The stars in a Sedona night sky
When Verandah Magazine’s resident medium, Liz Winter, had a dream that her mentor Denise Linn was beckoning her to the desert – she heeded the call and was glad she did…
Scattered stars strewn across an indigo desert sky framed by a full moon enveloped my heart and soul. My mentor, Denise Linn, appeared wearing a white cloak. Her words were clear and precise “Liz, you have to learn to be your authentic self and I can help you.”
I noticed a crowded classroom in the background and Denise beckoned me to enter…..in the background I heard a bell ringing – it was the alarm on my iPad and I was quickly dragged back to the real world. I awoke with memories of my vivid dream still clear in my mind.
I checked my email and there staring at me was a picture of a desert sky and Denise Linn inviting me to the Divine Wisdom Retreat in Scottsdale, Arizona. In a stunned state, I made a decision I was going. The dream had called me and I had to honour it, regardless of maxing out my credit card.
After first spending a week in the amazing town of Sedona which is surrounded by red rock vortexes my companion and I felt suitably energized and ready to make our way to the Divine Wisdom Retreat.
Denise Linn, teacher, author and wise woman; Lisa Williams, the famous English medium and Colette Baron-Reid, medium, author and teacher collectively highlighted our lives over three memorable days. Each of these three women had unique wisdom to share and share they did.
Denise Linn took us on past life journeys that healed and released residual energy that no longer served us. Lisa Williams shared techniques for spiritual protection and energy maintenance. Colette Baron-Reid shared her humour and wisdom encouraging us to believe in ourselves. Both Lisa and Colette demonstrated incredibly accurate messages to the audience from the other side providing evidence of life in the Spirit World. There were tears, there was laughter and an undeniable presence of love, healing and Spirit in the room.
Divine Wisdom Retreat teacher, author and soul coach Denise Linn
Each speaker encouraged us to be ourselves, to honour ourselves and to be our authentic selves. Each one of these women role-modelled and displayed pure authenticity. Not once did I see a sliver of ego, only pure unadulterated love and compassion. Each speaker shared personal stories to demonstrate their teachings and I felt incredibly humbled to be privy to their private worlds. With humour and grace each speaker led us on a journey that ended in connecting to our own power within.
How often do we make decisions based on keeping others happy? How often do we refrain from expressing what we really think? How often do we tell ourselves we are not capable or deserving of something we desire? Being authentic requires us to be totally honest – with ourselves. As they say, it’s that easy – and that difficult.
By the end of the retreat, I walked outside to view a full moon in a desert sky scattered by stars, the classroom behind me and I knew that somewhere, deep inside of me, my authentic self could now breathe a little easier.
Liz Winter has been a medium and spiritual development teacher for over 25 years. Liz is a Medium, Reiki Master/Healer, Angel Therapist, Spiritual Teacher, Author and Qualified Counsellor. To contact Liz go to her website: lizwintermedium
You can purchase Liz’s memoir from Amazon here: LoveofSpirit
