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FAQ About ReikiSo what is this Reiki, really?Well, "Rei" comes from The Universal Spiritand "ki" comes from Life Force Energy. When we bring these to meaningstogether we have a very powerful combination. The Life force energywhich is Universal. It comes from the Universe, it is within each andevery one of us. In spite of the fact that it had been re-founded byMikao Usui, it is really as old as creation itself. How is Reiki Used?Reiki energy is given from the ReikiTherapist or Practitioner to the patient. It is a non invasive form ofenergy by which the patient does not need to be undressed. It islikened to having a massage without touching. An example of showing you what Reiki energyfeels like. Try rubbing your hands together until you will feelfriction between them. Before very long you will feel the heat in bothhands. Now move your hands apart, say five centimetres apart. Thenbring your hands together so that they are touching. Then move themapart. Continue doing this until you feel theenergy which may not be unlike a bubble of air trapped between yourhands. You should be able to feel the energy drawing your handstogether almost like magnets. Imagine this kind of energy 'rubbed' or'smoothed' around your entire body. Even with your clothes on, you willfeel the effects of this positive energy. When a practitioner usesReiki he / she will move along the patient's body until some differencein body energy is felt. This is a clear indication of where the Reikienergy is needed. Then the practitioner will put his/ her hands closerto the patient's body. Perhaps directly onto the patient's body. Thusinfusing the patient with the practitioner's Reiki energy. Reiki is not limited to the healing energiesgiven to people. It is also given to animals, plants, as well as beingused for spiritual and emotional healing. The Reiki energy is longlasting and has many benefits for the patient. It gets into thephysical body and faciliates the ridding of toxins throughout thephysical body. It is so powerful that an hour treatment by anexperienced therapist may give up to a week's relief for the patient.Of course this all depends upon the physical, emotional and orspiritual state of being for the patient. For some, daily treatmentsmay be recommended, for others, once a week may be all that isrequired. Can anyone learn Reiki?Yes, anyone can learn Reiki. It is as easyas becoming attuned or as I call it, becoming "Tuned to Reiki". I haveheard of children as young as four years old becoming attuned to Level1 of Reiki. It is an open healing modality that knows no boundaries.Its healing energies can travel the universe as deep, or wide, or longthat it is. It is great for self healing as well as the healing ofothers. It has even been used by some creative souls for keeping foodfresher, growing vegetables and fruit, cleansing houses and workplacesand much, much more. It does require one to be able to meditateas this also facilitates the energy flow throughout the body. By beingable to focus and be in control of one's own energies, thus one becomesa better therapist. What are these symbols about?These are the very important symbols whichthe therapist will use in order to facilitate a healing session. Iliken them to my "tools of trade" and use them much like a phsyicianmay use his stethoscope, or other tools to faciliate a diagnosis ortreatment on the patient. They are not magical, although there hascertainly been some magical use of them. They are powerful symbols andeach one has its own use. These are not taught in the first level ofReiki, yet are saved for the second and third levels, thereby givingthe practitioner time to practise his/her chosen modality of Reiki at a"grass-roots" level before being bestowed with the first symbols. Theyare usually signed over, or transferred telepathically to a patient tofacilitate in the healing. What are Attunements?These are a system of imparting variousReiki symbols to the Crown, Throat and Heart Chakras in a certain orderfrom one Reiki Master to the Reiki Student. Symbols are also impartedto the hands. These are usually given to the student while he / she issitting in a medative state with hands in prayer position (also knownas the Gassho Meditation). Many Reiki students have experiences fromflashes of colour, symbols, spirits or other visions whilst beingattuned. It is a way of "tuning" a person in to the Reiki Energies. How many levels are there?Depending upon which lineage the Master isfrom, there will be as few as three levels, or as many as seven. In theUsui Shiki Ryoho Reiki there are three levels. The first level isknown as the Shoden Level and is predominately learning about selfhealing practices and meditations as well as the five precepts. The second level is known as Okuden Leveland is primarily about Absent / Distant Healing as well as receivingthree symbols and learning how and when to use them. These will becomeimportant tools of trade to anyone who is interested in their spiritualgrowth into the Reiki Realm. The third or Master Level is known asShinpiden and is the final level in this lineage. It is primarily aboutthe Master symbols being given and learning how to work with them aswell as learning how to pass on the attunements and to teach othersReiki. What is Lineage?Lineage is really quite simple. It beganwith Mikao Usui who is acknowledged today to be the founder of Reiki.He taught Chujuro Hayashi all levels of Reiki including Master leveland he in turn taught Hawayo Takata. This means that this lady is thirdin line. To put it quite simply, it is the lineage of the person havingbeen attuned to Reiki to Master level who goes forward to attuneanother to Master level and so on and so forth. The lineage of SandyCee is as follows:
Thus, when I attune anyone to the level of Reiki Master, he / she shall be 12th in this lineage. |
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