23/06/2026
Finally a post about something I knowā¦energy healing š¤š„³
Everything is energy
Everything is on a spectrum between masculine and feminine
Energy follows thought - intent, focus, and belief are key
There is nothing new under the sun re spirituality
All wisdom resides within you/us/me
With that out of the way, Iāve seen a few posts about posts about energy healing courses in prep for the end of financial year, and being a conscientious instructor Iām going to hand out a few pointers so people donāt buy into something they can already do.
Everyone is able to use energy, chi, ki, prana, mana - we all know people that give hugs that fill us with warmth and peace. They can be big, skinny, tall, short, male, female, plain, or drop dead gorgeous - those things donāt matter - itās the calmness and their willingness to share their energy that makes them a hugs-pert.
Animals have an intuitive sense, their own form of energy healing. Iāve heard plenty of tales (š) about cats laying on their serpentās sore points or where they are feeling blocked - Iāve had my dog sit as my foot warmer when I have been in the dumps. Thereās also a few studies on how neurodivergent children are particularly sensitive to subtle energies, and their dis/regulation can be affected by both their carerās and environmental energy
Energy healing is such a broad school of study - thereās hundreds of forms of āReikiā, and for the most part they work remarkably the same. The big difference between them all is how the energy feels, that being, where it falls on the energetic spectrum between masculine and feminine polarities, and the personal energy of the practitioner.
There is no wrong or right - no form that is more powerful than the other. I have received healing from many Usui Reiki practitioners, some are more potent than others, and it seems to me that the ones that practice the most, that can focus and āseeā the subtle energies better are the more potent users.
By practicing energy play the energies become more real - we see its effects on people as we beam it here and there, or when we throw our senses around to feel the flow or stagnation of energy within and around us. We feel the calm when we ground - we feel our energy contract when we are tired or defensive - we feel it expand when we embrace our divine nature, or bring the source energy down or see the spark within our heart space.
You can use crystals, wants, pendulums, oils, aromatics, sound, light, massage (hot stone, acupuncture, acupressureā¦), mantras, symbols, call whatever manner or positive spiritual entities to aid in a healing treatmentā¦these are just tools that enhance our practice but should not be essential to it.
When it all comes down to it, it is our understanding of the subtle energies that make energy healing more effective. We can believe that a magic bunny is the source of our spiritual energy, and it will work just fine, but when we understand why is works, and why that magic bunny is helping us channel energy, that when we become better. Not because of analysis - because our understanding gives it depth of meaning - totems are powerfully aspects of our higher self
Unfortunately there are instructors out there that donāt give students a solid understanding of how the subtle energies work - they talk of chakras but not how they relate to each other, how they affect our dreams and show us what we need to heal - or how ripping energetic āblockagesā out should be a last resort because they are energetic manifestations of mental coping mechanismsā¦
I canāt claim to know everything, or to be the most potent, but what I do know is that a weekend retreat with no after care is not the way to become an effective healer - youāll learn more from your cat or dog, or by sitting down at the park in quiet meditation feeling the energy rise and fall within you with every breath.
When it comes down to it, energy healing is about your own connection to the source (whichever way you perceive it), your ability to focus that energy, your ability to channel that energy for the persons greater good, your ability to accept and not judge the recipient or yourself, and the amount of practice, understanding, belief we have in the subtle energies (chi, qi, pranaā¦)
Itās like Ratatouille š š§āš³ everyone can heal š
Be kind to yourself š„°šš, and beware of people gatekeeping what you already know within yourself (and anyone calling themself āgrand masterā š³šš)