Why I do this WorkMy name is Krishanti. It's an Indian name (I'm half Indian), and it has to do with peace. I never sat around thinking of myself as this peaceful person. In fact, I can get quite emotional and angry and riled up about things, just like every other human being. But Anne Lamott, one of my favorite authors, said something that struck a chord with me regarding the meaning of this name that my parents chose for me, and the work my spirit was called to do: "Peace is not about power. It's about love and gentleness, and being of service."
People often wonder what it means to be psychic, or intuitive. A lot of people ask me how I got this gift, and while I love the work that I do and I'm very grateful to be able to help people in this way, I don't consider this a special gift that's granted to a chosen few. Anyone can develop psychic ability, just like anyone can learn to play the piano, to do math, or to read and write. It's just how much you like doing certain things, how naturally talented you are, and how much effort you put into it.
I was always ultra sensitive and empathetic, which are two pretty typical signs of people with strong intuitive skills. In my unique case, however, as a kid, I was so frightened and worried about things (whether or not my mother would live, as she had cancer, and whether or not I'd be abused/screamed at/beaten by Nana, my mean 75 year-old live-in babysitter/mom's roommate who helped pay the bills), that I was in a constant state of extreme hyper-vigilance, so I tuned out any kind of psychic sense that may have developed under more calm and reassuring circumstances. My mind would NOT let anything else in. I would read books in order to escape into another world and not sit there worrying all the time. I guess in retrospect, I always did know when Nana was going to be in a rotten mood and tear my head off, and although I hate to say it, I cried myself to sleep every night because I knew - although I didn't want to know - that my mom was going to die of the disease that was ravaging her body.
When I finally got through my childhood and went on to college and tried to figure out what I was going to do with my life, I always had this feeling like there was something mystical and magical out there that I just could not put my finger on; it was always out of reach. I loved my major, which was Art History, and I loved to read about witches, and fairy tales and myths, and I loved the smell of incense. But it wasn't until I had a really amazing clairvoyant reading that this whole other side of life opened up to me. Maybe there was a reason for that, though. I went for a long, long time wondering what my purpose was, and what kind of work I could do in order to be a happy and fulfilled, productive, contributing member of society. In that reading I had, they likened this whole world (what I like to call the Intuitive Realm, because it's like another realm, really) to Pandora's box. It was like finally opening this chest that had been in the corner all my life and finding that it held all the answers to my questions. Or at least a very great deal of them.
I started reading about psychic/intuitive awareness, and then I began practicing and studying, and then I started doing consultations for people. I find this work to be really fulfilling. My goal is to help people I work with to navigate their way through the challenges they're facing, whatever they may be. I'm all about empowerment; I want everyone I work with to achieve their highest potential and rely on their own beautiful, powerful spirits and their own natural intuition.
I stand by my belief that everyone has intuition; we just have to learn how to use it. In the years since I learned how to open up my intuitive channels, I've done some powerful energy work (and not just on an "energetic" level - I've also cleared away colds and allergies), found lost objects, helped people deal with extreme heartache, encouraged many to follow their dreams and lead more satisfying lives, and I've accurately predicted future events and circumstances. The future isn't set in stone, but sometimes, if everything falls into place, I can see things that really do end up happening.
