it has been proven that the symbols
have little or no use before a Reiki initiation. Students with no Reiki experience (but with psychic abilities) have been asked to memorize the symbols and then use them. The results differ from a control group who had
Reiki 2. The conclusion has been that it is the Reiki initiation as such that gives the Reiki symbols their power.Reiki Symbols as keys
The Reiki symbols are like keys that open doors to a higher mind. You
can also see them as buttons, when you press the button you automatically get a result. In my opinion one of the functions of the Reiki symbols is to instantly override the user's precognition that some things cannot be
done (i.e. distance healing). The symbols trigger a belief or intention built into the symbols that helps the user to get the results intended. The different symbols also quickly connect the user to the universal life
force.
When a Reiki Master does an attunement and shows the Reiki symbols to a student, the form of the symbol is impressed in the students mind and merges with the metaphysical energies it represents.
When a
Reiki practitioner draws, thinks about or visualizes a symbol it will instantly connect to the energies it represents.
Three Reiki symbols
Today there are many different forms of Reiki and some have
incorporated their own symbols in their initiations. In "traditional" Reiki there are three Reiki symbols given during the Reiki 2 Attunement (initiation). They are: the Power symbol (Choku Rei), the Mental/Emotional
symbol (Sei He Ki) and the Distance symbol (Hon Sha Ze Sho Nen). You can find more information and pictures on separate pages. Click the links!
The form of the symbols
The Reiki symbols are partly
based on the Japanese writing system, Kanji. The symbols should be drawn or visualized as they have been taught during the Reiki 2 Attunement. As more and more people get attuned to Reiki this will mean that there can
be a great number of variations between the symbols taught by different Masters. This is not really a problem as there is not a 100% right or wrong way to draw them. The Reiki symbols given to a student will work
however they look as they incorporate the intention and the connection to the metaphysical energies it represents. I have added some information about each symbol and a visual representation of the symbols I use.
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