[cruiseingheart]

I had a reiki session a few days ago. The reason why is because I have an interest in these type of alternative therapies also this may help me to be much in touch with my feelings.

The reiki master just told me to relax while she put her hands close to my body where I felt alot of heat from her hands.

She felt alot of activity in my head it was like it was really buzzing inside she was quite suprised and she was even more suprised when the buzzing kind of shut off and there was peace. As for the rest of my body she felt that my heart and my sacral were really busy and that's it really.

She said that reiki takes time to work.


My question is has any one else had reiki or practises reiki and had any experiance similiar to mine or have had any positive/negative results from reiki?

[RBM]

I haven't had Reiki, but the woman who assisted my cancer therapy is a Rieki practitioner of many years. The work she did as part of my unprescribed therapy (radiology and chemo prior to surgery) was in her Native American tradition. There's no doubt my healing was positively affected. That was 6 years ago.

[celtica]

I had (my first) Reiki a few days ago, for chronic hip pain. He actually sort of manipulated and pushed on my back and hips, rather than just putting his hands close without touching me(which is what I thought reiki was, just new-age 'energy work' stuff), although he did tell me my 'energy aura' was weak, whatever that means...

I felt very ill, faint and nauseous when he was done, but it passed, and the hip pain is almost gone, I don't even limp much anymore.

[RBM]

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I had (my first) Reiki a few days ago, for chronic hip pain. He actually sort of manipulated and pushed on my back and hips, rather than just putting his hands close without touching me(which is what I thought reiki was, just new-age 'energy work' stuff), although he did tell me my 'energy aura' was weak, whatever that means... I felt very ill, faint and nauseous when he was done, but it passed, and the hip pain is almost gone, I don't even limp much anymore.

Due to being born with a slight case of
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, I have had occasional chiropractic adjustments and it sounds like your practitioner could have integrated that into his treatment. It's not the first time I've heard of 'hands on' Reiki treatment.

If one realizes how much all of this ('energy aura') is metaphor use, it can make for a broader understanding, to why the pain is gone. More specifically the energy aura is a result of the subtle energy of the human body. The aura is what can be 'seen' by humans but not by technological equipment, such as meters. It's interesting you are presumably paying for a service of Reiki, given your "whatever that means".

My post
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attempts to tie MBTI to scientific efforts unrecognized by mainstream consensus. Since that post my view has been 'adjusted a bit, hehe.

[rufsketch1]

I did a little mini-experiment with a Reiki practitioner. Basically, I definitely felt heat around the location of their hands. But I considered that it might be placebo effect. So I asked him to do it again on a part of my body of his choosing, and I'd keep my eyes closed and try to guess where he was doing it. So I closed my eyes, and a few seconds later I felt a significant heat on my right leg. I opened my eyes, and he was trying for the left leg.

This is to say, personal experience with Reiki is that it's bullshit and you feel the heat because you focus on the part of your body their hands are hovering around expecting something to happen.

[SouloftheLaurel]

I am a 2nd degree Reiki practitioner and everyone who I have done Reiki on so far has benefited from it.

Depending on the person/purpose, I will either use the hand movements, or I will do my work in the auric field (my preferred area to work). I like to do it on friends before they take a stressful exam, or who are sick and in the process of getting better. I don't condone Reiki (or any energy therapy for that matter) as a complete replacement for proper medication/medical care, but it makes a fantastic supplement to it.

When I am working on someone, I get glimpses and feelings about their situation.
For instance, I was working on a woman whose Heart Chakra was pulling my hands in irresistibly; I saw glimpses of her late husband, and felt that she she was still grieving for him, and instead of facing it full-on, she throws herself into nurturing others as much as she could. I also found that around her Throat Chakra, the energy was kicking me, which I interpreted as her holding back something that she needs to say to a friend, but can't find the right words for it.

Recently, I tried my hand at Sound Therapy, and noticed that the room changed temperature significantly in response to certain tones I made.

My INTJ brother didn't believe that Reiki was real...until I got rid of his migraines.

[RBM]

	Originally Posted by SouloftheLaurel
	My INTJ brother didn't believe that Reiki was real...until I got rid of his migraines.

Were brother's migraines traditionally diagnosed ?

[discontinuous]

I believe this works somewhat and somehow.

Have a really crappy anecdote, of a healing I think I did. Probably coincidence on second thought (wasn't "practicing", just spontaneous). Know some people who believe to benefit as well. Who knows, maybe some people just need warm vibes to put their physiology back in sync (starting in the mind).

I don't think it's necessary to practice -reiki- in particular, but I do think it's possible to sort of "will" something positively energetic to a receptive, perhaps as far as compatible, person. (potentially self-sacrificial/self-draining)

[DeaconSyre]

I would appreciate some really good links about Reiki. I am very interested.

[dontmesswithme]

I've been interested in learning more about this, actually. A few years ago my ex-husband's sister-in-law told us about the experience she had when helping a relative move out of her house. The relative's friend came over to help too. She was a reiki practioner. As soon as she walked in the door, she started talking about the woman's dead mother and how she could feel her 'aura' in the house. The woman's dead mother had lived in the house for decades, and had passed away a couple of years earlier. This reiki practioner knew details about the dead mother that totally freaked out the ladies present. They couldn't get over it. Just thought that was interesting. Also, this woman was a 2nd generation reiki practioner. I'm wondering if she was an INFJ!!

[sircockburn]

Just so you know...you can't go on vipassana meditation retreats now. Supposedly if you've done reiki, you're structurally "tainted" uniquely to vipassana meditation.

According to my wackjob father at least...do your own research to confirm if you happen to be planning any such retreats.

[eagleseven]

A cute girl I met jogging in the park offered to apply Reiki to my sore muscles. I closed my eyes...didn't feel any warmth, but I did notice a surge of blood to a certain portion of my anatomy.

I've been a fan of Reiki ever since!

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	A cute girl I met jogging in the park offered to apply Reiki to my sore muscles. I closed my eyes...didn't feel any warmth, but I did notice a surge of blood to a certain portion of my anatomy. I've been a fan of Reiki ever since!

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[True Rune]

I'm also interested in some links. I was talking with a fellow member about it a few days back.

[DeaconSyre]

My final judgement is still out on Reiki as I've had no direct contact with it.

However, there are a few things about the resources I've found online that bug me (please refute me on any of these).

1) I'm highly skeptical of anything that costs money for digital resources when it's meant for healing.

2) The "Westernization" of Reiki is a hindrance.

3) I find it odd that more people aren't trying to promote "self-attuning" as the history says it's possible.

4) The lack of open theoretical discussion about Reiki bothers me.

My current position on Reiki (assuming it exists) is that it's part of a larger system.

The manual is pretty cheap so I'll probably pick it up to check it out.

[RBM]

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	I believe this works somewhat and somehow. ... I don't think it's necessary to practice -reiki- in particular, but I do think it's possible to sort of "will" something positively energetic to a receptive, perhaps as far as compatible, person. (potentially self-sacrificial/self-draining)

I can't link to sources that can give you doorways to the 'somewhat and somehow' specifics due to TOU of this site but they are available and 'out there' on the net, waiting to be found.

'Will' is close, but the term I'm used to is Intent.


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for example, has a device, for purchase to train Intent ( his terminology is different than mine):

Intention-host devices for “space-conditioning” our world to the SU(2) EM gauge state where human consciousness and focused human intention can be utilized to lift science, technology, education, business, human capabilities and future potential are desperately needed. However, our orthodox scientific and educational establishments are completely ignoring the presence of this new work. Just as in the days of Galileo, when the high priests of society refused to seriously look at the experimental data (which defied their specialized understanding), the same situation exists today in our society. Today’s orthodox science is “stuck” in a worldview that seriously limits its usefulness to society. Because of the foregoing, we have decided to assist interested members of the general public who wish to avocationally involve themselves in their own psychoenergetic types of investigations. For this they will need (1) their own unimprinted intention-host device, (2) a small Faraday cage and (3) some procedure or device that indicates some level of change in the EM gauge symmetry state of their experimental space.

Tiller has coined the term psychoenergetics to cover health related matters from a more advanced understanding of the mind/body relationship. Tiller was an explorer in what is called 'subtle energy' and is basically what Reiki is about.

They both are derivative models that are, at best, approximations, to the fundamental model of Consciousness.

I would recommend anyone who is interested in such things a Reiki to pursue it, but not blindly. Go into it with an skeptical open mind. It could be a step to a much longer journey.

[DeaconSyre]

For those looking for links,
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has been the best (most useful) I've found so far.

[Daoist]

Originally Posted by rufsketch1 To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

I did a little mini-experiment with a Reiki practitioner. Basically, I definitely felt heat around the location of their hands. But I considered that it might be placebo effect. So I asked him to do it again on a part of my body of his choosing, and I'd keep my eyes closed and try to guess where he was doing it. So I closed my eyes, and a few seconds later I felt a significant heat on my right leg. I opened my eyes, and he was trying for the left leg. This is to say, personal experience with Reiki is that it's bullshit and you feel the heat because you focus on the part of your body their hands are hovering around expecting something to happen.

This doesn't mean it's bullshit. Maybe you were still being healed - or would have been if you didn't open your eyes.

[ModernLit]

it's really gentle, and i have a friend that felt fantastic after reiki. practitioners are often very open and giving healer-types. i had it done once and definitely felt some warm movement. lasted a little while, then i went back to how i was feeling before--a bit frazzled and grumpy. but the feeling was quite nice while it lasted. sort of how tai chi feels when you're "in the zone."