It was summer, a couple of years ago, when I first heard her story. I listened for hours to the heartbreak and the sadness, of a drug-using, alcoholic father who taught his own children to steal from department stores. The mother whose strictness drove her daughter to tune out in front of the television set, mindlessly eating to feel good about herself. And then, many hours later, I learned about the transformational joy and bliss that has risen like a phoenix out of a highly dysfunctional childhood.

Twin Cities psychic Deborah Lynn11, once an aimless pawn pushed back and forth between two parents who were ill-equipped to parent at all, is now sharing her very personal story of how her devotion to spirituality has helped her to overcome all of that — and much more — in her book Murphy’s Law No More, which will debut at the Twin Cities Psychic Symposium on Feb. 26 at Earle Brown Heritage Center in Brooklyn Center, MN.

“My story is a journey from dysfunction to wellness,” the preface to her book reads. “What I will share with you is one woman’s story, but it also is yours. No matter how hard the challenges in your life seem to be, you can overcome them. And in doing so, you will be a much stronger person.”

I spoke with Deborah Lynn11 about her personal transformation.

Deborah, your early story is one of great family dysfunction. Can you give our readers a taste of what life was like for you as a young girl?
Deborah Lynn11: I was in a world of two different places. My father taught me to be streetwise and do everything I was not supposed to do, and my mom was the opposite. It was a world where I had what I thought was a fun Dad. He was the one I felt I should cozy up to, because he let me do whatever I wanted. In my eyes, Dad was the one who really loved me. He let me play and do the things that he thought were fun.

I thought of my mother as a Hitler, a dictator, and someone who I felt hated me because she was so strict. I was never allowed to go and do anything with my friends. I could never go to movies and do things with the other kids. It was all work, work, work — torture.

What was the result of this young girl who had one parent with very strict guidelines and the other parent with no guidelines? What kind of young adult did it create?
DL: It caused me to run away at a young age, because I was torn. Oh my God, what am I doing here? What do I do? I felt like I had to get away from the situation, because I was going crazy. It caused me to have really dysfunctional habits.

And how did your relationships play out?
DL: I was comfortable with dysfunction.

What was the turning point in your personal transformation?
DL: I was realizing that my bad habits were hurting me and my daughter.

Ultimately, how were you able to extract yourself from the energy of the past and move forward in a new direction?
DL: I totally removed myself from the past. I moved to Minnesota and totally removed myself from all the dysfunction, the unhealthy habits that I had acquired since I was a child. By losing all of my family, I was forced to look at myself. I lost my Dad in 1987 and my Mom and husband in 1993, and then my older sister in 1998. I had no one else to turn to but myself. When you have nobody else in your life, you’re forced to look at yourself. And I realized, “Oh my God, what have I done?” You learn a lot about self-awareness when you are in solitude.

Are tendencies from the past still within you, and if so, what is the secret to not going back and reliving old patterns?
DL: Yes, I do have habits from the past that still plague me. One is food, because food represents my fun, the way that I love myself. The way I avoid those habits is to get out of myself and realize that thinking is dangerous. If you sit around and think about the things you need to do, they won’t get done. Just do what needs to be done. It is important for me to motivate myself to get up and do things.

What role did your intuitive gifts play in finding a new direction?
DL: I’ve always been intrigued by the metaphysical world and what it entailed and how it worked. How did people become psychic? I’ve always had a craving to learn that. The key is to follow your passion, and that’s what I did.

Following my passion was instrumental in helping me move forward, away from the dysfunction I had grown up with. I learned that nothing is by mistake. When I focused on the spiritual world, I realized that everything that I was handed was in perfect order. We come here to planet Earth to learn lessons. Life is about choices. I realized I could choose to live in a world of fear and negativity, or I could choose to live in a world of love and protection. To be in the world and not of it. That involves raising your level of consciousness and realizing that there is love and protection around us at all times, even though we cannot see it. You are never alone.

Why did you choose to write Murphy’s Law No More?
DL: A couple of years ago a psychic told me, “You have an idea for a book.” And I said, “You’re right. I’ve been putting it off.” And he told me I needed to get more serious about writing this book. When I moved from Southern California to Minnesota, I knew I needed to write a book about the perils I had experienced in my life, because by sharing them I could help the world.

Who is your intended audience for Murphy’s Law No More?
DL: This book is for women from the ages of mid-20s on up, especially those who feel persecuted and damned because of what has happened to them in their lives.

What do you hope to leave your readers with when they finish your book?
DL: I want to leave them feeling inspired and uplifted. I want to help them realize that we’re on this planet to learn lessons and that we can choose to live in the spiritual realm while here in these bodies. I want them to know that life is a miracle and that it is important to face your fears.

What was the gift for you in going back into the past so you could share it with us?
DL: I learned how much I have really grown and transformed spiritually. It has been a total metamorphosis.

Would you suggest that our readers do the same, go back and explore the gifts they received in their upbringing?
DL: Yes. It is not an easy process, however. Make sure you have a confidante, someone with whom you can express your fears and pain. Someone who will listen and give you the nurturing that you need. Compassion. It may not be a parent or a sibling, but a friend who loves and supports you.

At the beginning of our talk, you shared what life was like for you as a young girl. Please give us a sense of what it is like for you now.
DL: I’m living life here on Earth, as it is in my heaven, in total peace and tranquility. I’m comfortable with my space. I’m responsible, having removed all of my unhealthy habits — except for the food. I have a beautiful home of my home in Stillwater. I was fated to be here. In moving to Minnesota, and coming over the St. Croix River bridge, I heard a very loud psychic message that said, “Welcome home.” For years I had a yearning within to visit St. Croix in the Virgin Islands. I kept thinking, “I need to go to St. Croix.” I had never realized there also was a St. Croix River.

When I heard the message, “Welcome Home,” booming as I crossed the river, I had a déjà vu experience. I saw myself on the St. Croix River as a Native American Indian, standing up in a canoe fishing with a spear. I knew intuitively that it was me, and that I was, indeed, home.

What do you say to the woman who is impressed with what you’ve done in your life, but she doesn’t see any way out of her situation?
DL: If you keep saying you won’t, then you won’t. Have an open mind that if you really want to do something, you will. When there’s a will, there’s a way. It’s a mindset. It’s the universal law of attraction: “As you think, so shall it be.”

Because you are a psychic, I must ask, do your guides have any specific messages to our readers right now?
DL: The “11″ in 2011 is about balancing. The scales are balancing and the world is rejuvenating. We’re going back to the land of plenty. Toss all fear aside.

Finally, what message do you want to leave our readers with, pertaining to your new book, Murphy’s Law No More?
DL: Don’t judge yourself so harshly. We’re all human. We all make mistakes. Forgive yourself. Learn that the more you forgive yourself for your mistakes, the closer you are to the Light, to God. The more you can really love yourself, the closer you are to God.

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We all have intuition, but not all of us are attuned to the small, still voice of intuition that directs us along our path in life. Thankfully, there are those among us who have that gift. It comes in many forms, from psychics who can connect with us when we cannot hear our inner selves, to mediums, who connect with loved ones who have passed.

The following intuitives serve our community:

• All about the Journey, Harmony Green, 5352-1/2 Chicago Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55417, 612-354-2149, www.allowharmony.com – Harmony Green is an Intuitive Healer with 20+ years experience. She assists clients in making positive, forward moving decisions in their lives. As a Path Finder, it is Harmony’s life purpose to get others on the life path they are meant to walk in this lifetime. Live Your Journey.
• Robin Allen, robinallen.net – Psychic/Medium/Healer/Teacher. Robin’s business revolves around helping you, through many different channels, to find peace and happiness in your own life. Through her psychic gifts and the classes that she offers, she hopes to open your mind and experience to a much bigger life than you have possibly been living.
• Amber Jade: Intuitive Guidance for Healthy Living, Amber De Briyn CHt, RMT, Woodbury, MN, 651.414.0688 or 651.829.1012, amberjade_111@yahoo.com, amberjadeintuitive.com – Reiki Certification, Reiki + Intuitive Guidance, Intuitive Guidance, Hypnotherapy, Spiritual Response Therapy, Workshops, Intuition Classes, Expos, Fairs and Radio Shows. Orgonite; Digestive health products by Body Ecology Diet, Gut & Psychology Syndrome, Aloe Farms and more.
• Angel star Journeys, Karla Wessel, 651.308.6469, www.angelstarjourneys.com – Karla has done many intuitive readings, classes, workshops and seminars from her office at the Metaphysical Emporium over the past 10 years. Karla now has her office in her own home in Forest Lake, MN. Karla will conduct Intuitive Readings by appointment and also coordinate classes for groups of four or more.
• JoAnn Bruhn, Spirit Messenger Sundance Project, 651.762.1412 office, 651.210.2192 cell, www.sundanceproject.com – Psychic/Medium JoAnn Bruhn offers consultations that are lovingly and respectfully delivered to you for the high purpose of connecting you to your Brilliance. Come and explore the wisdom of your Consciousness and connect with others in Spirit.
• Janice Carlson, 952.934.1196, dearashlan@aol.com, www.JaniceCarlson.com – Janice brings 17 years of psychic and medium experience to you with specific information and a documented 85-95% accuracy rate. Afterlife communications with deceased loved ones and pets to ease grief, conclude unfinished business, and get answers from Heaven. Phone & in-person sessions by appointment. Free sample reading.
• Ilga Cimbulis, 612.385.3005, ilga@ilgacimbulis.com, www.ilgacimbulis.com – Intuitive Readings – Animal Communication. Providing Clarity, Insight and Validation.
• Anita Collodoro, RM, 952.221.6372 – Intuitive Teacher / DNA Activation & Reading. This activation moves you out of apathy to a more abundant life. It brings more light in and moves you toward your life purpose and much more. Eleventh Codon Reading: A more in-depth DNA reading, why you’re here/life purpose/spiritual lineage.
• Deborah Lynn11, 651.439.5337, www.deborahlynn11.com – Born with the psychic, spiritual gifts of clairaudience and clairvoyance, numerology, channeling spirit, and reading akashic records, Deborah reads the energy taking shape in a person’s life. Her psychic readings include names of people in the past, present and future, from both the earthly and spiritual realms. She offers insight on a variety of topics, including love and relationships, career, finance and others.
• Betty Ertwine, 30208 Cottage Lane, Millsboro, DE 19966, cell 302.260.1293, home 302.933.0277, www.intuitivehealermedium.com – Using Divine insight, individuals, from all walks of life, those deceased and pets, receive clarity and comfort, when confused, forlorn or grieving. I seek the cause of discomforts on all levels, leading to understanding and assisting the healing process. Self awareness, acceptance and owning your self is encouraged.
• Connie Gundy, 612.501.5787 – Spiritual Mentor. At this time in our consciousness the Universe is calling us to let our hearts lead and ask our brains to follow. At first that can seem like a daunting task. Many of us have placed energetic walls around our hearts in an attempt to protect them from negative experiences. With some gentle, comforting assistance, it is now possible to choose higher thoughts while allowing our hearts to be excited again.
• Tom Guyette, 763.438.1613, tom.guyette@gmail.com, www.tomguyette.com – Full Moon, New Moon Channelings & Healings. Tom intuitively reads what your soul wants you to know and to heal. He uses the healing information to work with your body and energy system. Questions are answered about relationships, departed loved ones, work issues, life decisions and more.
• Dr. Steven Hiebert, 570 Asbury St.,Suite 304, St. Paul, MN 55104, 651.777.9156, drstevenh@aol.com, www.drstevenhiebert.com – Dr. Hiebert, an Intuitive Chiropractor – Healer, offers a unique combination of hands-on healing, intuitively guided chiropractic and applied kinesiology. I am a portal for love and healing. Where your spirit leads your body follows. Many symptoms have their origins on the level of spirit. Knowing this, I choose to tend to you in body and spirit.
• Holistic Healthy Healing, Bonnie Flores, 952.217.6105, www.holistichealthyhealing.com – Offering Intuitive Readings, Hypnosis, Energy Healing, Meditation, Chakra Cleansing, Aromatherapy and more! Discover the benefits of our own healing capabilities. Free yourself of those negative habits, find your true life path, increase your self-confidence, heal your body, and create your own Happiness.
• Mary Kay & Warren Holland, Huma, 507.354.5018, mkhwings@gmail.com, www.humaspirit.com – Psychic Medium information with Holistic Healings. Total paranormal work. Call with any question. Let us assist YOU to find the answer. Lift the grief through medium communication. Receive direct information about physical and emotional issues. Want to speak to a guide, no problem. While you’re here, let us remove the ghosts that have been living with you.
• Alison James, 612.724.1020, alison@spiritcommunication.org or alison@spiritspectacularshows.com, www.spiritcommunication.org or www.spiritspectacularshows.com – Professional Psychic Medium. In-souling and freeing people & animals for over three decades. Phone and in-person readings. Psychic Self-development classes and intensives. Animal readings. Long distance-healing. Public and private galleries. Hosted Spirit Chat circles. Radio host on www.blogtalkradio.com/spirittalkradio
• Tiffany Johnson, 612.272.2561, tiffany@readingsbytiffany.com, www.readingsbytiffany.com – Psychic/Medium Tiffany Johnson conducts readings utilizing channeling, Tarot and Mediumship. Additionally, she is the author of Picture Yourself: Developing Your Psychic Abilities & Seeds of Thought. You may have seen her featured twice as a guest on A&E’s “Psychic Kids.”
• Mariangela Pino Landau, The Center for True North, 435.680.1668, mariangela@thecenterfortruenorth.com, www.TheCenterForTrueNorth.com – SOULFIRE SPIRIT SESSIONS® are revelatory readings conducted by medium and mystic Mariangela Pino Landau. Sessions focus on decoding and translating your soul blueprint to align you with your unique life purpose. Sessions also provide intuitive interpretation of your Akashic records and communication with family and friends who have crossed over.
• Cindy Lehman, 612.669.1861, cindy@cindylehman.com, www.cindylehman.com - Soul Readings/Psychic Development Classes. Cindy offers private, respectful Soul Readings to connect with your soul’s wisdom for guidance, clarity and healing. Her passion is teaching others how to more fully access their own intuitive/psychic/soul gifts, to illuminate their own sacred paths, and live their lives from their highest selves.
• Sage Lewis, Creature Teacher, 612.817.4473, Sage@DancingPorcupine.com, www.DancingPorcupine.com – Sage works with people and pets who are living, lost, in transition and deceased, and has been an intuitive for 10 years. She is an Animal Communicator, Shamanic Practitioner, Certified Life Coach and Level 3 Certified Tellington TTouch® Practitioner (pet behavior/training.) Phone/Skype sessions worldwide. In-home sessions. Call Sage today!
• Jaci Loos, 651.436.1418, msloos777@comcast.net, www.wavedancebodywork.byregion.net – Akashic Record Consultant, Sound Healer and Teacher. Jaci is dedicated to change, growth and personal integration. Her passion is to empower others to experience their life with greater joy and ease.
• Ruth Lordan, www.ruthlordan.com – Ruth offers personal consultations at reasonable prices and is available to perform at parties, business and social events. She is also available for speaking engagements, workshops and personal appointments.
• Lynn, ambercat333@msn.com, www.weavingmist.com – Metaphysical Advisor Lynn welcomes you to share in her gifts of second sight. With more than 40 years experience in ethereal counseling, Lynn provides “donation only” services to those who seek out her spiritual assistance. Visit Lynn online and/or contact her via email with any queries you may have.
• Alice May 763.572.9844, www.AliceMay-GiftsFromAbove.com – Personal Consultant, Psychic-Medium. Gifted since childhood, Alice can see, hear and feel Spirit. She is the Founder of “Angels Gather Here,” an In-Home Psychic Event. Offers Personal, Group and Phone Consultations. She now Lectures at various Expo’s and events. Alice’s “Gifts From Above” brings peace, love and understanding to clients.
• Moving Beyond Yourself, Julie Lyden, Burnsville MN, 612.414.6273, www.movingbeyondyourself.com – Emotional Healing and Soul Mentoring. Julie provides emotional safety in a supportive environment to release unprocessed emotions for aligning more fully with your soul. Also used is the support of an EPFX biofeedback device to assist in energy balancing and looking at the whole person and the many deep, connecting layers.
• Troy and Chanda Parkinson, The Married Mediums, 651.698.3257, www.troyparkinson.com, www.chandaparkinson.com – Looking for intuitive guidance on your soul’s path? Are you wanting to connect with your loved ones in spirit? Troy and Chanda offer private readings, home parties, group events and intuitive & mediumship one-on-one coaching. Troy is author of “Bridge to the Afterlife” and both have spoken at numerous expos.
• John Peterson, PsyGuy, 651.334.4060, John@psy-guy.com, www.psy-guy.com – A Psychic and Soul Messenger, John connects with your Soul. As a Medical Intuitive, he “reads” your Chakras and Aura that reveal your current “human” condition, a “Holistic Physical.” Palmistry, Hypnotherapy, Mediumship and Reiki are tools John uses to show you this lifetime and possible choices for the future.
• Psychics in the Cities, 612.860.9196, www.psychicsinthecities.com – Four women – Deb Battenfeld, Connye LaCombe, Judie Randall and Kayla Wright – make up this company of professional psychics who can help you with your metaphysical needs. They can help you through psychic readings, shamanic or energy healing, mediumship or hypnosis. They also do house clearings, parties and classes. Check their website for more information.
• LaJeanne Runnels, 763.421.5603, LaJeanne@Q.com (please put psy? in the subject line), www.lajeanne.blogspot.com – Free-will Psychic Facilitator. Featured: on KARE 11 News, Good Company and Twin Cities Live (KSTP TV), KFAI Radio, in the Minnesota Daily and Anoka County Union newspapers, and in the book Vows of Silence. Naturally Psychic; professionally trained. If you’re thinking about a reading or would like more info, call and we’ll talk a bit. Who you choose as a psychic and how comfortable you are with your choice (before, during and after your reading) are very important, so I welcome your questions and concerns.
• Troy Schmit, Where Spirits Are Heard, 218.252.0486, Troy@wherespiritsareheard.net, www.wherespiritsareheard.net – Troy Schmit of Fargo, ND, is a respectable Intuitive/ Medium. He has helped many people all over the nation, as well as internationally, to receive the guidance they need to stay healthy and balanced in mind, body and spirit. Troy also offers many classes to help others receive guidance, and much more.
• Rose Ann Schwab, Ph.D., Angelic Inspirations International Inc., Minneapolis MN, 763.535.7982, www.angelicinspirations.com – World famous international top psychic, 50+ years experience, high credibility, established reputation and business since 1962. Tested by government, law enforcement and The White House as 98% accurate. Genuine Psychic with actual visions. Near death experiences connection to angels. Scheduled Appointments only.
• Susan Stone 952.431.1031, Angelworks1@yahoo.com, Angelworks1.com – Psychic/Tarot Reader. Susan is clairvoyant, clairaudient and clairsentient – a reader for 25 years. She gives readings for individuals (personal and phone) and parties. She works intuitively, channeling messages from a spiritual perspective. Susan can enlighten you about your situation and give you insight as to opportunities in the future.
• Kelli Spencer, 320.240.6399, kelli@kellispencer.com, www.kellispencer.com – Kelli is an angelic channel, psychic medium bringing to you the wisdom of your guides and also a connection to your loved ones who have crossed over. They speak with you, through her, to help guide you with current life issues and to overcome life’s struggles.
• Rev. Sandee Traeger, sandee.traeger@gmail.com, www.newwavemystics.com – Sandee is a life-long Intuitive Life Coach and Conscious Channel of Divine Communications. Her mission as a spiritual teacher, speaker, counselor, healer and Planetary Lightworker is to bring love, light and balance where needed. Private sessions available in person, by phone or online. Summer Special: 30 Minutes for $25.
• Rev. Lynn A. Walker, 952.941.2321, info@thelightofourbeing.org, www.thelightofourbeing.org – Reiki Master since 1988, Lynn is an ordained metaphysical minister, professional astrologer and psychic that teaches classes on a variety of topics such as spirit guides, karma & reincarnation, astrology, tarot and meditation. She is available for business and personal consultations, Reiki treatments, various seminars and to officiate wedding services.
• Terri Wiebold, RN, HN-BC, CMI, 319-626-2416, www.yourhealinginsights.com – Based in North Liberty, Iowa, Terri accesses from your body, information about the root cause of illness, blocks or diseases, by tracking the energy of the body. All information comes form your body. There are no screens, filters or chakra maps of the information. Terri is a Board Certified Medical Intuitive/ Holistic Nurse.
• Wisdom Readings, Barbara A. Everett, 952.378.1701, wisdomreadings@usa.net – Set an appointment for a spiritually satisfying Wisdom Reading with Barbara. A Wisdom Reading is a unique blending of intuitive guidance, astrology and wisdom to bring Harmony and Balance. Spiritual Direction appointments for clarity about life issues. Regression Therapy for integration and insight. Sacred Weddings and Rituals to honor memorable events. Barbara is a dynamic independent minister, accurate intuitive and comforting presence.