Is it possible to block/deny
attunements?
You say you are worried about not being connected fully
to Reiki through the attunement you received? Not to worry; more than
likely, the attunement took just fine. Some teaching masters call upon
etheric Masters, Teachers, and Guides to assist them with the
attunements. It is our understanding that it is these beings that are
actually re-connecting energy strings and pathways; we mortals
actually have little idea/knowledge that these even exist. If newly
initiated, nervous masters forget something while performing
attunements, it is the etheric being that fill-in and correctly
connect the students to the energy, and the attunement is fully passed
on. If you are a newly attuned Reiki Practitioner and you do not feel
that your hands get hot or feel them tingle, remember that each
person's sensitivity is different. If you want to test yourself to see
if you are indeed connected to the Reiki energy, give several full
body hands-on Reiki treatments (minimum of one hour using the hand
positions) to friends who you know to be sensitive to energy. Ask them
what they are sensing; do they feel tingling, heat/cold, throbbing;
are they sensing colors or hearing unusual tones; are they feeling
dizzy, nauseous, light-headed? If they describe any of these
sensations, then you are connected to the Reiki energy. We personally
had one student who denied Reiki, tested everything about its claims
and blocked the first three of four first degree attunements. We
specifically asked the etheric Reiki beings to show her the fullness
of the Reiki energy, and to give her an experience that would convince
her of it existence. She did have a feeling of energy and saw gold
circling her during the last attunement. Once again, the guides came
through. We have not heard from her since then, but we trust that
Reiki works through her everytime she places her hands on herself or
on another. Whether she is aware of it or not, she gave herself a
beautiful gift when she took first degree and we believe that she
eventually will come to understand the fullness of what she received
(may be in this lifetime or another).
If someone feels denied an
attunement, perhaps on some level s/he does not feel worthy or ready
for the changes in their life. Or perhaps their gift of sensing has
not developed yet. Most attunements to Reiki do take, and it becomes
apparent over time. It is also possible that the attunement is not in
the highest interest of the practitioner, and will activate after some
purification happens. Many people have a lot of dysfunctional
patterns and programs deep within them, and until some of this is
cleared (physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually) and there
is a readiness to deal with the purification that will happen, then
the attunement may be delayed for a better time. Remember, the more
Reiki you do on yourself (first degree) and others (second degree on),
the more the channels will open and more the energy will flow; hence,
the more it will be felt. It also seems the higher the degree of
attunement, the more it can be felt and sensed. We highly recommend
that you ask your attuning master to re-attune you often or find one
that will (barter often precludes the need for money).
How an
attunement is performed can determine the strength of sensation.
Sometimes distance or group attunements are not felt by students;
whereas, they may feel a personal hands-on attunement. But, once
sensitive to the flow of energy, distance or group attunements are
quite often felt to be as strong or stronger than personal ones. If
the attuning master was properly trained/attuned, they are more than
likely passing on the attunements successfully. Sometimes masters
experiment with new attunement methods, but if they are calling upon
the etheric helpers, then the attunements should take. If group
attunements are being given, sometimes each participant shares in the
energy (not strongly felt); but, if done with proper intent and help
from above, there is no reason why the attunements should not be felt.
The stronger the energy of the master (based on time, understanding
and practice), the more the attunements are felt, even by students new
to energy study.
We have come to understand that Reiki is not a
healing technique...but rather, a spiritual discipline/pathwork and
healing is a by-product of energy purification and balancing. It
guides one to enlightenment (increased awareness beyond the bodily
sense organs), raises our vibrational frequencies beyond this
dimensional plane, and opens one to the Divine gifts (Light, Peace,
Love, Wisdom, Truth, Beauty, Harmony and Balance) that are our
birthright.
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