Follow the signs of spirit.

[mojomojo]

After many years of ignoring the signs, I decided to fully go with the flow, so booked a Reiki 1, workshop weekend, for my wife and myself.
The workshop was rather larger than I had expected, 24 in total, with people from all walks of life, skeptics, those approaching from an analytical approach, medical students, one elderly Indian lady and a young American Indian lady.
The group atmosphere from the word go was amazing, some how it would be hard to imagine it been any better.

I didn't really expect anything, but did ask spirit for a sign of sorts.

First  attunement, kept seeing the colour green, my left palm started to pop slightly, then both went hot.
after the attunement, everyone was giving an account of their experience, energy started running up and down my spine, palms went sweaty, and I felt totally out of it, didn't think I would be able to talk.

Second Attunement, I felt completely in the zone,  I felt a small light energy, enter my energy field from the side, straight after a very powerful energy entered my energy field from the front. No visuals as such, just an awareness of complete blackness, my back got extremely hot.

Doing  treatment  on myself after, my hands reached temperatures, I have never experienced before.
Giving treatment to another,I felt completely in the zone, and at times was not alone, the client after treatment was completely out of it, couldn't talk or stand.
There is without doubt, something extremely powerful at play here.
Day one over.

Third attunement, nothing dramatic, except the liquid in my gut seemed to go crazy, then it seemed to happen to the Reiki master himself.

We then did a full session on the couch, I have to admit I get far more out of giving a treatment, than receiving one.
Again, easy getting in the zone, no doubt helped by the group energy, and laying on of hands. But this time I concentrated on deep breathing, drawing the energy in through the crown on the inhale, and pushing it out through the palms on the exhale, and it just felt so natural.
Again, the session went quite well, the client quite out of it, and her pain factor dropped from a 9/10 down to a 1.

The thought did occur, have I been wasting my life, by ignoring spirit all this time, those first spiritual experiences I had as a kid, of physical objects breaking down into a vibratory atom level, quantum healing?

The final attunement, again nothing major.
We left that place, as if we had been bumped up a notch, every thing seems brighter, even with closed eyes, we had that much energy in our system, the third eye seemed to have gone crazy, and only calmed after grounding.
The energy in the place was crazy, it felt like we had left a bubble of energy, is this what it would be like, if we hit critical mass.

I have to mention one person we met that weekend, the young Native American Indian lady, I have never in my entire life met anyone with their heart completely open, she had, and the effect this has when you are near it, has to be experienced, she is without doubt an extremely special person.

We got home that night, disappointed it was all over, still full of energy, and booked the Reiki 2 workshop,
mind blowing.

[sparklekaz]

Hi Robert,

Sounds like you've had an amazing day. You really described it so well, I felt like I was there with you. Your group sounded like you bonded really well. But then I am not surprised. I'm a great believer in syncronicity, and so it follows that you were all mean't to share this experience together. The whole experience is so intimate, and for this reason, I believe people can connect and feel really close to each other, after what is actually only a very short acquaintance.

When I did my reiki 1, I stayed in touch with the other people in my group by email. I lived in Wales, and they were all the Midlands. I ended up doing my Reiki 2 with a couple of them and thus began a friendship that was to continue for years. I would love to hear how it went for Beatrice, Robert. Maybe you can persuade her to share her experience of the day, here with us too.

When is the Reiki 2 workshop going to take place?

Love and light
Kaz

[mojomojo]

Hi Kaz,
Synchronicity, yes, I'am a big believer myself.
The place that runs these workshops, has quite a reputation, and people come from all over the world, on our weekend two flew from Hungary, and one from Mexico.
The course was booked up for the following two months when we applied, so we left our names in case anyone dropped out, two people did the next day.

You hit the nail on the head, when you mentioned, how close everyone seems to get after a short period of time, which was further amplified in our goodbye statements, when I was expressing how much of a pleasure it was to be in their company for the past two days, but instead of days, I said weeks, which brought the place to ruptures of laughter.

The young Native American Indian lady, in her goodbye statement said, there is an old saying, and she spoke a few words in her native tongue, she then translated,
" when you meet someone, you are really meeting yourself," she repeated it in her own tongue and gestured to everyone in the room, when this comes from an open heart, it has effect.

I'am a little mystified as to my wife's reluctance to post, she is very much a people person, and part of her job, is to give presentations in front of thirty to forty people, all of a professional position, doctors, consultants, etc. I suppose when the time is right for her.

Reiki 2, starts the end of June, I believe. How much of a difference can Reiki 2 make, Kaz, as regards the flow of energy.

[sparklekaz]

Hi Robert,

Reiki 1 is focused on 'self healing'. Reiki 2 is becoming attuned to channel healing for others. You will also be taught how to 'send/distance healing'. Each person reacts differently to their attunements. I found Reiki 1 an incredibly emotional/heart experience, very much like you did Robert. When I had my final attunement of the Reiki 1 course, I literally cried, it was such an intense feeling of love and acceptance and belonging. It was as if I was 'coming home'. There was such a strong feeling of familiarity about it. In as much as I felt I was re-connecting to something, rather then becoming part of something for the first time; if that makes sense.

I remember describing it to someone afterwards and said something like. In life no matter how close we are to loved ones - people, there is always this sense of being alone spiritually, if your spiritual interests are different to other people's. Or just basically having any at all, can make people think your a bit odd.. Becoming attuned to Reiki, you know, feel this intense energy/light connection to others in 'reiki family'. The reiki masters, other reiki healers. And through this connection, it's as if you carry the light around with you ever more. You are never alone. Not sure if it makes sense.. but that is how it made me feel.

I did my reiki 2 a month after my Mum had passed away. And was really in two minds whether to cancel it. I know Reiki attunements can bring a lot of stuff to the surface. I was unsure, if I could cope with that, as well as trying to deal with my grief. So I phoned my Reiki Master and asked her advice. She told me that oddly enough, the women I'd become the closest too in our little group had also lost someone. Her best friend. She too had been having doubts about the wisdom of doing Reiki too for the same reason as me. My teacher told me the same thing as she told her. Come.. see how it goes and we will support you. So I went. It went ok.. I was battling a raging bout of cystitus, brought on by all the stress I'd been feeling, so was also in a lot of pain. It felt at times as if everything was against me doing it. But I did it anyway. And the healing helped. I was clearly mean't to do the course. Sometimes things happen I think to test our resolve and purpose. And that is what makes the achievement all the more worthwhile and meaningful in the end. It was different to Reiki 1, the energies strong but in a different way. For me at least. Everyone is different. Some people suffered healing crisis's afterwards. It's all the 'stuff' being brought to the surface to be processed and released. Some liken it to a spiritual detoxification.

I have to say also, to anyone out there, who is saying to themselves. "I didn't react or feel the same way as mojomojo and sparklekaz. Does this mean it didn't work for me?" Please don't think that. Not everyone reacts so emotionally to attunements. Some claim to not feel anything at all. They may even give up, because of feeling like this. But have no doubt that the energies 'are' working away below the surface. In subtle ways. Some doubt because of this, that they have the ability to channel the healing energy at all. But those who receive it from them do feel it. And this is what is important. It's important to not self doubt. Remember you are a conduit. Just trust that it is working. Don't compare yourself to others, and diminish yourself because you may not get the 'whistle, bells' feelings and sensations. Trust!

I understand Beatrice's reluctance Robert. It is one thing to talk to people, groups about work related things. This is not a lack of confidence thing persay. Talking about such an intense and personal experience as 'Reiki attunements', is opening yourself to others, strangers in a very personal and intimate way. As opposed to giving a talk or demonstration. You can hide if you will behind the subject you are talking about. Knowing your stuff gives confidence. Talking about spirituality makes you feel very vulnerable, because you are laying 'yourself' bare. I feel when Beatrice is ready, and if she wants to, she will share. I hope I haven't made her feel under pressure to do so. I was just really interested in how she found the experience. I think its lovely that the two of you can do this together. That's very special.

Love and light
Kaz

[mojomojo]

Hi Kaz,
Thank you for your reply.
The last couple of months have been a roller coaster spiritual ride for me, things have taken off at great speed, things that seemed vital, collapsed, all obstacles were removed and a clear path lay in one direction only. I have had sign's all my life and ignored them, just didn't want to know, I'am not even a people person, very much a lone wolf, to consider been a healer, no chance, I'm not putting my hands near sick people, I always told myself it just isn't me. I believe Betty Shine had the same attitude at the start.

Then the lessons come harder and stronger, until you are on the right path, which is why I always question the free will thing.
I have never fitted in anywhere, and this will sound terrible, but ,I never wanted to fit in, I'am only happy when in the zone, when dealing with spirit, the material world has absolutely no interest for me whatsoever. I will connect very quickly with like minded people, and it doesn't even have to be verbal.

At times it can be difficult to convey things to people without sounding like you are ego boosting, and people thinking I'am odd, well you kind of except that after a while, as demonstrated by one gentleman at the weekend, who after hearing my experiences of my second attunement moved himself to the far corner of the room.
But yes, there is a deep connection with certain people, but dare I say it, I feel they have to be at the same vibratory level.

You see this is where it all gets a bit strange, you say in Reiki 2, distance healing is covered.
When I meditate, I always draw a tube with a suction cup on the end down, which connects to my crown, I then send out a root into the bowels of the earth to ground, I then let the energy flow and under awareness fill my entire being, then I take off in meditation, while still remaining connected to the energy.
I can then later return awareness to the energy, create a spiral vortex around me, build it until it gets stronger and stronger and throw it, usually with a person in mind as the receiver.
I have no idea if this works, what exactly I'am doing or why I do it, I could be setting a barn in Berkshire on fire for all I know.

Which reminds me of another meditation experience, I saw myself in the lotus position, which is strange as I don't use it, I went into a deep meditation and once I had connected, held my arms out in front of me, palms up, the person receiving the healing placed their hands on mine, and that was it.
If I have learnt anything of late, it's to pay close attention to anything that comes from spirit.
Do you know of anyone or any healing type that uses this method?

And no, you have not put any pressure on Beatrice to reply in any shape or form, I feel she would like to reply, but as you say it probably makes her feel vulnerable.

[sparklekaz]

Hi Robert,

I don't know of anyone else that uses or connects to energy in the way that you do. But as I have said many times, we are all different and instinctively go with, or visualize whatever works best for us. It sounds to me from your description that you draw in healing energy or energy persay from the earth - earth energy, which I used to do when I first started developing energetically on my own. I would always see this energy as green. It was only when I was attuned to reiki that I started drawing energy in through my crown. Both ways are right, but it's interesting to me that you do similar. I know you've now been attuned to reiki 1 and could bring it in through the crown, but are still drawing it up from the earth. But you have a great interest in shamanism don't you, and that is a spiritual path that is very much earth/nature/spirit connection, so it shouldn't surprise me.

I have had the strange looks too, and people I've found tend to fall into two categories with regard their reaction to my talking about my own beliefs and particularly healing or energy work. One, they are fascinated by it and want to know more, and also want to receive healing from you. Or to see you demonstrate it. Or two, they think I'm a bit nuts and not a little scary. But even those who are interested I find tend to find it all a little bit odd. I think that is pretty normal, unless they too have had experience of working with energy or regularly had reiki or other treatments that work with energy field. Not neccessarily justs hands on healing. But acupuncture, reflexology etc. I'm surprised though that the gentleman in your group distanced himself from you. After all he was there to take part in energy work and attunement. But as you said in your earlier post, people attend these things for different reasons. And yes for some it is curiousity, rather then a genuine desire to become a healer. And that is fine, as it is not for everyone. But at least they will come away with more of an understanding of the subject. I've found there is still a lot of misunderstanding around the subject of spiritual/energy healing.

Your experience with life being very challenging and things changing, I can totally relate to. And as I've said in previous posts, it is often the catalyst for change. A clearing of the decks so to speak so that you are re aligned to your true soul purpose. It can be a very stressful time, and can bring people to great lows. Likened I believe to St John Of The Cross's 'Dark Night Of The Soul'. A bringing to the surface all things that we no longer need, or no longer serve us, that must be released before we can continue. This can be quite radical in some cases. Changing jobs, break up of relationships, the falling away of acquaintances and friends of long standing. A lot of self doubt and questioning the meaning of what we are doing. Lots of self analysis. I know you can relate to this, from previous posts and conversations. And yes, as I said, though when in the midst of it, it can seem like a long dark tunnel, with no light at the end. But these experiences often preceed great big leaps forward in terms of spiritual growth. Which you are now seeing. Thank you for sharing your journey Robert. I've a feeling what you say, and our discussions will resonate with many. Be nice if they joined in.

Love and light
Kaz

[aceofcups]

Hello Robert,

Namaste --- happy you are getting so much out of your Reiki Attunements. From my understanding of energy you described and other posts you have posted on Forum at times you have learned and are working here with Kundalini energy force of the earth combined with higher energy coming down from Spirit in your meditation.  A lot of people who use Reiki just become conduits in bringing down the second type of energy. Any way is OK of course. Reiki in general uses kundalini more indirectly, not with conscious intent.

About your dream-meditation healing experience.... makes total sense..the part where you are lotus seated with hands out, palms up,. is symbol of being spiritually receptive ( integration of Physical-etheric body, Soul and Spirit) to spiritual energy that is coming into your being and hands.  Not just symbol it is conscious energy practice.. after your have brought the energy into your hands and being you now have another person put their palms over yours  ( a beautiful symbol of healing ) ,,so in turn they are receiving the energy which you have collected.   It always good to remember we are instruments for the Universal healing energy...if we think we are healers to much or that we personally heal can invite ego into the process. And can block the free flowing healing process which combines the Higher Self of both healer and healee.    But we can work on becoming better spiritual instruments,, which you have over the years.

How that all relates to Reiki you will of course learn by your instructor.


peace
aceofcups

[mojomojo]

Hi Ace,
Thank you,
That was most informative.
Yes, I have had it in the back of my mind, that the ego could very easily sneak in and grab hold of this,
I'am watching it diligently.
It's funny, our medium friend just happened to ring my wife today and as they were chatting, she asked who the small Japanese person was that was with me this weekend, guess that covers the small energy coming in from the side.
What a magical world we live in.