Hi Leon,
I have given the subject carefull consideration the last days and would like to reflect my thoughts here.
1 Tony you were not completely right when you said that i should have said that attunements were not nessecerry. I ment they were not of any value to me and My situation. this does not mean that others might benefit from it.
Fair enough Leon, but please don't say that because others wish to be attuned to Reiki, that it is not as good of an energy system as you are using. You use your system, others use what works for them. Plain and simple.
2 I believe that an attunement clears the way of receiving energy, reiki or others. an attunement in it self doe not mean that you are able to teach reiki. I happen to come accross serveral people on this forum who are attuned but dont know nothing about reiki or any energy so let out how to guide or teach.
There are many people who cannot teach even after years of being accredited teachers! It is not something that is specific to Reiki. However, I agree an attunement does not mean someone is
ready to teach, it merely means they have received an attunement to that Level. The ability of passing on knowledge as a Reiki teacher, comes from being attuned to Reiki, then working with and learning what we can about the energy.
I was once attuned by a memebr of this forum long after i have discovered the energy my self, just to know what the effect would be. well there was no extra in it for me. i felt exactly the same as before. But then again i gave this a thought and chances are that i was attuned wrongly or not at all or that something else went wrong. Because of that possibility and because i am not a ego i talked to a well know person on this form who is willing to give me an attunement, and i will report honnestly the feedback.
Leon, I can understand that you may not have felt anything with your first attunement. You had been working with energy for some time at that point, and your body had already adjusted to it. Most people who receive attunements are new to energy work therefore the sensations they feel are noticeable because it is previously 'unexperienced'. I can also see where this not feeling anything would lead you to take a re-attunement. One thing though, can you leave your expectations at the door? It will be very hard to do because your posts are already showing that you are expecting to feel something totally different than what you already do. You have in essence set yourself up for disappointment. I'm really not so sure you can be impartial in this case. However, I do trust you will try to give us your feedback honestly, and look forward to hearing it.
3 I do not like the institution that is kept high: without a attunement you dont count. Well if that is the case i am sure that i know a hell of a lot more about energy and the behaviour of energy than most of the people that are masters arround here.
In some places there is a facet of people who do behave as "my Reiki is better than your Reiki". Happily I can say that SRI isn't one of them. We talk openly about ideas, thoughts and feelings dealing with Reiki.
However, do I detect a hint of anger here? In your point above you are saying you are not ego, yet in this point (3) you are saying you know a hell of a lot more that others around here. What has hurt you so much that you react in anger like this? Maybe I am misreading it, but my initial reaction to this was that you are hurt because you are having to defend your style of energy work. I can speak for no one else but myself here, but since you have made it very clear you are not attuned to Reiki, it would be preferable if you promoted your own energy work as being unique to you, not calling it Reiki as such.
4 I know and have learned all the tips and tricks that come with reiki. I know the methods used and i know that everyone that claims to do reiki a certain style, is doing it differently, so what is the standard?
At the very least, the common standard of Reiki is being attuned as a Reiki practitioner.
6 If attunements decide whatever you are reiki or not, why did we agree on the fact that natural atunements might be possible? Why cant someone be naturally connected to the reiki source?
I believe everyone is connected to the "One Source". It is natural and inherent for all of us. Some choose to use it, others don't. Perhaps in many futures down the road we will be advanced enough that we won't need to put labels on anything, and everyone will freely work with energy. I still maintain though if someone is saying they are a Reiki practitioner, they should be attuned as a Reiki practitioner.
7 Are attunements the key factor? or is the knowledge and experience more important?
Both, they go hand in hand. Especially when one wants to get into teaching.
8 Is the subject over after i have had an attunement?
The subject of whether or not you are attuned to Reiki will then be over. Will your teaching style differ? Not likely, you have determined your method of teaching already.
9 As a test on how this forum works and the ideas of the people attending it. i signed in under a fake name and pretended that i had all certificates and attunements and being a master. Strange but noone complained see where i am aiming at? I hope that you all forgive me this way of handeling but that was the only way i knew to hold up a mirror. Profile has been deleted and wont be used again
It's too bad that you felt you had to 'test' us out. Trust goes a long way in Reiki, indeed in daily living. Most people I know go on that basis as well. However, sometimes we come across situations which prove that not all can be trusted.
Leon you do very valuable work. You have put many years work into establishing a method of energy work that is specific to you. Be proud of who you are and what you do. The energy work you do is no less valuable than Reiki or any other type of healing system. Take pride in the fact that you can and do help people. But please, don't get upset with others if they have different thought patterns as far as Reiki goes.
With light and love,
Featherpoint
