The Nature of Reiki Energy

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The Nature of Reiki Energy

by Lee Rand

This is an excerpt from the new book is writing with Arjava

Petter and Walter Lübeck titled, The Spirit of Reiki, which

will be available

in English in early 2001. I developed an interest in

metaphysics in high

school and a few years later decided I wanted to make it my life focus.

Over the course of the next twenty years I proceeded to take

a wide range

of metaphysical and inner development classes. I often

studied and practiced

a particular subject until I could offer professional

sessions to others.

During this time, I became a hypnotherapist, a past life

regression therapist,

an astrologer, a rebirther, an NLP Professional, a tarot card reader,

and while living in Hawaii, I studied and worked with a Kahuna for over

a year. As I learned each new subject, I found that my

previous training

and experience would add to my understanding of each new skill and this

broadened my comprehension. I found that I could often create

unique ways

to apply the new skills that had not been thought of by those who had

training in only one area.

As an example, I combined my understanding and experience

with hypnosis,

past life regression therapy and NLP to create a powerful

technique that

allowed me to take clients back to the original cause of any problem or

challenging situation they were experiencing in this life and discover

what they had done to create the experience. Then, we would

focus on learning

the lesson, healing the cause and transforming the issue into

a positive

quality. During this time, I also learned about life force

and the important

role it plays in maintaining life.

Life force or ki, as it is also called is a subtle energy

that surrounds

and flows within all living things. It is the presence of ki in living

things that keeps them alive and healthy. If the ki is

removed or greatly

weakened in anything alive, it will soon die. All illness is caused by

disturbances in the healthy flow of ki within the subtle energy system

of all living things. This metaphysical energy is present

everywhere and

has a wide spectrum of vibrations and levels of expression depending on

the kind of life and/or life processes it is supporting. Ki

is a necessary

energy for everything that exists, both living and nonliving,

in the material

world, as well as in all spiritual dimensions. In humans,

there is a range

of different vibrations of ki that are present in the aura and chakras.

There is very basic ki that has to do with sustaining the

physical body,

ki that is involved with our thoughts and feelings as well as higher ki

that has to do with our spiritual experiences. Ki is the carrier of our

intentions out into the world where they manifest and it is ki directed

by the mind that attracts to us all of our experiences. From

this we can

see that ki plays a very important role in every aspect of life. Ki is

an amazing subject and a great deal can be written about it,

but for our

purpose in understanding the nature of Reiki energy, we need to focus

on its activity within the human subtle energy system.

In the course of my studies, I came across several exercises

to develop

ki and use it for healing. These exercises usually involved mediation

and breathing exercises and when doing them, I could feel the buildup

of ki within my body and energy field and could move this energy around

with my intention. I could also see it inside myself and feel the way

it affected me. Ki usually created a very relaxing and

pleasant feeling.

The Kahuna I worked with in Hawaii was a healer and could also generate

and use ki. In working with him, my understanding of ki deepened and it

became even clearer that ki is affected by the mind and can be directed

by the mind. It can be sent out to do things such as heal or

help others.

And after working with him awhile, an understanding slowly

developed that

ki could also be sent out to cause problems for others and

even to create

illness. I learned that one of the Kahuna's skills involved protecting

people from negatively directed ki sent by others. The

Kahunas of Hawaii

had become experts in the use of ki and this is the basis of

most of their

work. Using ki in various ways to create a wide range of

effects. I have

also met many other healers and metaphysical people who had awareness

of and skill in using ki. They all reported the same thing; that ki was

something that can be built up in ones subtle energy field,

and directed

by the mind to heal oneself or others and do many other things.

Why people get sick. If ki could only do good, we would

live in a very

different world. But since ki is affected by the mind, it can

create both

positive and negative results depending on the kind of

thought or intention

that is directing it. Ki directed by the mind is responsible for both

our good health and our bad health. It is the positive ki, created and

directed by the subconscious mind that empowers all the organs of the

body and keeps them healthy. But the subconscious mind can also harbor

negative thoughts and when these negative thoughts are about oneself,

they influence our personal ki in a negative way. This

negatively directed

ki will form around the organs of the body and in the chakras and aura

and slow down the healthy activities of the body and eventually create

sickness. It is negative ki that is responsible for creating

dysfunction

and illness in the body. Healers can often see negative ki as

dark spots

or clouds in or around the body that are obstructing the flow

of healthy

ki. By removing the negative ki, the healthy ki is allowed to

flow again

and the body will return to healthy functioning.

Negative ki can have a very simple charge of energy and be

easy to remove,

or it can have a more powerful charge with a more

sophisticated programming

and be more difficult to remove. It can be deceptive and act like it is

healthy, but underneath, it can have a negative intention and can also

mask itself or hide, making it difficult to detect. This is

based on the

thoughts that were used to create it - thoughts coming from

the person's

subconscious mind or even conscious mind, which combine with

ki and take

action to effect the functioning of the body, the emotions

and the mind.

From this it can be seen how important it is to develop a

positive self-image

and to release all negative thoughts and feelings from our minds.

As we grow up and throughout our lives we are exposed to millions of

thoughts and feelings from others. These thoughts and feelings affect

our minds depending on how receptive we are to them. When we are young,

we are like an open book and it is difficult for us to decide

which thoughts

and feelings to accept or reject. During this time, the

formative years,

the foundation of our personalities is established and we are usually

influenced most strongly by our parents. We also receive

programming from

our friends and acquaintances, television, teachers at

school, and other

experiences. These beginning concepts become established in

our subconscious

mind and this in turn effects the flow of ki in and around us, forming

patterns of positive and negative ki in our auras, chakras and bodies

that directly effect our health and everything we do. Both positive and

negative ki can be placed in ones energy field by another.

This is sometimes

done unconsciously by others who have positive or negative thoughts and

feelings toward you. The stronger the feelings, the stronger

the effect.

Positive and negative ki coming from others will affect you depending

on how receptive you are to it. Positive ki can come from

those who have

a positive regard toward you or from those who pray for you

(in a healthy

way) and negative ki can come from those who harbor dark,

menacing and/or

angry thoughts toward you. This negative energy is often

called bad vibes

and can have a temporary effect, or can do more permanent harm if the

receiving person is weak or open to the negative energy and

if it is directed

in a more powerful and deliberate way.

Our minds and subtle energy fields are also affected by experiences

from past lives. This effect is called karma and is carried into this

life in the aura when the soul first enters the physical body at birth.

As we live our lives, past life karma in the aura attracts experiences

to us, which have a similar vibration to the karma, and they

in turn strengthen

the karmic charge in the aura. As it becomes stronger, it will usually

work its way into the chakras and eventually into the physical body. As

it works its way deeper into the subtle energy system, the

effects become

more pronounced and depending on whether it is positive or negative, it

can effect us in different ways, attracting good fortune or

bad and also

have an effect on our health. It must be kept in mind that karma can be

healed without having to fully experience it's negative

effects! The basis

of poor health is negative thoughts from one's own mind, from

past lives

or that have been received from others, attracting and/or

generating negative

ki and affecting ones energy field by limiting healthy ki and

restricting

the functioning of the organs of the body.

Healers heal by generating positive ki and sending it to the area of

the aura, chakras or body where the negative ki is located,

with the intention

of transforming the negative ki to positive or releasing and

dissipating

it. This allows the natural flow of positive ki to take place, which in

turn restores health to the physical body. Regardless of the

method involved,

all processes of healing or personal and spiritual development involve

releasing negatively directed ki from a person's energy

field, along with

the negative thoughts and feelings that have created it. This

is the primary

process used by all shamans and healers all over the world.

They may employ

a wide range of techniques to do this, but the end result is the same.

I learned this from my personal experience working with ki

within others

and myself, from the Hawaiian Kahuna and many other healers I

have worked

with. I received my Reiki I training in Hawaii in 1981.

When I began using Reiki, I realized right away that Reiki

was remarkably

different than the kind of ki I was previously familiar with.

Reiki seemed

to have a higher vibration and I noticed that it did not need direction

from my mind, but seemed to have a mind of its own. It would begin to

flow without having to do any kind of exercise at all. I did not have

to meditate or do breathing exercises and it seemed to flow

all by itself

whenever I placed my hands on someone or simply thought about

it. It also

did not make use of my own personal energy supply, but seemed to come

from outside myself, from a seemingly unlimited supply.

Sometimes it even

began flowing all by itself. Often, I could observe it flowing through

my arms and out my hands and sometimes flowing through my aura. It was

a very wonderful and pleasant experience. When I looked psychically at

the energy, I could often see it as thousands of small

particles of light,

like " corpuscles " filled with radiant Reiki energy flowing through me

and out of my hands. It was as though these Reiki " corpuscles " of light

had a purpose and intelligence, traveling through me to heal some part

of myself or the person I was working with.

When meditating on the Reiki energy, I would often become filled with

joy and be uplifted, often feeling that I was completely cared for and

without a worry in the world. From these experiences, I knew that Reiki

was something special. It was much more than the simple ki that I had

previously learned to generate and move with my mind. This

was an energy

that came effortlessly and rather than needing to be guided

by the mind,

it was guided by a higher intelligence! Reiki heals by

knowing where negative

ki exists in the person's subtle energy system. It flows to

these areas,

where it changes the vibration of the negative ki. This is usually done

by raising the vibration until the negative ki cannot hold on

to the area

it is attached to and is released. Other times, the negative ki may be

reprogrammed by the Reiki energy and transformed into positive ki which

restores and maintains health. When the body is weak, from a

healing crisis

or from an extended illness, Reiki can provide the body with

a very nurturing

supply of ki that supports the organs in their return to

healthy functioning.

On a deeper level, Reiki can and often does reprogram the

person's subconscious

mind, releasing negative thoughts, feelings and memories and

even balancing

karma that had been responsible for creating negative ki, thus healing

at the level of cause and creating a permanent healing!

Because Reiki is guided by the higher power, it cannot do

harm and always

works for the positive benefit of the client. It is a very

simple technique

to learn and use and can be easily learned in a weekend

class. A treatment

always creates benefit, which can range from simple

relaxation and feelings

of well being to miraculous results. Occasionally, amazing

healings have

come from people who have just taken their first class! This is one of

the remarkable things about Reiki; it does not take special ability nor

does it take years of practice. Anyone can learn it in a day or two and

experience effective results immediately! The special nature of Reiki

energy has been continually demonstrated to me over and over whenever

I have used it and frequently, other Reiki practitioners have concurred

with this idea as well. I became a Reiki master in 1989 and

began teaching

Reiki. At that time, I had been working with two clairvoyant

healers who

had remarkable abilities. They could each clearly see the

aura and chakras,

communicate with ones guides and higher self, see and communicate with

angels and other spiritual beings and analyze ones subtle energy field

in great detail. They could see and move negative ki with their minds

and do healings from a distance. Their metaphysical diagnosis

was always

very impressive in terms of its accuracy and I would often be given a

much deeper and more detailed understanding of my own energy state and

what I needed to do to heal more deeply whenever I received an energy

field reading from them. They also had the ability to easily generate

very strong ki and use it to heal.

When I became a Reiki master, I offered them the training free. Later

they told me that they had attended just to support me in my new work,

as they believed they already had highly developed healing

abilities and

did not think they would benefit by receiving Reiki training. However,

after the attunement, they both stated that it had been a

powerful spiritual

experience and they both felt they had received a deep healing. Then,

when they began using their new Reiki energy, they were even

more pleasantly

surprised. They said that Reiki was a new energy they had not

been aware

of before. They remarked that it would begin flowing all by itself and

did not require them to develop healing energy by meditating or through

the use of their minds. They also said it seemed to have a mind of its

own and had such a high frequency that it could go anywhere and did not

have to travel through the energy meridians of the body, but just went

straight to where it was needed, going right through bone, muscle and

other tissues. They were very happy that they had taken the class. Even

though they were highly skilled healers before taking Reiki

I, they felt

that their healing abilities had been noticeably improved!

After teaching Reiki classes full time for over ten years,

and initiating

over 3500 people I have had the pleasure of working with many students

who were already sensitive healers before taking Reiki

training. The common

response from the majority of this group and especially from the most

sensitive is that Reiki has a different vibration than the

healing energies

they already were using and that taking the training had increased the

strength of their healing energies and improved the quality

of the treatments

they were able to give. All have commented that they were

happy they had

taken Reiki training. Any healer, even those with powerful

healing abilities,

always seem to benefit from receiving the Reiki attunement.

So from this

we can see that Reiki is a special healing energy that is

much more than

simple ki. Reiki is a healing energy that comes from and is

guided directly

by the higher power. This higher power can also be called

God, the Supreme

Being, The Universe, The Universal Mind, All That Is, Jehovah, Krishna,

Buddha, The Great Spirit, etc.

We live in a world where a full range of experience can take

place from

the very positive to the very negative. People sometimes have

joyful experiences

and are filled with love, peace and happiness, and at other times can

be unhappy with varying degrees of pain, sadness and despair.

Others seem

to live in a relatively neutral and gray sort of world, half asleep and

not really feeling much of anything. This range of personal experience

is taking place because of the way we use our free will. Since we have

limited awareness and understanding, we do not always make

the best choices.

Sometimes we act out of fear, and often our selfish ego centered side

takes over and begins directing our thoughts, feelings and

actions. When

this happens, we move away from wholeness and create

imbalances and distress

that have a negative effect on us and those around us. At other times,

we may allow our lives to be directed by our spiritual core and this is

when healing takes place and our lives move toward harmony,

joy and peace.

So, we live in a world that seems to see/saw back and forth

between wholeness

and discord. While this is taking place for most of us, there

is another

part of the universe, which is really just a state of mind, where this

see/saw effect does not take place and only wholeness exists. In this

place there is only harmony, peace, love and joy. This is because all

the beings in this place have surrendered completely to the

higher power

and it is the higher power that directs their minds and actions and all

that they do. This place is also filled with many different

kinds of ki,

which is also directed by the higher power. This higher dimension has

been recognized by every religion and spiritual path. Young

children are

aware of it and so are many adults, and others get glimpses of it from

time to time. It is also a state of consciousness that many

have entered

briefly and a few have entered permanently even while still

in the physical

body. This is the place where Reiki energy comes from, a

higher dimension

where all is at one with the higher power. This is the great beauty and

value of Reiki. It connects us to the part of the universe where all is

guided by the wisdom, love and peace of the higher power.

When we receive a Reiki treatment, we get a taste of this

dimension and

at the same time, Reiki is pointing us toward a greater experience. If

we listen closely to the energy, the consciousness of Reiki, we

will realize

that it is directing us toward this state of mind and

offering the possibility

that this could be our continuous and unending reality. Every aspect of

our mind, our lives, our entire being, could be continually surrounded

and guided by the love, beauty, wisdom, peace and grace of the higher

power. It is the creation of this state of consciousness

within each person

that is the deeper intention of Reiki. As we discover this

for ourselves

and as we open more and more completely to it, our lives will

be transformed.

Lee Rand is the founder of the International Center for Reiki

Training; author of " Reiki, The Healing Touch " , " Reiki for a

New Millenium " ,

editor in chief of the " Reiki News " and the developer of Karuna Reiki®.

He has taught Reiki internationally for the past 10 years.