I know from first hand experience, that as a new practitioner of anything, one of a few things will usually happen...
1. It won't feel right
2. It'll feel almost too right.
3. You'll give it time.
I'm a big fan of #3: giving it time. But, let me explain the options and you pick for yourself.
1. The energy will feel weird to you, and it just won't "click." It may feel ineffective to you. You may even think it's all a bunch of bologna and dismiss it as hokey-pokey.
A RMT (Reiki Master Teacher) friend of mine described a scenario to me like the other day. She attuned a student and they didn't feel the energy at all.
2. Your newly discovered techniques and skills will excite you so much that you get a little too gung-ho. :)
Trust me, I know all about gung-ho! And, I get it!
 |
| My Reiki I & II book I have worn this poor thing out!! |
You may feel like running out to practice on as many things or people as you possibly can.
I've done this with Reiki, shamanism and Yoga. It makes me laugh at how I was shooting Reiki all over the place when I received my first degree. My garden, my house, my friends, my neighbors, my kids, my pets... Bless their hearts, how do they put up with me?! :)
The energy of being this excited can start to wear you out. You can get irritating to the people around you too, if you're not careful. Trust me, I've annoyed enough people in my day to know this! It's possible I'm even annoying some of you at this point.
But, rather than wearing yourself out by going overboard. And instead of being negative, as in the first scenario I described of not feeling the energy. There's good news...I have messed up enough times to have found a middle ground that has worked well for me.
So, learn from my mystical mistakes and stick with the following option when learning a new healing modality or spiritual practice...
3. Understand that everything takes time.
Let all of this new knowledge slowly penetrate through your skin and work it's way deep into your soul.
That will take time.
If you feel like practicing all of the time and on everyone, by all means, do! The people that are meant to understand, will. If people roll their eyes at you, send them love and rise above it. Practice what you preach!
If you are on the other end of the energy spectrum and don't feel it at all, still remember that this all takes time. Just be open to receiving if you are meant to, and don't beat yourself or anyone else up if you don't.
If there is some knowledge or light out there that is intended for you, you can't fully receive it if you are either too resistant or too overzealous. By being either of those ways, you are also blocking the light from other people. Find a middle ground and hang out there for a while...chances are, that's where the real healing will take place.
If there is some knowledge or light out there that is intended for you, you can't fully receive it if you are either too resistant or too overzealous. By being either of those ways, you are also blocking the light from other people. Find a middle ground and hang out there for a while...chances are, that's where the real healing will take place.
Much love and happy practicing!
Namaste~I bow to the divine in you!
Namaste~I bow to the divine in you!
Katy