I don’t know about you but even though I’ve only had about a dozen readings in my life, there have been a few that left me wondering, huh? I knew something happened but couldn’t remember much concrete information or helpful guidance. Isn’t that why you get a reading?

So when I was pushed by the Divine into giving readings (yes, I resisted, a lot) I resolved that when people gave me the gift of their confidence, trust, time and money folks were going to leave with answers and advice. That’s my responsibility as a reader. But there are also plenty of points to keep in mind for those who are looking to receive a reading.

Here are your rights. You have the right to ask for clarity if anything is unclear. It's not_
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_ Communication is a tricky thing. You know that all too well if you’ve ever asked for a raise, broken up with a romantic partner, expressed anger with your parents as an adult or confronted someone who’s been disrespectful to you. Getting your point across so that you are clear, kind and rational can be tough and even tougher still is how to go about doing that. Reiki is a powerful tool that can help you navigate the minefield of connecting in so many ways.

We all get that background noise in our heads: self-doubt, worry about what might take place and lingering anger over what happened before. None of that encourages us to be present, does it? It’s a distraction. Reiki soothes emotions, smoothing over the rough edges so we’re able to attend to what is actually happening right in front of us or at least to be able to breathe through it all.

Reiki also aids in detaching from outcomes. If you're anything like me...
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_ On Facebook I often see friends’ posts telling everyone that they’re ill or injured and a common response from others is immediately to say that they’re sending Reiki.  I often wonder, but what if that person doesn’t want it? Does an unsolicited offering make it seem equivalent to a prayer?  

Once you become a Reiki practitioner after completing Level II you gain the ability to send Reiki through space and time and it can be very tempting to begin flinging it here and there at people. But even at Level I the lure to give Reiki to everyone you come across can be strong. We benevolently rush in the name of healing and love to spread the energy to everyone. Please reconsider.

Check your agenda. Why do you want to give people Reiki? Is it because you want them to feel good, you want them to see the truth, you want them to heal, you want…? If so, you’re making it all about you and Reiki is never about the giver. It’s always about the recipient.

I get why people do this. We all seek approval, love and connection and by sending Reiki...
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Reiki the 1% 11/04/2011
 
Occupy Wall Street defines itself as a “leaderless resistance movement with people of many colors, genders and political persuasions. The one thing we all have in common is that we are the 99% that will no longer tolerate the greed and corruption of the 1%.” In response, MoveOn.org has proclaimed November 5th “Make Wall Street Pay” day.

As I watched MoveOn.org's video (here) my desire for change in our country’s systems grew, but I felt unmotivated and disconnected to the their style of communication. It may be fuel for someone, but energetically, it turns me off.

Using language and tactics that breed fear, hate and name-calling keeps negativity alive. As a voice for peace and healing, I feel called to give what I can in my own ways... but I sure would love for you to join me. 

I propose that we Reiki the 1%
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Even I don’t practice energetic self-care sometimes. Like last night, for example. I was super tired and yet because I kept waking throughout the night I knew I wasn’t getting a good sleep. Quality sleep for me is pretty critical for my mood, productivity level, patience with my family and overall outlook. Despite being aware of all that I kept pressing through the night giving myself Reiki and falling back asleep, I suppose in the hope of eventually getting the rest I needed. It wasn’t until about 4am that I was finally able to admit to myself that it just wasn’t working out. Not even Reiki was helping me this time.
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Flower Teacher 09/20/2011
 
One of this summer’s major aha moments came courtesy of a flower. In the spring I planted red dahlia bulbs—always one of my favorite flowers—and for months only the foliage grew. One day buds began to appear and then about a week later I looked in awe at a magnificent teacher being.
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Click and Listen 07/23/2011
 
Now it if feels like my work at the corporate job was a lifetime ago. So much of my life back then was contrary to my truth – that is, who I truly am and who I’ve always been. Over and over again, I ignored and sometimes even shut out the messages that were trying to make their way into my consciousness.

Oftentimes during quiet moments, I would experience horrible ringing in my ears. The worst, though, was the clicking.
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Back when I worked in Corporate America, I had a number of health problems. I see that I was truly trying to be of the highest service in that setting—at my own expense! Working at this job wasn’t the highest service I could provide, so it was never going to be a good fit. As a result, all kinds of signals came through my body from this incompatibility.

In retrospect, I just wish it didn’t take me so long to get the message.
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OK, this is kind of silly. I started this blog 6 months ago and haven’t had a new entry since my first. I promise to update it at least monthly.

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Lots of people talk about how to raise your personal vibration, but how do you know when you’ve been successful?

OK, to backtrack for those of you who don’t know what the heck I’m talking about, the first thing that needs to be understood is that we and everything we can see, touch, taste and hear is really just energy. Quantum physics proved that to us. So it makes sense that all of this energy vibrates at various rates. Many people hold the goal of increasing the speed at which they vibrate in the hopes of becoming more in line with the Divine and to therefore have a more unfettered connection with intuition and psychic abilities.

There are lots of ways you can raise your vibration. Among them are:

·         actively giving and receiving love

·         being of service to others

·         eliminating animal products and alcohol from your diet

·         connecting to the Divine through meditation and prayer

·         ingesting positivity through choices of what you watch, listen to and read

·         listening to and acting upon your intuition

·         receiving and giving spiritual initiations such as Reiki attunements

Of course you may passively know that you’ve achieved your goal by having increased psychic abilities, but I’ve had a more obvious experience within the last year.

My life’s purpose is about being of the highest and best service to everyone. Over a year ago I made that pledge and actually saw myself in my mind’s eye sign a contract to that effect during a meditation. Having this request to be of service as my daily prayer has manifested lots of assistance from the Universe to achieve this goal including an increase of my vibration.

I read Sara Wiseman’s book Writing the Divine: How to Use Channeling for Soul Growth and Healing this last spring and was really struck by the very first lesson that she channeled: The Purpose of Life is Soul Growth. It hit me when I read the lesson’s title that yes!, this is the truth. It’s simple: every choice we make either advances our soul or not. We choose.

On vacation along the Washington coast in March of this year shortly after I’d read the book I was lying in bed early in the morning only semi-consciously manipulating the movement of the swirls of energy around me. All at once it struck me that “I choose soul growth!” and forcefully declared that silently. There was a strong reaction almost instantaneously. I felt my whole being vibrating rapidly as if I was consciously in touch with my true self and at the same time heard a loud sound coming from nowhere in particular much like a jet engine firing up. While I was trying not to freak out, I focused on surrender and faith (a daily practice) and observed my vibration and its sound increasing. The sound got louder and higher in pitch just the way it does when a plane is sitting on the runway just before takeoff. After about 15 seconds it stopped just as abruptly as it began and I knew that I’d been changed. I’ve experienced the same process a few times since then.

Today during meditation it happened again. Except this time instead of it being just a general sensation of being connected to my energetic essence, in addition I felt a strong burst of energy entering through my 3rd eye. Then I heard the engine firing up. I also saw a vertical line kind of like the carnival strong man game with a horizontal line moving upward on it indicating what was taking place.  

This may not be the way you experience what takes place during the raising of your personal vibration, but know that if you feel your whole being vibrating and hear a jet engine sound you’re not going crazy or in any danger.

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