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Stay in Alignment : 3 tips to help keep you in alignment with your higher self so you can achieve more success, prosperity, and abundance with ease! — _{Photo by Karly Santiago on Unsplash}

Staying in alignment with your higher self is super important when it comes to achieving success, abundance, and prosperity with ease. It may sound like something rather complicated and hard to do though, given you’re basically changing your reality. If you remember what I’m about to share with you and implement these tips, it’ll turn into a breeze. If you’re unfamiliar with the term “higher-self”, or haven’t had time to explore your best-self, keep reading! I’d like to take this moment to remind you : Our higher-selves, our own divine being already exists within us. We’re not so much “learning” to be our higher selves as we are remembering.

Stay in alignment by embodying your higher self

You know that version of yourself you imagine in the future, when you’ve achieved your big goals, or milestones, or whatever your vision of success is? Become as much like that you, as you can in this present moment, in the now. This actually took me a while to effectively implement but here are some questions that helped me finally hone in on knowing that version of me even better :

What would the best version of myself eat/how would my diet look like?
What type of clothes would I wear/what style would I slay?
How would I start my day?
Would I spend more time in nature?
How would I feel about myself? – my self-esteem, self-worth, self-confidence, etc.
How would I treat others?
How would I take care of my body, mind, and soul?
What would I do to make difference in the world?
How would I make money?
Where would I live?
What are the biggest differences between the you in this present moment and the you of your dreams?

These are what I like to call “DR” (dream reality) questions. There are absolutely no limitations – dream big! You’re more than worthy, you deserve everything you desire! Once you’ve answered some (or all) of those questions, it’s time to use the answers. The way I embody my highest self in the now is by taking baby steps. I dig into the answers and find things that may be small now, but are things I can implement into my life. It’s the consistency of baby steps! For example : I’ve always imagined myself as a sweet, loving, cute, almost fairy-like divine being that’s out-going and charismatic. What I’ve started doing to get there consists of going out of my comfort zone, and gradually growing out of my shyness.

Stay in alignment by doing the inner work

The inner work and soul healing is super helpful, because the highest version of yourself is a being of pure love and source. Soul healing is like self-led therapy, and there are several different ways to do this. Why do we need it though? We all encounter energy fragmentation. Energy fragmentation is when, during a traumatic event, our ego steps in to take over. During the process, a part of our soul breaks away to help numb us, to prevent us from being ‘too sensitive’. For some reason, I think of this sort of how horcruxes are made in Harry Potter. Ultimately, soul healing is attracting the fragmented pieces/energy back to you, so you’re whole again! There are 3 . . . ‘categories’ that I’ve separated inner-work into :

Inner-child healing
When it comes to healing our inner child – it helps to know that most of inner-child healing is related to issues with self-esteem, trust, and safety. Of course, it’s not limited to that. Those are good places to explore first though, if you’re aware of some your issues in those departments. There are SO many guided meditations for inner-child healing on Youtube, as well as other videos that share other methods like journaling or ETF.
Traumatic/PTSD healing
Because trauma is a mind, body, and energy response to a deeply distressing event/experience, there are some different ways to heal&deal (haha..haaaa…) here. There are 3 different parts of you that are effected by trauma. When we encounter a traumatic event or experience, not only does our mind sometimes develop fears and looping memories… but our body stores trauma in our cells. And similar to energy fragmentation, trauma disrupts our flow of energy, and creates energy-flow blockages. This healing can take a bit more work, and a long time. You’re not on your own though! There are also videos for this on Youtube, and helpful books to read (Waking The Tiger by Peter Levine).
Shadow work
Shadow work is sort of a blanket category, and can technically be considered both of the above. For lack of better brain-organization though, this what I consider “everything” else that I haven’t labeled as inner-child or trauma. This is kind of a starting place, if you will. Shadow work is actually making friends with your “shadow self” – the part of you that you’re not proud of, or that you don’t like, or want to change. Your shadow self actually has it’s own energy field, and acts/operates outside of your conscious awareness. Being aware here, means noticing when your shadow self is acting instead of your higher self!

There are ways to spot it, (so you can become more aware of it, and decide how/where you higher self is different). One being your emotional triggers! Notice the trigger, AS it’s happening, before it takes over and you react (instead of respond). Take a moment to ponder why you’re feeling like this. The more your react on your emotion triggers, the bigger your shadow gets. Another way of spotting your shadow self in action are your projections onto others. How you project onto others and your outside world can tell you a LOT. We’re conditioned to see just our projections instead of what they’re projected from : ourselves. If it isn’t an issue you have within yourself, you wouldn’t be bothered by it. (: (The truth isn’t always comfortable).

Stay in alignment by re-discovering who you truly are

Lastly, I want to suggest taking the initiative of re-learning who you truly are. Who you were sent here to be. What you were sent here to do. Through all the “bull****” (its really all subjective…) we go through in life, we lose track, give up, and sometimes give in, and change ourselves for others because that’s what societal expectations do to us. No more! I’m still rediscovering who I am/was/am coming back to. There are two (2) systems that have really resonated with me, that I’ve mentioned before : Human design and my natal birth chart.

You can get your free human design chart from here. It all looks super complicated and hard to understand at first but as long as you know your type, authority, strategy, and not-self theme, you’re well on your way! Those aspects of your human design are what really define how you energetically interact and experience the human experience. They’re also extremely helpful when it comes to determining your purpose.

I like to also use my natal chart to “confirm” understandings and learnings from my human design chart. I’m still learning a lot there, but have noticed a lot of correspondences between my human design type and north node. Human design also incorporates astrology so, it makes sense. I’m working on a post to help explain the different aspects of what I consider the “basics” of both charts!

On a day-to-day . . .

We can encounter things daily that knock us out of alignment though. And I want to remind you that it’s okay! We’re simply not here to be “high vibe” all the time. If we were supposed to be in line with our higher selves all the time… we would completely miss out on the human experience. The human experience is the ups & downs! The things that make us uncomfortable, our triggers, etc. are what actually help us grow the most. I could write on and on about this, but in order to keep this blog post from being never-ending, I’ve included another helpful bit of information in my welcome email to my subscribers. If you’re interested in more, please feel free to subscribe (and then confirm!) using the form below – you’ll be sent a text version, a printable version, and a high-resolution PNG of a method I use to re-focus.

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What is a ‘spiritual download’ ?

Let’s start this post off by defining “spiritual download”. They can actually be a lot of things. In my own words, they’re just… suddenly knowing. For example, a sudden idea for a blog post (aha!), or an idea for a painting. They can even be solutions to problems you’ve been trying to figure out – like a math question, when suddenly you realize what you’ve been doing incorrectly, and now you can solve it! They can be bits of inspiration, or nudges from the Universe. They can be sudden urges to compliment or call someone. They’re “ideas” or “data” the come out of “nowhere”. Did you know that Albert Einstein’s sudden knowing of the Law of Relativity came to him in a download? Yup.

“I’ve just been existing…”

Every day I’d do the same things… wake up, go to work, come home, eat, shower, maybe an hour of family time and being “present” and then to bed. Wake up, do it for 4 more days in a row . . . then be so burnt out by the weekend, that nothing even inspired me anymore. I was at a point where I had to force myself to do things with my family. Normal family things that should have been lighting me up. A trip to the zoo? A park day? Out for a stroller ride or walk? I couldn’t even enjoy being a mother to my organic womb fruit (I say that with so much love).

It broke my heart. I wanted so badly to enjoy being a mother and wife. Everyday, I’d beat myself up for not being able to (what’s wrong with me?!). Time on Earth was running out . . . the days that they’re small are gone before you know it. I thought I was content with my life… or at least that’s what I tried to tell myself (I had a decent job, most of my needs were met, etc). And my ego believed it because I was safely bundled in my comfort zone. My soul though… my soul was crying, screaming, and begging to be heard. And I somehow, just kept ignoring it…

My Spiritual Download : The 20GB Download That Changed My Life

The thing is, I didn’t realize that it was my soul that was in such distress. Honestly, I thought my ego and soul were one in the same (lmao, I know, right?). I figured I just needed some help, like a lot of people do. I mean, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that. So I medicated my symptoms of living a life out of alignment with some antipsychotics, and antidepressants. And viola~ they’ve helped tremendously. I actually still take my medications. However, something was still off. I was completely unsatisfied with my life when it came to purpose. I knew there was something else out there. Working for the majority of our lives in order to afford existing… and then dying just didn’t sit right with me, ya know?

As for the actual download . . .

At the beginning of October 2021, SOMETHING (spoiler alert : it was my higher self and intuition) led me to listening to Kathrin Zenkina’s (known for/as Manifestation Babe) podcasts. In the process, I was reminded about the concept of manifestation, law of attraction, quantum leaping, being a child of the universe, etc. For about 3 weeks, I kept getting “clicks” after clicks, after clicks (that’s what I prefer to call downloads). It was as if I had my very own “big bang”. I suddenly remembered that I did, in fact, have a purpose gifted to me by the cosmos. Once you know something, you can’t “un-know” it.

I put my foot down, and decided to devote myself to living my truth. After all, I had nothing to lose, and everything to gain. Doing so however, isn’t as easy as 2+2=4. Just discovering what your truth is can be a project of its own. I have an incredible amount to re-learn about myself, and how the universe works. Deciding where to start was a challenge enough – I wound up obtaining so much information so fast.

Who am I?

Who am I? Definitely not who I thought I was . . . but honestly if you were to ask me that before my big download, I wouldn’t have known either. “Name’s Landie. 27. Mother, Wife. Electrician at a trailer plant”. Boy, that really tells ya a lot, don’t it? Why is it so important to know who we are anyway? Why can’t we just go on existing without really caring? Maybe it has something to do with the ego, I’m not sure. Regardless, I’ve learned enough thus far to confidently say this : the more you know about yourself, the easier life is. How easy life is depends very little on outside circumstances. If someone would have told me that before my big spiritual download, I would have looked at them like they had 3 heads. But hear me out . . .

Human Design

What the ever-loving f*** is ‘human design‘? I had NO IDEA what Human Design was but discovering just the basics has helped me immensely so far in figuring out how my design works alongside my personality (who we THINK we are). Digging deeper and studying my own human design is going to be a big part of this journey.

Human Design is a revolutionary system that maps your personal energy field, giving precise and profound insight into the energetic makeup of your conscious and unconscious mind. It’s a system that shows you how you were built, and how to best respond to the world around you.
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Landiekate's unique human design, energy flow chart. A spiritual download told me to look into it.

Natal Charts

Okay, yikes. I am going to sit here and willingly type this : I never once thought astrology had anything at all to do with how my life flows. Remember the first time (maybe in school) you read your horoscope? When you were younger and just trying to stand out, or compare signs with your friends? Maybe determine whether some one was girlfriend/boyfriend material based on the day they were born? I personally never resonated with my zodiac sign. Everything I’d ever read pertaining to what an Aries was supposed to be . . . was my complete opposite. I’ve tossed astrology to the side as pure nonsense until now. So, aside from human design . . . I’m also on a quest to learn to read and understand my own natal birth chart.

Landiekate's personal natal birth chart. Sun in Aries. Asc in Leo. Moon in Pisces. A spiritual download told me to look into it.

I want my journey to help and inspire you, too

While my human design and natal charts are unique to me, I want to share my journey with YOU. I want to be that inspiration for you. I’m telling you that there is definitely more to life, and it begins with a spiritual journey (that’s often the result of a spiritual download!). I encourage you to look into your own! Increasing your consciousness, and living your human life in alignment with your unique soul design brings forth amazing things! When I’m in line to living my truth, I can’t help but experience the most magical euphoria and soul-hugging bliss. Of understanding, belonging, and love. Upon further reflection, it was the lack of faith I had in myself (not listening to my intuition) that held me back for so long. Trust yourself. Believe yourself. Listen to your intuition.