Pandora wrote:
The person who gave me QT says he was doing it before he became attuned to Reiki, and the attunement has made no difference to his QT. He told me the QT was more for the nuts and bolts of the body, i.e. musculo-skeletal disorders, whereas Reiki would work more on endocrine and circulation disorders (as well as the subtle body).
Sure,
, i was talking about folks whom compare the results to Reiki, Reiki practitioners say QT is turbo-charged Reiki, not the other way round. My own results show strengths in both modalities in different areas. I agree with this on that much.
Pandora wrote:
If I understand your second point correctly, "normal" Reiki is sort of second-class compared to stuff which we can control, push, enhance? I have to say that's not my understanding nor is it my experience. When we are out of the way, that's when Reiki can work best. What you are describing there is more akin to what I do when I am giving spiritual healing, yet in my experience it also leaves me more open to picking up unwanted psychic "stuff" (and the quality of the healing is fainter, if you see what I mean).
The terms of 'control, push, enhance' are your words not mine,
. And they're leading to confusion with what's insitutionalised concepts in Reiki. There's no conflict, as we're remaining passive to the
outcome, this is what the passiveness was originally meant to be, before it was morphed.
It's common through many energy therapies, and indeed spiritual paths/practices, when love & compassion is active the experiences are greatly pronounced. If folks say Reiki is ULE, then the old adage 'energy goes where attention goes' applies. It's very, very easy to generate feelings of love/compassion, and focus our awareness on the area being treated. Quite a few Reiki folk do this, and we do it for a reason,
. In fact, our member, Fshort (Frank) has got some quite interesting research on treating cancer with Reiki this way. He's actually posted it here i;m sure. Have a search of his posts, you'll see exactly what i mean.
Here's some food for thought, bold italic is mine..
REIKI FLESH, REIKI BONES:
Observations on the Adventure that is our 'Journey with Reiki'
Copyright © 2006/7 James Deacon
[Updated: Jun. 23, 2007]
The Wise Reiki Student:
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Perceives that Reiki is a blessing, an instantaneously conferred 'Sacred Potential' - for Healing, Protection and Spiritual Development...
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Realises that the Path of Reiki is not for everyone - for many, their Path leads elsewhere
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Knows the true meaning of 'Initiation' - that to initiate some one or thing is simply to set a process in motion
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Understands that receiving a Reiki Attunement/Initiation does not make an individual a Reiki Practitioner, it simply makes them someone who has received a Reiki Attunement/Initiation.
To be a Reiki Practitioner requires Training, and Practice…
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Understands that receiving master-level Reiki Attunement/Initiation does not make an individual a Reiki 'Master' - but is simply the first step in their journey towards Reiki 'Mastery'
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Perceives that, in providing treatment, where the Practitioner places their hands is less important than where they 'place' their head
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Realises that in Reiki, the concept of nen (mindfulness) is very important.
Not so much in the sense of being mindful of what you are doing, as being mindful that 'you' are not doing the 'doing' - Reiki is
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Is ever aware that, in providing treatment, the Practioner's primary function is simply to be a 'clear channel' for the Reiki Phenomenon
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Remains compassionately 'detached from outcomes'
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Overrides the desire of the conscious mind to interfere in the therapeutic process, and instead, simply lets the Reiki Phenomenon 'happen'.
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Sees that Reiki wisdoms are often contradictory - yet nonetheless wisdoms
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Perceives that healing is frequently more effective when entered into consciously by the client
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Knows that often, healing is more about the journey than the destination
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Understands the therapeutic power of Gratitude
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Perceives that, sometimes, the best treatment that we can offer is actually to offer no treatment at all...
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Understands that, sometimes, much as we feel we are in need of healing, our best interests are served by living through the experience of unwellness/dis-ease, rather than attempting to 'heal it all away'
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Knows that even within Reiki, there can be conflict
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Holds the four Usui Reiki symbols to be sacred
- though not necessarly something to be kept secret
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Understands that rather than representing (or connecting us to) imagined separate 'energies' within Reiki, the symbols are sacred tools enabling us to interact in very specific ways with the singular, energetic-unity that is Reiki
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Perceives that, contrary to what many would have us believe, the four Usui Reiki symbols do indeed hold their own inherent power, significance and integrity - above and beyond that consciously (and often misguidedly) assigned to them by those who claim to 'know'
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Sees that, just as we tune in a Radio to a particular station, so, via Reiki Attunement, we are tuned in to the 'spiritual frequency' that is Reiki.
And, on having been tuned in to the Reiki frequency (just as we would do, having tuned in the radio to the desired station) - we simply need to listen…
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Considers the timeliness and appropriateness of 'intervening-with-Reiki' in any given situation
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Learns to facilitate healing using the hands, the eyes, the breath, the Principles - but also, using the Heart
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Is ever aware that Reik is about Compassion, not Power
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Realises that Reiki is Compassion. That where there is no compassion, 'energy' may flow, but it is not Reiki
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Understands what it means to "hold the Healing Space"
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Perceives that Reiki is an enabling power
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Is mindful that all healing is self-healing. With Reiki we can heal ourselves; in treating others we are simply facilitators - enabling & empowering them to heal themselves with Reiki
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Is well aware that, frequently, a Reiki treatment does nothing more than elicit the 'relaxation response' within the client, because frequently, the client requires nothing more than to un-wind, un-worry, breathe freely and calmly, and surrender to their own amazing inherent powers of self-healing.
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Realises that, in performing Distant Treatment for others, we do not actually 'send' Reiki anywhere - that we are simply facilitating the other person's temporary entry into a state of awareness (conscious or otherwise) in which they can more easily invite in the Reiki Phenomenon to assist them in their own self-healing
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Understands that sometimes, though people may say they wish to be healed, deep down inside they are afraid to let go of their illness - because they are afraid of the changes doing so would bring
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Perceives that Reiki will not heal a person of anything they do not wish to be healed of
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Is well aware that 'Reiki History' is mutable - and open to endless reinterpretation
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Knows that entering into a teacher-student relationship is not something to be done lightly
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Understands that one cannot give what one does not have - one cannot teach what one does not truly understand
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Perceives that, in accepting a student of their own, they are making a commitment - and taking on a great responsibility
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Knows that a student must earn the respect of his teacher, a teacher must earn the respect of his student. Respect must grow into trust
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Perceives that Reiki keeps its own secrets - often hides them in plain sight
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Understands that in the final analysis, there is no such thing as a Reiki 'Master' - only a person who has achieved the ability to surrender on a regular basis to the phenomenon that we call Reiki
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Is aware that Reiki is about more than just 'energy'
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Is aware that, in speaking of Reiki as 'energy', we are actually speaking metaphorically, not literally
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Realises that 'Being Reiki' is simple - it's just that it can take a lifetime to achieve that particular level of simplicity
Source: http://www.aetw.org/reiki_wisdoms.htm
Pandora wrote:
I have to do more in order to achieve the same result. What attracted me to Reiki (and still does) is that it is, in itself, complete: all it needs is the human conduit, and it will work. Of course, if you use the "hollow bone" analogy then Reiki will flow better if you maintain your connection better by using the precepts and self-healing. That doesn't mean the Reiki quality is any better or worse: Reiki is Reiki.
Sure,
. Back on topic, i've suggested to Kim more Reiki could be what's needed, or Hatsurei. Although, as therapists, Reiki or not, we really have a duty of care to everyone else to provide advice or skills that may help anyone that requires it. If Kim is in pain, and it sounds chronic, what's of paramount importance is that we provide as many options as possible for her to lessen her pain. Cause the fact is, she's saying Reiki isn't helping, and she might also have commitments that she has responsibilities to, therefore time for Reiki needed mightn't be there, we don't know (shrug). Particularly with a chronic condition, it might take some time for it to be sorted, add into that practitioners do usually tend to report less results treating themselves (especially in pain issues), all the while the pain goes on.
I feel Reiki is a complete system too Chris, i've said it before. The fact is though, things can take time sometimes, where other more 'blunt' modalities might give instant relief. I'm sure we agree what works best to help Kim is the only important thing,
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chi_solas wrote:If folks believe QT is better
why bother with Reiki ?
My own Qt instructor got into healing cause his wife needed it. For years he tried various therapies, including Reiki. Reiki did help, but never 100%. He tried Qt, and within 3 months his wife was able to walk again.
I can't speak for everyone obviously, i know for myself Reiki excells with emotional issues, and spiritual. As a spiritual expereince it is immensely superior to QT. However, QT have without a doubt been superb for physical things, including pain. I know for me there's little use treating someone with Reiki, when there's something else that works faster & better. The importance is helping the other person the best way. In a situation likje Kim's, i've succesfully used Qt to initially ease the pain, then went to work with Reiki to get to the core issues. The twofold approach, i highly reccommend.
although, with Reiki personally, i'm more interested in the spiritual aspects. Not that there's any real difference between healing & spirituality, i mean, i've formed an interest for the Reiki experience as an intensely spiritual one. Which is why i speak so much about Reiki in a spiritual context on here i guess.
Take care
Wayne
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