Today we’d like to introduce you to Vida Valdes.
Vida, please share your story with us. How did you get to where you are today?
I am an Espiritista a.k.a. Psychic Medium, Seer, Consejera (reader since 1988) into Past Lives, Akashic Records, Channeled messages, Mentor/Teacher, Shaman (since 1997), initiated through an actual Death & Resurrection a.k.a. Curandera, Ancestral Rituals & Hoodoo Practioner aka Rootworker (see paragraph below), Pranic Healer & an ordained Minister (since 2019), with a non-denominational church that honors all faiths & culture; I wouldn’t associate myself with practices that belittles anyone of any background. Things I don’t like labeling in any way shape or form; but in this society, it’s ridiculous how a title changes perception. I rather go by INTUITION & experience. I am a hyper sensitive energetic intuitive, also I am clairvoyant, clairsentient, claircognizant, clairaudient, clairtangent, clairsalient and clairgustant. I am also called a Physical Empath or highly sensitive person with personality type INFJ. I began seeing Spirit and speaking to the dead since I was 3 years old.
When I was a child I had visions, I heard voices, I talked to Source, I saw Angels, I visited other worlds, I spoke to spirits. I thought everyone saw the same. I was told I had a wild imagination, only by those who could not see. I was lucky enough to have an amazing mother who accepted my ability and grandparents who encouraged me even though I was taught very young not to discuss my “abilities” to others in the family. I was able to let my grandmother know who was calling her on the phone before she answered (no caller ID back in the day) and little did I know, my grandmother and I were a lot alike. She was a psychic medium, hoodoo practitioner and rootworker as well in Cuba and did readings and held seances (misa’s) in her home. When she came to the United States, she stopped practicing out of fear but always held her altars high for her Orishas and Saints. So no, you can’t learn to be a medium. I didn’t ask for this, it chose me and I am so glad it did. It has not been easy at times, during my times of ascension and transitioning into the 5th & 6th dimensions (while living in 3rd dimension-UGH) but I have an amazing unseen squad. My divine team my guardian angels who have been with me during every lifetime (yes, I have been here numerous times-prehistoric soul), my spirit guides, my ancestors from this lifetime and prior lifetimes, archangels, ascended masters, orishas, elemental beings, power animals and of course the one and only source!
Overall, has it been relatively smooth? If not, what were some of the struggles along the way?
Never has been a smooth road but what part of life is actually smooth? That is something I explain to my clients and my community, who told you that this would be easy? Life is about fulfillment regardless of the good or bad in your life. I was rejected by my own family for the abilities that I had. The things I saw and the things I said. Coming to terms with my abilities, I felt it was a curse to see, hear & feel what others couldn’t. It made me confused as to why people became angry when I said things to them. But there was my mother and my grandparents who accepted me and my abilities no matter what. They helped me to understand that my abilities were for me to help those around me. Never to 2nd guess myself and not give a shit what people said. Because honestly I wanted to fit in at times and I was depressed, that I didn’t fit it in no matter how hard I tried. My advice is this, be you, if you are weird, own it, if you are clumsy, own it, if you are strange, own it, be authentic because this world is full of so many facades and not enough reality.
What should we know about The Almighty Pineapple? What do you do best? What sets you apart from the competition?
The Almighty Pineapple has transformed me personally in my life. You see the Pineapple is a running joke with my longstanding clients. I always tell my clients to Pray/Meditate a.k.a. the 1-2 combo (like a punching combination in boxing). I don’t particularly care in who you believe in and I don’t judge anyone. If you choose to honor Energy, Jesus, Spirit, Source, Allah, Buddha, a chocolate dragon or the Almighty Pineapple it is all good with me. If the Almighty Pineapple brings you to a higher level of Ascension and restores your faith in yourself, then ALL HAIL THE ALMIGHTY PINEAPPLE. It made all my clients laugh during the first 10 minutes of reading. Laughter heals and it’s important for me that my clients are comfortable with me. That’s how I got the logo with the Pineapple and after doing much research I saw how it resonated with me completely. Pineapples are associated with wealth, good fortune and good luck. Dried pineapple makes for excellent sachets and incenses that can draw wealth to the home and encourage financial gain, or fresh pineapple can be baked into cakes and desserts to gift to a friend and bless them with good fortune as well. Pineapple is ruled by fire and the sun and carries the energies of strength and power. It can be incorporated into charms for vigor and courage. It’s a benefit to spiritual power and can increase personal magical energy as well as strengthen psychic experience and intuition. So, you see how perfect it fits!! Makes sense I’m a triple fire sign. Haha, I think! I am proud of the services I can provide my community. I perform weddings baptisms, funerals, last rites, readings, mentoring, past lives, house blessings, and business blessings & so much more. How I am different is that I encourage my community to do their work. I won’t suggest services or products for them. I encourage people to follow their intuition with working with any spiritual advisor, even if that means they will not work with me. I am here to help people not to rip people off.
What do you feel are the biggest barriers today to female leadership, in your industry or generally?
The biggest barriers in female leadership, in my opinion, is being treated equally and building a sisterhood. A lot of women (NOT ALL) compare their lives to other women and then start to compete with each other. Which can be a HUGE DOWNFALL!!! We all can eat, we all can make money, we all can love and we all can create and thrive together more powerful than separate. Women are limitless, breaking those chains & boundaries that have been upon us for generations and we are coming into that power each and every day!
Contact Info:
- Website: www.TheAlmightyPineapple.com
- Email: Vida@thealmightypineapple.com
- Instagram: @ReadingsbyVida
- Twitter: @ReadingsbyVida
Image Credit:
Denisse Myrick @chasingDenisse on Instagram www.parisinjune.co
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