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I understand as a healer we are like a sponge and take on negative energy when we channel energy to others, my first teacher made me aware of this but never really had a answer as how to discharge it, as I attended reiki shares and meeting different masters I feel proper grounding is one of the answers, please share your input.
Namaste LED

Good Saturday to you, Led. I felt like this (taking on the client's dis-ease)occured more often for me...before I learned to use Reiki. With the Reiki, I've felt that I receive Reiki as the client receives....and of course, I believe in the "to do no harm" part.

ponderings,

/*\ Namaste :-}}

- yes the Maxim is: do no harm!

- however, any energy, improperly used, may cause harm

Reiki All Around,

All Blessings,

Firekeeper

led,

/*\ Namaste :-}}

- one view is that we are not sponges for negative energy unless (usually) we intend to be so

- a rather more important aspect of this issue, to me at least, is with what negative energy we polute our own energy work when dealing with others

- in my view it is simpler to deny access to ourselves vis a vis negative energy that it is to be mindful not to polute our Reiki work with our personal energy (doing so could precipitate harm)

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Reiki All Around,

All Blessings,

Firekeeper

Hi led,

Namaste :)

Yes in my opinion grounding and protection are both important as are our intent and mindfulness during a session. Negative energy can travel both ways too; so it is important to keep any personal energy out of the way :)

Directly after a Reiki session I use the dry bathing technique that sensei Usui taught his students to cleanse. Smudging is also effective as are hot salt baths

Gentle Blessings
Helen

Rainbow, I agree with your methods it does works and the other masters at the reiki share practice this, Thank you for your input.
Namaste LED

Firekeeper, like your input,and yes i.am not a sponge soaking in negative energy unless "I" allow it, you are 100% right, reiki has changed me i,am no longer a rock reiki has crumbled that shell and gave me peace to know I can channel reiki energy to others,moving into the light is so rewarding best I be thankful for each day, I have gained so much from this site so much loving input.
Namaste LED

Ponderings, As a healer your outlook is very loving and I can well understand your intent being of the upmost good, as you channel you recieve healing energy as well as your client does,I feel as a lady you have a natural softness dealing with reiki, for me it was the hardest thing I ever dealt with, untill I could totally relax ,reiki came to me at a slow Pace untill that negative force dropped and I believed meditation helped to move foward. Firekeeper was right I was a sponge for negative energy, reiki has help change that, a lot of good input from this site has help.
Namaste LED

Dear LED,

I feel bad that your first teacher was so remiss on the concept. Sounds like you are on the issue now though.

With Reiki/ energetic work one can expect a bit of neg. energetic over slop for the channeler. But one should not be conducting or absorbing the recipients Energy with Reiki. At that point there could be profound Energy things happening for sure but it's not mindful Reiki.

Mindfulnes.

Intention.

Namaste,

Michael

Dear LED,

I feel bad that your first teacher was so remiss on the concept. Sounds like you are on the issue now though.

With Reiki/ energetic work one can expect a bit of neg. energetic over slop for the channeler. But one should not be conducting or absorbing the recipients Energy with Reiki. At that point there could be profound Energy things happening for sure but it's not mindful Reiki.

Mindfulnes.

Intention.

Namaste,

Michael

Arati,I found there to be quite a bit of difference in teachers, when I started I had planned to do all attunements with my first teacher it wasn,t to be but I let it effect my better judgement and was willing to go on but was such a build up of negative energy and it stalled my progress. Going to reiki shares and studing with new masters really opened up reiki for me, they treated me like family, two of the masters gave me my third attunement it has helped me rid the negative energy, they are very understanding more into energy, every master at the reiki share has good input,and can answer questions for me. Thank you for your reply.
Namaste LED

"however, any energy, improperly used, may cause harm"

Thank you, Firekeeper, you have taught us this with much strength.

Thank you for your kind words, Led....how could there be healing without love....oops, I'll probably be in deep doo doo here. Oh, yes, meditation, too, is so important. Sounds to me that you have found your way long before ever asking things here. Thank you for all that you teach, my friend.

Clear your mind before giving reiki, have no intent to heal in your mind let the energy pass through you (and enjoy it) give it freely and no bad energy will pass in to you.
do not try to force a healing.
regular self treatment will remove any problems, to remove excess energy stand or lay under runing water flowing from head to toe.
to avoid neg. energy when in public areas use Rose scent (for females) (Sandlewood for men)in one form or another (soap etc).

Reikigrahame, your thoughtful input is greatly appreciated,running water is very calming, rose and sandlewood I will have to try, thank you ever so much for sharing.
Namaste LED

ponderings,

/*\ Namaste :-}

- there is significant difference between 'teaching' and 'learning'

bagl

Reiki All Around,

All Blessings,

Firekeeper

forgive me.....I'm at a loss here....

ahhhh, as in "Mother Earth accepting"....she helps you to heal and release what you don't need....

for me the personal energy can help or hinder in any case, whether your loving or hating in any context while projecting at another. Now with reiki, reiki just is, and what it is as it flows depends on the practitioner, vis a vis if a practitioner is in a loving open compassionate view without laying attachment the reiki feeling and healing is at its utmost. conversely when a practitioner is crabbed negative, hateful and closed the reiki flow is like squeezing energy from a stone.
Now, keeping the reiki and personal energy separate is a granguatan task. One has to have a grasp on what each 'feels' like. Its all energy and it depends on intent.

So for now my intent is to keep me-me, and let the reiki flow, in as open a view as I can possibly be. As in letting the reiki flow separately from me(let me take a step back) regardless of what me thinks,feels or whatever.

This openness and separateness, regardless of me is what is key to be a reiki practioner.

I've found it a struggle, without really realising it that it was a struggle, to this seperateness. I wonder, if it is now, that the reiki shields me and the other, somewhat like a double shield, one facing inwards and one outwards; that allows to keep this seperateness. while allowing the flow of reiki to continue to both parties(me and the other) no matter how many parties involved. So that there are continuous and countless flows of energies of different vibrations and for lack of a better word, thicknesses, Depending on how many thoughts a body(be it mind/body/spirit/emotional etc.,) are going on at the same time. We may not be aware of them, but onto the one we are focusing on, but they are happening despite that as one.

So now, I relax and trust that what will be will be. Trying without outcome and attachment to what is.
So back to the negativeness. One can be negative all they want, but when it comes to reiki it doesn't matter. The reiki will flow regardless if we let it despite our negativeness if we let go. The same goes for when we're loving or happy. The self must take a step back and let what happens happen without meddling.

But I'm only human, and I've let myself get stressed out. Knowing something is not the same as being it. Experience tells by its own eloquence.

Personal energy is only a threat with the healing if we let it. For a time I couldn't separate either, how I felt when feeling either, what I was feeling and so I closed down. It was all a muddle.

To conclude. When a person sees the earth in front of them, they see all of the earth as earth. but there are countless things in the earth that make it so. Each separate in its uniqueness that makes it as it is, be it a rock or a tree or soil. But all can be seen as one as just earth. Its the same with energy. All is as is, but does it take our perception to make it what it is?

Mayhap a bit off topic and a load of waffle besides,

cool runnings
:)

cool runnings, indeed, jaguar....whoosh!

"that the reiki shields me and the other, somewhat like a double shield"...much to ponder....thank you.

"for lack of a better word, thicknesses"....or frequencies, perhaps?

"All is as is, but does it take our perception to make it what it is?" Nothing exists...without you perceiving it...

what wonderful work you've done here, jaguar...and taken us along for the learning....thank you, my friend.