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Tuesday, June 16, 2015

By Beverly C. Ralph


The beginning student may start with an introductory class or two to determine if the practice of Reiki is something he or she is interested in. This Japanese technique is taught and practiced in class. There are requirements to earn reiki art certification.

This is an alternative medicine according to its proponants. It was started by a Japanese Buddhist by the name of Mikao Usui. Practitioners believe that universal energy is being sent to the recipient through the palms of their hands.

This transference of energy is said to promote healing in the body of the recipient. According to its practitioners, it is a universal life force based on qi, that heals. But, there has not been solid evidence that this has any medicinal value. Most refer to it as a pseudoscience rather than a science.

Becoming certified as a Reiki Art Master requires following a certain course of action. There is a specific class to qualify someone. There are prerequisites that have to be fulfilled before certification can be granted.

The first requirement is completion of Reiki I and II. The second is to have been practicing it for six months or more. The third requires drawing the three sacred symbols from memory.

The organization that provides the formal classes will award the certificate after that final requirement is fulfilled. Although there are many followers, reiki is not confirmed to have any medical value. No concrete evidence has been collected.

Research has been conducted. However, there is no clinical evidence that it improves the health. It has been said that those who experience perceived health improvement are doing so due to the placebo effect. In other words, they feel better because they believe they feel better.

Disbelievers, of whom there are many, criticize the practice as taking advantage of gullible people. The harm caused by relying on it is not caused by any action on the part of the practitioners. It is caused by the absence of actual medical care that is not administered because people forego medical treatment when relying on this practice.

The Roman Catholic church disapproves of the practice. It is judged to be inappropriate because it is not compatible with Christian doctrine. Due to its lack of effectiveness it is not practiced in any Catholic hospitals or other health care institutions. No one associated with the Church is permitted to use it.

There are sacred symbols the Reiki Masters use in a practice known as attunement. First, he or she must reach the requisite level of attunement. Without having done that, they cannot administer to others with the necessary power. A symbol is traced in the air followed by the sacred name being repeated three times.




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