| Most everyone has experienced a bad feeling | | | | necessary each time. |
| during and after healing someone. Usually you | | | | |
| get the negative energy of this person and | | | | You might sandwich the SHK between the two |
| absorb all the residues of his/her disease. | | | | CKR'S or just use the two CKR's or just do |
| | | | the clockwise CKR and then the SHK - do what |
| There are several techniques some experts | | | | feels right to you. Start in one corner, put |
| use. | | | | in the symbols and using your hand or |
| | | | whatever fingers you used to write the |
| The first is to surround yourself with a | | | | symbols, drag them into the next corner and |
| bubble of light or discharge often the | | | | work back around to the initial corner, |
| negative energy from your hands into a | | | | repeating the symbols there. |
| container with water. Someone also works on | | | | |
| the psychology and talk to himself that the | | | | Do this with the intention of asking the |
| negativity is drained away from all the | | | | Reiki energy to come in and put protection in |
| bodies in the area. | | | | all the corners of the room while you are |
| | | | doing your session (or whatever) and always |
| Another method is to light a candle with the | | | | say a prayer of gratitude afterwards to the |
| intention of setting a sacred space. You must | | | | Reiki energy for this beautiful service. You |
| work with the highest vibration of white | | | | don't have to do anything after the session, |
| light then you smudge the room, with a bundle | | | | the energy will of the symbols will fade |
| that you light with the candle flame and | | | | after a certain time afterwards. |
| using a feather to waft or wave the smoke | | | | |
| upward, you make sweeping motions upward with | | | | As long as you do not identify with the |
| the feather to direct the smoke into the | | | | person's own judgment of themselves (the |
| corners of the room, working in a | | | | person is perceiving that something is wrong |
| counterclockwise circle to remove any and all | | | | with them when if they changed their |
| dirty energy. In any case never use your | | | | perspective they might be able to understand |
| hands as you can pick up dirty energy. | | | | that their body can't use words but is trying |
| Whatever has been released in the space | | | | to communicate with them), and focus instead |
| around and not of the white light will be | | | | on knowing the true light that exists within |
| removed. | | | | each individual. Try not to get involved with |
| | | | the "pain story" which is about separation, |
| You can also smudge yourself by taking the | | | | while healing is derived from the word |
| bundle and just running it along side your | | | | "whole." Reiki works to bring about wholeness |
| entire body (in your aura) and under your | | | | and so it is helpful not to include thoughts |
| feet, ending with pulling the smoke over your | | | | that move toward wholeness rather than away |
| head with your hand and/or inhaling some of | | | | from pain. If we are including the pain story |
| it to remove any internal dirty energy, then | | | | in our session we are including pain not |
| place the sage in the earth to put it out (in | | | | releasing it. |
| sand or soil) never douse it with water. You | | | | |
| cannot blow it out, it will just fan the | | | | Knowing where to apply Reiki can be perceived |
| flames. So make a container of sand/soil and | | | | as a blessing and opportunity to be of |
| put your sage bundle out in it. You can store | | | | service. Any perceived "problem" can always |
| your bundle in an abalone shell. Some people | | | | be looked at differently if we are willing to |
| also smudge their massage table, pillow and | | | | shift our perspective and ask "how can this |
| bolster. | | | | help" and gently let the answer come to us. |
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| If you are Reiki II or above you can now put | | | | Another method some people us is when they |
| symbols in the 4 corners of the room and in | | | | get sensations in their body, for instance it |
| front of any doors leading into/out of the | | | | will sometimes feel like your guides are |
| room working counterclockwise. There seems to | | | | tapping on a part of your body, they will ask |
| be some controversy as to which symbols to | | | | "is it for me or is it for the person I'm |
| use but most agree on the CKR (one or both | | | | facilitating" and if it is for them, then |
| versions usually the clockwise) and possible | | | | they will work more closely on that |
| the SHK. You should feel which ones are | | | | particular area. |