Reiki: Nothing New Age About It - Page 3

Maybe at heart I'm a conservative when it comes to certain matters, but it seems to me that when you are given a present as potent as Reiki to work with a certain amount of humility should accompany the gift. Instead too many are beginning to believe in themselves as on some sort of divine mission to heal the world.

It has come to the point that numerous brands of Reiki are springing up all over the place. Be attuned to the angels; feel the divine ray of purple light; ascended masters are with us and so on. The original concept of what it was all about has been forgotten, its become more important for too many people to become attuned to the latest fad brand then to actually due anything with their education.

Than there are those who feel they have to impose religion onto the practice. The reason for the practice being set up in the way it was originally was to ensure maximum comfort and ease for the client. But if your sitting trying to relax, how comfortable are you going to be if you hear some yahoo invoking angles, spirits, ascended masters, and whatever else is the spiritual flavour of the week. I’d run away as if my ass were on fire.

Of course it’s also become a nice little business for some people. Teach ten people in a weekend Reiki Level 1 at $150.00 a pop and you make yourself a cool $1500.00. The competition for the Reiki dollar is pretty intense. There’s nothing funnier than “spiritual” people playing “ I’m more in tune with the universe then you are” games in an effort to corner the market.

My wife and I have pretty much gotten to the point where we’ve stopped teaching. Or at least charging for the service. The only time we teach now is if we meet someone whom we think will be able to put it to practical use, for their own benefit or others. Than all we ask is they cover the costs of their manuals and registration.

The international Reiki Centre is doing it’s best to regulate the practice, trying to ensure the integrity of the modality. I have to admit that I had some doubts about them initially because of their development of Karuna Reiki. I assumed it was an attempt to cash in like so many others. But it is a legitimate effort to deal with the traumas specific to twentieth century western culture.

Article Author: Richard Marcus

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