Our puppy Suki was about 3 months when my ex and I visited a friend’s house. When we held her for a nail trim, she squirmed and my ex cut the quick. As Suki scampered off I watched in horror as drops of blood smeared across our friend’s carpet. Ashamedly, I lost it. I began crying hysterically and uncontrollably. I was certain his carelessness was the direct cause of me losing an arm in a past life (you think I am kidding here?).

Needless perhaps to say, as a result of my hysteria, Suki had grown to seriously dislike nail trimming, to the point of sheer panic. She was so freaked about the whole nail incident, combined with the “docking” of her tail by the vet before I got her, (that’s another story) that she would hide under the bed at the mere glimpse of any metal implement.

The next time we attempted to trim her nails Suki was about one year old and 75 lbs. of pure muscle, her nails were a definite problem. Seeing the growing terror in her eyes as we held her down, I asked my ex-hubby to meditate for a moment and ask if pinning her was the right thing to do. We both got “no”. So I told Suki we wouldn’t force her, but she had to somehow manage her nails so that no one got hurt. I commanded the now-famous words: “Whoever you are in this doggie body, if this is not something we need to go through, then manifest shorter nails!”

Overnight her nails were all the perfect length—smooth, no rough edges!” I almost didn’t believe my eyes, but I had 2 other witnesses living in the house who verified this. (PS for all of you thinking that she must have filed them down on some concrete—we live in FL on sand roads and she never left the carpeted house; but you are entitled to cling to your logical explanations).

While I had read stories of great beings and sages morphing their physical structure to become taller, thinner, shorter, etc. I had never personally witnessed this ability to shapeshift. And I don’t know exactly what made me think to call on Suki to access that great siddhi, or spiritual power, at that moment. Except that I had seen and felt her extraordinary Presence many times, and I trusted that we were not supposed to force her, so I called on the only other way I could think of—a miracle.

For over 8 years Suki manifested short nails in this magical way. I had to bring her attention to it perhaps 4 more times when I noticed they were getting long. I would just get her attention, remind her of that original conversation, and say “whoever you are in that doggie body, if you don’t need to go through a physical nail trim, then handle it yourself and create short nails”. Overnight, they would always be the perfect length again.

However this all changed when she was 8-1/2 years old. I noticed her nails were getting long again, and I had a sinking feeling it was time to face the nail trim demon. It became clear to me that Suki had released her fear, but I still had trepidation about getting a bleeder. I had to go buy a trimmer as I didn’t even own one anymore.

One day, I was very serene and felt bold enough to attempt a trim again. I had tried to sneak up on her before, and it always backfired and I lost a lot of trust with her. So I knew I had to come straight on and show her what I was doing, and manage my anxiety first. That was key—to manage my emotions so as not to trigger her fear.

I was very empty and able to approach her with the trimmers—a miracle in itself. She watched carefully but didn’t bolt like usual. When I got them around her nail, and was ready to press the blade down, I had a thought “wonder if I am doing this right” and my stomach tightened. That was all Suki needed to bolt under the bed. Yet the sequence was now crystal clear to me…a worry thought, a feeling of incompetence and concern of hurting her –and she vanished! It was MY anxiety causing the panic. She was totally reading me for her reaction now—when I was calm and empty she was fine…as soon as I contracted, she read “Not SAFE” and bolted.

It took me another two weeks to get that deeply calm again. Meanwhile I practiced cutting tree branches to build my confidence about using the nail trimmer. I also picked up the nail trimmer many times in sight of her and left it out so she could see. When I felt very comfortable I approached her and she let me place it on her toenail without moving, and I successfully cut one nail! The loud sound of the cutting unnerved her however and she tensed, but I quickly put the trimmer down before she bolted. I realized I had built our whole relationship on respect and trust, and I could no longer apply control and force with her.

I figured it was more important for both of us to maintain this new trust, so I decided to wait and only cut when we both were relaxed, even if it took me a month to trim all her nails. And it took more than that.

Suki left her body that year, but by the time she transitioned I had been able to maintain my poise, check my energy and quit when she got afraid; in this way I accomplished cutting all her nails finally! Even though she obviously had the amazing ability to shapehift her nails shorter, she never failed to be the Teacher and help me overcome my obstacles. We both walked through our fear that year.

One of my students commented I don’t talk much about reiki any more; and this took me by surprise. I recall people groaning as I incessantly spoke of the wonderful new world of Reiki for years! Perhaps now after 19 years, I tend not to talk about it because it has become such a deep part of me, an integrated natural reality like breathing. Reiki flows thru every waking moment effortlessly now.

Or perhaps I have become a bit, well, ungrateful or better yet, assumptive. I expect Reiki miracles, yet the wonder never ceases. And I assume people know what it can do, after so many years practicing. Yet this is apparently my wrong assumption.

I was speaking to a long-time student the other night and remarked how grateful I was for all the healing tools I have been given, and wondered aloud how anyone gets by without them. I recently spoke to a woman who was depressed and put on one drug after another, with serious and debilitating side effects. In our first Reiki session we went over some energy techniques, and spoke of combining energy healing with therapeutic grade essential oils that have proven so effective for helping people come out of deep emotional “stuckness.” I asked her how she felt at the close of our first session and she said: “I have HOPE for the first time in months.”

Then it dawned on me how so many people probably still don’t even know what is available, or perhaps more importantly, what is possible. I am talking about the realities of incredible shifts I have seen for over two decades now. Every day I bear witness to true healing on every level…pain and illness shifting out of the body, heavy emotions dissipating, and mental acuity returning from dense brain fog. I not only know it is possible– I expect it. What some might call miracles, I know as our natural state, when working in this quantum energy field of reiki.

Reiki is the foundation of all my intuitive work…it is the connection that allows me to literally feel what is happening in another’s body from any distance. I can tell where energy is stuck and where it is flowing. I can feel when a chakra opens and when it is tightly shut. Reiki flows from my eyes when I look at someone, and from my heart when I listen. I now can easily guide someone through most difficulties by using what reiki has taught me. The subject doesn’t really matter…as everything is energy, everything can shift when a higher frequency is applied, and when denser energies (like sadness or anger) are gently and consciously released.

So I decided to begin to share more about the “miracles” that have been happening and I will begin with my personal healings and magical happenings.

How much Healing is Possible?

When you begin to comprehend our true nature, and understand that the physical body is 99.999% empty space, and the empty space is filled with light wave energy–it is like we are Christopher Columbus discovering that the world is not flat. All kinds of new horizons appear.
When you apply a biofield therapy such as Reiki, an extremely high vibration of universal life force, all kinds of things that appeared quite solid, like pain, disease, xrays of damaged body parts, etc. can begin “shapeshifting”. And the magic is not confined to the body healing; many mystical happenings surround you when you begin to connect with this universal life force energy.

Suspicious mole on face vanishes

Over 10 years ago I discovered a suspicious new mole under my eye that appeared overnight and had all the traits of skin cancer..irregular shaped, strange color, growing very quickly. I applied Reiki once or twice for a few minutes each and it was gone within a week, and has never returned.

Torn Rotator Cuff Heals without Surgery

I had a torn rotator cuff right before the 4 infamous hurricanes hit Florida. We had to board up several houses and I kept dropping plywood and water bottles. Several chiropractors suggested surgery; one x-rayed it and commented it was the worst torn shoulder he had ever seen in 25 years, with four different “itis’s”. I was in agony and had no insurance. I decided to dive deeper into reiki, and massage and got many healers involved to support me. This one took a great deal of effort and changes in many areas of my life, yet I have total mobility and 99% full range of motion. Oh, and no pain.

Candle in Reiki Room Lights Magically

Many years ago I was preparing the room for a client. I was working in a psychiatrist’s office. It was my practice to always light a candle in front of my spiritual teachers’ picture to invoke blessings and to set and clear the space. However, I tried to light a tea light that had no wax or even wick left, and I burned my thumbnail in desperation as I had no other candles with me. I even showed the receptionist the empty tin and asked her for a new candle, but no one had any. So I was very bereft that I had to start the Reiki session without a candle for the first time. After a few minutes, I looked up to the shelf and the tea light tin (there was no wick or wax) burst into a full flame over one inch high!! I mentioned it to my brand new client, and I guess these miracles happened to her every day, but they were new to me then, and she said “ oh yes ” and laid back on the table while I nearly peed myself. When the reiki session was nearly finished I got the hint to look up again just in time to watch the flame go out. I felt unbelievably blessed!

Many of these stories I have not shared too often as I guess I wasn’t sure if anyone would believe me. Now it feels imperative to speak up, and share so you too can open to the infinite possibilities of energy healing, and have hope in a time of much upheaval. And I would like to think that now I don’t care quite so much what everyone may think!!

Having said that, I am committing to continue sharing these kinds of happenings in my life, and I would love to hear your magical mystical miracle stories. So when challenges rise, we can surround ourselves with visions of what is possible.

Copyright Kumari Inc. 2010
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Kumari Mullin is a Reiki Master, Animal Communicator, intuitive healer, counselor, attorney, author, and equestrian. She specializes in energetic problem-solving for pets and their people. For the past 22 years she studied and lived with internationally acclaimed meditation masters, energy healers/teachers and with Penelope Smith, the pioneer of interspecies telepathic communication. Kumari has helped thousands of people and their animal friends internationally including doctors, veterinarians, trainers, holistic practitioners, rescue organizations and zoos. www.KumariHealing.com