The Power of Knowing

Copyright © 2020 Karen Mc Dermott

First published in Australia in 2020

by Making Magic Happen Academy

www.makingmagichappenacademy.com

www.karenmcdermott.com.au

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the copyright owner except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication data:

Mindful Magic/Making Magic Happen Academy

Romance – fiction

ISBN: (sc) 978-0-6488203-2-1

ISBN: (e) 978-0-6488839-5-1

A Knowing is not just a thinking

matter, it is a feeling matter of fact that

instigates a confident action.

KAREN MCDERMOTT

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

The Knowing Strategy

Knowing — How do you Prepare for it all?

FEEL IT

Knowing and Your Why

Knowing and Your Relationship with Divine Energy

Knowing and the Importance of Priorities

THINK IT

Knowing and Choice

Knowing and Your Calling

Making the Choice to be Your Own Success Story

ACTION IT

The Golden Rules of Knowing

Knowing and Taking Action on Inspired Thoughts

Knowing Yourself — Go Within or Go Without

KNOWING MUSINGS

Knowing in Embracing Adversity

Knowing and Embracing Different Practices

Knowing and the Essence of Faith

Knowing to Heal.

The Knowing in Writing

A Group Knowing Conversation

KNOWING STORIES

Knowing with Joanne Fedler

Knowing with Michelle Weitering

Knowing with Karen Weaver

Knowing with Bernadette O’Connor

Knowing with Jane Talbot

Knowing with Elizabeth Gilbert

IN CONCLUSION

Three-step Knowing strategy –

Feel Think, Achieve.

KAREN MCDERMOTT

INTRODUCTION

A Knowing is not only a thinking thing, it’s so much more!

Many of us perceive a Knowing to be something we think but I know it is a whole lot more. When you truly learn how to Know, it will guide you through tough times and navigate you towards higher levels of success when setting intentions. You will never find yourself hopeless for there is always something to strive towards. It helps you appreciate and enjoy the journey as much as the destination because you surrender to endless possibilities. You will discover aligned opportunities around every corner waiting for you to embrace them. Knowing is a truly magical way to navigate life.

Are you ready to embrace the power in Knowing?

Knowing is a sacred skill, one of the universal gifts we all have within us but not all have the ability to access it.

Are you familiar with the concept of Knowing?

What if I told you that you already hold the key to something special that will change every aspect of your life — and that I can teach you how to use it? Would that make you sit up and listen?

For years I have trialled and tested my three-step principle and can confidently share my thoughts and experiences. I have researched my findings and found other successful people who have kindly shared their Knowing stories to help you understand the principle in more depth.

A Knowing may be perceived as a spiritual experience of a connection to a higher level and one without foresight, with only hope as a bargaining tool, but it is quite the contrary. Intuition is an important part of Knowing as it assists with the feeling of connection, but it is not the only element of Knowing, in fact it’s a third of the process.

You already have the ability to know. We all have it within us. Knowing is something we can all learn to navigate, regardless of our religious beliefs or personal circumstances. Learning how to access your Knowing will be a life skill that will bring you to the highest heights. You will learn to make unwavering decisions without fear of failure because you will know the choices you have made are based on a Knowing strategy that works only to serve you and align with your higher good.

When navigated through intention, Knowing reaches a level of no limits. Anything can be!

When the philosophy of Knowing found me, I knew I was gifted with the knowledge of something that has the power to shift the perspective of a large number of people. That when this new thought concept is embraced it will see people across the world reaching new levels of success in the key areas of Love, Life and Business or whatever they choose to put their mind to.

I have used the Power of Knowing for many years and if you have followed my journey you will see I have made major achievements. I have built a portfolio of successful publishing houses from the seedling of an idea because I channelled my Knowing. This allowed me to make decisions with confidence, overcome challenges and navigate my life towards multiple successes in a short time. I use my Knowing to navigate my life in many directions. In between the covers of this book you will learn how you can use yours.

Knowing is energising. When you feel confident in the choices you are making, no energy is being wasted on soul-draining thoughts.

In this book I will introduce you to what it is to live a life with no fear in the choices you will make, because there is no fear in Knowing. As well as discovering the three main principles of Knowing I will share with you numerous Knowing musings followed by some Knowing conversations and stories. I value the power in story to deliver wisdom and hope you enjoy the insights from the awesome people who share their Knowing stories and receive the gift that is woven through their words.

The heart of knowing is

knowing what to ignore.

RUMI

THE KNOWING STRATEGY

So how does it work?

I use one strategy in manifesting everything in my life – the Knowing strategy. When I don’t use this strategy I make mistakes and experience unnecessary and often costly detours when working towards achieving my dreams and goals. Destiny is there for us all to embrace but many of us settle with playing safe or get so distracted by the dazzling attraction of external objects that we waste time in reaching our highest potential.

It is when we reach our highest potential that the race for success ends and a new more relaxed pace of life is there for us to embrace if that is what we choose. There is profound comfort in the Knowing that you have succeeded in manifesting a deep-rooted desire, that all of your hard work and risk-taking has paid off. It is from this position that the world is your oyster and you can stand confident in the Knowing that you have made magic happen and can do it again if you so choose.

So, what is this Knowing strategy?

There are three simple steps.

1. Feel it.

2. Think it.

3. Achieve it.

Often a Knowing is understood to be an intuition. It isn’t, although the channel of intuition plays an important role in Knowing. True Knowing takes intuition to the next level. Intuition is often perceived as a feminine quality and because it is channelled through the frequency of love it is often more easily accessed by women. However, Knowing is something we all have the key to unlock. Through this book you will discover how to access YOUR Knowing.

Understanding the power in a Knowing is a life skill. One that you will develop to become increasingly aware when a message is reaching you and instinctively act upon it with the three-step strategy that I will talk about numerous times throughout this book.

This is often from an external source. Keeping open and aware is imperative. Successfully receiving and processing messages is vital.

Knowing — How do you Prepare for it all?

If your life is already full then be mindful that things will have to shift to allow the new to enter. It is often good to do a life declutter when setting an intention. I do it all the time. I start to feel overwhelmed and constrained so I begin to shift my focus to clear the backlog and avoid filling that void with more work. In doing so I create the space required for the magic to happen.

If you have already read Book 1 in this series, Mindful Magic, you will understand the principle of true magic happening when you create the space to let it in. How can it shine into your life if your life is at capacity, bursting at the seams?

Clearing the way ensures you will be able to channel your Knowing effectively.

How to declutter:

1. Write a list of everything you have filling your life right now. EVERYTHING!

2. Prioritise your list into three categories: what you want to do, what you must see through now and what can go.

3. For the least important list start imagining what it would be like to clear those tasks from your schedule. Imagine the space it would make in your life.

4. Do not plan to fill that space, keep it open until the right opportunities