Executive summary about reiki usui By Maya Tenney
The reiki master attunes the student by acting as a conduit,
using his or her hands to alter the energy flows of the student, thereby
creating a conduit which allows the energy to flow through the both of them
unimpeded. The cosmic energy that reiki practitioners use is thereby given free
play in the body, and the flows from the base of the spine to the top of their
head. This river of pure energy is the secret behind the efficacy of reiki
energy and the popularity of reiki as a healing method - frequently, both reiki
practitioners and patients feel refreshed after a session. This makes these
attunements a special experience for both parties, another benefit of reiki.
Stage one of the attunement process, which is meant to benefit
the physical, corporeal self of the student, is not where reiki symbols are
taught. That comes later, during the second stage, wherein the student is
taught the uses of these power symbols as well as the importance of using the
right ones for their ends and needs. This attunement opens up the body and
allows it access to the spiritual energy contained in the body of the master.
The second stage, attunement level 2, is where the reiki symbols are
introduced, along with the basic reiki symbol, the reiki power symbol. Whereas
the first stage is intended for the opening up of the energies of the body, the
second stage sets the body's energies into motion and gives the student the
power to contain them and use them beneficially. So the use of the reiki power
symbol lies in stage 2, alongside the distance symbol, and the mental symbol.
The power symbol is the basic symbol of the reiki method, as it is what
signifies the power of the student over the energies that course through his or
her body.