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Interview with Ainslie MacLeod

Ainslie MacLeod is a psychic and the author of The Instruction, Living the Life Your Soul Intended, which spells out a new way of understanding why each of us is here and what our purpose is. Ainslie says that when he was younger he struggled and made many wrong choices until he understood what he was here to do. It was through actually doing the work outlined in The Instruction that he developed acceptance of himself and his work.

C: Tell me about your typical client.

A: Most people I work with are between 30-60, but sometimes a client ask me about their child. If you understand that your kids are really different than you and they have come into this world with certain personalities, it helps you choose activities or ways to guide them to careers they are suited for.

C: Most parents don’t want their children to struggle.

A: We are here to experience life on the physical plane and the fact is life is going to hurt you. By understanding who you are minimizes many hardships. I talk in the book about how people get pulled off their life plans by parents, teachers or society. For old souls that’s debilitating. I use the example of how doctors have a high rate of alcoholism and suicide because many of them came here to be something other than doctors. They are smart so teachers pushed them into careers that weren’t their choice.

Every element of The Instruction has positive and negative aspects. My guides call them risks and advantages. Look at Hitler, he was a Spiritualist and the advantage for a spiritualist is improvement. At least 50% or my clients are spiritualists and their soul’s desire is to help others. However, the risk is obsession. So if you take somebody like Hitler, you are getting the risk but not the advantages or the good stuff. A lot of doctors are spiritualists. They just have to heal and can become obsessive about their work. They want to have things their way and it can be hard for them to see other people’s point of view.

C: So tell me about this system. How would one of your sessions go?

A: In a session I begin by looking at your soul age to understand your world perspective. Then, we look at your soul type, and the primary and secondary influences. So, the way it works is that you have for example a spiritualist type, with a desire to make the world a better place and a thinker influence, with a desire to learn. This person’s life would have to be about forward movement and they wouldn’t like doing the same thing every day. Then add the creator influence, which brings in sensitivity and idealism, That gives you an idea about how elements might go together to explain a person’s mission.

I talk a lot about how understanding who you are and why you’re here can transform your life. Also,working with spirit guides, it has been huge for me to discover that I had spirit guides. Now, I talk to them every day. Communicating with them has totally enhanced my life. Everyone has them and you can use your spirit guides to manifest everything you want in your life.

C: Many people have trouble because they feel they have to make money not do what makes their heart sing. How does this fit with The Instruction?

A: Part of the illusion of this physical plane world view is that our jobs must be our life task. My guides tell me that what you do even 2 hours a week might be the most important part of your life. Raising children might be your life task. Obviously people come to me for career advise. But my spirit guides see a much bigger picture. Like guiding people to enhance their life by listening to more music or spending more time with friends and family. Simple things like that, or maybe a person will receive guidance to a job that is more suited to their soul type and mission.

Another thing I find with a lot of older souls is that they have a kind of spiritual hole inside. As your soul ages it tends to become more spiritual and less religious. Many of my clients have a very strong sense of spirituality but no idea of what to do with it. One of the things that fills that hole is connecting with your soul and your spirit guides. My guides suggest that each of us need do something to help those less fortunate than ourselves. I have one client who has spent time in Africa working for an Aids charity for many years. By doing this she is totally fulfilling her spiritual need, doing something that is bigger than herself and that gives her a sense of purpose.

C: Tell me about young vs old souls.

A: Roughly half way thorough your souls development you become an old soul and your focus goes inward. You go on a quest for self knowledge and you begin asking the questions “Who am I and why am I here?” Older souls, especially level 10 souls are not particularly materialistic but they do want comfort. They want warmth, nice lighting and a comfortable sofa. Those physical plane comforts become important.

C: What will you talk about when you come to New Renaissance

A: I’ll take the audience through The Instruction and give them an outline of how it works. We’ll also talk about how spirituality has a practical impact on all our lives and is more down to earth than most of us have ever imagined.

Connie Hill works at New Renaissance Bookshop and is a local astrologer. She can be reached at 503-542-4330 ext. 1287 or gmnite@yahoo.com.