| I sometimes hear of people saying they had a | | | | sleep! |
| Reiki session and it did not work. And although it | | | | Two stories. Two points of view. Did the Reiki |
| may well be the case that Reiki did nothing for | | | | work or not? And why were the results felt so |
| the person, sometimes it is simple a matter of | | | | differently? |
| perspective. Let me illustrate with a couple of | | | | There are of course reasons why: |
| examples. | | | | - The "Apex" effect in energy healing. This is a |
| "Mariam" came to see me for Reiki. She did not | | | | phenomenon where the person forgets how bad |
| say much and was visibly tense before we | | | | they had felt and so therefore does not notice a |
| started. A scan of her aura before we started | | | | difference when they are better. |
| revealed a very disrupted energy. I gave her an | | | | - The subtle way in which Reiki works. A |
| hour's Reiki. Before she left, I explained that | | | | newcomer to Reiki, even if they have had a |
| sometimes people feel emotion or discomfort as | | | | session or two before, can easily miss the subtle |
| the energy continues re-balancing for a few days | | | | re-balancing of their energy that Reiki can |
| afterward and that should this happen, to simply | | | | produce. |
| observe it and let it pass. She told me later that | | | | - The healee's expectations; for example, if |
| after that session, she had a healing crisis for a | | | | someone expected to see lights and angels and |
| day or two followed by the the most amazing | | | | they did not. Or if they expected the session to |
| calm she had experienced in years. This calm | | | | free them of symptoms straight-away. Of |
| lasted a whole month or so. Mariam was very | | | | course, that does happen too, but it is not the |
| happy with the benefits of her Reiki treatment. | | | | norm. Reiki goes to wherever it is most needed |
| "Richard" received Reiki from his wife when he | | | | for the highest good. So what it does may not be |
| was in pain. Five minutes after she lay hands on | | | | what we want but what we need at the time. |
| him, the throbbing headache that was keeping him | | | | I hope this helps put your mind at rest. If you feel |
| awake that night was forgotten as Richard fell | | | | Reiki did not work and still have doubts after |
| asleep and was snoring happily away. Richard slept | | | | reading this, perhaps you can try a different |
| well that night. When he got up in the morning, he | | | | practitioner and see if that makes a difference |
| said to his wife that he felt nothing during the | | | | for you. Or maybe you can book a Reiki class |
| treatment and that it did not work. But his wife | | | | and explore more in-depth how you can heal |
| saw him sleep and heard him snore, whereas his | | | | yourself. |
| headache had been so bad that he could not | | | | |