How my Reiki attunements Helped Reopen Me Up to My Soul Gifts.

Reiki is a deeply personal experience and very individual. If you’ve ever had a session, you know that no two feel the same. The energy shifts as we emotionally and energetically shift, meeting us exactly where we are. Well as a practitioner, my experience has been the same—Reiki has been an ever-evolving journey for me, with each attunement it assisted me in unlocking parts of me I had long forgotten and revealing soul gifts I never even knew I had.

But in truth, my journey didn’t begin with Reiki. It began long before I even knew what Reiki was.

A Childhood of Unseen Visitors and Hidden Gifts

As a little girl, I always felt different. I was the one constantly daydreaming, lost in another world, my dad would often say your always off with the fairies. And I think maybe I was.

From around the age of eight, I remember feeling drawn to things beyond the physical world. I was the one leading my friends at sleepovers to try and contact spirits, completely fascinated yet terrified all at the same time. But the nighttime was when things truly felt different—when the unseen became undeniable.

I would often be woken from my sleep, because “they” would visit. I could feel them in my room, lingering in the space even though I couldn’t always see them. At times, I’d see lights, strange glows even though no lights were on. The trek down the hallway to the loo was the worst—I dreaded walking down it, I always ran, sensing an unseen presence waiting at the end in the dark. But whenever I spoke about it, I was told, There’s nothing there, you’ve just had a bad dream. Then the usual check of all the spots, under the bed, in the built in wardrobe(which I now know can be used as portals for spirits) turn on all the lights to reassure me, see nothing, lights off, door closed - now back off to sleep. Then they’d be back, sitting on the edge of my bed, so close I swear I could feel their cool breathe. So under the covers I’d go. So over time, I learned to shut down. I managed to turned it off, I buried my fascination with the unseen and carried on with life. But it was never truly gone.

Now I look back and know they weren’t they’re to scare me, they were just checking in on me. It wasn’t until a about a year ago that all the pieces came together, it had just been my grandad visiting he told me he’d been trying to get my attention for years.

The Awakening: When the Unseen Came Back

So now I’m talking years later, just after I had my second child, the spirit world found its way back to me. The activity in our home became impossible to ignore. It’s quite common for passed loved ones to visit you around this time (just after giving birth) to offer protection and guidance and to just check in on you. Well it all started again - firstly with the shadows flitting past, seeing movement out the corner of my eye, then the sense of movement in the hallway, My then three-year-old daughter would talk to people who weren’t there—holding full conversations, laughing, engaging as if they were right in front of her. This time, I didn’t dismiss it. I listened. I encouraged it. She would tell “they aren’t here to hurt us, they are just here looking after us”.

I’d often ask her who they were, she’d then proceed to describe what they looked like to me. I found out it was my mums side of the family, my grandad, my mums dad (I never got to meet him he died before I was born) he was a frequent visitor my daughter was ably to describe him to me down to missing the tops of three fingers on one hand - as soon as my mum heard that she’s like “thats my dad, he lost the tops in an accident while slicing bread in a bread machine” he was a baker in England. -(he still comes to visit now and agin but not as often anymore since Mums passed) we also had my mums Aunty Lilly she was a real regular she died when she was only 5 years old and she’d often come play with my daughter all the time, especially on the swings. My daughter could of never had know any of these things she told us, I never even knew about them. It wasn’t until I started talking to my Mum about it. Mum was able to help put the pieces all together for me.

Then the more I was open, the more activity went on in the house. I’d often say hello to them and engage with them even though I couldn’t see them or hear them at the time, but then came my night visits again, but this time, I was older. I was no longer the little girl afraid of the dark.

I’d see sudden bursts of light in my room—flaring white flashes, like someone had taken a picture with a camera flash, but there was no one there. I’d hear my name whispered in my ear “Jane” just as I was drifting off to sleep.

And yet, I still sort of brushed it all off. Life was busy. I had 2 little kids to raise. I had no time to consider that maybe—just maybe—these weren’t just coincidences.

But something inside me had always been drawn to this world. I had long been fascinated by psychics, oracle cards, crystals, and the unseen forces that others could connect with. I had always believed in it. I just never thought that I had possessed any of those gifts that i could actually communicated with spirits.

Until Reiki cracked me wide open.

The Moment Reiki Unlocked My Soul Gifts

When I received my first Reiki attunement, it was like my whole body was ready to remember it felt like I was cracked wide open. I was instantly bathed in light, and colors swirled before my eyes. Not everyone has this kind of experience—attunements affect everyone differently—but this is my personal experience and for me, it was an amazing magical moment that marked the beginning of something much greater.

On the very first day I practiced Reiki after my first attunement, I worked on one of the other studnets in my class and immediately felt something unexpected. As I placed my hands over their body, I felt something within my own. A tightness, a pressure—like I had stepped into their experience, feeling their discomfort firsthand. I told them I sensed something around their heart area, it was painful, it felt like heartburn, and they confirmed - yes they had been indeed suffering from it during the week.

At the time, I thought wow this Reiki stuff is pretty awesome. I still didn’t give myself any credit, still didn’t put the pieces of the puzzle together. I later came to understand that this was more than just reiki energy I was working with, I thought everyone experience this with Reiki until my reiki teacher Hailey informed me that, the extra stuff I was channelling that wasn’t reiki, I remember her telling “Jane your a meduim”. I was like “how freakin cool” It was the beginning of an emergence of my soul gifts reawakening again.

Discovering My Gifts Through Reiki

During my early experience with Reiki it was more physical than anything else. I would just feel warmth, tingling in my fingertips, a deep pulsing in my palms, and my body temperature would often rise. These sensations reassured me that the energy was flowing, and this was in fact just reiki energy. This is perfectly normal for reiki . I wasn’t regularly seeing colors, feeling things or receiving intuitive insights as I still doubted my gift.

But as I continued working with Reiki and attuned to higher levels, became dedicated to meditating daily, explored all sorts of different areas like lucid dreaming, divination with pendulum, tarot card reading, practicing strengthening my intuition that all this allowed space for my soul gifts to expand.

I started receiving intuitive messages—words, songs, images, or emotions that would drop into my awareness mid-session with a client. At first, I hesitated to share them, unsure if they were actually real. I thought they’re going to think I’m batshit crazy. But as I learned to trust in what I was receiving, I also became a pretty good read of my clients energy and I’d know if they were open to me sharing my weird with them. When i really started trusting in what was coming through and sharing, I saw how much they resonated. Clients would confirm them, sometimes with shock, sometimes with deep emotion, as if I had just spoken a truth their soul had been trying to express. I’m still in awe when I get a hit and a client confirms it. It lights me up.

Then, the visions began.

If a client’s soul allows it, I am now gifted glimpses into their journey. These aren’t always from this lifetime. Some are echoes of past experiences, past lives, or ancestral wounds waiting to be released. I’ve also had past loved ones appear not in the room as such but I see them in my third eye—sharing messages or showing me visions that I pass along to the client. These moments are sacred, profound, and deeply healing. Especially the time I was working on a client and his Nona came through, now i didnt know this man at all he was staying in a holiday accommodation and I’d gone to give him a treatment. As i worked on him all i could hear over and over again was Nona, Nona on repeat she wouldn’t shut up, so I was like in my head ok I’ll tell him Nona says hi -now stop already so I can focus. I could feel her presence she followed me around the table as i massaged him. I picked up his hand to massage his arm and that’s when she showed me -her lying in a hospital bed and someone was holding her hand as she passed. She wanted to me to let him know that she knew she wasn’t alone. This was a complete stranger I’m thinking he’s going to think I’m nuts, but I’ve got to say something. I’m glad I did, I nearly didn’t from fear of him thinking I was a crazy lady. So I started with this might sound crazy but ….. and preceded to tell him what had happened. Im so glad I did as, his Nona lived overseas during Covid and she was alone, she’d caught covid and had died in hospital and they had asked a nurse if she could hold her hand as she passed so she didn’t have to die alone. They always had carried guilt that they couldn’t of been with her that day and they always wondered if the nurse sat with her as they’d asked. This was a big relief for him to know this and he couldn’t wait to tell his sister. He also confirmed that Nona was a bit bossy as I said she wasn’t going to let up until I agreed to tell him. That when i knew this gift I had was something beautiful.

Reiki, End-of-Life Doula Work, and Soul Connection

One of the most sacred gifts I have uncovered is my ability to connect with a soul who is preparing to transition. Reiki energy allowed me to assist in the peaceful passing of my mums soul, helping both her and us to find a sense of calm and connection during this sacred time. But my soul gift went even deeper than that.

I discovered this ability that once I had energetically connected to my mum through reiki. As a medium I had become tethered to her soul, I didn’t fully understand it at first. I would be woken by her voice telling me and showing me images of conversations letting me know that she could hear us - hear everything. I remember one day waking and telling hubby that I’d just heard mum as clear as day she was talking to me and I could recall the conversation and what she had shown me. But she was in a hospital bed 30km away, how could this be happening. Can a living soul talk to another living soul ?? The answer yes! they don’t need to be dead to communicate. I didn’t know this then, so it didn’t make any sense at the time but I knew I just had to trust in what was coming through. I could feel her energy, her fear, her confusion and when she was at point of being unable to speak, I became her voice as I was connected to her soul, able to receive messages that she could no longer physically express. This was all happening when I wasn’t even doing reiki on her, It was then that I realized there was a whole lot more than just reiki going on, —it was something that had always been within me, waiting for the moment to be awakened and reiki had assisted me with this connection, with the dying.

Since then, I haven’t yet had the opportunity to assist another in this way, but I know that if and when the time comes, this gift will be there. If there are soul messages to be shared, I trust that I may be a bridge for them. However, this is not something I can always guarantee—it is always up to the soul and what they choose to communicate. I hold this ability with deep reverence, knowing that if it arises again, it will be in divine timing. This gift is something that I hold very dear.

My journey is just beginning. I truly believe that doing a lot of inner work on myself and receiving Reiki has continually helped me shift limiting beliefs and opening me up, I may never have pursued the other paths that are now shaping my growth. It was as if each piece of the puzzle was falling into place, divinely guided all along.

As I deepen my connection to energy work, I felt drawn to explore other avenues intuitive card reading, tarot, and life coaching and the mind-body connection. Each of these elements has played a role in my own healing, and I know they will become part of how I support others in the future. As I step into this new chapter, I look forward to using these gifts to help others reconnect with themselves—body, mind, and soul. But that’s a story for another day…

And This Is Just the Beginning…

Reiki has changed me in so many ways that I never expected. It has connected me to something far greater than myself. And while I may never know what each session with my clients will bring, one thing is certain—there is still more to come. I can feel it.

The gifts I have unlocked so far are just the beginning. I know that there is more waiting for me, more layers to uncover, more wisdom to receive. Reiki has not only reawakened my soul gifts—it has shown me that this journey of discovery never truly ends.

If you’ve ever felt drawn to Reiki, whether for healing or for deepening your own connection to your soul gifts, trust that it will meet you exactly where you are. And if you are open to it, it just might take you somewhere you never imagined.