Dear Jodi,
There are some people who seem to need, for whatever reason, those fantasy aspects of energy work. Certainly, not all of us feel that way. I certainly don't consider any of those aspects to have anything to do with Reiki. I personally feel that a lot of that stuff is put in because they're good money makers for the practioners and teachers.
I had the experience of teaching no nonsense Reiki II to a student, and then having her feeling gipped that I hadn't given her that c**p.
Rock On!
Roxy
