Reiki possibilities

[Sage Rainsong]

I was recently re-reading my reiki manuals again and I read something that got me thinking. He suggests that it is good to send reiki energies to gods angels spirits the earth the moon ect. It supposedly brings about a profound exchange of energy. Not that the Gods need it but its more of a reciprocity. Has anyone tried something like this? What was it like.


Also I have read a method for reiking problems not specific to healing in ones life. For example you would say oh my prosperity is bad or I have no friends ( Not actual problems of mine.) you would write it on a peice of paper and put the distance healing symbol on it an reiki it every day until the problem clears up. Has anyone tried this or heard of it? What were your experiences?

[Syrena]

Yes, I also read that about sending the Energy to Higher Beings, but feel for myself, that it should only be done if I am Guided to do that. As for an example: Years ago, during a meditation, a Spirit Guide suggested that I send Reiki to the Pyramids in Egypt. I was a little surprised by the request, but did it anyway. I thought maybe they needed a boost in Energy? I dunno. I just tried it!

To my surprise, as I envisioned the Reiki Energy flowing to the Pyramids, a LARGE flash of White Light hit my vision, and if it had been my physical eyes, I would've been blinded. I was so surprised by the reaction! I contemplated it afterwards, and I realized that the Pyramids in Egypt must be much more than they have been telling us. I no longer believe they are burial sites for pharoahs. Then about a year later, that documentary came out which revealed that they are lined up like the constellation of Orion. It was a moment of "Ah hah!" for me when I saw the documentary, as it verified for me that there was a Cosmic purpose for them.

As for sending Reiki to situations, I do that all the time. With an open ended intention for the highest good of all concerned. Too many experiences to get into, but the results are almost always amazing.

Blessed Be!
Syrena

[lednevir]

beautiful idea!!blessed be

[moonstone_dreams]

There's no limit to the possibilities. Usually when I want to send to a place or situation I'll write it with my index finger on my other hand and then hold my hands together to send. That's a good technique because you can do it anywhere at any time and it's simple. Sometimes I'll write it on paper and send to that, or charge a candle, draw symbols into it, and light it. I will also send energy to spirits -- I'm not sure if it's Reiki or not -- but it's been very powerful.

Syrena, if you could share just an experience or two, I'd be very interested!

[Syrena]

Ok, sure. A situation a year ago: Things at work were very stressful at the time for everyone. Not really sure what was the main source of all the stress, but there was a woman there who was a supervisor who was very unprofessional and obnoxious. It seemed that there was generally a lot of negative energy and some thought it was because of that woman. I thought it was many factors, but I was also uncomfortable....yet I like the job, so didn't know what to do. I had been saying many affirmations for Divine Harmony, and Tolerance, but nothing seemed to make a difference.

I sent long distance Reiki, three nights in a row to my workplace, with the intention of the Energy working for the highest good of all; customers, employees, and the company. I told my boss I was doing it, and he was grateful because he didn't know what to do either. He also gave me permission to put salt around the baseboards, and smudge with sage. I did that on the first night, and then sent Reiki for two more nights. The very next day, the woman everyone didn't like, left for a better position in her cousin's restaurant.

Everyone was thrilled, and the environment in work balanced out.....for the highest good of all.

Also, during my part of my Full Moon celebrations, I have a photo of the Earth that I downloaded off of Earthviewer. It is an actual photo of Mother Earth from space. I send Her Reiki energy....again with the intention of Highest Good of all.....Mother and all Her creatures and Creation. This always feels very good to do, and I try to imagine that there are thousands of Reiki Practitioners doing the same and I am part of a Group Healing for Mother.

Blessed Be!
Syrena

[KEishin]

I've been guided to give energy to the Earth before - she certainly can use it!

Giving to the spiritual is a new experince. I'll try that sometime. Thanks!

[Nacken]

Just realize that a lot of the reiki books and sites etc are fluffy bunny reiki. Enthusiasm is good but research and doing the legwork and serious practice is more important.

[moonstone_dreams]

Nacken, two questions. 1.) Why is serious study important? 2.) What in particular do you think should be practiced seriously?

I think serious practice is beneficial, but definitely not necessary, especially if you're not planning to make a business out of it. A lot of people would probably never become interested in reiki if they felt they needed 'serious practice.' I think it's better to make it simple for these people than not giving it to them at all.

I'm also questioning how important serious study really is. I feel that maybe 80-90% of it is simply laying on hands and letting it flow. I can't think of many techniques or benefits of my practice (relating specifically to reiki) that have been anywhere near as effective as simply laying on hands.

In learning more, you can probably squeeze that 20% out of it, but is it worth it for everyone?

[KEishin]

Good point MD.

I had no "formal training" in Reiki. I got the attunements, a few cautions and was set loose on the world. All my formal stuff came when I took the Master attunements. now I'm in theory and practice up to my eyeballs! My Master told me she wanted me to feel out the energy and come to my own balance with it, instead of her telling me what it can and can't do.

[Syrena]

Just in case anyone is interested in actual photos of the Earth, Moon, and other heavenly bodies, go to: http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/vplanet.html This is where I got my photo of Earth for my long distance Reiki to Mother Earth.

They even have a really cool screensaver. I have mine set so that I can see what the Earth looks like from the Sun at whatever time of the day it is.

[Nacken]

Nacken, two questions. 1.) Why is serious study important? 2.) What in particular do you think should be practiced seriously?

I think serious practice is beneficial, but definitely not necessary, especially if you're not planning to make a business out of it. A lot of people would probably never become interested in reiki if they felt they needed 'serious practice.' I think it's better to make it simple for these people than not giving it to them at all.

I'm also questioning how important serious study really is. I feel that maybe 80-90% of it is simply laying on hands and letting it flow. I can't think of many techniques or benefits of my practice (relating specifically to reiki) that have been anywhere near as effective as simply laying on hands.

In learning more, you can probably squeeze that 20% out of it, but is it worth it for everyone?

OK I see your point in that you aren't making a business out of it. But you have a responsibility if you are working on other people.
What I think should be practiced is learning to sense energy enough that you can assess someone and tell where you should send energy in order to help them best. Also you ought to practice sensing energy so that you can send energy to a particular place in the body with some accuracy, and in the amount that is suitable. You develop sensitivity mostly through meditation and clearing out your own blockages through circulating your own energy through the energy channels, in other words, the micro and macrocosmic orbit. The only efficient way to learn to send energy accurately is with a partner who is sensitive to energy and can give you feedback. I was lucky in that most of my friends are crazy taoist qigong adepts who were quite happy to work with me and be guinea pigs.
Now comes the part where I differ from the reiki people. In reiki you are taught that reiki energy is special. It has an innate intelligence and goes where it is needed. It can never do anyone any harm.
I don't believe that. I have had a number of reiki practicianers and teachers get very angry at me because I don't believe in this, what I would call, dogma. In qigong, we direct the energy. We don't just flood the system with energy and hope that it goes where it is supposed to. To some extent, the hand positions direct the energy. If you place two hands on the body the energy will go from one hand to the other. You can use the hand positions to aim the energy , but of course you have to know where to aim it. That is where the assessment comes in. There is an article called Hand Sensations (Byosen and Hibiki) by Karen Smith that is quite good on one of the big reiki sites. I forget which one. I don't see reiki energy as being any different than the energy I worked with for 15 years before I did a reiki workshop. When I use reiki unless I direct it it spreads out every way. Qi works like electricity. It flows along until it finds a way that it can ground itself or complete a circuit. I don't see energy work as a simple laying on of hands.
People have called me a reiki heretic. I have jokingly called myself the same. But this is just ordinary qigong theory. Qigong has been around a lot longer than reiki has. It is Takata's reiki theory that is heretical. In my personal experience, reiki theory doesn't conform to real life. What I am saying is probably fairly close to what Usui would say if he were alive today. I think that he would not condone the one day workshops that lead to a degree certificate. People who trained under him had to work for at least a year before receiving their first degree. Present day reiki practices are radically different than how he taught. Even today in Japan, you have to work a year or three in order to receive a reiki degree.
Takata claimed that reiki died off in Japan. It didn't, but it is a very different thing than Takata's version of reiki because it retained most of the training techniques that Usui gave them.
So that is a long winded answer to your question, and I expect that it will cause some talk. But my opinion is the result of my personal experience and research. Believe me that if reiki did have an innate intelligence and was self directed, I would be a very happy man. It would save me from having to direct it for instance. But it isn't so it is extra work for me. It causes conflict between me and reiki practicianers-- which I could do without. But Im not going to go along with what I consider to be untrue just for the sake of getting along either. Feel free to disagree, but keep it polite.

[Syrena]

Nacken, you make a lot of valid points. I think that Reiki has been mis-represented by many people who took the weekend course, and were suddenly Reiki Masters without any real training.

My teacher, who was Japanese(I think), took her time with us. It took me two years to go from Reiki I to Mastership, and it was an intense training. It was in 1993-1995, and I am 9th in lineage from Dr. Usui. I feel that the training was quite different, even just ten years ago than it is now, even here in the US.

I'd like to clarify that Reiki is not "special". It is Universal Life Force Energy, which is inherant in everything, everywhere. The reason why we have healing needs is because we have egos that miscreate energy blockages in our bodies and experiences. The practice of Reiki treatments is to help people, beings, and situations to free up the blocked energy for the highest good of all.

It isn't necessary for a practitioner to direct the Intelligent Universal Life Force, as It knows where to go, BUT........it is practical to do so, especially for hands on work. The reason why Reiki practioners stress the need for letting the Higher Intelligence to do the work is because, even while doing the hand positions, it is too easy for practioners to let ego make judgements as to what "should" be happening, rather than allowing the flow of Energy to do the work. It has been proven to me over and over again, that if I force my ego will in any situation, I may not be doing the best and highest good of all. I let my Higher Guidance direct my hands in a session, and then take my mind out of it. From there, I let it flow, and then let Guidance tell me where to put my hands next. If there is something I need to know, on a mental level, I will usually be given a psychic message to do so. And I certainly have been known to use other modalities......which I chose to use under Guidance.

It is quite practical and appropriate for a Reiki practitioner to open themselves to learn to sense energy flows and blockages. It was part of my Reiki I training, and it wasn't until I was well accustomed to the practice that my Teacher would let me take Reiki II. My training in Reiki I didn't stop after the first degree class. She held open Reiki shares once a week, and she would continue to train through those Reiki shares. All of her students would come together to learn about sensing Energy and how to meditate and also to facilitate meditation for others. She would have guest speakers come and teach us about breathing techniques that would advance us in our training. Very different than the way most teachers work with their students these days. It is the way I prefer to teach, but most people want the short version, and don't want to be bothered with the extra training. I've been discouraged to do training because of this.

Blessed Be!
Syrena

[Nacken]

Thanks for your support Syrena. I know there are like minded people out there but I don't really run into many on the boards. It means a lot to me. I know what you mean about teaching and being discouraged about it. I don't teach that often and when I do it is almost always just one student. I have a group which is a mixture of qigong types and reiki types to practice on each other. That seems to be my main means of teaching these days.