Over the years I have accumulated a fair number of crystals. Some are personal just to me, some are ornaments, while others I use for healing. When you put your crystals to work soaking up the negative vibrational energy of others, it’s important to take care of them and cleanse them to keep them in Read More
Posts by Evie McRae
A note on Reiki Symbols
As a Reiki Practitioner, I hold the symbols passed down to me in high regard. To me, they are sacred and should only be passed on orally from Master to the student to unlock the flow of the Life Force Energy. This was the tradition and it’s one I believe should be upheld. I visualise Read More
Know your Chakras
While Reiki and the chakra’s do not necessarily come from the same spiritual traditions, they do work well together which is why I offer chakra balancing as a healing therapy. Before I explain a little about Reiki and chakra balancing, I’ll explain exactly what your chakras are. A chakra (pronounced cha-kra) is a centre of Read More
Smudge it out
Have you ever felt there was negative energy around you or you’ve just felt down for no apparent reason? Watching the news is enough to depress anyone these days but perhaps one story, in particular, got to you. Perhaps you’ve also noticed a few things going wrong. You didn’t get the job, you lost your Read More
Bibliotherapy: Could this novel therapy help you?
The UK’s Guardian newspaper ran an interesting story the other day that got me thinking. The article discussed the idea that GPs are going to give books to help teenagers with mental health issues. “Take two chapters daily – how to prescribe fiction.” Within the article two ‘seasoned bibliotherapists’ discussed the power of novels as Read More
Animal magic – Reiki for your fur babies
If like me you are besotted with all creatures great and small, you will naturally be a stressed out earth mamma if your family pet is under the weather. The great news is Reiki can help our furry friends. In fact, the procedure for treating animals is not so different to that for humans, although, Read More
Back to Nature with Reiki
If you have already been attuned to the ancient healing system of Reiki, you will be aware if the benefits for you and your family but did you know it has other uses too? Apart from self-treatments and treating others, Reiki can be used for a number of other purposes. This makes it quite distinct Read More
The Spirit of Motherhood
Nowadays it takes more than maternal instinct to cope with the demands of the modern family. Read on as I share my insights on how to survive the stress factor. “In my time, I have been called many things: sister, lover, priestess, wise-woman, queen.” Morgan Le Fay, The Mists of Avalon It’s the usual chaos. Read More
Awaken the healer within
Are you a martyr to stress? Do you suffer endless colds and illness but soldier on because you’re just too busy to give in and take a break? You’ve got the kids to see to, deadlines to meet, dinner to make and – let’s face it – you rarely sit down before 10pm, by which Read More
Lemon aid
Nature has an amazing knack of surprising us with the versatility of the ingredients in her store and the feisty citrus fruit is no exception. In fact, it may be the most dynamic of them all as Gaia’s Light explains. The lemon tree’s roots were firmly planted in India before spreading to Italy toward the end Read More