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I thought Dante and I made good progress after our second healing session -- more openness, and in general a really positive energy lingered around him even the next day. I was pleased, although I was also a little surprised by how much more connected to him I was feeling. I was able to feel his emotional changes on a much more nuanced level than normal, but it was all positive, so I just enjoyed it.

Then, last week, I got slapped down for my arrogance. In my first blog post, Being…

Dante and I had our first healing session last night. Even though I started slow and easy, comparatively to some of what I know we'll be doing down the line, we both ended the night completely exhausted and drained. 

We started with a basic assessment of the chakras. I had some expectations of what I'd be finding since we'd done some preliminary work on that about a month and a half ago, but there were also some huge surprises. We already knew that his heart and sacral chakras were…

I have been feeling a personal calling toward wand making for a few months now. It started with an image of the wand I wanted for my personal rituals -- smooth, red-barked, with a gentle curve. Living in Southern California, my first thought was that I should be seeking out some manzanita wood. I started reading up on how to make wands: the right time of the month to collect wood, the properties of wood, etc. 

It didn't take long before I started noticing something weird-ish. I would…

A note: I decided that since I will obviously have to be talking about my friend a lot, he needed to have a pseudonym.  I gave him a choice, but he was relatively ambivalent, so I'm going to call him Dante. I'll leave it to you to sort the symbolism.

Before I can do anything really effective to help Dante, I need to figure out what I'm doing. As I mentioned, I have always had a somewhat innate ability to feel the energy of the room, the vibes a person is giving out,…