Quick Answer: When a child says they see a ghost, monster, person, shadow, or something unusual in their room, I believe it is worth paying attention rather than immediately dismissing the experience. Children can be incredibly intuitive and may perceive energies that adults no longer notice. If something feels dark or frightening, I teach my Reiki students to remain calm, contain the energy in a glass box in their mind’s eye, and use Reiki to clear it from the space.
When a Child Says, “There’s Something in My Room”
I was recently speaking with a student who shared a spooky experience she'd had in her flat.
A few days earlier, she had felt something unusual and saw what she initially thought was her boyfriend.
But her boyfriend was asleep.
Then she thought perhaps she had simply seen her own shadow.
After a while, the feeling went away.
A couple of nights later, her son became sick with a fever and woke up screaming:
“The ghosts are here!”
Naturally, she wondered whether the two experiences were connected—and what she should do about it.
I Believe Children Can Sense Things We Don't
I wish I could tell every parent this:
When your child wakes up alerting you to a monster, ghost, person, or something unusual in their room, pay attention.
I believe there may actually be something energetic that they're perceiving.
Now, that might sound scary.
But I think it's only scary because there's information missing.
Children can be incredibly intuitive. They haven't necessarily learned to question or dismiss everything they see, feel, hear, or know in the same way adults often have.
And if they sense something frightening, they may not have the language to explain what they're experiencing.
To them, it might simply be “a monster” or “a ghost.”
You Don't Need to Be Afraid of Dark Energy
Everyone can attract dark or heavy energies from time to time.
Those energies can also move into and through our homes.
This is exactly why I believe Energy Hygiene for both yourself and your property is essential.
If you feel something dark, heavy, or frightening, you don't have to panic.
You also don't need to immediately figure out:
What is it?
Who is it?
Where did it come from?
Why is it here?
How did it get into my home?
Those questions aren't nearly as important to me as clearing it.
Put It in a Glass Box
One of the techniques I teach through The Mohr Method of Healing is very simple.
If you sense something dark or frightening, visualize putting the entire energy into a glass box in your mind's eye.
Contain it.
Then channel Reiki toward the box.
I visualize the dark energy exploding and transforming into white ash and sparkles.
Then I watch everything float up and away.
Keep sending Reiki until you feel that the process is complete.
Sometimes it may happen quickly.
Other times, you may need to stay with it for several minutes.
I've had a particularly difficult energy take me about 15 minutes to completely clear.
I simply kept going until I felt it was gone.
What Happened in My Student's Apartment?
When I connected with this particular student, I felt that the energy was still in her apartment.
I helped her recognize where it was, and then we worked on blowing it up and removing it.
I called in Archangel Michael, whom I often associate with protection.
And no—you don't need to be Christian to ask Archangel Michael for help. :-)
But something unexpected happened.
Archangel Raphael showed up instead.
I hadn't been thinking about Raphael beforehand.
I saw and felt his presence and simply trusted what I was receiving intuitively.
Afterward, I actually looked up his specific role.
Raphael is traditionally known as the Angel of Healing.
And once I understood what else was happening energetically with my student, that made perfect sense to me.
There Was Something Deeper That Needed Healing
During our work together, I also picked up intuitively on an old hurt involving a previous boyfriend.
I felt that this relationship had damaged her confidence and left behind a vulnerability in her energy.
To me, that weakness in her aura was connected to why this dark energy was able to remain around her. It seemed to be feeding on her self-doubt.
She validated that what I was picking up about the relationship and her confidence was true.
This is important because sometimes clearing the energy around you is only part of the work.
You may also need to ask:
Where am I energetically vulnerable right now?
Maybe you're exhausted.
Maybe you've been hurt.
Maybe you're struggling with your confidence.
Maybe you're carrying fear, grief, anger, or self-doubt.
Energy Hygiene helps us clean what is around us, while healing helps us strengthen what is within us.
What Should You Do If Your Child Senses Something?
First, don't teach your child to be afraid of their intuitive abilities.
Listen to them.
Let them tell you what they experienced.
You don't necessarily have to understand exactly what they saw or felt.
And you certainly don't have to panic.
If you also sense that something dark or heavy is present, use your tools.
Put the energy in a glass box.
Channel Reiki toward it.
Visualize it exploding into white ash and sparkles.
Watch everything float up and away.
Then clean the energy of the room and your property.
Most importantly, help your child feel safe while you remain calm.
Don't Become Fascinated With the Darkness
This is something else I think is incredibly important.
You don't need to spend hours trying to determine exactly what the energy was.
You don't need to give it more power by becoming consumed with it.
For me, the process is much simpler:
Acknowledge it.
Contain it.
Clear it.
Move on.
Put your attention back on the light.
Trust the Tools You've Learned
If you've trained with me through The Mohr Method of Healing Reiki Levels 1, 2, and 3, I want you to trust yourself and the tools you've learned.
Developing your intuitive abilities isn't only about learning to perceive more.
It's also about learning what to do with what you perceive.
You don't need to become frightened every time something unusual happens.
Use your Reiki.
Use your Energy Hygiene.
Clean yourself.
Clean your home.
Protect your frequency.
And then get back to living your life.
Keep it light and keep it bright!
You are a fantastic Earth Angel, and I am so proud of what you're achieving with these arts every single day. 🩷✨
Want to Learn More About Energy Protection and Energy Hygiene?
Learning to perceive energy is only one part of intuitive development. I believe it's equally important to know how to clean your energy, protect yourself, work with your home and environment, and respond confidently when something doesn't feel right.
These are some of the tools I teach throughout The Mohr Method of Healing Reiki Training System.
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