In his classic book, The Hero With a Thousand Faces, Joseph Campbell outlines the journey of the hero. Campbell teaches us that a hero is that person who answers a call to adventure, embraces a quest, and undergoes a transformation of consciousness. This means that a hero goes into an endeavor thinking one way, and comes out of thinking in…
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Using Reiki with Animals
I have been empathically connected to animals all my life. I can understand how they hurt, what they fear and what makes them happy. I have been instinctively helping animals using communication and touch since before I knew what Reiki was. Animals are beings expanding their consciousness and spirituality just as humans are. Healing animals is important as it helps…
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Stop Negative Self Talk with Reiki, and Start Your Day Off Right!
Many of us are our own worst enemies. We say things to ourselves that we would not put up with from anyone else. These are often habits of a lifetime, learned from an early age. Examine your own inner dialog. Some of us have negativity running as a constant soundtrack. I’ll admit, I can be a prime example. Many times…
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Thoughts + Intentions = Reality
How do we use Reiki to help change the way we think about things so that our intentions are clear, and so that we may live in the reality that we desire? This is a topic that is discussed by many authors and self-help motivational speakers. So how do we do it? How do we use our Reiki attunements for…
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Communicating with Nature through Reiki
One weekend, years ago, I went to the town of Mendocino, on the California Coast. It was a sunny, warm and beautiful day as I walked on the beach near Little River, which was unusual weather for that time of year. I found an old piece of driftwood and felt compelled to sit down. As soon as I did, my…
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