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9 Unexpected Side Effects of Reiki, by Dawn McLaughlin

(Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.)

When I received my first Reiki treatment over a decade ago, I wasn't sure what to expect. I was in a state of anxiety fueled by a stressful job along with chronic belly pain, for which the doctors had yet to determine a root cause. I was open to the experience of energy healing. Still, I must admit, my expectations were pretty low.

The Reiki healer who gave me my first Reiki healing session (and eventually became my first Reiki teacher) explained the basics of how Reiki healing worked. She described herself as a channel for the Universal Healing Energy that is Reiki. She pointed out that Reiki healing is safe, non-invasive, and gentle. She encouraged me to lie on the massage table and accept the healing energy into my being. As I relaxed under her confident and gentle touch, I felt myself take my first deep breath in a long time. The hour-long treatment seemed to fly by in just a few minutes, and I felt refreshed and renewed by the close of the session.

After that first treatment, I felt more relaxed than I had in years. I experienced a release of tension in my stomach muscles. From this relaxed state, I began to experience a series of events that improved my life. I attribute these changes to my Reiki healing sessions, which led me to become a Reiki Master-Teacher.

Over the past decade, while focused on developing my Reiki skills, I have personally observed the fantastic results of Reiki healing. Commonly experienced tangible benefits of Reiki include stress reduction; relaxation; pain relief; the alleviation of anxiety and depression; help with preventative care; improvement in overall well-being; and the strengthening of the mind, body, and spirit connection. During a Reiki healing session, as the Universal Healing Energy infuses into your being, energetic blockages that may have resulted from trauma and illness are dissolved, and your personal vibration is raised, which may become a catalyst for personal growth. This energetic shift may result in changes to lifestyle as unhealthy habits and negative thought patterns transmute into more positive ones. Additionally, I noticed that my Reiki clients experienced additional changes not often mentioned as benefits of Reiki healing. Below, I explore these potential beneficial "side effects" of opening yourself to the Universal Healing Energy of Reiki.

1. Access to New Perspectives. Reiki healing promotes relaxation and energetic balance, which sets the stage for seeing life differently. You may realize that different choices and paths are available to you, leading toward healthier, happier outcomes. Cycles of negative self-talk and limiting beliefs may be broken, enabling you to be receptive to new experiences and ideas, enriching your life in numerous ways. A shift in perspective provides unique opportunities for healing and personal growth as biases and judgments are eliminated. These changes may lead to a deeper understanding of challenging situations, new insights, expanded compassion for others, stronger personal relationships, and increased happiness.
2. Enhanced Curiosity. Increased curiosity may also be an unexpected side effect of Reiki healing. Children are naturally curious, always asking questions to understand the "why" of things. As adults, we often lose our natural curiosity as we become focused on day-to-day concerns and responsibilities. By discovering (or rediscovering) our curious nature, we open ourselves up to new experiences, learning opportunities, greater advancement potential at work, expansion of our worldview, increased empathy for others, and enhanced problem-solving skills.
3. Enhanced Imagination. As Reiki healing relaxes the body and mind, your imagination may become more active. Engaging with your imagination through visualizations or daydreams isn’t a waste of time. Instead, embrace the powerful ability of the mind to assist with your personal development by creating mental pictures that envision your long-term dreams. By picturing yourself in a perfect state of health and happiness, you are more able to realize these goals.
4. Strengthened Intuition. Your intuition is your "gut response." Although we are all born intuitive, we can become disconnected from our intuition when we ignore our intuitive "hits." Fortunately, actively listening to these subtle signals can restore our connection to our intuition. Individuals connected to their intuition may receive guidance and insights regarding their path toward greater health and happiness.
5. Developing Psychic Senses. Our psychic senses mimic our physical senses, but conventional standards cannot explain the origin of the information. As energetic blockages are removed, and intuition is strengthened by Reiki healing, you may begin to access information through your psychic senses. The types of psychic senses that may start to develop are listed below:
   • Clairvoyance is the ability to "see" through a "second sight," which may be perceived as inner visions received by your mind's eye. Alternatively, it may be external and observed through your physical eyes.
   • Clairaudience is the ability to "hear" with your physical ears as inaudible sounds from outside yourself. Additionally, you may experience clairaudience as "inner hearing."
   • Claircognizance is the ability to "know" by experiencing a download of information directly into your brain without any standard method of receiving the information.
   • Clairempathy is the ability to experience the feelings of another as if those emotions are your own.
   • Clairsentience is the ability to feel the energetic vibration of another person, object, or place.
   • Clairalience is the ability to sense the smell of something not present in your physical environment.
   • Clairgustance is the ability to sense the taste of something not in your mouth.
   • Clairtangency is the ability to receive previously unknown information by touching a person or object.
6. Enhanced Creativity. Because Reiki healing assists with removing energetic blockages, creativity may be enhanced as an ancillary benefit to receiving Reiki. Creativity may help with innovative problem-solving, broadening perspectives, and promoting self-expression.
7. Boosted Energy Levels. The Universal Healing Energy of Reiki assists with revitalization and rejuvenation, replenishing energy levels. The benefits of increasing your personal energy are limitless but may include increased productivity, improved relationships, and better quality of sleep.
8. Increased Presence. When we are present, we live in the "now." We aren’t dwelling on past events or stressing about an uncertain future. Since two of the benefits of Reiki healing are the reduction of anxiety, often associated with worrying about future events, and depression, often associated with dwelling on the past, a side-effect of Reiki is being completely conscious of the present moment. The benefits of being present are innumerable, but a few examples are increased ability to focus and concentrate, enhanced listening skills, improved relationships, and increased enjoyment in life.
9. Increased Personal Empowerment. Reiki assists with obtaining an overall energetic balance. This energetic balance can be maintained by establishing personal boundaries. Reiki can empower us to protect these boundaries by confidently saying "no" to activities and relationships that drain our energy and don't align with our goals of greater health and happiness. Reiki can also empower us to enthusiastically say "yes" to activities and relationships that bring us happiness, joy, and positive energy.

Are you interested in experiencing the amazing and powerful healing of Reiki for yourself? Schedule an appointment with a local Reiki practitioner today. Are you curious about taking the next step by becoming a Reiki practitioner? Contact a Reiki Master-Teacher about attending a Reiki Level One training class. Already a Reiki practitioner, deepen your understanding of Reiki by purchasing my new book, Everyday Reiki.

Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal. Copyright Llewellyn Worldwide, 2023. All rights reserved.

When I was four and five years old, I had nightly recurring dreams of a man whose face was hidden by a scarf or something - all I could see of him were his green eyes. He would come from the window by my bed and carry me away, essentially kidnapping me. I was scared in my dream but I never kicked, screamed or resisted. I always let him take me away. I still remember these dreams, but they especially came to mind when I met a great guy with the same green eyes recently. We met about a month ago and have now talked a lot and spent a lot of time together. I'm in love with him and I think he feels the same way about me, but there's something very weird between us. It's like we've known each other before somehow. We have the same thoughts at the same time and frequently make the same comments. We've even had the same dreams about our relationship! We strongly believe there is some psychic connection between us and we would like to know what it is. Could he be the guy from my childhood dreams? Could we be soul mates, or did we cross paths in a past life? I'd really like to know.

A.

Astrea:

This sounds like one of those experiences that confirm how we can have past lives that we know nothing about until something happens in the present to bring it all back to life. Whether this is the man from your childhood dreams or not, I'm sure you knew each other in the Before Times.

You too have too much in common to ignore these possibilities. You say the same things at the same times and you finish each other's sentences, sometimes before the thoughts in your heads are even complete! This is too important to let it go, so you have to concentrate on finding out why the two of you are together again.

If your dreams were about a past incarnation with this person, perhaps he actually did carry you away at night. It could have been a kidnapping, but it also could have been that he was taking you away to protect you from harm. My psychic feeling is that you are dreaming of him rescuing you in a past life, rather than kidnapping you, and that you were in some kind of unsafe situation at that time.

He was much older than you were in the past incarnation you were dreaming about. He could have been your brother, father or friend before, but this time around he is not related to you in any way that would prevent romance from blooming.

I'm so glad that you've found each other again! Often we don't find the person of our dreams in our current incarnation, or we find them at a time that won't work for us because one or both of us is committed to other people.

This time you two have met and perhaps are falling in love. I hope that it works out for you in the way you want, but even if it turns out that you're not soul mates, you can be good friends again in this lifetime, just as you were before.

Whatever comes of this relationship this time, it's the same as it was before in that he is going to try to save you from something unsafe, unwise or wrong for you. This person is here to protect you from outside influences that could harm you in some way.

No matter what happens romantically, the two of you will always be close friends. This is your chance to work out any leftover Karma the two of you might have, which has to be done before you can move on either together or separately in this incarnation.

This is the chance of a lifetime, and knowing about the Karma is a big step in fixing whatever came between you before. Something must have broken the two of you apart because you're meeting again now in love.

Be careful not to rush into anything without first thinking it through, but do what you can to stay together. The two of you have found each other after many years, and now is the time to be together again. Good luck!

*****

Susyn:

Your question gives every indication that the man you are now involved with has shared past lives with you. When we experience such intense connections with someone we hardly know, it's because we have been in a deep relationship with them in a past life.

The event in your dreams may have actually happened between the two of you in one of your past lives together. The fact that you didn't resist indicates a certain familiarity not only with the man but also the scenario that unfolded.

Many children can recall past lives until they reach the age of around four or five, when their parents may tell them they are imagining things or start to discount their stories. The timeframe and frequency of your dreams seems to correspond with this common trend.

When encountering someone with whom we've shared a past life, it's normal to form an immediate and powerful connection. What is rare is realizing that this could be someone you've seen before, if only in your dreams.

The green-eyed man whose face was covered appeared to be showing you just enough for you to recognize him when you encountered him later in life. You don't mention your ages or birth dates, but if he happens to be four or five years younger than you, he may have come to you from the spirit world to proclaim his imminent birth via your childhood dreams.

To bring more clarity to this situation, you can perform a journaling meditation. Find a quiet place where you won't be interrupted, and breathe deeply for a few minutes to center yourself.

Then light three candles: two white candles to evoke clarity and one yellow candle to strengthen your memory recall. Write down the dreams from your childhood in as much detail as possible. When you're finished, meditate to see if you can remember more, such as where this man took you, anything he may have said, and any feelings that come to mind. In this way, you may jog some additional memories that you can tie to current events.

Also, consider consulting a psychic to learn more about the past lives you might have spent together, and if he is indeed the man from your dreams. You may discover an incident that occurred between the two of you that mirrors the exact description of your dream. For example, if you were lovers in a past life but your relationship was forbidden, he may have come in the night, masked to hide his identity, and carried you off in the dark so the two of you could be together.

As you continue to grow closer to your guy, you will experience more synchronicities. Although this is just the beginning of your relationship in this lifetime, it's a wonderful conclusion to the powerful dreams you experienced many years ago.

Astrea:

Many times in life we hear, "You will always have what you NEED, but not necessarily what you WANT." Your spirit must have needed to experience the feeling of leaving your human body, and the suggestion in the next chapter of Sylvia Brown's book was all it took to get you there.

Even though you hadn't read it yet, your SOUL recognized the title of that chapter as something it had been seeking, and your soul, knowing that you had that reference to read after your experience, got with it and out you went!

While I don't usually recommend her books, Sylvia Brown has a wide reaching and powerful effect on lots of people. A Gemini like you would be able to relate easily to her writing and put it to good use. Synchronicity - you gotta love it!

I like your description of "getting caught." That's exactly what it feels like, isn't it? One minute you're free and hovering above the room, and the next minute, ZAP! back down into your corporeal form you go!

As a little kid, I loved that "feeling of return." With practice, most of the time we can control that event, but sometimes, when our physical ears hear a distracting noise or something else occurs to knock us back into reality, back we go. With practice you will be able to control your return better.

I find it interesting that you were visiting your mother-in-law and not someone in your own genetic family. Evidently, you and your husband got married for reasons that are even deeper than love. His family's interest in "psychic stuff" will nurture your children in such matters and help them to grow into their own abilities.

You'll never have to be concerned that when your daughter visits them, she'll be discouraged from exploring her own psychic life and power. My parents encouraged me to develop my psychic senses in a time when it wasn't nice to even discuss such things in public. Heck, it's STILL not considered a great topic at the dinner table in some families!

Your kids will get to talk about it ALL and ask questions and read and study. This is going to give them such an edge in life! Talk with your husband about how you want to present this to your kiddos, so that you are united in your approach and ready to tell them their experiences are all natural and okay.

A word or two of warning: Geminis often have difficulty staying grounded in REAL LIFE. Don't get so strung out on your ASTRAL life that you neglect what you're doing here on Earth.

You are at the beginning of a long journey to learn where your power really lies. Try to be patient with this process and take your time.