Reiki

Rei is translated as the ‘wisdom and knowledge of all Universe’ or ‘atmosphere of the Divine’ It means Higher Intelligence that guides the creation and functioning of the Universe; the wisdom that comes from God (or the Source, the Creator, the Universe, All That Is) which is all-knowing, and which understands the need for and the cause of all problems and difficulties and how to heal them.

Ki is the life-force energy which flows through every living thing – plants, animals and people – and which is present in some form in everything around us, even in rocks and inanimate objects.

In Japan the word Reiki can be used to describe any form of healing using spiritual energy, but in the West when we talk about Reiki we are usually referring to the form of healing practice developed by a Japanese Buddhist priest, Dr Mikao Usui (1865-1926) who, after many years of study, re-discovered a way of accessing and using this healing energy and of passing it onto other people. During the last few years of his life he founded USUI REIKI RYOHO, which means the Usui Spiritual Healing Method and this has become widely known throughout the world simply as ‘Reiki’.

Your body sends you messages every day: to highlight that something isn’t right in your life, to nudge you into noticing that you are going in the wrong direction, or to bring your attention to the fact that there are lessons to be learned which you are ignoring. The trouble is we are not speaking the same language, especially if we think that every accident is accidental, every pain is just something to be got rid of and every illness is just an inconvenience and something to be suffered until it is over.

If you are often unwell, could the underlying reason (or dis-ease) be that you are unhappy or too stressed at work, but the only way you will give yourself permission to take time off is to be ill? Is being sick perhaps a way of getting more attention or affectionate responses from your family or partner? Do you ‘need’ an illness to slow you down because you have reached a stage in your spiritual life when you need time alone for inner reflection?

These are just a few examples of the possible messages offered by the body for you to examine, learn from and then take action, making the necessary changes in your life to bring about harmony and good health.