Quite a few people believe that thought is not really necessary in Reiki… that it has its own intelligence and even if you did try to tell it what to do, it would do what it thought best regardless. While this may be true, far be it for me to mess with people’s beliefs, and it may actually work (one of the finest Reiki Masters I know actually teaches this and his Reiki abilities are extraordinary) in my own experience, however, I have found something that works better… allow me to share it with you.
A lot has been said and written on the power of positive thinking and I think that basically, its probably all true. As Henry Ford is attributed to having said, “Whether You Think You Can or Can’t, You’re Right” and this has its place in Reiki as well. I believe that most Reiki Masters teach you to set your intention at the beginning of the healing, draw your symbols and stand back and let Reiki do the rest. As I said above, this works… and if your current level of Reiki effectiveness is enough than you don’t even need to read this. If you’d like to up the ante a bit though… read on.
I have found that focusing on the positive things in my life tends to attract more positive things. The lowest times in my life were when, for whatever reasons, I was focusing on the negative… and in return, like a magnet, more negativity ensued. How this works with Reiki is that while you are performing any type of healing, attunement or meditation, if you remain doggedly focused on your desired outcome, there is a higher possibility of achieving that outcome with the least possible resistance.
For example, if you are healing a toothache, remain focused on healing the toothache… on restoring the energetic balance needed to relax and enjoy that health. If its for yourself, focus on the pleasure of chewing your favorite foods or the enjoyment of dining out with friends. Notice in all of these images there is no negativity at all. DO NOT focus on NO PAIN, or any other negative image as the mind has a very difficult time processing negatives. Tell a five year old to NOT eat a cookie, for all intents and purposes is exactly the same as telling him to eat a cookie.
So you need to conjure up positive thoughts and focus strictly on them with no interference of any kind by any negative thoughts. Reiki may be intelligent, but sometimes while it is in search of a healing for the highest good it neglects to consider the pain that accompanies that search. This technique shows it exactly what you want, and nine times out of ten it will connect the dots and give you what you want.
For your next healing try this and see if you can feel the difference. It requires more effort… but I think the results are well worth it. 
For further explanation or discussion, your thoughts are most welcome and highly encouraged, please feel free to comment below!!!
One response to “Reiki Focus on the Positive”
“Tell a five year old to NOT eat a cookie, for all intents and purposes is exactly the same as telling him to eat a cookie.”
it’s for that particular reason that when i want to remind someone to do or not do something, i’ll say “remember to….” and never “don’t forget to….”
that negative first word doesn’t process as well for some reason, or just doesn’t seem to register. maybe because it takes a second for someone to hear and process the sounds. but the last thing in their head will be “forget to…” and in my experience, i get better results from people (myself included) when i use (or hear) a positive statement.
“if you remain doggedly focused on your desired outcome, there is a higher possibility of achieving that outcome with the least possible resistance.”
someone once wrote that if you know your true will (in short, your purpose for being alive on the planet at this particular time and place) that no obstacle could stand in your way because your will would be one with god’s. or to put it another way, your actions taken with the intent of fulfilling your true will shall be in harmony with the order of the universe.
still, a favorite quote of mine written by someone of a similar mindset goes:
“Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.” — Israel Regardie