The laying aside of the ego for the Reiki practitioner is accomplished by the simple act of placing their hands on themselves or another person with the intent to heal. By doing this the higher Will of the Reiki Source manifests or flows through the practitioner into the healee.

With a simple attunement a healer is born. With this Universal experience, Universal Life Force Energy, not just personal life force energy,  begins automatically to flow into and through the individual whenever they place their hands on themselves or another person, with the intent to heal. 

Reiki energy is guided by a Higher Power and is not limited by the experience of the individual practitioner or healee. It will always know where to go and what to do to bring the highest good to both. A Reiki attunement lasts a lifetime! From the time of receiving an attunement onward, the Reiki healing energy is always available to the practitioner who has received the attunement and whomever they place their hands on. 

Reiki also combines with and enhances every other known method of  hands on healing. It always brings the highest good to the healee no matter what healing method it is combined with. 

Reiki energy naturally adjusts to the receiver's needs and is completely safe in any situation and at all times. It cannot in anyway be used to harm someone. Reiki healing is guided by the Higher Power of Divine Love of the Universal Source. It will only harmonize and balance a person's energy. 

One of the great benefits of a Reiki treatment is stress reduction and relaxation. This helps trigger the natural healing process to take place within the healee. A Reiki treatment is the cooperative intent of the healee, the Reiki practitioner and the Higher Power of the Universal Source. It is this cooperative intent which helps empower the healee to take charge of his or her own healing process. 

Reiki energy is guided by the highest intelligence and always heals what is most important first. The Reiki practitioner does not control the Reiki energy. In fact it is the Reiki energy that guides the practitioner as to what to do to bring the highest good to the healee. The outcome of a Reiki treatment is therefore unpredictable. The Reiki practitioner cannot promise the healee any specific result but can only promise that every person that experiences a Reiki treatment receives some benefit. Fortunately the Reiki energy is not controlled by the practitioner and because of this, miracles often happen. 

The Reiki practitioner is only an instrument for the healing energy of Divine Love which remains neutral until the healees, have the little bit of willingness to receive it and positively empower their own lives. When the intent of the healees is sincere and they are willing to make an effort to cleanse their outward behavior patterns and their inner selves, a total healing can take place. The healee's well being is ultimately established in the choices they make with their free will, in their everyday life and in their inner consciousness. 

Reiki is not a religion or a belief system and has no doctrines or creeds. It does not contradict the universal laws of conscience and Love. Therefore Reiki healing embraces truth in whatever information system it appears. It is not necessary for the practitioner to believe in anything in particular for Reiki energy to flow through them. The practitioner may actually be thinking that there is no way Reiki will heal this person, yet when they place his or her  hands on the person with the intent to heal, Reiki heals anyway. 

The Higher Self is directly connected with the Reiki Source, which is Life itself. The Higher Self is also made of the same field energy in all the fields. The remembrance (re-membrance) of our nature and its connection to the Reiki Source is the heart of Reiki healing. What Reiki is about is allowing your true essence and the source of your essence to become infused with your conscious self and become a fully realized being. 

• The first depth is the field of the body. The unified field energy of the body is "Healing".
• The second depth is the field of the mind. The unified field energy of the mind is "Peace".
• The third depth is the field of the soul. The unified field energy of the soul is "Abundance".
• The fourth depth is the field of the spirit. The unified field energy of the spirit is "Joy".
• The fifth depth is the field of the will. The unified field energy of the will is "Love".
• The sixth depth is the field of the Higher Self. The unified field energy of the higher self is "Life".

• 1. Be kind to your neighbor and all living things.- Being kind brings Love into the will.
• 2. Be thankful for your many blessings.- Being thankful brings Joy into the spirit.
• 3. Work honestly.- Working honestly brings Abundance into the soul.
• 4. Let go of anger.- Letting go of anger brings Peace to the mind.
• 5. Let go of worry.- Letting go of worry brings Healing to the body.

Affirmations are also a way of bringing us into the natural relationship of ourselves with the Reiki Source. The use of affirmations or prayers teachs us about responsibility (ability to respond) to the flow of life energy in us, through us and all around us. 

The use of The Ascension Reiki Affirmation opens the healing energy from the Reiki Source.  It is anatomically balanced in its content and connects through the five anatomical aspects of the Higher Self.  The Ascension Reiki affirmation is used to clear and balance all the fields of the Body, the Mind, the Soul, the Spirit, and the Will. 

You will find out, through experience, what the use of affirmations will do for you. There are no set rules on how or when to use them. The ancient practice is to use affirmations in the early morning to begin the day and in the evening before going to sleep. The 

Introduction

• Reiki's Ancient Past

Right View

• Depths of Field
• The Five principles of Reiki
• Affirmations
• The I AM Presence
• The Ascension Reiki Affirmation

The Reiki Treatment

• The Golden Rule
• The Reiki Room
• The Full Treatment Hand Positions
• The Spot Treatment
• The Self Treatment

Advanced Techniques

• Opening the Energy
• Sweeping the Aura
• Changing Hand Positions
• The Universe
• Ki
• Laying aside the Ego

Further Study