Psychic agony aunt and angel therapist

Linda Mooney is a leading angel therapy practitioner with fifteen years’ experience, trained and certified by Doreen Virtue an international expert in this field. Linda specialises in the healing aspect of angel therapy helping people to engage with their angels to find inner peace and healing. Email Linda at linda@dailymail.ie or write to Linda Mooney, Irish Daily Mail, Third Floor, Embassy House, Dublin 4 QUESTION

Dear Linda I relocated a couple of years ago, and while I love my new home, needless to say it was a time for making new friends and neighbours. I also retired after a very long and happy career. While I realised it was going to be a time of change and some re- adjustment, the pandemic has also taken a toll on all our lives with the lockdown. I became friends with a neighbour and I am very fond of her. She is in a rather difficult relationship with a partner in recovery from addiction and they break up on a regular basis. We meet for a socially distanced walk most days when he is gone and I try to be as supportive as possible. But when he comes back, she ignores me and also lets me down with arrangements, which I quite often prioritise for her. I don’t want to fall out with her but I do feel friendship is a twoway street and am both upset and hurt. Should I just cut her out of my life and get on with things? I know she has very little support from her own family or other friends. Many thanks for any advice you can give. R.

ANSWER

Dear R, The first thing to ask yourself here is : why has this person no support from friends and family? Is it that she has treated them in the same manner, letting them down and being more co-dependent on her partner? This is, of course, often the case when living with an addictive partner. While your support may be well-meaning, it may also just be enabling her behaviour. A frank, honest, and direct discussion with your friend is what is called for in this instance. Asking for respect in our daily friendships is not too big a demand to put on anyone. Direct people are a joy to be around, because they’re honest about their thoughts and openly express their feelings . What a better place the world would be if we were all direct. The second thing you must ask yourself is: are you not more deserving of respect and commitment? Is there a little of your own fears present in this situation? With the lockdown, are you a little dependent on this new friend because it’s convenient?

■ FIRST CARD: SHIELD YOURSELF

The angels brought this card to you because of your heightened sensitivity to energies. This sensitivity means that you may inadvertently absorb other people’s energies, which may make you feel tired, unfocused, or upset. Just as you wouldn’t walk outdoors in the heavy rain without and umbrella, it’s important to use an energy umbrella in the face of emotional downpour. If you feel negative energy — or people are arguing, competing, or using frightenng words — it’s vital for you to shield yourself. This means imagining that a bubble of protective light surrounds your entire body. You can also ask Archangel Michael to guard you from lower energies, and you can even “borrow” his shield as a protective buffer.

■ ADVICE/OSTACLE: TRANSFORMATION

“You are experiencing enormous change right now, which brings great blessings.”

As you go through this period of change, it’s natural for you to wonder if your future is safe. The angels are here to assure you that you are part of nature’s cycles of birth, death, and rebirth. To bring your desired newness, you must first allow old parts of your life to fall away. These changes are to be celebrated not feared. Give thanks for this shedding of the old! Embrace all of the lessons it brought, and then let it go! Be giddy with excitement at the newness of the gifts that are now being bestowed upon you, and let their magic surprise and delight you.

■ OUTCOME:COURAGE

“Be courageous, and stand up for your beliefs.” In this situation, you need to act upon your convictions, even if others disagree. The angels are protecting you from harm, and guiding you to be a loving warrior of light. As you stand up for your beliefs, you’re a role model for others. This is an important form of spiritual teaching, in which your example gives other courage to stand up for their own principles.