Interested in Reiki self healing? This blog post discusses how to heal yourself with Reiki.

Reiki Basics Series: How To Do Reiki

Usui Holy Fire Reiki Master-Teacher Jessica Hitch received her Reiki I attunement from Pamela Mauras of Ascension Healing in 2009 and from Karen Harrison, a senior licensed teacher with the International Center of Reiki Training, in 2013.

In this Reiki Basics Series, the Dallas Reiki Master shares Reiki techniques and answers Reiki questions to help new Reiki practitioners understand how to do Reiki.  She has seen countless Reiki benefits in her years of experience as a Reiki Master-Teacher in Dallas, TX.

You Can Heal Yourself

Ill health and lack of wellbeing arise from blocks in the flow of vital life force energy (qi, chi, or prank). In Reiki class, you will learn how to scan your body and energy field so that you can sense where the qi is disrupted. By identifying areas where there is “sick qi” (also known as Byosen), you will know where the Reiki energy needs to flow to help you heal yourself!

If you’d like to learn more about “What Is Reiki?” check out this video:

What Is Reiki Self-Healing?

Reiki self-healing involves placing your hands on your own body and letting the Reiki flow where it is needed. Reiki self-healing feels very good, peaceful, and soothing. By performing a Byosen scan on yourself, you can feel where your energy flow is weak or damaged and focus your healing Reiki energy there.

Healing Myself with Reiki

How do I know that healing yourself with Reiki is possible? I have used Reiki to heal myself and seen amazing results!

In 2012, I was bedridden and crippled with Lyme disease and rheumatoid arthritis. I have given myself daily Reiki treatments for 10 years, and my doctor recently told me my RA is in remission. I no longer need to use a wheelchair or cane, and I am now very fit and active! I not only walk, but I run, dance, do yoga, and lift and carry things.

I give myself Reiki every day, and I receive Reiki from others seasonally. Reiki has helped me identify where my energy was blocked, and the Reiki energy flowed to help correct these issues. As my vital life force energy flow improves, so do my symptoms (physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually). I am grateful I had my Reiki attunement when I became unwell because I have seen great effects from Reiki self-healing for rheumatoid arthritis.

You can learn more by watching this video:

I even had my experience (“Holy Fire Reiki Helps Heal Disabling Conditions“) published in Reiki News magazine in Fall 2018! I am so grateful Reiki has helped me recover my mobility and heal. Reiki helps our bodies relax so that they can heal. Our body has a powerful healing wisdom, and if we are able to tune into it, it can help guide us to improved wellbeing.

Healing Yourself with Reiki

Reiki is the energy of healing love, so it cannot cause harm. Reiki helps your body relax so it can heal itself. Reiki will flow where it is most needed to help restore balance in your energy system. No particular healing outcome is guaranteed, but Reiki will flow with wisdom to where it is needed to help improve your energy body.

Healing Your Emotional Self with Reiki

Reiki healing energy corrects the flow of our vital life force so that we can experience wellbeing. Many people suffer from emotional imbalances such as depression and anxiety. Reiki self-treatment helps replenish your qi energy so that your emotional body can find equlibrium and your emotional health can improve.

This video tells more about how Reiki helps depression:

In my experience working on myself with Reiki self-treatment, many of my physical aches and pains were connected to emotional imbalance. The upset emotions in turn were connected to energy blocks. By treating the root cause (the energy blocks), I have been been able to gradually improve my emotional wellbeing.

Reiki can help with deep emotional wounds. Giving yourself Reiki healing is a natural treatment that can help alleviate suffering due to suicidal thoughts, despair, and depression.

How To Do Reiki on Your Self

Giving yourself Reiki is easy, safe, and pleasant. Here is how to do Reiki on your self:

1. Get a Reiki attunement from a Reiki master. You can begin healing yourself with Reiki Level 1.
2. Invite the Reiki energy to flow.
3. Scan your energy field and note the byosen levels. You will know the byosen level by paying attention to the sensations in your Reiki hands. Heat in the hand indicates a need for healing, while tingling, pulsation, cold, or pain in your hand signal a more severe energy block.
4. Begin treating areas in order of concern. The byosen will indicate where you are most severely in need of Reiki. When you feel byosen, pull your hand away from your body until you no longer sense the byosen. Begin treating your energy body at this spot, and continue to pull your hand closer as the byosen vanishes from treatment. Over time, you will place your hand on the body as the disrupted energy is cleared from your aura.
5. Pay attention to the feeling of Reiki flowing. You will notice it pulses from your hands, and then tapers off. You will be able to tell based on the sensations in your palms when you have received enough Reiki.
6. Treat the areas most in need of healing first, then cover the rest of your body using self Reiki hand positions or by following your intuition.

Reiki Self Treatment: Self Reiki Hand Positions

Where to Place Your Hands for Reiki Self Treatment Hand Positions and Reiki Self Healing Hand Positions

Most often, I will use my intuition to know where to place my hands for Reiki self healing. Reiki is a wise healing energy, and it will flow where it is most needed. It is also helpful to know some standard Reiki self treatment hand positions. You can use these as a guide for treating the entire body in your Reiki self healing.

• Top of head (at crown)
• Over ears
• Over eyes
• Around jaw
• Front and back of neck
• Shoulders
• Elbows
• Upper chest
• Mid-body
• Lower abdomen
• Upper back
• Mid-back
• Lower back
• Hips
• Thighs
• Knees
• Calves
• Ankles
• Feet

Reiki Rays offers an awesome downloadable PDF chart with the Reiki self-healing hand positions. Check it out for a graphic representation of the Reiki self healing hand positions.

Other posts in this series include:

• What Is a Reiki Share?
• What Is a Reiki Attunement?

Reiki Basics Series: How To Do Reiki

Usui Holy Fire Reiki Master-Teacher Jessica Hitch received her Reiki I attunement from Pamela Mauras of Ascension Healing in 2009 and from Karen Harrison, a senior licensed teacher with the International Center of Reiki Training, in 2013.

In this Reiki Basics Series, the Dallas Reiki Master shares Reiki techniques and answers Reiki questions to help new Reiki practitioners understand how to do Reiki.  She has seen countless Reiki benefits in her years of experience as a Reiki Master-Teacher in Dallas, TX.

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What Is a Reiki Attunement?

To understand what is a Reiki attunement, you must also know about Reiki. Reiki is a form of hands-on healing that uses energy to treat the root cause of any physical, emotional, mental, or spiritual imbalance. Reiki flows through the practitioner’s hand to help restore the flow of vital life force energy (also known as ki, chi, or prana).

A Reiki attunement passed by a living Reiki master connects you to the source of Reiki and activates the healing power in your own hands. Typically, you will receive one attunement per level of Reiki, but it is possible to receive multiple attunements by retaking the various class levels. You can even learn to attune yourself!

If you want to learn to pass Reiki attunements to others, you will need Reiki Master training. Reiki has been passed on through a lineage of living masters, going back to the Japanese founder of Reiki, Mikao Usui. You can see my Reiki lineage in the chart below. If you took your Reiki Master training with me, you would be added at the bottom!

Only certified Reiki masters are able to pass authentic Reiki attunements and activate your Reiki healing connection. I have heard bad stories from people who activated self-attunements from a book, so I would seek out an attunement with a live Reiki master (rather than through a pre-recorded class or book where you are not able to interact with the Reiki master). This way you can ask for help if you need it, and you can make sure you receive the right kind of attunement.

My Reiki Attunement Journey

I have received multiple attunements because I have trained with multiple teachers. I first received Reiki level 1, Reiki level 2, and Reiki Master training from Pamela Mauras of Ascension Healing in Fort Worth, Texas.

When I became disabled and bedridden with rheumatoid arthritis in 2012, I decided to take additional Reiki training to increase the strength of my Reiki connection. This time, I re-took Reiki level 1, Reiki level 2, and Reiki Master training with Karen Harrison from the International Center for Reiki Training. I also took Advanced Reiki Training at that time.

Gradually, the Reiki attunements plus the holistic diet and lifestyle changes I made began to help me heal. Although a rheumatologist once told me to get in a wheelchair (and that I’d never get to go hiking again), I refused to believe that and instead used self-Reiki to heal myself.

I felt so empowered by my additional Reiki training that I volunteered to assist Karen with her Reiki classes. As part of the deal, I received extra attunements at each class! I also learned a lot about how to teach Reiki. I love to have my students help with classes also.

Then, when Holy Fire Reiki came out, I decided to re-take every level of Reiki. When Karen came back to Dallas, I took Holy Fire Reiki level 1, Holy Fire Reiki level 2, Holy Fire Reiki Advanced Reiki Training, and Holy Fire Reiki Master. I received even more attunements during each of these classes!

What Is Your Reiki Attunement Experience Story?

Each attunement that I received was completely different, but every one felt powerful, loving, and healing. It is difficult to describe what it is like to receive a Reiki attunement. I have felt a sense of being deeply loved, a strong peaceful presence, a sense of spiritual guidance, and a healing emotional release during my Reiki attunements in Reiki classes. I have also had psychic visions and received messages as I meditated and received the attunement.

The Reiki attunements activated and strengthened my Reiki healing connection, so I definitely noticed changes after I received them! My Reiki healing students typically notice that their post-attunement Reiki healing hands might heat up, tingle, or feel magnetically drawn to areas that need healing. The more you practice channeling the healing Reiki energy, the stronger your connection gets. So it is neat to see first-timers feel the ki/qi/chi energy connection.

What Happens during a Reiki Attunement?

There are a variety of ways to pass a Reiki attunement, and different Reiki masters from various lineages may practice attunements differently. I have learned at least three techniques for passing Reiki attunements, and the process continues to evolve as new practitioners become Reiki masters and teach. Thankfully, Reiki honors intention and so Reiki attunements from different lineages can all be powerful, strong, and effective even if they are done differently.

What actually happens during a Reiki attunement is a bit of a mystery. Typically, a student will sit in meditation with closed eyes and hands held in gassho (a prayer position) while I pass the attunements.

The attunements vary based on the level of Reiki that is being taught. The Reiki level 1 attunement activates the Reiki healing connection. Reiki level 2 includes an attunement that activates three powerful Reiki healing symbols: mental-emotional healing, power symbol, and distance healing symbol. The Reiki Advanced Reiki Training attunement turns on the Reiki Master symbol. The Holy Fire Reiki Master attunement is called an ignition, and it connects you with the Holy Fire symbol.

Because these attunements are so powerful, some schools of Reiki recommend taking time between attunements so that they can fully integrate. Receiving a Reiki attunement can start a powerful transformation that can include physical, emotional, mental, or spiritual changes.

Sensing Reiki Energy after a Reiki Attunement

Something cool about Reiki is that it flows where it is needed without me having to know what to do. I just use my hands to scan the Byosen (sick qi energy) and then let the powerful Reiki healing energy flow. I am able to sense the severity of the energy imbalance based on what I feel in my own hands.

I can also feel when an energetic block has cleared. Before a session, I can scan a client’s energy field to identify trouble areas where the energy feels off. My hand might tingle or feel hot, cold, or even pain to signal spots where the client needs healing. I am amazed that when I check in, the recipient will confirm that what I am sensing has been a painful area or a trouble spot.

The Reiki will flow as long as it is needed and then taper off, which indicates when it is time to move on and treat a different part of the body. So I just sit and let the Reiki flow, while thinking healing thoughts and affirmations for the client. By following the feeling of the flow of these subtle energies, it is easy to use Reiki to help myself and others without consciously or logically needing to understand every aspect of a client’s issue.

What If a Reiki Attunement Doesn’t Work?

When I first taught Reiki, I was nervous that the attunement might not work. I’d never done it before, and the process is a bit like a ritual, with lots of hand motioning and steps to remember. Thankfully, every attunement I have passed has worked, and the students were instantly able to feel the flow of Reiki from their hands.

However, I have heard stories from others who did not feel the Reiki energy flowing from their hands after their attunement. One person discovered they sensed the Reiki a bit differently; instead of feeling it, they just knew (using claircognizance) when it flowed. Another person continued practicing and became more sensitive to the Reiki flow over time, but it took a while. Perhaps these individuals had some blocks to receiving the energy that took time to sort out, but they were still able to successfully use their Reiki over time.

If you feel that a Reiki attunement you received was a dud, consider asking the Reiki Master to re-attune you to strengthen the connection. You might also benefit from continued practice of self-Reiki to help clear any blocks you might carry.

Try not to worry about it too much and relax into your self-treatment sessions. Your Reiki might feel different than it does for others, and for many people, it takes time to develop the sensitivity to really notice it. If you meditate, for example, it might be easier to feel the subtle energies than it would be for individuals who do not meditate.

Also try to feel the Reiki with all of your senses. Not everyone will empathically feel the energy. I’ve had students who were able to clairvoyantly see the sick energy, as well as students who felt like magnets pulled them to the right area for healing. We all have different psychic gifts and strengths, so tune into your clairvoyance (psychic sight), clairaudience (psychic hearing), claircognizance (psychic knowing), and clairsentience (psychic feeling) when you give Reiki.

How to Pass a Reiki Attunement

In the tradition I studied, how to do attunements is kept private, so I won’t explain the process here online. If you would like to learn how to pass a Reiki attunement, study Reiki levels 1, 2, and Reiki Master with a living Reiki master. Each lineage has its own traditions, and your Reiki master will be best able to help you learn how to pass an attunement.

I would be skeptical about receiving an attunement if the Reiki practitioner was not present with me (either in-person or online available for discussion) during the process. Seek out Reiki training to learn how to pass Reiki attunements.

What about Distance Reiki Attunements?

Reiki can flow over a distance, so it is possible to pass a distance attunement. However, it is ideal to be present together in person, or at least together over the phone or online video chat, during an attunement. This way you can interact with the Reiki master and ask any questions you might have.

I have successfully passed attunements over a distance (to people who were not physically present), but I only attempted them because the person was not able to be in waking consciousness due to an extreme medical emergency. Passing the attunements helped improve the medical situation.

I also successfully passed attunements over a distance during online classes after I changed to virtual teaching due to COVID-19. Thankfully, students still receive the activation even if we are not physically together.

Reiki Self-Attunements

When you are a Reiki Master, you will be able to pass attunements to yourself! This is a great way to practice the steps or to increase your Reiki energy.

To pass a self-attunement:

1. Prepare the room by putting all the Reiki symbols on the walls, floor, and ceiling. Imagine all the Reiki symbols in a column in the middle of the room.
2. Prepare yourself by placing the Reiki symbols in your palms and by super charging your chakras with the power symbol.
3. Set up a chair and imagine you are sitting in it.
4. Use the Reiki distance healing symbols and set the intention that the attunement go forward in time to you when you sit down in the chair. Remember, this symbol (no past/no present/no future) can go throughout space and time, both into past and future.
5. Complete the attunement as if a person is sitting in the chair.
6. End the attunement, then sit down and meditate as you receive the attunement.

Side Effects of Attunements

An attunement starts a powerful path of personal healing and deep spiritual transformation. I have had a few “bad reactions” to my attunements, but none were serious or long-lasting.

Once after my Reiki master attunement, I had an extreme physical detox after receiving the powerful energy infusion. My face was puffy and my skin had some spots for about a day until the energy was integrated. I do not think this is a common reaction, and it only happened once out of dozens of attunements. To help deal with any detoxification effects, taking an Epsom salt bath and drinking plenty of water and resting is recommended after receiving an attunement.

Another more-common side effect might include emotional release. I stopped wearing mascara to one of my Reiki classes after every attunement brought up emotional wounds, and my eyes ended up streaked with black lines from my eye makeup. For whatever reason, I ended up crying in every meditation. Of course, the crying was healing, though slightly uncomfortable around so many strangers! Thankfully most people drawn to study Reiki are very compassionate and loving, so I received plenty of tissues and kind words during the class.

I also had positive side effects to my Reiki attunements. I felt an increased sense of calm, peace, and wellbeing. I received insight through meditation on the root cause of various issues I faced. I also felt acutely aware of colors, sounds, flavors, and smells after many attunements.

Preparing for Your Reiki Attunement

Registering for your Reiki class starts a powerful self-healing process that will transform how you experience the world and help you to heal yourself and those around you with ease. Even before you receive your attunement, you might notice things changing in your life.

This is how I advise my students to prepare for the attunement:

• It is important for you to take time to nurture yourself leading up to the attunement.
• If it is possible to cut back on sugar, caffeine, tobacco, alcohol, and any other similar substances for the 24-48 hours before the class, that will help your body to assimilate the new Reiki energy.  
• You may also want to spend some time in quiet contemplation to get clear about your intention for the attunement.

After the attunement, you will join a worldwide network of Reiki practitioners who use this powerful healing energy to bless themselves, their loved ones, and the planet. It should be a very special day for you that you will remember for quite some time!

Every year on my attunement anniversary, I feel like the universe choreographs unique synchronicities and experiences to help me celebrate. I hope that you enjoy your attunement and Reiki practice as much as I have enjoyed mine!

Other posts in this series include:

• What Is a Reiki Share?
• Reiki Self Healing: Healing Yourself with Reiki

Are you interested in learning Holy Fire Usui Reiki energy healing in 2021?

Dallas-Fort Worth Holy Fire Usui Reiki Master-Teacher Jessica Hitch is offering Holy Fire Usui Reiki I and Holy Fire Usui Reiki II in 2021.

Classes will meet in person at Dallas Meditation Center in Richardson, TX. Each class is limited to 5 participants.

Date Course Offered Online	Type of Holy Fire Usui Reiki Training	Price
Please register and pay deposit at least 72 hours before the date of your Reiki attunement classes.
Saturday, July 10, 12-5 PM CST	Holy Fire Usui Reiki I	$250
	Holy Fire Usui Reiki II	$450
Saturday, September 11, 12-5 PM CST	Holy Fire Usui Reiki I	$250
Saturday, October 23, 12-5 PM CST	Holy Fire Usui Reiki II	$450

Learn more about Reiki training here.

Ouch! Arthritis pain can be excruciating. I remember when the pain and inflammation from rheumatoid arthritis crippled me when it was at its worst. Arthritis pain is not only physically challenging, it can be emotionally and mentally devastating as well due to the lower quality of life that you have when you are in constant pain.

According to Mayo Clinic:

“Arthritis is the swelling and tenderness of one or more of your joints. The main symptoms of arthritis are joint pain and stiffness, which typically worsen with age. The most common types of arthritis are osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.

Osteoarthritis causes cartilage — the hard, slippery tissue that covers the ends of bones where they form a joint — to break down. Rheumatoid arthritis is a disease in which the immune system attacks the joints, beginning with the lining of joints.”

I am grateful my arthritis has improved with age, rather than worsen. I hope that you also will experience a reduction in your daily arthritis pain by using holistic treatments like Reiki for arthritis.

I have used Reiki for arthritis symptoms like joint pain and inflammation ever since I was diagnosed, and I have seen a significant amount of transformation.

Using Reiki for arthritis has helped me greatly reduce my pain, get out of a wheelchair, stop using a cane, and improve my ability to do daily tasks that can be challenging when you have arthritis.

Using Reiki for Arthritis

Reiki is administered through gentle touch to bring healing. Reiki is a form of energy healing from Japan. Reiki heals the energetic root cause of any imbalance and helps the body relax so it can heal itself.

You might be wondering, how does Reiki help arthritis?

Benefits of Using Reiki for Arthritis

1. Soothing healing energy flows from your hands with a Reiki attunement or from the hands of the practitioner to bring feelings of relief, calm, peace, and wellbeing.

2. Reiki healing energy helps your body relax so that it can heal itself.

3. Reiki treats the energetic root cause of your symptoms so that it heals at the deepest level. This can include spiritual aspects of ill being.

4. Because Reiki treats energy imbalances, it can improve your mental and emotional health, both of which can be undermined by arthritis pain.

5. Reiki will heal the underlying beliefs and behaviors that may be contributing to or amplifying your arthritis pain. For example, having a habit of never resting, or eating triggering foods like nightshades, might be lifestyle changes you need to make to reduce arthritis pain.

6. Reiki is the energy of love and healing and does not cause harm.

7. Reiki works in conjunction with any form of arthritis treatment.

Traditionally, the Reiki symbols have been kept secret, and Reiki Master Hawayo Takata did not give her students written notes with the symbols. Today, you can find many Reiki symbols online, but it is important to get authentic symbols from your Reiki teacher because some symbols may misdirect your energy.

You need to receive your Reiki attunement to activate the symbols so that you can use them. Usui Holy Fire Reiki Master-Teacher Jessica Hitch teaches three powerful Reiki symbols in Reiki II Training and two additional symbols in Reiki Master Training.

Using Reiki Power Symbol for Prosperity

The Reiki power symbol is a great way to empower wealth in your life! The Reiki power symbol increases the flow of healing energy, and it can increase the flow of abundance into your reality. The Reiki power symbol is a useful Reiki symbol for money.

Here are some ideas on how to use the Reiki power symbol for prosperity:

• Draw the symbol over your wallet, your cash, and your bank accounts to increase wealth. Imagine every dollar you spend comes back to you multiplied.
• Create a vision board with your image of wealth and draw the power symbol on the back to empower your goals
• If you are in sales or business, energetically draw the power symbol over any marketing materials you have to increase sales and clients
• When you are in a business meeting, send the power symbol through your eyes to build your vibrance and attract wealth
• If you create products or offer a service, empower your products and services with the power symbol. You can send it through your hands, visualize it with your eyes, chant its name, or physically draw it.
• Use the Reiki power symbol to bless your computer, phone, vehicle, office, and home. Draw it on the walls and on your possessions to strengthen and protect their energy.

Using Reiki Mental-Emotional Healing Symbol for Prosperity

Because this symbol helps heal our mental and emotional bodies, it is ideal to use to clear and release any limiting beliefs that prevent you from manifesting wealth and prosperity.

Here are more ideas for how to use the mental-emotional healing symbol for prosperity:

• Use the mental-emotional healing symbol to change bad habits to good habits by writing affirmations of what you are releasing, and what you are inviting, and sending your brain the mental-emotional healing symbol while you repeat the affirmations
• Write a list of limiting beliefs you have that block your prosperity. Write the mental-emotional healing symbol on the list so that it heals those blocks.
• Use the mental-emotional healing symbol while you are at work or financial planning to help you think clearly and make healthy decisions for your financial future
• Send the mental-emotional healing symbol to money to improve your relationship with it. Imagine you meet money and send the healing to it. Use the symbol to repair your relationship with money so that it is healthy and strong.
• Use the mental-emotional healing symbol to help with any studying or training you need to increase your prosperity.
• Charge crystals with the mental-emotional healing symbol and put them in your home and office to keep the energy strong and clean.
• Invite the mental-emotional healing symbol to heal any doubts or scarcity consciousness that limit your prosperity

Using Reiki Distance Healing Symbol for Prosperity

The Reiki distance healing symbol can bring healing to the past, the present, and the future. This symbol heals the root cause of any imbalance. Since difficulties with money might relate to an energetic imbalance from this life or even past lifetimes, the distance healing symbol helps repair and rebalance the energy so that abundance flows more smoothly.

Here are some ideas for using the Reiki distance healing symbol for abundance:

• Send the distance healing symbol to your file in the Akashic records to heal any blocks to abundance and prosperity from this life or past lifetimes
• Send the distance healing symbol to your financial future. Send it to your stock portfolio, retirement, major life events and purchases, and whatever else you want to manifest in the future.
• Send distance healing to your past, including any money mistakes or challenges
• Send distance healing to your ancestors, to heal any issues with wealth or prosperity in your lineage
• If you have an important meeting, presentation, or interview, send the distance healing symbol to the event before it happens so that the healing energy will be available when you are there.
• Send distance healing to any debt or outstanding loans to invite abundance into that area of your life.
• Send distance healing to individuals experiencing poverty or hardship in the world, to healing hunger and thirst, and to major financial institutions. You can also send distance healing to your business, city, state, and country.

Using Holy Fire Symbol for Prosperity

The Holy Fire symbol offers purification, healing, and cleansing. Here are some ideas for using the Holy Fire symbol for prosperity:

• Imagine you are surrounded by the Holy Fire and visualize it cleansing and purifying your energy field to invite more prosperity
• Visualize the Holy Fire symbol dispelling harmful energies from your bank account, wallet, office, and home
• Charge a crystal with the Holy Fire symbol and set the intention that the crystal will manifest increased wealth and prosperity. Add all the other Reiki symbols, too!
• Imagine any area in your energy field that might be depleted or need healing for you to experience abundance. Visualize the Holy Fire in that area healing the issue.
• Fill your home, office, and vehicle with the energy of the Holy Fire and imagine it is creating safety and security for you and your business.

Using Reiki Master Symbol for Prosperity

It can help you to strengthen yourself, hone your intuition, and with personal development.

Here are some ideas for using the Reiki master symbol for prosperity:

• Teach Reiki classes!
• Imagine the Reiki master symbol as a column in the center of your home, office, and vehicle. Feel, see, and know it is raising the vibration in your realm and empowering your abundance.
• Use this symbol to bring healing to any major issues that undermine your abundance, such as low motivation, low energy levels, doubts, or lack of understanding

I hope that these ideas help you to manifest money using Reiki. Be sure to check out my related blog posts for some other techniques! Be sure to comment if you have success with any of these ideas, or if you have any other ideas to share!

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Domestic Violence Is Surprisingly Common

Sadly, domestic violence is widespread, and escaping abusive relationships is an even bigger challenge during this time of quarantine. According to the Washington Post, many victims of domestic abuse feel less safe at home because they are living with abusers, who have grown increasingly violent as their victims have been trapped at home. Victims also potentially face greater economic challenges at this time, and fewer professionals are able to recognize and report domestic violence since children have been staying home and not going to school or daycare.

Domestic Violence Can Affect Anyone

Individuals of any gender can experience or perpetuate domestic violence, but women are disproportionately affected. According to the National Coalition against Domestic Violence (NCADV):

“On average, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States. During one year, this equates to more than 10 million women and men.¹ 1 in 4 women and 1 in 9 men experience severe intimate partner physical violence, intimate partner contact sexual violence, and/or intimate partner stalking with impacts such as injury, fearfulness, post-traumatic stress disorder, use of victim services, contraction of sexually transmitted diseases, etc.^“2

It Was Surprisingly Difficult to Identify and Leave An Abusive Relationship

When I kept experiencing fighting, arguments, and intimidating behaviors in my romantic relationship, I looked for help online. I found the National Domestic Violence Hotline chat. The professional in the chat confirmed that what I was experiencing was not a normal relationship conflict; it was abuse. What had started as a seemingly loving and affectionate relationship had transformed into a devastating and cruel power play.

I was able to create a safety plan and leave the relationship, and I received free counseling and yoga from community organizations that helped me recover. I am still healing from PTSD (and Reiki has helped!). If you suspect you might be in an abusive relationship, check out the Hotline for help.

Are You in an Abusive Relationship?

It can be challenging to understand that you are in an abusive relationship because abusers go through a cycle that includes a honeymoon period, tension building, and then continued abuse. Abusers may be extremely charismatic, charming, and manipulative. Typical abuse involves love-bombing the victim until they are hooked, then slowly degrading and devaluing the victim before discarding them, and then starting the cycle again.

Each time the victim does not end the relationship, the abuse grows increasingly worse. Abusive relationships can escalate to rape and even murder, so it’s important to get out once you understand what is happening. NACDV notes that “Intimate partner violence accounts for 15% of all violent crime.^“2. I know of someone who returned to an abusive partner thinking he had changed. She ended up leaving the relationship after he tried to kill her.

The Wheel of Power and Control

The Domestic Abuse Intervention Project (DAIP) developed the Wheel of Power and Control in 1984 based on responses in focus groups of women who had been battered. DAIP states, “After listening to these stories and asking questions, we documented the most common abusive behaviors or tactics that were used against these women. The tactics chosen for the wheel were those that were most universally experienced by battered women.” If you recognize any of these tactics in your relationship, use caution and get help!

The Wheel of Nonviolence and Equality

It can be helpful to understand characteristics of healthy relationships when you are trying to uncover whether you are in an abusive relationship. DAIP offers this wheel for download on its website. The wheel of nonviolence and equality shows fair and healthy behaviors in a relationship:

Domestic Violence Defies Stereotypes

Domestic violence is not just the stereotype of a drunk man beating his wife. It can include emotional abuse, mental abuse, financial abuse, sexual abuse, and even spiritual abuse. And while many abusers have substance abuse problems, they make the choice to abuse; it is incorrect to “blame the alcohol” for an abuser’s behavior.

An abuser does not necessarily look or seem abusive, especially to individuals who are not in intimate relationships with them. Abusive individuals can be cunning, charming, and superficially quite appealing. Abusers save their worst behavior for those who are closest to them. Anyone can become a victim. It does not matter your socioeconomic status, race, religion, nationality, gender, or age. Survivors of domestic violence come from all backgrounds, but have one thing in common — they were able to recognize and leave abusers.

Take some time this month to honor victims and survivors of abuse. Consider how you might be able to contribute to the prevention of domestic violence. If you have never suffered from an abusive relationship, you can still offer compassion to those who have and benefit from the awareness that these harmful and toxic relationships are (terribly) quite common. Educate yourself about abusive relationships so you can avoid having that experience. Don’t ignore the red flags if you ever suspect a partner might be abusive, and get out early!

Reiki Can Help Heal from Abuse

Reiki is a form of gentle touch therapy that helps heal the root cause of any physical, emotional, mental, or spiritual imbalance. This energy healing modality came from Japan. Giving myself Reiki has been very valuable in my healing process. Other survivors of domestic violence can benefit from learning Reiki so they can give themselves healing treatments.

Also check out my blog about Using Reiki Natural Healing for PTSD and Mental-Emotional Issues like Depression, Suicidal Thoughts, & Anxiety.

Reiki distance healing is a great way to amplify health and clear blocks in your energy field, especially during this time of coronavirus, when many of us are choosing to stay home and making our health our first priority. Reiki energy (ki) flows from the practitioner’s hands to the recipient, and it can bring healing even without needing to be physically present together.

Reiki II Includes Learning How to Send Reiki Distance Healing

It is always exciting to teach Reiki II. When we practice sending Reiki, we have the recipient go into another room, and we treat them through a proxy. It is fun to see the recipient return and hear them share their experiences. Most often they know exactly where we were sending energy, and they feel relaxed and calm.

RESET with D. Alexandra Porter: Bringing “Inspiration and Income Resources in a Pandemic Age”

I am excited to have Reiki distance healing featured on the launch of a new site by multi-talented author and musician D. Alexandra Porter. RESET with D. Alexandra Porter provides “inspiration and income resources in a pandemic age.” The RESET Christening Video below is so soothing to watch! Check out her site for an entrepreneur’s marketplace and Dallas-area COVID-19 resources.

She is also offering a Pandemic Era Writing Contest with prizes, due October 31,2020. You can submit poems, short stories, or personal reflections.

Reiki Distance Healing and Holistic Health

Reiki distance healing is a great way to maintain optimal health because Reiki treats energy imbalances that affect the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual bodies. It is so important to take care of our overall health at this time and always. D. Alexandra Porter focuses on providing resources on the Smart Reset – Thrive at Home YouTube channel, and has featured me as her Inaugural Guest!

In this video, I explain Reiki distance healing and how it can help balance and restore the flow of ki so that you experience wellbeing. Reiki helps the body relax so it can heal itself! Schedule a Reiki distance healing session today!

Usui/Holy Fire Reiki Master-Teacher Jessica Hitch is offering a Reiki distant healing special so that you can receive healing from the comfort of your own home or hospital. Book a distance session today and receive a 60-minute session for $120.

•  Receive powerful healing Reiki energy from the comfort of home
•  Receive an e-mail report on any intuitive guidance that comes through during your session

Also be sure to check out resources for inspiration and income at RESET with D. Alexandra Porter here: https://www.smartreset.org

Understanding Curses and Real Black Magic

Many fake psychics tell their clients that they have been cursed, and then demand a large fee to remove the effects of black magic. How can you know if you have been cursed by real black magic?

This post will explore signs of being cursed, and later posts will explain how to remove a curse without spending thousands on a sham psychic.

What Is Magick?

Magick (spelled with a k to differentiate from stage magic) is the art of using your intention to direct energy toward a desired outcome. Practitioners hone their concentration and develop their sensitivity to accumulate energy and send power into the world in a directed and purposeful way.

Magick itself is neither good nor evil. It is simply directing energy consciously. The individual’s intention sets the tone for any magickal workings. Just like a knife can be used to feed people or to kill people, magick can be used to bring healing and benefit, or to harm and curse. The difference lies in the practitioner’s intention.

So, What Is Real Black Magic and White Magic?

So-called “black” magick practitioners are willing to use their power and intention to direct harm toward another person. An example would be wishing for bad things to happen to someone, even to the point of making an altar, calling on evil forces, and stabbing pins into a doll that represents the enemy. Sadly, this is the stereotypical view many people have of magick and witchcraft in general, but not all practitioners use their power in this way.

So-called “white” magick practitioners use their power and intention to bring good to others and themselves. Instead of wishing evil toward an enemy, a white magick practitioner might pray for protection for themselves. Some might even generate compassion and lovingkindness for their enemy, or pray for healing for the situation in general.

Karma, or the Principle of Cause and Effect

These different approaches would have different outcomes for the practitioner. Many believe that the energy one puts into the universe is returned three-fold. This means that what you put out into the world will come back to you and is a type of law of karma (results from actions).

In my experience, this seems to generally be true. When I am generous and give to others, I usually find that I receive unexpected gifts that are even better than what I gave away, for example. If I treat others unkindly, I might experience similar treatment so I can see what it is like to be treated that way.

According to The Life of Milarepa, Buddhist saint Milarepa originally studied with a sorceror who taught him to influence the weather. He used his power to send hailstorms that damaged a hated uncle’s crops. Later, he found his guru and teacher, who had him continually build stone towers, only to then dismantle them. Sore and frustrated, Milarepa questioned his teacher. The wise sage said he had Milarepa do this to reduce the karma he had created by his misuse of his power over his uncle.

What Are Curses?

In truth, we all practice magick daily, whether we realize it or not. Our daily thoughts, words (spoken and written), and actions create effects (karma). Most people do not realize how much personal power they have, and so they are not mindful of their thoughts, words, and deeds in the same way magick practitioners are.

When we cuss at someone, we use a “curse word.” Our intention is typically to send anger, hatred, or other bad feelings toward someone when we utter these words. We know it is not kind to use them, and we typically only use them against perceived enemies.

A curse by a magickal practitioner takes things even further. Someone practicing real black magick might set an intention and direct their personal power toward harming a perceived enemy and causing them suffering. This may even extend to multiple generations (for example, cursing a lineage to enact revenge).

Are Curses Real?

Even though curse removal is a common psychic scam, curses can be real and can cause harm. A curse is an attempt to harm or control another person by using spiritual power to direct energy against them.

Some malicious people actually do consciously generate curses toward others. Some might even invoke demonic or satanic energies to bring others down. This is one reason psychic protection is very important.

Common Signs of Being Cursed

1. Strings of bad luck
2. Financial difficulties
3. Extreme health difficulties
4. Feeling very tired and drained
5. Frequent accidents
6. Nightmares
7. Constantly thinking of someone and feeling upset or sick when you do
8. Desire to cause self-harm
9. Someone tells you they have cursed you
10. Severe addictions

How Can I Know If I Have Been Cursed?

If you are wondering, How do I know if my family has been cursed or put under witchcraft? here are some tips from my Quora answers:

1. Set the intention to see if your family has been cursed or put under witchcraft.
2. Sit and calm your mind into a meditative state. Pay attention to all you see, hear, feel, sense, or just “know” until you feel you have received sufficient guidance.
3. You might also try automatic writing to your ancestors or spirit guides. You write your note to them, then write back “as” them. Just pretend or feel they are writing through you. Don’t judge the writing and just let it out. They will tell you.

Curses and Real Black Magic

If you believe or sense that you have been cursed, don’t worry or fear. Ironically, worry and fear are lower vibratory states that can feed demonic entities. Know that you have the power to heal and can protect yourself from any harm. You don’t have to spend thousands of dollars, either. We will discuss techniques to reverse curses, protect yourself, and heal in the next post.

This post, “How Do I Know if I Have Been Cursed by Real Black Magic?” is part of the Spirituality for Skeptics Series. Dallas-Fort Worth Reiki master-teacher and clairvoyant psychic medium Jessica Hitch encourages you to embrace your skepticism when exploring spirituality and developing your psychic abilities.

Other posts in this series include:

• From Raging Atheist to Clairvoyant Psychic Medium
• Did I See a Ghost? Types of Spiritual Presences and Signs
• Spiritual Awakening Signs
• Am I Psychic?
• Why People Shut Down Psychic Abilities
• Are Psychic Abilities and Mediums Real?
• Can a Christian Be Psychic or Practice Reiki? (upcoming)
• Avoiding Psychic Scams and Fake Psychics
• Psychic Protection (upcoming)
• Are Psychic Readings or Reiki Demonic? (upcoming)

Fake Psychics Try to Prey On Your Naïveté

Keep in mind that there are scam artists in every profession, so the existence of fake psychics does not negate the existence of real psychics any more than the existence of terrible doctors negates the existence of amazing doctors. But it is very important to learn discernment so that you can choose wisely when you are exploring the psychic and spiritual realms.

Common Psychic Scams

Fake psychics and psychic frauds look for opportunities to dupe naïve people out of large sums of money. Here are some of the most common psychic scams:

You might notice a common theme, the requirement that you give large sums of money to receive something from the psychic. While psychic readings aren’t exactly cheap, any time a psychic asks for thousands of dollars, it is most likely a scam.

I’ve had multiple clients who have given over $10,000 to fraudulent psychics to remove curses or black magic. These fake psychics are completely taking advantage of people who are uninformed about spirituality. If you ever receive such a request from a psychic, run and don’t look back.

How Can I Avoid Psychic Scams and Fake Psychics?

The most important thing you could possibly do to avoid psychic scams and fake psychics is to trust your gut. If alarm bells are going off in your head and it seems like something is wrong, it is. If you notice that you feel afraid or upset after a psychic reading, this is another sign that it was not a genuine psychic reading.

Even if a real psychic is delivering bad news, you will still feel loved and supported through the reading due to the presence of your your spiritual guides. If you feel drained, depleted, or upset, you did not get a genuine psychic reading. It is appropriate to ask for your money back and never return to the psychic again.

If you get a message about a curse or black magic that is accompanied with a request for large sums of money, know that this is a giant red flag. Don’t fall for this trap. You do not need anyone to help you with this, and it is possible to heal this issue on your own, if it even exists. A reputable psychic or healer can help you if you aren’t comfortable doing this yourself, but they will not charge you thousands of dollars for their services.

Use the Power of Prayer and Discernment to Avoid Fake Psychics and Psychic Scams

To avoid getting a reading with the fake psychic, practice using prayer and discernment when booking a psychic reading. Pray to your spiritual source to be guided to the best healer for you, and ask that you be guided to a genuine and authentic individual. Follow your intuition as to whom to book with, and avoid booking with anyone who seems off.

I hope that these tips will help you to avoid wasting thousands of dollars on a psychic scam or a fake psychic. I offer channeled psychic readings as well as psychic training to empower you to access the intuitive guidance that is your birthright. If you are interested in getting a reading from a genuine psychic, developing your own psychic abilities will always provide you with the best experience. Feel free to book a psychic reading or psychic training session if you would like to develop your psychic abilities.

• From Raging Atheist to Clairvoyant Psychic Medium
• Did I See a Ghost? Types of Spiritual Presences and Signs
• Spiritual Awakening Signs
• Are Psychic Abilities and Mediums Real?
• How Do I Know If I Have Been Cursed? (upcoming)
• Am I Psychic?
• Can a Christian Be Psychic? (upcoming)
• Are Psychic Readings Demonic? (upcoming)
• Why People Shut Down Psychic Abilities
• Psychic Protection (upcoming)

Why People Shut Down Psychic Abilities

I believe that our psychic abilities are not supernatural, but are super natural. It is our birthright to access our intuitive gifts, and they are here to guide us to realize our life’s purpose.

Many people have clairvoyant visions or hear clairaudient messages as children, but shut down these psychic abilities as they become adults.

So, why do people shut down these psychic powers? In this post, I will explain the top reasons why my clients and students have blocked their psychic abilities.

Fear of Having Unwanted Visions

Many of my psychic training clients have seen visions or heard messages that scared them. They shut down all of their psychic abilities because they don’t want to see a ghost or any other frightening psychic visions.

Fear of Being Called Crazy or Being Crazy

I don’t go out of my way to be called crazy, but at this point, I see it as a compliment. After all, for about 200 years, people thought the germ theory of disease was crazy… And Galileo had to stand up for his view that the sun is the center of rotation against Inquisitors.

Now we all know that germs cause disease and the earth rotates around the sun. If I said otherwise, I would be called crazy today, even though the original proponents were called crazy in their times. Most people who use the term simply mean that something is happening that goes beyond their understanding.

My unofficial theme song lately is Lost Frequencies and Zonderling’s “Crazy.” The part I really like goes like this:

“They can call me whatever they want
Call me crazy
You can call me whatever you want
But that won’t change me
I just don’t care what the world says
I’m gonna make it
They can call me whatever they want
So what if I am crazy”

Many people think my psychic awareness, energy healing abilities, or perspectives on the world are “crazy” because they have limiting beliefs that prevent them from accepting these facets of reality.

Them calling me crazy is not going to stop me from enjoying using my full brain (intuitive and logical), as well as my higher sensitivities I’ve developed from almost a decade practicing Reiki and sensing subtle energies most people are not even aware of.

It is possible to be grounded, practical, sane — and psychic.

Fear that Psychic Abilities are Demonic

It seems ironic that our intuitive knowing has been demonized for centuries. This probably connects to attempts by powerful authority figures to control people by dogmatically telling them what to think and how to behave.

Spiritual truth exists in our hearts, and we do not need an external authority figure to translate this truth for us. Our psychic gifts are one way we can access divine revelation directly and learn how to serve others and fulfill our life purpose.

Before Christianity, religious wisdom came through direct revelation to priests, priestesses, and shamans who served their community. As the Christian church established a propertied priesthood, direct revelation changed to indirect revelation, where followers were encouraged to consult the Bible rather than consult God’s wisdom in themselves.

Women who once were honored as wise, fertile, and loving were transformed into virgins or whores as the church attempted to control their procreative power and pass on property patrilineally, through the male’s name.

As the patriarchy took hold, a lot of women’s intuitive knowing was demonized along with women themselves. Women were burned as witches for around 600 years under the name of Christianity. True Christians would never advocate harming another based on their beliefs, but Christ’s spiritual teachings have been warped to support some pretty terrible paradigms in world history.

Still, prophecy is one of the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Learning to hear the “still, small voice of God” can help us navigate life. We can consult with a religious expert, but we do not need to have any book or practitioner to guide us on our spiritual path. Spiritual truth exists even if every book is burned, because it exists in our hearts.

It is wise to use discernment when opening your psychic powers, though. Demonic presences are real and can cause harm. But this doesn’t mean we have to be afraid or shut down our psychic abilities.

If we really thought about all the problems we might encounter by leaving our home, we would never leave the house. But we learned techniques to keep us safe and therefore feel OK to go out into the world. It is important to do the same thing when exploring the psychic realms.

Just as there are kind and loving people, as well as hateful and terrifying people, there are kind and loving spirits, and hateful and terrifying spirits. With discernment, you can differentiate between the two and learn to protect yourself so that you are able to receive the divine insight that is waiting for you.

This post, “Why People Shut Down Psychic Abilities,” is part of the Spirituality for Skeptics Series. Dallas-Fort Worth Reiki master-teacher and clairvoyant psychic medium Jessica Hitch encourages you to embrace your skepticism when exploring spirituality and developing your psychic abilities.

Other posts in this series include:

• From Raging Atheist to Clairvoyant Psychic Medium
• Did I See a Ghost? Types of Spiritual Presences and Signs
• Spiritual Awakening Signs
• Am I Psychic?
• Are Psychics and Mediums Real? (upcoming)
• Can a Christian Be Psychic or Practice Reiki? (upcoming)
• Avoiding Psychic Scams and Fake Psychics (upcoming)

• How Do I Know If I Have Been Cursed? (upcoming)

• Psychic Protection (upcoming)
• Are Psychic Readings or Reiki Demonic? (upcoming)