Nikki Velasquez, The Mountain Top Medium

08/28/2025

Be in this world, but not of it.

Not an easy task in this world today.

We are inundated by negativity and pain splashed across newsfeeds on screens. We absorb and take in what we are constantly exposed to. By doing so, it becomes part of us. It takes up residence in our psyches and in our hearts.

Reality is not just what you can feel and touch. The reality of spirit is not what this world is focused on—a world that often feels grounded in greed, power and ignoring the pain and cries of humankind and the very earth we inhabit.

It is up to us to ground ourselves daily in the reality of God. Of light. Of Creator, Spirit, Univeral Energy, whatever name you have for that which animates and unites us. I call it by the name of God. I don’t believe this energy cares as much what you call it as long as you call upon it. Daily.

Find your light. You need not look far, love. You are made of the light that created you. It is your birthright, and it is your refuge. It is found within. It is found in nature. It is found in church. It is found in family and friends. It is found in animals. It is found in community.

When you feel yourself being drawn in to the energy so prevalent in this world of negativity and sorrow, of anger and hatred, mindfully return to it. You are safe in the light. Nothing of this earth can pe*****te it. You are bigger than your physical reality.

Remember who you are. You are not this body. You are not your intellect and mind. You are the breath of God inhabiting the physical being for a relatively short time. Don’t spend all your precious life force and energy on the chaos and pain of this world. Allow yourself refuge from it.

This is how we keep our peace. We must return to it daily, again and again. And not forget that the light that created us, the light that will eventually call us home again—this is the very same light that sustains us. It is not found outside of you. It lives within.

Let yourself get quiet. Give yourself that gift. Tune out from the chatter of this world, so that you can tune in. Return to source, loves. Daily. It’s the map you’re looking for. And it’s been there quietly, daily, waiting in the background for you to come home to it.

Let it be your refuge and strength from this world. The light of God is upon us. It has not left or abandoned us. But we must turn our eyes towards it. Again and again.

Peace be with you, loves.

🙏🏼 🤍

08/14/2025

Important—Please be aware that I never reach out to people EVER or friend anyone. Anyone messaging you or leaving comments on your posts is not me.
Anyone sending you what you see below is not from me. There are a few imposter accounts that make fake pages posing as me. I’m doing my best to get them removed and I contact fb regularly.

***Please note the blue checkmark next to my name on this page—it indicates authenticity that this is my actual page.***

I do not and have never reached out to anyone to solicit. We continue to attempt to get the imposter ones removed as they pop up. Please delete and don’t engage with it.

Love to all! Xoxo

07/18/2025

Nature heals. Place yourself there, and see what happens. Tune out the noise of this world. The discord and the dissonance. What feeds your soul and spirit is not found there.

It’s found within, and without.
It’s found in every piece of light you are lucky enough to find. And the best part is, all you have to do is open your eyes.

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06/02/2025

Energy is a language all its own, and it’s up to us to become fluent. We are all born intuitive beings as our birthright, and we discern the vibration of emotional, spiritual and physical energy constantly. Learning to separate and when needed transmute your own energy from others is key when you are an empathic person, particularly if you work in any type of helping field.

People ask me often how I’ve stayed in my career as a clinician in hospice for a decade, a therapist, and a full time Medium the past ten years. 29 years of being a professional helper and healer, clinically and holistically. Isn’t it sad? Depressing? And my answer is always the same: I’m able to have done this work and keep my balance because I learned to set boundaries. I don’t take on my patients or client’s energy. And if I need to cleanse, I do.

When you enter a space, you have the option of absorbing what’s present or letting it pass. You can set the energetic tone yourself; you are not beholden to whatever you walk into to be what sticks. And if you’re too tired, not feeling great, etc- you can remove yourself and protect your energy. In person, online, anywhere. And if you can’t remove yourself physically, you then consciously do not absorb what’s being put down. Like a bassline laying a foundation for a song, I’m talking about that invisible undercurrent we all feel pulsating through us and interweaving with those around us.

You decide how you vibrate. And when we mindfully bring our highest energy into a space, the cleanest, lightest and purest we have to offer, we uplift not only ourselves but everyone around us. We set a new tone.

Let’s do more of that.

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05/09/2025

A sweet Mother’s Day group reading 💕

A few months ago a friend asked if I would come speak on grief and loss at the studio where she teaches Pilates and Barre. She mentioned that many people in a women’s group she runs were grieving mothers and grandmothers, and thought they really needed it.

I told her I’d accept donations for this but did not need to be paid, this would be a love offering to those attending her group. I also told her I’d like to stay anonymous until I arrived, to surprise them.

When I walked in yesterday, a few of the women recognized me and got really excited, which was so sweet! We went into a studio yoga room and all sat down together. After introducing myself I took us through a guided meditation to get them ready to receive. I’d told my friend that I wasn’t coming to do readings. But I also knew damn well that spirit wasn’t going to listen to me when given an opportunity to connect with loved ones. 😊🤍

As I spoke, I could feel several energies lining up and the familiar bubbling up of anxiety I get when I know I HAVE TO read for someone. And I also knew who I had with me first, because they’d come through to me earlier that morning.

“So y’all. I came here to take you through meditative grief work exercises, and speak on healing, but spirit has other ideas, as always. I felt a few females in spirit together this morning as I was drying my hair and I knew they were coming today. They showed me multiple cancer passings, one of breast/uterine. Who is this for? I also get lower, colon or pancreas.”

A young woman to my left began to cry. “My sister had uterine cancer,” she said. “She and my mom have both passed. My mom died from colon cancer.” I went on to read for her for a few minutes.

Suddenly I was drawn to the other side of the room. “This is an older female, a maternal figure. I’d put this as a grandmother.”

A young woman raised her hand to me, tears in her eyes.

I turned toward her and the energy present. “This is a grandmother who would be like a second mom to you. Very emotionally close. This is a maternal grandmother, your mom’s mom. She’s very close to her, also. She very proudly shows me three generations of girls, calls you “her girls.” Does that make sense to you?”

The young woman cried. “Yes, it does. All of it.”

“Ok, I’m with you, then.” I focused in and continued.

“She’s showing me difficulty with lower region; walking, pain. She says that your mom and you were her caregivers, and that she lived either with you or you with her. She also shows me she’s very independent and did not want to live together but she also gives such gratitude, because she couldn’t do it without you.”

“Yes,” responded the woman. “She had a colonoscopy bag, a catheter and used a walker. And we had to talk her into moving in with us, she didn’t want to! My mom and I took care of her.”

“She’s also showing me being very pious, religious. She likes my wooden rosary bracelet with the cross I’m wearing. She shows me Catholicism and hands you rosary beads. Do you have her rosary beads at home, or were you just holding them?”

“I have them under my pillow at home,” she responded.

“She says she prays without ceasing, covers the family in prayer, just as she did when she was here.”

“She shows me being with your grandfather,” I
said. The young woman responded that he is very sick.

“Ok. Sweetheart, I can sense him in both realms. One foot here, one foot there. I felt this a lot when I worked in hospice. I don’t predict death. That’s between a soul and God. Not my business. But I will say that he is in the final stretch. She says you know that, though.”

The young woman nodded, tears on her cheeks.

“She shows me sitting with him. Next to his hospital bed. He’s hospitalized, correct?” She nodded again. “He’s aware of her,” I said. “I don’t know if he has said that or not, but he is! She’s comforting him, and waiting to take him home with her.”

“You tell her that she and her mom don’t need to be sad,” her grandmother said gently. “We’ll all be together again further down the road. And when grandpa gets here, he and I are going to dance. Just like we did at our wedding.”

I ended up giving 4 readings, 3 from mothers to daughters and a granddaughter.

05/09/2025

I’m so comforted by the energy this man is bringing to our country and our world. It’s so reminiscent of Pope Francis—almost a continuation, at a time when our world needs it most. It makes sense to me that these two were dear friends in this lifetime: they share the same energy of down to earth, accessible spirituality, compassion and inclusivity for all. His words bring light to a dark period in our timeline, and a reminder that God is still in control, light will prevail, and love always wins.

God bless us all moving forward, unified by our connectivity and that which unites and does not divide: love.

05/07/2025

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05/02/2025

I want to share a follow up I received today after my most recent public event. At the end of this particular reading, the woman’s husband who’d been coming through to her asked me to give her a fresh flower from a vase the venue had placed onstage. I explained that this was specifically for her birthday or anniversary. She replied that she’d just celebrated a birthday within the past two weeks and he always gave her flowers on that day.

🙏🏼 🤍

Nikki,

Thank you so much for hosting a recent event in Berwick, PA. I attended with my mother and sisters, and it turned out to be such a special night for all of us. One of my sisters usually doesn’t like to go out, but she jumped at the chance to join us for this. We were all grateful to be together.

As luck would have it, one of our tickets was drawn, and my mom was invited on stage. Even though she couldn't hear everything clearly, we were deeply touched by the interaction between you, her, and the spirits that came through. It was especially moving when the session ended with her receiving a flower from my dad. He always had me pick out flowers for her on special occasions, since he couldn’t get to the store himself. That moment truly melted our hearts—especially when he said he’d be waiting to pick up his date when the time came.

The experience meant so much to my mom. She had been heartbroken since his passing, though she rarely talked about it. We all knew how much she missed him and carried the weight of feeling she could have done more at the end of his life.

About a month after your event, my mom passed away unexpectedly. We all wanted to reach out and thank you from the bottom of our hearts for the comfort and joy she felt that night. She spoke about it with such excitement and shared the experience with her friends. It gave her peace, and it gave us a memory we will always treasure.

Your gift brings light and healing to places that often go unseen. Thank you for the work you do—for the connections you make, and the hearts you help mend.

04/25/2025

Raffle tickets will be available at the May 17th public event at Carmen’s Country Inn and Gardens to win a gift certificate with me for a one hour individual reading ($300 value). Event ticket info here: https://www.facebook.com/share/19eZAbs8nG/?mibextid=wwXIfr

All proceeds go to the Carmen DeLese Memorial Scholarship fund, providing need based scholarship opportunities for local students pursuing higher education. 🙏🏼💫

04/23/2025

I am so grateful for this man whom I admired from afar. A person who was as humble as he was holy. He fully embodied grace, groundedness, service to others, humor, and divinity in the most profound senses.
Love, acceptance, and unconditional regard. A true teacher and healer.

Grazie, Santo Padre.

04/22/2025

A young woman had a grandmother she was very close with step forward in her reading. Grandma spoke about her granddaughter’s major life changes and how proud she was of her for finding the strength to leave a relationship. She spoke about her granddaughter just starting dating again and showed me looking over her shoulder as she shops for clothes online.

She gave me an image of the client looking at a form fitting, lower cut black dress online, and ordering it.

“It just got here yesterday!” Her granddaughter laughed. “She’s shopping with me?!”

“It’s a good dress!” Her grandma smiled. “Fits her beautifully, shows off her shape and the cut is perfect! Tell her to wear it, and do a red lip.”

Her granddaughter laughed again. “Oh wow, I’m going on a date tonight, that’s crazy! I guess I’m wearing the black dress.”

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At the end of a reading, I often have those who came forward to you choose a prayer stone to take home. The ones they choose normally highlight what came through in the reading and what they want you to take with you from it.

After reading for a woman and her adult daughter last week, I had the son/brother they were connecting with choose a prayer stone for each of them. For his beloved sister whom he adored, the young man chose “Breathe.”

As I walked over to hand it to her, he said loudly, “Tell her to just BREATHE!”

His sister wiped away tears as I handed her the stone. “I can’t believe he just said that. He had a tattoo under his chin that said Just Breathe.”

Her brother put his hand on her shoulder. “Please tell her I’m right there with her to remind her whenever she needs me. Now she breathes for both of us.”

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Today during a reading with a family, multiple family members came through. At one point, a mother in law and father in law came through to talk about a multigenerational home, their own home that had been renovated after their passing and that their family now lived in.

The father in law explained that his son did all the renovations himself and that he was nearby during the whole process, as he did the same work and taught him everything he knows.

The mother in law complimented the new floorplan and lighter colors (lots of white) in the home, and joked that it’s much more updated than what they had.

“Yeah, I should have called my son in sooner to update it,” the father in law joked. “Please tell him he did a phenomenal job. I was with him every step of the way helping. I know he felt me.”

Earlier in the reading, the mother in law mentioned flowering bushes in a yard that has been planted there for years or replanted. The woman didn’t make sense of that.

“That’s ok, that why I have everyone record these,” I smiled.

At the end of the reading, the mother in law had me bring this up again. “Ok, I’m being shown a flowering bush again. Something planted with the home that’s been there a long time. It must be noteworthy to her because she’s having me say it again. It’s something present tense.”

“Oh my gosh,” the woman said. “I do know! They had lots of bushes planted on their lawn that we just cut down recently. One has not bloomed in 5 years but it did this year, one single bloom!”

“This is something very recent,” I said. “She’s telling me that was intentional so that she could bring it up here today.”

“It just saw the new bloom on it yesterday!” The woman said with a smile.




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04/19/2025

I love this! It’s much like us. Warmth, sunlight and kindness revive us, too.

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