How Does Reiki Work and Not Work?
A Theory By Robyn LeGris, R.M. - Usui, Karuna, Tera Mai, Reiki Master

Hot Air Balloons



I am asked this question often. Until recently, I really didn't know how to answer that, except to say that it is energy channeled from God for your highest and best good. It is between you and God as to when, how and if you will be healed. That was the best answer I could give, and it was not good enough for me, so I have done some extensive searching for the answer or at least what I feel is the answer. This is my theory:

Carolyn Myss Carolyn Myss , Ph.D author of Anatomy of the Spirit , The Seven Stages of Power and Healing, is a Medical Intuit who helps physicians diagnose patients by reading their energy. Her book has nothing to do with Reiki, and everything to do with the body's energy and how the energy of the body can manifest into sickness and disease.

Being a Reiki Master/Teacher, I interpreted the whole book as being about Reiki, because the word "Reiki" means Universal Life Force Energy. I put Dr. Myss' thoughts on energy with my thoughts on Reiki and these are my conclusions.

Imagine the human body (or really any living organism) as a Hot Air Balloon being constantly filled with Hot Air to keep it afloat (Healthy). The Hot Air of course being Chi (Ki), Life force energy, without it, we die.

Over the course of our life, we can develop "Leaks" in our balloon. The more leaks we have, the less healthy we are. So, you ask, "What causes leaks? I'm glad you asked that question, otherwise I'd be through... Some causes of energy leaks, are:

"Reaping What You Sow"

"All thoughts, regardless of their content, first enter our systems as energy. Those that carry emotional, mental, psychological, or spiritual energy produce biological responses that are then stored in our cellular memory".(1)

Positive thoughts create healthy cells, negative thoughts create unhealthy cells. This being the case, if we consistently live with fearful or bitter attitudes, we are setting ourselves up to become ill. I know what you're thinking...

"Well, everyone has negative thoughts!"

Well, of course we all have negative thoughts, and not all negative thoughts will produce illness. "To create disease, negative emotions have to be dominant, and what accelerates the process is knowing the negative thought to be toxic but giving it permission to thrive in your consciousness anyway. For instance, you may know you need to forgive someone, yet you decide that remaining angry gives you more power. Remaining obsessively angry makes you more likely to develop a disease because the energy consequence of a negative obsession is powerlessness.

Energy is power, and transmitting energy into the past by dwelling on painful events drains power from your present-day body and can lead to illness."(2)


Empowering

You hear this word all the time, "Empower Yourself!" What the heck does that mean?

If you're not "Empowering Yourself", you are probably empowering someone or something else. This, in my opinion, is the leading cause of our energy leaks. No wonder everyone is always telling us to Empower ourselves!!!

When we rely on external sources for the feeling of power, we are sending our energy (chi) to that person or thing.
For example, if your self esteem is based:

then you are equating these things as power (energy):

"I have (Money, a relationship, etc), therefore, I'm (safe, secure, happy, somebody, etc)."

The energy surge is great! . Until we lose that external power source. Then we've sprung another leak! This then causes us to "lose" our self esteem, which creates all sorts of maladies!

Some other common external energy suckers, are addictions:

Okay, I think that is enough to get you going. Now you know some of the causes of leaks, Now where does the Reiki come in?

The Reiki practitioner channels energy (Reiki, Chi) to the leaking body. This will fill the body to capacity, sometimes repairing the old and/or new leaks and the person feels wonderful. Here's the tricky part: When a person either consciously or unconsciously decides to continue to manifest the leaks, for karmic reasons or otherwise, that person will inevitably become ill again, maybe repeating the Reiki (and other alternative therapies) - Feel Good - Ill again cycle. In other cases, Reiki empowers the person to seek inner guidance - thereby healing the leaks once, and for all.

Some people have so many external power leaks, they have no self esteem of their own, and therefore do not feel they deserve to be healed, so they won't be.

All this may sound strange, coming from someone who gives energy away on a daily basis. The difference between channeling Reiki, and leaking my energy to an external power source, is that as a Reiki Practitioner, I channel the energy from God -- not myself. When I send Reiki, I am sending the divine gift of Chi directly from the source, through me, to the person I am working on. Hence there is no depletion of my own energy. Quite the contrary: I too receive Chi when I am giving it, so believe me I give frequently and freely!

I believe it is my duty as a Reiki Master/Teacher to explain to Reiki students, and those seeking Reiki treatments, to EMPOWER THEMSELVES! Everyone living has this divine gift from God and ALL are deserving of the healing benefits of it. Don't waste your energy on negative thoughts, emotions, people and things. Empower yourself with the positive!

Forgive and Live in Love and Light!


copyright 1997-2002 Robyn LeGris

I highly recommend any books by Carolyn Myss , Ph.D. if you are a healer of any type or want to be healed. I have personally read most of her books and tapes and can tell you that the methods she recommend work.  As an affiliate of Barnes and Noble you can get a listing of all of  Carolyn Myss ' works by clicking on her name.

 

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1. 1Anatomy of the Spirit - Carolyn Myss, Ph.D. Page 40

2. 2Anatomy of the Spirit - Carolyn Myss, Ph.D. Page 43