Hi Posylady,
Namaste :)
I have read the whole discussion with interest and can appreciate the points that both you and Rebecca are making. I understand that you feel it is right for you to use every available tool at your disposal to facilitate healing in another because you have taken your training properly. I also agree that many an informal counselling service happens over the kitchen table although personally I have faced some of these talks where I have felt deeply 'unqualified' on how to respond :) So I can also see that Rebecca has a very valid point when she mentions the possible 'fallout' and the importance of taking the responsibilty of being able to deal with any fallout that may occur. The problem is that sometimes and I am not pointing fingers at anyone here, some people get attuned to all these different things very quickly via shortcuts, very little training and experience by some not very ethical Reiki Masters. If one of these for instance was carry out a healing attunement without really understanding the procedure and the possible implications, then they probably would not have the ability to deal with possible consequences either which could be pretty frightening for someone going through a healing crisis.
I think when we work with Reiki we often reach a point where we each have to make a personal decision about whether to keep it simple and as close to the system that Usui practiced or whether to go with systems that have been developed on from that system by other people like Rand and kathleen Milner. I guess it all comes down to whether you believe that the additions make your work with Reiki more effective or not and that of course will be unique to each of us :)
Gentle Blessings
Helen
