This Reiki journey that I’ve chosen has ensured that my life is not stagnant. I am not only expanding my own awareness of energy healing, I am discovering areas of the psyche I never thought I’d pursue so intensely. Recently, and inevitably, I have found Carl Jung’s books. These readings have whisked me off to a new level of familiarity with the unconscious mind…and with this new understanding and acceptance, comes growth and changes. I hope you will continue on this journ

I have been feeling overwhelmed lately. I thought spirit had left me alone to fend for myself. In reality I had left spirit and went off on my own. I don't really know how I fell out of spirit...mundane things in life getting in the way, overwhelming angst over what should be done/could be done/must be done, and just overall not feeling well physically. These are all excuses of course. I fell out of spirit because I allowed ego distractions to take the place of spirit. I

We are born with one intensity of spirit energy. Consider it a great, bright light. Mikao Usui used the metaphor of lampshades to illustrate how we go out into the world and the world begins to cover our true light (true self) with lampshades. As more and more lampshades are placed on us (through shades of judgments, expectations, anger, worries, depression, anxiety, etc…) our true self (our great light) becomes hidden. Our journey then is to begin lifting those lampshades of