At
the Free
Reiki ® School, during a one-day seminar, the base
positions and different possibilities of treating yourselves and
others (people, animals and objects) are thought without rigid
schemes or dogmas, but according to your intuitive feeling and
your creative flow.
A theoretical reference frame
is then explained in order to make you "rationally understand"
– as far as this is possible – what is happening on
the energy level.
The 4 traditional harmonisations
(or attunements) are then made, which allow every being to become
an active Reiki channel and to transmit balanced Energy through
their hands.
SHODEN - FIRST REIKI LEVEL
Even though we westerners might
find odd to learn something through initiation, there is no reason
to be afraid. Harmonisations are simple ceremonies shared with
the Reiki Master who, by means of cosmic symbols, visualization
practices and applying his intention, “activates”
the Reiki channels.
These
are no mysterious procedures or occult magic rituals: magic
has absolutely nothing to do with Reiki! Initiation, or
attunement, in this case, simply means the beginning of
something. The beginning of something wonderful! |
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All of this is accomplished in
a quiet environment, in a serene and relaxed atmosphere sitting
in comfort and inner peace.
The traditional practice
of initiations always constitutes the necessary base of Mikao
Usui’s Reiki method. Those who perform energy treatments
without having received them is actually only using personal energy.
Nobody in the world actually knows
what happens precisely during a Reiki initiation: what is certain
is the result, that is to say the fact of being, from that moment,
an active channel for Life Energy. Intuitively, one may feel that
the Reiki initiation harmonizes our personal energy (2nd chakra)
with cosmic energy (via the 7th chakra) at the heart-plane level
(4th chakra).
Through harmonization (attunements),
the Reiki channels, invisible but quite real energy conduits,
are reactivated and connected to energy centres (chakras). These
channels allow our unity of body, emotion, mind and spirit to
have a constant supply of energy and a conscious approach to the
“energy body”.
From that moment, and forever,
Universal Life Energy flows through the Reiki practitioner, free
and unlimited: it brings solace, healing and protection to ourselves
and to others, helping to rediscover and feel a world made of
beauty, harmony and openness to love.
It confers a better ability to
open the doors of perception.
It gives the clear feeling of
having an unlimited supply of energy available, and being able
to give it to whoever needs it; along with this, it gives the
certainty of having more energy for ourselves the more we give
to others, favouring wellness and harmony.
The energy we give – or
rather we act as a humble conduit for – has been defined
as "intelligent" simply because it flows according to
the needs of its user and acts right where it’s needed.
A Reiki practitioner is a healer, with more potential than an
energy healer, but should always seek balance and sobriety, and
grow in the virtues of humility and responsibility, and act with
love.
One may elect to “stop”
at the First Level of Reiki, considering such experience sufficient.
On the other hand, one can freely decide do follow along the path
of Usui’s method experiencing the Second
Level of Reiki. I personally recommend experiencing the First
Level for at least three months before taking such a powerful
leap of energy like the Second Level.
What happens after receiving the
First Reiki Level?
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