Martyr complex is a term used by psychologists to describe a person who chooses to feel and act like a victim. A people-pleaser is a close relative to the martyr complex people (tee hee). Both will sacrifice their needs to please others. The difference is the martyr complex comes...
Angel Whispers – Semantic Saturation
In the early 1900s, Edward Titchener, a British psychologist, described words’ losing their meaning as puzzling and a bit frightening. It was also the first report of semantic saturation in academic literature. When a word is repeated, reactive inhibition can occur. Rapid firing of the word causes brain neurons...
Angel Whispers – Fractals
One of Edgar Cayce’s hypotheses was that human consciousness broke off into fractals. In an instant, theses particles of energy (some would call human souls) left ‘at-onement’ with God. The result was some of these souls descending upon the Earth. Their destiny was the experience of inhabiting a three-dimensional...
Angel Whispers – Overchoice – Too Many Choices
Have you ever walked into a restaurant with a menu bound like a book? You open to several pages of choices for your meal. By the time you finish the hardbound copy, you’ve lost your appetite and leave (tee hee). I prefer a one-page, limited menu (tee hee). Either...
Angel Whispers – The Wounded Healer
Personally, I have been going through an interesting period of life. It seems like the Universe is delivering a daily reveal (tee hee). A revelation is defined as a surprising and previously unknown fact often delivered in dramatic fashion. A revelation can be a divine or supernatural disclosure related...
Angel Whispers – Self-disclosure
This is such an interesting topic to study. According to my friend who is a counselor, “We are only as healthy as the secrets we keep.” I have experienced the disclosure of a 53-year-old family secret. I found out I had a brother who was given up at birth...
Angel Whispers – The Mystic
I had a session with a young man early in my career. He went home and told his mother, “Russell is a ‘Protestant Mystic’.” (tee hee). That is the first time I remember being called one. Mystic is one of those words that carry different meanings. A mystic is...
Angel Whispers – Fast Changes
Have you ever been so focused on a goal, you never thought beyond reaching your target? A sudden change leads to the unexpected completion to a long-standing issue. You reached the end of a process with zero preparation toward what comes next. This seems to describe a common theme...
Angel Whispers – Identity Development
A person’s identity is a set of conditions, qualities, and beliefs that provide the make-up of an individual. Identities revolve around who you are and who you think you are. I had people tell me they could never see me as anything but a carpenter. This after I developed...
Angel Whispers – Masculine Energy
Masculine energy is expressed in one of three ways: positive, negative, or fake. To express positive masculine energy, I have to first honor my feelings. Before expressing with confidence, strength, and courage, I need to understand my emotions. Positive masculine expression is cultivated through meditation or looking deep within....