Certified!

Hi and Merry Meet,
Last night I went for part two of my level 1 reiki class. They quizzed me on my self healing and asked me to demo it so they could see my hand placements and flow. That part went great!

Next I had to give reiki to both instructors. I have only practiced on one live person and we only got through her head area before she was so relaxed that she let go off her dog's leash and we had to chase the puppy! Needless to say, that one wasn't the best practice. However, I got through both instructors just fine. When I was done they both did my attunement. That was awesome! I saw silver sparkles and felt so calm.

After my attunement I did reiki on the instructors again. This time it felt more intense that before. I also gave reiki to a plant. They presented me with my level one certificate and a astrology chart of the time of my attunement. To me that was a very special gift and I love how it shows what energies were where!

I really want to frame my certificate! It is so pretty and shiny! Level 2 will be offered in March. I will keep practicing and maybe I'll take that class then.
Blessed be,
Autumn

Level 1!

Hi and Merry Meet,
This week I have been doing my reiki homework. I've done my self healing everyday. My teachers told me I might notice a few changes due to the energies that I am working with.

I have noticed a few changes. One thing I noticed for is my sleep has been deeper and my dreams even more vivid that I thought they could be! I've also noticed that even though our weather is turning colder and people at work are complaining that they are cold I am nice and warm (without all my wooly sweaters!).

Tomorrow night is the last part and then I will be a level 1 reiki practitioner! I am so excited about it and I love that it is a private class just for me. Humble, I know...
Blessed be,
Autumn

11-11-11

Hi and Merry Meet,
Last night I went to a full moon ritual with this coven I am interested in. The facebook invite said many more were coming but when I found the house of the girl hosting there were only four of us.

It couldn't have been better! I got to know the other three ladies really well and had a blast! During the ritual they had me call the South quarter. I've never called for a group so I was a bit nervous. Turned out great! I stumbled over my words slightly, but I got the job done. I was glad they asked me to do South as I my home altar faces South. I felt a deep connection as I am a fire sign.

It was a great way to spend my moon.Blessed be,
Autumn

Full Moon Fun

Hi and Merry Meet,
Tonight I will celebrate the full moon but not as a coven of one. The coven that invited me to their dumb supper at Samhain has invited me back for their ritual tonight.

I admit I have been thinking about finding a coven for a while. I've been trying to attend open circles so I can get a feel for different covens. If I'm going to join one then I want to see how they work with people, what kind of people are the leaders, and what us their group energy like.

This coven was the friendliest I'd seen and the leaders were very approachable. I loved the chats they used so after the open circle I talked to them. I'm not good at going up to new people to ask questions so the fact that I did surprised me. It also made me realize that even though I was reluctant to speak up maybe this is what I need in my life right now.

I again was very impressed with the dumb supper and the ritual that followed. I talked to the HP the following week and she asked me to come tonight. Since their open circle was a open portal time for new people to explore if they wanted to become members my timing was perfect.

I am excited to learn from them tonight. This will be my third time working with them and maybe this is what I need to do to further my spiritual growth.  I'm ready to see where this leads me.
Blessed be,
Autumn

Reiki

Hi and Merry Meet,
My reiki class last night was amazing! The class was going to be me and one other student. The other student had been asking them to hold this class for three months. That's what my instructors told me while we waited for her to show up. They told me we would have to wait for her since she called and said she was running late. After half an hour of waiting it was decided that we would start and they would catch her up when she came. However, my classmate never showed so it became a private class!! Yay!

After learning about the history of reiki and talking about energy I had a lesson in what self healing looked like.  I had an attument so I can practice but it's not permanent at this time. After my next class I will be certified in Reiki 1.

One of theno things that really interested me the most was that I can do reiki on pets. Of course I wanted to know if I could do this on my bunnies. Things got even better when the one teacher told me that animal healing was why she got into reiki. She walked me through what a healing for rabbits would look like. I was glad that I was the only student so I could ask all about bunnies and reiki!

My homework for the week is to practice self healing everyday and if I can practice on others then do that too. I was also told to try to do healings on the bunnies if they would let me. Chanel, my nine year old rabbit really really loves it!  She let me practice last night and again tonight. The other two rabbits were interested but would only sniff my hands. I was excited we got that far!

Tonight I am going to do my self healing homework and relax after that. Tomorrow I have off for Veterans day so I plan to get a bunch done around the house. That way Saturday Husband and I can have the day to our selves!
Blessed be,
Autumn

Learning Something New!

Hi and Merry Meet,
Tonight I am going to a reiki 1 class. I am super excited about it! I have been waiting for a beginning class for quite a while now. The timing and opportunity were perfect.

It is a two part class with each session for three hours.  When I called to sign up they were so happy as only one other person had signed up. So my class of two will start in a little while. I have to let you know how it is when I've finished!
Blessed be,
Autumn

Updates

Hi and Merry Meet,
I hope everyone had a great Samhain. I celebrated by having a small ritual after handing out candy to the few kids who come down out street.

Now that it is November I'm trying to get our Thanksgiving plans in order.
I am running the turkey trot in the morning and then I'll help my mom finish up setting the table and preping the side dishes. The question this year is who all will be coming. My brother and his wife just moved to Colorado so they won't be there. So that leaves my parents, my husband, me and I think my in-laws. I don't know if my aunt and uncle are coming yet. The timing for us is the part I can't nail down. I have off Wednesday but Husband has to work on Wednesday night. Every year we run into this problem. Since my husband works in the food industry this holiday is kind of a big one!

This week however I am going to take a Reiki class. I have been waiting for a beginner class to start up. I am so excited about this! I've had Reiki treatments in the past, and I love how I feel after them!  This is something I've been interested in for awhile so I'm really glad I finally have the opportunity to learn it!

That's all my updates for now!
Blessed be,
Autumn