Meet Heather Keay of JLJ Spiritual Healing in Hingham and Duxbury

Today we’d like to introduce you to Heather Keay.

So, before we jump into specific questions about the business, why don’t you give us some details about you and your story.
Having a difficult time with my run–the road on which I live is very steep–suddenly and seemingly from out of nowhere, I hear: “You can do it–I’m here to help!”

I look up to see my dead father standing at the top of the hill!

“You can do it–you can do it!” he repeats as he runs ahead of me to each street sign.

I must be going crazy! I think.

“Look up!” I hear, and as soon as I do I’m gifted with a beautiful upside down rainbow in the sky!

“Oh my gosh, I think I just went jogging with my father!” I blurt immediately to my husband Jeff upon arriving home. It’s 2009, and–since my father passed away as the result of a sudden heart attack–this is rather shocking. What makes it even more phenomenal is the fact that, in life, my father and I did not have a particularly close relationship.

Let me start at the beginning…my personal story of spiritual enlightenment does not occur overnight. I’m not born with universal understanding. If I tell you I’ve always been spiritual and a believer, it would be a bold-faced lie. I recall my mother and twin sister Michelle going for tarot card readings and visiting with psychics when I’m young. I never accompanied them–I have zero interest in knowing about my future or getting messages from spirit.

I don’t remember ever taking much time to think about or explore what I refer to as the “bigger picture,” and I never give much thought to why I’m alive or what my mission here on Earth might entail. You can imagine my surprise then, when the first time I see and hear my father in spirit is out jogging on this particular day, nine years after he’s passed away. I am now 34 years-old.

While the rest of my childhood is probably similar to that of many, I’m sensitive, intuitive, and dream often of situations and events before they transpire. In addition, I possess what I call a knowing. I can best describe this knowing as the ability to identify who’s calling when the phone rings or intuiting how a movie will end.
Despite having this ability, there’s not a drop of spirituality in me. Occasionally, though, I have fleeting notions of a higher purpose and somehow instinctively intuit that there’s something missing from my life.

At seventeen I leave home and attend a local college. During this time my life is chaotic, filled with friends, parties, and socializing. When I move to Boston in my early twenties to work as a research assistant for an investment firm, I remember intuitively knowing certain things about a few of my coworkers and joking around with them.

“How do you know that?” they ask in amazement.

I never give them a good answer. I don’t know how or why I know–I just know.

At work I trust my good friend Moura–we’re pretty much inseparable during work hours. If we’re not talking to each other in person, we’re emailing one another or going to the gym together. I tell Moura I’ve actually begun to see spirit–full body apparitions of people who have passed on. They appear in my room or while I’m walking down the street. I can see them, but I never hear them. It’s a relief to have Moura to talk to–she doesn’t judge me or misinterpret my feelings, ideas, and experiences. Often we go running during our lunch hour, and that’s when I tell her about the Native American man who guards my bedroom door. This man appears from time to time during the year I live in my Beacon Hill apartment. We laugh and joke about it as we run along the Charles River.

I decide to write my book and open my business based on the support of family and friends, though several people caution me not to speak my truth, and a few others suggest I write under an alias.

The mother of three young children, I confess that at first I worry what if people judge my kids? Then I ask myself: But what kind of role model am I for my children, and the students who come to my spiritual healing center, if I lie about or hide my gifts and who I truly am?

Ultimately, as fearful as I may have been in the beginning about speaking my truth, I decide I’m going to do just that. After all, there will always be critics. I believe that speaking my truth helps others speak theirs. I know also that if I can help just one person, then all my time and energy writing this book will have been worth it.

Currently, there’s a huge spiritual shift happening around us, calling lightworkers into service everywhere. I know there are millions of people out there just like me who are afraid to say what they sense, hear, and feel for fear of being judged or deemed crazy.

At this point in my life, I trust that one of my missions is to help people who are gifted–people like myself–open up to spirit. In my work, I’ve crossed paths with several souls who didn’t realize they are lightworkers. When the universe brought us together, I am able to help these beautiful people connect with spirit and witness their amazement and excitement. Honored and so very blessed with such an amazing journey in this lifetime, I sincerely want to give back the best way I can. All profit from JLJ Spiritual Healing and my gifts goes to charity.

Great, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
Spiritual Awakenings are challenging.

How do you come to terms with such dramatic change in your daily life? Waking up one day and realizing you are a medium You may see signs in nature, recognize familiar faces in the clouds, hear sounds and voices that lead you down a specific path, and experience uncanny coincidences which can only be described as remarkable.

In my spiritual healing practice, I meet with many different people, all of them at varying stages of ascension and awakening. It’s easy to imagine how the question, am I crazy? arises from within for many. History shows us that, for centuries, those who saw visions or heard voices were automatically labeled “insane.” Many were institutionalized, some even killed.
Silence is the normal reaction of many of my students at the start of an awakening. After all, does one come home after a long day at work and boldly announce: Guess what happened to me today? I saw the most beautiful vision and heard the voice of my angel telling me to quit my job and follow a more spiritual path!

Normally, it takes a while to digest that you’re really being called and that a significant transformation has begun.

Unfortunately, society has taught many of us that it’s not okay to be different. We learn to stay inside the mainstream, never think outside the box, and become accustomed to the judgment of others. Any little idiosyncrasy or difference in our behavior may invite ridicule and, all too often, pain.

The fact is you’ve been chosen to work directly with source energy in love and light, and that a spiritual awakening has more to do with acceptance of this fact than with judgment. This does not sound crazy to me! In fact, the thought of exploring this divine connection can bring additional joy and peace to your life. If that’s crazy, who wants to be sane?

I long for the point in time where this kind of crazy is the norm instead of being viewed as odd. When you embrace these new experiences, learn to quiet your mind, open your heart, and continue to look for signs along the way, I guarantee you that spirit will provide the necessary tools and inspiration.

Having divine gifts means that you’ll need to be taught how to best use these gifts. As you learn, you’ll help yourself and those around you in profound ways. You’ll learn about the universe and communicate with nature like never before, work with your spiritual guides and angels and–in the process–discard any negative and low frequency energies that may affect you.

Learning to communicate with source energy enables you to quiet any fears and experience more peace and joy, because when you live in an environment without judgment you move forward more quickly in your ascension. Removing fear and judgment eliminates road blocks on your spiritual journey, while believing in something bigger than yourself helps you to stay on your path.

Inevitably, at the start of your awakening you may be compelled to learn from others who’ve gone through it before you. Many of us tend to read books, attend spiritual classes, and surround ourselves with likeminded individuals. We may start slowly by learning to meditate or joining a yoga class, or we might attend spiritual conventions and listen to speakers in our attempt to find answers to our many questions.

Taking the time to learn from others and explore helps you move forward tentatively. It’s not uncommon to feel intimidated initially–this is quite normal and the understandable result of fear of ridicule or condemnation. Take all the time you need to build your courage, and eventually you’ll speak the words that best describe what you’re experiencing.

Remember it’s important to always surround yourself with supportive spiritual mentors, so pick your teachers wisely. I opened JLJ Spiritual Healing to bring like-minded healers together in one place to learn from one another, grow, and to help other healers practice their work in a safe place.

Please tell us about JLJ Spiritual Healing .
The mission of JLJ Spiritual Healing is to promote healing and wellness on all levels of mind, body, spirit, and soul. The center offers spiritual classes, a variety of spiritual healing and guidance sessions, and special events to assist all who come to the center. Fb.me/jljspiritualhealing. All profit from my center and healing gifts goes to charity including book sales.

What sets me apart from other healers is I give 100% of myself to my clients and I do it from heart source not ego or for money. I have never taken a penny from a client for my own profit and I am really proud of that.

Contact Info:

• Address:
  ​334 Rockland Street, Hingham, MA 02043
  9 Standish Steet, Duxbury, MA 02332​​
• Website: www.jljhealing.com
• Phone: 781-424-4073
• Email: heatherkeay@jljhealing.com