Reiki 1-2-3

The healing modality called Reiki had been introduced to me about 10 years ago as my eldest sister was a practitioner although not a practicing one and while visiting me in LA gave me a “treatment”. I felt nothing. I don’t remember if she explained the process or if I was just not present to the experience. It was a non-event for me.

Several years later after moving to Nevada, my other sister (sister #2) quit her stable job on the quest for spiritual enlightenment and full time study of metaphysics. She too became a Reiki practitioner and I remember her telling me more detail about during that time. Over the years as she developed her studies she would ask if we (those in the household) would like her to send distance Reiki. I accepted and my mother has done so on numerous occasions and the aftermath was that the experience was good but really felt more like a good nap would feel.

Fast track to a year ago, I had been fine tuning my “intuition” or “messages” as I have called them and I got “Reiki” that came to me. Okay, I think I know about Reiki. “So what about it”, I thought. This was a time of extreme pressure as I was in high gear with my new business and the magnitude of the stress was off the charts. My sister #2 had warned me during this time that she was getting messages about me that I needed to slow down or I was in for a BIG fall physically. Yeah, yeah so that is easy to say but when you are running a new company and you are the sole person driving the business on the street that was impossible I thought.

I will interject that I have gotten signs or messages before but I have been one of those people that needed to be sure. So, I would get a sign and acknowledge that it could be a sign. Then I would ask the Universe, “Was that a sign? If so, please send me another one to make sure.” Then, I would get the confirming sign and just to be sure I would say, “Hmmm, maybe that wasn’t really a sign but if I had a 3rd sign I would be really sure.” Trusting soul that I am.

About a day later, my cousin in Los Angeles calls me and is discussing an article that she read on ways to feel better by detoxing the body and emotions. She listed Reiki as one of the methods. The lightbulb over my head illuminated, 2nd sign! Okay, I guess I need to find a Reiki practitioner but where. I arrive home to find the article that my cousin spoke to me about on the fax machine. I found it fascinating that it was a fax. I can’t remember the last time I received a fax that was not a contract. So, I carried the article around in case I had a moment to read it.

I got busy as I and a lot of people are apt to do when driving themselves too hard and the thought of taking care of “me” was low on the list or reading for pleasure for that matter. Until, I got ill and was in need of a doctor. I am not a fan of traditional western medicine because I believe it is set up to keep us sick so I prefer holistic approaches. I went to see my Naturopath. As I was checking out, I knocked over the business card holder and all the cards fell on the floor face up interestingly enough. As I gazed upon all those pretty glossy dark cards on the floor, they all read REIKI MASTER and the name of the practitioner. I laughed aloud! Thought to myself, I hear you …I hear you! I came home and made the call to the Reiki practitioner immediately who was newly set up in the offices of my Naturopath and I made an appointment.

This experience with Mary, the Reiki Master was going to push me in an entirely new direction of health and spiritual development. I had no idea what was in store.

I laid down on the table with the soft music playing, the soft sound of water running through the fountain and palpable feeling of higher energy in the room started me off to my Reiki experience. Mary explained to me that Reiki was the Universal Life Force Energy that we all have access. When you are attuned into Reiki it is accomplished through a ritual that is overseen by a Reiki Master and the process opens your higher chakras to allow for the Life Force Energy to flow through you and out of your hands to the one in need of healing. You are a vessel. She said I cannot control it; the energy will flow where it needs the healing. She gave more in depth detail about this modality of healing that was much clearer for me now whether I was more open to understand it or that it was just presented more clearly to me, I do not know.

Mary’s room was filled with significant metaphysical paraphernalia. I was instantly attracted to it and the feeling that I had from the experience so far. I already had an affinity for crystals and stones. Even rocks that I picked up along hikes were special to me and I would take them home. However, the healing properties of crystals and stones were being attracted to me like I was a magnet. Mary used crystals and had some significant pieces around the room.


During the session, I fell into a blissful state of being present but not asleep. Thoughts would come to me and then I would acknowledge them and send them on their way. I was at peace and I really needed it. My body and spirit were tired. At one point about ¼ through the session, Mary was at my feet and I started to feel my spirit lift from my body. Slightly startled by the experience, I brought myself back and as I did I realized I had some control over this (control was something I needed back then as it was a safe zone for me) and let it happen again by just releasing myself. There my spirit went again slightly coming out of my physical body about ½ way out and ½ way in and like a straw I sucked myself back in. Then Mary said, “Are you floatin’ yet?” I was amazed that she knew what was going on. I am not sure but I think if Mary had not broken the silence I could have floated out.

When the session was over, we discussed how I felt and any information she received during the session that would be helpful. I continued to be astounded by her accuracy of what she was telling me based on the energy and messages she received from my body. She explained that I should drink a lot of water and rest if possible the remainder of the day.

The floating spirit experience was so profound for me I spent the ride home calling loved ones that would understand and listen to tell them about this extraordinary experience. That afternoon I felt wiped out and did indeed rest but my body felt like it had been run over by a truck. The most extraordinary part of it was that my spirit still felt dislodge from the physical body. I knew the body was in pain but I did not really feel it.

My gratitude toward the Universe for this Life Force Energy experience and for making sure that I got this message is overflowing. I know in retrospect listening to this message although it took hitting a brick wall to heed it helped save me in many ways.

Although, I had a dozen or so follow up sessions I never got to the same place again although they were great sessions. I realized the paths that crossed with Mary were for that time and the message was given and received. She told me during the initial session that I was a Light Worker. I had no idea what that meant and just offered a respectful acknowledgement.

Since, this time other brick wall experiences have had to transpire before I got messages that assisted me to go down the predetermined path of my destiny and I have finally started to listen intently.

Amazingly spiritual people have entered my life with extraordinary gifts from Source. We as a group are developing our gifts together and I am amazed by the energy of these souls and how unified I feel with them. This power group of nine brought Reiki back to me with a heightened level. I did not know when I first had the experience with Mary that I would be channeling Reiki energy myself.

I am going to be attuned to Reiki 1 tomorrow during an intimate ceremony under the full moon by my new - old dear friends Noreen and Vhan and I am so thrilled. I know this is part of my destiny and I am incredibly grateful that I am remembering the way of my predetermined passage. My respect for Noreen and Vhan as my teachers and guides shines bright. I am humbled by the feeling of heat and energy flowing from my hands and honor this with immense gratitude.


Namaste’
Lee