My better half believes that I have no room to talk here. That my woo-woo ways have rendered me incapable of saying that some woo-woo is valid and some woo-woo is B.S.

But let’s face it, people, even in the unclear world of the woo, there is real and there is not so much.

Here’s how I draw the lines of good woo-woo vs. B.S. woo-woo.

First Rule of the Good Woo-Woo
Anybody (with practice and intention) can do it

If you are going to a psychic and they say…
1. I have a gift.
2. You’re either born with it or you are not.
3. I achieved this ability after a near death experience.
4. I come from a long line of psychics.
5. etc.

Anytime anyone says this kind of thing to you, get up and walk away. They are denying that you also have these gifts. It’d be like saying, “See this opposable thumb? I’ve got two of them. I come from a long line of people with opposable thumbs. Generations of people who could open doors and grip beer bottles.”

Intuition, Clairvoyance, Mediumship, whatever you call it, it’s something we all can do. Some of us are naturally better than others, but really, the big differentiator is whether you believe you can, and whether you’re willing to practice and validate your results.

You do not need somebody to talk to the angels for you, unless you are in a hurry or otherwise occupied or too worried to hear them. You do not need anyone to intercede on your behalf. You don’t need others to connect you to the other side. You simply need to learn to connect yourself.

If you don’t want to develop your intuition, that’s another story. Go to an intuitive. That’s okay. I don’t color my own hair anymore. It’s the same thing.

Second Rule of the Good Woo-Woo
Woo-woo should align with one’s understanding of the laws of nature/science

Here’s my favorite bad woo-woo story. An animal communication client of mine had two dogs that did not get along. The previous animal communicator offered to build a “transparent wall of love” between them. So that they would look at each other with loving eyes.

Seriously.

If I could do that, I wouldn’t be wasting that skill on two dogs in Massachusetts. I’d be at Dick Cheney’s house. I’d also spend some time with a few fellas in Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, etc. I’d be building transparent walls of love all over the place, including one around my neighbor who vacuums her lawn every Friday morning, because she needs one.

Here’s another really popular one. A psychic says “A man has put a curse on you, but only I can remove it and it’ll cost $700.”

Psychics can say some scary shit.

Good Woo-Woo passes the sniff test. It can be explained by quantum physics. Or it at least sounds plausible.

Why in the world would there be only one psychic who could remove a curse? And why would it cost $700, when you can do it yourself for free?

I know what you’re thinking (because I’m psychic (no actually because I live with a skeptic who is fixing me dinner)). You’re thinking, well Bridge, what about those folks who think what you do doesn’t pass the sniff test?

I say, Hey, that’s cool. I’m here to help the people I’m here to help. And if you’re not one of them, that’s all right. But, at least, be informed about what I do and don’t just make assumptions about my work.

Third Rule of the Good Woo-Woo
It should be GOOD.

You can hire bad people to do harming energy work. But don’t come crying to me when it all comes back to you in an ironic yet completely devastating way.

You can also go where you are not supposed to go intuitively. If you suddenly feel sick or hear the word “stop” , you better turn around. There are some things we aren’t supposed to know and/or do.

Intuitive work should not feel really scary. If it does, back out of it. Scary is not helpful.

Fourth Rule of the Good Woo-Woo
If it’s too easy, it’s the placebo effect

So, for example, you re-live a bad moment while tapping on your chest and suddenly you feel better. That’s called Emotional Freedom Technique, and that’s the placebo effect. You believe you feel better so you feel better.

Same with many tenets of Law of Attraction. If I ask, believe, receive, then stuff comes my way and that’s all there is to it. I momentarily feel better, but my bank account stagnates.

No.

Good Woo-Woo may be simple, but it’s not too easy. It’s like good martial arts. They are just hitting a board with the side of their hand, right? How hard is that? Ouch.

Fifth Rule of the Good Woo-Woo
It’s universal in origin

I get a little chapped when I hear that one ethnic group has cornered the market on the woo-woo. Maybe this is because I’m Norwegian, and all we are known for are Vikings, and people going crazy in the springtime above the arctic circle and intricate sweaters.

Like a flat bread, every culture has woo-woo. We may call it different things or do different things to get there, but it’s universal. So, if you hear, “Well, only people of this ethnic group can do X, Y, Z. Because of your ethnicity, you CAN’T.” If you hear this, please walk away.

That’s It.

So, follow my rules of Good Woo-Woo, add your own, take away the ones that don’t work for you. They are more like a recipe and less like commandments.

Let me know how they work for you…