Heartbroken and scared

On January 8, 2020, I was scrolling through stupid Facebook and came across a post that an acquaintance posted. She had posted that her field, which held her farm animals, had been attacked by two neighbor dogs and sadly some of the animals were slaughtered. As a Reiki practitioner, I get called to do healing work and this was one of those days. While at the time I didn’t know Caitlyn very well I just knew she needed my help. I reached out to her and asked if I could Reiki the animals. I always feel like I take a risk when I am the one to reach out to request giving Reiki. In my mind I imagine their response being “Wow, what a wackadoodle.”  Caitlyn did not flinch about this and agreed. On the day I was to arrive there would be another Great Pyrenees dog, Rose, that would be joining the field to help protect the animals. I requested to Reiki all the current animals and the field before Rose joined. I wanted to clean up the energy and raise the vibration so Rose didn’t feel what the other animals did.

I arrived at the field a few days later. If you have ever been to a historical site like Gettysburg, you may have felt the feelings of dread, sadness, darkness, and an unsettling heaviness. This is exactly how the field felt to me. Being an Empath my heart immediately felt the heaviness and I just wanted to sob. The animals were filled with anxiety, scared, and suffering trauma just like humans do. I began with Duke. Duke is a very large Great Pyrenees and was in charge of looking after all the animals. I put my head to his head, put a hand on his heart and the other at the base of his spine. I could feel Duke’s deep sadness, his heart was broken. I could feel how disappointed in himself he was because he couldn’t  save all the animals and he knew that was his job. You can only imagine this beautiful dog hanging his head low in shame and sadness. I can’t even tell this story without tearing up because I will never forget his pain. I told Duke that he was very brave, that while he couldn’t save them all he saved so many, there would have been no way he could have saved them all and to forgive himself. The funny thing about Duke was once he realized why I was there and what I was doing he kept coming up to me for more Reiki. It was the sweetest thing.

I moved around to each animal that would get close to me. They were very timid since the attack and I wanted to honor that. I would just squat down and hold my hands upright and let them make their way to me. Some of the animals Caitlyn would hold or we would give treats to distract them so I could give them as much Reiki as possible. I focused on Heart and Root Chakras on all of them.  Heart because they were so sad. Those animals lost siblings, parents, or parent figures. If you think animals don’t have feelings you couldn’t be more wrong. I would do Root Chakra, located at the base of the spine, so they felt safe and stable again. I even did Reiki on their food so they were nourished and would get into a higher vibrational state.

After the entire fenced area of animals were done it was time to introduce Rose. Before Rose entered the area I wanted to Reiki her. She was so nervous so my focus was just to make her feel safe. By the end of my session you would not even believe the miracle. The animals started coming up to us, they started playing with one another again, Rose settled in and Duke was holding his head up high. I felt like my heart was going to burst. I instructed Caitlyn to smudge the entire field with sage. This would break up any stuck or stagnant energy. I also told her to play some music and let her kids play in the field. Sounds of children laughing and uplifting music are all vibrations. These vibrations help raise any dense or low vibrations lifting the heaviness from the field. She reported back later in the evening the news of how the animals were back to normal and how well Rose was doing.

Just recently, a year later, I went back to the field to visit and to my surprise, Duke remembered me. Of course, that almost made me cry. He will forever be my lion-heart, whose heart was broken but put back together with forgiveness, compassion, and love. I love that field of animals and all its people.

These moments of my life are my most favorite. They are the moments that make me cry, make my heart feel like it’s going to burst, and put a smile on my face. I would live my life a 1000 times to get to experience this gift and calling the Universe has given me and the people and ANIMALS that have been placed on my path. I will cherish it forever.