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Carlos’s Spiritual Awakening Experience Part 3

Carlos's Spiritual Awakeing Experience - Separation From The Healing Results

Enter Carlos’s Spiritual Awakening Experience.

Carlos is a Reiki Level 1 Practitioner.
He is also a Grand Source Faith Healer.

I have personally mentored Carlos in the Healing Arts.
I have watched as he has blossomed into an excellent energy healer.

His methods are his own.
The results speak for themselves.

These are his stories.

Part 3 – Separation from the Healing Results

 

So I decided to start healing others.

The first person I worked on was my dad, he is going through treatments for colon cancer again. I started the treatment but nothing was happening, I couldn’t understand why.

My own father. Why can’t I help him out? The answer would reveal itself shortly.

My dad doesn’t believe in any of this stuff and was blocking all of it. He accepted to receive the healing because I was his son, but in his heart, he didn’t accept that this would actually work. I didn’t let this get to me.

In the end and beginning of any treatment you do to anyone, you are a healer with a client. There needs to be separation from who you are doing it with. This was the best advice I received from Antonio.

Sure enough, a few days later, a good friend of mine had a tumor removed from her uterus. She calls me the next day after surgery.

“I’m in so much pain. Can you help?” So I decided to meet her.

She could barely sit up and was only comfortable while laying down. I started my healing. Throughout the process, she was talking to me about what she felt.

The area where the surgery was done started to feel really warm. Then there was a slight pulling feeling where the surgery happened.

I asked her, “Would you like me to stop?”

Her response. “No, because I know you will never hurt me and I will be healed.”

This is the best attitude to have, open heart, open mind. Believe, and miracles will happen.

After the 1 hour session, there was a huge difference in what she felt. Most of the pain was gone, and to prove she felt better she was sitting upright with very little discomfort.

I want to share this experience because I had both extreme situations. A believer and nonbeliever.

We are here to help those that want help, keep your focus and continue to take this journey you were called to do. Remember, This is nothing new you are learning, you are just remembering what you did in the “past”.

The next few days after the attunement. There’s an excitement inside of me, but when the dust settles. What do I do now?

I started to try and force myself to channel and figure it out. Is my vessel suppose to feel a certain way? Am I saying or doing the right things? I contacted Antonio a few times for what I call a “tune-up” call.

Some clarification to my feelings, but in the end, all I can say to the newbies is this.

Don’t over think it, clear the mind and open your heart. Let the guidance from above assist you.

It’s a heavenly experience, a blessing. For me, when I get assistance from different guides, I have an uplifting high-vibe feeling. We all are doing to have different experiences and feelings. Trust is the word I have for you. Trust in yourself.

The best part for me was that any time I have or had questions, I could reach out and contact Antonio.

He is a teacher you need to have. He is ALWAYS in your corner rooting for you and have the answers you need to hear.

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Spiritual Guidance: A Lesson on Energy – A Means Past An End

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Spiritual Guidance – A Blog Series by: Reiki Reverend, Ph.D.

In-depth yet light-hearted spiritual guidance, general spiritual advice, and discussion based on different ways for you to enrich your spiritual awakening process.

A Lesson on Energy: A Means Past an End

The end, a plane of thought known only to some as the realm in which there is no more.

A place of being that consists of a checkered flag, a handshake, and you guessed it… even more. Sometimes that ‘more’ is a clear next step, other times it can lead to a metaphorical or physical wall. How can you learn to work with your willpower when you are unable to see the next step clearly? You transcend it.

You begin allowing your mind/body/spirit to become more. You train, discipline yourself to understand that no matter what happens to the body, the mind will continue in consciousness through the spirit. This is the core matter of energy.

Energy: Fuel for the fire

The inner fire that kicks up from within us and begins to bellow. Propelling our spirits, and inflating our lives with a bit of hot air and motivation.

This motivation comes from within.

The inner chamber of thought that allows for you to be at your best. Sometimes it takes us knowing about that, “bit more than we think that we have,” to achieve better results. As beings of Source (emanations of the Eagle, children of the Great Spirit, heir of your bloodline), we can do much more than what we allow ourselves to think. This is because we know deep within this realm of thought that we ARE HERE, and will continue to be.

That our powers for growth are limitless, and our consciousness must live on.

Energy: A Source of Power and Triumph

Without this simple guiding line, fueling our very cores from bones to air, our way of life would not exist.

Look within.

You hear that phrase a lot, but what does it really mean?

Well, from the perspective of energy it actually means a lot. We are constantly providing our bodies with energy by eating and even absorbing sunlight to a degree. We are using that energy in many different ways that commonly go unseen or unnoticed. Namely, our abilities to transform or transmute energy into different forms.

Commonly, this could be from solid to liquid or gas, but if you think of it from a different perspective, our abilities to transmute energy also affect our motivation.

With empathy, we are constantly receiving energy from the emotions of others. If we can safely transmute or digest that energy, then it becomes easier to manage. However, by allowing the energies of others to affect our spirits, properly working through the energies may be more difficult.

Normally, we don’t contemplate motivation as a means of transmuting energy. Looking at things differently, motivation is actually one of the strongest forms of potential energy we can acquire with minimal effort. Only thought.

Speaking of thought, there are also multiple ways to look at energy from the mental perspective. There are even natural methods of working with thoughts such as NLP, coaching, and talk therapy.

These are just ways to use our thoughts to better work with our lives and the world. Taking the time to work on yourself in a way that honors your path is the best way to find what works for you. Understanding different ways to progress, and using different ways to achieve that progress are what can provide us with the greatest tools.

For The Best Results, Please Use Responsibly

Too much of anything can quickly sap you of your power, and thus the Bodhi teaches moderation.

This force in which not only grants us life and liberation from an ‘end’ can only stretch as far as we allow.

“When we refuse to take responsibility for our ability(or inability) to commit own energy to actions, we are consciously allowing ourselves to let go of our control over the resolution within ourselves.”

– Reiki Reverend

Consider these questions for insight as you meditate on the quote above:

Did you really need that unhealthy meal to celebrate a workout or healthy choice?

Did you really need to relive the trauma of your past to heal from the karma heal or feel a sense of progress?

‘Some people do have a personal need for this, but in most cases others only need to re-frame and experience or process the events differently.’

Do you have to place others before yourself at all times in order to feel as if you are on your way to success?

Are there things that you practice, or people that you meet within in daily life that you feel should have been released or let go of some time ago?

What is holding you back from either letting these things go or accepting their current place in your life?

Are these things currently taking away your energy or comfort?

Learning how to accept the simple truths or facts within our setbacks or problems can help us develop ways to work with these hardships to transmute them into goals on your path to personal accomplishment. By taking your setbacks and using them to create goals, you can also gain valuable insights by working from a different perspective.

Sometimes this knowledge can lead you to think of how to work to a better outcome, other times it can simply help yourself to work through problems productively or methodically.

Energy For Healing

We can connect to energy without understanding it because of our connection to it as living beings. We are already energy workers in our own respects. To live and breathe, is to understand the essence of Reiki in mind and body. Once aligned in spirit with an attunement, we are able to heal more effectively.

Energy can be thought of as many things, but at the end of the day, it simply IS. We work with it daily even though its inner mysteries continue to elude us.

Energy is known to exist, even though it is not as easy to be fully understood or realized. We KNOW its truth without speaking it, we use it without realizing it. This can also be said of energy healing. While we don’t completely understand its methods scientifically, we are aware of its healing effects and abilities to assist the body and more.

When we allow ourselves to pursue a path of healing, it can affect our energy in many different ways. It can be a great means to achieving empowerment.

 

Thank you for reading. If you enjoyed this article, please let us know by letting us know how you use energy in the comments below.

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Don’t Sell Your Product, Sell Your Secret Sauce

Reiki Reverend Quote Don’t Sell Your Product Sell Your secret sauce Don’t Sell You Show Your Value

Don’t Sell Your Product, Sell Your “Secret Sauce!”

– A Business Coaching Blog by: Reiki Reverend, Ph.D.

I gave a student of mine a writing assignment on this quote for a business coaching session that was a part of her Reiki lessons.  

She was doing tarot readings in-between her primary work and her lessons as an income-hobby that could help her achieve larger goals with the right audience to market for her spiritual business later.

 The problem she quickly ran into with marketing her psychic readings is that she was having difficulty marketing to her target audience.

For those who don’t know, marketing and business in psychic readings can be very competitive due to the constant demand for both the cards and readings. Because of this, it can be very stressful for anyone starting out.

Even more, if you want a large enough audience to begin developing a sustainable income.

As I explained to her, there is always a way to diversify your services from others. As long as the differences are understandable and relatable, this can happen easily.

From there, you can retain more people by choosing to personally engage with them in a way that best helps them get to know you and your brand.

I had channeled an interesting quote after our coaching session and shared it with her as well as some questions for an assignment.

“Which parts of this quote resonate most with you?”
“How would you frame this in a way that works best for what you do?”

“Don’t Sell Your

Product,

Sell

You.

Don’t

Sell

“You,”

Show Your Value!!!

I shared the quote, knowing it may have been a bit cryptic, to help her naturally develop her own type of mindset as to how she could naturally acquire new clients.

Some people understand business as math. In spiritual business, this almost always equals a bad experience when paired with how people would engage with you for business.

How well do you know your favorite Udemy Instructor or Youtube personality? Are they the type to post most of their content about their field, business, life, or all of them?

Are you more likely to go back to a teacher who only offered you light reading and a piece of paper (or bits of data) that simply states that you read the material and emailed them to let them know?

What of energetic exchange? Are you or your client receiving equal parts to your perception of the work you do?

For psychic readings, do you just skip over people who ask for a message over someone who just pops in with money?

My life on the way to this point in time was very challenging.

I was constantly being pressured, pushed, guided, and sometimes what felt like teleported to the next person, place, or lesson in ways I couldn’t identify for years.

I couldn’t handle enough to feel safe enough to breathe, let alone think about why until much later in life.

When I did, it gave me an opportunity for growth that may not have been met honorably without the hardship.

The details can be captivating, and I wouldn’t be surprised if it made for a great story thanks to the perspective I have for it in the now.

Some of you right now may be curious enough to read about some parts of my life through present eyes.

So why NOT shape your story, or even perspective, in a way that could benefit a part of the marketing process for services?

Talking about your hardships, struggles, and even challenges can show people that you are passionate and mean business.

That you have met and endured what was placed before you on this spiritual path. Choosing to use what you have been through as a tool for growth.

Experiences that could easily keep you thinking about what wisdom or skills you have to offer others.

On the inside, knowing that what you were doing for others can personally feel as if it could never be placed at a monetary value.

Why Do We Sell Spiritual Gifts As Services, What Kind Of Spiritual Services Should I Sell, And Why Is My “Burger” Any Better Than Dave’s?

Why do we sell spiritual gifts as services?

We sell our time that we spend using our gifts because we’re worth it.
As an individual who was born here from the world of spirit to live.
As a partner, mate, or family member.

While this is a truth that resonates differently with some than others, our survival on this planet matters to the whole of humanity. So does the energetic importance of the work that we do both as practitioners.

We ask for money to have our work be known as ours, respected for what it is, and seen by all that it can reach.

To do all manners of spiritual work solely as a charity would likely cause it to either find a way to this place again naturally or be released logically for something that can return what finances, time, or effort was put into your work. Most generally, it’s something that can help pay for the mandatory costs of life not necessarily universally covered by Spirit’s plan.

There will always be people in this world who would quickly dismiss the thoughts of receiving impactful work for absolutely nothing.

While it’s possible to work this way anyway in solidarity, it is not so practical when it comes to common life.

One opinion I have commonly seen vocalized is very understandable.

We do this work for free because our breath is free, we give our energy to channel freely because our life and connections to the channels are free.

Well, when you’ve been using money that you could have put towards other goals into learning how to do something such as energy healing it can be quite costly.

Also what tends to go unseen is time you may be spending doing free work when there are needs that must be met for the house or in some cases your children.

Eventually, there will come a time when you realize that if you are to work for free, you must sustain a living for yourself and your family. If you want to work with Spirit as a 24/7 lifestyle, this thought may come sooner.

In my opinion, there should never be any shame placed towards anyone’s pursuit of happiness that seeks to harm none.

What kind of spiritual services should you sell?

Each generation growing in a way that will always be similar to the former, but constantly evolving from the place they started in.

So, why reinvent yourself, or even the foundations for the methods you use?

If your method for practice, marketing, or even sales already works, just keep working at it until you feel like it is most in alignment with who you are as a person.

No need to rush yourself into a radical approach, or even create too much change for your audience. Be yourself every step of the way, and let the rest speak from your actions.

Finally, your “burgers,” or quality of service, being better than Dave’s is really up to what you consider better.

Anyone who is content with their business could tell you how successful their business is with or without giving you numbers if they’re happy about it.

What gives the success of each business so much diversity is within the perception of the owner.

Use that same perception as a tool to help others see why your “burgers” are better and market with that. From here, it’s not about what you do, but about who you wish to naturally attract and keep as an audience.

Instead of making a business about your product or service, let it be about what really matters.

Let it become a reflection of your journey for others to see, feel, or simply experience.

That’s The Secret of The “Secret Sauce.”

What’s in your “secret sauce”?

What tools, tips, or advice would you like to receive for your spiritual business?

Let me know in the comments below, and be sure to subscribe for more 🙂

Would you like to talk about receiving coaching from me? Contact Me for a free 15-minute chat to see how I can help you 🙂

Love and Light

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Transforming FEAR Into Personal Power

Spiritual Guidance - On The Nature of Lightning

FEAR:

I’ve got it, you’ve got it, everyone faces it at some point. It’s an inevitability that crosses the hearts and minds of every living thing on this planet.

How do you deal with fear? That’s what I’m going to be talking about today.

Fear isn’t one of things ‘little’ things that you can simplify as a speck of dirt on an otherwise clean floor. It’s also not as expansive as a world on the brink of war. These things do not make up fear.

Fear, is what results from these things.

Fear, is only the reaction to a situation or event that is seemingly difficult to manage. When we experience fear, is it because we broke Mom’s favorite dish, or is it because we are anticipating a negative consequence from breaking that dish?

You see, it’s that perception or even plausible knowledge (understanding) of the negative, that causes us to experience fear. It can walk past us on the streets, meet us in the bed sheets, and follow us around for virtually the rest of our lives. In fact, it will if we allow it to.

That is to say if we allow for that fear to be fear by its most primal definition. Fear can be experienced in other ways as well. When you do something amazing for the first time when you think that you’re about to succeed, even when you lay your child down at night after a long day. These ‘fears’ aren’t really scary thoughts at all.

They’re just markers for a transition between where you were in time, to where you want to be or where you will be. So how do we transform fear? How do we turn that force that generally works against us, to work with us?

How do we transform it to BECOME our power?

It’s simple, but you may not believe how simple it is at first. Stop being ‘afraid’ of fear, and learn how to use it to become a better version of self. Instead of taking it as a marker for an imminent obstruction or blockage, begin to see it the other way.

Begin to look at it as a marker, for a transition between where you were in time, to where you want to be or will be.

When I lay my children down for the night, yeah, I’m afraid that they’ll stay up and possibly hurt themselves wandering or rolling around; That I’ll have to stay up with him until he’s ready for bed. But you know what? I use that fear to get motivated.

I tell myself this: “If they do stay up, then I guess my day with them isn’t over yet. I’m just going to have to live with that in the best way I know how, and use the experience to grow stronger in whatever way possible.”

Now for those of you who don’t know, this isn’t something that’s very easy to say to yourself at times. Some days as a parent that bed really calls you, and all you wanna do is sleep.

Have you ever felt like that?

That real desire for sleep that’s so strong? It doesn’t matter how you get there, you just know it’s coming.

That’s the anticipation for a probable outcome. It’s also the second key for transforming your fears into your personal power.

I know, beyond any doubts, that on days like that, my sleep IS gonna come and it WILL be glorious 😊 I also know that my day is gonna be a bit shorter because of the time I spent awake, but that’s not my focus.

On days when life is a bit rougher than normal, my perception of time gets really small.

I’m not focused as much on what’s gonna happen the next day, sometimes not even the next hour.

Only the next few moments coming after the one I’m dealing with.

On the days when it’s really bad, I isolate the minutes or seconds.

There’s a saying in Reiki, “Just for today.” It’s a part of the principles we’re taught to use to our highest benefit. Well, there are times when I modify that to a more minute sense. “Just for this moment.” When I do this, that’s when fear isn’t even something that exists for me.

I know that when one of my children are crying and I need to attend to them, there isn’t anything that’s gonna stop me from doing just that.

At that moment I have NO FEAR compared to an hour from the time when I know I’ll be dead tired, or the next day when the night catches up with me. I’m only concerned with the moment, and at that moment, I KNOW that I don’t even have the time to be afraid.

You don’t need children to apply this knowledge, all you need is the right motivation.

Where is that fear trying to move you away from? Where is it leading you? Finally, where do you want to go versus where that fear is trying to make you go?

At the moment, you may not even have time to think of all of this. Especially if you’re worried about making it to work after being late so that you don’t get fired.

Fear is a construct of our perception of the future. Only by living in the present can we bypass this perception, and if we must perceive the future of that moment, then we do so in a way that aids and assists our immediate priorities.

Thank you all for reading.

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Love and Light