Learning Reiki - Does Self Attunement Really Work?

There are a number of concepts which you must				more traditional masters claim that you need the
embrace pertaining to Reiki. If you do not				presence of a master in order to be attuned.
embrace these, then Reiki is not for you. If you				Even if you are a master yourself!
are interested in learning Reiki, you need to				My problem with this thesis is that the founder of
consider these concepts. One of the most				modern Reiki "discovered" the healing art and
controversial of these is the concept of self				essentially attuned himself while fasting and
attunement.				meditating totally alone back in 1922. If he was
But let's step back for a moment. If you believe				able to self attune, and indeed if the whole
in the power of Reiki, then you embrace the				concept of Reiki is based on his revelations, it is
concept of the universal life force. You also				hard for me to accept that self attunement is not
accept that you can connect with and harness				a viable alternative.
this force through the energy channels of the				However, you should not let this debate cloud
body.				your perception of the many benefits of Reiki.
If you have made this leap of faith, then you are				You can explore this further with online courses.
a believer in the healing power of Reiki. You know				Some of these are based around self
that the energy within, and the energy of the				attunement, and some are based around distant
Universe, can be harnessed and optimized by				attunement (guided by a master). So you don't
balancing the seven Chakras. You accept the role				need to let the question of the viability of self
each of the Chakras plays in your well-being.				attunement stop you from exploring online
Which brings us to the question of self				courses. Simply choose the style of course which
attunement and whether it works or not. There is				concurs with your attunement preference!
debate among Reiki masters on this. Some of the