Post by PaganOne on Apr 20, 2008 16:25:11 GMT 1
I am a Reiki practitioner. In becoming so, I have found a whole new way to practice magick.
Magick tends to scare me silly. I am afraid of the power of magick -- perhaps it’s myself that I am really afraid of -- and therefore have only performed ritual magick (circle casting and raising energy) twice over the last few years. Both spells came to completion with good results.
My biggest problem was that I never felt a connection to the Goddess (Cosmic Consciousness). My magick was simply a “going through the motions” and nothing more. I know the Goddess is alive and dwells in each and every particle of matter and being, but that wasn’t enough. There was always something just out of reach for me.
When I received my first Reiki attunement I was shocked and awed at the power that flowed in and through me. The Goddess became real to me at that moment. I Reikied the heck out of my two little doggies as I loved being able to feel the power of the Goddess tingling and buzzing through my hands. I still do!
Reiki works by restoring harmony and order to one’s life by healing emotional issues. Yes, it can be used for first aid, but its real purpose is to heal the mind, body, and spirit and therein prevent illness and/or dis-ease. The practitioner is a conduit for the flow of energy and "steps aside" and lets the Goddess-guided energy do its work.
Instead of raising energy and directing it via will and intent, I ask the Goddess to let Reiki flow into the situation to restore harmony and order. I see it as Her will, not mine. (Wow! Does that sound Christian or what!?) I do Reiki over my food and drink to enable the vitamins and minerals therein to be enhanced and come to greater use in my body. I do Reiki over my computer and car to keep them running smoothly. The point is that with harmony and order in my life, I am finding I have many less wants and needs.
I am not saying I will never practice ritual magick again or infuse my will and intent into the energy I flow, but I see my magick practice through different eyes and with different means to an end. It is all the same energy. It’s simply that these days I have a different point of view of what magick is and how it works. Perhaps it is simply a matter of learning, growing, and maturing.
Magick tends to scare me silly. I am afraid of the power of magick -- perhaps it’s myself that I am really afraid of -- and therefore have only performed ritual magick (circle casting and raising energy) twice over the last few years. Both spells came to completion with good results.
My biggest problem was that I never felt a connection to the Goddess (Cosmic Consciousness). My magick was simply a “going through the motions” and nothing more. I know the Goddess is alive and dwells in each and every particle of matter and being, but that wasn’t enough. There was always something just out of reach for me.
When I received my first Reiki attunement I was shocked and awed at the power that flowed in and through me. The Goddess became real to me at that moment. I Reikied the heck out of my two little doggies as I loved being able to feel the power of the Goddess tingling and buzzing through my hands. I still do!
Reiki works by restoring harmony and order to one’s life by healing emotional issues. Yes, it can be used for first aid, but its real purpose is to heal the mind, body, and spirit and therein prevent illness and/or dis-ease. The practitioner is a conduit for the flow of energy and "steps aside" and lets the Goddess-guided energy do its work.
Instead of raising energy and directing it via will and intent, I ask the Goddess to let Reiki flow into the situation to restore harmony and order. I see it as Her will, not mine. (Wow! Does that sound Christian or what!?) I do Reiki over my food and drink to enable the vitamins and minerals therein to be enhanced and come to greater use in my body. I do Reiki over my computer and car to keep them running smoothly. The point is that with harmony and order in my life, I am finding I have many less wants and needs.
I am not saying I will never practice ritual magick again or infuse my will and intent into the energy I flow, but I see my magick practice through different eyes and with different means to an end. It is all the same energy. It’s simply that these days I have a different point of view of what magick is and how it works. Perhaps it is simply a matter of learning, growing, and maturing.
