I‘ve been asked by several people about using Reiki to alleviate suffering. The first thing to ask yourself is exactly why would you want to do so??? By a purely physical reckoning the answer to that may be obvious, but on a spiritual level the answer may be a bit more involved.

Is Suffering a Bad Thing?

With such widespread war, floods, famine, pestilence & dis-ease there are many that have turned away from belief in God (any God) due to the incessant nature of suffering and His failure to alleviate it. And while I’m sure Calvin’s (of Calvin & Hobbes fame) father would say that suffering builds character there are a multitude of other arguments both for and against it, not the least of which is that Buddha’s definition of enlightenment is “no suffering”. The key to a complete understanding of this statement lies in the belief held by many, that transcendence above suffering is one of the many portals to enlightenment… so the question remains that if suffering is a necessary stumbling block on the path to enlightenment (which must be overcome in order to continue)… why would you want to remove it? That would require the participant to take a detour for spiritual growth, and detours on the spiritual path (as is often the case on the physical realms as well) are seldom as easy as the direct route.

Reiki and Suffering

So this creates a bit of a pickle for Reiki practitioners… and thankfully there is an easy answer to this not so easy question. In several of my posts I have discussed the Quantum nature of Reiki energy and the fact that Reiki has an intelligence all of its own. Thankfully… Reiki is a foolproof system… it can not be directly controlled (discussed here) by its practitioners no matter how good the intentions. We can suggest… but Reiki energy itself has the final say as to what its highest good is… as well as the highest good of whoever we are aiming our Reiki cannons at. 😎

So once again… fear not… Reiki can do no harm… even at its highest spiritual levels!!!

For further explanation or discussion, your thoughts are most welcome and highly encouraged, please feel free to comment below!!!