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Usui Sensei received his attunement to the Reiki energy at this very sacred site on Kurama Mountain near Kyoto, Japan |
There are many ways that
people are introduced to and relate with Usui Reiki energy. There
are a multitude of different teaching methods and initiation attunement
styles. It is in the spirit of Reiki for practitioners and teachers
to honor all manners of teaching and attunement. However, it is
equally important to use discernment and make wise choices regarding how we personally
wish to learn and experience Reiki.
Regardless of how one is
introduced to the various levels of Reiki energy, the experience
can be greatly enhanced when the sacred nature of Reiki is honored
and preserved.Over the past 19 years during
which I have worked with and enjoyed Reiki, I have encountered many
people and a myriad of opinions regarding the symbols and attunements.
Some people have the concern that by holding the symbols and initiation
process as sacred, it is about secrets, control, and withholding
information.
I find it interesting that
a result of embracing Reiki into our daily life, is often an examination
of our personal issues related to power and control. When Reiki
is incorporated into all aspects of our life, we soon learn that
among the greatest lessons Reiki teaches us is the importance of relinquishing
our desire, or perceived need to be in control.
When we do release
our attempts to control, we can truly allow our life to be guided,
and mastered by Divine Love. It is intriguing to me that
the tools and ceremonial process that assist us in activating Reiki,
the very essence of Divine Love, can also be catalysts to confront
our fears of trusting that God is the guiding force driving our
life. Personal power issues can create filters that prevent us from
recognizing that ‘the only TRUE power is Love".
Secret Symbols, or Sacred Tools?
It is often exclaimed that
Reiki symbols and initiation attunement processes are "secret".
However, I would ask you to consider that perhaps a more accurate
description is that the symbols are sacred healing tools, and the
attunement a sacred ceremonial practice.
Perhaps what some perceive
as keeping secrets is actually a way to honor Reiki, and show respect
for its true nature. In Webster’s dictionary
the word secret is defined as "concealed, kept from general
knowledge". The word sacred is defined as "regarded with
reverence".
Symbols have been used for
centuries to represent different aspects of spirituality. The symbols
used in Reiki are connected directly to Divine consciousness. Each
symbol is a representation of a unique vibration and serves as a
key to activate certain frequencies of energy. When I was first
attuned to the energy connected with Reiki symbols, I was told that
I must not show them to anyone who has not been attuned to them.
I agreed to this, and I uphold this agreement today. I personally
consider this a sacred vow.The symbols serve as sacred
healing tools in my Reiki practice. I feel that the profound results
they often produce for my clients, and myself are due in part to
holding a very deep respect and reverence for the symbols.
Initiation
Attunements-Sacred Ceremony
Attunement can be defined
as the act of "matching vibration" with a specific spiritual
energy or frequency of light. Attunements adjust the vibration of
an individual. They can take place through transmission from one
person to another, through spiritual or energetic practice, or occasionally
through spontaneous occurrence.
The purpose of a Reiki attunement
is to bring us into a harmonious relationship with the Reiki energy,
and to help lift the veils and filters we may be holding between
our personality/ego self and our God self. A Reiki initiation is activated
by a Reiki master-teacher, who has been trained in the attunement
technique, and who shares the process with a person who has the
spiritual desire and intention to receive an initiation attunement.
One of the things that takes
place in a Reiki attunement is that our subtle energy system, clears
and releases denser energies. Also our chakras and etheric field
are strengthened so that we are capable of receiving and transmitting
high frequency healing light, at will and for extended periods of
time. With the rapid acceptance
of Reiki energy by healers around the world, we find that the strength
of the energy is increasing exponentially as more people are attuned,
or receiving Reiki treatments. As the strength of Reiki increases,
the power of the attunement to clear and fortify our subtle bodies
is intensified as well.
Long Distance
Attunements?
Although I honor all ways
Reiki is taught, I do find it disconcerting when students receive
their first initiations into Reiki by long distance transmissions,
or over the internet. My hesitancy with this is not because I doubt
that the initiations work, but because of the inability for the
student to be physically observed and assisted by their Reiki teacher. I also feel a bit sad for
the student who misses the opportunity to experience their initiation
attunement in a physical sacred space. Space that has been aesthetically,
and energetically created or chosen by a Reiki Master.
A Reiki teacher
who has experience with sacred ceremonial space, created for the
express purpose of sharing the Reiki attunement process, can greatly
enhance the student’s experience. Even though we are dealing with spiritual
energies, we do live in a third dimensional world. The purpose of
using Reiki is to bring high frequency spiritual energy into the
physical realm.
Receiving and accepting an attunement as both a spiritual and a physical experience is a true blessing.
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