Reiki

[JohnH]

Merry Meet,

I have been researching Reiki, and found that if I want to perform it I have to be attuned to it. I was wondering if I can attune myself. If anybody can tell me of a website about Reiki, that'll do just fine. Thank you to anybody who replies.

[Sequoia]

well, I've only done a tiny smattering of reiki. But I think I was attuned lol *slightly clueless*. It was done by somebody else - I could be wrong, but it seemed like it might be difficult to do to oneself. I know that Silver Venus would be able to help you :) You might try PMing her hehe

[Phoenix Blue]

Only a Reiki III can perform attunements; so no, self-attunement is not possible, at least not under any existing form of the tradition.

[Flar's Freyja]

There are two really excellent groups on Yahoo, I don't have the links handy so you'll have to look them up on a search......(just search the Yahoo Groups home page).

The Reiki On list will do long-distance attunements after a period of study, like a correspondence course. The e-mails on that list are horrendous in number and volume, so if you join you won't want to sign up for individual e-mails. The other is A Reiki Journey, a smaller group that I'm getting tons of good information from. We all send Reiki to each other every Saturday, and to other people and places such as healers and rain forests each Sunday. PM me if you need help finding them.

I just experienced an incredible long-distance treatment a few days ago......

[Bridgid Flame]

Check our your local yellow pages for reiki masters.....

also check out witchvoxes listings, i know there's a couple of reiki masters listed for my location, so maybe there are some in yours.....

also, in my community college there are reiki classes available......so check out there too.......

[CondurerMan]

reiky who?
mmm.. ok going to sound like a total cluless here
but what are you talking about?

[mythril]

Hello there

John, to add to what has been said, it is like all teachings handed down from ancestors and masters.

It may be possible to become attuned without the help of someone who has already been attuned reason being that Usui Sensei (First person to recieve the energy from the great spirit/Universe) recieved it while in meditation and fasting on a hill .

I think that it is possible to become attuned without recieving from another human but one cannot attune themselves as it comes from the divine in whatever way you see the divine.

Usui Sensei also studdied Qi gong and Buddhist practice and his knowledge of such things and more importantly experience helped him tremendously.

Hope that helps a bit...

[Jenett]

I've had the first degree Reiki attunement (CondurerMan - Reiki is a specific kind/tradition/technique of energy healing as a short answer).

My own thought is that there are a variety of similar energy healing techniques. However, if you want to use Reiki, and have it be recognised by other people that you're using Reiki, you're by far best off getting the attunement from someone else.

My own experience was that it opened up a source I would not have located on my own, and access to a kind of energy I wouldn't have accessed on my own. Simple, when someone's shown you where it is, and how to access it - but not something you're necessarily going to spot without someone showing you how (which is basically what the attument does).

This doesn't mean you might not access other energy healing techniques; it's whether those are the Reiki energy or not that's the question.

[LisaT4P]

Hi JohnH! My friend and teacher, Sherry, does attunements. She gave me my Reiki 1 and will giving me my Reiki 2 soon. Here is here page: http://www.tarot4pets.com/reiki.htm She does charge, but it's not unreasonable. She even accepts trades if you have books or tarot decks or anything you'd like to trade for the attunement.

And ConjurerMan, Reiki is a form of energy healing. You can read about it on the link I gave above, a great book about it is "Essential Reiki" by Diane Stein.

Lisa :)

[hayleypink]

i did a days courseon Violet Flame which I found was great

[Flar's Freyja]

I've had the first degree Reiki attunement (CondurerMan - Reiki is a specific kind/tradition/technique of energy healing as a short answer).

My own thought is that there are a variety of similar energy healing techniques. However, if you want to use Reiki, and have it be recognised by other people that you're using Reiki, you're by far best off getting the attunement from someone else.

My own experience was that it opened up a source I would not have located on my own, and access to a kind of energy I wouldn't have accessed on my own. Simple, when someone's shown you where it is, and how to access it - but not something you're necessarily going to spot without someone showing you how (which is basically what the attument does).

This doesn't mean you might not access other energy healing techniques; it's whether those are the Reiki energy or not that's the question.

Just a note of caution - In several of the books I'm reading to study for my teaching Master, we are cautioned not to promote Reiki as a "healing" technique, especially to protect ourselves legally. It is suggested that Reiki be promoted as a "relaxation" technique and be presented more as "universal life energy."

I was just discussing with someone that Reiki treatments frequently do not produce results in the way that we think they will. For instance, the first treatment that I received was for a physical problem, which did not immediately improve. However, my life literally fell apart about a week later. These things needed to go and better things replaced them, so yes, this was a healing - but physical problems do not always improve after treatment. Reiki energy goes where it's needed, and often other things in a person's life can cause physical symptoms.

[Jenett]

You're right that there are legal issues with presenting it as a healing modality.

However, that doesn't mean it isn't one. I personally don't do any kind of treatment on strangers (I do on my husband, but he's gotten the full explanation.) I *was* taught (by the covenmate who did my attunement) that he considers it one of several healing modalities that he's studied: it is not a substitute for other kinds of medical care that can be more carefully structured/judged by a given standard, but he still felt (and I agree) that it is a healing modality.

Obviously, there are different issues if you are presenting it as a service to strangers or teaching it that must be considered - and in that case, appropriate disclaimers and explanations are a necessity. (I should note: the specifics on these can vary somewhat location to location, too, so anyone who's interested in doing this should check with local laws.)

But I view this the same way I view offering other medical or related advice. I'm a librarian: I'm not allowed to give certain kinds of advice or interpretation professionally (medical, legal, etc.) but I can give those as a private person's opinion when I'm not working (such as in a discussion with a friend)

As a private person, not a professional of any kind in any of the relevant fields, I'll explain to someone that I consider Reiki a healing modality, the basic concepts behind how it works, and the fact that it can work not only on a physical level, but on other parts of a person (emotional, relaxation, etc.) But for me to only call it a relaxation technique would also be inaccurate, I feel, since a significant focus includes addressing physical healing issues. If I'm going to be working on someone, I think I have an obligation to let them know both that physical results and non-physical might occur.

[mythril]

Here is another important point, which leads the Reiki way to being a healing modality:

It provides great pain relief in arthritis and any pain in the head region be it migran, sinus etc.

I must say ive had really good results with that and especially healing damaged nerves.

I had someone come to me for nerve damage in their foot, they had aprox 10 % feeling there and after one session, the person started feeling sensation there over the next week and now almost has total feeling.

Just some ways in how the energy works physically which i thought you all might find interesting.

peace

Richard

[LisaT4P]

Great story, Mythril!

Reiki also works on emotional pain as well. I was feeling particularly sad one night, on the point of bursting into tears and I began a healing session, using the Cho Ku Rei and Sei he ki symbols and it immediately calmed me down and I felt so much better afterwards.

Does anyone else use it this way?
Lisa :)

[Jenett]

Yep. I've also talked to people who've had clear measurable effects on bone healing (documented with x-rays before Reiki and after).

This was, incidentally, something I was warned about by my covenmate: don't apply Reiki until you're *sure* that any necessary resetting has taken place if there's any chance of a broken bone, since it can (and probably will) complicate the healing process significantly if accelerated healing takes place before the bones are in proper position.

[mythril]

Yes, i have also heard that it is great for healing bones.

Lisa: i have also had some emotional healings using this wonderful path.

It has much to offer, i think we have only experienced a tiny amount of what the energy can help us acomplish, and because it can act in many different ways and is of such a high vibration, a wide range of effects.

[mythril]

Freyja:

You are right, when treating another, often physical problems will not always be healed immediately, the energy does treat areas that are of more imortance at the time wether it be physical, emotional, mental or even higher spiritual realms of a person.

And isnt it a shame that if it is called a healing modality, then the law enforces one to register and get a practice number etc etc.

It hasnt been enforced where i live but i believe that is has in other places.


Here is a interesting thought:

I study Qi gong and Qi gong teaches one to guide energy to wherever ones focus and intention is. Ever practiced HatsuRei ho?

Of course it is important to just alow the energy to flow freely but guiding it to a specific area will allow that area to be imersed in the energy, the fact is that when the energy passes a point, it also benifits that point, but because of the physical body, it might take longer to restore the balance within the cells so that healing can occur, whereas shifting energy on the outer layers of the energy body will tend to be more profound and almost instant, like when we recieved our empowerments, wow was that an experience :broomride

I think we must also all keep in mind that It is primarily a path towards supreme enlightenment, giving us tools to work with ourselves and of course the effect would be that we can then help others. Using it in meditation is absolutely brilliant.

Good luck with your master/Teacher teachings, enjoy.

Do you practice professionaly or partime?

[jaspur]

I am a level one. And from what I have been taught is that Reiki is the very energy of life itself. Reiki can work on all level of physical, mental, emotional, & spiritual to balance healing. An attunement enables one to conduct the universal energy, in a focused manner. No personal energy is drawn from the giver. In fact, their energy is also strengthened during a session. (Much like physical excercise strenghtens muscles.) Which it was explained to me that while giving a Reiki treatment you also receive one. Reiki energy is self-adjusting and cannot be misused or over-applied; it only brings a receiver's energy into harmonious balance. Which when that happens it allows the bodies natural ability to heal itself.
According to studies at a major university, the path of Reiki is:crown of the head, to the heart, then to the hands. The Reiki path through the giver is purified, so no energy (positive or negative) is exchanged with the receiver. It is also available at all times, in all situations. the receiver does not have to be in a meditative state for it to be effective.

Some resource's that was given are;
Reiki- the healing Touch, William Lee Rand
Energy Medicine Libby Barnett & Maggie Chambers
Principles of Reiki, Kajsa Krishni Borang
Reike & Medicine, Nancy Eos M.D. - Reiki Master
the Power of Reiki, Tanmaya Honervogt
The Healing Energy of Your Hands, Michael Bradford.

In my personal opinion I would not want to receive an attunement over the Internet. To me it just does not seem that it would work. But I may be wrong as it is my understand that a Level 2 you learn how to send Reiki at a distances. Nor am I a master teacher so I do not know how to give an attunement.

One final thought. During the attunement process, a Reiki student's energy field is expanded, enabling the person to channel an increased flow of energy.

[IvyCeltress]

Is there a difference between a Reiki treatment or healing and an attunement?

[mythril]

Is there a difference between a Reiki treatment or healing and an attunement?

Hi

Yes but other than using different hand positions when giving an attunement as apposed to healing session, the only real other difference is intention.

If you are giving a healing session, generally you will focus on the well being of the person being treated but when we pass attunements then we have the intention and focus that the person become a chanell for the reiki energy and this is what makes the difference.

I also have use a attunement called reiju which just uses intention to allow the person to become a channel.

And the attunement unlocks a person crown chakra so that they need only open it like a door to utilize the Reiki.

Anyone else want to add to what i have said?

peace

Richard

[mythril]

bump

[Capt Wicked]

Something you may notice if you become attuned is that your pets, if you have any, will most likely notice the difference. Yes, I confess, MY DOG IS A REIKI JUNKIE!
I've found that if a hand 'just happens' to hang off a chair or sofa, 9 times out of 10 there will be a dog beneath it in an instant. Eyes rolling back in his head in pleasure, slobbering all over the place, it's disgusting. Sometimes he just 'lets it all hang out' and will start to moan, 'ooooooOOOoooh'. Yes folks, it borders on the weird.

I was wondering if maybe he wasn't having some kinda FIT or something, but it's not just him though. I wandered into my local Pagan Shop, and I no sooner got through the door, than the owner's cat was practically climbing up my leg, begging for attention. (YES it hurt! It wasn't HARDLY declawed!)
The owner flipped, and ran over to remove said cat from climbing up Mount Wicked, saying,
"That's the oddest thing I've ever seen, she HATES people, won't let anyone but me near her."

Ten minutes later we're conversing, and out of the blue she blurts,
"Hey, are you a Reiki Practitioner by any chance?"

I told her I was, and she said,
"That explains it, I am too, and the poor thing is addicted to it, can't get enough."

AND PLANTS! Did they tell you about PLANTS? Plants like it too!!

I have an old Aloe plant, Igor, Igor the Ancient Aloe. The thing is really ancient, Im pretty sure it's older than my kids - and *they're* old. I put Igor in an unheated room in the Winter and let it go dormant for awhile, he seems to love it. Anyway, poor Igor fell over one winter, and wasn't spotted until Spring, so the poor thing grew at a 90 degree angle to the pot. I righted it in the spring, but it always had that bend in it. On the other hand *it* didn't seem to mind it all that much and started growing 'up' from the bend - so Old Igor is rather in the shape of a "Z" kinda. Sorta looked like a mini saugaro cactus type of thing.
Anyway, after seemingly an eternity being a lonely old Aloe, Igor start to shrivel at the ends, sorta sucking in upon itself. Poor Igor, I felt awful, we had a long history together, yanno? I started Reiki-ing the heck out of it, but poor Igor just shriveled and shriveled. Just a I was about ready to 'pull the plug', I noticed a tiny bud of a new plant starting to push up at the base. Then another...and another...BAZILLIONS of them seeming growing out of each 'scale' of the enormous stalk.
THEY'RE TAKING OVER!!! HELP!!!
So now I have a crooked, deadish big stalk, with baby aloe's growing out of it. I think it might be some kinda miracle and considering called the Pope (collect) to check...sorta ressurectionist type of thing. ....now I gotta name all these babies...so far I've gotten to IGOR XVII. My creativity seems to have gone by the wayside.

DID I TELL YA I LIKE TO WRITE...BUT I'M GETTING KINDA 'WORDY'???

[Capt Wicked]

In another vein, and this is absolutely true, I tried Reiki for aiding my family for the most part, as another poster has said.
A few years ago, my sister called one day to say that our Mother had been diagnosed with inoperable liver cancer. Now, as anyone will tell you, Reiki won't perform miracles, a terminal illness is a terminal illness. What it CAN do, however, is to ease the symptoms and help with the emotional turmoil.
To make an extremely long story a little shorter, my sisters and I spent a week, visiting the Hospice twice a day. She was being weaned off pain meds because they couldn't diagnose how the illness was presenting. We were told she would be somewhat 'uncomfortabe' as this was being done and 'out of it' for the most part. By the end of the week she was almost painfree and quite lucid. Reiki? I don't know, I'm sure it helped. By the comments from the Staff, it wasn't what anyone there expected.
As we were preparing to leave, we were told that it would probably be another 4 to 6 weeks with symptoms worsening, unfortunately. We couldn't stay any longer, and felt terrible about leaving but there was nothing else we could do.
As it turned out, the flight home was awful, with cancellations and missed connections. When we arrived home, almost 2 days later there was a message on my machine from the Hospice -
my mother had died peacefully in her sleep the night we'd left.
Considering the prognosis, this was, to me, the best possible outcome that could have happened.
Did Reiki help in some way? I don't know, I think so, it certainly didn't harm her in any way that I could see.
Anyway, I'm glad I had the opportunity to say my goodbyes and hopefully help in some way, even if it's only in my own mind.

[mythril]

Thanks Capt

Wonderful experiences, thanks for sharing.

You see the more we share experiences with each other, the great our perceptions of Reiki become.

The most profound experience i had was after i recieved first degree, i went home and practiced a session on my dad, and when i was at the solar plexus, i decided to start visualising a cove of trees with a water fall and pond in the middle and i was flying through the scenery like a bird.

After the session, i asked what he experienced and he explained exactly what i saw, so we were connected as one mind so to speak during the treatement.

Now i am trying to determine if it is possible to do such a visualisation every time i give a session. Imagine how it would help the healing process, such beautiful imagery helps with deeper relaxation :)

So that was one experience i thought would be interesting to share:)

And Capt, It is true that animals are so attuned and sensitive to energy, i share your experience of the change in my dogs when i got home, they kept on looking up at me in a strange manner, it was great.

[IvyCeltress]

Something you may notice if you become attuned is that your pets, if you have any, will most likely notice the difference. Yes, I confess, MY DOG IS A REIKI JUNKIE!
I've found that if a hand 'just happens' to hang off a chair or sofa, 9 times out of 10 there will be a dog beneath it in an instant. Eyes rolling back in his head in pleasure, slobbering all over the place, it's disgusting. Sometimes he just 'lets it all hang out' and will start to moan, 'ooooooOOOoooh'. Yes folks, it borders on the weird.

I was wondering if maybe he wasn't having some kinda FIT or something, but it's not just him though. I wandered into my local Pagan Shop, and I no sooner got through the door, than the owner's cat was practically climbing up my leg, begging for attention. (YES it hurt! It wasn't HARDLY declawed!)
The owner flipped, and ran over to remove said cat from climbing up Mount Wicked, saying,
"That's the oddest thing I've ever seen, she HATES people, won't let anyone but me near her."

Ten minutes later we're conversing, and out of the blue she blurts,
"Hey, are you a Reiki Practitioner by any chance?"

I told her I was, and she said,
"That explains it, I am too, and the poor thing is addicted to it, can't get enough."

AND PLANTS! Did they tell you about PLANTS? Plants like it too!!

I have an old Aloe plant, Igor, Igor the Ancient Aloe. The thing is really ancient, Im pretty sure it's older than my kids - and *they're* old. I put Igor in an unheated room in the Winter and let it go dormant for awhile, he seems to love it. Anyway, poor Igor fell over one winter, and wasn't spotted until Spring, so the poor thing grew at a 90 degree angle to the pot. I righted it in the spring, but it always had that bend in it. On the other hand *it* didn't seem to mind it all that much and started growing 'up' from the bend - so Old Igor is rather in the shape of a "Z" kinda. Sorta looked like a mini saugaro cactus type of thing.
Anyway, after seemingly an eternity being a lonely old Aloe, Igor start to shrivel at the ends, sorta sucking in upon itself. Poor Igor, I felt awful, we had a long history together, yanno? I started Reiki-ing the heck out of it, but poor Igor just shriveled and shriveled. Just a I was about ready to 'pull the plug', I noticed a tiny bud of a new plant starting to push up at the base. Then another...and another...BAZILLIONS of them seeming growing out of each 'scale' of the enormous stalk.
THEY'RE TAKING OVER!!! HELP!!!
So now I have a crooked, deadish big stalk, with baby aloe's growing out of it. I think it might be some kinda miracle and considering called the Pope (collect) to check...sorta ressurectionist type of thing. ....now I gotta name all these babies...so far I've gotten to IGOR XVII. My creativity seems to have gone by the wayside.

DID I TELL YA I LIKE TO WRITE...BUT I'M GETTING KINDA 'WORDY'???


These are great stories. Makes me even more interested in the possiblities of Reiki.
May you should rename your plant Phoenix.

Freyja have your tried reiki on "She who lives under the table"?

BTW, I did recently get a Reiki self-healing tape, just to explore a little bit. I did get the champagne bath feeling where my hands were that Toad described in another thread.