In the metaphysical community, you meet people who do all kinds of things. Most of it centered around healing. We all need healing in some sense, mental, physical, emotional, or all of the above. That’s often how some of us got into metaphysics in the first place. We were looking for answers to whatever we believed our issue to be. Some of us have found those answers. Some of us, like myself, are still looking.

Wherever you are on this wild ride, you will meet interesting people. I mean that in every sense of the word. There will be people you truly find interesting and others who make me say, “That’s interesting.” I’m really saying, “What the F*ck?”

Recently I met another WTF person. I’m not saying she was bad or wrong. She was perfectly nice with good intentions. Whenever I say that about someone, it reminds me of the phrase “the road to hell is paved with good intentions,” but I digress.

We were both attending an online event, and I could feel her energy. All good. In other words, there was nothing wrong with her. If I met someone interested in working on something that fell into her area of expertise, I wouldn’t hesitate to send them to her.

The problem I had with her was her tendency toward what I call metaphysical babble. When I refer to something with a babble at the end of it, that means the words are too technical for someone to grasp. It’s the same thing as jargon. Using words, phrases, and acronyms that people unfamiliar with them wouldn’t understand. It results in the person being confused and overwhelmed.

I have a friend who loves astrology. I find it interesting. There’s that word again. What I like about it is that it can help make sense of things. It can clarify points regarding behavior, tendencies, and the overall energies we are dealing with as a planet influenced by the positioning of other cosmic movements. What I don’t like about it is all the technical stuff, nodes, houses, planets, aspects, etc., that you have to be able to read to get to the point. When my friend starts throwing out the jargon, I resist the urge to put my hands over my ears and say, “la, la, la, la, la,” like the five-year-old I sometimes turn out to be. My Aries personality then prompts her to stop with her “astrobabble,” get to the point, and answer the question I asked her.

On my list of pet peeves is that sometimes people speak in such lofty language that the person who asked a question doesn’t understand the answer. In my book, an answer that doesn’t make sense isn’t an answer. Yet I see it again and again.

Here is what it typically looks like:
Someone asks, “I’m thinking about retiring from my job. Should I do it now or wait?”
A possible response through my guides would be, “What is prompting the urge? Is it something temporary or ongoing?” It would start a dialogue to guide that person to determine the answer on their own.
Someone who likes to metaphysical babble would say, “Right now, you’re out of alignment with the divine feminine, and the wounded warrior in your soul needs healing work. Meditate according to the moon phases to bring your yin energy back into balance and to gain focus. Reach out to the universe when you need assistance.”

On the surface, all that sounds good, but WTF does it actually mean? Is there an action step in there? This is what drives me bananas. BY ALL THAT IS HOLY, ANSWER THE QUESTION!

People are people, and everyone is walking the road in their own way in their own time. What I don’t get is how dense people are about this stuff. If you’re trying to help a client, confusing them further doesn’t help anyone. As soon as their eyes glaze over, you’ve lost them. Yet I’ve seen practitioners babble on while the client nods like a bobblehead doll as every word goes in one ear and out the other. They only come back to consciousness when it’s time to pay, then they walk away looking stunned and none the wiser. How is that helpful?

I still get readings from other people, but as a general rule, if I know a person tends to be less than practical in their method of answering (tends to metaphysical babble), I find someone else. If I don’t understand what they’re telling me, by the end, I would be annoyed and have considered the whole session a waste of time and money.

If you like to ponder and decipher what everything means, then go to town. Many people are willing to stretch your understanding of metaphysics with their lofty philosophical answers that may be the heart of solving your problem. However, if you’re hoping for more practical guidance, steer clear of the metaphysical babble.