Reiki
Reiki is a very simple, gentle and effective system of transmitting universal life-energy through hands-on or distance sending. It is generally used for healing in a broader sense: the healing of the body, emotions, mind and spiritual healing and growth and also for other higher purposes.
The word reiki is composed of two Japanese characters: rei and ki.
Rei can be translated with 'universal'.
Ki means life-energy or light in the sense of information.
The two characters together express the coming together of divine force and the human being, or the unification of body and soul.
o physical, emotional, mental and spiritual healing
o strongly connects you to the source of spiritual energy
o heals the causes, not only the symptoms
o develops compassion and respect for life
o healing of acute and chronic diseases
o speeding up of all healing processes (operations, etc)
o pain relief
o greater joy and inner peace and balance
o healing of bad habits and addictions
o greater energy
o stress management
o diminishing or canceling side effects of medicines
o reducing or canceling the amount of needed medicines
o compliments all other medical or paramedical practices
o increases spiritual awareness and progress
o strengthens the immune system
o detoxification of the body and cleaning of the chakras
o enhances clear thinking and creativity
o clears energy blockages
o helps to make a calm, peaceful and smooth transition
o healing of animals, plants and planets
o aiding in peace processes
o cleaning of crystals and energetically cleaning of spaces
o improvement of situations
o achievement of goals
o manifestation of your desires
o charging of sigils, amulets, talismans, (magickal) tools, etc.
o protection against harm
o anything else you wish to send positive energy to. It has been used to make broken engines work in emergency situations.
· It will not bring you instant enlightenment. You will get disposal of a significant amount of spiritual and healing energy to help you walk your path, but the choice and hard work of surrendering your ego is still something only you can do yourself.
· It will not bring you a new religion or belief system. It is a spiritual practice that can and has been used by members of all kinds of religions and a-religious people.
· It does NOT relieve someone of the responsibility of seeing a doctor or other medical specialist, and it does NOT make any reiki practitioner a medical specialist either.
· It does not make you a special human being, although having reiki can be used to blow up your ego if that is your wish.
· Reiki will never violate one's free will. If a receiver does not want the reiki energy and refuses healing for some reason, the energy will simply be bounced back to the sender.
· It can not be used for negative ends like curses or destructive spells; this energy is too highly vibrational to be used for negative workings.
How does reiki work? The best answer is: we don't know.
This may be highly dissatisfying, but the great advantage is that if we don't understand this energy there's no way we can abuse it. Since we're dealing here with strong energy you may consider yourself lucky that mankind does not understand it. Sorry to say so.
Reiki works with intent, which is focused energy expressing a desire to bring more positive energy into your life, somebody else's life or the world. Once you have stated this intent the reiki will flow and you don't need to remain concentrated on channeling this healing energy. (Which makes giving (distance) reiki when you are traveling by bus or train a meaningful spending of your time.)
The universal life-energy first enters the energy system of the healer who passes it on, usually with the hands, to the healee. In the physical body this energy travels through the brains and nervous system. In our energetical bodies it travels through the chakras, meridians and the central channel along the spine.
Another important fact is that reiki heals causes, not just the results (symptoms). This makes reiki a deep acting healing method with from time to time unpredictable effects; you don't always consciously know which part of your life needs healing mostly, but the reiki does and will first heal that area. Usui names reiki 'intuitive' for it knows where it is needed; reiki seems to have its own intelligence and it respects one's free will.
It is unknown what the origins, total quantity and ways of working of life-energy are. And it can be characterized as highly vibrational, completely positive, gentle, loving, encompassing, harmonizing and therefore healing.
