We were lucky to catch up with Donna “Blue Thunder” Peera recently and have shared our conversation below.
Donna “Blue Thunder”, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. It’s always helpful to hear about times when someone’s had to take a risk – how did they think through the decision, why did they take the risk, and what ended up happening. We’d love to hear about a risk you’ve taken.
A great risk I have taken was when my mother died of Covid and Mother-in-Law. Both were close to me. I found pictures of my Mother forever smiling in all her pictures, places I didn’t know she went and activities she saw. She was a giver and explored risk taking in her life. After she died, my first dive was taken in Costa Rica in 2021 at 57 years of age. I then bought my first practice didgeridoo and I do everything by constantly spirit communication with the Higher Power in my work via meditation and healing others. I played my didgeridoo and joined a percussion line but played other instruments weaving and dancing in the crowd to heal from grief with “Sol Dance.” I then began under the urging of my daughter and others of them missing my diverse stories of storytelling Universal Life lessons to create inner connection and peace. I continue to grow and go to my first sweatlodge. I had been sheltered and recently came out to my husband about my sexual orientation. It had been harbored for many years. I am still risk-taking and very much love my husband. I was brought up by a mother abused by my Dad and she did the trips, travel and costume making and wearing and dedication to serving the unfortunate to balance her life. She was brought up in a convent during Jap Am war so she was very Catholic…repression, guilt, purity. I think her death propelled me forward into more truth and more discovery of who I am. I am doing this gently with ease because this is a mind shaker. I cannot reveal to my immediate family or his but we can work this out between each other. I am taking a risk right now sharing this recent trip I took to Mexico with my husband and alot of risks. My first snorkeling amongst stingrays and sea turtles, barracuda and starfish and coral reefs gave me world of beautiful experiences I will never forget nor will turn back. You asked me in the right divine time. Now I just have to see how dedicated I am to being me…totally. My advise keep going forward, don’t look back, learn and keep growing throughout your life. Thank you for allowing me to share with you.
Donna “Blue Thunder”, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?
I have been gifted since a small child as a healer. It has run in both sides of the family. They both have ancestral trauma and traumatic experiences from wars and domestic abuse. I was determined not to learn my gifts or ask advice from my parents because they harbored fear and superstition and societal programming. When your mind is not healed; you cannot function fully in any role in life. I decided that my go to was the spiritual pure light entities and learned I was psychic, mediumship and animal speak and at 38 decided I better do something for me to be me fully. I have also been creative blog writer and love of travel with psychometry gave the me the images or scenes of the time to learn from. I learned Reiki for my son who slept walked and my daughter reflexology for her cysts in her wrist, I also learned Shamanism a couple years later for almost 2 years and grew attending a psychic school but I understand energy happens in alignment of your energetic expression and divine connection in complete trust of the pure light lessons and wisdom but I like sharing. I am Native but was not allowed to mingle with Natives or people. I have seen angels, ancestors, power animals, sages and ascended masters and gods and goddesses that have evolved in lessons we are evolving in this earthly physical plane. I tell all my clients to develop and clear first step or intention that is basic and meditate on that to create a mind body spirit alignment and positive healing. I clear dark entities because the client believes the false illusion of a ill informed healer to cause harm is misuse of the healing gifts and not forget each person must give permission. I do not give guarantees or warranties. God is in charge of the work and divine timing and modalities I utilize in combination and discuss what the client’s comfort is first. My love of dance was a healing tool to release and connect for whatever purpose. www.bluethunderhealing.com and have a story telling podcast Blue Thunder Healing of recorded stories to uplift you and reconnect. Thank you and I create beautiful life and ceremonies for different occasions and theme events and speak of peace with all living beings with acceptance. I utilize Moari Crystal Healing, Sound, acupressure, corporate chair massage, Reiki, sacred geometry and my Pure Light Helpers to protect, guide and support me as I encourage this with my clients. I do facial massage and ionic foot baths, Union ceremonies/marriage and funeral ceremonies and seasonal and theme-like ceremonies and do shake a tail feather or two in joy of dance and creative movement in healing.
Can you share a story from your journey that illustrates your resilience?
When I was a child, I was molested by my Father at 13 years old. He tried to groom me but God was protecting with angels and my pets would guard me and give me quick instruction. He would attempt this after being married a year or 2. Angels stepped in and my quick wittedness not my quick thinking.. I thought I was safe at 20 but not so but my wits and used the tools of words to tell my Dad to ease away from him. I then was so bothered by his attempts and his bad behavior towards my Mom that I needed to heal so I became involved in the healing field. Shamanism/Native American healing helped me reach my truth in release of layers of self hate, victimhood and repression in my relationship with my husband. He accepted me in all my flaws and wanted the best for me. I didn’t want to marry anybody or anyone that couldn’t take me this way. I decided to ask my Dad if he remembered and he denied it twice. I told myself as my mother would only cry when approached about it as she last told me that it was my fault a shy and saddened girl with so much inside my head and potential…felt alone. This aloneness and anger and sadness and not feeling loved made me want to please people as I would feel their energy and respond in kind so well. I thought…no more. I decide what happens in my life, my mind to move forward to heal myself and keep doing it no matter how long it takes. It’s up to me to be free of the past. I then learned energetically from an ancestor’s confession that they molested my Dad at young age into adulthood and apologized. I was willing to let go of my Dad after Mom died and let go that information about it to him. I do not speak to my Dad as he does not approve nor update his interest in my life and my healing journey. He is a sad, empty man whom I don’t want to be for me. I am free to keep going forward. I am blessed to be alive to do this and keep it. Taking risks has these alternatives of losing people you love but also losing people who don’t love themselves to love you back. My clients are usually diverse and it doesn’t matter gender abused or someone utilizing black magic to control because of their own unhealed soul. I think we are light potental and deserve better than what we see ourselves. This is our gift. Be the Warrior of Peace, Positive Movement and Transformation.
Can you tell us about a time you’ve had to pivot?
The pivot of my career happened when I spent time healing myself and continue to and help others who end up on the same route or path that cross mine. I understand suffering, repression, darkness, sadness and anger; yet I know there is joy, laughter and light. I know we are more than our sexual organs and orientation. We are a soul experiencing everything as a witness to our growth. Our flesh is temporary and our imprints in the physical plane but we are always manifestors of our life. What do you choose? Growth or Stagnancy? Living a lie or being a Risk-taker of Truth? What feels good to you in the longer term is your own investment in yourself. My Mother’s death the the tipping point into what I really want for me and to do in my life is to live it with passion.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.bluethunderhealing.com
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