| Quite a few people have written to me asking | | | | interpretation. Abundance is not necessarily the |
| how to use Reiki to bring abundance, prosperity | | | | same thing as having a lot of money, or being |
| and/orfinancial success into their lives. This article | | | | very prosperous. Each person has to decide what |
| is a somewhat shortened version of my blog | | | | "abundance" means to them. Someone who does |
| entry on thismatter. Please click on the link below | | | | not have a lot of money but who has a lot of |
| to read the longer version. | | | | friendship and love might feel that their life is filled |
| I'm going to present a few ideas for using Reiki to | | | | with abundance. Having a sense of abundance |
| achieve abundance, prosperity and/or financial | | | | allows us to feel content with what we have. |
| success. | | | | That assumes, of course, that we don't struggle |
| But before I do that, I want to mention that this | | | | to find the money to eat every day, or we don't |
| is one area where Reiki and Feng Shui go | | | | live in an unsafe place. |
| together verynicely. Many books on Feng Shui | | | | You can use Reiki to attract abundance and |
| specifically tell you how to set up your | | | | prosperity towards you in many ways. Here are a |
| environment to encourage abundance and | | | | few suggestions: |
| prosperity. | | | | 1. Draw the Reiki Power Symbol and the Long |
| I do want to acknowledge something before I | | | | Distance symbol on a piece of paper, and place |
| continue my discussion. To some people, speaking | | | | them in your wallet or purse. Every time you see |
| of Reiki and money or Reiki and financial success | | | | them there, think of abundance/prosperity being |
| in the same breath makes them cringe. They | | | | drawn to you across time and distance. You can |
| view Reiki as pure Love, a spiritual calling, and to | | | | also place these symbols in a jar of coins and |
| introduce the idea of money into the sacred | | | | tuck one in the back of your checkbook. |
| realm of Reiki is abhorrent to them. If that is | | | | 2. Draw the Power Symbol on your Palm Chakras |
| your viewpoint, I completely understand and | | | | each morning. This will serve as a symbolic |
| respect your position. I have known healers in | | | | reminder of how money changes hands, and it will |
| many fields who have felt the same way. | | | | help draw that money toward your hands. |
| But I am a bit more of a pragmatist and a realist. | | | | 3. Use Aventurine stones or Malachite stones, |
| I recognize that we need to make a living and we | | | | both of which are often used to represent |
| need to support our families. Even more | | | | money. Place thestone in one hand while you |
| importantly, I realize the negative effects poverty | | | | draw the Power and/or Long Distance Symbol |
| and monetary insecurity can have on us. | | | | over that hand with your other hand. Concentrate |
| When a person feels financially uncertain, even | | | | on the idea of wealth flowing toward you. Leave |
| endangered, that person may find it very hard to | | | | the stones near your checkbook, purse, wallet, |
| pay attention to the spiritual aspects of his/her | | | | etc. |
| life. If someone has so much financial worry, | | | | 4. Using the Long-Distance Symbol, you can send |
| thoughts of "How will I pay the bills?" and "Will we | | | | Reiki into the future for your finances. In other |
| lose the house?" may occupy so much of that | | | | words, you can send positive energy into the |
| person's energy and time that they can scarcely | | | | future. You can also use the Long-Distance |
| think about things like helping others heal. | | | | Symbol to go backwards in time to help heal |
| Does this mean that poor people and people with | | | | some of the emotional toll that financial difficulties |
| financial difficulties can't be spiritual and can't help | | | | have taken on you. |
| others heal? Of course it doesn't mean that. | | | | 5. If you have a business, you can draw the |
| However, survival issues can become paramount, | | | | Power Symbol and/or Long-Distance Symbol in |
| and for many, many people, these issues | | | | the air in thecorners of your place of business, |
| interfere with their ability to give any of their | | | | over the cash register or credit card machine, etc. |
| energy to spiritual and healing issues. We are all | | | | Leave small |
| human, with a limited amount of energy and | | | | Aventurine or Malachite stones that you have |
| resources available to us at any given time. | | | | charged with Reiki near the register or credit card |
| But beyond this, I don't believe there is anything | | | | terminal. |
| inherently wrong in the desire for abundance, | | | | There are several Chakras that are important to |
| prosperityand financial security. We live in a world | | | | pay attention to in money matters: |
| that is run by money; that is the reality we live | | | | 1. The Palm Chakras - since money literally |
| with, no matterhow much we might wish it were | | | | "changes hands". |
| otherwise. Without sufficient money, we are in | | | | 2. The Third Eye Chakra - because it's the seat |
| deep trouble! When we have sufficient money, | | | | of your intuition, and it can help you make good |
| we can turn our attention more easily to helping | | | | decisionsabout your future. |
| others. | | | | 3. The Solar Plexus Chakra - because it's the place |
| Everyone has to define what the term "sufficient | | | | of your inner wisdom, your "gut feelings", and it |
| money" means to them. For example, I am not | | | | canhelp you determine whether something is a |
| fond of the idea of using Reiki to win the lottery, | | | | good or bad financial decision for you. |
| or to win at gambling. Frankly, I don't like the | | | | 4. Be sure to focus on your Root Chakra, too, if |
| energy of gambling, because so many people's | | | | self-confidence (or lack of it) is an issue. Your |
| lives are ruined by gambling. | | | | Root |
| Having said that, however, I leave it up to you to | | | | Chakra is also important if past financial problems |
| decide how much money is "sufficient". The | | | | have disturbed your sense of stability and |
| people whocontact me about using Reiki for | | | | security (andmade you less confident as a result). |
| prosperity usually want to have enough money to | | | | The subject of Reiki for abundance, prosperity |
| pay their bills on time and provide a good home | | | | and financial success is complex and multi-faceted. |
| for their families. Some of them have started | | | | I havejust scratched the surface with this |
| Reiki and other healing practices, and want those | | | | discussion. Please feel free to sign up for my |
| practices to be financially successful so that they | | | | newsletter to learn moreways that Reiki can help |
| can both help others and support theirfamilies. | | | | you in your everyday life. |
| The term "abundance" is also open to | | | | |