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Spiritual Blessing

Reiju

The process of spiritual blessing in the system of Reiki is commonly referred to as Reiju. This means initiation into practice or attunement to their life force energy. Having conducted many such blessings my view of the process has significantly changed. In fact, no longer do I use the words initiation or attunement. In the Makoto ReikiDo lineage empowerment is the preferred language.

Empowerment

It is all a play on words, perhaps, yet what matters most is the truth that lies at the heart of the practice.

A Reiki blessing or empowerment is a profound and sacred process. It is often likened to a beautiful dance between teacher, student, and the healing force itself. Within this meeting there is an unfolding. An opening and expanding connection that touches something far deeper than the ordinary mind can easily comprehend.

In many ways, the empowerment brings the entire system of Reiki to life in a single moment. The teacher creates a safe and compassionate space in which the student can relax, trust, and become receptive to what is already inherently present within them. Through this process, the student begins to reconnect with their innate nature, drawing upon the flow of natural Ki and glimpsing beyond the veils that obscure their reality.

What appears externally as an interaction between teacher and student is only a small part of what is taking place. Beneath the visible process exists a far deeper movement. Healing unfolds through an interconnected field of awareness and vitality that extends beyond the individual. The empowerment serves as a catalyst, awakening a recognition of something that has never been absent, only forgotten.

At its essence, Reiki empowerment is not the giving of something new, but the uncovering of what has always been there. It is a reminder of our intrinsic connection to the universal life force, a moment in which separation softens and the potential for healing, transformation, and awakening reveals itself.

The energetic potential of healing is pervasive. It is not confined to the teacher, the student, or the ritual itself. It exists within and throughout all things, patiently waiting to be recognised.

Holding space

The holding of a space for the student is so unique it allows the the natural drawing of exactly the right amount of Ki that is needed at that moment. Hence, everyone’s experience is so different. The preparation of the space is both energetic and spiritual in nature and appropriate for the students and the relationship that has unfolded through the Reiki journey.

For the teacher the blessing process is to immerse in deep practice. Therefore, there is no attachment to an outcome, no clinging to the “I” in the process, simply being in the dance, a gift, a blessing.

There is a letting go of a mind of distractions such as anger, worry and fear with nothing to arise other than the simple space of “beingness”. Its in this space that the Reiki Master generates a heart/mind of loving kindness and compassion for all beings which motivates a genuine space for healing.

Unfolding of the precepts

The precepts of just for today do not worry, do not anger, be grateful, practice diligently and be kind to every living thing simply fall into each other. The spiritual blessing process embodies the true essence of the Reiki precepts in every way.

Reflection words:

  • No giving, no receiving
  • Natural nature
  • True potential
  • Rediscovery
  • Beingness
  • Energy
  • Pervasive nature

 

Makoto ReikiDo March 2020