July 27, 2013
Transform Your Life with Reiki
From Transform Your Life with Reiki On-Line Course
by Rosalyn Light

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Reiki has a way of reaching out to those of you who are ready for it. Many Reiki Masters I have known told me they felt that Reiki found them, not that they found Reiki. Reiki comes to us as a result of prayer, or asking to be shown your next steps for being of service to the greater good.

You can focus on utilizing Reiki as a way to create more beauty, joy, harmony and peace in your life. In this day and age it is not so much about healing others as it is about raising your own vibration and holding a steady clear light. By doing this you will become a healing presence for yourself and others. Reiki will assist you in raising your vibration, and as you do this you will be contributing to the light and peace on the planet.

The Definition of Reiki
Reiki (pronounced Rey-key) means Universal Life Force energy. When the word Reiki is broken down, the words can be translated as: Rei meaning "Universal, All Knowing, Inner Self or Higher Power" and Ki meaning "Life Force".

Ki is the energy that runs through every living thing at all times. In Chinese it is known as Chi. One could call it a spiritual energy system, but not a religion. Reiki utilizes symbols to activate this Universal Life Force energy and to help it to flow through your hands as a healing modality. As I have played with these symbols and experienced their healing power I believe that the Reiki symbols are actually keys to unlock energy patterns that are blocked or frozen, thus creating more flow.

A Brief History of Reiki
There are many different versions of Reiki available today. The common thread that runs through all accounts of the history of Reiki is that it comes from the ancient Sanskrit texts. Sanskrit is the mother-tongue of all other languages. The Vedas (ancient spiritual text) say that Sanskrit is the language of the spirit world.

Reiki was translated and brought through in a form available to us as the Reiki symbols by a Japanese man named Mikao Usui in the early 1900's.

Usui was on a mission to discover the healing power that was used by Jesus Christ and other great healers. As he was studying the Sanskrit writings he discovered this healing modality and called it Reiki.

After Usui awakened to the healing light of Reiki, he was able to heal people. He then traveled all over Japan and China healing and teaching his people. Usui taught approximately 16 Reiki Masters or teachers. One of the men was a retired military man, Dr. Chujiro Hayashi. Dr. Chujiro then taught a woman named Mrs. Hawaya Takata. She became a powerful healer and teacher initiating many Reiki Masters.

In 1970 Mrs. Takata was charging $10,000.00 for a Reiki Masters Initiation, which then became the going price to become a Reiki Master. This price remained the going rate throughout the 70's and into the 80's. The Reiki Masters she attuned then charged the same price to others. This price prevented many people from learning Reiki. There was a lot of secrecy around the symbols and the whole process of learning the symbols. It is because of Mrs. Takata and many others that there are now thousands of Reiki Masters throughout the world.

An expansion of Reiki occurred in 1995 when Diane Stein wrote a book called Essential Reiki. In this book she released the symbols and all the secrecy around Reiki. Many Reiki Masters were very upset with this, but she felt this information was needed in order to awaken the healers to do their work.

Shortly after this many Reiki Masters published the symbols on the internet, along with all the Reiki teachings. Learning Reiki through distance healing became very popular. People were now able to receive the teaching and initiations of Reiki at a much lower cost than the original price of $10,000.

Learning Reiki through distance opened up Reiki to a new level and helped it to become a useful healing tool for many thousands of people throughout the world. Reiki continues to grow and evolve. There are many different types of Reiki available now, and they all originated from the teachings of Mikao Usui.

Reiki is similar to Religions in that it provides principles to follow, however, it doesn't make any claims to being a Religion or the only way to reach enlightened states of consciousness. The Reiki symbols are simply tools for you to use whatever your beliefs are, and are available to all.

The Reiki Attunement
The Reiki attunement is what separates Reiki from other healing modalities.

The attunement instantly creates a pathway for the energy and symbols to enter the crown chakra (located at the top of the head), and flow to the heart and exit through the hands. It is a process where a Reiki Master attunes or initiates through ceremony.

In this initiation the Reiki Master gives the Reiki symbols to the student and anchors them in the students subtle energy field. Attunements are not necessary to practice the beginning levels of Reiki, however they are very helpful in learning to channel light, as they do assist in opening the channel and central meridian.

Attunements strengthen one's connection to the Reiki energy and are necessary to receive the advanced levels of Reiki, or to become a Certified Reiki Master. Most people can easily learn to channel light through their hands, however Reiki is a helpful tool to assist you in creating balance in your life while you learn to become a healer.

The Levels of Reiki
There are 3 levels of Reiki. Depending your teacher and style of Reiki, these may vary.

In the Level 1 or First Degree class, the student receives an attunement that starts to open the channel or central meridian and allows the energy to start flowing through the hands.

In Level 2 or Second Degree the student is taught how to activate the first 3 Reiki symbols. He or she also receives an attunement that opens the channel or central meridian more, and the first 3 symbols are given in a ceremony.

In Level 3 or Reiki Mastery the Master Symbols are given and the student is then able to give Reiki attunements and initiate others to become Reiki Practitioners.

This has been the traditional path for teaching Reiki in a class setting.

There are many ways of teaching Reiki now, either through home study, a live class, or in a week long immersion class. All methods work and all are useful ways of learning Reiki.

Practice 1: Activating Your Hands
Begin by setting aside a sacred space in your home in which to practice this assignment. You can set up an altar, or just have a meditation cushion which you can sit on to center yourself before activating the Reiki energies.

If you have pictures of spiritual teachers, or angels it is a good idea to have them in this sacred space as they are high frequency beings and will activate a feeling of reverence and honoring of the sacred in you. Plants are also helpful to have around as they carry a healing life force energy.

Take the palms of your hands and place them together. Feel the heat and energy that your palms hold. Now slowly pull them away from each other until they are about 4 to 6 inches apart. Now, bring them close together again and notice how this energy is pushing your hands apart a bit. See if you can sense the energy coming off your hands. Does this energy pull or push with your hands at different distances?

Next, imagine that you are holding a ball of light in your hands. Play with this and make it big, like a basketball. Now make it small like a baseball. You can make this light more beautiful with your imagination. With your eyes closed, see if you can sense this ball of light more fully. Does it have any color in it? Do this every day for the next week, getting accustomed to playing with and activating the energy to flow through your hands, and visualize this ball of light.

**If you are having a difficult time feeling any energy coming out of your hands, or sensing the energy with your hands, clap them together gently and see what happens. You can also rub them together vigorously to get the energy to open. Notice any tingling in your fingers after you do this.**

Practice 2: Cleaning and clearing your aura with a ball of light
Once again activate the ball of light with your eyes closed, moving your palms close together and then farther apart. Play with this ball of light.

Holding this ball of light, direct your hands toward your heart and let this ball of light touch your heart. Do you notice any shifts? Now move this ball of light all over your body, holding your hands about 4 to 8 inches away from your body. Imagine this is cleansing and clearing your aura as you do this. Notice any shifts in the way you feel. Do you feel lighter or clearer, or notice any tingling? Practice this every night before you go to bed to clear the energy of the day.

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