April 18, 2007
Dearest Friends:
Many of us are feeling pain in our heart chakra as a result of the shooting massacre at Virginia Tech, which I have been additionally aware of because my daughter, Chelsey, has been in Fairfax, Virginia for the past two weeks doing investigative work for the federal government, and my parents live in Weems, Virginia. Prayers and chanting "om mani peme hung" will help everyone. Sometimes I put a couple of drops of JOY on my heart chakra and hold my hands over my heart chakra or I hold a rose quartz crystal in my hands over my heart chakra (yes, the crystal gets very hot). I remember after 9/11 when a group of us Reiki practitioners and Masters got together to send Reiki and assist in the healing of the Universe. The screams of 9/11 alone had a shattering effect on many souls throughout the Universe, and SO much healing needed to be done. Let's remember that any time catastrophic events occur, they are not isolated, but rather, have a rippling effect throughout the Universe. One of our callings as healers is to take action and do what we can, utilizing the amazing gifts in our healing toolbox.
I am pasting in a portion of Frank Petter's latest newsletter because he has some great Reiki information. He also honors his teachers in the Reiki way in which teachers are honored. Frank is one who truly understands the Eastern philosophy in which Reiki was rediscovered not only because of his Zen background and training but because he was married to a Japanese woman for many years. This philosophy is often challenging for many Westerners. I am very "old school" in that respect in that I deeply revere all of my spiritual teachers where rightness or wrongness is not germane. Those teachers go beyond Reiki teachers. When I travel to hear Lama Ole, I like to be the one who gets everyone on their feet here in the West when he walks into the room, and although Ole doesn't want us to bow and prostrate to him, I automatically do that with teachers who more strictly adhere to traditional protocol. I will attach a picture to prove it! One of my pilgrimmage friends from Germany took the picture of me with His Holiness the 17th Karmapa in Kalimpong, India, and that picture is my most cherished possession! Many, many years ago I told a friend of mine, "I will never, ever, ever do all of that bowing stuff that Buddhists do!" In retrospect, I didn't have the humility.
I remember reading all the books about my Buddhist lineage teachers and what their own teachers expected of them as a test of their faith and devotion. It was almost more than I could bear to see Milarepa build a brick house at the instruction of Marpa--first in a triangular shape, then a half moon shape and then a round shape-- each time Marpa telling him to tear it down and start over. Of course, Milarepa became severely depressed but he persevered and finally built a brick square house of nine floors, purifying all negative karma and accumulating enough merit to attain Awakening in a single lifetime. Milarepa wanted lineage transmissions much the same way as Mrs. Takata wanted to receive the Reiki transmission from Dr. Hayashi. She wanted the Reiki Mastership transmission so desperately that she was even willing to give Dr. Hayashi her home in Hawaii. In another book that I was reading about another Kagyupa lineage teacher, Tilopa, Tilopa would deliberately create the most catastrophic situations for Naropa, one of his students; however, all of these events were teachings in humility, faith and devotion to teacher. It takes a lot to cut through ego and pride.
I realize that the West has changed yoga from its original intention in the east but I hope that one day Reiki hasn't changed in the West to the extent that the context in which Reiki was founded is forgotten. Although times change, and as Frank says, every culture has its own "cocktail", I hope that we remain a little old school here in the West, which is what Mrs. Takata and our other lineage teachers would want. The reality is that the Reiki principles and ideals are being threatened here in the West, and I hope, not to extinction.
So, enjoy Frank's message, my friends:
"Spring has come, and the hearts blossom after a long period of gathering strength. Have you ever seen a lotus flower opening, petal after petal? Before we get into the Reiki work, I would like to share a text with you that I wrote in India some time ago:
A Ripple in the Lotus Pond
Every one has gone to sleep, except for the frogs and the silence in between their calls. They always talk to me, as I speak with them. Together, we watch the lotus that grows amongst them, opening. Petal by petal stretch forth in the moonlight. They know and I know. We have seen it happen many times before.
Clouds obscure the scene with their winter coats, hiding, then revealing mercilessly. Known and unknown sounds are carried by the cool fragrance of January. In the distance, an owl flies by, unseen.
Soft, dark and muddy, the bottom of the pond thinks of itself as the whole world.
Pushing through is no easy task. The sap of life flows into one petal at a time, excruciatingly slow. The plant quivers: this way, and that way, ready to sink back to the bottom one more time. The gentle wind whispers in my ear “My love, the dawn is near.”
The pond takes another breath as one more petal blooms where there was darkness a moment ago. Soon they will stand before it in awe and their hearts will be filled with bliss. They will pray to the Heavens and bow deeply to the Earth. It is good that they have never seen what I see.
I get up and go home, knowing that it will continue without me. A tear of gratitude slides out of my left eye: a ripple in the lotus pond.
And now to today’s Reiki theme:
The Reiki Symbols
I have been asked by a friend from South Africa to write an article on the Reiki- Symbols. After writing it I thought that it may be helpful to all of you. Below I will share with you what I have been able to research in Japan. My sources are the Usui Reiki Ryoho Gakkai- Dr. Usui’s original Reiki Society, and my beloved teacher, Chiyoko Yamaguchi, a direct student of Dr. Hayashi, and her son Tadao. When referring to Dr. Usui, Dr. Hayashi and Mrs. Yamaguchi, I will use the suffix Sensei. This is a Japanese word meaning “ respected teacher”. This is the proper way to address the one who imparts his love, grace and knowledge to you…
The Reiki Symbols are a wonderful source of inspiration, creativity and confusion.
Inspiration
Let’s begin with the first, inspiration. Reiki was born in an eternal moment of intense inspiration and self- discovery. This intensity is present in any Reiki moment, during a treatment or an attunement. In a treatment, this is partly due to the symbols that intensify the energy, heal the soul and transcendent time and space. In an attunement it is due to the fact that the symbols help to awaken the sleeping Reiki in the student.
Creativity
Usui Sensei incorporated three symbols in his work, for his students to be able to work more effectively. Those three symbols were given specific jobs to do.
The Power Symbol was used exclusively on the body.
The Mental Healing Symbol was used exclusively for mental healing.
The Distant Healing Symbol was used exclusively for distant healing.
Three Concepts
When talking about the symbols, we must keep one thing in mind. The symbols have a geometric shape as well as a name- and, a meaning. This means, that a symbol can be many things. It can be a Reiki Symbol- meaning a tool that is exclusively used in Reiki. It can also be a Kanji (Chinese/ Japanese pictograph) or a symbol from another culture. And it can possibly be a Mantra. To all those three concepts apply different sets of rules.
1- A Reiki Symbol
A Reiki Symbol is a symbol incorporated into the Healing art by Usui Sensei. For me a symbol channeled by one of us, is not necessarily useless, but it does not belong to the original system. Therefore I would not call it a Reiki Symbol. A Reiki Symbol is Reiki specific. Usui And Hayashi Sensei stressed that they should not be shared with anyone who has not been attuned to Reiki. The one who uses it must have certain background knowledge, and healing skills, as well as instruction in how and when to use the symbol. You would not give a chain saw to a five year old either.
In the Japanese tradition the first two symbols are considered just symbols. They have a name but this name is just a description and the description does not need to be said when the symbol is written. Chiyoko Sensei said” no need to say “ spoon, spoon, spoon” when picking up a spoon
It is often thought that one is initiated into a certain symbol. The fact is that you are initiated into Reiki. The Symbols are just tools that help us concentrate on a certain quality. The cross, the symbols for male or female, or a stop sign on the highway are more or less the same. They tell us what we, and others ought to do in a given situation.
2- A Kanji or a letter/ syllable from another language
A Kanji or a letter/syllable from another language must have a certain meaning. The meaning of the power symbol, for example is
“ By Imperial Command” or “ Direct Spirit”.
The meaning of the Mental Healing Symbol is “ Bad habit” (often used in connection with sexually perverted habits). This explains why in Japan the first two symbols are not chanted when they are used. Who could say while working on a client, “ By the order of the Emperor, by the order of the Emperor”, or even “bad habit bad habit bad habit…”?
Usui sensei gave the symbols Japanese names, because that was his language. The names were to explain what the symbols were used for. So “bad habit” is not really the name of the symbol, but a description of what we do with it.
The origin of the Second symbol is to be found in Sanskrit. It is a Sanskrit seed syllable from the Siddham writing, called Hrih. The Japanese call it “ Kiriku” because they have a hard time pronouncing a word filled with konsonant, like “hrih”.
In Japanese esoteric Buddhism (Mikkyo), this symbol represents the Amida Buddha, the Buddha of Love and Compassion as well as the Senju Kannon, the one thousand armed Bodhisattva. The Hrih, it is said, was formed out of a tear of compassion…
So, knowingly or unknowingly you call on this divine emanation when you perform mental Healing. This means that you do not do the healing, but the deity does…
A Mantra
A mantra is made of sound or a number of sounds. A mantra needs to be pronounced in order to release its power. The distant healing symbol is a mixture of symbol and mantra. That means that it must be written and spoken. If it cannot be spoken aloud, it has to be at least pronounced by your lips silently.
Our Distant Healing Symbol is made up of five kanji that are jammed into one another. This is not done deliberately, but with precision and deep knowledge of the subtleties of the language. If you were to write all the kanji separately, you would see that the top part of the second kanji fits into the bottom part of the first. The top part of the third kanji fits into the bottom part of the second. The top part of the fourth kanji fits into the bottom part of the third. And the fifth kanji remains as it is…
This is a method often used in Shingon and Tendai Buddhism to create a mantra. This way the conscious mind is bypassed and the goods are delivered… The first who used this mantra is, to my knowledge, Saint Nichiren, a Japanese Buddhist reformer who lived from 1222- 1282. A student of mine in Japan told me that it is also used in ancient Shintoism, and the meaning is “Man and God are One”.
Confusion
Everyone seems to have their own theory of what the Reiki symbols mean, and how they are supposed to be used. I have explained where they come from and what their cultural/ religious background is above.
However, Reiki is liquid and adjusts to the culture and the people that it is practiced by. Therefore many new ways of using the symbols have evolved. My understanding of that is, to incorporate what is useful- which you must find out for your self- and to let go of what is not for you. Everyone mixes his own cocktail and that is the nature of things. All I can say is: cheers…"
In conclusion, there will not be healing circle in SLC until Sunday, June 10 at 3:30. As a surprise, I am going to have healing circle "Japanese style" so wear jogging pants or pajama pants because jeans might be uncomfortable!!! Please remember that I have to answer my phone to let people in at the front door so please do not call me to talk to me during that time. At last healing circle I had people in the living room that I was happy to see and eager to talk with, and four different people called to talk to me while people were locked out at the front door and unable to get through to me because I was on the phone trying to get people off the phone, and then my cell phone started ringing! I'm just not the multi-tasker that I used to be. :-) I SO enjoy having just one task in front of my face, so I can be with the experience.....otherwise, I'll miss out on living....
Boundless love-light,
Carol
Copyright @ 2007 Carol A. Wilson
January 30, 2007
Dearest Friends:
The Secret
If you haven't heard about "The Secret", Oprah Winfrey will be highlight it on her show tomorrow, Wed., January 31 at 4:00. The DVD and book are amazing, and I highly recommend it to everyone, as I did "The Bleep" when it was released.
Sylvia Brown
People have been asking me for my reaction to psychic medium Sylvia Brown "getting busted" over her totally inaccurate reading about Shawn Hornbeck after he disappeared. She told his parents that he had been abducted by a dark skinned man with long dread locks, and Shawn was no longer alive. Shawn's parents were devastated. We now know that none of those details are accurate. Montell apparently also "busted" her on his show where she got to meet a man whom she said had died and was "in water.". Sylvia's claim is that she has never said that she is 100% right, and now psychics are in this growing heated discussion, who joined Larry King on his show the other night. However, no one has clearly stated that one has to be "clear" in order to channel and one needs to do what it takes to be "clear." There are times when Reiki Masters have asked me to do their channeling when they have known they are not clear. I believe that this is the appropriate action. If you are not clear, have an awareness as to why you are not clear, do what it takes to get clear, and in the meantime, have someone who IS clear do your channeling for important matters. If I were to make an error like Sylvia has, I would not be channeling until I knew I was clear. Thus, if I were to make a recommendation to Sylvia right now, it would be to take a break and get clear or be open to the Universe possibly redirecting her into other opportunities. Isn't it unfortunate that she doesn't channel with Reiki symbols? Shawn Hornbeck's parents would have never been devastated, that's for sure. I am so grateful that Mrs. Takata gave this transmission for channeling to three of her Master students whose lineages appreciate and utilize this gift for the highest good of so many beings. And, like all transmissions, you cannot give the transmission as a Master until you have received an authentic transmission from a Master whose lineage can be verified back to Dr. Usui.
Please join us on Valentine's Day: This is GREAT, and our planet so needs this:
The 5th Annual
WORLD SOUND HEALING DAY
FEB. 14, 2007
"The Sound Heard Around the World"
Sounding an "AH" for planetary peace!
WHAT: World Sound Healing Day—The Sound Heard Around the World. For five minutes, sound healers, meditators, peace activists and lovers of all humanity and sentient consciousness will send a Sonic Valentine to the Earth with the heart sound "AH" filled with the intention of Peace and Love! (visit: www.healingsounds.com to for more information on this event and to download an "AH" sound you can tone along with)
WHEN: February 14, 2007, join Jonathan Goldman, the Sound Healers Association and thousands of people throughout the planet as they tone an "AH" together for five minutes during that day, projecting the energy of Light & Love throughout the Planet. You will actually experience generating a field of transformational energy as this occurs. We have found that creating a Global Sacred Sound any time within a 24 hour period on the planet will create a coherent waveform that will affect the entire Earth. Therefore, any time you feel guided to sound for Planetary Peace on February 14th is a good time! In addition, local toning groups will be occurring throughout the Earth at various times during that day with the intention of assisting planetary consciousness through sound. There will also be several global toning events occurring via the Internet during that day, including at noon Eastern Time on www.healthylife.net and at 9 PM ET on www.allonenow.org.
WHY: To project peace throughout the planet. What better way to celebrate this joyous day of Valentine’s Day then to project Peace to Mother Earth and generate peaceful energy throughout the planet with sound! Sound coupled with intention has the ability to heal and transform. We will sound an "AH" sending a heart wave of Sound that will resonate throughout the planet. Now is the time for you to be part of the Celestial Choir and resonate together for World Sound Healing Day. We can create major positive shifts on our beloved planet. Through sounding together we will make a difference.
HOW: Sound the heart sound "AH" for 5 minutes We will simply sound an "AH" filled with the intention of Peace and Love for 5 minutes at your local noon time. The "AH" is a universal, non-denominational heart sound that when projected with focused energy is extremely powerful and effective. For more information which you may find useful, please visit this link: www.healingsounds.com. There you will find a "Planetary Healing Sounds" section with articles on suggested sounds, visualizations and toning techniques as well as as well an "AH" sound you can download and tone along with.
BOWLS
Love-light,
Carol
"When you meet with enmity and hatred, think, "This is a good friend helping me to cultivate patience! Think, "This helper for patience is a messenger sent by the victorious ones!" Guru Rinoche
Dearest Friends:
Many of us are feeling pain in our heart chakra as a result of the shooting massacre at Virginia Tech, which I have been additionally aware of because my daughter, Chelsey, has been in Fairfax, Virginia for the past two weeks doing investigative work for the federal government, and my parents live in Weems, Virginia.
Prayers and chanting "om mani peme hung" will help everyone. Sometimes I put a couple of drops of JOY on my heart chakra and hold my hands over my heart chakra or I hold a rose quartz crystal in my hands over my heart chakra (yes, the crystal gets very hot). I remember after 9/11 when a group of us Reiki practitioners and Masters got together to send Reiki and assist in the healing of the Universe. The screams of 9/11 alone had a shattering effect on many souls throughout the Universe, and SO much healing needed to be done. Let's remember that any time catastrophic events occur, they are not isolated, but rather, have a rippling effect throughout the Universe. One of our callings as healers is to take action and do what we can, utilizing the amazing gifts in our healing toolbox.
I am pasting in a portion of Frank Petter's latest newsletter because he has some great Reiki information. He also honors his teachers in the Reiki way in which teachers are honored. Frank is one who truly understands the Eastern philosophy in which Reiki was rediscovered not only because of his Zen background and training but because he was married to a Japanese woman for many years. This philosophy is often challenging for many Westerners. I remember Jhampa talking once about when he taught in India for the Dalai Lama, students would sit in reverence and respect but was he in for an awakening when he taught in the West and students would challenge and even argue with him. I also remember him telling me that if one wants to go to "well, just criticize your teacher." "Well", I asked? Yes, "WELL." Do you mean "hell"? I got a laugh out of that one but it is TRULY Eastern philosophy that the karmic consequences for such behavior are severe. I am very "old school" in that respect in that I deeply revere all of my spiritual teachers where rightness or wrongness is not germane. Those teachers go beyond Reiki teachers. When I travel to hear Lama Ole, I am the one who gets everyone on their feet here in the West when he walks into the room, and although Ole doesn't want us to bow and prostrate to him, I automatically do that with teachers who more strictly adhere to traditional protocol. I will attach a picture to prove it! One of my pilgrimmage friends from Germany took the picture of me with His Holiness the 17th Karmapa in Kalimpong, India, and that picture is my most cherished possession! Many, many years ago I told a friend of mine, "I will never, ever, ever do all of that bowing stuff that Buddhists do!" In retrospect, I didn't have the humility.
I remember reading all of the books about my Buddhist lineage teachers and what their own teachers put them through as a test of their devotion. It was more than I could bare to see Milarepa build a brick wall at the instruction of Marpa just to have Marpa tell him to tear it down and start over so many times that Milarepa became severely depressed! Milarepa wanted lineage transmissions much the same way as Mrs. Takata wanted to receive the Reiki transmission from Dr. Hayashi. She wanted the Reiki Mastership transmission so desperately that she was even willing to give Dr. Hayashi her home in Hawaii. In another book that I was reading about another lineage teacher, Tilopa, Tilopa would deliberately set up, Naropa, one of his students, for the most horrible experiences. I didn't think I could bear to see Naropa beat up or suffer one more catastrophic event one more time! But all of these events were teachings in humility and devotion to teacher. It takes a lot to cut through ego and pride.
I realize that the West has changed yoga from its original intention in the east but I hope that one day Reiki hasn't changed in the West to the extent that the context in which Reiki was founded is forgotten. Although times change, and as Frank says, every culture has its own "cocktail", I hope that we remain a little old school here in the West, which is what Mrs. Takata and our other lineage teachers would want. The reality is that the Reiki principles and ideals are being threatened here in the West, and I hope, not to extinction.
Copyright @ 2007 by Carol A. Wilson
So, enjoy Frank's message, my friends:
"Spring has come, and the hearts blossom after a long period of gathering strength. Have you ever seen a lotus flower opening, petal after petal? Before we get into the Reiki work, I would like to share a text with you that I wrote in India some time ago:
A Ripple in the Lotus Pond
Every one has gone to sleep, except for the frogs and the silence in between their calls. They always talk to me, as I speak with them. Together, we watch the lotus that grows amongst them, opening. Petal by petal stretch forth in the moonlight. They know and I know. We have seen it happen many times before.
Clouds obscure the scene with their winter coats, hiding, then revealing mercilessly. Known and unknown sounds are carried by the cool fragrance of January. In the distance, an owl flies by, unseen.
Soft, dark and muddy, the bottom of the pond thinks of itself as the whole world.
Pushing through is no easy task. The sap of life flows into one petal at a time, excruciatingly slow. The plant quivers: this way, and that way, ready to sink back to the bottom one more time. The gentle wind whispers in my ear “My love, the dawn is near.”
The pond takes another breath as one more petal blooms where there was darkness a moment ago. Soon they will stand before it in awe and their hearts will be filled with bliss. They will pray to the Heavens and bow deeply to the Earth. It is good that they have never seen what I see.
I get up and go home, knowing that it will continue without me. A tear of gratitude slides out of my left eye: a ripple in the lotus pond.
And now to today’s Reiki theme:
The Reiki Symbols
I have been asked by a friend from South Africa to write an article on the Reiki- Symbols. After writing it I thought that it may be helpful to all of you. Below I will share with you what I have been able to research in Japan. My sources are the Usui Reiki Ryoho Gakkai- Dr. Usui’s original Reiki Society, and my beloved teacher, Chiyoko Yamaguchi, a direct student of Dr. Hayashi, and her son Tadao. When referring to Dr. Usui, Dr. Hayashi and Mrs. Yamaguchi, I will use the suffix Sensei. This is a Japanese word meaning “ respected teacher”. This is the proper way to address the one who imparts his love, grace and knowledge to you…
The Reiki Symbols are a wonderful source of inspiration, creativity and confusion.
Inspiration
Let’s begin with the first, inspiration. Reiki was born in an eternal moment of intense inspiration and self- discovery. This intensity is present in any Reiki moment, during a treatment or an attunement. In a treatment, this is partly due to the symbols that intensify the energy, heal the soul and transcendent time and space. In an attunement it is due to the fact that the symbols help to awaken the sleeping Reiki in the student.
Creativity
Usui Sensei incorporated three symbols in his work, for his students to be able to work more effectively. Those three symbols were given specific jobs to do.
The Power Symbol was used exclusively on the body.
The Mental Healing Symbol was used exclusively for mental healing.
The Distant Healing Symbol was used exclusively for distant healing.
Three Concepts
When talking about the symbols, we must keep one thing in mind. The symbols have a geometric shape as well as a name- and, a meaning. This means, that a symbol can be many things. It can be a Reiki Symbol- meaning a tool that is exclusively used in Reiki. It can also be a Kanji (Chinese/ Japanese pictograph) or a symbol from another culture. And it can possibly be a Mantra. To all those three concepts apply different sets of rules.
1- A Reiki Symbol
A Reiki Symbol is a symbol incorporated into the Healing art by Usui Sensei. For me a symbol channeled by one of us, is not necessarily useless, but it does not belong to the original system. Therefore I would not call it a Reiki Symbol. A Reiki Symbol is Reiki specific. Usui And Hayashi Sensei stressed that they should not be shared with anyone who has not been attuned to Reiki. The one who uses it must have certain background knowledge, and healing skills, as well as instruction in how and when to use the symbol. You would not give a chain saw to a five year old either.
In the Japanese tradition the first two symbols are considered just symbols. They have a name but this name is just a description and the description does not need to be said when the symbol is written. Chiyoko Sensei said” no need to say “ spoon, spoon, spoon” when picking up a spoon
It is often thought that one is initiated into a certain symbol. The fact is that you are initiated into Reiki. The Symbols are just tools that help us concentrate on a certain quality. The cross, the symbols for male or female, or a stop sign on the highway are more or less the same. They tell us what we, and others ought to do in a given situation.
2- A Kanji or a letter/ syllable from another language
A Kanji or a letter/syllable from another language must have a certain meaning. The meaning of the power symbol, for example is
“ By Imperial Command” or “ Direct Spirit”.
The meaning of the Mental Healing Symbol is “ Bad habit” (often used in connection with sexually perverted habits). This explains why in Japan the first two symbols are not chanted when they are used. Who could say while working on a client, “ By the order of the Emperor, by the order of the Emperor”, or even “bad habit bad habit bad habit…”?
Usui sensei gave the symbols Japanese names, because that was his language. The names were to explain what the symbols were used for. So “bad habit” is not really the name of the symbol, but a description of what we do with it.
The origin of the Second symbol is to be found in Sanskrit. It is a Sanskrit seed syllable from the Siddham writing, called Hrih. The Japanese call it “ Kiriku” because they have a hard time pronouncing a word filled with konsonant, like “hrih”.
In Japanese esoteric Buddhism (Mikkyo), this symbol represents the Amida Buddha, the Buddha of Love and Compassion as well as the Senju Kannon, the one thousand armed Bodhisattva. The Hrih, it is said, was formed out of a tear of compassion…
So, knowingly or unknowingly you call on this divine emanation when you perform mental Healing. This means that you do not do the healing, but the deity does…
A Mantra
A mantra is made of sound or a number of sounds. A mantra needs to be pronounced in order to release its power. The distant healing symbol is a mixture of symbol and mantra. That means that it must be written and spoken. If it cannot be spoken aloud, it has to be at least pronounced by your lips silently.
Our Distant Healing Symbol is made up of five kanji that are jammed into one another. This is not done deliberately, but with precision and deep knowledge of the subtleties of the language. If you were to write all the kanji separately, you would see that the top part of the second kanji fits into the bottom part of the first. The top part of the third kanji fits into the bottom part of the second. The top part of the fourth kanji fits into the bottom part of the third. And the fifth kanji remains as it is…
This is a method often used in Shingon and Tendai Buddhism to create a mantra. This way the conscious mind is bypassed and the goods are delivered… The first who used this mantra is, to my knowledge, Saint Nichiren, a Japanese Buddhist reformer who lived from 1222- 1282. A student of mine in Japan told me that it is also used in ancient Shintoism, and the meaning is “Man and God are One”.
Confusion
Everyone seems to have their own theory of what the Reiki symbols mean, and how they are supposed to be used. I have explained where they come from and what their cultural/ religious background is above.
However, Reiki is liquid and adjusts to the culture and the people that it is practiced by. Therefore many new ways of using the symbols have evolved. My understanding of that is, to incorporate what is useful- which you must find out for your self- and to let go of what is not for you. Everyone mixes his own cocktail and that is the nature of things. All I can say is: cheers…"
Boundless love-light,
Carol
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