By Nikki Wisniewski
When I was in early grade school, I lived in a modest ranch home in a downriver neighborhood. One evening while lying in bed in my room, I felt compelled to look out my window which faced our backyard. As I stood on my bed and looked out, the sky in the distance looked ominous. The dark clouds certainly meant a storm was coming. I loved storms (still do!), so I watched, fascinated by the swirling colors of the clouds.
Suddenly, a tornado was coming right at me! It broke through the wooden fence along the side of our yard, and I felt it hit the house. I felt myself lift, I heard the house flying apart around me, and then it was silent and dark, and I was face down in the grass. As I lifted my head, I saw that the entire neighborhood, including my house, was intact, like nothing had happened. I was outside in the backyard lying just outside my bedroom window. It was very dark and foggy, and in the cone of light under a nearby streetlight, I saw a shadowy figure looking at me.
Then, I woke up.
As scary as that tornado dream was, I wasn’t afraid when I woke up. I was curious. I knew it was telling me something. Over the course of roughly a year, the dream repeated, and I connected it to things unfolding in my life. My parents’ marriage deteriorated and fell apart, my dad moved away, we moved away, my life changed completely–and though I was alright, my future felt uncertain.
That was the dream that started a lifetime of realizing that meaning and messages in my dreams, connect to my life. It was the dawning of knowing the many ways spirit connected and communicated with me. I recognized and interpreted signs and synchronicities in my life long before I knew there was a name for it—to me it was simply how life worked. Throughout my life, people have come to me for input and guidance, and for help understanding their dreams and odd experiences. I, too, continued to be curious and wanted to understand as much as I could. I read, took classes, sought out guidance, and experimented continuously. As my path unfolded, I discovered that many of my experiences were not considered “normal” and that few people seemed to have them. I was regularly told I was “gifted.”
I have stepped in and out of that giftedness. Like many, I spent a lot of time trying to be “normal.” In the pursuit of normal, I earned an engineering degree and master’s degree in data analytics. I worked in a variety of positions and roles in the corporate world, as a realtor, and even as a high school teacher and special educator. In hindsight, I know that through it all, I stayed connected, and I learned that all the varied personal and professional experiences I have had, have been important to me becoming who I am. Several years ago, I decided to step into myself fully. To own who I am, to embrace the connections and communication I experience, and to share it with others as my full-time work.
You see, I firmly believe that we are all gifted, and that magic is all around us. That the ability to connect and communicate with spirit is a very natural part of who we all are. Many of us don’t understand how it works for us, and that natural spirit side of us is not cultivated. In fact, we learn to shut it down and ignore, or even fear it. Often, in our attempts to explore and learn, we run into esoteric and difficult to understand language and information. I aim to bring it down to earth and make it accessible to everyone—to demystify the magic! My work is all about helping people re-awaken and discover their natural gifts and abilities, learn to understand and develop how the connection and communication with Spirit works for them, and embrace it and integrate it into their lives. I do this through a variety of services and offerings including private readings, individual and small group coaching and mentoring, workshops, and classes.
My readings often bring clarity and direction, help identify challenges and blocks, and provide insight on how to move forward. Readings also include mediumship connections and messages that bring closure and comfort to many of my clients. Coaching, mentoring, and classes are all about supporting people along their life path and helping them experience and integrate their connection and gifts.
Nikki Wisniewski blends intuition, experience, and skill to mainstream the magic all around us, educating and enabling her students and clients to trust their gifts, access authenticity, navigate personal transformation, and live their best lives. She’s written and taught on topics ranging from dream analysis and symbology to intentionality, intuition, and manifestation. If you’re ready to demystify your magic, learn more at https://nmwunveiled.com. Wisnieski holds regular office hours at Enlightened Soul Center. Learn more at enightenedsoulcenter.com.
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