Reiki Networking
Published in
the September 2000 issue of "The Messenger"
What do we mean when we
use the term 'Reiki Networking'? Is this some sort of multi-level
marketing? No, you can relax, I am not going to try to sell you
anything. except share an idea to help to work a little smarter with
Reiki. We often have Reiki friends and practitioners from around the
world ask us how they can utilize Reiki more efficiently. They add
that they don't often have time to effectively work all of the cases
of people who ask for distance healing. There are indeed increasing
numbers of people who are experiencing stress and struggle in today's
intense times of rapid changes.
The weather patterns have changed and
there is a lot of destruction of dreams, along with great loss of
lives, land, crops, fortunes, and personal property due to the
stresses of nature on the Earth. In a matter of a few short minutes,
people that we know and many more that we don't know can be stricken
by earthquakes, tornadoes, volcanoes, floods, mudslides, tsunamis,
droughts, avalanches, and disasters too many to mention, leaving them
homeless, physically injured and destitute. So we, as Reiki
practitioners can sit down and send Reiki to the surviving victims,
but do we have enough time and energy to work all of the catastrophes
that seem to be happening daily? How can we work more efficiently and
effectively?
I suggest a banding together of Reiki practitioners in
one neighborhood, city, state, or country. The popularity of computer
and the reach of the Internet globally, have helped all peoples to
realize their close relationships, despite political boundaries and/or
distances separating them. What I suggest here is utilizing two of
the greatest inventions in modern times to help anyone who is in need
of care and assistance. I speak of the telephone and the Internet.
When communities were smaller, it was rather easy to go for a walk and
tell neighbors what was happening, asking for assistance in facing
everyday challenges. But today, there are too many people, on all
continents, and we just can't go rushing off to help a 'neighbor' in
need, especially with our busy schedules. It is all we can do to often
keep even with our own chores and duties, without additional
challenges asked of us by our family, friends and acquaintances. So,
what to do? Gather your family and friends together who are at least
2nd degree Reiki-attuned. Have them write down their names and phone
numbers on a piece of paper. Photocopy the list so everyone in
attendance will take home a copy. When someone (not necessarily only
those on the list) has a challenge or a need arises, one practitioner
calls one or two other practitioners on the list (pre-determined at
time of gathering), giving details of the request for Reiki (Name,
Age, Location, Condition). Each person called would be responsible for
calling one or two others on their list, and in this way, it will
only take a few minutes before everyone has been notified of the need,
each person sending distance Reiki. The additional practitioners
working one case will greatly increase the amount of energy that goes
to the person in need, freeing up each person from having to do
several distance-healing treatments alone. And this would also allow
each Reiki caregiver an opportunity to know what is happening in their
neighborhood, and if they have time and resources, they can get
involved in other ways as they wish.
The same would go for the
Internet friends that use such messaging programs as ICQ, AOL Instant
Messenger, MSN Messenger, Odigo, FireTalk, PalTalk, and other popular
chat platforms. There is no limit to the good that a group of Reiki
practitioners can do when they have a common goal of bettering
conditions for everyone of their extended global-family members. I
think that it would be a wonderful show to the medical and other
professional groups how together Reiki practitioners can be, as well
as how compassionate their hearts can be to those in great need.
Further, it would be really wonderful if some people on the list might
be able to go out to visit hospitals, nursing facilities and hospice
homes when a situation arises and do 'hands-on' treatments on those
with a need. And of course the list could be used to summon
practitioners to gather for Reiki marathons, lending great service to
a person with life-threatening conditions. If Reiki practitioners
around the world would band together in this or a similar way, this
would be a better planet to live on, and no one would ever feel that
they were alone when disaster strikes.
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