Why Do Some People Find It Hard to Understand Energy and Its Healing Abilities?

In the world of crystals, chakras, and energetic healing, many of us have experienced profound shifts, subtle yet powerful transformations that often defy explanation. But for others, the idea that energy can heal feels foreign, confusing, or even unbelievable.

So why is it that some people feel so connected to energy work while others struggle to grasp it?

Let’s explore.

✨ 1. We’ve Been Taught to Trust Only What We Can See

From a young age, most of us are taught to trust what we can see, touch, measure, or explain. Science and logic are prioritised over intuition and feeling. Energy, however, is invisible yet deeply felt.

Because energetic healing doesn’t always follow the rules of the physical world, it can be hard for people to understand it through the lens of logic alone. But just like gravity or love, energy doesn't need to be seen to be real.

✨ 2. A Personal Story From My Journey

When I was a little girl, the dark was scary to me as it probably is for most children. I had to sleep with the hallway light on, and I’d wiggle my feet until I fell asleep, worried that something might take me during the night. Every Sunday, we’d go to church, and all the kids had to attend Sunday school, which was up these old, creepy stairs in a dimly lit room. To me, it felt “scary.”

I didn’t know then, but I was sensing what I couldn’t see, picking up on energies in a way I couldn’t explain. That uneasy feeling stayed with me through my young life. As a teenager, I began noticing I could sense whether people were kind or not. Again, I couldn’t explain how I knew...I just felt it. For a while, I assumed I was just weird.

As I got older, I eventually blocked it all out until one day, I began uncovering the truth: these feelings weren’t my imagination. I wasn’t “weird” I was connected. And I was lucky. Learning that I could sense energy and understand what it means has been one of my greatest gifts. It’s something I now honour and share through my healing work.

So even if you don’t understand energy yet but feel curious...I say: embrace it. 🌱

✨ 3. It Challenges Old Belief Systems

Energy healing often touches on ancient wisdom, spiritual practices, and intuitive knowing. For some, this challenges what they’ve been raised to believe whether it's religious, cultural, or societal programming.

And when beliefs are deeply rooted, anything unfamiliar can feel threatening or “woo-woo.” But healing energy isn’t about replacing belief systems it’s about expanding awareness and reconnecting with something deeply natural within us.

✨ 4. They Haven’t Felt It Yet

Understanding energy is one thing, but feeling it is something else entirely. Energy healing is experiential. Once someone feels a shift a sense of peace during Reiki, the grounding of a crystal in their hand, or the clearing after a chakra balancing, it clicks. Until then, it may seem abstract.

That’s why it’s so important to create safe, welcoming spaces where people can explore energy without judgment or pressure.

✨ Modern Life, Is It Disconnected?

In today’s fast-paced world, we’re surrounded by constant noise,notifications, deadlines, scrolling, streaming. We’re always “on,” yet often disconnected from ourselves.

Energy healing asks us to slow down… to notice, to feel, to be still. But modern life doesn’t always allow for that. It teaches us to value productivity over presence, logic over intuition, and doing over being.

So it’s no surprise that tuning into energy something subtle and unseen can feel foreign at first. But that disconnection isn’t permanent. It’s simply a sign that it’s time to pause… to return home to your inner world, and gently remember what your soul already knows.

✨ 6. They Don't Know the Language (Yet)

Words like “frequency,” “alignment,” “aura,” or “vibration” can feel unfamiliar or confusing if someone hasn’t encountered them before. Just like learning any new language, understanding energy takes time, curiosity, and openness.

That’s why those of us who walk the healing path are here to gently guide others home to themselves, one word, one crystal, one breath-work, and one session at a time.

🌸 Final Thoughts

Energy healing isn’t something to force onto others. It’s something to invite them into...with patience, kindness, and authenticity. We each awaken in our own time. And whether someone understands it now or later, the truth remains:

We are energy. And energy, when honoured, heals.

With love and light,

Sarah

Sage & Soul