Reiki Advanced Practice Series - The Reiki Symbols

The Reiki Symbols are powerful extensions of the				people are more disposed to actually sensing this
Reiki System of Natural Healing. There is a lot of				energy, while others feel nothing at all. To some,
controversy surrounding the Reiki Symbols and				it is manifest visually, others sense it physically... so
their true nature remain somewhat of a mystery				there really is no right way to perceive them. You
to all but the most experienced Reiki practitioners.				just need to allow your awareness to open in
This article hopes to demystify the Reiki Symbols				order to be able to identify which way the Reiki
and shed some light on the best ways to				energy is coming through to you personally. For
incorporate them into your Reiki practice for the				me, it has always been a tingling in my hands... I've
most effective results.				never witnessed the swirling vortexes of light
Each Reiki Symbol manifests a separate and				some of my students have... and I probably never
distinct energy and it is most important to learn all				will.
you can about the unique powers and abilities				After you learn to notice the Reiki energy you
associated with each of the symbols. There are				can start work on fine-tuning it. You can turn your
many books written about Reiki and many				efforts toward turning it on faster and looking for
Websites dedicated to its proliferation each of				subtle differences as you use it in different
which can give you invaluable pointers toward				situations. Repeated use will make this natural and
more abundance through a regular practice of				quite enjoyable, and so very little effort is really
Reiki.				needed... you just need to remember to practice
Many years ago I met a man in Bangkok who				it.
could identify certain gemstones just by passing				Once you have mastered the Reiki energy itself
his hands over them. When I asked him how he				you are ready to move on to the individual
did it he just said "Practice!!" or so my guide				energies manifest by the Reiki symbols
translated. I have no doubt that Dr. Usui could do				themselves. This is done by turning your attention
the same thing by passing his hands over the				one at a time to the symbols, getting used to
Reiki Symbols. Each one has its own specific and				that specific frequency ad energy and trying to
unique frequency and through practice one can				fine-tune and enhance those specific energies.
learn to effectively and effortlessly identify those				Success is guaranteed, although your mileage may
frequencies.				vary.
Personally, I do not believe it is necessary to learn				I have been repeatedly asked my position on the
to identify written Reiki Symbols with your eyes				exposure or publishing of the Reiki Symbols in
closed, but I do believe it is necessary to learn to				books and on the Internet, and whether or not I
identify them when you are using them. The				believe they should be kept secret (as discussed
bottom line is that the more you use them, the				here) and I truly believe that without a disciplined
more familiar you are with them and the easier				approach to using them they are virtually just
they will be to distinguish. The more you can				worthless pictures, and only the most dedicated
fine-tune this art, the more control you will have				practitioners are going to give them the time and
over the energies... plain and simple. This is quite				the attention they need. For those willing to put
similar to the viewing of auras, in that practice				forward that effort, whether personally attuned
makes perfect as discussed here.				by a Reiki Master, Self-Attuned, or attuned by
Beginning with your first Reiki attunement you are				the energy itself... they deserve the right to use
exposed to the subtle Reiki energies. Some				that energy... and the respect for having done so.