Guest guest Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 hi derrence i agree with some parts of the answers you received to the question you asked me, and other aspects i do not agree with. so here's my 2 cents' worth. it is better to have a reiki attunement from a reiki master. there are some people who are naturally gifted at channeling energy, just as some people are born with photographic memories. however, it's very easy to get an attunement, and really there's no reason not to. personally i've been attuned numerous times by various reiki masters, and i'll probably continue to do so whenever the opportunity presents itself. about chakras not being part of reiki training. while it isn't spelled out as such in most reiki training, part of the attunement process involves opening up the chakras in the hands, by tapping the symbols into the palms. the experiences i posted were not technically part of my reiki training in that my original teacher never once said the word " chakra " ; however, they occurred spontaneously when i was attuned. when you become attuned to reiki, your awareness will change as a result of the increased high vibration energy flow. chakras in various locations may or may not become obvious to you. many different things can become obvious to you, including perspective on your life via the spiritual and emotional housecleaning that was mentioned. this business of which country things like chakras and reiki belong to is not really productive IMHO. master usui was from japan; however there is no evidence whatsoever that the energy or the system itself is japanese in origin. my personal belief is that it is a buddhist teaching, which stems originally from india. the person who rediscovered it and brought it forward to the public happened to be japanese. ultimately reiki is a human birthright, borders and languages are irrelevant. regarding diane stein. i am unaware of her teaching people that an attunement is not necessary. i was trained by diane after i was already a reiki master, and she insisted on giving me all 3 attunements again. while she is a wiccan, writing her off for that reason is no more valid than writing off some other reiki master because they are christian, jewish, or whatever. the attunements she gave me were extremely powerful, and the reiki teaching she gave was straightforward. she taught other things as well, but she made it clear that those were not reiki (unlike in her book, where she really mixes things together a bit). Teresa del Giudice, CH PO Box 36197 Fayetteville, NC 28303 910-273-9547 www.wellnessbyteresa.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 Hello Teresa: I was not " writing off " Diane Stein for her beliefs; however, she has made a cottage industry of selling Reiki as she sees it, and was not trained in a traditional way. It behooves her to teach what she does because of that. Her background was not in energy healing, and when she started teaching she was not even a Master, but a Second Degree practitioner. In addition, some of the symbols she shares in her book are drawn backwards, and as a Wiccan she should know better than to draw something counterclockwise and expect positive results from it. I'm glad she distinguishes in her classes what is traditional and what is not; it is a shame that the part she put in print and video, which is more durable and referential, doesn't do that. Perhaps I should have said that her background was not traditional, instead. There is nothing wrong with being whatever you like and practicing Reiki, as Reiki is at heart non-religious. What is not useful is superimposing religious beliefs on it as I have seen some Reiki " Masters " do. Opening the chakras is a happy side effect. If you will notice in the traditional hand positions, the crown is avoided in treatments, and except for attunements, the crown and hands aren't handled. But Reiki goes where it wants to go, not necessarily just where you put your hands. The reason that I made the distinction between Usui being Japanese and the founder of Reiki is that many people teaching Reiki today muddy the waters with their own personal additions to the original teachings and call it Reiki. If you really want to know what Reiki was all about, you would look at Traditional Japanese Reiki, which was taught solely to men in a monastic environment. Though it may have been Buddhist in nature, as I mentioned, there are many kinds of Buddhists. It is far more likely Reiki originated in Tibet than India, as it is speculated there are roots in the Medicine Buddha Sutra, but no one has ever proven that. Not trying to be irascible, but have been studying Reiki and its roots for a long time; what we think of as traditional Reiki in the US from Takata's lineage is different from what is taught in Japan, and what independent Masters teach is yet different from that sometimes, particularly the " flavored " Reiki like Seichem, Quantum, Tera Mai, Tibetan, etc. Most of those are similar, with additional symbols or channelled information, and some even use a different energetic frequency but still call themselves Reiki. Blessings, Crow (offering you a little interest on your 0.02 ;-) , " Teresa " <tanfeliz@e...> wrote: > hi derrence > > i agree with some parts of the answers you received to the question you > asked me, and other aspects i do not agree with. so here's my 2 cents' > worth. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 Many thanks for all the reply, and it is nice we discovered many other subjects for exploration, like Diane Stein's learnings. I did not have any Reiki masters, knows QiGong & Yoga, after reading Diane Stein's book, I try to do it myself and find that I can really cure some very minor problems. I think perhaps my energy is not reiki energy, but other curing energy. Recently I find some pain in my left hand fourth finger, but my own energy cannot help. I believe if anyone here are so nice to help, my pain will be cured before end of this Sunday. If you would be so kind, please tell me you have sent reiki to me. I believe positive energy can be sent through a reply in email, and be received by reading the mail. Here, I am trying to send to all of you who wishes to receive - POSITIVE ENERGY. , nrgbalance@h... wrote: > Hello Teresa: > > I was not " writing off " Diane Stein for her beliefs; however, she > has made a cottage industry of selling Reiki as she sees it, and was > not trained in a traditional way. It behooves her to teach what she > does because of that. Her background was not in energy healing, and > when she started teaching she was not even a Master, but a Second > Degree practitioner. In addition, some of the symbols she shares in > her book are drawn backwards, and as a Wiccan she should know better > than to draw something counterclockwise and expect positive results > from it. I'm glad she distinguishes in her classes what is > traditional and what is not; it is a shame that the part she put in > print and video, which is more durable and referential, doesn't do > that. Perhaps I should have said that her background was not > traditional, instead. There is nothing wrong with being whatever you > like and practicing Reiki, as Reiki is at heart non-religious. What > is not useful is superimposing religious beliefs on it as I have > seen some Reiki " Masters " do. > > Opening the chakras is a happy side effect. If you will notice in > the traditional hand positions, the crown is avoided in treatments, > and except for attunements, the crown and hands aren't handled. But > Reiki goes where it wants to go, not necessarily just where you put > your hands. > > The reason that I made the distinction between Usui being Japanese > and the founder of Reiki is that many people teaching Reiki today > muddy the waters with their own personal additions to the original > teachings and call it Reiki. If you really want to know what Reiki > was all about, you would look at Traditional Japanese Reiki, which > was taught solely to men in a monastic environment. Though it may > have been Buddhist in nature, as I mentioned, there are many kinds > of Buddhists. It is far more likely Reiki originated in Tibet than > India, as it is speculated there are roots in the Medicine Buddha > Sutra, but no one has ever proven that. > > Not trying to be irascible, but have been studying Reiki and its > roots for a long time; what we think of as traditional Reiki in the > US from Takata's lineage is different from what is taught in Japan, > and what independent Masters teach is yet different from that > sometimes, particularly the " flavored " Reiki like Seichem, Quantum, > Tera Mai, Tibetan, etc. Most of those are similar, with additional > symbols or channelled information, and some even use a different > energetic frequency but still call themselves Reiki. > > Blessings, > Crow > > (offering you a little interest on your 0.02 ;-) > > , " Teresa " <tanfeliz@e...> wrote: > > hi derrence > > > > i agree with some parts of the answers you received to the > question you > > asked me, and other aspects i do not agree with. so here's my 2 > cents' > > worth. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 Derrence2... > I think perhaps my energy is not > reiki energy, but other curing energy. Many people do distinguish among types of energy: Reiki, Kundalini, Chi (Qi), LaHo Chi, Cosmic, Magnetic, Orgone, and so on. Whether these are actually different energies or simply different perceptions of THE Energy is a question. The main thing would be to pay attention to the energy as you perceive it, and let it teach you how to use it. > Recently I find some pain in my left hand fourth finger, > but my own energy cannot help. Healers are often less effective working on themselves than they are on others. You may wish to note that the Triple Warmer meridian starts on the ring finger, and that when it is unbalanced, some form of " sorrow " is often involved. The ring finger on the left hand is also traditionally associated with marriage, and you may have some idea of how either of those might be associated with whatever was going on with your fourth finger on your left hand. ______________________________ Joel P. Bowman, Ph.D. Subtle Communication Systems Voice: 269-267-1419 http://www.scs-enterprises.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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