Receiving a Personal Reiki Symbol
All
students of Reiki learn about the process by which Dr Usui received his Reiki
Symbols on the mountain after his 21 day meditation, however, we are not told
that we might receive the gift of a personal Reiki symbol and how this would
come about.
Talking
from personal experience, of course, after completing my Reiki Master training,
I did a lot of research in Reiki and Meditation, but it is our own personal
experiences which become invaluable during this process. Two years into
practicing Reiki, and while sitting in front of my computer, I found myself
looking into a few very bright lights which insistently shone next to my right
eye and affected my vision in a frightening way, because I could not focus on
anything. Having heard about bright spots of light as a sign of an impending
migraine, I was worried that it might be the case although I had never had one
of these signs before then.
I
excused myself and moved to a room where I could be alone and proceeded to do
self-healing on my head. As soon as I closed my eyes, the lights shone even
brighter and I could clearly see a symbol being formed. I had never seen this
symbol, but as soon as I realized it had to be a Reiki symbol, it faded into
nothing and was gone completely. I went back to work, bewildered but feeling
very grateful for having been honoured with my own symbol. Then came the
questions: What am I supposed to do with it? When do I use it? What is its
name?
I
meditated on it several times but the answers would not come to me, so I left
it in the Universe’s embrace and decided to wait patiently and without
questioning, for the Universe has its own sense of timing. It took another six
months until I understood what the symbol was to be used for and the
appropriate name for it. It came in a meditation, it just stood in front of my
third eye area and then there was a picture which told me in no uncertain
terms, the name and use of the symbol.
Since
then I have been prompted to use it during treatments both distance and
hands-on sessions. On a few occasions it has appeared in front of my eyes
again, even while I am driving, and then I know it has to be used on myself for
healing and protection. As soon as I direct its energy to the area where it is
needed the most, it starts to fade away as it works. It is an astonishing
experience and one which I am deeply grateful for.
Dr
Usui’s experience was definitely not a figment of his imagination; those little
lights do bring with them a powerful symbol, never doubt it for a moment.
I
have recently received a second symbol but am still trying to discover its
meaning and name.
I
hope all you Reiki Masters out there will share in this experience one day if
you haven’t already. It is a priceless gift from the Universe.
In Love, Light and Truth
