There are two conflicting explanations as to where Reiki energy actually comes from and I’d like to take a moment to examine these here.
External Reiki
The first theory is that Reiki energy exists outside of us and, after receiving a Reiki attunement, we then have the ability to draw this energy in through our crown chakras and direct it at will. Different levels of attunement then grant us access to different levels of Reiki energy, all being supplied in limitless quantities, by the universe itself.
The traditional account of Dr. Usui’s meditating on Mt. Kurama and being knocked unconscious when a beam of energy struck him in the forehead, tends to suggest that Reiki energy is external in origin. However, if that beam of energy was actually Reiki, or the energy of enlightenment itself, which in turn gave Dr. Usui access to the Reiki energies, is still unclear to me.
My post on Reiki Energy Orbs suggest that these increasingly popular balls of energy are somehow connected to Reiki and Reiki energy, and clearly exist outside of us. This also supports the theory that Reiki is external. But again, we can’t be sure without completely understanding the exact relationship between these energy orbs and Reiki.
Some people have also claimed to have the ability to actually see Reiki energy entering the Reiki Practitioner’s crown chakra. If these claims are to be believed then they also support the theory that Reiki energy is external in origin. However, unless I see it for myself I’m afraid I can’t verify this as I’ve never personally developed that ability.
Internal Reiki
The second theory is that Reiki energy is already contained within our auras, or energy fields, and we just don’t have direct access to it until we receive a Reiki attunement. Again, different levels of attunement then give us the necessary access to the different levels of Reiki energy contained in our energy fields.
Per Toltec Shamanism, all the energy we will ever need during our lifetime is already contained in egg shaped energetic or “luminous cocoons” that surround us from birth. The energies of the universe are constantly flowing through these cocoons, but at the time of death the cocoon cracks and our life-force energies escape (Toltec Seers can actually see this happening) and are then free to reincarnate or do whatever else unbounded souls tend to do in such situations. This discipline, which I find quite convincing, lends great credence to the theory that Reiki energy is internal in origin.
Toltec Lore has other interesting concepts which can also have implications in Reiki. Here is a short video concerning one of them that I found rather interesting…
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I don’t have the answer to the question of which one of these explanations is correct, my guess is that, since Reiki energy is quantum in nature (see my post on The Quantum Nature of Reiki Energy or my article on The Quantum Nature of Reiki: Towards a Scientific Explanation for details) the theory of complementarity applies which means that if you look at it one way you get one thing and if you look at it the other way you get the other. It all has to do with the intelligence of the energy itself… when light is examine as particles it behaves as particles, when it is examined as waves it behaves as waves… I’ve yet to hear a convincing argument as to why this happens… it just happens… so too is true with Reiki… it just happens.
I suppose its not really all that important… its just another fascinating Reiki mystery that awaits us along the magnificent Reiki path.
For further explanation or discussion, your thoughts are most welcome and highly encouraged, please feel free to comment below!!!
