Reiki vs channeling divine energy

[sriyantra]

Two Reiki healers have had more impact on my life than almost anything or anyone else so far. It sounds like you would greatly benefit from taking classes and pursuing the path because you clearly have the natural ability for it. I think a lot of people that can be good at it already have a strong capacity for it, like you seem to have. Teachers would only help amplify your natural ability. I would imagine that taking classes and getting "initiated" would become one and the same because the people teaching the classes would already be quite expert and will naturally help you open up the path you're already on. I wouldn't be too concerned with dogma or anything. It's energy work so it functions on a different kind of level than other things might. You can just go with the flow and use your own discernment for what sticks for you. Everyone may have a slightly different technique at how they would go about it once they've acquired the knowledge from classes. I'm sure you'll be guided intuitively once you start. You could feasibly skip getting initiated by teachers just by researching the knowledge and applying it, but Reiki healers are awesome and I could only see you benefitting from learning from them and their years of experience. A master Reiki healer I talked to had some of the most incredible things to share that blew my mind and opened up my path of seeking a few years ago. I also do think there is something powerful to spiritual teachers being able to energetically impart higher knowledge/states etc.