A Journey of Inner Remembering

Have you ever wondered why some people seem naturally more intuitive than others? Or perhaps you've questioned whether you have intuitive abilities at all? After years of teaching Reiki and witnessing countless students discover their hidden gifts, we can tell you with certainty that everyone possesses natural intuitive abilities. The beautiful truth is that Reiki serves as a powerful catalyst for awakening and developing these innate gifts that have been within you all along.

During our recent retreat in Sedona, surrounded by the ancient red rocks and their timeless wisdom, we were reminded once again of how differently intuition manifests for each person. Some participants immediately connected with vivid visual experiences, while others felt deep physical sensations or received “clear knowing” without images. Each person's intuitive gifts revealed themselves in their own unique way, proving that there's no single "right" way to be intuitive.

Understanding Your Clairsenses: The Language of Intuition

Your intuitive gifts speak to you through what we call the clairsenses, and understanding these different channels can transform your relationship with your inner guidance. Think of these as different languages your soul uses to communicate with you.

Clairvoyance (clear seeing) might bring you mental images, colors during meditation, or symbolic visions. These pictures often arrive metaphorically, requiring you to interpret their deeper meaning rather than taking them literally.

• Clairaudience (clear hearing) could manifest as words, phrases, or even songs that pop into your awareness. Many people experience this information as an understanding of words or messages rather than as actual sounds.
• Claircognizance (clear knowing) brings information directly into your awareness without any visual or auditory component. You simply know something to be true, even if you can't explain how.
• Clairempathy (clear emotion) allows you to feel the emotional states of others or sense the emotional energy of situations. If you have this gift, you learn to distinguish between your feelings and those you're picking up from others.
• Clairsentience (clear physical feeling) manifests as physical sensations in your body that provide information. During Reiki sessions, you might notice temperature changes in your hands or specific sensations when working over different areas.
• Clairintellect - Clairintellect is clear thinking, which happens when your thoughts can manifest as your intuition. You may notice in conversations that your words come through and, although they seem like thoughts, are words from a higher source of consciousness. This gift can commonly manifest as having "epiphanies.”. You may be inclined towards clair thinking if you are very left-brained and a linear thinker.

The less common clairsenses include clairtangency (clear touching), clairsalience (clear smelling), and clairgustance (clear tasting). While these might not be your primary intuitive channels, they can provide important information at key moments.

How Reiki Awakens Your Dormant Abilities

From the very first Reiki attunement, many students experience their intuitive gifts beginning to stir. You might see colors during your attunement, feel warmth flowing through your hands, or receive sudden insights about your life path. These experiences are simply your natural abilities responding to the Reiki energy.

Reiki works by activating what I call your "heart light,” the divine spark within you that connects to universal wisdom. When you activate the distance symbol and breathe into your divine heart, your perceptions naturally entrain to higher frequencies. This process becomes available to you anywhere: whether you're in your living room, your car, or walking in nature.

The beauty of this awakening process is that it honors your individual path. Some students discover their gifts immediately, while others develop them gradually over months or years. Both timelines are perfectly normal and divinely ordered for each person's journey.

Developing Discernment and Trust in Your Inner Voice

One of the most crucial skills in developing your intuitive gifts is learning to distinguish between genuine intuitive guidance and other mental processes like worry, fear, or wishful thinking. For example, true intuitive guidance typically carries a quality of calm certainty, even when the message might be surprising or challenging. However, fear-based thoughts often create tension, anxiety, or a sense of urgency that pushes you toward quick action. Learning to tell the difference develops through practice and attention to how different types of thoughts feel in your body.

I've learned to trust my intuitive impressions by paying attention to how they feel energetically. When I'm receiving genuine guidance, there's a sense of flow and rightness, even if I don't understand the full picture yet. This skill has developed over years of practice, and it continues to refine itself as I work with the Reiki energy.

Building trust in your inner voice requires patience with yourself and willingness to act on small intuitive hunches. Start by noticing when you have those "I knew it!" moments after something happens. These experiences, even in retrospect, are building your confidence and helping you recognize your intuitive patterns.

Practical Steps for Strengthening Your Intuitive Connection

You can practice and strengthen your intuitive ability as part of your daily Reiki practice and regular life experiences. During self-Reiki sessions, pay attention to any impressions, sensations, or insights that arise. Notice if your hands want to stay longer in certain positions or move to areas outside the traditional hand placements. These subtle impulses are your intuition guiding the session.

When practicing Byosen scanning techniques, observe changes in sensation as you move your hands over different areas. You might feel temperature variations, tingling, or even a sense that your hands want to pause in specific locations. These physical cues are your clairsenses providing valuable information.

In your daily life, practice acting on small intuitive impulses. When you have a sudden urge to take a different route home or call a specific friend, follow through when possible. These small acts of trust build your confidence in receiving and acting on guidance. Validation of your clair senses can be really fun!

Reflection Questions for Your Intuitive Journey:

• Which clair sense feels most natural to you based on your life experiences?
• When have you had "I knew it!" moments that you didn't act on at the time?
• How does your body feel different when you're worried versus when you're receiving clear guidance?
• What small intuitive impulses could you start honoring in your daily life?

Teaching and Sharing Your Developing Gifts

As your intuitive abilities strengthen, you might find yourself naturally drawn to help others discover their own gifts. This calling often emerges as students advance in their Reiki training and begin to understand how transformative this inner awakening can be.

Remember that everyone's intuitive gifts unfold differently. When sharing with others, focus on helping them discover their unique patterns rather than expecting them to experience intuition the way you do. Some people are naturally clairvoyant, while others receive their guidance through physical sensations or sudden knowing.

The most important teaching you can offer is helping others understand that their intuitive experiences are valid, even if they don't match what they think intuition "should" look like. Many people dismiss their genuine gifts because they don't fit their preconceived notions about how psychic abilities work.

Your journey of developing intuitive gifts through Reiki is ultimately a path of remembering who you truly are. These abilities are natural capacities you possessed as a child and can reclaim as an adult. Reiki simply provides the safe, supportive energy needed to lift away the layers of forgetting and cultural conditioning that may have covered these gifts.

The most beautiful aspect of this journey is that it never truly ends. Even after years of practice, new dimensions of your intuitive abilities continue to unfold. Each Reiki session, meditation, and moment of inner listening deepens your connection to this wellspring of wisdom within you.

Trust the process, be patient with your unique timeline, and remember that your intuitive gifts are as individual as your fingerprints. The world needs your particular way of receiving and sharing divine guidance.

Ready to explore your intuitive gifts more deeply? Our Reiki I & II classes provide the foundation for awakening these natural abilities, while Reiki Master training offers advanced techniques for developing and trusting your inner guidance. Join our supportive community of practitioners who are all walking this path of inner remembering together.

Activate your intuitive abilities — Next Step Reiki® Training Classes and Explore the 12 Heavens Class Combine Reiki energy with shamanic influences. These are year-long courses that start every January - December each year.