| Energy is source of life and life is energy. Energy is a | | | | the birth of a way of life with layers of unnecessary |
| multi-directional force. All together Reiki is a word | | | | habits dropping one by one, cleansing the body and |
| composed of 'rei' [Rei: rain of] and "ki" [Ki: life force] | | | | the mind from energy blockages and opening the |
| which means Universal Life Energy brought through | | | | chakras. One cannot expect to undertake healing and |
| personal healing for the purposes of healing. Enter a | | | | continue to eat processed, fatty, fried, oily and |
| library, a bookshop or visit the internet and collect as | | | | colored food. It just is a contradiction. One can |
| much as you want about Reiki. It is there it is | | | | indeed expect healing to foster an immense liberation |
| available, it is rich, it is often colorful and even more | | | | from both mental and physical toxins, through regular |
| often, peaceful and grateful. | | | | treatments. Fees for treatments are set, and an |
| The energy around us is life force energy and it can | | | | agreement is made prior to a treatment about it, |
| be used for healing purposes, naturally and | | | | there is neither speculation nor gambling. As a healing |
| effortlessly. Unless on meditative state, only a | | | | technique and although rooted in the Eastern |
| change in the smell or feeling of the air that would | | | | tradition, Reiki is neutral, comes from the universe |
| raise consciousness of the existence of air and | | | | and blends with all beliefs and ways of life. It can be |
| energy. Most of the time breathing is natural, | | | | used as a self-healing and personal development tool |
| automatically. Breathe in, breathe out. Noticing a | | | | or expand into a holistic practice for others and the |
| change in the air would only occur in presence of a | | | | universe, a broader goal of serving others and offer |
| smell, or a feeling about it (cool, hot, perfume, | | | | healing. |
| pollution). Experience the air upon entering a room | | | | Reiki is a healing method of hands-on treatments. |
| where a baby is sleeping, or a temple, a church, a | | | | There are levels of practice and of teachings which |
| cave, or a room where an argument just occurred. | | | | include symbols and sounds [Kotodama] giving Reiki a |
| This is called to open to consciousness of existence. | | | | sacred meaning. The Internet is a large pool where |
| Become conscious of the breathing. Just as oxygen | | | | anyone can pick symbols available and read many |
| can be extracted from the air and given to a person | | | | opinions about how to use them. Discussing the |
| who needs it, there is a healing, balancing band or | | | | sacred character of Reiki is not the purpose here and |
| vibration in the energy surrounding that can be | | | | no mention will be made of symbols and sounds. This |
| channeled and offered to a person in the same way. | | | | is not the purpose here. The 'Ways of the Symbols' |
| Reiki balances the energies in the body and | | | | how to use them and how the empowerment is |
| strengthens the life forces. Energy is a vibrational | | | | manifested remains in the hands of those who know |
| frequency that permeates life and can be channeled, | | | | them. Practice, with peers, with oneself, and |
| for healing purposes. One way of doing this is | | | | adequate guidance from a teacher is instrumental not |
| through healing treatments and further initiations in | | | | in enhancing the way the symbols would work, but |
| the Usui System of Natural Healing. Reiki practitioner | | | | rather to understand the way they work. As many |
| learns how to filter the energy, transmit healing | | | | know, the key in Reiki is practice. Using the symbols |
| energy to ourselves and to others or whatever we | | | | without knowing how to draw them and without |
| touch. Quantum physics describes energy and its | | | | having been accompanied in the learning is not being |
| frequency and the interconnection between one field | | | | recommended. It just is waste of time. |
| [the body] and the other [the surrounding] field | | | | When a Reiki Master and a Reiki Master Teacher |
| There is a common understanding that the human | | | | introduces him or herself, s/he will mention the |
| body energetic fields comprise of a physical body, | | | | lineage which his or her teachings originate. This is |
| and an etherical body [the aura] both interacting with | | | | important and a reference for the person who |
| the larger energy field, the Universe. Reiki is activated | | | | receives a treatment but crucial for the person who |
| through hands-on treatments, and once the | | | | receives teachings and becomes a practitioner. There |
| practitioner is aligned to the Reiki energetic field s/he | | | | are no traditions better than the other rather better |
| can move to deeper levels of understanding of | | | | ways to suit a culture or another and within each |
| healing, through symbols and meditation. | | | | culture a way to learn, a way to transfer and receive |
| Beautifully, Reiki is not a sect, a mysterious practice, | | | | knowledge and the tools associated with it. Again |
| a religion, nor a dogmatic teaching. Reiki is a | | | | together with the lineage it is the integrity of the |
| philosophy of life. There are no compulsory | | | | teacher and the principles of transfer of knowledge |
| requirements to follow, no special diet, no mantra, no | | | | remain paramount. When a Reiki Master Teacher |
| collateral practices. It is pure, simple transparent and | | | | omits to specify his or her lineage, integrity is lost. |
| common sense. The corollary of a healing process is | | | | |