Diary of a Psychic Healer

When I signed up for energy healing school in 2010, the first book on the recommended reading list was Hands of Light. Written by a former NASA scientist-turned energy healer, it is a classic in healing circles. The author, Barbara Ann Brennan, explores the Aura and Chakras in terms that are precise but also quite technical. As a new student, I skimmed the first few chapters and put it away. It has been sitting on my shelf for years, through several relocations, only to be consulted briefly when I had specific questions about an Aura layer or Chakra.  When I began teaching Reiki last year I decided that it was finally time to read it, cover to cover. The book is fantastic, and while there weren't many surprises as we covered most of the themes in class, I learned a lot from it (or remembered what I had forgotten).  Here are some of the concepts that stood out:  1) Chakras Have Two Components:   If we look at ...

Last week I logged onto Facebook to share information about angels and how we can reach out to ask for help. An atheist replied with the statement that if angels and God exist, why don't they come together with a huge miracle to find food and shelter for everyone?  His comments were spot on; I have asked myself the very same thing many times and I was glad to receive that question in a public forum because it is important.  Also, if there is one thing we can learn from Facebook, it is that interacting with people from other walks of life can and should push us to question our beliefs.  Human Problems Need Human Solutions  When I have asked the angels that question, the answer is obvious: that many of the systemic problems in the world are human creations: extreme poverty, wars, climate change and even the health care system and who has access to it. Human problems need human solutions; it is up to us to fix them as ou...

SPOILER ALERT: Don't read this if you are Christian or Catholic, as it challenges Church teachings. Read it if you are interested in Ancient Egypt.  Three years ago I watched a documentary on the first few centuries of Christianity. Among other things, it looked at a subset of pagan religions that were popular 2000 years ago and how Christianity absorbed them. There were several scholars discussing passages in the New Testament and how quite a few events in the account of Jesus' life may have been taken directly from these pagan 'mystery' religions.   I put off writing about this because it was almost traumatic. One of these events was Jesus riding into Jerusalem on a donkey on Palm Sunday. Another was the actual date of December 25th, when a pagan god known as Mithras was said to have been born. This particular claim is contentious - like many things, it's debated. Historians place the likely birth of baby Jesus in the spring, as there is evidenc...

Six months ago I signed up for a class called Theta Healing 'Basic DNA'  where we covered a huge list of energy healing topics over three full days. I had lots of "Aha Moments" but the most significant shifts were with the following ideas:  Healing can happen in an instant.  There may be cases where we need to heal and release dozens of beliefs, feelings and patterns, but that doesn't mean that it will take months of introspection. How this plays out will vary person to person, for example, a childhood belief vanishes and we are no longer painted into a corner. Maybe it’s felt as a deep relaxation and knowing that we have nothing to worry about - or that we can handle what is there.  Releasing BELIEFS is HUGE.  They shape the way we view the world, how we interact with others and how beliefs can paint us into a corner. Beliefs can generate lots of unnecessary stress, especially if they lower our self-esteem or confidence. The ene...