Odette Nightsky

Years back before I knew my authentic path of service, I was living in England and heading into a hall that hosted the Mind, Body, Spirit Festival. The place was packed and to one side there was a section of tables for psychics and mediums. I stood in line looking at them all sitting behind their tables. I had been to psychics before, and many simply generalise rather than get specific like many of the so-called psychic mediums of today, so I wasn’t expecting much, to be honest. However, I...

There is often an unconscious assumption that one's therapist, be that a psychologist, counsellor, healer, etc., has it all figured out and that only healed people can heal others. This is not true, nor should it be expected. Even the great icons of therapeutic pathways/ methods had their challenges. It's primarily what they learned from those challenges that brought them to be known. That said, your therapist should be very experienced in their area of speciality, both in theory and in...

I ascended the stairs to a large room, where I now sit by my teacher Lama Tenzin, who is patient and wise. In all the time I have lived at the monastery, this room has not been known to me. Two large rectangular wooden windows open wide to the skies. Windows, unlike those on the lower floors, which are much smaller, are framed to protect against the harshness of the cold and wind. On a meditation cushion, with a blanket and bedroll by my side, I sit in front of a long wooden table. On top of...