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I'm new to this, so I hope I post this ok.

My daughter (18mths old) was attuned to Reiki 1 a few months ago and I notice that the reiki energy flows when she is tired/upset or someone is upset around her. Its a real pleasure to feel the reiki energy around her. She was born with a perfect crown aswell, and I was attuned to both Reiki 1& 2 during my pregnancy, so she has had it all her life.

Has anyone got any interesting stories of children being attuned to Reiki as I'd love to hear about them

amedan,

/*\ Namaste :-}}

- welcome to The Cafe :-}}

- I am glad for your voice and light.

Reiki all around,

all blessings,

Firekeeper

Why would one attune a baby to Reiki???
Did you ask the Baby or did you do it, just to
make YOU happy?
I thought we all had free will...
I guess it does not extend to babies???

I personally think it is wrong to force a
baby/child onto a path that they did not freely choose..
(Again in my opinion it extends to animals too)
A control issue???
Whatever its wrong!

In my humble opinion as both a Healer and Father...
A child must be nurtured and guided ..
not have there decisions made for them..

My 2 cents..

Joe,

/*\ Namaste :-}}

- free will??

- a myth.

- wrong??

- hmmmmmmmm

- besides, one view is that all attunements must be accepted by the one to whom it is directed

>:-}}

- could an infant "choose" to not accept an attunemnt??

- sure, but only if one assumes that "will" and Mindfulness exists in infants

- I suspect that adult "will" and the will of an as yet not fully developed brain are rather different

- and I agree, that passing reiki to an infant with only consent from the parent is fine - for treating aliments

- attuning an infant is another matter, but.......

- I tend to adhere to the teaching that until humans are sufficiently developed to consent to attunement (or not consent) that an attunement wil not actually take place

- kind of a built-in spiritual fail-safe, if you will

- my three cents worth

Reiki all around,

all blessings,

Firekeeper

Peter...
I guess that is one way to look at things..
I choose by free will I may add,
:-)))
not look at from your point of view!

I disagree with you that the Attunment did not take
place...
I "See" it did..
You said "free will is a myth" if so why do you believe someone can exercise there "Free will" and not accept the Attunment.. can't be both ways..

I have found that once attuned you can not go back...
The Baby was attuned, evident by Mothers Recognation of Qi/Energy around her Baby.....and there was no medical emergency talked about???

BTW
I totally agree with you ,only if there is a Medical Emergency should a baby be attuned, totally agree!

I have seen people try to go back..
it never worked..
You can try to creat mirrors and illusions to
make yourself think you did/or block the Qi/Energy
but
it will always be there...

If I sounded short in my first responce,
I am sorry but when it involves anybody who can't speak/choose for themselves, I take strong issue with it..
When it involves Babies not even children...

A overly protective Father..
Peace,
Joe

I take on board all your comments, and appreciate them but I did not mean to create such a reaction.

I did seek the advise of my Reiki master first and during the attunement my daughter stood very still and took it all in (considering minutes before she was running around the room)and although she cannot yet talk, I am certainly sure she would have struggled and let me know if she did not want the attunement (she is a very independant little girl).

Joe,

/*\ Namaste :-}}

- you may disagree with whomever you wish - that may alter nothing

>:-}}

- and we often see what we wish to see - that makes it neither fact nor evidence

>:-}}

- but....how one expresses disagreement here at The Cafe is subject to some guidelines

>:-}}

- I stand by the teachings that free will is a myth

- even "willfulness", which is how I would characterize the scenario in question and some responses to it, is not really "free" either

- to the extent that Karma accumulates and we must eventually deal with our Karma?? nothing is "free"

- not accepting an attunement (or doing so) is a "choice of will" - but the effects of that choice accumulate Karma as well - so not free either

>:-}}

take care,

reiki all around,

all blessings,

Firekeeper

Amedan,
WOW how wonderful! A Reiki baby! what a blessing you have bestowed upon your child!
I myself have not attuned a child that young. That would be so fun to do.

It's very interesting that you should bring up the energy around her when she is stressed. Children are so open and un-tainted. They are honesty and wisdom from day one. Children attuned are great for skeptics when it comes to reiki. Being that children are not swayed at that age. How can you disprove there is something going on energy wise when it comes from a child! I get a sense that your child is a very OLD soul. Reiki is no suprise for her.

Namaste
Mark

Amedan,
If I came out strong I am sorry but I
will stay with what I was Taught..
I did not start learning Energy Work yesterday, I have learned to trust Spirit & My own Insite from Spirit..
Giving that..
I still totally believe that it is
wrong to attune a child..
To much responsibility with no experience to fall back on..
So again I am sorry if I offended...

Peace,
Joe

I hear and recognize Medicinebear's objections, though I think they include more fear than is warrented. Reiki, though permanent, is not a liability or burden. Especially if done a child who is then raised to consider it normal to be able to put their hands on someone and "make the hurt go away".

I think the phrase "Universal Life Energy" encapsulates the idea that Reiki is already in each one of us, and letting children have a concentrated version of it from early on is not a problem. Do they NEED it? I don't know. But they can use it instinctively when they are older even if they never take the class officially.

I'm suprised at how many of you have forgotten (or were never taught) that the mental/emotional symbol can be used to access the inner self for communication. If you have a child or baby who you want to give the attunment too, but are not sure if it is appropriate, use the second symbol on them and simply ask their spirit if it is ok. I promise you, you will get a response.

Good evening Joe,
I respect many of your posts here and would just like to add my experience to this one. My 11 year old daughter suffers from anxiety and has motor tics. She has had reiki from others but I became attuned to help her... and it does, extremely well. It was suggested by my reiki master to think about having her attuned to help herself. I talked with her at length about what it all meant and she has declined to get attuned. I respect her decision completely. She continues to let me work on her.

Love and light,
Tracey

Hi Tracy,
I too respect where you are coming from..
If a 11 year old was a mature individual, showed alot of interest & ability to use Energy...
I might attune her myself...
Depended on what Spirit told me when I meditated on the issue...
But I am not sure about a mature 18 month old...
:-)))

I have attuned 3 new born babies, all facing Life & Death surgery..
Thank Spirit all came out OK...
Believe me I asked the question 2 or 3 times to be sure Spirit was telling me to do it..
I can be a stuborn Old Bear at times..
LOL

If you want I would be honored to do some work on your daughter..
E-mail me if you are interested, we can set something up,
so you can be with her as I do the session..
incase she has any questions..

The Bear Smiles...
Peace,
Joe

Could anyone explain to a new Reiki person why you would want to attune a very young child - ie what benefit does it give? Is the energy they get 'themselves' different to that channelled from say a master? Reference was made to very sick children being attuned - does this somehow speed up the healing process?

Sally

What I want to know is if some will attune a sick child, ,then why do they oppose to attuning a well child? Surely, apart from the obvious, each child will go through the same cleansing process and the ethics are the same?

Sally,

/*\ Namsate :-}}

- welcome to The Cafe. :-}}

- I am glad for your voice and light.

- one view suggests that attuenments are largely clearings - clearings can be very helpful - but can also have some "effects", though temporary, that it is helpful to be forewarned about - hard to forewarn an infant or young child who has no clue at all what you are talkig about

- the same view suggests that attunements will be effective where the person receiving said attunement has given permission and accepts it mindfully

- thus a small child or infant which cannot likely "give consent" will be benefitted by attunement work (the clearing stuff) but will bit be attuned in the classic sense

- so why attune a child?? some might suggest one's own issues drive this (I tend to fall in with that group) -

- however, if a parent gives permission simply for reiki to be sent to an infant or child too young to consent?? I have no problem with that

>:-}}

- hope this helps

reiki all around,

all blessings,

Firekeeper

Hi firekeeper, thank you for your welcome

I think I agree with you and some of the other peoples comments - receiving reiki is more of a passive thing, while being attuned suggests making an active choice to step on a certain path. It took me long enough to decide to take that step, I wouldnt have wanted the responsibility as a child.
So what are teeny children cleansed of when they are attuned? I'm taoist and believe we're born spiritually perfect, only picking up rubbish as we go through life.
I understand that a parent would want to do everything possible for a sick child but I can't quite work out why attunement would be a good thing....

Sal
xxx

Sally,

/*\ Namaste :-}}

- from a Karma perspective we come into each incarnation with some "baggage" so to speak

>:-}}

- and accumulate more in any present lifetime

>:-}}

- as well as resolve some of the Karma already accumulated (hopefully)

>:-}}

- one view is that a clearing is only as effective as the person's ability to Mindfully use the clearing to their own benefit; to use or develop their own gifts to heal themselves

- I would suggest that most clearings are not "issue specific"

- practices such as soul retrieval certainly may be, however.

- yes, for myself I find no point to attuning any being that cannot and\or does not consent knowlegdeably - there can be clearing but no "attunement"

reiki all around,

all blessings,

Firekeeper

Otoharo!

Sally, my experience as a mother and a teacher of six year olds, they are already open to energy. It is programming tht shuts them down later, perhaps when they are 7 or even later.

finality

Hi

Non-stop bags of energy I bet! What do you think shuts this down as they grow - school, parents? How do you explain an attunement to a child so that they understand and consent? I found it hard to get my head round it and I'm a child of 36!

Sal
xxx

Greetings to all... after reading all the very interesting posts I cannot help but add my two bits... When I was explained Reiki, many years ago, I was told that Reiki is re-awakened in us. Reiki if flowing all over and when we are born perfect we are Reiki and don't really need the attunement. The 'programming' (with or without their consent?), the way of living, the loss of contact with nature, the concrete under our feet and around us, in one word civilisation, make most of us close down, hence the need we express at a point of our life to be re-awakened to this wonderful energy. All living things, humans, animals, plants can accept or refuse this energy. (I even believe my very very old car is running mostly on Reiki!!!) I am not sure it is necessary to torture ourselves with questions of right or wrong. What we each do at that specific time, under those specific circumstances is right if we do it with Love and Compassion.

My heart goes to all of you because through this discussion I feel I have many friends and it makes me feel rich.
Namaste
Asldkure