What does 2017 have in store for you?

At the beginning of the year, I like to take a look at what to focus on in terms of my life and my work because each year has a different energy to it, and it moves in 9 year cycles according to numerology. First, let's take a look at the Universal Year 2017, and then I'll explain to you the energies of the cycle and how you can figure out where you are in your cycle.

Numerology collapses all numbers down to one of the 9 single digit numbers, and each of the numbers 1-9 has its own energy and personality that it describes. To find out what single digit number 2017 collapses to we must add together all of the digits within it.

2 + 0 + 1 + 7 = 10

This gives us a double digit number which we must add together again.

1 + 0 = 1

Therefore, 2017 is a 1 year which means that on a global scale this is a year of new beginnings and the start of a 9 year cycle. This year will have a sense of new-ness in the way we see things on a large scale (countries, governments, corporations, large populations, etc).

The 9 year cycle flows like this:

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Following the Red Blinking Lights

Marie jumped out of my hands staring me down with large questioning eyes and exclaimed, “HOW DID YOU KNOW???” I jumped back startled by her response to my question, and then she gave me the whole story. But before I fill you in on her story I need to tell you how we got to that point.

I was at the Saddle Ranch in Universal CityWalk to see some friends play in a band showcase when Marie showed up looking…

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Receiving My First Reiki Treatment

After sharing about my first reiki attunement last month, I thought I would continue the story and tell you about my first reiki treatment. I went about things a little backwards from a lot of reiki practitioners that I meet in that I first was attuned before I had ever experienced a reiki treatment. I was ready to go out and give reiki to everyone that was willing and interested, but I had no idea what they would be experiencing or even what they should expect to experience. All I could do was regurgitate what my first reiki teacher, Julie Raftery, told me in the class. After a couple short sessions I gave to friends I realized I need to experience a treatment for myself so that I could speak about reiki from a place of experience with those I would be giving reiki to, and learn from both mine and their experiences during the sessions.

I looked through my notes to find Julie's business card, mustered up the courage to call her, and dialed the number.

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Reflections on my Start with Reiki

On October 20th I will be celebrating 9 years since I received my first Reiki attunement, and I had no idea at the time just how much of an impact that class would have on the direction my life would take. Not a clue did I have that in four and a half years I would resign and walk away from a career that I planned for and built my life around. I didn't even have a hint that I would go on to become a Reiki Master and teach others this healing art known as Reiki. As a matter of fact, I didn't even really know what I was getting into. At this point all I had known about Reiki was what I read about in a book...

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