Reiki Symbols


Reiki Symbols

What is Reiki?

Reiki is a Japanese technique of healing for all parts of our being (physical, mental and spiritual). The word Reiki is made up of two separate Japanese words, Rei & Ki. Rei means supernatural force or intelligence and Ki means life force energy or vapour, a non-physical energy with the ability to permeate all living things, it animates all. This is because it goes to whatever area needs it in the total makeup of the person receiving it, and will deliver to that area the right amount of energy needed without guidance from the therapist. The therapist simply acts as a channel for the healing energy, assisting the client on their own healing journey.

Reiki helps reduce stress by promoting deep relaxation of the body and mind so the recipient’s natural healing and recuperative powers are supported.

Stress is a significant factor in 60-70% of illness (D.D. Clark,MD/BMA (website)

The discipline and practice of Reiki was rediscovered by the Japanese scholar and mystic, Mikao Usui.

How does Reiki work?

The energetic transmission leaves the therapists hands, drawn by the clients unconscious knowledge of his or her greatest needs, at whatever level.

The Reiki treatment is always undertaken with the client either in a seated or lying position, fully clothed and with the clients permission.

The Therapist will work with hands-on or hands-off, depending on the clients preference.

The outcome is determined by Karma and the individuals commitment to making changes.

Healing happens when the time is right for the individual.

The Reiki therapist does not prescribe substances, diagnose ailments or practise medicine. Reiki is not regarded as a substitute for medical treatment.

Each Reiki treatment is a unique experience.

Can Reiki Help ?

This form of healing is offered for any illness or disturbance and has no side effects or any requirements of belief. It is independent of distinction of race, sex, age, class or religion.

Reiki promotes personal growth with health supportive characteristics which can bring about change in life through personal transformation.

Reiki can improve the clients emotional life through relaxation in such a way that deeply held, debilitating emotions can be released so that the naturally occurring primary emotions of confidence , love and joy can be expressed.

The Reiki Symbols

Reiki symbols are sacred healing symbols which enhance the flow of Life Force Energy. They are like keys that open doors to higher levels of awareness and manifestation.

Reiki symbols are Sanskrit-derived Japanese forms. Sanskrit is the mother-tongue of all other languages. It is the language of the Vedas, the oldest writings known to man. The Vedas say that Sanskrit is the language of the spirit world.

Reiki symbols are shown to the student prior to being attuned, and an imprinting takes place that links the image they are shown to the metaphysical energies the symbol represents. Then the Reiki attunement actually empowers the symbols so that they fulfil their intended purpose. This process has been created by a Divine covenant or sacred agreement between the Creator and those who have been attuned.

The symbols have their own consciousness, and it is possible to meditate on them and receive guidance on how to use them directly from the symbols themselves.

Cho Ku Rei

This is the Power Symbol. Reiki Energy will flow without it, but when you use it, it is believed that the energy increases significantly. It would be as if you had changed the bulb in a lamp from 50 watts to 500 watts. Use at the beginning of the healing session, and at any other time that additional power is needed. It is geared specifically for healing within the physical body.

Sei He Ki

This symbol is used for mental and emotional healing, protection, purification, clearing and balancing. It works with the cause of the disease, which is often hidden in the subconscious mind (the emotional body) and/or the conscious mind (the mental body). When the body manifests disease, it is often attempting to deliver a message that there is something that needs tending, that needs attention within the mental or emotional patterns we carry. The mental and emotional healing symbol balances the right and left brain.

This symbol:

Is especially helpful for healing relationship problems and the issues that stem from them.

Is used for any sort of emotional or mental distress such as nervousness, fear, depression, anger, sadness, etc.

Can enhance one's memory, as it connects with the subconscious mind, where all memories are stored.

Can be used to enhance the effectiveness of affirmations, causing them to enter more deeply into the subconscious and manifest the results you desire more quickly.

Is used to purify food or water, or to clear a room of negative energy, followed by the power symbol.

If, during a treatment, a person begins an emotional release, use this symbol to assist in drawing it out and clearing it.

Hon Sha Ze Sho Nen

This symbol transmits Reiki energy across time and space. Using this symbol you can send Reiki across the room, across town, to other parts of the country or anywhere in the world. Distance is no barrier. You can also use this symbol to bridge time. You can send Reiki into the "future," where it will store up like a battery, to access at the time you or others will be needing it. Likewise, you can send Reiki into the "past," to heal issues from earlier in this lifetime, or to past life issues that affect you or others now.

The essential message of the symbol is "The Buddha in me greets the Buddha in you." (Another word for Buddha is "The Awakened Heart.") And so when you use this symbol you are saying "The Awakened Heart in me greets the Awakened Heart in You." And when that connection is declared and honoured through your hearts, you and the recipient are in a state of Divine Union, and Reiki can be shared regardless of the physical distance between you.

This symbol connects to the Akashic Records, the life records of each soul, and so it can be used to heal karmic patterns or tendencies that have manifested as disease in the body or that have resulted in mental or emotional pain or distress

Dai Ko Myo

This is the Master Symbol. It's essence is the Light of the Buddha, the Light of the Awakened Heart. It signifies expanded wisdom and clairvoyance.

This symbol is used for the healing of the soul--the level of the blueprint from which the physical body is derived.

Traditional Master Symbol Contemporary Master Symbol