Frozen light and rainbows

Very often when I meditate I see a beautiful quartz crystal.  Within this beautiful representation of all the forces of the cosmos there lies a rainbow, as bright and colourful as you could possibly imagine.  It's a powerful image which fills me up with love. 

In my opinion each of us must interpret the impressions we get from dreams and meditations from our own perspective, for each of us images mean different things.  It's part of the process of TRUST and following our own guidance, intuition and inner voice. 

I thought I'd share with you my interpretation of what I see.

The quartz symbolises all the energies of the cosmos, combining together to create something perfect, something that captures the potential of the Universe.  Fire, earth, water and air join forces to create something unique, full to overflowing with vibrant energy. 

In some traditions Quartz is known as 'frozen light' a concept that makes my heart sing, for it does indeed seem to shine and radiate light.  We also shine out our own individual light, radiating love and compassion as we grow and fill ourselves with understanding of ourselves and others.  We, like the quartz crystal are perfectly made created by the Universe to experience all aspects of life.


I often sit with quartz and just be with it.  I'm not a fan of knowing what a crystal or stone is good for, as far as health issues are concerned and have long held the belief that I learn a lot more from stones by studying their beauty and just being with them. 

In the same way, when we sit and listen to our clients we provide a special space.  A space where we can pay attention and attune to the voice and intuitive nudges of Reiki, a space which is free from judgement and allows healing to flow to the client.

The rainbow - a bridge between heaven and earth, the Universe and planet, the Source and its creation.  I also percieve it to illustrate the aspects of ourselves that shine out of our being. 

The rainbow is composed of many colours, similarly we are composed of different aspects/characters, often described as colours - red with anger, green with envy etc. 

You see we are perfect creations of love, of source energy, just like the beautiful quartz crystal.
The rainbow symbolises our connection with the earth and the source, a healthy balanced integration between the two.  We all have a rainbow within us, we create our colours that we shine out to the world representing all the various aspects of ourselves.

We judge that some of our aspects are good or bad, but actually they are all part of our life experience.  Without experiences of all aspects of ourselves, in all their shades and colours how could we understand what life is all about. 

How could we offer empathy to the clients we work with. 
How could we understand what Love truly is if we have never experienced things that test it.

Life would be such a dull adventure without RAINBOWS.

You are a real person. 
Individual you. 
You're experiencing life in your own unique way, no-one can possibly experience things exactly in the same way.
Be pround of your uniqueness, you're perfect as you are.  Be proud to be colourful


Fill your aura with colours, fill it right up with Reiki.

Breathe in this beautiful rainbow light and healing energy.

Inhale and shine out your bright colours.

You've just got to smile





I just want to remind you to smile today!

Sometimes we forget to look around and see the things that can fill us full of joy.

As you go about your day, occassionally look around and see if you can find something unexpected that will make you smile, better still something that makes you laugh out loud.

This alpaca makes me smile, perhaps its the 'What you looking at?' look on its face!

Have a fun filled day.

Authenticity

Hello!

Are you who you say you are?

or are you someone else?

Are you in there?
or are you out here?

who is who, which one's you?

While you're in there judging yourself

and out there judging others,

there's another you you're overlooking.

Your authentic self

You don't have time to hang around

to try and come to terms with why you're here and mortal

You're here, in the now

Download your internal help centre

Listen as it plays back

Stop condemning what you and others say

Maintain groundedness

Centre in the reality of the now

Switch on Reiki

Be authentically you,

right here, right now.

By Mavis

To ponder on

To find the universal elements enough;

to find the air and the water exhilarating;

to be refreshed by a morning walk or an evening saunter;

to be thrilled by the stars at night;

to be elated over a birds's nest or a wildfower in spring -

these are some of the rewards of the simple life

John Burroughs

The air we breathe

As I look out on the blazing sunshine, I can't help but take a deep breath of appreciation.  There's a sense of Autumnal crispness in the air, strands of spiders silver threads and pearl like dew are strewn about the garden dancing on the casual breeze.  It excites me, the day's just introduced itself and there's an expectation.

I am truly blessed, as I look out of my window, I see the river right there before me reaching out with its flexible fingers of exploration, out into the countryside making its way deep into the parts where natures free to play without human intervention.  It's all scrumptious and it makes my heart sing.

My in breath reaches deep inside me, just as Reiki does when we work together.  They both work to nourish my cells and rejuvenate my being.  Breath and Reiki flowing in unison to produce a wonderful source of vitality.

Every day as we walk this generous earth we inhale about 20, 000 breaths.  In one lifetime it's possible that we breathe about 65 million breaths.  As long as we keep breathing, we stay alive. 

I wonder often where my breath goes.  Where does it journey to?  as it lifts on up, into the fresh morning air and I watch it change to a misty condensation, I can see it travelling off on the breeze or lifting upwards like a waft of smoke alighting on a sky full of adventure.  Where does it go?

Dear breath, do you Join the clouds, travel on the wind and lift high up over mountain ranges, turning into snow and ice?

Do you get recycled and inhaled by animals, humans, my neighbour, my friends,  Souls from all over the world?

Do you join the air to create the perfect conditions for the birds in flight above us?

Will you stroke the cheek of children as you dance the Summer air?

Would you set the rustling sails in motion as ships and boats alight the ocean?

Are you waiting to play with the falling red and fiery coloured leaves as Autumn strips the trees?

Call on Reiki
Focus on its healing flow.
Ask Reiki to share with you a moment, to contemplate the flow of your breath.
Take time to appreciate the immense possibilities that are held within the breath, your breath, each life giving breath that you take, that we all take.

You are special and deserve a hug

It's the weekend!

We don't often get time to do something for ourselves so here's a quick method of giving yourself some attention, love and Reiki.

Call on Reiki to flow through you, then simply put your arms around yourself.

Say " I love and accept myself exactly as I am, it doesn't matter what I think I've done, or not done, I am loved"

Feel free to change the words, but make sure you're loving yourself.

Ground, balance and centre

Lie down in a comfortable position with your arms out by your side. 
You can do this either on the floor or on the bed. 

In my own experience doing this exercise before I go to bed makes me feel a bit too wide awake to go to sleep, but it's through experience that we find what's right for us and you need to assertain for yourself what feels good and what doesn't.  Remember there aren't any hard and fast rules, if you sense you need to do things differently then do so.

Call on Reiki and immerse yourself in it for 5-10mins or as long as you feel necessary to relax fully into it.
Bring your hands up to your heart, placing one hand on top of the other.  Imagine your heart opening to Reiki.

Bend your knees and lay them out against the floor (or bed) bringing your feet up to meet each other sole to sole.

Take a few deep breaths and relax into this position.

Imagine a ball of light above your head and see a beam of light travelling down through your crown to your heart, your sacral centre and to the soles of your feet.

State out loud or in your head "I am grounded between heaven and earth"

again breathe deeply and feel yourself firmly planted on the breathing earth.  See the light becoming brighter around your feet and flowing into the earth.

State out loud or in your head "I am centred"

Breathe deeply from about two inches below your naval, know that you are perfectly balanced between the physical and spiritual.  Imagine the beam of light becoming brighter in the sacral area.

State out loud or in your head "I am balanced"  Feel the right and left sides of your body perfectly in alignment and equally supporting you.  Now the light becomes brighter within the heart area.  Be grateful in this moment for all the different aspects of yourself that go to making the whole, perfect being that you are, love all that you are deeply.

Bathe in the light and Reiki energy for as long as is comfortable.  Be open to experience and put aside expectation. 

It can be a little uncomfortable to maintain this position for any length of time so make sure you take care to remain comfortable, only hold this position for a few minutes if its more appropriate.

Reiki Blogs to take a peek at

http://www.networkedblogs.com/topic/reiki/

I found this list of 50 Reiki blogs!  too good not to share.  For some of these you'll have to use the 'Translate' button so that you can read them, but have a go.   If you find any useful websites let me know.

Giving a gift with love

When using Reiki it's possible for you to pass a gift to someone, something that's right and appropriate for the moment.  We're not involved in deciding what this gift might be, but if the exercise is done with love then you'll find that people react in extraordinary ways.

Giving this type of gift is something that the recipient never need know about.
To give of love is something that comes from the heart.  It's a quiet offering assisted by Reiki to heal in ways that are not obvious to ourselves. 

1. Sit and open to Reiki.  Call on the Power symbol and merge with the energy of Source, giving yourself Reiki for as long as you feel necessary.
2. Repeat the distance symbol three times and imagine it in the middle of each palm
3. Once you feel ready state your intention 'With my heart open to love, and Reiki energy merging with my mind, body and spirit, I ask that I be shown an appropriate gift to give ...........................for their highest good, health and wellbeing right now.
4. Picture the person in your minds eye and send them Reiki, imagine that the Reiki energy is flowing from your palms to the person as well as through the top of your crown out from your heart to the person.
5. Listen to your intuition, ask that Reiki help you to understand what's required.
6. Never judge what comes to you, just TRUST and know that the Universe knows best.  Imagine being infront of the person whom you wish to give the gift to and be guided to say what you feel is right.  Hand them the gift and thank them for accepting it.  Feel the love and beautiful Reiki energy surrounding you both, knowing that you have no ties or expectiations related to what has taken place.
7. If the person doesn't accept the gift, still feeling the love and energy of Reiki surrounding you both, knowing and trusting that it's meant to be, call upon the angels to make the gift accessible to the person when they feel ready to accept it.
8. Holding your hands in Gassho position, bow to the person thanking them for being there and sharing this moment.  Return to the room where you are seated.  Continue to send Reiki to the person for as long as you feel is necessary.

Sit with an open mind and an open heart, release all expectation

To feel a deeper connection to Reiki I've found it's simply about giving up any expectation.  Expectation merely serves as a barrier to the true essence of wellbeing.

We can all access deeper levels of Reiki understanding, as we move aside from our limited understanding of the word channel and venture forth into the vastness of potential. 


Ask what you can do for Reiki, what is it that you are required to experience?  When Reiki is flowing, sit with it.  Learn to just sit and be with Reiki.  Fill yourself up with it's love and be 'REIKI FULL'.  Know the energy, watch it and feel its activity. 

When you share Reiki with others, do the same process - become Reiki full and then proceed with channelling Reiki.  When you open your own heart to be healed and surrender to the Universal energy that is Reiki, when you demonstrate your 'TRUST' in the processes of Reiki beyond doubt, then miracles will occur.

If you can't open to the potential of Reiki and its loving energy how can you trust it to work with and for others?  It makes no sense. 

Reiki attunements are the processes whereby we are given the foundations on which to build experience.

To experience what?
A unique relationship with an energy that you are attuned to.  There is one of you, but many experiences with which you can familiarise yourself with the loving energy of Reiki.  These experiences are never the same for two people.  If you're inclined to look for direction from the experiences of others then you curtail the possibilities.  Expectations are founded on what we think we know.

We should experiement with the release of all expectation, in order to understand the true source of our being.  When we release expectation all things become possible. 

Looking for an answer?

A fascinating read 'The Breakthrough Experience' by Dr John F. Demartini

" I learned about the essence of healing: that if I didn't take credit and I didn't take blame, I could be in the zone that brought miracles to people.

When you're centred, you do not see yourself as separate from divinity or humaity and you see human will and divine will as one. That's when you have an inspired revelation that tells you what to do and you act on it without reacting.

At the institute of Heart Math in Boulder creek, California, researchers have shown that when a person is in a state of love and appreciation, the power of their intent is maximised."

When you're giving reiki, are you worried about what you're doing, what your position is in the process? The quote above might go some way to answering your question. It's not our position to ask if we're doing things wrong or right with Reiki,  It's a process we really need to just trust in.  It helps if you ask yourself the question: 'am I focused on love and gratitude right now?'. If you're worried about Reiki, throughout the process focus on love, the love channelling through you, the love in your heart, your relationship to the reiki energy travelling through you in love. Love and gratitude are fundamental in our healing work both on ourselves and others.

Turn the tables

You might have noticed that posts to this blog are a little sporadic to say the least!

I have to be honest, I've found writing for both the blog and the Reiki News and Views newsletter increasingly difficult. All is change, transformation and movement at present. So much so that once a word, or a thought is written it immediately forces me to re-evalutate, change my mind and pronounce it out of date instantaneously!

My ideas and views jump about and morph into other creations, darting to alternative destinations within my head - leaving it spinning to be frank. Therefore, I've decided to just flow with the process of life and wait, once I hear the call to write, or to move the blog and newsletter forward, when I sense the moment is right to progress with it you'll know - just bare with me for the now!

At this moment, I would like to share with you a recent chat with my thought committee (my new term for the internal chatterings of the mind). Reiki constantly waters the seeds of growth, in and around me. It gently soothes me when I'm fraught and rains down light to help me sparkle when things seem stubbornly grey. During the past month Reiki has prompted me to look at it from a different angle.

Reiki - something we offer to others? something that we practice on ourselves enableing us to grow, expand and develop the spiritual aspects of ourselves? all that and more. Reiki is an energy that is all intelligent, loving and light. When you work with Reiki next, instead of holding the intention for whatever purpose you intended to work with it, stop, quieten the mind and rest in Reiki's energy. Ask 'What can I do for Reiki?'

Breathe in and out in the moment. Don't expect anything, don't listen for anything, don't try and feel anything, just be in that moment with Reiki.

Turn the tables just now, focus on knowing reiki, intimitely. Don't force an answer. Yes it could take weeks but it's worth the wait as you have given over your time to genuinely relate to and form a active relationship with Reiki energy. When the moment is right Reiki will guide you, it's a process of trust and acknowledging the commitment you have with it. Seize the opportunity now, for this moment in time to look more deeply into Reiki. Where would the Reiki path take you if you opened up truly to its intelligence.

Remember, no two people experience Reiki in the same way and therefore you need to break away, be brave, walk forward into the Reiki experience and ask it what it would like you to do for it.