Protecting Your Reiki

Protect my Reiki? Whatever for? You may be asking yourself… well, read on and I’ll tell you about it.

Protection from Others

First off, believe it or not, there are a lot of people that don’t believe in Reiki, and even though it does nothing at all to hurt them they never miss a chance to say something bad about it. I’m sure they have their reasons, but frankly I’ve yet to hear a good one. The thing is they spread their negativity and it proliferates like a virus, gathering support and momentum, until the next thing you know, even the Catholic Church is poo-pooing its practice. People that have even the slightest bit of knowledge about Reiki know that denial of its power, benefits and sheer awesomeness is just craziness talking and given half a chance the people most in denial are probably the ones that need it the most.

A lot of these people are simply inquisitive and curious about Reiki, and depending upon how you (or anyone for that matter) answers their questions it can shape their opinion for a long time to come. They say you never get a second chance to make a first impression, so giving people a good first impression of Reiki becomes all the more important.

Protection from Ourselves

The second area from which Reiki needs protection is from yourself. One thing that never fails to make me chuckle is when people get involved with Reiki and suddenly they are like super holy beings or something. Acting all realized and at peace when they are around other Reiki practitioners, but I know they are still howling like mad dogs when they drop the bowl of spinach on the new carpet (I’ll clean it up later… I promise). :-)

Another thing I see is that some people really change once they become Reiki masters. It’s a sudden change which can just as suddenly revert back when the winds change direction. A sense of superiority that is actually really believed (by ourselves anyway) that can really do some harm if not tethered. I see this a lot with people who have been Reiki Masters for some time and develop the attitude that they know it all. Some of these are quite well known Reiki Trainers and IMHO they could really use a refresher course on what Reiki is all about. I really do my best to make sure I don’t turn into one of these.

Protection from Forces of Evil

I’m not talking about supernatural beings sent to Earth to ruin your Reiki (although I don’t discount it). What I’m referring to are forces such as loss of motivation or loss of interest in Reiki which can send something that was once a godsend to the back of the closet. Keeping our Reiki exciting and new is somewhat of a chore, but with a minimum of effort it can be done. And in the long run this is probably one of the greatest obstacles to total Reiki mastery.

The ultimate way to defend yourself against these menaces is by simply acknowledging their existence and staying alert for their manifestation. And they will manifest… they are just one of the ways the universe keeps testing us and keeps us on our toes… after all, if we really want something we won’t let a few obstacles get in the way, will we? ;-)