We were lucky to catch up with Jessie McKinney recently and have shared our conversation below.
Jessie, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. We’d love to hear the backstory behind a risk you’ve taken – whether big or small, walk us through what it was like and how it ultimately turned out.
Getting into the somewhat intangible business of energy healing and mediumship was a HUGE leap for me. I had been experiencing/seeing energy and spirits my whole life, but it was always something to keep a secret for fear someone wouldn’t believe me or, even worse, think I was crazy and lock me away!
As I started taking small risks, testing boundaries by telling those around me what I saw and felt, I was pleasantly surprised that what I expressed was 99% accepted by those I shared with.
With each boundary I skirted across, the more comfortable I became with showing people my “true self”… and the happier and more fulfilled my life became!
I learned that small risks can generate monumental results! You’ll never know unless you “give it a go.” :)
As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?
My name is Jessie and I started practicing energy work in 2016. I officially established my business, Enlightened Energy 3, LLC, in 2023.
I have been taking steps to reach as many hearts as I can to help them heal and grow; to connect with themselves, others, and the world around them in a deeper, more meaningful way; to live their lives with love and light.
The work I do helping others find happiness and healing through energy/Reiki and medium sessions fills my heart like nothing else in this life. (Other than kittens, that is. But, seriously, who can look at those tiny fur-balls and NOT spontaneously combust?! Everything about baby animals SCREAMS purity and perfection! Sometimes I just can’t take the cuteness. I have to remind myself to breathe and keep it together! Annnndd I digress…)
Where was I? Ah, yes. Where this started. Growing up I would see and hear things that people around me didn’t, and as I matured, I understood I didn’t fit into those neat little “boxes” laid out for people in society. What could I do?
Adapt, of course! How human of me. *Wink*
I pursued a “proper” career in the judicial system as a court reporter immediately after graduating high school; diving into the courtroom in 2008. Seeing all the broken people (victims and criminals alike) tore my heart to shreds. The unfortunate people I saw in the courtrooms all over the state were in pain. They were, in turn, spreading pain like wildfire.
Fast forward to 2016 after I received my first Reiki treatment. (Thanks, Mom!!) I was completely oblivious to the world of people who saw, felt, and experienced things through their intuition as I did. After this treatment, everything inside me shifted and things opened in the form of energy, colors, and spirits… and I was BACK to being “me.”
THIS was how I could make a difference!
I attained my Reiki I, II and Master attunements. I learned how to move energy; how to allow Divine light and love to flow through me and into my clients for balance, healing, growth, peace, acceptance. (You name it!) Each session helped me understand what I was seeing in the world around me. Do others see this magnificent world within our world?
It took immense patience to sit with and learn how my intuition functioned, but with anything: Practice makes …. perfect…? No. That’s not quite right.
Practice brings BETTERMENT. I think I like that instead.
With those Reiki trainings, spirits started coming back as they had in my childhood (and sporadically throughout the rest of my life until I inevitably exiled them from my space). Only this time I had a secret weapon: KNOWLEDGE. I could help them. I could help their families.
I’ve since started Medium sessions to help bring peace and renewed hope to those grieving the loss of loved ones.
What I do is an art, not a science. I’m not perfect. Who is, right?!
I aspire to bring light and love to those I encounter in this life. To aid in allowing their energy to flow effortlessly, preventing people from becoming “homes” to energetic/emotional/physical blockages or low vibrations, and to help those who are grieving find hope once more.
My dream is that my influence will make the world shine brighter and more beautifully.
Putting training and knowledge aside, what else do you think really matters in terms of succeeding in your field?
Listening.
People want to be heard, seen, and understood.
In the overwhelming chaos of today’s society, there can be a vast lack of connection. Stopping to slow down your inner workings to be more present for someone is an incredible asset!
Are there any books, videos, essays or other resources that have significantly impacted your management and entrepreneurial thinking and philosophy?
“Becoming Supernatural” by Dr. Joe Dispenza has been HUGE for me this year.
He walks through the science of meditation and it’s absolutely mind blowing. I encourage everyone to try his meditations because they’re amazing. (His voice is a little off-putting at first, but you get used to it.)
Contact Info:
- Website: www.EnlightenedEnergy3.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100082624037370&sk
Image Credits
Erik Cooper Photography