The Moon in The Angel Tarot

It's been a week since I posted on this blog. Things are pretty quiet. I'm on holiday in Mexico and today I am taking a break from the hot Acapulco sun. I am not used to these sunny days anymore! Four years in London will do that to you! Our downstairs neighbours gave us their wireless password and here I am.  

My last post was about feeling restless and nervous, like I didn't know what comes next. Yesterday I was playing with my favourite Angel Tarot Cards and The Moon came up. I hadn't actually read the description in the booklet, and yesterday I did. It talks about periods of anxiety and how those feelings can stem from the subconscious or from our intuition. It doesn't mean something bad is going to happen - rather that our intuitive self begins to sense changes before we are consciously aware of them, and that sense of change and unknowingness leads to a little anxiety and restlessness. The advice is 'sit tight' and wait it out. The tide is turning but there is nothing to be afraid of ... 

Archangel Haniel is associated with The Moon and with intuition, psychic abilities with other aspects that are linked with our feminine side. We can ask her for help tuning into those feelings of anxiety or restlessness, so that we can understand and decipher them. We can also ask for peace and quiet until we have a more complete understanding of what is going on. 

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Regina Chouza is an energy healer, angel medium and the author of A Personal Guide to Self-Healing, Cancer & Love and Chakra Healing & Magick. Blogging at Diary of a Psychic Healer since 2010, her passion is bringing the qualities of love, joy and empowerment to healing pursuits. Read her books to unlock your intuition. 

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Not sure what comes next ...

I am nervous and restless. The time and energy drain that was my book is behind me. So, what comes next? I have a couple book ideas running through my mind, but the rent has to be paid too. It's time to find a job again. I am also missing the routine of a day job.  

Ideally I want one that involves energy healing. What comes to mind is approaching companies to offer my services as a Reiki or Energy Healer. It can help people relax, ground and be less stressed at work. Maybe its time I leverage some of my acquaintances to get a foot in the door. I may also look for a healing room that I can rent a couple afternoons each week. 

I suppose the question is, what do my guides and angels want me to tackle next? What is the next step on my journey? When I am on that path, things unfold easily. I think healing and cancer will still be a part of what I do, especially as the book has just been out for a week and I feel that I have to tell people about it. Teaching, coaching, volunteering. 

Yesterday I was also helping a friend sort out her personal branding. She works with kids with learning disabilities, and funny enough, she has experience with so many techniques that its hard for her to describe what she does. Essentially, she tailors her approach to fit each individual kid (sounds like a good approach!) We had a good chat about it. I could leverage some of my brand management experience there ... Hmmm, just throwing out a few ideas ;-)

My mom gifted me an astrology chart, think I will email the guy tomorrow to give him my details and to ask about possible next steps on this journey. Will let you know what I hear! 

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Healing with Laughter

Something funny happened a few weeks ago. I was giving healing to a cousin, hoping it would cheer her up. She was down because of a break up. The kind that gets to you when you are still in your late teens. 

I was focused on clearing her energy body, especially the emotional aura and of course, her Heart Chakra. The healing was going smoothly and she was totally relaxed when I spotted a mosquito circling her face. Before I could swot it away... it flew into her nostril. 

She opened her eyes and looked at me, possibly thinking 'what are you doing?' 

"Sorry!" I laughed. "But a fly flew into your nose!"

"What!?!"

She laughed. And then I laughed. We both cracked up. It was pretty amazing. The laughter and the mosquito were helping her get rid of the stuck and sad energy. I couldn't have planned it better.

I went back to the healing and every mow and then she would remember the fly and laugh again. And again. Even when I saw her a few days later it still made us both laugh. Apparently she had thought it was part of the healing and obviously, never expected me to tell her it was a little mosquito. I am convinced the laughter was meant to be a part of the healing somehow. Funny thing is, healing with laughter is one of the techniques I mentioned in my new book on Self-Healing, Cancer and Love. I never thought a fly would help in such a tangible way! LOL. 

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Self-Healing, Cancer and Love - Part 4

This is an excerpt from A Personal Guide to Self-Healing, Cancer and Love (Part I here). The book is an energy healing and meditation guide for families who are dealing with cancer.   

Introduction 

When I started writing this book my intent was to create an Energy Healing guide for cancer patients. The idea was to share my family’s experience – how it changed our lives and the perspective I have gained since then through my own healing journey. I also wanted to give others a chance to apply the techniques learned during a two-year healing course at the School of Intuition and Healing in London. Since then, this project has evolved into much more, no doubt thanks to my background in philosophy which means I enjoy asking questions. The first half of the book explores the question “Why do people get sick?” from biological and spiritual points of view. I cover a variety of factors ranging from diet, genetics and lifestyle to emotional and mental patterns that may hold back the healing process. I also believe that every difficult experience gives us valuable insights and lessons. Cancer is no exception. Some may feel regret over the direction they have taken with their lives and how much quality time they have spent with family and friends. The healing process involves accepting these feelings when they arise, learning from them and moving on.

The second half of the book explores Energy Healing as a complementary therapy to medical intervention. Energy Healing is a broad term that can be used to describe a variety of self-healing techniques including guided meditations, breathing exercises, journaling and hands-on healing such as Reiki. My theory is that Energy Healing addresses the mental, emotional and spiritual aspects of disease while medical intervention treats the physical body. These two disciplines can work together. This book will give the a reader a basic understanding of the energy body, including the Aura and the Chakras, and how we can use a variety of self-healing techniques to release stress, tension and even old hurts and beliefs that may be undermining the healing process. Because these techniques also help manage mental and emotional stress, which can easily leave a person feeling drained, Energy Healing can be useful for the whole family.

My approach to Energy Healing hinges on the belief that our thoughts, emotions and reactions have an emotional charge. A positive experience can leave you feeling happy and energized. A negative experience does the opposite. For example, a severe disappointment can leave a person feeling angry, bewildered or hurt. Self-healing involves releasing these emotions from our consciousness and moving on. Some people find it easy to forgive. Others have trouble letting go, especially when there is a genuine grievance to overcome. Healing techniques facilitate the process, but ultimately it is the individual who lets go. Energy Healing can also help manage feelings of anxiety, hopelessness, anger and resentment. The last two can be especially toxic. I believe that with time, buried resentment and anger will eat away at a person from the inside, much like a tumor, and that for healing to occur on all four levels – mental, emotional, spiritual and physical – we need to connect with the energy of unconditional love and forgiveness. Hence the title of this book: Self-Healing, Cancer & Love.

Earlier I stated that Energy Healing is complementary to medical care. This is a legal requirement in some countries and I agree wholeheartedly for the following reasons:

1. Even if we could prove that anger and resentment are at the root of most cancer cases, it may still be easier to have surgery than it is to genuinely forgive.

2. I have not seen robust evidence to show that healing alone, or any complementary therapy by itself will prolong a cancer patient’s life. Individual case studies do not have the statistical significance to predict an outcome. Rather, that statistical confidence can only be found in randomized control trials, where large patient groups are administered one of several treatment options under medical supervision.

3. Though we would certainly like to, the role of the energy healer is not to save the client’s life. We are there to facilitate their self-healing process and their soul path. Energy Healing will not save a client from a learning experience that they are meant to have. In some cases, the illness may be necessary to trigger a change of consciousness before the patient moves on to the next stage in their life. For others, it may be their time to go and Energy Healing can help them find comfort and peace.

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Energy Healing and meditation are complementary to medical care, not alternative. In instances where a family member or friend was diagnosed with cancer, the focus has been on supporting them through surgery, chemotherapy, radiation and other treatments. 

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Self-Healing, Cancer and Love - Part 3

This is an excerpt from A Personal Guide to Self-Healing, Cancer and Love (Part I here). The book is an energy healing and meditation guide for families who are dealing with cancer.   

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My parents went back to the hospital for a scan the first week of October. They expected to go back together for the results three days later. But the surgeon rang my mother the next morning and told her to come around by herself. It was dreadful news. Though the surgery had removed the tumor completely, there was a new one in a different part of his brain. It was too soon after the surgery to operate again and even if it were possible, we could expect more to come. There was nothing he could do about it. Dad’s case was terminal. My mom called that evening to soften the blow before giving us the full news a few days later. It was a real shock. After four years and nine months we had reached the end of the line. We were in a state of disbelief and my dad, for one, never acknowledged the prognosis. This made the next few months even harder, though we had to respect his wishes. I can only imagine how he must have felt when he heard the news.

My brother and I flew home immediately. We did not know how long he had. Maybe three months, maybe a year. Dad’s health deteriorated rapidly. My sister came home Dec. 15 and Dad slipped into a coma the next day. Mom had a grief counselor come to see us that week. That was a conversation I never expected to have. The counselor told us what to expect in the last few weeks. For example, we might feel relief when it was finally over. She told us it was normal to wish the end would come sooner. That was hard to hear, but she was right. In those last days we also worried about practical considerations. For example, pain medication was in short supply in pharmacies. We were constantly on the phone to local drugstores and wound up buying the medication straight from a wholesaler.

Our expectations for Christmas were low that year but we managed to have a pleasant time. My aunts, uncles and cousins came over for dinner. It was a welcome break from the steady stream of nurses and others who added to the emotional overload in the house. Dad passed away a few days later – five years to the day of his initial diagnosis in the ER. The irony was not lost on us; we saw it as an extension on his life. My feelings were a mix of relief, sadness and disbelief at his passing, as well as gratitude for five years that were, for the most part, happy.

We also were relieved that it was quick and relatively painless. Cancer can be a harsh disease and we wanted him at peace more than anything else. When my brother and I walked past a pharmacy the following week we both remarked that our first thought was whether they had painkillers in stock. I could not help smiling. It finally dawned on me that we did not have to worry anymore and a huge weight came off my shoulders.

Looking back on it, I have learned a lot from the experience.

• I have deep respect for the medical profession and I am grateful to the wonderful doctors, nurses and technicians who treated my dad. Their dedication, skill and expertise gave him the best chance of survival. That said, for nearly four years, he was their miracle case. At one point, the radiotherapy team greeted him with tears in their eyes. They never expected him to make it for so long. The fact that he outlived their expectations by four years, and then passed on the same calendar day of his initial diagnosis tells me someone upstairs is in charge.

• One of the theories of Energy Healing states that illness often follows a strong emotional upset in a person’s life. It might be the loss of a job, a divorce or in my dad’s case, a massive falling out in the family. I have always had the intuitive knowledge that my dad’s cancer was connected to the fight with Abuelo. I just did not know how. If I had to hazard a guess, I would say that the brain tumor represented his inability to see past the fight with Abuelo. Holding a grudge will eat away at a person from the inside, much like a cancer. How does this relate to his tumor? Is it possible that forgiving my grandfather would have helped?

• The illness put an enormous strain on the family but in retrospect, we gained a lot from it. Dad’s job required lots of travel and we were starting to drift apart. After the surgery he had to cut back on his work hours and this gave us time with him. The five years were a blessing, especially for my sisters who were eight and ten when he first got sick. They got to spend quality time with him before he passed away. Those years were a gift for everyone but especially for my sisters.

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Self-Healing, Cancer and Love - Part 2

This is an excerpt from A Personal Guide to Self-Healing, Cancer and Love (Part I here). The book is an energy healing and meditation guide for families who are dealing with cancer.   

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My uncle rang from the hospital to let us know what was happening that night. Something about a CAT scan. The word was familiar because I had heard it on the television show, ER. He promised to call when there was news. It was just after midnight when the phone rang again. All I remember was my mom crying when she heard the news. Dad had a malignant brain tumor. It was big – roughly the size of an orange. Were it not for the trip to the hospital, Dad might not have made it through the weekend. Looking back on it, we were extremely lucky that he stayed behind that December. One of the country’s top neurosurgeons worked at the local hospital. Dad was prepped for surgery that week. I do not know what would have happened if they had discovered the tumor in a ski resort, just days after Christmas.

We flew back to San Diego the next morning. I do not remember much of what happened that week; only that the pumpernickel bread in the hospital cafeteria was tasty. We spent five days at Scripps Memorial Hospital before and after the surgery. My family is originally from Mexico and the waiting room looked like a scene from a movie because we had so many friends camping out in the hallways. The hospital staff had to tell us to keep our visitor numbers down, but it was incredibly helpful to have so many loved ones supporting us. The surgery went well, thanks to the brilliant surgical team who got 98 percent of the tumor in just four hours. The recovery also seemed easier than any of us expected. Two weeks later, Dad was cheering at my sister’s soccer game. I kept telling him to sit down, and needless to say, his “header” jokes were not funny! We were relieved to put the surgery behind us. But there was still a silent cloud over our heads.

Dad had several radiotherapy treatments over the next few months. Eventually his doctors suggested a special laser surgery to get the last of it. I did not know it at the time, but there was a good chance the tumor would return. At that point the doctors put his life expectancy at nine months. We packed our bags and moved to Mexico City, where our extended family lived. Lucky for us, life expectancy estimates are only based on statistics.

A year went by and he was still perfectly healthy. I went off to college in Boston and my brother returned to the US for college a year later. We had a quiet New Years in San Diego that year with La Teacher and Guillermo, two years after the scare in the hospital. By then Dad was taking an interest in life, planning holidays to Europe and coming up with new business ideas. He was happy, playful and enthusiastic, going on and on about a franchise business that he wanted to set up. One day I asked him why he had not put his business plan into practice. He said he was waiting for the five-year mark. Until then there was still a risk that the cancer might come back. He did not want to leave us saddled with a fledgling business. I think that might have been the only time he mentioned it. All in all, we had four good years without any mention of the word cancer.

The health scare pushed him to broaden his horizons. For nearly a decade we had been taking the same holidays: summers in Mexico City and winters in Colorado. We went skiing one more time and then decided not to go back. It had gotten old. We spent the next holidays in Paris, my Dad’s favorite city, before traveling to Italy and Spain with my grandmother, aunts, uncles and cousins. It was a trip down memory lane for my dad and my uncles, who had lived in Spain as teenagers. We had a lot of laughs, especially when a fancy restaurant sent a roasted pheasant, head intact, to the table on New Year’s Eve. My sisters, aged 10 and 12, screamed bloody murder as soon as they caught the look of agony on the bird’s face. Dad covered its head with a napkin, which did not help, and eventually the bird went back to the kitchen. Even today, the memory still makes me laugh.

The next summer, however, Dad went in for his six-month checkup and a tumor appeared on the scans. It was small and we were optimistic about catching it early. He had surgery again, and this time the doctors got it all. The surgeon suggested a follow-up six weeks later, but we were not worried about it. I flew back to school in Boston, my sister left for boarding school, and my brother went to Italy on his semester abroad. Only my mom and my youngest sister stayed behind for the recovery. The surgery had gone well and we expected to put it behind us. It was my senior year of college and life was pretty normal. The main exception was Sept. 11 and the chaos that ensued. Dad woke me up calling to see if I was okay. How ironic! He had just been through brain surgery two weeks earlier. I should have been worried about him, not the other way around!  

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