How Reiki Symbols Can Change Your Life
Reiki is a spiritually guided life force energy used as a non-physical healing practice. Developed by Mikao Usui, Reiki is not a religion nor is it taught in the usual sense – rather it is transferred from the master to the student during an “attunement.” But don’t get too excited just yet – there’s still plenty to study.
Reiki With Intention
While in order to become a Reiki master one must live in a way that promotes harmony, Reiki is not dependent on one’s intellectual capacity or spiritual development. In fact, you don’t even have to believe in Reiki in order for it to work. However, the intention behind the practitioner is what gives the practice its strength and therefore must be cultivated.
Five Reiki Symbols to Open Your Mind
To help with this harmonious cultivation, five Reiki symbols were developed as teaching tools for students and are meant to be keys that open the door to a higher mind. These symbols may seem mysterious and somewhat intimidating at first, but they’re actually very easy to grasp. The Reiki symbols are based on the Japanese writing system, Kanji and should be drawn or visualized as taught during the Reiki 2 Attunement. By visualizing these symbols, the user is quickly connected to the universal life force and all negative predispositions are overridden.
In the old Reiki tradition, it was believed that these symbols are holy and must be divulged only to those who are initiated at the Reiki 2 level. As Reiki becomes more popular and widespread, there are multiple variations of these symbols. However, this is cause for little concern as the true power in Reiki symbols lies in their intention.
Here are the five Reiki symbols you should know if you’re ready to take your spiritual journey to the next level.
The Power Reiki Symbol
Japanese Name: Cho Ku Rei
Intention: Light Switch
Purposes: Manifestation, Increased Power, accelerated healing, healing catalyst, protection
Cho Ku Rei, or the power symbol, generally means “Place the power of the universe here.” This symbol can be used at any time during a treatment but is especially effective at the beginning or end of a session. It is most often related to a light switch as its intention is to instantly boost your abilities.
The coil-like structure of this symbol is incredibly telling. The coil can expand and contract to regulate the “ki” energies and can also be used as a funnel of sorts to intensify and focus power or to decrease and release energy when used in reverse. The coil can also be used to close a space around the receiver or an area in order to block out negative energies and to keep energies received from leaving.
The Mental and Emotional Reiki Symbol
Japanese Name: Sei Hei Ki
Intention: Balance
Purposes: Improve memory, Emotional Healing, Mental Balance
Also known as the Harmony symbol, Sei Hei Ki (pronounced “Say-Hay-Key”) brings together the brain and the body. Generally translated to “God and man become one,” Sei Hei Ki releases deep-rooted emotional negativity from the body and into the universe. Making this symbol your ally is an investment that will repay you over the course of your life. Sei Hei Ki is “loyal friend,” especially whenever you are facing difficulties.
The Connection Reiki Symbol
Japanese Name: Hon Sha Ze Sho Nen
Intention: Timelessness
Purposes: Distant healing, past/present/future, healing karma, spiritual connection
Also known as the “Distance Symbol,” Hon Sha Ze Sho Nen (pronounced “Hon-Sha-Zee-Show-Nen”) means “No past, no present, no future” and is to extend powers and send Reiki energies over a long distance. It symbolizes a shape shifter that can slip through time and space. However, do not focus its efforts on a specific problem – rather you must send its Energies Without Limitations and they will go where they are needed. Hon Sha Ze Sho Nen also gives access to the “Akashic Records,” or the life records of the soul. Because of this, it can be used to dispel trauma from past life experiences for deep karmic healing.
The Master Reiki Symbol
Japanese Name: Dai Ko Myo
Intention: Enlightenment
Purposes: Empowerment, soul healing, oneness
One of the most powerful symbols, Dai Ko Myo is only to be used by Reiki Masters as it combines the power of the first three symbols, Cho Ku Rei, Sei He Ki, and Hon Sha Ze Sho Nen. The symbol generally means “Great Enlightenment” or “Bright Shining Light.” It represents all that is Reiki and is believed to be the heart of Reiki. Though seldom used for any one specific purpose, this symbol instead enhances the healing effects of every form of Reiki and serves as a reminder that Reiki is love and available to everyone.
The Completion Reiki Symbol
Japanese Name: Raku
Intention: Grounding
Purposes: Kundalini Healing, hara connection, chakra alignment
The Raku symbol is the final symbol learned by Usui Reiki Masters and is used solely during the final stage of the Reiki attunement process to seal energy into the seven chakras. Its intention is to ground and seal the newly awakened Reiki energies. Also known as the “Fire Serpent,” the striking lightning bolt symbol is drawn downwards from the heavens to the earth and represents the life-force energy that runs down the spine, through our chakras. The origins of this symbol are less clear as it was not originally taught by Usui. Instead, it is speculated that Raku is an ancient Tibetan healing art of self-mastery and brought to the west by Arthur Robertson, a student of Reiki Master Iris Ishikuro.
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How to Physically Manifest Healing Energy Through Your Chakras
The mind is a wondrous instrument that is capable of so much more than modern science can yet understand, including how it is able to manifest physical healing. Bill McKenna, creator and founder of Cognomovement, explains his work with people suffering from physical, emotional, energetic, and spiritual issues, finding that the mind is so powerful it can manifest our desires into reality.
McKenna’s experience led him to understand how the mind affects our energetic fields, which, in turn, affect our states of health (and achieving our desired physical outcomes). While this concept is common within ancient Eastern teachings, we are now realizing how the energies of the chakras are connected to what manifests in our lives.
By mindfully releasing attachments to our memories and experiences, McKenna says that it’s possible to proactively feel and move our energy to create a state of mental, spiritual, physical, and emotional well-being. His method for such manifestation is through visualizations and tactile exercises that disconnect us from negative thoughts.
McKenna’s groundbreaking book, “The Only Lesson,” is testimony to his work with the mind-body connection and details his life-changing spiritual awakening after having studied with a number of master teachers. This has culminated in his deep understanding of the secrets of self-discovery and the ability to create miraculous changes in his life and the lives of others.
Regina Meredith sets the stage when she adds, “oftentimes when we don’t manifest, it’s because we have some unresolved issues.”
McKenna agrees that if we didn’t have fear, our health and wellbeing would have already manifested from our energetic field. So it’s a matter of finding out what is in conflict with our desired manifestation. For most of us, says McKenna, it is some form of fear, ironically including what may happen if our manifestation comes to fruition. “The good news is that we can actually clear our field” by touching the blockage until it is gone.
McKenna says that thought forms are fragile relative to the entire field of energy and are therefore easy to dissipate and unblock. This will open the door to manifesting what we truly want.
In this interview with McKenna, we are prompted to ask what is blocking the manifestation of what we want out of life. He says the answer is thought, though, unlike other teachers, he shows how thought is palpable—it’s a tangible material form that can be dissipated and removed.
Each blockage is interdimensional and described by McKenna as “a quantum wobble” that can be dealt with more easily than we may have once believed. When the blockage is removed, he shows how to move the object of your desire down through the chakras to make it manifest.
