A Healer's Awareness Is Key

People ask me how do I communicate as a healer? Do I talk? Smile? Do I use my energy?  My touch?

I respond that it really all depends. If a person has an imbalance, such as a physical or mental disorder (autism, dementia, or one of many others), I may use my energy or my touch.  I go slowly and listen with all my senses to determine how the person responds. I could vocalize softly or maybe hum or just use my presence. It could help just to be near.

People understand in different languages and can understand differently at different times. For example, a baby or child may understand differently than an adult. A person with an imbalance may understand or feel differently than another.  The level of consciousness changes.

Energy medicine also works for animals and plants. It is possible to open energetic channels of communication with animals and plants, and you may see them respond with gratitude in their eyes or bending toward the energy (the light). Loving kindness, the reaching out of our hearts, brings with it an abundance of healing, tenderness, acceptance and gratitude.

As a healer, we need to use all the “tools” and gifts available to us. We bring them in slowly, and we watch and listen. Breathing may change. Postures may become more relaxed. Pain may diminish. Relaxation may show.

The energy healer’s awareness is really an evolving process. We should be still and listen always.  Energy healing can help others, help to guide the lives of those who practice it, and help heal the planet.

Compassionate Detachment

My spiritual, emotional, and healing journey and development have taken on many facets. It has taken me a while to learn many truths and lessons. For example, when I was first studying Reiki, I remember my teacher talking about “compassionate detachment.”  I thought, “How can a person be detached and compassionate at the same time?”  We discussed this at length. These two concepts seemed at odds with one another.

At first sight, the words “compassionate” and “detachment” seem contradictory.

In fact, many of us were taught that emotional attachment is a prerequisite for compassionate giving. 

However, we discover that the more we attempt to “feel someone’s pain,” the more attached we become at removing that pain and we find ourselves in pain.  Of course, we want those around us to feel better, but harboring expectations not only creates an energetic imbalance between giver and receiver, it also actually limits our ability to give and love freely.  Our ability to reflect compassion, caring, and love is diminished by our own efforts to “make things work out.”

Many of the world’s major spiritual traditions teach the ideal of detachment.  In the West, this has often been misinterpreted as not caring, not important, and not real.  Quite the contrary.  Compassionate detachment is more appropriately defined as loving without attachment income.

This is true unconditional love.

For instance, a caregiver or doctor may offer some form of help, new medicine, device, etc., to ease a patient’s pain.  If the patient refuses the assistance, the caregiver or practitioner practicing compassionate detachment does not become angry or frustrated, but rather then serves as an advocate for the patient and becomes respectful and willing to search out other options.

In this way, compassionate detachment offers tremendous freedom and respect for both the healer and the patient.  Any shame, fear, and apprehension are quickly erased. Compassion remains intact as unwarranted expectations and attachments are minimized.  In the process, a safe environment for healing has been created, maximizing the potential for future healing and growth.  The process becomes the medicine. 

This truth has led many to believe there is no healing tool more powerful than compassionate detachment.

Embracing the idea of compassionate detachment is a process which requires an ongoing commitment to personal growth and healing.

In time, our love and compassion becomes more and more unconditional. 

Our personal energy increases and we find greater happiness, as our ability to give and receive freely and fully becomes increasingly expansive, leaving a positive “ripple effect” on friends, family, and community, as well as on our own well being, as we engage in this loving and powerful practice.

I Have Heard You

When NightSpeaks emerged onto the web, I truly did not know what to expect. I wondered if people would really look at the images and let me know their thoughts. Now, just weeks later, there are about 1000 people who have viewed the site and I have heard from hundreds of people via the Blog, Facebook, telephone, and other means, as well. While only one person reminded me she felt this was not “art,” most others saw the big picture represented, and the love in the photos was not missed. The feeling we are not alone in this world was felt and reflected by many.  Many people have taken comfort in the photos, while others felt their spirituality was both reflected and enhanced by seeing the images.

I ask you to take a good look at the images, and please let me know,  by commenting below, if you feel the photos are named correctly, or if you have other suggestions. Please let me know what else comes to you when you see them.  I thank each person who took the time to take these healing images into their hearts and souls. Namaste.

Thank you for sharing your thoughts about “NightSpeaks Photography"

Many people have asked me about these photos. How can I see these images? What are they? Am I doing something special to the photos?  This website is the culmination of years of photography and meditation.  As you look at the Myst and Orbs Galleries, you can understand why I call the spirit images “Myst.” They are both myst-erious and myst-ical.  As you can see, they have a number of densities and present themselves in unique ways.  The more you look at each photo, the more you will see. You may be very surprised at what you feel, how the images seem to change right before your eyes, and how your own energy may change as well.

I hope you will consider contacting me if you have questions or by way of this blog. I want to share these images with everyone, and I am truly grateful for your kind donations.