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Rune Power Reiki

A Rune-stave is a pattern which conveys that which transcends shapes and yet is an essence from which form is enabled to take shape. Each Rune is a means of relating to a natural potency that is within YOU and the Universe.

You can use Reiki to activate and concentrate the power of the Rune-staves in much the same way you would when working with the symbols in 2nd Degree Reiki. If you don’t have 2nd Degree Reiki, it will work just as well, and is especially fun if you are eager to begin working with symbols.

Here’s how it works:

From the list below, find an intention that you would like to work with. This can be something you want to empower for yourself personally, or it can be for someone else.

Concentrate your attention on that Rune, and couple with it the intention you have chosen from the list. Now, with your finger, draw that Rune symbol on the palm of each hand. Next, place your hands where it feels most appropriate and allow the Reiki to flow.

For example, if you have chosen Raido with the intention of making more balanced judgments, you might feel led to place your hands on either side of your head. If you have chosen Hagalz with an intention to clear the air, you might want to hold your hands out and allow the Reiki to flow into the air around you.

It’s that simple. The Rune will be activated and bring along with it, it’s own power and potency.

Below is a simplified listing of each Rune, and the qualities they can awaken within.

Uruz, Ur

  • Begin a new project or endeavor
  • Find the courage to make a fresh start
  • Feel rejuvenated
  • Increase your resolve
  • Be more assertive

Thurisa, Thurs

  • Fight against detrimental influences
  • Clear away lethargy
  • Strengthen your determination
  • Break down “barriers”
  • Find both the unity and the division within things

Ansuz, Ass

  • Obtain inspiration
  • Discover your “hidden” potentials
  • Improve your communication skills
  • Increase your intake of Chi
  • Strengthen your mind

Raido, Reid

  • Gain access to inner wisdom
  • Come into attunement with your personal rhythms
  • Extend your awareness
  • See things in their proper perspective
  • Make balanced judgments

Kano, Ken

  • Express yourself creatively
  • See what needs to be transformed in your life
  • Turn knowledge into wisdom
  • Attain clarity of thought
  • Generate enthusiasm

Gebo, Gifu

  • Make more effective use of your time
  • Receive more by giving more
  • Bond personal relationships
  • Turn wisdom into understanding
  • Come into active partnership with your Higher Self

Wunjo, Wynja

  • Attain a sense of well-being
  • Strengthen personal relationships
  • Encourage good fellowship
  • Build self-esteem
  • Heal rifts

Hagalz, Hagal

  • Banish unwanted influences
  • Develop intuitiveness within a structured framework so it does not get out of control
  • Clear the air
  • Focus your intentions
  • Prepare the way for desired changes in your life

Nauthiz, Naud

  • Cope with stress
  • Succeed in a crisis
  • Achieve the seemingly impossible
  • Break through your limitations
  • Develop perseverance
  • Value endurance

Isa, Iss

  • Still your mind as an aid to meditation
  • Concentrate
  • Create a protective barrier to immobilize harmful intent from whatever quarter
  • Strengthen your Will
  • Overcome restlessness

Jera, Jara

  • Learn that patience brings rewards
  • Nurture your creativity
  • Know the secret of proper timing
  • Come into harmony with the cycles of Nature
  • Harmonize your body “clock”

Perth, Pertra

  • Give birth to your hopes and dreams
  • Hold on to what is essential to be retained
  • Experience pleasure
  • Be aware of your hidden potentials

Eihwaz, Eoh

  • Liberate yourself from unnecessary fear
  • Develop within you the quality of endurance
  • Connect with other levels of reality
  • Avoid confusion
  • Release your inner strengths
  • Receive flashes of enlightenment

Algiz

  • Find the powers within you to meet any situation
  • Ward off negative influences
  • Connect with an inner drive to achieve more
  • Keep your ideals and aspirations grounded

Sowelu, Sol

  • See things as they are
  • Receive inner guidance to discern more clearly
  • Boost your energy levels
  • Attain that “impossible” dream
  • Connect with your Soul’s purpose

Teiwaz, Tyr

  • Become more vigilant
  • Strengthen your reliability
  • Work more methodically
  • Face difficulties with fortitude
  • Develop greater trust in yourself
  • Have courage to accept responsibility for your own choices and actions
  • Perform deeds in an honorable way
  • Allow your “greater” Self to have more influence in your life

Berkana, Bjarka

  • Effect closer relations
  • Nurture what it is you want to bring forth in your life
  • Conserve your energies
  • Come through a crisis safely
  • Let go of what may be blocking your progress

Ehwaz, Eh

  • Find more fruitful ways of achieving what you set out to do
  • Attain a more harmonious relationship with your partner
  • Impart trust and loyalty
  • Become more balanced in your ways

Mannaz, Madr

  • Become more fully integrated within yourself
  • Sharpen your intellect
  • Activate your intuitive senses
  • Adopt a more co-operative attitude towards Nature and others
  • Strengthen family relationships

Laguz, Lagu

  • Become more adaptable
  • Actualize your potentials
  • Identify your true feelings
  • Come into harmony with the ebb and flow of energy streams of life
  • Increase your healing powers

Inguz, Ing

  • Strengthen your faith
  • Renew your hope for the future
  • Open up new areas of self-realization
  • Access “higher” powers

Othila, Odal

  • Develop the abilities you have
  • Connect with past lives
  • Feel more secure

Dagaz

  • Realize your true Reality
  • Get in touch with your Spirit
  • Recognize your connectedness with all things
  • Become a good “finisher” as well as a keen “starter”

Fehu, Feh

  • Recognize your true wealth
  • Evaluate the true value of things
  • Find fulfillment in your endeavors
  • Brings things to completion satisfactorily
  • Draw down the power of the Sun, Moon, and Stars into your own personal “universe”

Adapted from a post in: Magickal Ingredients

Learning Reiki

Can Anyone Learn Reiki?

The ability to learn Reiki is not dependent on intellectual capacity, nor does one have to be able to meditate. It does not take years of practice. It is simply passed on from the teacher to the student. As soon as this happens, one has and can do Reiki. Because of this, it is easily learned by anyone.

Reiki is a pure form of healing not dependent on individual talent or acquired ability. Because of this, the personality of the healer is less likely to cloud the significance of the experience. The feeling of being connected directly to God’s healing love and protection is clearly apparent.

The Attunement:

Reiki is not taught in the way other healing techniques are taught. It is transferred to the student by the Reiki Master during an attunement process. This process opens the crown, heart, and palm chakras and creates a special link between the student and the Reiki source.

The Reiki attunement is a powerful spiritual experience. The attunement energies are channeled into the student through the Reiki Master. The process is guided by the Rei or God-consciosness and makes adjustments in the process depending on the needs of each student. The attunement is also attended by Reiki guides and other spiritual beings who help implement the process. Many report having mystical experiences involving personal messages, healings, visions, and past life experiences.

The attunement can also increase psychic sensitivity. Students often report experiences involving: opening of the third eye, increased intuitive awareness, and other psychic abilities after receiving a Reiki attunement.

Once you have received a Reiki attunement, you will have Reiki for the remainder of your life. It does not wear off and you can never lose it. While one attunement is all you need for each level to be attuned to that level, additional attunements bring benefit.

Experimentation has found that additional attunements of the same level add to the value of that level. These benefits include refinement of the Reiki energy one is channeling, increased strength of the energy, healing of personal problems, clarity of mind, increased psychic sensitivity, and a raised level of consciousness. At the Reiki support groups sponsored by the Center, additional attunements are usually given by someone who has taken Third degree Reiki, with no extra fee required.

The Reiki attunement can start a cleansing process that affects the physical body as well as the mind and emotions. Toxins that have been stored in the body may be released along with feelings and thought patterns that are no longer useful. Therefore, a process of purification prior to the attunement is recommended to improve the benefit one receives. See below for specific instructions on preparing for an attunement.

Preparing for an Attunement

In order to improve the results you receive during the attunement, a process of purification is recommended. This will allow the attunement energies to work more efficiently and create greater benefits for you. The following steps are optional. Follow them if you feel guided to do so.

  1. Refrain from eating meat, fowl or fish for three days prior to the attunement. These foods often contain drugs in the form of penicillin and female hormones and toxins in the form of pesticides and heavy metals that make your system sluggish and throw it out of balance.
  2. Consider a water or juice fast for one to three days especially if you already are a vegetarian or have experience with fasting.
  3. Minimize your use of coffee and caffeine drinks or stop completely. They create imbalances in the nervous and endocrine systems. Use no caffeine drinks on the day of the attunement.
  4. Use no alcohol for at least three days prior to the attunement.
  5. Minimize or stop using sweets. Eat no chocolate.
  6. If you smoke, cut back, and smoke as little as possible on the day of the attunement.
  7. Meditate an hour a day for a least a week using a style you are familiar with or simply spend this time in silence.
  8. Reduce or eliminate time watching TV, listening to the radio, and reading newspapers.
  9. Go for quiet walks, spend time with nature, and get moderate exercise.
  10. Give more attention to the subtle impressions and sensations within and around; contemplate their meaning.
  11. Release all anger, fear, jealousy, hate, worry, etc. up to the light. Create a sacred space within and around you.

By receiving an attunement you will become part of a group of people who are using Reiki to heal themselves, and each other, and who are working together to heal the Earth. You will also be receiving help from Reiki guides and other spiritual beings who are also working towards these goals. While Reiki is not a religion, you may prepare your mind with intention work and pray in a religious mode comfortable to you to prepare to open to higher spiritual energies and experiences.

The attunement process I use is a combination of the Usui system and a special Tibetan technique. It is thought that Reiki originated in Tibet, therefore, the use of the Tibetan technique and symbols creates a stronger connection with the origins f Reiki. The addition of the Tibetan attunement technique to the Usui system of attunements has greatly improved their quality. This unique attunement process was developed over time to be more powerful and to bring in a wider range of attunement energies than the original Usui system.

Growing with Reiki

Learning Reiki is a good starting point for experiencing and working with healing energy and a wonderful method for deepening awareness of universal energy. In general, Reiki complements other healing methods and spiritual practices. There are no hard and fast rules about how to approach starting Reiki and starting healing. Again, listen to your heart and you will be guided in choosing the right experiences and teacher(s) for you.

Once you have learned a healing technique, the work begins. To develop your understanding of, and sensitivity in, Reiki it is a good idea to devote time to regular practice, find a supportive teacher and practice group and pursue continuing study. Make sure that you arrange circumstances so that you can be nurtured in your healing and growth. Keep your eyes on your goals, your mind in your heart and take things one step at a time.

Love and light to you in your journey.

For my sources see: Recommended Reading

Level One Reiki

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This post serves as a Table of Contents for all of the information I provided in my Reiki 1st degree class manual. I also thought that if you have just received your Reiki 1 Attunement, it might be helpful to read the information in an orderly fashion.

  1. The Reiki Symbol
  2. Reiki – The Short Explanation
  3. Rei Ki – What The Words Mean
  4. What Is Reiki?
  5. How Reiki Works
  6. Kirlian Photographs
  7. The Advantages of Reiki
  8. The History of Reiki
  9. About Dr. Chujiro Hayashi
  10. Reiki Comes To The West
  11. The Original 22
  12. The Evolution of Reiki
  13. My Lineage
  14. The Reiki Attunements
  15. The 21 Day Cleansing Process
  16. Coping With The Cleansing
  17. The Five Principles of Reiki
  18. Reiki Ideals
  19. Gassho Meiso
  20. Joshin Kokyuu-ho
  21. Activating The Reiki
  22. Exploring The Reiki Energy
  23. Reiki For Yourself
  24. Hand Positions For Treating Yourself
  25. How To Amplify The Reiki
  26. The Seven Chakras
  27. Reiki Prayers
  28. Reiji-ho and Chiryo
  29. Preparing For A Reiki Treatment
  30. Giving A Complete Reiki Treatment
  31. Treatment Guidelines
  32. Gedoku-ho
  33. Exploring The Hand Positions
  34. Hand Positions For Treating Others
  35. Dr Usui’s Original Hand Positions
  36. Feeling The Flow of Reiki
  37. Advantages Of A Whole Body Treatment
  38. Kenyoku-ho
  39. Code of Ethics
  40. Reiki For Animals
  41. Reiki For Everything
  42. Reiki Mawashi
  43. Shu Chu Reiki
  44. In Closing
  45. Recommended Reading

In Closing

These are some closing thoughts that I included in my first degree Reiki class handouts.

My friends there is nothing out side of you that can give you what you want. Reiki is a tool, a pointer to the way. Use it or not. But do not expect it to do the work for you, no one can heal you but yourself.

Reiki is in the simple. Reiki is not so much something we do, it is something we are. In the moment, as the expression of what it is, as love, compassion and kindness we reach out, we touch, we heal. In the moment when you stretch out your hand to heal where there is no self, no other, you “are” Reiki.

Enlightenment is where you are, where else could it be? Usui’s Reiki is one of many, many ways of seeing the truth, and that is healing. This is Reiki. Reiki can heal, can relieve pain, but don’t expect Reiki to do the work of removing the conditionings that veil awakening. Attunements do not equal enlightenment. Removing your suffering is up to you.

Your Reiki will be an expression of you, of your life, your BEing, and it will reflect the oneness and connectedness with all that you are. BEing Reiki is to BE the essence that is healing.

And so in closing, I leave you with this. Simply place your hands together in Gassho, and say these words. For day only, anger not, worry not. Be grateful and humble. Be kind to all. Be mindful and live these. Place your hands on self or other and let go. Let go of outcome, of worry, of conditionings, of need, and simply be. The rest takes care of itself.

May this be of benefit.

~Vinny Amador

Shu Chu-Reiki

Shu Chu-Reiki is a concentrated Reiki group exercise. The Japanese word shu chu means “concentrated.” All group members give energy to one group member while wishing and praying for that person’s happiness and health. This can be a very intense experience, so use common sense when choosing the recipient.

Here’s how:

In a small group each person lays hands on the recipient, and begins the flow of Reiki along with the prayers and wishes for that person. Do it for 1 to 3 minutes per person.

Another way to do this is to form a human “chain” or circle. The first person touches the recipient directly, and the rest of the group forms a circle, or “chain.” Hands are placed on the shoulders of the person in front (and so on until each person is connected hands to shoulders).

The Reiki is then channeled through the “chain”. The energy flows and surges through every one participating in the healing and finally reaches the “patient.” A wonderful experience for all involved.

For my sources seeRecommended Reading

Reiki Mawashi

Reiki current ~ Group exercise.

The Japanese word mawashi means current. In this exercise a current of Reiki energy is passed through a group of practitioners. The energy of a group often exceeds the sum of the energy of the participants, and spontaneous healing at all levels may occur. You can practice this exercise for 10 or 15 minutes.

Here’s how it works:

Sit in a circle, and hold your hands a few inches above / below the hands of your neighbors ~ so that the left hand extends to the neighbor on the left, and your right hand extends to the neighbor on your right.

Turn your left hand upward, and your right hand downward.

Begin the flow of energy, sending Reiki to the left.

The recipient receives the energy from his or her right hand, lets it flow through his or her body, and passes it on to the next individual through his or her left hand.

It’s best if the energy flows clockwise “sunwise,” but this is not mandatory. The exercise will work either way.

For my sources seeRecommended Reading

Reiki For Everything

Everything, absolutely everything is made of energy. And Reiki has a harmonizing healing effect where ever it is used. So do not hesitate to use Reiki for anything and everything.

Healing Plants

Depending on their size, plants require varying degrees of Reiki. Treat seeds for about 2 to 3 minutes, houseplants 5 to 10 minutes. By placing your hands on the truck, you can treat a very large tree with Reiki, be prepared that this make take a while. With second degree Reiki, you can treat whole forests or eco-systems, which is very cool!

One of the easiest ways to treat plants with Reiki is to charge the water before feeding it to the plants. It is a good idea to treat the roots of houseplants as well as the leaves. This will ensure prevention of diseases such as root rot. It also helps the plant to grow strong new roots.

If you have a large garden, you can drop bubbles of Reiki over specific plants. With second degree Reiki, you can send Reiki to your garden, and also to all the beneficial insects that visit.

Whenever you bring home a potted plant it is a good idea to spend some time with it sending Reiki into the root system and watering it with Reiki charged water. Plants that have been warehoused in stores do not often receive proper care. Plants and seedlings bought from a nursery might have some stress moving from an optimum environment to someplace completely different. In either case, the Reiki energy will give each plant a nice boost as they adjust to the new home.

Energizing Your Food

With Reiki you can improve the quality of your food. Give Reiki to your food as you prepare it. Simply hold it in your hands and allow the Reiki to flow into it. Alternatively, you can give Reiki to food once it is on the plate.

This method can also be used when eating out, as you can energize your food by discreetly holding your hands at either side of your plate, palms facing in, rather than above it. This same method can be used with water and other beverages.

Mechanical Reiki

Yes, you can use Reiki on machines! I have used it to recharge dead batteries, and to keep an elderly vehicle running. I channeled Reiki into my computer one day when it was freezing up every five minutes, and while it did not do anything for the computer, the solution to the problem came to me as I was channeling the Reiki.

I know people who have used Reiki to keep clothes dryers running, dishwashers leak free, and a number of other things.

Other Reiki Ideas

Try charging letters, and the bills that you pay, with Reiki before sending them. Reiki your wallet, and your cash. Infuse your credit and debit cards with Reiki energy and see what effect it has on your finances.

When giving a gift, charge it first with Reiki so that it brings healing energy and positive vibes to the recipient. Reiki your phone before, and during a difficult call, or when talking to a difficult person. You’ll be surprised at how much that helps.

Put Reiki energy into anything you are wanting to sell, and it will attract buyers and bless them at the same time. The ideas are endless.

For my sources seeRecommended Reading

Reiki With Animals

Contrary to popular belief, you do not need a special class in order to use the healing power of Reiki on animals. The techniques vary slightly only because the shapes of animals and their needs are just a little different. What follows are some basic guidelines to help get you started.

Cats

Cats deserve special mention. Cats respond very well to Reiki. They seem to know instantly what it is. Unlike almost any other animal, cats will position themselves precisely under your hands according to exactly where they need the help. Once they realize what you’re doing, their desire to cooperate is instantaneous and their acceptance of the healing is usually total.

When they’re done, they’re done. They’ll move away. And when they want more, they’ll come back. Cats tend to show a bit of attitude about energy work. It’s possible that they think they invented it!

Once in a great while, you will find a cat who believes that she or he is already so perfect that Reiki is non-essential to their well-being. When you work on another human, or animal, however that same cat will be right in the middle of the Reiki treatment soaking up the good energy. It has been an observation that the older the cat, the more they seem to appreciate Reiki.

Dogs

Dogs love Reiki. It works to calm hyperactive dogs and to help rehabilitate abused dogs. Reiki is also wonderful for healing and overall well-being. Dogs tend to return to you once they’ve gotten the idea that you will do the treatments on them. They aren’t nearly as “efficient” about it as cats, although occasionally a dog will also turn an area needing Reiki to your hands.

I generally use the technique of activating the Reiki and then just letting my hands go to the area they feel most drawn to, or to where it seems most comfortable for the dog. I had a little dog with bad knees, and every night I put my hands on whichever knee was closest to me, and sent Reiki until we both fell asleep.

If you want to work with animals, it is helpful to familiarize yourself with breed specific needs. For example, some breeds of dogs, the German Shepard for example, have a history of hip or knee problems, and these areas may require more energy and more time.

Fish

You can either place a “Reiki bubble” around the fish tank, or you can “beam” the fish. The Reiki will pass through anything. You can also place your hands on the aquarium glass. They will stay in the Reiki field for as long as they want the energy and then they’ll move. If you keep your hands in place, you’ll find they will come back, expecting the energy to be there.

Birds

Birds, unless they have been hand raised and are quite used to human contact, do not normally like the restraint of human hands. This can be very stressful for them. For this reason, it usually works best to enfold the bird in a “Reiki bubble” or beam the Reiki directly to them.

You can also place your hands on either side of the cage. They will stay in the Reiki energy for as long as it is comfortable, and then they’ll move.

I once healed a bird with Reiki energy. It crashed into a window at my home and when I ran out to see if it was OK, it was limp, and it’s little head was at a weird angle. I picked it up and immediately the Reiki began to flow. The energy was very intense and strong, and after about five minutes, the little bird stirred, and next thing you know, he seemed just fine. He looked around a little startled, and then flew away.

Small Animals

It is important to remember that most small animals do not enjoy being physically restrained. Make every effort to ensure that the animal is comfortable and feels safe. Small animals can be held loosely in your hands while you allow the Reiki energy to flow.

If they are squirmy or seem uncomfortable with being held, you can hold your hands an inch or two away from them, and send the Reiki that way. Alternatively, you can send the Reiki into their cage or enclosure using a “beam” or “bubble.”

Do not worry if it seems the Reiki flow doesn’t last as long as you would expect when working with a person. Sometimes it doesn’t take much time for a small animal to receive the full benefit of the Reiki energy.

Large Animals

Large animals can be treated by simply activating the Reiki and then allowing your hands to go to whatever areas of the body they are drawn to, or that seem comfortable for the animal.

Beaming the Reiki is also an option, especially if the animal does not seem to enjoy the actual hands on contact.

Reptiles and Other Animals

Any time you are asked or guided to give Reiki to an animal that doesn’t seem to enjoy actual physical contact, use a “beam” of Reiki, or a Reiki bubble. If the animal allows, or seems to enjoy being touched, activate the Reiki energy and then allow your intuition to guide you.

Other Options

Other options for healing animals include infusing their water and food with Reiki energy. Infusing the food with healing Reiki energy is done by holding the food bowl, or food container, and sending the Reiki energy into it with the intention of infusing the food with healing power. Infusing the water with Reiki is done the same way.

Don’t Forget!

Even if the need for Reiki comes up suddenly, and you are treating on the fly, always remember to center yourself first, and open your heart. If you are doing a “full Reiki” treatment, approach it with the same respect and care that you would for a human client or friend.

And remember, just as with humans, respect the animal’s choice. If they reject the Reiki, or try to get away, do not force it.

Also, it’s very important to smooth the aura and cut the ties when complete, just as you would when working with a person.

For my sources seeRecommended Reading

Balancing the Brain Hemispheres

This grounding technique is called, balancing the brain hemispheres.  Many of my clients and I practice this exercise because it is so relaxing. 

Place both hands on the sides of your head so the palms are resting on the temples and the fingers cradle (wrap around) the crown of your head.  The fingers from both hands will possibly touch at the top of the head.  Hold firmly but not too tight. 

Close your eyes and take several deep breaths.  This  is an opportunity to become aware of what your body needs regarding how many seconds it takes before you feel grounded and balanced.

Source: Balanced Woman’s Blog

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