| So often I run in to people that mention that they | | | | incremental nudges to stimulate your awakening. With |
| learned 1st degree Reiki but they never went any | | | | each subsequent degree you get more attunements |
| further with it. Their dismissive attitude tells me | | | | all for the same reason - to wake you up to be |
| clearly that they didn't get to feel empowered in | | | | more energetically aware! Of course, the Reiki |
| their 1st Degree. To be empowered in Reiki you feel | | | | attunements can only be passed on by a Master |
| it in your bones, in your heart and soul, viscerally, and | | | | Teacher who is aware and awake her self. Usui also |
| you never forget it. Reiki especially at the 1st Degree | | | | gave weekly Reiju Empowerments (mini |
| level of initiation has the power to change your life. | | | | attunements) for the same purpose. |
| Be assured that with your initiation you have | | | | 2. In 1st Degree you learn various meditations that |
| engaged with an incredibly elegant and powerful | | | | were designed by Usui to bring a fully conscious |
| self-healing technique. There are a few things to | | | | awareness to witnessing and experiencing yourself as |
| understand to enhance your sense of empowerment | | | | a spiritual being of light. On a sub-atomic level we are |
| in 1st Degree. | | | | comprised of molecules vibrating at a specific |
| Reiki is easily and commonly taught with basic | | | | frequency. Under a high-powered microscope that |
| misconceptions.i) that students at the 1st Degree | | | | frequency looks like light. We are light - luminous |
| level are only at an initiatory level of Reiki.ii) that it is | | | | beings capable of continuously creating and |
| learned as a modality with which to treat others.iii) | | | | generating life. Imagine! In the practice of Reiki we |
| that right from the beginning you become a 'channel' | | | | learn to amplify our light body as if we were using a |
| for universal energy. | | | | dimmer switch. |
| Believing in each of these 3 unfortunate | | | | 3. In 1st Degree you learn a series of 5 Precepts that |
| misconceptions compounds finally in creating a | | | | Usui developed to guide us into thoughtfully |
| weakened relationship with Reiki. If the teacher fails | | | | contemplating our spiritually moral and ethical |
| to recognize the true implicit beauty and potential of | | | | responsibilities in life on a daily basis. Living to the best |
| the 1st Degree practice how can her students hope | | | | of our ability within these 5 precepts promotes |
| to experience it fully? | | | | happiness, compassion, peace of mind and ultimately |
| Try not to think of Reiki as a channeling technique - | | | | health. Deep personal reflection is needed to |
| it is actually an embodiment of universal energy. You | | | | understand our motivations, actions and way of being |
| don't become attuned to channel energy - you | | | | in the world. |
| become attuned to awaken the universal life force | | | | 4. In 1st Degree you learn how to give yourself |
| energy aspect within yourself. As you awaken your | | | | treatments. Doing daily self-treatments is the single |
| entire personal energy field you will resonate with the | | | | most important aspect of Reiki, yet so few students |
| universal energy forces and rhythms of life energy as | | | | are even aware this is possible. In 1st Degree you |
| they exist universally all around you. In Reiki 1st | | | | also learn how to give others treatments. All students |
| Degree students are attuned to wake up their own | | | | of Reiki feel compelled to share their energy with |
| latent energy force and step into a harmonized | | | | others. It's natural to share what we learn. |
| relationship with universal life force rhythms. Sounds | | | | Unfortunately, until we learn how to patiently sit in |
| big doesn't it? That's because it is. | | | | our own healing energy we are not able to be |
| The potential of 1st Degree Reiki offers the student | | | | effective as a healer to anyone else. People are |
| a complete body of knowledge independent of how | | | | always more apt to help others than help themselves. |
| far you choose to go with it. Interestingly, even | | | | 1st Degree teaches us first and foremost to start |
| though all 2nd Degree students must take 1st | | | | with the self. |
| Degree, most don't understand what 1st Degree is | | | | It is customary to take a minimum of 3 months to |
| about, they have only considered it as being a small | | | | fully learn to embody universal energy and |
| stepping stone to get to 2nd Degree. There are a | | | | experience the awakening that is possible through |
| few solid though simple components that must be | | | | the daily practice of 1st Degree. In Second Degree |
| practiced extensively before one is ready to move | | | | students learn how to use their ever awakening |
| competently on to the next level of learning. | | | | status to assist healing in another person effectively |
| 1. In 1st Degree students are given 4 attunements | | | | in person and at a distance. But there is no hurry, |
| because that's what it takes to wake up after our | | | | universe and Reiki are timeless experiences. There will |
| energetic system has been sleeping for a long time. | | | | be ample opportunity to heal the world - but it has to |
| It's like hitting the snooze button over and over. With | | | | start with you. I encourage you all to re-visit your 1st |
| each attunement you wake up a bit more until there | | | | Degree teachings and come to experience the |
| is no chance of slipping peacefully into your previous | | | | essential nature of Reiki as it moves you in harmony |
| slumber. Consider the attunements to be gentle | | | | with your universe. |