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April 2003

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It is my pleasure to send you the April 2003 edition of our Reiki online newsletter. Clicking on the links in the table of contents takes you directly to each article. To return just click on the "Return to Contents" link at the end of each section. I would enjoy your input so we can make this newsletter even more informative and valuable. Feel free use the input form toward the end of the newsletter to send any comments, questions, information or Reiki Stories that you would like to share with other Reiki people.


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The Spirit Reiki

Dear Reiki Friends,

I have been Reiki for about 3 months now, and while practicing at home, my little sister Mariah (age 7) became very interested. I showed her a few hand positions and she now practices them before bedtime. A common phrase from her now is "My hands are so hot!". Not only is it touching to see somone so young and innocent becoming involved with Reiki and healing, she drew me a picture of what she sees "The Spirit Reiki" as. She feels that whenever we do Reiki,
there is always an angel with us, as shown in her drawing.

I want to share this picture with as many people as possible, and I figured I should come to you. I hope it inspires us to re-connect with our innocent inner-children, and feel the love and beauty of the world all over again.

Thank you,
Ryan Falen Lee



Harmony in the Reiki Community
by William Lee Rand

This is an excerpt from an article in the spring edition of the Reiki News Magazine.

A strong Reiki community where all Reiki schools are represented and working with mutual support for each other is a much better position for a positive effect on the local community and the world. A great need for Reiki exists in the world now, and the better we join together, the greater benefit we will be able to offer.

Negative competition between some Reiki groups in the past surfaced and although it seems to be subsiding, I feet there is still a need to look at the issue. Some have said that their form of Reiki is the only valid form or that their group is the best Reiki group. They have used fear and misinformation to dissuade their students from associating with other Reiki people. Such attempts damage the Reiki community, tend to give Reiki a bad name, and adversely affect the healing available to those involved within the group. It also detracts from the strength and well being of the Reiki community and diminishes the help that can be provided to the community at large.

I focus on the issue because I know it really needs to be dealt with. However, I am also aware of many areas where the problem has been solved or did not exist, and I want to acknowledge those Reiki people for being aware enough and secure enough to have created a vital, loving, cooperative Reiki community,

A well organized Reiki community made up of many different Reiki groups and schools working in harmony can do so much more than working in isolation. The feelings that can come from being part of such a group are absolutely wonderful.

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Help the People of Iraq
by William Lee Rand

With the invasion of Iraq coming to an end, it is time to think about the people of Iraq who have suffered through the invasion and the years of very difficult conditions under the rule of Saddam Hussein. The country belongs to the people and they will be the ones who will ultimately create the healing and rebuilding necessary to establish a new life. Many Iraqis are well educated but in recent times have not had a chance to make use of their skills and training.

Now is a time for reorganization and rebuilding and it is intended that this will go well. However, help of all kinds is desperately needed. To help I suggest you start by sending Reiki healing energy to this process now.

I would also like you to consider a wonderful organization made up of women who are reaching out to help the people of Iraq - Women for Women International. This is a grassroots system that has a practical approach that works. Note that 70% of all people living in poverty in the world today are female and 80% of all refugees and displaced people are women and children. After a war, it is the women who must bury the dead and pull the family together to survive. The ICRT supports this program and sponsors 10 women in foreign countries including Bosnia, Rwanda and Afghanistan. Here is some information from their web site:

"Women for Women International provides women survivors of war, civil strife, and other conflicts with tools and resources to move from crisis and poverty into a civil society that promotes and protects peace, stability, and self-sufficiency.
From Victim to Survivor to Active Citizen!

Our approach is holistic and grassroots focused. It begins with matching a U.S. woman and a woman (men can sponsor too) overseas. The U.S. sponsor provides financial and emotional support so a woman knows she is not alone. Once a woman is physically and emotionally well, we provide income-generating skills and rights awareness training so she can stay well. Finally, we invest in the long-term growth of the woman and her community by providing microcredit loans. Together, these programs help a woman define her life, discover the power of her own voice and rebuild her community."

Conditions in Iraq
Zainab Salbi who is from Iraq founded Women for Women. Just before the invasion she visited Iraq. To learn about conditions in Iraq, please click here.

Iraq Emergency Response Fund
Woman for Woman has set up a special project to help the women of Iraq. Please click here for more information.

Women for Women web site: http://www.womenforwomen.org/

Thanks so much for your help.
Sincerely,
William Lee Rand

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Reiki Sea Salt Bath
By Roland Hasler

I am a psychologist-psychotherapist specialized in psychological dependency and live in Geneva, Switzerland.

I have been working with a healing bath using the Reiki symbols. This bath is perfect to center yourself, especially when under stress or pressure from others or from situations. It only takes 15 minutes to bring peace and quietness within yourself. It works for anxiety, depression, panic attack and other psychological complaints including psychological dependency, such as: drug-dependency and affective dependency (co-dependency).

Why does this Work?
The sea salt has the power to cleanse and purify. The Reiki symbols reinforcing this and raise the vibration as well as adding powerful healing energy. The Reiki energy also is attracted to the salt and thus this magnifies its power. The bath will harmonize your chakras and aura and will also cut you off from the source of any negative energy. The bath will also disconnect you from dependency and allow you to be connected to your own power and sense of self. This will make it much easier for you to understand the source of any issues or problems you are dealing with and help you to connect with the insight needed for you to heal. Like a spectator watching a movie of his/her own life, you'll come out of the bath with more self-confidence and awareness of yourself.

First take a quick shower without using soap. Then fill the bath tub with water. As the tub is filling, sit in the tub and add two kilos (4-5 lbs.) of sea salt (you must use the large grained sea salt and not the fine, it doesn't matter where it comes from, you can use the cheapest one as long it is sea salt!), sit in the bath tub until it is full (lukewarm water is fine). As the bath tub is filling, give yourself a light massage with the salty water all over the body and plunge your head under the water for a few seconds. When the bath is full stop the water and draw the Reiki symbols on top of the water as follows:

You must draw the symbols on top of the water by lightly touching the water and for each symbol say the appropriate mantra (name of the symbol) three times: master, power, Iava (Karuna), Shanti (Karuna), emotional/mental. At the end, use the power symbol again.

If you do not have the master or Karuna symbols, just use the symbols you know and it will work just fine.

Then relax and enjoy the bath for about 15 minutes (give yourself more massage and put your head under the water a few more times).

After 15 minutes, drain the water and take a shower without any soap, dry yourself and put on clean clothes.

You can take this bath at any time of the day.

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Reiki Retreat
Rock Hill, NY - Labor Day Weekend
August 29-September 1, 2003

Come to our Reiki retreat! Last year we had 250 friendly and enthusiastic Reiki people who represented many of the various lineages and schools of Reiki from around the country including some students from other parts of the world. It's a great experience to be with so many healers and to exchange hugs, Reiki sessions and healing stories. Many lasting friendships formed.

This year we are featuring Walter Lübeck, one of the most prolific Reiki authors and one of the world's best Reiki teachers. He will be presenting several mini-workshops including Rainbow Reiki crystal work, advanced aura/chakra healing, and a special trance drumming session. This last session will be really exciting as Walter is one of the most amazing drummers I have every met. Also included is Ulla Suokko a flautist who will provide several presentations including playing background music for our Reiki exchange sessions. She did this last year and we had 20 tables set up with over 120 people all giving and receiving Reiki together in one big room! Also William Rand will be presenting Japanese Reiki Techniques, Meet your Reiki guides, and Reiki for world peace. Michael Arthur Baird will be presenting Reiki drumming, and a guided meditation. Laurelle Shanti Gaia will be presenting a Reiki crystal and soul breathing mini-workshop and meditative journeys into the Reiki energy and symbols. We will also have a dance on Saturday night, and many other wonderful activities. Also, the camp has lots of hiking trails, a small lake with canoes and row boats, a big heated swimming pool and lots of other recreational possibilities.


Dancing, Drumming and Smudging at the retreat

Cost: $350.00 to $450.00 and includes lodging, food and all workshops and activities. (There may be some private sessions with Walter or others that require an additional fee.)

William Rand will also be teaching an ART/Master class Aug 25-27 before the retreat.
Laurelle Shanti Gaia will also be teaching a Karuna Reiki® class Aug 25-27 before the retreat.
Walter Lübeck will be teaching a class titled, Healing and Developing the Body of Light before the retreat Aug 28.

We look forward to seeing you at the retreat!

For more information and to register please visit http://www.reikiclasses.com/retreat.htm

*Karuna Reiki® is the registered trademark of the International Center for Reiki Training



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The Reiki News Magazine is now available in all Borders bookstores! If you would like to get a copy of our magazine, just go to your local Borders bookstore. If they don't have it, ask them to order it as the magazine has just been approved for all Borders bookstores. If you want to help us and your local Reiki community, call all the Borders bookstores in your area and ask them to stock the Reiki News Magazine.

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Spring edition available NOW!

Honoring All Reiki Schools and Lineages

The Reiki News Magazine

Note that only small portions of the hard copy Reiki News magazine appear in this online newsletter. To find out how you can get the 60 page magazine containing all 35 pages of Reiki articles, click here.

Reiki News Magazine is the best source of information, inspiration and news for Reiki healers and teachers. We honor all schools and lineages and feature articles and stories by the worlds best known and experienced Reiki masters and practitioners. Catering to both the beginner and the seasoned practitioner, we feature the latest information on every aspect of Reiki healing.

Welcome . . .
to the spring issue of the Reiki News Magazine. This issue covers a wide range of topics which I hope will inspire, instruct and motivate you in your use of Reiki. The cover depicts the wonder, beauty and mystery of the Universe we live in and its connection to the source of Reiki. Dr. Usui said that Reiki comes from the spiritual power of the Universe and the article Reiki of the Universe by William Lee Rand invites you to contemplate the origin of Reiki as well as your own.

Beth Gray was one of Takata's first masters. She was a wonderful teacher and healer and it is with pleasure that we feature an article honoring her and the teaching methods she used. Of special importance is the fact that she taught a unique method of using one of the second degree symbols in a way that gave access to the client's subconscious mind, thus allowing the practitioner to discover the emotional cause of illness which could then be used to affect a deeper level of healing. A Tribute to Beth Gray by Amy Roland is a very useful article and contains many examples of how use Reiki effectively.

The heart is perhaps the most important organ in the physical body and the heart chakra is likely the most important part of the energy body. Love is the central theme of the heart and it is through love that we absorb and utilize all the experiences of life in a healthy way. The article Healing the Heart by Walter Lübeck provides deeper understanding about the relationship between the physical heart and the heart chakra and gives advice on how to use Reiki along with diet and other methods to heal the heart.

Being able to give a professional Reiki talk is an important skill for the promotion of ones Reiki practice. The article Speaking Up About Reiki by Diane Shewmaker provides a very through description of everything you need to do to develop and present a Reiki talk. This is a well written article and will be very helpful to anyone wanting to speak about Reiki before a group.

The attunement process is the heart of Reiki training and understanding its importance and how it works is necessary if we are to derive the greatest use of this wonderful gift. In The Attunement Experience, by Penelope Quest insight into the spiritual nature and energetic workings of the Reiki attunement process helps us appreciate this important and necessary experience.

Harmony between all Reiki teachers and groups is needed if we are to effectively provide the healing the planet so desperately needs. Not only does this have value for the health of the Reiki community as a whole, but when one is in this state of mind and takes action to promote harmony between oneself and the other Reiki practitioners and teachers in ones area, ones own Reiki practice will improve as well! Harmony Between All Reiki Groups by William Lee Rand provides examples and outlines the steps one can take to help you work cooperatively with the other Reiki people in your area.

Also included in this issue is a new movie review column, a story about helping others in India and our regular Reiki stories section.

I think you will find this issue exciting, entertaining and informative. Please let me know how you like it and I am also very interested in any suggestions you may have for improvement.

If you already have a subscription, I invite you to take the time to read and study the material offered in the spring edition and to experiment with it. As we improve our use of Reiki, not only do we help others, we also make the world a better place to live. May you be blessed by the love and healing that flows through you to others.

May your divine purpose be fulfilled by the creative healing power of the Universe.

Love and peace to you and the world,
William Lee Rand

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Reiki Stories

Reiki Saves a Life
In January my brother became gravely ill with Pancreatitis. He was in intensive care for 18 days and teetered on the edge. I asked him if I could do Reiki treatments and he consented. The
first couple of days I gave him two treatments per day. I always experience some kind of spirit vision when I do Reiki. But for 3 days I didn't "see" anything. Then he took a turn for the worst. His son called me and I rushed to the hospital and began a treatment. Suddenly I saw him surrounded by light beings on either side of his body and behind him was an open door with
light pouring from it. I knew he was making his choice to go or stay. Thankfully he stayed. After this he got better and they stopped most of the medications. He told me that from the first treatment I gave him, even as drugged as they had him, he could feel the energy coursing through his body. He had been skeptical before this incident, but now is a believer in the power of Reiki. He truly believes the treatments were no small contribution in saving his life. I do too! Sincerely in love and peace, Darlene Caille

Reiki Miracle with Cancer
I was treating a client who had cancer and while I was going through some emotional challenges myself at this time, decided to surrender myself and him for healing. As soon as I had I done this, I became aware that Christ was standing at my client's head. I physically saw him with his hands placed on my client's shoulders and felt a tremendous surge of energy. I heard, "he is healed and so are you!"

After grounding my client I could still physically see Christ standing at my client's head. He took longer than normal to 'come around' after the treatment and couldn't understand how I could be standing away from his body. He still felt like he was being touched/healed around his head and shoulders. About a week later I saw him. He had been receiving treatment for cancer and was told by his consultant that his 'healing' was not due to his hospital treatment. I truly believe we both experienced a miracle simply by surrendering to it. Theresa Monson

Reiki Heals Dog
My animal friend Jackson (a 4-year old dog) was hit by a car. He was in a lot of pain and limped on his right side not able to put any weight on his back leg. We took him to the vet for x-rays. We were told his hip was dislocated and he had sustained significant muscle and, possibly permanent, ligament damage. They tried to re-set the joint a number of times, but it continued popping out. At the end of the week we were told at best he would be lame on that side.

For the first week, my partner, who is also a Reiki practitioner, and I gave Jackson 2-3 treatments on the affected joint and surrounding muscle tissue and ligaments, and we continued this routine for the next 4-6 weeks. Slowly, Jackson began to put more and more weight on his back leg, and after about 3 months had completely recovered. The vet, suffice it to say, was delighted. He also mentioned that in some rare cases with such an injury an animal can form a false joint, but he had never seen nor heard of it personally, until now! Justin Shaw

Reiki and Childbirth
I was giving Reiki to my neighbor who was at the end of her pregnancy term. It was a very relaxing Reiki session. I felt her womb empty as if the baby was already out and she had the same feeling of lightness. She did not feel the weight of the baby as it is usually feels at the end of the term. I felt an angel in the room and when I asked him whom he was he answered Gabriel. I did not know whether I should tell her or not because I was not sure. Finally I did tell her and we checked in my angel book. My intuition was right. Archangel Gabriel is the angel of children born in the first part of the month, between the 20th of February and the 20th of March. I told her the baby would be born soon because his angel was already there to greet him. He came 3 days after.

Another time I was giving Reiki to a friend of mine who was seven and half months pregnant. I could feel the baby in my womb kicking all the time. I first thought I had hiccoughs but I understood very quickly that the baby was kicking in his mum's womb. At the end of the session, she confirmed he had been kicking all the time I was giving her Reiki. Roseline Bourt

Clearing Negative Energies
My daughter and I used to work across the street from each other. Quite regularly we went to lunch. This particular day we had several errands to run which cut our lunchtime short. Our only option was to stop at a local food chain for a quick bite. As we both walked through the restaurant door my daughter and I looked at each other in shock as the negative energy from the restaurant hit us both in the face. Immediately my daughter responded with "No way am I going to eat in this place - the energy in here feels terrible." I reminded her we had used up so much of our lunchtime we had no choice. We proceeded to two seats in the restaurant, which were perfectly situated for us to see the waitresses, cooks, and cashier (coincidence?). As we glanced over the menu we both noticed the negative attitude of everyone working there. It was almost unbearable.

The waitress was yelling at the cook, the cook was yelling back, the cashier was arguing with another waitress, and so on. Every worker was in a terrible mood. My daughter turned to me and said, "Mom, why don't you use the Reiki symbols you just learned in class to clear out the negative energy in this place and maybe raise the vibration in here." I thought this was an excellent idea.

I began to imagine the protection symbol to clear the negative energy surrounding each person there and then throughout the whole place. Next, I imagined the power symbol everywhere. I could literally see a shift taking place one person at a time. By the time we were finished with our lunch everyone working there was singing and dancing, and having fun with each other. My daughter and I walked out laughing and totally amazed. Her comment to me was, "If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes I never would have believed it."

What a wonderful tool to have. I never have to worry about going anywhere since Reiki came into my life. What a wonderful gift. Susan Phillips

Toddler Tantrum
My three-year-old son was having a terrible tantrum the other day. It was well past his bedtime but he was running around the house screaming and crying, not letting us touch him or come
near. I started sending him Reiki using the second symbol for peace and harmony. It was not very easy to concentrate because his screams were filling my ears. In less than one minute he stopped crying, came to me and put his head on my lap and asked to be tucked in. I am very grateful to Reiki. Elif Koksal Kendrick

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Send Us Your Reiki Stories, Articles and Comments

I know many of you have had interesting Reiki experiences where you or someone else was healed or received benefit from Reiki. We are interested in reading about this and so are our readers! Please send us your Reiki stories. Also, if you have written an article about Reiki you would like to share with others send it to us using the form below. By sending in your Reiki stories or articles, you give permission for them to be published in this newsletter or in other Center or Vision publications.

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