| Back in May '07 I became a Reiki master. Years | | | | the emotions that I had been experiencing and |
| before I had become a Reiki 1 and 2 practitioner as I | | | | several questions surfaced for me. Fortunately, I was |
| had wanted to heal other people. I did both courses | | | | helped by the insights and healing energies of the |
| in the same weekend. I'd been asking myself for | | | | attendees of the event. |
| years "What can I do in order to help other people | | | | Then, finally, on the last day I sat next to another |
| heal?" | | | | Reiki master, Ian, and started chatting to him. He |
| The thought that I may need healing myself was | | | | listened to my Reiki story and very gently informed |
| never a factor in my process or decision to study | | | | me of a couple of things that I needed to know. |
| Reiki. I soon knew that Reiki worked as I'd had a | | | | Firstly, that I was not ready to initiate any master's |
| very profound experience after my initiation. This had | | | | into Reiki as I was clearly not ready. Indeed, |
| followed self-treatments for six weeks after my | | | | watching many of the Reiki 2 practitioners during the |
| course. | | | | gathering had already made me realise that I had a |
| Despite this, I had huge reservations as to the intent | | | | long way to go in order to match their skill. |
| and motivation of my Reiki master. I clearly had my | | | | Secondly, he let me know how important it was to |
| own issues going on at the time and he was the | | | | get permission from your Reiki 1 master before |
| perfect target for my projections. Consequently, I | | | | getting another master to further the Reiki journey. |
| did not seek his guidance and proceeded on my own, | | | | Suddenly, I had a light bulb moment. This led to the |
| using my intuitions to assess the energies that I was | | | | following e-mail correspondence with my first Reiki |
| channelling. Since I was working night shifts I used | | | | master, which, in turn, led to another cathartic |
| my breaks to give myself long treatments. | | | | moment and the release of all pain in my shoulder. |
| On that occasion I soon developed a large pain in my | | | | Dear Reiki Master, |
| chest, at the location of the heart. Fortunately, as I | | | | I realise that you will probably not remember me, yet |
| was working in a Coronary Care Unit (CCU) at the | | | | it is important that I write this mail. I took a Reiki 1 |
| time I knew the symptoms were asymptomatic of | | | | and 2 weekend with you about six years ago and |
| angina and just trusted the process. This was despite | | | | felt very negative about you and your teaching style |
| a daily increase in the pain after each self-treatment. | | | | afterwards. The consequence has been that it has |
| After six weeks the pain was so great that I could | | | | taken me this long to understand the error of my |
| barely drive my car, since it was too painful to turn | | | | perception. |
| the steering wheel. I cancelled all of my shifts at | | | | My Reiki journey has been confusing and resulted in |
| work and treated myself for a few more days, and | | | | periods of neglect, self-doubt and disillusionment with |
| now my sleep started to suffer. | | | | regard to my spiritual and healing practice. During that |
| One day, whilst in the bath, I had a huge catharsis | | | | weekend I felt that there were too many students |
| and began to see my life flash before me. Everything | | | | and not enough opportunities to ask the many |
| that I had done was starting to become apparent | | | | questions that I had at the time. |
| and I started to wonder what message I would have | | | | When some of your teachings were contradicted by |
| left the world if I had died just then. I cried for | | | | other Reiki masters I decided that I had been |
| England as the bath filled up further. | | | | short-changed and chose not to contact you about it. |
| I spent the next three days acting as though I was | | | | Although you have not been consciously in my |
| Scrooge on Christmas morning! This led to me telling | | | | thoughts for several years now I have recently |
| all of my friends and family, who were around me at | | | | found my way back into Reiki through becoming a |
| the time, how much they meant to me, whilst | | | | Reiki master a few months ago. |
| shedding plenty more tears. With each proclamation | | | | Recent attendance of a Reiki masters' gathering, |
| the pain eased a little more. | | | | with The Reiki Association, has caused some |
| Despite the profundity of this experience I stopped | | | | powerful energetic shifts within me and led me to |
| using my Reiki, except for the odd, intermittent | | | | talk about my early Reiki experiences. Once again, I |
| treatment, for several years afterwards. During my | | | | found myself feeling very negative. |
| Reiki 1 and 2 course I met two very dear friends, | | | | However, I now know that my negativity towards |
| Alan and Annette. We have remained in contact ever | | | | you was only a projection of my negativity towards |
| since and shared our respective journeys. | | | | myself. I am now in a place where I am ready to |
| When Alan asked Annette and I if we wanted to | | | | own it and apologise humbly to you for any energetic |
| become Reiki masters last year I decided that it | | | | consequences that may have happened as a result |
| sounded like a good idea. He had found a Reiki | | | | of my actions. |
| master that he liked and we would need to meet up | | | | I would also like to acknowledge the gift that you |
| four times over three months. | | | | gave me during that weekend and how it has now |
| We attended the course and, like before, I started | | | | led me to a place of very profound, deep and |
| to do a few treatments on myself. Shortly after I | | | | meaningful healing. I would like to thank you from the |
| developed a pain in my shoulder, which worsened | | | | bottom of my heart and offer my unreserved |
| over time and Reiki. As there was plenty going on in | | | | apologies for my lack of insight into the nature of |
| my life during that period I had not considered the | | | | Reiki and what happened to me during my initiations |
| synchronicity of becoming a Reiki master and | | | | with you. |
| developing this pain. | | | | Peace, Love, light and healing energy, |
| My NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) training had | | | | Adam Shaw. |
| led me to believe that I had created this pain for a | | | | Dear Adam |
| purpose, so I set out to find what I needed to do to | | | | Apologies for delay - have been in Mexico building our |
| resolve it. I addressed issues with family and friends | | | | cancer centre, conducting research studies with |
| over the following months, which yielded numerous | | | | children in schools with ADHD, and developing |
| positive outcomes, yet the pain still remained. I | | | | projects with the Mexican NHS. |
| performed Time-Line Therapy and self-hypnosis, | | | | Your email is certainly appreciated. Although you will |
| releasing many things but still the pain remained. | | | | discover as you tread your path that it is not |
| I then attended a therapist who dealt with past-lives | | | | important what a minority of others think about your |
| who regressed me to a battle numerous lifetimes | | | | work. There will always be those who do not |
| ago where I received a spear in my shoulder. Surely | | | | understand - and there are countless reasons why |
| this was the breakthrough that I had been looking | | | | they cannot understand. |
| for? Apparently not. Although the pain lessened | | | | The most important things to know as we work our |
| considerably, I was left with a residual ache. | | | | soul missions are that |
| Earlier that year I had picked up a form from the | | | | 1. we are coming from the best possible motivation |
| Reiki Association, telling me about the annual Reiki | | | | of love to help our world |
| gathering. Last September I decided that I would | | | | 2. we are attempting to help the highest majority of |
| attend, as it would be a good opportunity to find out | | | | people who seek our help |
| a bit more about Reiki and meet other practitioners. | | | | Blessings for your good works |
| During the gathering I experienced some huge | | | | Reiki Master |
| energetic and emotional shifts, which frequently had | | | | I may not be a master of Reiki yet in anything but |
| me on the verge of tears. I was also humbled by an | | | | title - though healing comes in many forms. |
| array of profoundly talented masters and | | | | My healing came the day I changed my question to |
| practitioners. | | | | the universe. It is only through honestly asking myself |
| During a group healing with a wonderfully insightful | | | | on a daily basis "what do I need to be consciously |
| couple, Rosemary and Trevor, I was informed that | | | | aware of to achieve the maximum healing in the |
| the pain was due to a chip that I had on my | | | | minimum time" that led me back to Reiki. |
| shoulder. They also brought many other profound | | | | Real, sustainable healing occurred for me the second |
| insights into my consciousness, giving me a healing | | | | that I decided to take responsibility for everything |
| stone to help me on my path. I was surprised; as I | | | | that has ever happened in my life. Only through this |
| thought that I had forgiven everyone that I could | | | | process of self-empowerment can sustainable healing |
| think of, whom I'd had an issue with. | | | | occur. |
| Further treatments during the gathering intensified | | | | |