What Is Reiki? Know The Answer? Ask Yourself Again...

I am often asked, "What is Reiki?" and of course I always end up explaining more than the person probably ever wanted to know...


But for my students who have completed Levels I and II, who are preparing to go on into their Master's classes, I sometimes think that if they haven't already figured it out...perhaps they should be asking the question again.

Reiki , as taught by Dr. Usui in the early 1920’s is ultimately a path to enlightenment and for most Americans that is a concept beyond their realm of thought. But what else can you call it besides enlightenment, when you realize that all of the gods and goddesses that we manage to worship in our separate religions are One and the Same?


And what else can you say other than Reiki is a path to enlightenment when you realize that in all continents Reiki is practiced regardless of the practitioners religion, creed, race or social status?


I am awed when I look at the big picture, knowing that Reiki has been the one uniter...that as Reiki practitioners we can gather together, knowing that we may worship differently but we call the power of One. As far as I know this is unprecedented behavior in the history of mankind.


So when my advanced students get around to asking, "What is Reiki?" the only answer I can think of other than all that I have already said is this...

As practitioners and teachers of Reiki, we possess a Sacred access to a Powerful Energy that if used properly we could raise the level of consciousness of every single person on this planet.


Can you imagine what would happen then?

What Reiki Is All About

I am often asked to describe what Reiki is and I never find the answer an easy one...
When I received my first attunement, I would tell people, "Reiki is a Universal Healing Energy that I am able to channel directly into a person or event."

Still true, but I was so very naive then...

Now I tell my students, "If you are seeking unconditional love, if you are seeking forgiveness, if you are seeking empowerment, if you are seeking the utmost in inner peace, if you are seeking the complete healing of yourself in all forms, past, present and future...Reiki can do that. If you are seeking a higher level of understanding, calling it enlightenment, or merely understanding that you will be operating from here on out from the vibrational energies of your third eye and crown chakras...Reiki can do that. If you are seeking relief from suffering in all of it's forms...Reiki can do that. However..."

And this is where my students stop listening...because they want the changes Reiki can bring so badly...

"However, if you do not want to embrace change, do not seek out the powers of Reiki, because Reiki is going to shake you up...Reiki is going to Rock Your World...Reiki is going to cause great CHANGE in your life and your lifestyle..."

And this is where my students always nod their heads, saying, "I understand..."

But can anyone possibly understand the changes that Reiki causes in their life before experiencing it first hand? Healing, intuition, understanding, compassion, unconditional love, bliss...unbelievable gratitude for the Sacred that is in everything and everyone...are just words until they become part of self...

Reiki is a way of life that once embraced changes who you were in the moment you began...
I have never had a student who regrets taking the Reiki Path.

The question is, "Are you ready to face Change?"