Reiki Symbols
Reiki symbols are used in a very interesting form of healing originally called Usui Reiki, they began in Tíbet and India,[1] its name comes from the Japanese language: Rei means “higher power” or “spiritual power”, and Ki means Energy, when these words are put together, it basically means “Higher energy power”.[2]
Traditionally, Reiki health techniques with angels and symbols have been reserved for masters, this technique combines the power of Reiki symbols along with angels subtle energy.[1]
A session of Reiki, also called Reiki healers practice or sometimes also called Reiki initiation consists of moving the hands over the body of a person along the lines of the seven chakras; Crown Chakra, Brow Chakra, Throat Chakra, Heart Chakra, Navel Chakra, Sacral Chakra, and Root Chakra “[1], feeling and working with the person’s energies, a typical Reiki session may vary between 10 and 120 minutes, depending on the person, and it aims for physical or mental healing or both.[3]
It is not necessary to have knowledge of Reiki, to be familiar with spirituality or to believe in it to perform it, one may be skeptical, the only thing that should be known is being open to the concept of universal energy and feel comfortable.[4]
The following five are the most important and sacred symbols for Reiki, these symbols were named symbolically in Japanese according to their purposes in the practice: [2]
Cho Ku Rei[edit]
Meaning: Strength and Power [1]
The Cho Ku Rei or “The Power Symbol”, is the main symbol of Reiki, which is used for either increasing or decreasing power, its intention is brightening or spiritual illumination.[2]
Mainly, Cho Ku Rei power is used for cleansing, physical healing, and purification.[2], this symbol is in charge of the physical body, also it doubles health energy and it helps to keep vital energy, besides, it boosts up other symbols’ energies and helps reduce negative energies, and therefore it increases positive energies.[5]
Sei Hei Ki[edit]
Meaning: Beyond Strength.[1]
The Sei Hei Ki or “The Harmony Symbol” as it says it symbolizes harmony, its intention is purification, and it is used for both mental and emotional healing.[2] As it is in charge of the emotional body it works on the subconscious.[6]
It is believed that illnesses that affect the physical body actually have an emotional reason since the human being is not capable of managing to show and control emotional issues, it keeps them in the subconscious so that they are then turned into several actual illnesses.[6] This symbol releases both emotional and physical blunting and helps heal all types of illnesses.[1]
Generally, Reiki practitioners use this symbol for treating depression or addiction in order to heal and restore the body’s spiritual equilibrium .[2] It is also used to recover people from past situations such as traumas and depression in the past for any emotional issues, and it can also be used to unblock creative energies [5]
Hon Sha Ze Sho Nen[edit]
Meaning: there is no such limit to healing in space and time.[1]
The Hon Sha Ze Sho Nen or “The Distance Symbol” is used when sending QI across long distances, which means that it helps to bring people together across space and time [2]. This symbol is in charge of the mental body, it looks like a pyramidal structure that represents the human body.[6]
This symbol is also believed to transform into a key that may unlock the Akashic records, which is a source of all human consciousness according to several practitioners. Hon Sha Ze Sho Nen begins an opening session, it canalizes energy through space and time, boosts self-enlightenment and peace, and it helps cancel emotional fear about terminal illnesses.[1]
Practitioners use this symbol essentially when doing treatments such as the “inner-child” or “past-life” therapies.[5]
Dai Ko Myo[edit]
Meaning: Connection with Divine Love.[1]
The Day Ko Myo or “The Master Symbol”, as the word itself says, it is basically the ‘master’ symbol for Reiki as it represents all that is Reiki. Its intention is enlightenment.[2]
As seen in the picture, It is the most complex symbol to make in a Reiki Session, it combines the power of harmony, power and distance symbols. This symbol is in charge of the spiritual body, therefore it connects people with the higher self, it heals through one’s soul, helps embrace and connect with God.[6][7]
Raku[edit]
Meaning: Enlightenment.[1]
The Raku or “The Completion Symbol” is normally used in the final stage of the reiki attunement process [2]. Its main intention is grounding which means being present right here and right now, being aware of the present moment(1). It is used when a Reiki session is coming to an end, it is drawn by hand and downwards in order to complete the session. It is used to unlock energy paths, in Feng Shui it is used to unlock trapped energy, and in meditation, it is used to get enlightenment, it is also called “The Fire Bringer”.[7]
This is also known as the least known symbol; only used by masters of traditional Reiki. On the other hand in Buddhism, it is drawn and used in the opposite way to help one's spiritual body to leave its physical body when dying.[1]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Salazar, Teresa (2018). Reiki Angelical En Casa (in Spanish) (reprint ed.). Colombia: Editorial Planeta, S. A. pp. 28–34. ISBN 9786070740961. Retrieved 1 August 2019.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link) Search this book on
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Phylameana lila, Desy (9 May 2019). "5 Traditional Usui Reiki Symbols and Their Meanings". Learn Religions. Dotdash. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ↑ HOWELL, ALYCE (2018). Reiki Momentum:A Comprehensive Reiki Manual of Chakras and Reiki Symbols. the United States: ALYCE HOWELL. p. 23. ISBN 978-1-5401-4937-4. Retrieved 8 August 2019. Search this book on
- ↑ Nora, Megan (2014). Reiki Healing Symbols (large print ed.). CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. pp. 16–18. ISBN 978-1-5054-9200-2. Search this book on
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Hosak, Mark; Lübeck, Walter (2006). The Big Book of Reiki Symbols: The Spiritual Transition of Symbols and Mantras of the Usui System of Natural Healing (Illustrated ed.). USA: Lotus Press. pp. 282–419. ISBN 978-0-914955-64-1. Retrieved 11 August 2019. Search this book on
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Honervogt, Tanmaya; Neiman, Carol (2005). Reiki: Simple Routines for Home, Work & Travel (Illustrated ed.). England: Gaia. pp. 66–68. ISBN 978-1-85675-211-4. Retrieved 13 August 2019. Search this book on
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 De'Carli, Johnny (2004). Reiki-sistema Tradicional Japones/Reiki-Traditional Japanese System. Spain: Editorial Edaf, S.L. pp. 12–20. ISBN 9788441415669. Search this book on
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