We were lucky to catch up with Joy Kauf recently and have shared our conversation below.
Joy, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. So let’s jump to your mission – what’s the backstory behind how you developed the mission that drives your brand?
I felt I had a connection to spirit my whole life. In my early 20s, I just finished watching the movie Out on a Limb with Shirley MacLaine and saw channeling for the first time in that movie; I never had something speak to my heart and soul like channeling. I went searching for people who channeled. For those who do not know, channeling is going into a meditative state and connecting to higher beings, spirit guides, angels, God, Goddess, or The All That Is. I found a gifted channel in Mandeville, Louisiana, who channeled a being named St. Jerome, who changed my life. The information I learned during that time placed me on my Spiritual Journey for the remainder of my life. I always felt connected and followed my internal guidance to create Miracles in my everyday life. I was fascinated by Metaphysics and studied it as a hobby. I moved from New Orleans to Philadelphia in 1985, and before I left, I told St. Jerome that I would open up my Metaphysical Store one day.
I was working in Corporate America for CitiFinancial as a Vice President when I decided it was time to live my long-life dream. I felt like something was missing in my life, I felt guided to take a leap of faith. So in 2005, I decided to open my Metaphysical Store. Today Miracles of Joy Metaphysical Store has been going strong for 17 years.
Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.
My name is Joy Kauf, and I am the founder of Miracles of Joy Metaphysical Store. I am a Psychic, Healer, Teacher, and Speaker on Metaphysical Topics. I offer channeled readings as well as Tarot readings. I am a Reiki Master/Teacher and own my own healing modality, Galactic Healing. I became an ordained minister and performed weddings as well as spiritual guidance.
My passion is teaching other people that they are always connected to their guides and angels. I assist people in developing this gift and making it simple by following the signs and gaining guidance.
I believe that the more, the merrier, which means my store has opened our door to people from all over the world to share their gifts with folks in the DFW area. I have had the pleasure of having over 1000 people work out of my store and share my practices over the years.
To make this as simple as possible, I listen to my guidance and follow my path, and in doing this, I have been very blessed to have some of the most incredible people grace me with their presence and knowledge.
We’d love to hear a story of resilience from your journey.
I always share with people to follow your guidance, and miracles will follow. I was open for less than two years, and I had an opportunity to go to Houston and work at a Psychic Fair doing Aura Photography. Since my store was in the DFW area, I had some people from the store attempting to convince me not to do it. It didn’t make sense, and I was wasting my money. I just felt deep down that I had to do this. So I went; after I set up, a family came to take an aura photo. I remember this sweet girl in her teens coming over to me, and after I took her aura photo, I noticed it did not look good at all, and for the first time, I could see earth-bound spirits attached to her, a part of aura was almost gone on one side of her head. I asked her when was the last time she called in her angels. She told me it was a very long time. I asked her grandma if it was okay if I did some energy healing on her, and we began to work. I then sat her back down, looked her in the eye, and said call in your angels now, she closed her eyes, and I retook her aura photo, which turned gold. I had never seen an aura this gold before; it was amazing. I then did aura photos for about 8 of her family members. Before they left, I had her grandmother tell me they were at a restaurant and saw a flyer saying I would be doing aura photos today at this location. I didn’t have any flyers, and they certainly weren’t done by me. Her grandmother said her granddaughter was having some mental issues, and she knew she had to do this before they took any action.
I have so many stories I have experienced over the years. I am truly blessed, and as long as I follow the path, spirit can create magic. It was not an accident that I met this family; they were my sign. If I follow my guidance and show up, spirit will take care of the rest. So that Fair was one of my most profitable ones. Just show up and let spirit guide you.
How’d you meet your business partner?
I have a business partner I met over 12 years ago who came into Miracles of Joy to host events. We hosted several workshops together and realized it was easy for us to work together. His name is Cé Änn, and he is from Sedona, AZ.
I have an aspect of my business that is Sacred Journeys. We organize groups and go to Egypt, Teotuacan, Bosnia, and Sedona to experience these sacred places and expand their journey with spirit.
He and I now offer a weekend workshop called Galactic At-One-Ment, which combines energy healing and connecting with their angels and guides and becomes the channel they are.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.miraclesofjoy.org/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miraclesofjoy/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MiraclesOfJoy/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/miraclesofjoy
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC6T97R4uaLZxf5Xvd6CIDg
Image Credits
My Personal Pictures.