Reiki has a dark side
Reiki has a dark side that no-one talks about. In fact, in the world of spirituality and Reiki, it’s far more common to only talk and work with ‘love and light’. This is highly problematic in so many ways. Only working with the light is really only working with half of the energy frequencies. The human world is a dualistic one, with both yin and yang. The world is not just full of light and love! There is plenty of darkness too. But what we see ‘out there’ in the world; the crime, wars, political lies, marketing techniques to manipulate and warp our psyches, the racism, unjustness of society…this is not just the collective darkness that is somewhere ‘out there’. It also lies deep beneath the surface within us on an individual level too.
Not just ‘love and light’
We are all spiritual beings having a human experience for sure. But the thing we often forget, dismiss, or suppress in the spiritual world, is the ‘human experience’ part. Spirituality is not about only having a positive mindset, a good vibes only, and an ‘everything is love’ attitude. This is naive, ignorant, insensitive and ironically, ego-based. Beware of energy healers in Melbourne who only talk about ‘light and love’. This is spiritual bypassing at its best.
Dark night of the soul
As much as we might try, we cannot deny the darker side of the human ego, that literally every single human on the planet has. What we resist persists. The longer we try to repress our dark side, the more it will resist. If we resist for too long, our shadows are well known for breaking through in the most dramatic of ways. Some people might experience a ‘dark night of the soul’, a ‘spiritual awakening’, or an ‘ego death’.
Our shadows can cause physical and mental illness
More commonly, people will often experience a serious physical or mental health condition, a big life challenge that grinds us to a halt, or all three at once. Mental breakdowns and physical breakdowns in the form of injury, illness, ‘accidents’ or dis-ease can often signify our shadow side making waves to get our attention.
What is the human shadow?
Our shadows (mostly based on the work of Carl Jung), are the parts of us that we prefer to keep hidden. They are the lost, disowned, and repressed beliefs, thoughts and feelings that we deem ‘not acceptable’ to the world or ourselves. Your shadows are the secrets, repressed feelings, primitive urges and impulses, and parts of us that we deem unacceptable, shameful, sinful, disgusting, embarrassing, or even evil. Our shadows can also be suppressed emotions such as rage, jealousy, greed, hatred, selfishness, deceitfulness, and narcissistic thoughts.
Dealing with our shadows
Dealing with our dark side or ego can feel extremely triggering. It can be uncomfortable, awkward, embarrassing and shameful. Of course, that’s why so many of us ignore our shadows. It’s much easier and safer to portray our socially acceptable side to the world. However, our shadows will always find a way to express themselves. The more we try to hide them, the more they will expose themselves in ways that we wouldn’t expect.
What to do about our shadows?
Deep shadow work is hard, and will challenge us in the most intense ways. It’s facing our fears, suppressed emotions, and impulses. It’s looking at the parts of us that make our gut clench, our stomach churn, and that makes us sweat. Before doing any shadow work, I would encourage you to build up your self confidence and self worth first! Find a therapist or mindset coach who can help and guide you through your shadows for support.
Reiki exposes our shadows
Reiki healing treatments are wonderful! The energy of Reiki itself is unconditional love. When it pours into us, it can flood us with light, love, and positive energy. It can clear other people’s energy off us, clear our minds, and open our hearts. However, Reiki is like The Sun in the Tarot card deck. Although Reiki energy is super high frequency (like the Sun!) it also shines light on our cobwebs. Reiki has a dark side as it reveals our shadows to us. If we are not aware of the powers of Reiki, sometimes Reiki can feel very intense and overwhelming. One beautiful thing to note though, is that our body will only release what you are capable of dealing with at that time. Reiki will not penetrate deeper than what your body and mind are ready for. And ultimately, Reiki is always working for your highest good.
Reiki expands, shadows hold us back
We can think of a Reiki healing treatment like lifting the roof off a house, expanding your mind, intuition and energy field! In lifting the roof, we can shine light, get fresh air flow, and clear out the dust. However, if we don’t clear out the mud and cobwebs under the house, and strengthen the foundations, we will always be at risk of a ‘Tower moment’. The Tower card in the Tarot deck is when everything around us or inside of us collapses. It’s the realisation that our foundations were built on thin ice, which can melt when too much light and high frequency shines down upon it.
Reiki + Coaching is a powerful combo
What we need is a combination of both Reiki and mindset coaching. We need to clear out old outdated beliefs and thoughts. We need to become aware of our shadows, and either integrate, transmute, or change our relationship to them. Then, we can flood ourselves with high frequency energy such as Reiki! This will burst open our intuition and manifesting powers! Reiki energy can clear out negative energies, and lighten your mood. It can lead to accepting ALL of ourselves, both light and dark. This leads to huge amounts of self respect, ultimate self love, and empathy, tolerance and understanding of others. We no longer get so triggered, we can deal with our wounds, release old hurts, and allow forgiveness in. We can then find true acceptance of ourselves, which leads to inner peace, and ultimately, freedom.
Book in for Reiki + Coaching today
If you are ready to dive into your shadows and heal your inner wounds, book a Reiki + Coaching session. This requires bravery and courage! But know that I’ll be there to help and support you, hold your hand, and guide you through the process. If you have any questions about Reiki healing sessions, contact me here. Reiki healing sessions can be done either in-person, or you can do distant Reiki healing sessions. If you would like to take this a step further and learn more about Reiki, energy, and healing your inner self, book in for Reiki Level 1! You can read more and book in for an upcoming Reiki Level 1 ‘Shoden’ course here.
