I guess I've always had psychic and spiritual experiences, though for many years I didn't understand them, or even acknowledge them. I had an idyllic childhood, was blessed with a wonderful family, and did well at school, but I always felt different somehow. I didn't feel better than anyone else, nor indeed worse, just different. Perhaps the sensitivity to Spirit around me, strange dreams and even stranger trance experiences that I had all contributed to my 'feeling different'. That feeling stayed with me until I embraced my spiritual side during my mid 20s, and as clichéd as it may sound, finally found my true self.
My spiritual journey began in earnest when facing upheaval in my personal life. I felt drawn to have a Tarot reading, the first one I had ever had. The cards told an amazing story, describing exactly what I was going through at that time. I was also told that I was a healer, but at that point I had no understanding of what this meant. Upon returning home, my sister jokingly said 'well if you're a healer, heal my headache before it turns into a migraine.' I didn't even know how to go about it, so between us we kind of guessed that I should put my hands on her head. To our immense surprise her headache did disappear!
My curiosity and a series of amazing synchronicities led me to 'Petals in the Wind', a group that was run by Carol, a medium and healer. Carol was kind enough to teach me all she knew about healing, and I quickly became a permanent fixture at Petals' meetings. I was fortunate to have plenty of time to pursue my new found interests, and over the next few months I went to every workshop I could, joined circles, read books, visited spiritualist churches, debated with like-minded new friends - anything that could further my knowledge. It was a time of rapid learning, facilitated by amazing teachers. To this day I remain passionate about teaching people beginning their spiritual journey as a way of returning some of what I was given when I was starting out.
Within eighteen months of my joining 'Petals', Carol moved away and asked me to take over the running of the group. It was an immense honour, if a bit nerve-racking! That was all more than ten years ago now, and although 'Petals' has evolved and changed in many ways since those early days, I'm proud to still be a part of it. I owe a huge amount to my wonderful special fellow members who I always count as my second family. I was also blessed to meet Helen through 'Petals'. Years later we found out that the first time we had worked together we had secretly been in awe of each other. We had both felt nervous as we'd perceived the other to be far more spiritually advanced than ourselves! Interestingly, our great friend Janice predicted that we would work together in a business venture, before she had even introduced us to one another. This book proves her prediction right.
I was also lucky to have Helen become my Reiki Master, passing her knowledge and love of Reiki on to me. My passion for Reiki remains with me and I run regular Reiki courses. I feel privileged to be able to pass on my knowledge of this wonderful healing method to as many people as possible. Additionally I run psychic development workshops with 'Petals', as part of my 'mission' to help people who are exploring their spiritual pathway. Through these workshops I have learnt as much as I have taught.
Over time I have developed many aspects of my spiritual and psychic side, including Rescue work, Angel Card readings, trance mediumship, automatic writing, crystal healing and reading auras to name but a few. I have worked with some amazing Spirit Guides who have patiently helped me along the way! It is a lifelong journey and I am always eager to discover more, and to help others do the same. |
