Hi Healinghands,
Namaste :)
You said "I believe if you put the Reiki out there it will never do harm. That is not the intent of Reiki. If the recipient does not want to recieve it then it will just go to where it is needed call it Mother Earth, or whatever you want."
With the greatest respect, how do you 'know' that to be true? Many many moons ago people 'believed' the world was flat because they had been told that it was flat. We now know that it is round through discovery and experience. Unfortunately just because we believe something to be true does not necessarily make it true.
There have been many times here and on other forums where it has been discussed if there are occasions where Reiki may well cause harm (based on people's experience of working with and using Reiki). One of those occasions is mental illness where Reiki might cause untold problems for an already disturbed perception. The intent does not belong to the energy,Reiki has no intent, it just 'is'. The intent belongs to the practitioner and the recipient. As such each practitioner has a duty to use the energy wisely, responsibly and respectfully. Equally each recipient has the right to consciously and actively know and choose whether they want the energy or not. If they don't know they are even getting it because they haven't been asked then how can they possibly 'intend' to use the energy for healing? Compassionate action is not always about sending Reiki. Sometimes it is more compassionate(and more difficult) not to.
Gentle Blessings
Helen
