I get that certification just to have it and be able to include it in my work?” I have the NLP certification and the masters’ certification. But should I get that as something to add on? I don’t know if I’d even call this a sign, but Christine, remember what we were watching on hypnosis?

Christine: Yes.

Brandon: We were watching a show. This person did hypnosis, and it helped with what they were trying to do. I was like, “Is that the universe telling me I should, or that it’s just open?” I honestly don’t know. I would need more definitive signs.

Justin: I actually take it as it is open if you’d like to go there. You can explore it. If you truly commit to it, you’ll be able to discern by your signs or your feelings whether you should do it or not. To me, you have to be able to distinguish between it saying the road is open and should you do this. You have to be able to discern that. For me, that’s how it seems.

Spirit Guides and Signs

Brandon: I know your spirit guides can give you signs, too. But I think if you’re not putting active focus into a manifestation and you’re still getting signs about something, that might mean your guides are hinting, “Hey, you might want to go in this direction.”

Justin: Might want to take a look.

Brandon: Like I said in my example before, not if it’s still cooling down from a previous manifestation. Then it’s just leftover momentum. But if it’s just thinking about, “Should I do this or not?” but not actually focusing or visualizing or doing much with it, and then the signs start popping up—then that might be something from your guides saying, “You might want to do this.” 

Christine: And also…

Justin: Also, it might not be something specific. The signs can connect you to something that’s similar to what you wanted, but not quite that. A lot of times, I’ve noticed if you focus on something like a pinprick (“I’ve got to have that one thing”), you’ll get some of the same signs, but they’re really trying to lead you to something that’s similar but not quite it. 

Brandon: What were you saying, Christine?

Christine: I was saying, couldn’t it also be the scientific thing where, when you think about something, it shows up everywhere? What’s it called in the brain?

Brandon: The RAS, reticular activating system.

Christine: Yes.

Brandon: It could be. I don’t take that as a negation of signs.

Christine: Oh, no.

Brandon: I take it as a scientific explanation of why signs can happen. If you’re focusing on something and you start seeing it, the road’s open. You can go there if you want to. It’s hard to distinguish that, isn’t it? It’s really difficult. You can either do divination, or you can just not focus on it for a while and see what the universe or your guides say. “Can you tell me what direction you think is best?” They might not do that at the same time. [laughs]

Justin: You can also do something I call “stirring the energy.” Just walk down that road for a bit and see what it feels like. You can always stop. You don’t have to keep going. 

Brandon: Right. You’ll find out soon enough. It’s hard to know if it’s you or if it’s the universe. It takes a lot of discerning and intuition. But like Justin said, there’s nothing wrong with just walking down that path. That’s what I did when I was thinking about going to school again for accounting. I walked down that road, and then I figured out, “Oh, that’s not it.” [laughs] 

Justin: You don’t want to do that for everything, but sometimes, go on and do it. I’ve done it. I’ve explored some stuff. I explored teaching at a shop I like to go to. I walked down that road a little bit and sensed that it was a dead end. I knew I wasn’t going to do it before she told me it wasn’t really going to work. I said, “I already knew. I saw the spirit.”

Brandon: So that’s something you definitely have to discern, use your intuition with, and try to figure out what the best thing is. It’s difficult. Any questions about that? Does that answer your question pretty well?

Caller #3: Yes. I think it’s helpful just because today, when it popped up—not that it’s bad, but it’s like a dream I had for a long while. Now I’m over it. I’m like, “Seriously?” I saw these signs pointing to this person, and I was like, “That’s enough.” I really did feel that way. I almost felt like it’s my choice. That’s what I feel like at the end of the day. It’s my choice. I definitely work with spirit guides. Maybe this is the wrong thing to say. I don’t know how people feel about this. I feel the spirit guides are here to work for me. That’s how I feel.

Justin: How dare you.

Brandon: Oh, yes. Justin. [laughs]

Justin: How dare you.

Caller #3: I felt like, “You guys, that’s enough. I’ve had enough.”

Brandon: It doesn’t sound like it was them, though, that was giving you that sign.

Christine: That was you.

Brandon: It was you.

Christine: It was you.

Brandon: It was just leftover momentum, I think, especially if you say, “No, I don’t want that.” Here’s the thing. Go ahead, Justin.

Justin: There’s one thing you can do. You say no on a gut reaction, and that’s probably accurate. But you want to make sure: is that an initial reaction, or is that a deep, real, instinctive? Is that a knee-jerk or my conscious mind, or is that an egoic (Brandon, that’s the word I was looking for) or is that a deep one from your actual or real self? Not ego. What’s the other word we use, Brandon?

Brandon: Essence.

Justin: Essence. Is that a core reaction? Once again, you can try that road, or you can just do divination, or you could commit to it and see what it feels like. Since the signs are there, I always test the energy if it’s a sign that’s there, just in case. Sometimes I’ve given myself an egoic reaction like “Yeah!” or “No!” and then it was the opposite. I know I’ve done that. Go on and test it.

You Won’t Be Guided to Do Something You Really Hate

Brandon: I’ve been thinking about this lately. Your guides wouldn’t tell you something that you really don’t want to do. For me, anyway (some people might disagree with this), there’s no such thing as “you have to take your medicine and deal with it.” That’s such an egoic perspective for me. I’m not saying it will always be enjoyable. It might be difficult, but the end thing will be something you enjoy. They won’t say, “You have to go do this thing that you absolutely hate just because it’s the highest good.” They’re not going to do that. Now, if it’s one step where you’re scared and it’s a challenge, sure. But there you know the end goal is something you really want.

Justin: Like getting your Ph.D.

Brandon: They’re here to help and serve you. They’re not here to give you something you don’t want to do. “Guides said I had to date this person, so I better do it.” [laughs]

Justin: They’re there to present you options and to give you the best way to carry them out. Whether you want to or not is up to you. 

Brandon: That’s how I think of it.

Caller #2: Interpretation and whether the interpretation is correct or not. [laughs] You’re picking up a feeling, and then having to interpret what that means along the scale. It’s a totally different step.

Brandon: Yes, interpretation can be hard. As you work with that, it gets easier. For me, it hasn’t been too hard. Sometimes. Sometimes, when there’s a lot of resistance, it’s hard. But in general, I don’t find it too difficult. It certainly can be, I think, but if you trust your intuition and let yourself go along that path and go where it goes and feel the flow, then for me, the interpretation has never been very difficult. I think it can be, for sure.

Christine: Sometimes it has.

Brandon: That’s why I said “sometimes.” Usually it just depends.

Christine: That’s normal, especially when it’s yourself.

Practice Connecting with Your Core Essence

Brandon: One thing I’ve been doing ever since our discussion on the Core Essence last Friday, when I’ve been having issues or feel disconnected (I realized I feel disconnected sometimes), I’ve been connecting with my core more often in meditation. I’ll just take a few minutes and go into the zero state. I delve into that core of beingness, essence, and soul. I let myself be there. No visualization, motivation, or intentions. Nothing. No motives. Just go into that place and let myself be there. That has done a lot of inner healing for me. It feels a lot better when I do that.

When I do that, it’s easier for me to know if this is the intention of my higher self, guides, essence, or whatever. This is where I’m going. Sometimes it’s easy to lose sight of that. I did it this morning. I want to do that in the morning if I can because it helps me feel better throughout the day. It’s more guidance and connection. That’s one thing I think is helpful: connecting with yourself, your higher self, your core, whatever. That will help you to interpret really well, also.

I think we spend so much time out in the ego. “What if this thing doesn’t happen? I’m just trying to push through to my goal.” How often do you actually check in with your core, soul, or higher self? That self never feels that rush or urgency to get to the goal. It knows it’s there. When you do that—sorry, my cat is really trying to get into this room. [laughs]

Christine: No, I think he’s in there.

Brandon: No, he’s not. He’s outside, I think. I can check, but I’m pretty sure he’s outside and trying to get in.

Caller #1: I have a conference call with my cat.

Justin: I heard him.

Brandon: We need to get a little cat door in here so he can come in and out. I guarantee if I open that door, all he’s going to do is come in. I’ll shut the door. Two minutes later, he’ll scratch to get out.

Christine: I don’t know. I thought I heard him in there with you.

Brandon: I don’t know. I’ll check afterwards. Anyway, your higher self never feels that urgency like “I have to get this today.” It has the bigger picture. It knows what’s coming up. It knows where you are. It knows that everything is possible. For me, it has helped a lot to connect and soak in that essence. It gives you a lot of guidance and perspective. Like I don’t have to rush with things. I may still have the tension of the goal, obviously, but you don’t have to be in that high-resistance state. That, for me, has been helping a lot.

Caller #3: Does anybody have an app? I was doing the Headspace app for a long time, and I loved it. Are we allowed to ask this?

Brandon: Yes.

Apps and Other Technological Aids

Caller #3: Does anybody have an app that they use? I was doing Headspace for a long time. It was amazing, but it’s based on themes. I have to actually be careful. I went into this theme of change, and then everything started happening in reverse. Everything started changing because I was doing a change meditation. Does anyone have an app that they really like?

Justin: I don’t even know what that is.

Brandon: Headspace is like a meditation mindfulness.

Justin: I’ve never heard of it.

Caller #3: I love it.

Brandon: It’s not accessible, Justin. It’s not accessible. I’ve tried it.

Justin: I do not need a silly app.

Caller #3: I love it.

Brandon: I’m traditional when it comes to that. I just take a few minutes and breathe and listen to music. I hang out with myself.

Justin: That’s what I do.

Brandon: If you’re going to get an app, don’t let it be a guided meditation. That’s not really intention here. You can, for certain intentions, but not for this core connection.

Caller #3: That’s the thing. That’s why I stopped doing it. At that time, I was doing it to manifest something. It was really helping. But that’s why it’s not working for me now. Maybe that is what you’re saying.

Justin: Guided meditations are okay for intentions, and if the intention is very clear. It’s got to be clear. They’re really good for one-shot “we’re going to release this” or “we’re going to go on a journey to heal or make someone feel better emotionally.” But if it’s manifesting a goal but you’re not sure how and you just want to feel the energy, guided meditations don’t help you as much on that.

Caller #3: They have a theme on creativity, and it was huge for me. It helped me a lot. But all the other ones, that’s exactly how I feel: what Justin just said. It’s exactly what you guys are saying.

Justin: I did something a couple days ago: a shamanic journey for myself. I did it. It was meditation. The gryphon picked me up and carried me somewhere. I did stuff like that. I won’t go into it too much. I did something like that. There are certain guided shamanic journeys and trances and music that might be deeper than guided meditations. But you don’t really need those, either. You don’t really need those, either, but you can use them if you want.

Brandon: I would just do mindfulness. It’s just so much more helpful to be with yourself and not have any other interruptions from the outside. I would just go into yourself if you can. Some people say they really, really, really can’t. I don’t know how much I believe that. I think it’s just practice. 

Justin: Yes, it’s practice.

Brandon: If you practice at it, you’ll get there. It’s just a matter of trying and doing it every day. Sometimes it takes a few minutes. If you have a ton of resistance built up, sometimes it takes a few minutes.

Justin: Sometimes it’s okay to just sit there quietly and don’t do anything, and then tap your Core Essence. 

Brandon: It will take you there. That’s what I mean. 

Caller #2: Do you feel the same way about binaural beats?

Brandon: Those are good. I’m skeptical. I’ve tried them.

Christine: Tried what? Oh, the paraliminals.

Brandon: No, binaural beats. If it works for you. Don’t a lot of those have words on top of it? If it’s just the music with the beats, that’s probably okay.

Caller #2: It’s set at certain levels. 900 Hz is the heart chakra or something. 

Brandon: That’s probably okay. I just wouldn’t have words. I just wouldn’t do words. Words interrupt your conscious mind. For me, you want to go as internally as possible.

Justin: I don’t do words. Maybe chants, but even then you don’t….

Brandon: Something you can zone out to. You can’t really zone with words. You’re paying attention to what they’re saying.

Christine: The paraliminals make you go weird.

Brandon: Those are cool because one voice is in each ear. It’s also confusing.

Christine: It’s creepy because one minute you’re conscious.

Brandon: It’s really cool, though.

Christine: One minute you’re conscious, the next minute it’s the end of it. I’m just like, “Oh.” 

Brandon: [laughs] That’s sort of the point. If anyone else has apps or anything else you recommend.

Justin: I’ve thought about using some of those. I just haven’t. I have a friend who has recorded a cd. He had some African chants. [sings a chant] That’s what he does.

Brandon: I would just practice that and see what works for you. I just wouldn’t do words. That’s my thing. I wouldn’t do words. Any other final questions, topics, or anything else you’d like to bring up? Anyone? Last chance. [laughs] I think that was really good. There’s a podcast this Friday I’m excited for, on past lives. I read a book about that that was very interesting. I’ll talk about that in the podcast. Check that out. I appreciate everyone joining today. I hope that this discussion helped. I hope everyone has a great week.

Christine: All right. Have a good one.

Brandon: Bye, everyone.

Justin: Bye, everyone.

Others: Bye.

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Topics Discussed in This Call

• What Do Signs Mean?
• Spirit Guides and Signs
• You Won’t Be Guided to Do Something You Really Hate
• Practice Connecting with Your Core Essence
• Apps and Other Technological Aids

Transcript

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• Practice Connecting with Your Core Essence
• Apps and Other Technological Aids

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