Blog #5: Messages from my Spirit Guides (Pt. 2)
So, the Reiki energy healing.
It’s a kind of crazy story, and a little similar to the previous one. Similar in that I learned profoundly empowering messages and received healing from my gentle yet forceful spirit guides. They had multiple messages for me this second time around. I could tell they got a little more comfortable.
Cecilia, a lovely magic woman, Reiki Master and mother who has the sharpest intuition I’ve ever seen and the most credentials to do this kind of work, led me in my first Reiki energy healing. An experience that I’ve never tried before in my whole life -- only five days after the medium reading.
The first thing Cecilia did when she entered my home was set up a relaxing environment. She was drawn to my altar and was “called on” by my spirit guides to grab a specific stone to use in the session. She selected the opalite angel stone which reveals its truest beauty when it refracts light and casts a fiery, translucent, orange shadow (it’s a great stone to activate your third eye chakra and remove energy blockages). She started to play meditation music and dimmed the lights. I laid down on my couch and started to sink into my environment. It was very easy to reach a meditative state.
Cecilia only needed to know my full name, date of birth and place of birth. With that information, she started the session off briskly. She explained that she would tap mainly on my crown chakra (head), heart chakra (chest), and sacral chakra (abdomen) to push through blocks of energy. She did an interesting movement on my wrist several times. When I held completely still and went loose, she moved and dragged my wrist in certain ways that would provide her with messages directly from my spirit guides. I’m getting chills remembering how quickly Cecilia was able to translate messages this way.
The first message she had was “I’m sensing someone in the family experiencing pancreatic issues.” That lit a buzzer in my mind because at the time of the reading, I believed that was the kind of cancer my Tatay died from. I encouraged Cecilia that my spirit guides were already revealing themselves. (I later found out that he died of colon cancer, but up until that moment and throughout my childhood I believed he died of pancreatic cancer. Not sure if the message was slightly off because my belief was so skewed or she was calling on another relative that I was unaware of. Either way, I’ll continue the story as if I didn’t know that information yet because I resonated with everything so deeply that I don’t really mind what the outcome was.)
The next message was “I’m hearing this voice saying ‘take care of your sister’ again and again.” I thought of my Ate Kasha at first, but Cecilia said “I’m feeling younger sister. Do you know who this is?” and I realized she was referring to my mom calling out for Rosalinda. I gasped and said “Oh wow. My mom died giving birth to my baby sister, she probably wants to make sure we’re taking the best care of her daughter.”
Cecilia nodded and continued with the session, tapping on all the different chakras and delivering unique messages after reading each one. “Your spirit guides are showing me where your soul is from… I’m getting this visual of one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen. I’ve actually never seen a sign like this before. It’s hard to explain. They’re calling it a six-legged star. It’s swirling. It’s moving energy in a spiral. Moving and pushing. It has the most rich colors I’ve ever seen. It’s really beautiful.
“They’re saying you come from a universe where humans and Mother Nature are one in the same. You come from a place where the flowers talk. It’s a little exaggerated, but they’re saying in your spirit’s home, picking a flower is the same as taking a human’s life. That’s how respected nature is.”
I shared with Cecilia that this made perfect sense because I actually just earned my bachelor’s degree in environmental studies. I am incredibly empathetic towards the environment and want to dedicate my life and career towards saving it.
Cecilia responded “That makes sense. I’m hearing a lot of ‘doctor for the environment’. Funny I never heard of that term before but it seems to perfectly describe you. You are in this world for a very specific purpose. Your spirit guides want to remind you that you were sent here to heal the planet. You should be open to the possibilities of your career expanding very rapidly, even the possibility of moving to another state.”
My mind rang with “NEW YORK” because I know I want to go there for grad school one day (Cecilia revealed to me after the session that she was picturing New York, but kept that to herself until I asked for clarification).
Cecilia seemed very excited as she shared that I truly have the power to change the world and shift peoples’ perspectives. I just need to be fearless when sharing my ideas and my writing. She said that my thoughts and ambitions are groundbreaking, a gift to this world. That I have to be sure to write down every thought I have (as much as I can) because each one is so important, so original and ever expanding.
I was so deeply humbled by this information that I started to feel a tear forming. I needed the encouragement to know I was on the right path. This is the year I became more comfortable sharing my writing with the world and Cecilia acknowledged this very new journey of mine without knowing much at all about me. I have a gut feeling that The Ethereal Environmentalist can and will evolve into something much greater than I anticipated one day. Whatever the future may hold, I am prepared.
Cecilia then went on to work on my crown chakra. She shared that I have a “third brain” that has been growing ever since I was young -- also known as my strong intuition (FYI she considers the gut to be the “second brain” because we literally have brain cells growing there and we often “follow our gut”). She explained that the third brain is an invisible antenna that allows me to receive messages from my spirit guides, whether I realize it or not. This resonated with me because I’ve always felt that my intuition was strong. I have a deep-seated purpose in this life and a passion that I’ve pursued ever since I was young. Even when I hit my lowest lows, I always trust that there is something more worth living for. That’s because my spirit guides are constantly providing me with support. They remind me that I am on the right path, no matter which path I take. As long as I trust my intuition, it’s hard to steer myself wrong.
Coming back down to the wrist, Cecilia tapped away and revealed that I have two spirit animals: the wolf and the dolphin. The wolf symbolizes loyalty, protection, wildness, and cooperation. The dolphin, on the other hand, reflects my sensitivity, playfulness, inner strength and love. I never knew that a person could have two spirit animals, so I was delighted to learn about this piece of myself.
Cecilia moved on to my heart chakra and could see that my heart was broken and tears were bleeding out. She acknowledged that the loss of my mother must have been especially painful to go through at such a young age and wanted to reinforce healing in that area. There will still be days when my grief brings me to my knees and I won’t see light at the end of the tunnel, but I was appreciative of Cecilia for repairing these wounds as much as she could. My broken heart affects my relationships in the present by making me fearful of abandonment. Since the Reiki energy healing, I’ve become more cognizant of this tendency and have allowed my mind to quiet down when those fears resurface. Even though I’ve experienced loss, I know I’m still worthy of love.
For the last portion of the session, Cecilia placed the angel opalite stone on my third eye and left me to meditate and process for a while. During my meditation, I had this feeling of complete euphoria and felt my entire body levitating off the couch. I focused on my third eye, the cold stone sitting there, and all the warm feelings I got from the messages I absorbed.
I was at peace.
In the aftermath of the medium reading and reiki energy healing, I have continued to find peace. I’ve been sleeping better through the night, experiencing less anxiety, having more hope for the future, and feeling validated in my path. I know that I am aligned with my purpose and that gives me comfort. In the moments when I grow weary, I know that I will always have my spirit guides to fall back on. And when my time expires on this Earth, I know that I will always find my way back home.
