Reiki vs channeling divine energy

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I am technically a Reiki Master with a certificate and I would personally say that Reiki is a focus technique for concentrating and refining the 'universal energy'. Reiki actually means 'divine intelligence' REI, and 'lifeforce/energy' KI, so the word itself refers to that energy.

Reiki technique involves learning to consciously call that energy as well as to direct and refine the intention it is directed with through the use of symbols as focal points. Thus, when you are attuned to the Reiki symbols it is not granting access to Reiki because Reiki is universal and everywhere, instead it is tuning you to the symbol which acts as a collector or condenser of Reiki energy. So rather than give you access, the attunement actual just resonates your 'field' with the vibration of the symbol which acts as a focus for the intention of healing through which the Reiki is 'generated'.

It is thus more a matter of vibrational entrainment whereby you are able to integrate the vibration in to your own make-up through the focus of the symbols.

If you have no interest in the power of the symbols then the attunement is pointless as the primary purpose of the attunement is to entrain and resonate the vibrations of the symbols which act as focal points for specific healing intentions. The Usui symbols are not the only symbols that can be used for this, you can use Reiki through just about any symbol so long as it is of positive intent.

That's the one stipulation of Reiki is it cannot do harm, if it does, it's not Reiki, but of course healing isn't always a painless process either so discomfort doesn't always mean doing harm. It is a delicate balance to heal oneself and even moreso to aid another in their own healing.

In my understanding of Reiki we do no healing, we are simply assistance and support for an individual doing their own healer. However we are responsible for whatever affect we have if we choose to offer but do not take credit for healing, that is the blessing of the individual to have earned by their own internal work. It is not an 'instant enlightenment' technique, it is a tool for serious self work if you use it appropriately.

Just my two dollars.

Thank you, that is actually quite palatable to me.
Awesome! I like that and feel much better about going forward now.