Reiki

Universal Life Energy

A Short Reiki Story

Reiki means "universal life energy." For those who have never heard of Reiki, or don't know what it is, I will tell a short story, the story of Mikao Usui. He lived in Kyoto, Japan in the middle of the nineteenth century, and was the principal of a Christian seminary. Some of his students asked him why he had not taught them to heal the way Jesus did, and asked him to give them a demonstration of such healing methods. Because he was unable to answer his students questions, he left his position. He traveled to America where he became a Doctor of Theology at the University of Chicago. But,he did not find an answer to the questions. He traveled to China and then to North India, Finally, when he returned to Japan, he discovered in old Bhuddist sutras symbols and Sanskrit formulas which seemed to be the answer to his students questions. He went to the Holy Mountain of Kuriyama, where he intended to spend twenty-one days in solitary fasting meditation to discover the truth of the Sanskrit symbols. Nothing happened until the last day dawned. A shining light hit him in the forehead. He saw the Sanskrit symbols glowing in gold and he said, "yes, I remember." When he returned to normal, he was filled with energy and rushed down the mountain, stubbing his toe in his haste. The first miracle happened when he held his toe--the pain and bleeding stopped. At an inn he ate all he could hold, an unwise way to end a fast, but he remained well and so accomplished the second miracle. The third miracle happened when he held the face of the innkeeper's granddaughter. The pain and swelling of a toothache when away. In this way Reiki, Universal Life Energy, was rediscovered and eventually found its way to America via a Japanese-American, Hawayo Takata, from Hawaii. Reiki has spread all over America and Europe.

Master Reiki List

In First Degree Reiki one is attuned and learns to generate the intelligent energy through the "laying on of hands" method. In Second Degree Reiki, one gains the ability to send energy over distances. The power of the energy is enhanced when one be comes a Master of Reiki. It used to be thought that one had to have a picture of the person who was to receive the energy, but I have found that just knowing the name is enough. I have studied Numerology and have come to understand that the name expresses the energy of the person. Also, the Reiki energy I send has been greatly increased for the students of my teacher, Constance Warren, Louisville, Ky. because of her dedication, and the devotion of her students. Some day I'll tell the story about how this happened. In addition, Maia, the angel also assists me in sending an increased amount of energy. In this page I am developing the Master Reiki List. If you know of any one who is ill and is willing to receive the Reiki energy, please add their names to the list. I will be sending energy to the names on the list daily.

How To Send To A List

For those of you who are Second Degree or Masters in Reiki, all you need to do is collect a list of names and simply send to it. At first, when the list was small, I named every one on the list, and said the words and did the symbols. When the list grew too long, I invented the Reiki List. When I started the list, the first time, I said all the names, followed by the words and symbols adding the statement, "This is the Reiki List." After that,each morning when I wanted to send energy, I said the words, did the symbols and said, "I am sending to the Reiki List. Also, when finished, I stopped sending with the intention of sending again later knowing that the energy would be there and I could simply connect to the already existing energy. When I started sending again later in the day I did the power symbol and said the word and then said, "Resume sending to the Reiki List," ending with the power symbol and word. If I wanted to add names,I said, "Add Persons Name to the Reiki List," did the power symbol and word and said, "Resume sending to the Reiki List," always ending with the power symbol. If you want to try this method, start with a small list of names, and check with the people to see if they received the energy. Most people are sensitive to Reiki when it is being sent and know that they are receiving it or will be able to tell you that they felt better and had more energy at the time when you sent Reiki.

Now I am starting the Master Reiki List. When you are satisfied that this method works, add your list to the Master Reiki List, so that all of us can send to it. For every Reiki practitioner who sends to the list the power is increased ten fold!

Each morning, when it is my intention to send Reiki, I say this prayer:

Reiki Prayer

Thank you God of the Universe for the violet flame that flows though me now opening my being that I may be a transformer of light for the earth and all life. I request healing for the best and highest good of all those whose names appear on the Master Reiki List. Thank you God. And so it is.

Then I perform the symbols and say the words, and say, "I am sending to the Master Reiki List," and end with the power symbol and word. Of course, when I stop sending, I do so with the intention of resuming later in the day. When I can send energy again, I do the power symbol and say the word, and then say, "Resume sending to the Master Reiki List," again ending with the power symbol and word.

This works for me because I believe that it works. Belief is the key. If you have been told that this method will not work, as I was, you will find that what you believe is what happens. If you believe that this works, then the people will receive the energy. If you do not believe, they won't receive the energy. I recommend that you start small as I did and work up to sending to the Master Reiki List. In this way you will gain confidence in yourself and your ability to send to the list of people.

Please leave the names for healing on the Guestbook.

Listed below you will find a list of books that helped me in my Reiki practice.

The Power of Reiki: An Ancient Hands-On Healing Technique by Tanmaya Honervogt This book fully illustrates the hand positions use to treat migraines, sinusitis, menstrual problems, arthritis, back pain, depression, tension and other conditions.

Reiki the Healing Touch: First and Second Degree Manual (Revised and Expanded Edition) by can be used as a class workbook. With in you will find the Reiki symbols, how to use them, and how they work.

Reiki : Universal Life Energy by Bodo Baginski, Shalila Sharamon This book talks about the authors discovery of Reiki and how they worked it into their lives.

May all be well in your world as it is in mine.

Claudia Scheffler, Reiki Master