Throughout my interactions with fellow Reiki healers, I have met persons who believe that our healing ability and/or spiritual gift makes us special from those who are not healers or using their spiritual gifts. Partially, this is true, but not in a manner that places others on a lower level. Everyone in this world has a special gift given to them by the Creator. It is not for those of us who decide to use our gift to sit in judgement on those who chose not to use theirs. Specifically, becoming a Reiki healer does not make us superior to those who are not healers. We are all human beings with emotions, challenging situations, and experiences that we are healing from in this life.
Becoming a Reiki healer is the beginning of healing, not a state of enlightenment. There is real work that must be put in by every healer to elevate the mindset, the heart, and personal actions in a constructive way for every situation. A healer should always work on remaining in a soul-centered space for healing self and others. Be aware that there is not a constant upward flow as a Reiki healer. Reiki changes and integrates with the individual, so if we are in a positive spiritual state, i.e., feeling bliss, peace, and happiness towards life, then we will feel the increase of Reiki energy within. Our view of others will be of acceptance. Additionally, there is an increase in our ability to understand the complex life journey intermingled with individual spiritual awakening. The unity of self and others is more pronounced, and it is more difficult to be in a state of superiority. There is a feeling of humbleness that develops in all interactions and people will sense the gentleness of healing combined with strength.
On the opposite, if we fall into the belief that our gifts make us special beings, then we are moving towards a more egocentric space filled with hubris. This could lead to a decrease in spiritual elevation. It also closes the spiritual doors that are beginning to open and curtails positive relationships. Healers who are experiencing this state find themselves undergoing a lot of soul cleansing, meaning, all the things we do not like about ourselves starts reflecting in others. It is at this point where the gifts we believed made us better are of no use. There will be negative emotions, such as envy, anger, stress, and situational trauma appearing and re-appearing in our lives. And though one may argue that as a healer, we will experience these things anyway as part of natural cleansing, the egocentric state makes it worse because most times, we do not see where we played a part in the negative outcome.
Instead, we believe it must have been the fault of others because they are not on the spiritual level that we are and do not have what we deemed to be special gifts. But in fact, it is us who have dropped in spiritual elevation and subsequently paused our true healing gift. The only thing to do from here, is to begin working on acceptance and forgiveness of self and others to release the negativity and reclaim our spiritual gift. This can be done through self-Reiki, meditation, prayer, and spiritual admission to self. By spiritual admission, we must take blame for every negative thing in our life based on the belief that before we were born, we requested those situations to occur to learn from them.
Periodically, Reiki healers must assess where we are spiritually. If we are not in a soul-centered state with positive energy flowing from within, then it is time to re-focus our mindset. We must be careful and make sure we have not slipped into egocentric superiority, thereby distancing ourselves from others and diminishing the very gift that made us special in the first place. Finally, be patient with healers who may be undergoing this path of isolation. If the spiritual work is done and Reiki is constantly used in the person’s life, the moment of darkness will be temporary and once again the person will embrace the goodness growing inside them.
Article by LaTanya L. Hill, JD
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LaTanya L. Hill, JD is the creator of KA® Reiki, a spiritual healing technique that taps into ancestral energies while strengthening a person’s inner spirit; the sole proprietor of IMREIKINOW®, an energy healing company based in Los Angeles, California, and an Approved Provider for the California Board of Registered Nursing. She is also a certified Reiki Master Teacher in Usui Reiki Ryoho, Holy Fire III, and Karuna Reiki® and a Chakra Healing Master. Her Reiki handbook, “Reiki Vibrations with 33 Meditations and Affirmations,” is available online and offers healers and lay persons Reiki advice, meditations, and affirmations that may be used in both daily and work life. LaTanya is also an expert teacher on the Insight Timer App with Reiki meditations and courses published internationally. She has been featured in and written for multiple Reiki and business organizations and has been interviewed about Reiki on various podcasts. For more information go to www.imreikinow.com and follow LaTanya on social media @imreikinow, to see video testimonials of Reiki sessions, certifications, and more.
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