Proof that vision boards work!

If you had told me just 3 years ago that I would be openly writing about past lives, starseeds, energy healing, Akashic records, auras, chakras…. or even just vision boards I would probably have wanted the ground to open up and swallow me.

You see, I’ve always been spiritual, deep down, but my experiences of standing out and seeming weird as a teenager led to me hiding it from public view. The idea of openly talking about these topics would have not only been petrifying - but I’d have fled a mile!

Stepping Out of the Spiritual Closet

If there was a turning point in my journey to stepping out of the spiritual closet it came in early 2021. I had taken a 6 month sabbatical from my job so that I could focus on my business. Despite, or perhaps because of, suddenly having more time on my hands, I found myself resisting and procrastinating - both in my business and in my spiritual connection. I was slacking off from my morning yoga and meditation routine.

Then one morning something just told me to sit down on the mat. I quickly went into a deep trance and connected with my spirit guides. This was not new, but it wasn’t something that happened every day. By the time I had finished the meditation it was clear that my journey involved not only stepping out of the spiritual closet, but helping other people do the same. Whilst I took onboard some of what my guides asked (for a start training in advanced past life regression techniques) I still wasn’t fully ready to embrace everything at that time, and that’s OK.

Creating my new vision

Around that time I did update my vision board, and I was surprised at some of the things that came out when I thought about what I really wanted to do. The list included becoming a best selling author - this time solo, getting published by a major spiritual publishing house such as Hay House or Watkins, giving a TedXtalk, and being featured in the top spiritual magazines in the UK, including Soul and Spirit magazine. I even made mock ups of the magazines and (badly) pasted my face on the cover!

Every day when I walk into my office, that vision board was (and still is) a reminder of what I wanted, even when I wasn’t brave enough to take action towards making it a reality.

The biggest myth about manifesting…

Manifesting is a powerful way of making your dreams and goals a reality. Once you know what you want and you are able to really feel into that vision - as if it’s already happened, some spiritual teachers imply that *poof* it just magically appears.

The truth is you have to take action! So back in November I decided to learn more about how to get opportunities to write for magazines like these. I signed up to work with the fabulous Jo Swann at Chocolate PR. And guess what? During the training the opportunity came up to write an article for Soul & Spirit Magazine!

Seeing Auras

I often see clients auras whilst they are working with me - especially via Zoom. When someone is very deep in trance, it’s like their natural inner light comes out to shine, and I love taking screen shots and sending them to my clients afterwards (these are very personally, so I’m sure you’ll understand why I’m not sharing them here). The colour of the aura also gives me great insight as to the personality and the energy blocks a client is experiencing - so I was absolutely thrilled to be invited to write an article for one of my favourite magazines all about dressing for your aura. You can read the full article here.

There’s never been a better time

Worrying about what other people think of our spirituality and gifts can be debilitating. It can hold us back from allowing our inner light to shine. We play small, even when our soul is screaming at us that we came here at this time for a reason, and there is something important we are meant to do.

The truth is that for most of us in the world today, and especially those living in the Western world, there has never been a safer time to embrace all of our magic and share it with others.  So if you are dreaming of creating a spiritual or soul led business, but are frozen by worrying that your friends, family and colleagues will think you’ve lost the plot, drop me a line. I know exactly what it’s like, I’ve been there. But I can promise you, that once you get to the other side of the fear, not only is the world an amazing place, everything falls into alignment because you are becoming who you were born to be.

About the Author

Helen Hardware is a spiritual coach, hypnotherapist and best selling author who helps professional women to embrace their woo and their wow, and step out of the spiritual closet without worrying what anyone else thinks so they can unleash the confidence to fulfil their soul’s calling.