Hmm, thank you. I shall have to sit with the symbol's energy and see what it tells me.
Moonfeather
Yes that's a good idea. Diane Stein, in her Reiki Teachers Manual, says that she thinks the Raku symbol has powers that as yet are unexplored. I've used it to cut ties and to end situations in the past.
Hmm, thank you. I shall have to sit with the symbol's energy and see what it tells me.
Moonfeather
Good plan, so will I!! Keep us posted!! 😮
hehehe, I'm finding that nothing in reiki is ever black-and-white! I agree with whoever said simple is good... there are so many horses for different courses so we all need to find what sits best with us as individuals... but I do believe underneath it all, reiki is still reiki, pure and simple.
I learnt Jikiden reiki, a very traditional Japanese style, I'm happy with what I have learnt and I think Jikiden reiki is great, but I'd hate to turn into one of those people who is adamant that 'I'm right and everyone else is just plain WRONG!' I'm still very interested in, and respectful of, all the experiences of others in this field of energy work.
btw, from what I remember Jikiden reiki has 4 'attunements' (we call them Reiju) for level 1 and 3 for level 2... but Reiju can be 'topped up' by a master at any point really and the teachers do encourage you to attend shares and repeat levels to get more Reiju as you go on your journey (and more understanding and practise too!).
Hope this helps... it can be so confusing... remember just for today, do not worry!
I practice / teach Usui Reiki Ryoho (another method that's more traditionally Japanese) and it's quite similar to Jikiden: 4 reiju (attunements) for Shoden (Level I), 3 for Okuden (Level II) and 1 for Shinpiden (Level III).
But yes, reiju (in some Reiki traditions) is designed to be an ongoing experience: I perform it for my students when they come for reiki shares or treatments, and I receive it from my teacher when I attend her shares as well.
I find that kind of ongoing contact and development (as both a teacher and a student) really helpful to my practice.
Hope this helps!
Allison xx
At the moment im retaking my masters level and attunement to boost what knowledge i do have. bright blessings
Are you getting help from your new RM in developing your knowledge?
The reason I ask is that whilst forums are a good source of information, they don't allow for the nuances in communication that face to face conversation allow. I guess you would understand that in preparing for the discussions you're likely to have with your forthcoming students when teaching them.
And perhaps as you gathered from your own learning at Level 1 and Level 2, it's as much about sharing how to live and incorporate Reiki on a day to day basis that's needed as is the technical know how of how to think about hand positions and work with symbols.
As teachers we can get caught up in how to do our job of attuning - in my experience it's done through us by the Universe and not by us - but for our students it's more about how we communicate and share our experiences of working with Reiki that bring it to life.
And it is through that conversation process that students grow in their healing strength as they understand more personally what the gift of Reiki they've received is about. I understand that for Usui meeting students regularly was as much about helping the individual grow in outlook as it was about giving Reiju.
Hi Crystal cub, yes my new reiki master has been brillient, i gave a Mastership attunement at the weekend,it went really well the student was over the moon with her two days.I spoke to another Reiki Master yesterday and she mentioned the Grace symbol,ive never heard of it,im gonna put a new post on it.see if anyone knows anything...love and blessings x