Biography of a Young Medium

I am Jaena Moynihan. I was born and raised in a small town in rural North Carolina and ever since I can remember, I have been a medium. When I was very young, I remember seeing people in my room at night. I received no reply when I spoke to them and learned later that they were unaware of my presence due to the fact that they were still existing within a life that they thought they were still living. In other words, they didn't know they were dead. I was also visited by other entities at night that were darker and very negative. They harassed and taunted me and when I screamed aloud at night, it was not because of a bad dream. I got into a lot of trouble in school for talking to people that no one else could see but whom were very real to me. I was incredibly empathic, meaning that I picked up on the thoughts and emotions of others around me. I did this to the point that I would physically experience the pain, accompanied by marks and bruising, of those I came in close contact with. I heard the thoughts of adults as they planned their next affair, decided how they were going to con someone out of their money, and even worse, abuse a child. I was intuitively exposed to all of the depravity within humanity by the time I was eight years old and knew things that no child should know. I was treated for night terrors until I learned how to suppress the "sight" and it was because of this suppression that everything built up and I had a nervous breakdown as a teenager. I was placed on anti-depressants and anti-anxiety medications by the time I was 17.

I was raised Roman Catholic by my parents who loved me very much, but because of this upbringing, there was no understanding fostered about psychic phenomena. I was led to believe, by the Church, that these abilities were "gifts of the devil" and that I should not talk about them. My parents just thought I had an over-active imagination and I can't blame them for that...I would not have wanted to think my child was crazy or even scarier, that they were right.
       
I began giving readings at the age of twelve when I shoplifted a deck of tarot cards after I saw them on a movie and knew that I had to have some. This was not my proudest moment, however I would never have been allowed to have them, so I did what I felt I had to do by stealing them. I instantly knew what all of the cards meant for the people I pulled them for and scared many adults who were shocked that some little kid in the mall could tell them all about their lives in ways that only they would know. I read for anyone who would hold still long enough!

I fell into some bad crowds as a teenager in an attempt to finally fit in. I ended up dropping out of high school, although I went back and got my diploma. I eventually pulled myself together and went to college to study culinary arts, where I graduated with honors. I received an associates degree and worked as a pastry chef for a couple of years, which I loved, but something always felt like it was missing. I then moved to Washington state in 2000 and lived in Seattle for about a year. While in Seattle, I dabbled here and there giving tarot readings to people and in 2001 I moved to Friday Harbor on San Juan Island. San Juan Island is part of a group of islands in Washington state that border British Columbia and it was here that I truly came into my own. There are 3 pods of orca whales that migrate to the San Juan's every year and I began to have profound experiences with the whales while I was living there. I connected with them during the day while on whale watching boats and sea-kayaking next to them but it was at night that I really connected with them.

I began having "dreams" where I was taken out of my body and into the ocean where the whales and I swam together. They welcomed me, sang to me, and taught me things. I found that I was able to hear the voices of those whom I now know as my spirit guides after returning from a few of these night time "excursions". They told me that I needed to start doing my work because great changes were coming upon the planet and they needed me in position for the upcoming shift. I asked what my work was and they responded by telling me that I was supposed to do readings and give spiritual advice to people. I didn't know what they meant at first, but a week later, 9/11 hit and I understood. I began giving readings professionally and the rest is history. I ended up leaving Washington and the Islands and moved to New Mexico and three months later, to Arizona. I have been in Arizona ever since and in that time I have become a Reiki Master, been certified in crystal healing, been ordained as a minister and studied herbalism. I also learned about trance-channeling after many experiences with a group of beings known as Dr. Peebles and the Band of Angels and channeled them for groups for a period of time. Although I no longer trance-channel, Dr. P and his Band are still very close to me and guide me constantly as well as St. Michael, Kwan Yin (the Buddhist goddess of compassion) and Jeshua, better known as Jesus Christ.

I consider myself blessed although I didn't always feel that way. I am blessed to have had these experiences because they have made me who I am today and I know that I am helping people, which is all that I have ever wanted to do. I believe that my experiences will also be able to help others who have dealt with similar situations to reach a level of purpose and understanding regarding their abilities. This 'gift' can sometimes seem like more of a curse and can often feel like a double-edged sword...but one that is worth getting cut by a few times. I know that this work is helping to serve "the many rather than the few" (as Dr. Peebles would say) and I feel that by educating others about the unseen world of Spirit, we can remove the fear and make it something more accessible that can truly benefit people. I look forward to everyone's as well as my continued growth and evolution within these concepts and hope that the world can come to understand these truths above all else:

     1. We are all One.
     2. We are all Divine.
     3. We are all an expression of God.
     4. We are all Creators.
     5. We are all loved.