Life is a journey of spiritual awakening, which is both exciting and challenging. It involves creation of an identity that we will become attached to, grow out of, examine and then be tested to dismantle. Some of us will spend years acclimating to conditions, limitations, and stories, only to one day feel inexplicably called to shed layers of old beliefs and habits, leading us to discover deeper, truer aspects of ourselves.
As we progress through this journey called life, tools like Reiki can offer significant support, especially in the purification of mind and emotion. Yes, Reiki can assist in our energetic alchemy and spiritual awakening process.
Understanding Spiritual Awakening
Spiritual awakening can be seen as a process of tuning in to your higher self and aligning with unity consciousness, but there are many roads, experiences, and lessons to get there. It's often referred to as a cycle of death and rebirth, all while still living. It's an invitation to nurture the release of the old to embrace the older, which seems new...our true nature/original blueprint.
When we begin to intentionally participate this profound journey, spiritual awakening may manifest in various ways. Some claim to experience a sudden epiphany or a dramatic shift in understanding life, while others undergo a gradual evolution over time. Either way, the essence of spiritual awakening lies in its transformative nature; it's about recognizing the illusions we've held onto and opening ourselves up to experiencing and knowing life, in all expressions, from the lens of higher intelligence. This process encourages us to reflect on our inner world and question our attachments, leading towards a more expansive way of living.
The Role of Purification in Spiritual Awakening
Purification is a fundamental step in the spiritual awakening process. It involves observing and transmuting mind, body, energy, allowing more clarity and peace in being. This alchemical process can take years, a life time...it happens in stages. It requires our participation and allowance, creating space for new levels of understanding, refining behaviors, consciously choosing responsiveness, and allowing the intelligence of compassion to uplift our perspectives.
This type of cleansing is an act of self-healing, bringing us into a different kind of relationship with our minds, emotions, and understanding of wellbeing. It enables a more authentic connection to our higher spiritual expression, which is to truly accept the consciousness of oneness. This guides us towards what many translate as seeing the Divine in all, and acting in accordance with this knowing. It starts with the owning, understanding and forgiving what we’ve claimed ourselves to be and reclaiming the truth of who and what we ALL are: expressions of divine intelligence. No one and no-thing can be placed outside of this in true knowing.
Introduction to Reiki and the Three Diamonds
Central to Reiki is the concept of the Three Diamonds, which correspond to the tan tiens of Taoism. These energy centers correspond to different aspects of our being and play a key role in "polishing" or clarifying and purifying our energetic resonance.
The lower tan tien (associated with earth) focuses on our primal, unrefined energy, often associated with the initiation of awakening. In Reiki, we learn to nurture this aspect of our intelligence by training to become present and aware of being in body, fully. We also focus on this energy to train the direction of our minds, grounding into presence, focus, and calm. This energy is considered foundational in spiritual evolution and awakening, as we must be present to become sovereign and self-accepting in our development. The first Reiki symbol supports this work of direction of mind, greatly, in our self practice.
The upper tan tien (associated with heaven) brings conscious awareness towards the nature of our thought forms and the level of intelligence that we’re functioning from. In this work, we begin to recognize our stories, conditons, and attachments. The key is not to judge what we come to realize, but rather to have compassion and understanding of what has led to our conditioned function. The second Reiki symbol is key in the purification of mind and emotion.
The middle tan tien (unification of heave and earth) is more open and accesible after some direction and purification of mind have been initiated. This intelligence invites us to surrender, beyond old conditions, allowing the truest essence of love, compasssion, and unity consciousness. The third Reiki symbol supports this understanding of non-duality and begin separate from no-thing.
Practical Ways to Incorporate Reiki into Your Daily Life
Incorporating Reiki into daily life can be simple yet wildly effective. Setting aside time for self-practice, while taking what we learn and applying it to daily life, teaches us to go beyond information and into living the expression of Reiki. Every concept and practice within the system of Reiki points to how to effectively support and sustain living in and as the expression of True Nature. The key word being practice, understanding, again, that this work is moment to moment, breath to breath, once choice at a time.
One practical approach is to establish a routine that includes short, daily Reiki sessions. Even a few minutes can significantly impact your wellbeing. For practitoners, this may include setting aside time to first relax into a meditation, such as joshin koki-ho, and then laying hands. You can also concentrate on the essence of thr Reiki Gokai as a chanting practice. Whatever you choose, remember to take the experience of practice into the way you live and exchange in your daily interactions.
If you’re not a practitioner, you can still make time for daily meditation, even using guided meditations to support your process. There are FREE guided journeys available on The Energetic Alchemist app, and through free downloads you’ll receive after subscribing to my Alchemical Newsletter.
Enjoy the journey, remembering it’s personal and unique to you, and not an overnight endeavor!
In gassho and gratitude,
Yolanda