2010 State of the Nation (Blog)

[Erin Pavlina]

Use this thread to discuss the following entry from Erin Pavlina's blog:

2010 State of the Nation

[Tobias Zimpel]

Erin, it's great to hear how you feel about the last year that was full of changes, and I'm sure to follow you on your journey this year.

I love to hear that you are very happy with your current situation and are planning to improve even further.

I can't wait to get your first CD, that I'm sure I will love! I've always wanted to improve my spiritual skills and powers, and so I'm even more looking forward to your program about spirit guides that you were planning last year. Is this still on your plate, and could you hint us on some ETA for that, too?

Have fun, and enjoy your "new" life!

Love,

Tobias

[st33med]

First off, you are up and blogging pretty early today.

I didn't know blogs told lies about you guys

I have goals set for this year as well! I rarely ever set goals at the beginning of the year, but I want to explore my empathic powers and do better in time management.

Here's to accomplishing goals! *clink*

(Wait, I can't drink champaign yet...)

[aelle]

Thanks for the update, Erin.

I wonder if you guys consciously hid your lifestyle disagreements? I remember Steve asking a long time ago, when the forums opened, about international travel. Being a travel lover myself I was super excited to help and hear some more about it, and was disappointed when the topic was dropped. I appreciate knowing the reason for that now.

All the best for this exciting new year!

[FindingRoni]

Thanks for sharing - I've been wondering what your thoughts were on all of the relationship issues. I am excited for your first CD and about the direction you are taking your business!

All the best to you for 2010!

[cacheborn]

Erin, great to hear about updates and future plans. Automatic rifle sounds very cool.
I am curious about the meditation CDs. Good to see both you and Steve going in for your own products.

Wishing you the very best for 2010.

[carenkh]

Sounds like a great year ahead, Erin!

There's a book called Improv Wisdom that is just amazingly wonderful! It's about improv, and it's also improv applied to real life. I got so much from reading it -- and I've never done improv! I think it would jibe really well with what you're exploring now.

I'm looking forward to seeing where 2010 leads!

[Erin Pavlina]

Originally Posted by st33med

First off, you are up and blogging pretty early today.

I didn't know blogs told lies about you guys

No, I wrote the article yesterday and set it to post at 3am so the folks on the east coast could wake up to it.

Lots of lies out there on other blogs. I've had people claim to have a horrible reading with me and I never read for them. We have people posting that we are living in California and that I'm planning to take him for all he's worth. We don't live in California, we're in Nevada, so they didn't even get that part right let alone the other part! People I've never met exclaim on their sites that I"m a cold reader, even though they've never met me or interacted with me or read my articles. It's odd. Waht bothers me though is that people believe these lies and make judgments and take action based on those lies. It's horrible.

[Mused]

I played tons of Palladium games growing up and although I didn't outgrow them many of my friends did. Erin I would have never guessed you to be a Heroes Unlimited fan - that just made my morning.

Sounds like you have a lot of great stuff planned for this year.

Best of success you in 2010

[Adrienne]

So awesome to see where you have been and where you are going.

I hope this year is wonderful for you. Love you much!!

[dendennz]

Lovely to read of your goals for 2010 and to get clarity on your perspective of all the events of 2009. Just listened to your song that you played on You Tube and loved it and clapped at the end when you turned around hope you heard me lol ... Looking forward to seeing some of your new products over the coming year. I send you much love across the Pacific and wish you all the best for 2010!

Cheers,

Jenny.

[Savage]

The funny part is that the lies certain bloggers post about us are generally much more tame than the true stuff we share openly.

[Weena]

Originally Posted by Erin Pavlina

No, I wrote the article yesterday and set it to post at 3am so the folks on the east coast could wake up to it.

Lots of lies out there on other blogs. I've had people claim to have a horrible reading with me and I never read for them. We have people posting that we are living in California and that I'm planning to take him for all he's worth. We don't live in California, we're in Nevada, so they didn't even get that part right let alone the other part! People I've never met exclaim on their sites that I"m a cold reader, even though they've never met me or interacted with me or read my articles. It's odd. Waht bothers me though is that people believe these lies and make judgments and take action based on those lies. It's horrible.

Dear Erin,
you're not the only psychic being attacked. I came across articles being very bitchy about Doreen Virtue as well. Probably a fair bit of jealousy and a fair bit of not knowing how to use their time constructively and lovingly.
Actually i was hoping reading on this forum what people who had a reading with you thought about it but the search gave no result...(i read testimonials on your blog but was looking for a conversation between people who've been read, not discussing their personal data but just how they felt about it etc).
Anyway, both you and Steve are very transparent about your lives and emotions and i think it'll naturally attract people to your forum rather than to the odd negative blog out there.
I wish you lots of good things for 2010

[Erin Pavlina]

If you dig around you'll find people who have posted information about their readings with me on their own blogs. Maybe search "reading with" and "Erin Pavlina" and see what happens. We've periodically had people post here about their experiences with me, but one thing is that readings are intensely private. It would be like posting your conversation with a therapist online. Not everyone even wants people to know they consulted a professional intuitive. The social stigmas on psychics are that they are all fakes.

I too did a search on other psychics and found that all of htem suffer from attacks on the internet. I actually felt like I was in good company! John Edward, Doreen Virtue, of course Sylvia Browne, and John Holland and Colette Baron Reid. It just goes with the territory. People who know me, and people I've read for, know the truth about me. I've only had a few people out of more than 1500 be upset with their reading, and largely it was due to being unprepared to face the truth of what I was telling them, so they had to discredit me to deny the truth of the information I was presenting. I'm okay with that though. It's an extremely small number.

[Captain Drywall]

I look forward to reading everything you write this year.

[supertom]

I dont think i ever came across any criticism of you guys.

[Weena]

Just shrug and move on those people give quite a bad image of themselves doing what they do anyway. Personnaly not impressed by people wasting time and energy putting down people they never even met!

I read also you are attracted by Ireland and Scotland. If you ever get a chance to visit those countries go for it. Ireland is where i met my husband. I thought both Ireland and Scotland had an extremely high spiritual vibration. I can't quite explain it with words as it is a "feel" more so than anything else . Must be the energy from the ancient celts still hanging around.

[gingerbaker]

Originally Posted by Erin Pavlina

We've periodically had people post here about their experiences with me, but one thing is that readings are intensely private. It would be like posting your conversation with a therapist online.

The one time I did a reading of someone, I made a point to tell her that if she wanted to share what we talked about with her boyfriend or anyone else that was HER choice and I would not share without her permission. At the time it was not a big deal to her, but it felt so very intensely ersonal: to me when it was happening, very very private. I think later when she realized just how accurate it was she didn't speak about it as much.

[cacheborn]

Sad to know about other bloggers writing nasty stuff. I fail to understand the reason or motive behind it. I guess one just has to accept that some people are at that level of consciousness.

In any case, the positive people who support you and wish you well outnumber them by a huge margin.

[austere]

Erin,
Thank you for being such a wonderful person. And for sharing your thoughts and experiences.

I learned a great deal from the compassion and respect you've treated each other with.

From the bottom of my heart I wish you a 2010 that is truly magical, joyous, and with much fulfillment and learning.

[Savage]

Originally Posted by cacheborn

Sad to know about other bloggers writing nasty stuff. I fail to understand the reason or motive behind it. I guess one just has to accept that some people are at that level of consciousness.

In any case, the positive people who support you and wish you well outnumber them by a huge margin.

Many of them do it for shock value, and some do it as an attempt to bait A-list bloggers into linking to them (ostensibly to defend themselves on their own blogs).

Ultimately they just want more attention and traffic. Some of them also do it for the money since more traffic = more income for a monetized blog.

Some are just having a bad day I suppose and lack the discipline to hold back from doing personal attacks on their blogs.

[MidasGirl]

And you guys are giving that garbage "thought energy" because?

Not to mention promotion of it on your own blog.

Seriously, if I google Erin Pavlina, the first 3 pages have mostly positive info, maybe a result or 3 of negative stuff. Even googling "Erin Pavlina scam" or "Erin pavlina divorce" doesn't produce much of any negative writing. So even google doesn't think enough of it to index it.

But the reality of becoming a celebrity is that the good comes with the bad obviously. Just as you have groupies that adore you unquestioningly, you'll have the haters. There's a reason a little website called Snopes has grown to its popularity with the mere objective of busting false rumors. Maybe one day people will be saying enough bad things about that Snopes will even help you out

[Savage]

Originally Posted by MidasGirl

And you guys are giving that garbage "thought energy" because?

Just considering a possible future exploration of sadism.

[Strem2]

Hi Guys,

Erin, I saw a documentary on Joni Mitchell, and she believed that she had to maintain an independence even though she was most productive and creative when in love.... The story of how she courted her muse was fascinating.... Sorry I don't know who produced it. But, your acceptance of your need to separate was reminiscent of Joni's honesty.

Thank you.

[bunnyman]

Yay improv. It is one of those things that is fun while being scary, like a roller coaster. Maybe even a little safer than that...

Just hold the intention to have fun while you're there.

Post pictures when you have them!

[Erin Pavlina]

I'm gonna see about making a video of my improv expereince, but I don't want to disrupt the group with my filming so we'll see what I can do.

[Lynn 007]

Thanks for the update Erin, 2010 sounds like it could be very exciting year for you. I'm looking forward to future updates.

In regards to the 'nasty bloggers' I agree with Midasgirl.
But the reality of becoming a celebrity is that the good comes with the bad obviously. Just as you have groupies that adore you unquestioningly, you'll have the hatersI would be flattered that someone was willing to talk about me on their blog; even if what they were saying wasn't true. Jealously is an ulgy beast. It takes a click of a mouse to visit your site for people to read your work; and read the feedback from members who have know you for years. I think you should send them a thank you note for generating more traffic to you.

ps-I have read some of the other blogs and they're pretty generic with their accusations. The majority of members on this forum are pretty bright and able to see through that rubbish. Well, I am

Keep up the great work and I'm looking forward to reading your updates.

[Liz Caitlin]

Originally Posted by Weena

Dear Erin,
you're not the only psychic being attacked. I came across articles being very bitchy about Doreen Virtue as well. Probably a fair bit of jealousy and a fair bit of not knowing how to use their time constructively and lovingly.
Actually i was hoping reading on this forum what people who had a reading with you thought about it but the search gave no result...(i read testimonials on your blog but was looking for a conversation between people who've been read, not discussing their personal data but just how they felt about it etc).
Anyway, both you and Steve are very transparent about your lives and emotions and i think it'll naturally attract people to your forum rather than to the odd negative blog out there.
I wish you lots of good things for 2010

I found one! It was just as amazing as I thought it would be

Erin Pavlina - An Intuitive Reading with a Psychic Medium

One day I WILL be able to book a reading with Erin and when that day comes, I will definitely go around telling everyone how amazing it was (as I'm sure it will be ) so I can combat some of the nastiness out there.

Also, this is random but Erin, you are the only psychic I've ever been able to have faith in. I am a MAJOR skeptic. But you are so open and honest, and you seem so kind...plus you don't pretend you're going to know everything about a person. I really respect that. Ironically it was you pointing out that sometimes our guides don't WANT us to be spoon-fed all the necessary information that pushed me through the skepticism I had desperately wanted to shed. So thank you for that.

[Gene]

Originally Posted by Erin Pavlina

No, I wrote the article yesterday and set it to post at 3am so the folks on the east coast could wake up to it.

Lots of lies out there on other blogs. I've had people claim to have a horrible reading with me and I never read for them. We have people posting that we are living in California and that I'm planning to take him for all he's worth. We don't live in California, we're in Nevada, so they didn't even get that part right let alone the other part! People I've never met exclaim on their sites that I"m a cold reader, even though they've never met me or interacted with me or read my articles. It's odd. Waht bothers me though is that people believe these lies and make judgments and take action based on those lies. It's horrible.

Although the inaccurate statements about you and Steve sting and are painful it is also true that all publicity is good publicity for a business as long as they spell your name correctly and give details to enable clients to find you.

As for the allegation that you are a cold reader, in my reading with you I found true statements and information that could not possibly have been there for a cold reader. Just MHO.

[Erin Pavlina]

Thank you guys! One of my clients posted a "thank you for my reading" on my Facebook wall. I thought that was really nice. I have an inbox full of wonderful private feedback from my clients. I understand that people don't usually want to share the private details of their readings publically. I'm totally okay with that. I dont' think they should. It *is* nice when they do share though