Reiki is a Japanese technique, which has been used throughout the centuries to reduce stress.. Also, it helps people relax or meditate more deeply. But, Reiki has also been promoted to promote the healing of some pathologies. Reiki should be carried out by a professional (teacher), who is trained through the imposition of hands on the individual. If this is not your case, you can study this interesting subject, to be a Reiki master and help other people to benefit from this ancient technique.
If you are interested in learning reiki symbols, you should know that this is an important part of the training to become a teacher. There are several symbols with different writing, sound and meaning within this subject that must be studied. Also, these symbols act as supports that help concentration and meditation through their practice.
Meaning of symbols in Reiki
A symbol is usually defined as an element or a material object, which represents an association or convention of people through an idea. In this case we can allude to the symbols used in Reiki, but do you know what the meaning and origin of the Reiki symbols are?
symbols can be grouped into two types:
- Those who are represented through nature or the environment. These can be elements such as: the moon, the sun, planets, water, animals and other elements of nature.
- The other types of symbols that exist are those that They have created the intelligence of the human being. Within this category is writing, being very important for Reiki, since written symbols are used to transmit knowledge.
If you want to study the Reiki symbols in detail, you should know that there are different types of symbols and that you must analyze them with reason and intellect, in order to perceive what each symbol means within this discipline.
What are the original Reiki symbols?
Reiki is a good example of integration of different spiritual traditions and above all the origin of its symbols are due to different phases and experiences of human life.
In order to learn Reiki, you must be intellectual on the one hand, to be able to perceive the cognitive reasoning that this discipline will give you by studying its texts and reflecting. In addition, you must develop your creative part to be able to perceive the reality of the symbol.
The most important symbols of Reiki are the following:
- El Cho-ku-rei It has its origins in Shinto.
- El Sei-he-ki It originates from Buddhism.
- El Han-sha-ze-sho-men which has its roots in the Taoist current.
- El Dai-ko-mio which also has its origin within Buddhism just like element two.
These are the four most important Reiki symbols, although there is a fifth symbol called Raku . These are the only symbols that appear within what is known as the legacy of Micau Usui. The first four symbols are used in therapies through the laying on of hands, while the fifth element can only be used for Reiki mastery within the initiation ceremony.
You don't have to be a Reiki master to open channels for people who want to learn and share this wonderful experience. But, to give this ceremony the solemnity that it deserves, when a person has a first contact with Reiki, a symbolic ceremony must be carried out, in which the fifth symbol will be used. This symbol will never be used in any other case.
Currently, there have been other currents that have added some symbols to Reiki after Micau Usui. But, if you want to get started in this area, you only need to know the four symbols that we have mentioned in the previous section.
What does it mean to activate a Reiki symbol?
Reiki symbols by themselves do not have any kind of power. It is the person through his experiences, his practice and his daily work within this discipline, which gives a symbol of strength to the values of Reiki. Due, activating a symbol within Reiki means that the person can evoke the strength acquired through the actions that have been described within the four main Reiki symbols, to be able to meditate or lay hands on.
Reiki symbols are a mere representation of knowledge, that the person will acquire throughout his study, as a practitioner of this energy technique.
Each of the symbols are energy keys, that have a meaning and represent what the person has learned in order to put it into practice.
What do you think about Reiki? Would you dare with this ancient technique?