Samantha Paitakis
As far back as I can remember I always wanted to know about God. Even though my parents were not religious people I had a best friend named Christine and her family brought me to Our Lady of Grace Church very often. I was always so happy to go.
Back then I was always very sensitive to energy but no one talked about that stuff those days, so I never said anything to anyone about my experiences. Sometimes I could see "things" or "people shadows" and hear people talking at night, like a party going on, before I fell asleep when no one was awake in the house. I could feel other people's feelings and pains but I thought that was normal and that everyone was able to do that but they just didn't talk about it.
My great grandmother Rose Yolanda Cone who was Hungarian... used to talk to her dead husband (G-Grandpa) who she could see and communicate with in their home. She also used to read tea leaves. And my Greek Grandfather George Paitakis was very psychic but none of these things were broadcasted or talked about openly to me as a child.
At the age of 13 years old I began experiencing sleep paralysis where I was consciously wide awake while in my very still sleeping body. It was a very scary experience that continued throughout my life. Sometimes I was floating around my body and home area... and sometimes I was in places I never saw before. Sleep paralysis runs in my family on my Mother's side. Today I understand it more and utilize my spiritual knowledge to stay in safe areas or very close to my body, at the very least, when I sleep.
Over time I attempted to live a "normal" life while trying to ignore my abilities, marrying someone who needed me to be a normal catholic housewife with no needs other than to be an invisible servant. I gave birth to and raised my four beautiful children and even though it should have been the best time of my life, I was miserable. I loved my children deeply and wasn't able to express myself for who I genuinely was as a complete individual. Throughout all that time I did read a LOT about spirituality and was always drawn towards alternative healing techniques. When I could, I took nearby classes and became certified in Reiki, Hypnosis and EFT.
Eventually my grandmother, Chickie, became sick with cancer. She was my best friend and confidant. It was then that I did my first healing on someone. It was a phenomenal experience for me to say the least. My Grandmother was my initiation into acknowledging my abilities and myself seriously for the first time. A few months before she passed into Spirit I found a Spiritualist Church online that was near enough to where I lived. I began going there, I was embraced then by those who used to lead the church...and felt I was among those with like minds and similar sensitive abilities. My grandmother eventually passed shortly therafter and I began attending the Spiritualist Church regularly. I received many messages from my Grandmother in Spirit from the mediums in the church. The more I attended the more confident I became about being me and giving messages I received. I learned a lot and served a lot. Eventually I left that church and continued to grow and learn. It was difficult for me to leave that church as I had found myself in a place where I was "normal"... and felt comfortable for the first time in my life with myself and among people of like mind. I grew to care very deeply for the people in that church that I served alongside with for the many years I attended. But change and growth occur and one is obligated to move forward through God's will. Letting go can be a difficult thing to do, especially when it becomes a safe comfort zone. But Spirit had other plans for me and with all the "resisting" on my part towards letting go (and let's not forget the suffering that came with resisting) Spirit took over and I had no choice but to surrender. Today I am very happy that I did let go and let God. I grew in great ways from all that I needed to experience there. I especially learned about forgiveness after I left. Thank you God!
Today I utilize all my wisdom, gained knowledge and abilities to assist people in their own process of self-awareness, and in getting out of their own way so they can also be un-stuck. It is my passion to assist people in empowering themselves and enhance their ability to be able to express their own highest potential.
Eventually I became an Ordained Interfaith Minister and I connect everyday and am grateful for my own individual relationship with my Creator. i don't resist (as much) and am happy to be led by the will of God.
All services are provided by appointment only. contact me to schedule a private or group appointment either by email: Samantha@illuminatingspirit.com, or by phone: 631.647.0575. I work out of three convenientt offices in Southampton Village, Westhampton Beach (in Town behind the Gazebo), and in Huntington Village.
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*Disclaimer: Any and all services I provide are not treatment for healthcare issues, and are not meant to replace any healthcare you are currently receiving for any and all conditions. The services I provide strictly address underlying energetic imbalances that may contribute to physical and or emotional diseases, that when addressed within the energy body may contribute to the body's natural ability to heal itself.