Homer
The Orphaned Squirrel
by William Lee
Rand
|  This
is Homer. He was only 2" long when he found me. |
While
doing some yard work in front of my house, I noticed a very small baby squirrel
on the drive way. I looked closely at him, but he didn't run away which seemed
strange. So, wanting to gain a rapport with him, I got down on all fours and slowly
moved around him, letting him know I was a friend. He continued to remain in the
same spot, but I could tell he was trying to communicate with me. He seemed to
almost be crying and it seemed like he was trying to tell me that something really
bad had happened. Then I stood up and began sending him Reiki. He immediately
ran over to my foot. As I reached down he jumped right into my gloved hand. As
I brought him up, he still seemed really scared, but calmed down as I gave him
more Reiki.
I would have liked to take care of him, but because I travel
so much I knew I wouldn't be able to. So, I went next door to my neighbors who
have two children and showed them the baby squirrel. They were excited and their
mother came out and said that she had seen a mother squirrel in the road that
had been killed by a car just yesterday. So we thought that perhaps this had been
the mother of this baby and that's what the little squirrel had been trying to
tell me. That it needed help - some one to take care of it because it's just a
little baby and its mother had been killed. So we got a box and placed him in
it which seemed to make him feel happy - like he knew we were going to help him.
The two neighbor children took care of the baby squirrel and made a small
hole in the screen door so it could go outside. The baby squirrel would go out
and come back and would often play with the chipmunks in front of the house. He
stayed out longer and longer until finally he didn't come back, but could be seen
from time to time playing in the front yard and climbing in the trees
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Reiki with Animals
by
Penelope Quest
This is an excerpt from an article in the fall
edition of the hard copy Reiki News Magazine.
Many people are
very fond of animals, so if you are attuned to Reiki, it can be especially delightful
and satisfying to extend your gift of healing energy to your pets. I have had
some interesting experiences using Reiki with animals, and I can give you some
ideas for the best and easiest ways to channel Reiki for the benefit of animals
and other creatures. Of course Reiki is a wonderful healing tool for every living
thing, and most types of animals respond to it very well, in such an unquestioning
and trustful way that it can be quite a humbling experience. It does seem that
animals are very much more in tune with their own health and energy needs than
humans, and they are also much more intuitive and can detect healing energies
more easily than we can. Because of this, they are often drawn to people whose
energies they know will help them, so as a Reiki channel, you may well find yourself
like the "pied piper" in the well-known fairytale-although hopefully
you won't attract just rats!
The Basics of Treating Animals
First
let's look at the basic methods for using Reiki with animals. The way you treat
a particular animal will obviously depend upon its size and temperament, and whilst
with some you can follow a similar format of hand positions to those you would
use on humans, with others you may need to use different methods depending upon
specific circumstances. The six main approaches I have found useful are as follows:
1.
Placing the hands directly on the animal whenever it is safe and practical to
do so.
2. Placing the hands on the cage or tank in which the animal is housed
if the animal is too small or too dangerous to touch, or if direct touch would
disadvantage the creature (e.g., a fish).
3. Holding a small animal in your
hands if this is safe to do and won't frighten the creature too much.
4. Sending
Reiki through the aura to an animal, either holding your hands directly above
the animal or from several meters away.
5. Using the Reiki symbols to direct
Reiki to an animal, which can be even more effective than method 4 above.
6.
Sending a full distant treatment to an animal, once, or as a regular thing in
the case of severe illness. A stuffed animal can also be used as a surrogate to
send distant Reiki to the animal.
Treating through the aura
Most
of the methods above will be familiar to you, but perhaps I had better explain
about sending Reiki through your aura to an animal. You probably know that the
energy field around your body can extend as much as 60 feet (9.2 metres) in front
of you, and the same distance behind you (see my article "Sensing Auras and
Chakras" in Reiki News Volume One, Issue Three), although 20 to 30 feet (3
to 4.5 metres) is probably more usual. This means that if you are standing up
to 20 feet away from an animal, it is probably encompassed in your aura, so all
you need to do is think and intend that Reiki is filling your aura, and it will
do so, and then the animal will be surrounded by Reiki. You can then intend that
the Reiki flows into the animal for its greatest and highest good, and if the
animal is happy to receive it, that is what will happen. Even if an animal is
much further away, you can still connect to it in this way because it is possible
to consciously push your aura out as far as you need it to go - even 500 metres
or
more - by visualising the edge of your aura expanding until it is large enough
for the animal to be inside it, and then letting your aura fill with Reiki, as
before, allowing the Reiki to flow into the animal's aura and from there into
its body, if the animal is willing to receive it. (It is unlikely
that the
Reiki will be rejected, but there will be no harm done either way, because the
Reiki will just work with your own aura if this happens, which is fine.) This
method is an alternative to using the Reiki symbols to send Reiki, so it is a
good way for people to work if they haven't done Reiki 2.
This is just
a small part of this great article which is 6 pages long. To find out how to get
the whole article, please click
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Reiki Retreat 2003-04
The
retreat held over Labor Day weekend this year was the best we've had so far --
so say the participants. Go to the web page and see pictures.
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Welcome . . .
to the fall issue of Reiki News
Magazine. Our intention is to continually upgrade the magazine, and this issue
now features coated paper making it more durable and pleasing to read. We also
have a new format which I hope you'll enjoy and a new column - Reiki Transformations
which is described below. Also, please notice, there is no fluff in our magazine.
All articles contain meaningful, useful, factual information written by some of
the most experienced and well known Reiki masters in the world. The intention
is to help you improve your use of Reiki and inspire you to make a real difference
in your personal lives as well as in the world.
Here is a list of the articles
in this issue:
Reiki and Animals
by Penelope Quest
Animals
love Reiki and need healing just like people do. In this article, Penny gives
many wonderful examples of how to use Reiki with pets, farm and even wild animals.
She also tells how to communicate with them. This is a really useful article and
includes how to send Reiki with the aura.
The Horse Whisperer
by
William Lee Rand
Since the movie came out several years ago by the same name
staring Robert Redford, special training classes have developed to help people
understand horses and communicate with them. These have proven to be very powerful
experiences and people are learning that horses can not only communicate psychically
with us, but can also heal us. Find out what happened when William gave Reiki
to a horse.
Hiroshi Doi is Interviewed, Part II
by William Lee
Rand
Hiroshi Doi is a leading authority on the practice of Reiki in Japan.
His membership in the Usui Reiki Ryoho Gakkai places him in a unique position
to access information about the original Reiki methods of Dr. Mikao Usui. His
dedication to healing and preserving the Usui system of Reiki make him a valuable
resource to the Reiki community. In part II of this interview, Doi Sensei answers
questions about the second degree symbols, the role Dr. Hayashi played in the
development of Western Reiki, and many interesting details about the Usui Reiki
Ryoho Gakkai. He also talks about students who broke away from the Gakkai and
started their own healing schools and explains the system of Reiki Ryoho he created
called Gendai Reiki.
Reiki In Hospitals
by Jeri Mills, M.D.
This
column focuses on how Reiki is being integrated into hospitals and clinics. In
this issue Dr. Mills explains the process that lead to the introduction of Reiki
at University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, and how
this world renowned hospital is setting an example for other hospitals in providing
alternative care. This article provides practical information and inspiration
for those who are currently working in hospitals or clinics or would like to start.
Science
Validates Spiritual Healing
An Interview with Daniel Benor, M.D.
by
William Lee Rand
In this fascinating interview Dr. Benor explains how scientific
research has demonstrated the therapeutic value of spiritual healing. There are
over 190 scientific experiments in the area of spiritual healing and 124 of them
have demonstrated valid scientific evidence that spiritual healing works. Dr.
Benor is a researcher in the area of spiritual healing. He is also a practicing
holistic psychiatrist, and on the advisory board of many scientific journals.
He is also author of Spiritual Healing, Scientific Validation of a Healing
Revolution.
Reiki Transformations
by Diane Shewmaker
This
is a new column about the many transformative shifts and changes that the experience
of learning Reiki has brought into the lives of individuals. Many people have
experienced radical changes in their character, employment, marriage, friends,
health and more because of Reiki. Each issue will tell the story of one or more
people for whom Reiki has been a life-changing experience. This first article
is about Diane's own personal transformation in which she states, "To say
that Reiki has transformed my life is more or less an understatement because,
quite literally, every area of my life has undergone tremendous change. In fact,
looking back, I can almost define my life into two distinct periods: pre-Reiki
and post-Reiki.".
Reiki and the Body of Light, Part I
by
Walter Lübeck
According to Walter, enlightenment and lasting personal spiritual
realization can only be attained if the Body of Light is working well and in a
stable state. In this article Walter describes the Body of Light including the
aura chakras, the holy mountains and other aspects and how working directly with
them will help us to develop our spiritual nature more quickly. This is a very
informative article and gives us insight into an area not many have written about.
Reiki and Bach Flower Remedies
by Mari Hall
Dr. Bach based
his work on a profound philosophy in which life is seen as a learning process
and ill health-whether mental or physical-is intended to help us understand more
about ourselves and the purpose of our lives. From this understanding Dr. Bach
created his famous flower remedies which work to heal the emotional nature. In
this article, Mari describes the wonderful healing benefits that can be derived
from combining Bach Flower remedies with Reiki.
Reiki and Intuition,
Part I
by Amy Roland
Reiki not only opens us up to channel healing energy,
it can also increase our intuition. This can be an important part of Reiki if
one is able to use if properly. When giving treatments, many experience intuitive
impressions that can be helpful to the client, but only if used with wisdom. In
this article Amy explains how to cultivate this skill and how to use it in a healthy
and beneficial way.
The Whale Rider
Movie Mystic Review
by Stephen Simon
The films discussed are not "reviewed" in this column
in the traditional sense of that word; rather, we look at metaphysical messages
in films, both current and classic. A chakra rating is also given to indicate
the level of clarity the film portrays for each of the 7 levels of consciousness.
Stephen Simon has produced such films as Somewhere in Time and What
Dreams May Come.
Pai, the thirteen-year old heroine of WHALE RIDER,
guides us through her own experience of that moment of transformation. She hears
the call of ancient whales that draw her and us into a film that is haunting,
prophetic, and groundbreaking. This is an insightful review of this paradoxical
movie. Chakra ratings are included.
Reiki Stories
These stories,
sent in by our readers give real life validation to the practice of Reiki. Many
include people who had serious illnesses and before and after medical tests that
confirmed both the existence of the condition and the healing. They demonstrate
the miracle working power of Reiki and inspire us to develop our skill and use
our Reiki.
This is an exciting and valuable issue that will supply you
with entertainment as well as quality information and instruction. If you have
any suggestions on how the magazine could be improved, I'd be very happy to hear
them.
The world is a wonderful place, filled with continual changes which
bring with them a never ending supply of opportunities. May you grow in the ability
to allow the wisdom of Reiki to guide how you choose.
Love and peace
to you and the world.
William Lee Rand
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Transitions
It
is with a sad heart that I announcing the passing of a number of people who have
played important roles in the Reiki community. All passed this year and it seems
that this may be an indication of a shift taking place in the Reiki community.
A shift that will allow us to make better use of the good they created for us.
And this in turn will help us open to even higher levels of love, wisdom and healing.
Leaving this earthly existence frees the spirit to live in a higher vibration
and to be closer to the source. Perhaps in their passing they will be better able
to spread the light of Reiki by working with us from this higher place.
Mrs.
Chiyoko Yamaguchi
She passed away August 19 in Kyoto. She was 82. Mrs.
Yamaguchi learned Reiki directly from Dr. Hayashi and continued to teach right
up to her last year - although she received help from her son Tadao. Many received
training from her including many Westerners. She taught in the same style as she
had learned from Dr. Hayashi, teaching Reiki I&II together in 5 days. She
also taught the Shinpiden level to some. It is also fortunate that she was able
to share through her son important historical information that is included in
a new book, The Hayashi Reiki Manual. To read a previous article with information
about Mrs. Yamaguchi, please click
here.
Melissa Rigall
She made her transition on March 12.
She passed at a Taoist retreat center in the remote mountainous area of Heilongjiang
Province, China. She was instrumental in uncovering important information about
Usui-Do which she received from several sources including people who had studied
with Usui. To go to a memorial page about her, please click
here.
Light (of Light and Adonea)
Light passed on July 10
on the Isle of Skye, Scotland of a virulent soar throat. He was an avid student
and teacher of Reiki having studied with many teachers. In his later years he
focused mainly on the Japanese style of Reiki recently brought to the West. To
go to his memorial page, please click
here.
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