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Reiki
What is Reiki?
The knowledge that an unseen energy flows through all living things and is
connected directly to our quality of health has been part of the wisdom of many
cultures since ancient times. The existence of 'life force energy' has been
verified by recent scientific experiments, and medical doctors are considering
the role it plays in the functioning of the body, the immune system and the
healing process in humans.
Rei - Spiritual Wisdom
The word Rei means universal and this is the definition most have accepted. However, this interpretation is a very general one. The kanji ideograms have many levels of meaning. They vary from the mundane to the highly esoteric.
Research into the esoteric meaning of the Japanese kanji character for Rei has given a much deeper understanding of this ideogram. The word Rei as it is used in Reiki is more accurately interpreted to mean supernatural knowledge or spiritual consciousness. This is the wisdom that comes from God or the Higher Self. This is the God-Consciousness, which all knows. It understands each person completely. It knows the cause of all problems and difficulties and knows what to do to solve them. Also, when a person is at peace and in harmony, it knows how to protect and help to keep these energies.
Ki - The Life Force
Ki means the same as Chi in Chinese, Prana in Sanskrit, and Ti or Ki in
Hawaiian. It has also been called odic force, orgone and bioplasma. It has
been given many other names by the various cultures that have been aware of it.
Ki is the life force. It is also called the vital life force. This is the non-physical
energy that animates all living things. As long as something is alive, it has life
force circulating through it and surrounding it; when it dies, this life force
departs. If your life force is low, or there is a restriction in its flow, you will be
more vulnerable to illness. When it is high and flowing freely, you are less likely
to get sick. Life force plays an important role in everything we do. It animates
the body and also is the primary energy of our emotions, thoughts and spiritual
life.
The Chinese place great importance on the life force or what they call Chi. They
have studied it for thousands of years and have discovered there are different
kinds of Chi. The 'Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine' which is over
4,000 years old, lists thirty-two different kinds of Chi or Ki...
Ki is used in martial arts in their physical training and mental development. It is
used in meditative, breathing exercises called Pranayama, and by the shamans
of all cultures for divination, psychic awareness, manifestation and harmony. Ki
is the nonphysical energy used by all healers. Ki is present all around us and
can be accumulated and guided by the mind.