Case Studies
Case 4: Depression & Anxiety
M. was an easy going thirty-six-year-old on medication for depression and anxiety, which he reported was not working and, judging by his sallow, depressed expression, I was inclined to agree with him. He was a man who had had many challenges in his life, challenges with his family, friends and his work life. M. had a brother that he was especially close to, someone that he looked up to and admired a lot, despite his brothers self-created difficulties. One day, M. was informed that his brother was dead; an accidental, drug related death. This had a major impact on M. The only person he looked up to was now gone. Time went on and M. found himself feeling the same feelings his brother had been feeling – very lonely, insignificant and as if the world could not accept him as he was. Such feelings were leading him deeper into depression and deeper into the habits that his brother had been caught up in, causing a negative cycle of self-destruction. When M. came to see me, he felt he had nowhere else to go. The medication hadn’t helped, the support with his habits was not really working and he felt that all was lost and the only way out was to die and join his brother.
Prescription:
I suggested to M. that he came once a week for a month for shamanic healing and that we would reassess how he was feeling after the four sessions.
Session 1: Duration 2 Hours
As I commenced work on M. I could feel that his brother was in the room with us. The connection between them was strong. I asked his brother if there was anything that he wanted to say to M. and there was, so I relayed the message to M. which was about getting on with life and letting go. I asked M. if there was anything he would like to say to his brother and M. spent quite a few minutes talking to him, telling him how much he looked up to him and how much he missed him. They had quite an intimate time together but they both knew it was time to say goodbye.
When the time felt right, I guided M. to say his farewells and explained to them both that there were spirit beings, helpers, waiting to take his brother to the light. As I watched, a bright light appeared and the brother started to ascend with the beings. I could see that the brother was looking back at M. but I wasn’t sure why. Suddenly M. started to feel that there was a cord that was attached between him and his brother at the third chakra, and the higher his brother went, the more M started to feel as if the cord was pulling him up off the couch. They still hadn’t let each other go, even though they had both said their goodbyes. I quickly cut the cord that was keeping the brothers connected and M. suddenly felt as if his whole back had suddenly come back down onto the couch. The connection was broken. M. was now able to look and see his brother as he ascended with the spirit beings to the light. The remainder of the session was about ensuring M. was safe and clearing his heart chakra.
Sessions: 2 – 4 Duration 1 Hour Each
During these sessions, the focus was on systematically working through the chakras to clean them up and rebalance them along with the luminous energy field or aura. M. reported that his feelings of being lonely and insignificant had gone. He was once again starting to feel like his own self and starting to look forward to the rest of his life in the knowledge that his brother was safe. M. no longer felt he wanted to die to be with his brother and consequently came off his medication under the supervision of his doctor, and started to get on with the rest of his life.
I saw M. periodically from then on. M. was a completely different person. He looked bright and cheerful and was truly embracing life. M. even trained in Reiki 1 to continue on with self-healing.
We are The Quantum Warrior, The Master Architect of our life – Braveheart
