Reike and fairy dust, why the Clarity Model is NECESSARY in any energy discussion

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At 03:56 PM 3/17/2010, you wrote:

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>The methods are NOT precisely taught, but taught in flowery terms

>that most people will not effectively intuit.

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>And the 'bestowing " upon another is...ugh!

 

Reiki is my special passion. I use it with DEEM, Qigong and other

things. While I agree that it's likely that it works with and

through the radiant circuits, I totally disagree with the two

statements above--it can and often IS taught with great clarity, and

" bestow " ? Hardly.

 

I understand that a lot of people have problems with the attunement

system, but you need to understand that an attunement is not

" bestowing " anything. It's helping the student to open the circuits

and centers, just as shaktipat nudges the sleeping serpent. (And an

attunement is not shaktipat--some do get the two

confused.) Moreover, despite what some will say and/or teach, you

don't always have to have someone else do the opening or

nudging. It's going to depend on the person, and, in my opinion,

what their belief system will allow them to do for themselves.

 

Is an attunement a bestowed blessing per se? Perhaps, but so is

something like Donna Eden's Energy Medicine book, Doc Speed's thought

provoking and informative messages, and, for that matter, a sunny day

in spring. Only in that context.

 

As for flowery language--I guess it's going to depend on who's

teaching it, or writing the book, or whatever. Some people are very

direct and to the point; others wax poetic; still others might as

well be in some other dimension. Takata seemed to favor the flowery

language and in my opinion kept everything purposefully vague--just

my hunch, but I think she either consciously or unconsciously wanted

to create a mystery school type of environment around Reiki. From

all I've read about Reiki, I'm not sure that was the original intent.

 

These days, symbols and techniques are easily shared. It's lots

harder to create the whole mystery/secret/fantasy around Reiki, and I

think that's actually a good thing. You can pretty much get your

Reiki coated in pink fluff, or just plain, hold the mayo these

days. If you want precise language in the teachings, it's out there,

just keep looking.

 

Maybe you could collaborate with a Reiki teacher and help create a

manual that nails it all down without the fairy dust?

 

Jeanne