Out of the Fog Minute: Recent Episodes
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In October, my wife Kathy was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of cancer. When we got the news … it felt like all the lights went out.
Kathy is now going through treatment, and we are glad to have a team of allopathic and naturopathic oncologists guiding her path. So many of you have sent healing energy and notes of encouragement. Thank you!
What happens at the end of the longest night? An infusion of Light. That Light is created as we hold space for each other, and as we hold each other close.
In this audio, you'll hear about the holiday sale (20% off gift certificates and private sessions), the next online psychic development intensive, and January's online gallery reading.
My prayer for you is that you find bright Light in even the darkest night. May you and all those you love be well. May the new year bring us ease, grace, healing, and joy.
With love,
Karen
P.S. Please follow me on Instagram (@fogcitypsychic) for updates, Maisie the Dog pix, jigsaw puzzle obsession, and much more.
A lot of people ask me if it's "too late" for them. Whether they are talking about changing jobs, finding love, pursuing something they're curious about, reinventing themselves in some way ... my answer is almost always "No."
It's not too late. With every breath you take, you may choose to continue in the old way or take a new path. That's true whether you are 6 years old or 106 years old.
The losses and sorrows we move through, the setbacks and obstacles we experience, aren't enough to stop us unless that is our choice. In my own life, I've found myself in a place where I am consciously choosing to make some big positive changes ... and I couldn't make those changes without the benefit of the extremely difficult experiences of the last year.
In this audio message, you'll hear about the next online gallery reading on 2/12, the live Meet Your Guides class on 2/19, and the live Heart of Abundance online class on 2/28.
My prayer for you is that you consider all the ways in which it may not be "too late" for you. What sparks your curiosity? What brings you joy? Take a small step toward that today. Nothing happens all at once, but that small step may help you remember the power and potential and grace you carry within you.
Every year at this time I send you a recording of this beautiful blessing from Jan Richardson. It’s called “Blessing for the Longest Night.” It’s from her book “The Cure for Sorrow: A Book of Blessings for Times of Grief.” Find more of Jan’s work at janrichardson.com.
I share this with a prayer that you become the Light you truly are, and that you shine that Light in the world. As the old year comes to an end and we rise into the new year, may you feel and know that spark of Divine connection that keeps you walking toward the dawn.
With love, Karen
This is the time of year where things seem to be speeding up and slowing down at the same time. As we rush headlong into the holidays, there’s an equally potent invitation to drop into quiet and introspection as we look at the year just past and the year ahead.
That in-between space is where intuition and creativity can flourish … if we will allow ourselves the gift of space and time to listen and experiment.
The Holiday Sale (20% off private sessions with code HOLIDAY and 20% off gift certificates) is in full swing! And the last online gallery of the year is on 12/11.
My prayer for you over the next few weeks is that you don’t hesitate to drop into that sacred space of slowing down, and that you feel into your connection with Spirit in a way that amplifies the joy and insight of the season.
With love, Karen
I'm so happy to be back from leave! Starting this week, I'm resuming my "normal" schedule of podcasts, classes, and client sessions.
My second hip surgery went wonderfully well and I'm healing beautifully. During my time away, I struggled with my tendency to make a lot of goals and create a lot of busyness for myself. And as the weeks went on, I learned to let that slide and allow a bit more graciousness ... a bit more space for healing and just being held in Divine Light.
You'll hear more about that in this audio. You'll also get the discount code for 20% off a private intuitive session; hear about the 10/9 online gallery reading; get details on the free guided writing class coming up on 10/20; and catch the dates for the next session of the online psychic development intensive.
My prayer for you is that you find ease, spaciousness, grace in your usual habits and patterns. May you find healing and abundance in all you do.
With love, Karen
If we are manifestations of Divine Love in the world (and I believe we are), why are we so stingy about letting ourselves receive that love? Why can it be so difficult to treat our healing selves with compassion?
You'll hear my musings about this, get the dates for my surgery and recovery (8/17-10/4), and get details about the next online gallery reading.
My prayer for you is that when you find yourself out of alignment with compassion, you find a moment to breathe and to reconnect with that always-on flow of Divine Love. You are worth it, and it belongs to you.
With love and gratitude,
Karen
Listen to hear more about my (surprise!) upcoming hip surgery. I'll be out of the office between 5/13 and 6/13.
When a plot twist like this happens, it challenges me to go deeper into my spiritual practice ... to look for the Divine in every moment, to slow things down to the tiniest possible increments so I can be fully present, and to practice compassion for myself just as I would with someone else.
You'll also get the coupon code for 20% off a private session, hear about Saturday's (5/8) online gallery reading, and learn about the upcoming online psychic development intensive that begins 6/15.
My prayer for you is that you surprise yourself by being fully present to your connection with Spirit. That you feel and know protection, healing, blessing, ease, and grace in all you do.
With love, Karen
What do you do when you’re faced with something you can’t control?
In this message, you’ll hear about the challenges my oldest son is facing due to a diagnosis of viral pericarditis. It’s reminded all of us that although we can’t control the situation, we can control our response.
You'll also hear about the upcoming online gallery reading and Meet Your Guides class.
Don't forget to use the discount code TOUCHSTONE in the scheduler for 20% off a private intuitive session any time.
Every year at this time I share Jan Richardson's poem, "Blessing for the Longest Night." You can find more of her work at https://janrichardson.com and https://adventdoor.com.
The poem seems especially meaningful this year, when so many of us have been going through dark and difficult times. It's also been a time when Light has been especially bright in contrast to that darkness. The ways in which we connect with and support each other, and the times we've been surprised by the depths of kindness (ours or someone else's) can't be overlooked (or overcome) by the darkness.
I am so deeply grateful for our connection during this challenging year. Sending my love and blessings for a joyful, abundant, healthy, Light-filled New Year!
With love, Karen
What positive practices can we embrace at a time when polarization, anger, and anxiety seem to be peaking?
In this audio, I talk about a little experiment I'm doing with myself. I think of it as trading places. When I get caught in anxiety, for example, I imagine that I can trade places ... just for a moment ... with the part of me who has time to stop and breathe. This simple swap, which can be accomplished in the space of a single breath, has been enormously helpful.
I'm offering two events this month to help you focus on positive practices and shift perspective. On 11/11, I'm teaching Meet Your Guides online. Tuition is $22. A consistent, compassionate opening to your guides is one of the best ways to feel and know Divine connection in your life. On 11/18, Raven Mardirosian and I are getting together for a conversation about intuition and faith. It's absolutely free to be in the audience for this online event, and we hope you'll join us.
My prayer for you is that you continue to look for the Light ... no matter how sticky and divisive things are around you.
With love, Karen
P.S. Don't forget to use the discount code TOUCHSTONE for 20% off a private intuitive session!
Tired? Me, too. But the world needs your gifts, your healing touch, your Light now. All hands on deck!
So in this Out of the Fog Minute, I'm thinking about the things we can do to stay afloat. How do we stay grounded when it can feel like we're being pulled off course? What keeps us balanced in difficult times?
You'll also hear about the upcoming Tarot-Intuitive Online Gallery Reading I'm doing with master tarot reader Raven Mardirosian on 10/24, and of course you'll hear the discount code for 20% off your private intuitive session with me.
My prayer for you is that you remember that ... in every moment, no matter what's going on ... you are always in Divine Presence. You are never alone, always protected, always connected. We stay afloat through that connection, and through the loving connection we build with each other. May you feel and know that in every breath.
With love,
Karen
St. Teresa of Avila said: "Whoever possesses the present moment possesses everything."
In this Out of the Fog Minute, I'll talk about how the (not always easy) return to the present moment can help relieve anxiety and bring us to greater awareness of healing and peace.
You'll also hear how to get 20% off your next private intuitive session with me, and find out about the online psychic development intensive classes that begin 7/28.
My prayer for you is that ... no matter how rough the waves ... you keep riding the breath. Remember to return to the present moment when you find yourself flailing. May you be at peace, may you be free from fear, and may you know that you are dearly loved.
With love, Karen
Someone asked me the other day, "How can anything good come out of these frightening times?"
I believe that these are the times when the most good is possible ... when the good people come out of the woodwork ... when our call to service, to healing, to love, is impossible to ignore.
Thomas Merton said:
"The tighter you squeeze, the less you have."
His words remind me that when I grab fear and pull it close to me, when I become rigid with stress and self-righteousness, I am missing the opportunity to receive and create more.
More goodness, more love, more healing. More prosperity. More change. More peace.
You'll get the discount code for 20% off a private session. I'm teaching the Heart of Abundance class live on Sat. 5/23, updated with new material for this time that tempts us to grab scarcity and hold it tight.
My prayer for you this week is that you are safe and well. That you know there is always more love, more connection, more opportunity for you ... and that you feel Divine Presence with you in every breath.
With love, Karen
We are living in interesting times. A big wave is washing over us, and we are invited to choose how we will ride our own, smaller, waves as we navigate this time of transformation and change.
In this audio, I talk about blessing the parts of us that move into fear and the parts of us that expand and open to compassion, growth, and change.
You'll also hear about the upcoming Meet Your Guides class on 3/18 and some changes to my session schedule. You'll also get your coupon code for 20% off a private session of any length.
My prayer for you is that you ride this wave with grace, with protection, with balance, and with the knowledge that you are loved. May your guides, your intuition, your deep and unshakable connection with Source be with you always.
With love, Karen
As I came to the end of an especially challenging day, I felt called to record this. I hope it helps breathe some peace into your evening ... or any time of day.
These are anxious, difficult, transformative times. Kathy Henry and I have created a Facebook group called Open Peaceful Heart Circle where we can connect for daily support. You are very welcome to join us! https://www.facebook.com/groups/openpeacefulheart
Kathy and I will continue our monthly free guided meditation calls. You can get details and listen to recordings at http://openpeacefulheart.com.
A reading of Jan Richardson's beautiful poem, "Blessing for the Longest Night."
The poem is ©Jan Richardson, and you can find more of her work at http://janrichardson.com.
Wishing you the blessing of Light in the darkness and a joyful, abundant New Year.
With love, Karen
P.S. The Holiday Sale is in full swing. Details on how to get 20% off private sessions and gift certificates are at http://karenhager.com. Sale ends 12/31/19.
Can I be cranky and experience gratitude at the same time?
I offered to host Thanksgiving at my house this year and instead of feeling grateful and delighted, I'm stomping around stressing about whether or not everything will be "good enough" for my guests. But these guests are people who already know me, already love me ... and it is definitely too late to try to impress them.
In this Out of the Fog Minute, you'll hear my musings on the gentle juxtaposition between crankiness and gratitude. There is an open invitation to bring compassion and lightness into the mix, so that Spirit can meet us where we are.
You'll also get the discount code for 20% off your private intuitive session and delight in the announcement of the Tarot-Intuitive Online Gallery Reading with Raven Mardirosian that's coming 12/14.
My prayer for you is that you have the courage and compassion to meet yourself exactly where you are ... in imperfection, in crankiness, in not-knowing ... so you can experience gratitude and abundance as a surprising and welcome gift of Divine Love.
With love, Karen
I rediscovered a quote from Ian McLaren the other day:
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle."
We live in divisive times, and it's easy to get triggered into jumping to conclusions about people or ideas on the basis of very little information.
When we make assumptions that way ... which I see as coming from a place of scarcity ... we receive conflict, misunderstanding, and more scarcity in return.
But when we act from a place of abundance ... holding space for each other, listening, understanding there is always more to learn ... we receive insight, deeper connection, and expansive Light on our paths.
You'll also hear about the October online gallery reading (this Saturday!), the upcoming Meet Your Guides class on 10/22, and get the coupon code for 20% off your next private phone session.
In this Out of the Fog Minute, I share my musings on finding balance between receiving everything all the time ... or being so shut down we don't receive any intuitive or empathic information.
When we're in balance, we don't have to choose between being all-on or all-off. We can choose to change our "settings" from a place of grounded, protected centeredness.
You'll hear the coupon code for 20% off your private phone session with me, get a little teaser about the fall class schedule (check the classes page here), and have a chance to claim your seat in the August online gallery reading (Sat. 8/10) and/or the online Astro-Intuitive Gallery Reading with Dr. Michael Lennox (Sat. 9/21).
My prayer for you this week is that when you receive a little "ping" from Spirit, you take a moment to adjust your sensitivity so that you are connecting in balance. May you find yourself balanced, protected, and peaceful.
With love, Karen
I'm back home in Michigan! As I was leaving California, someone asked me if I was sad to be traveling home. But I think it's the best kind of travel, because I'm going between two places that I love.
In this audio, you'll hear about the passing of my mom's longtime partner Lou. That made me think about the ways we create "home" in our own lives, and how our incarnational travel (birth and death) is also about going between two places where we give and receive love.
You'll also find out about the next online gallery reading (Saturday 7/13), the latest session of the online psychic development intensive (starting 7/8), and the coupon code for 20% off a phone session.
My prayer for you this week is that all your travel brings you home. May your heart hold safety, blessing, and the knowledge that you are loved.
With love, Karen
What if abundance wasn't really about what you have or aspire to ... but about what you are willing to give and what you can open yourself to receive?
In this audio musing, I'm thinking about how things change when we are open to giving from exactly where we are. Not from fear or from scarcity. Not to show off or to "get stuff". But giving from love, from the knowledge that there is always more. More to receive, and more to give.
You'll also get the coupon code for 20% off your private intuitive session with me, hear the date for the May online gallery reading and ... (drum roll) hear a bit more about the new Heart of Abundance class. There are freebies waiting for you on the class page at http://karenhager.com/abundance.
My prayer for you this week is that every connection, everything you give or receive, opens you more abundantly to Divine Love.
With love, Karen