REIKI
SYMBOLS
The Japanese characters making up
the word ‘Reiki’ are usually translated in the West as meaning
'Universal Life Energy' , but the characters can be translated as
meaning ‘soul energy’, or ‘aura’ or ‘mysterious spirit’, or even
'spiritually guided life force energy'.
So when the name of the system was
chosen, they weren't just thinking of a cold, clinical energy that you
can move round the body by sticking needles into a person. They were
thinking also of an energy that has a definite connection or resonance
with a person's soul or spiritual side too.
Interestingly, the latest
interpretation of the word 'Reiki' is that it can mean 'a system that
has been arrived at through a moment of enlightenment', or ''a gift
given through satori', and we will talk more about the history and
development of Reiki shortly.
To summarise, Reiki is a versatile
healing system based on the channelling of energy at various
frequencies, sometimes akin to dealing with the fundamental energy of
oriental medicine, but sometimes more akin to channelling energy of
divine origin for the benefit of a person’s spirit or soul. It is both
at the same time.
REIKI
AND CHI KUNG
In fact, the thing that approximates
most closely to the Reiki ability is the practice of advanced Chi Kung
(also known as qi gong or chi gong). Chi Kung is an energy cultivation
technique similar to, but not the same as, Tai Chi. If you were to
practice Chi Kung diligently for 20-30 years, you might be able to reach
the level of Chi Kung Master. Chi Kung Masters are able to cultivate
their personal levels of chi to such an extent that they are able to
direct this externally to treat others. Such treatments are called
'projection healings'. There is at least one hospital in China that
prescribes Chi Kung exercises to treat a variety of ailments. It has a
team of Chi Kung Masters who treat people by directing chi externally,
by aiming the energy at and channelling it into various acupuncture
points on the patient’s body. This ability is way beyond the reach of
most individuals, and the Chi Kung practitioner has to practice the
technique continually to build up energy reserves that are depleted in
treating others. The Chi Kung Master's personal energy is given out in
treating others.
The Reiki attunements seem to give
this same ‘Chi Kung’ ability but with two important differences. You do
not have to stand there for 20 years doing the exercises, and when you
treat someone it is not your personal energy that you giving out. Reiki
attunements connect you to an unlimited external source of healing
energy that benefits you as you channel it into others.
The origins of Reiki have until
quite recently been quite obscure, and plagued with misinformation, but
ongoing research is giving us a better picture of how it was discovered
and developed. That is what you can read about next.
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