Reiki Masters imagine that thought is energy vibrating at a really high frequency while the human body is energy vibrating at a lower frequency. Vibrations produce actions and actions produce reactions at grosser and grosser levels of frequency in a ripple effect!
While positive thoughts are universally acknowledged to manifest as health, negative thoughts are held to supply disease or lack of ease. Mental disease is manifested as depression, depressive psychosis, mania and even schizophrenia.
Treating depression with Reiki is fast becoming a sought-after alternative to modern drugs. Reiki deals with depression as negative energy. Negative energy manifests on the aura level as imbalance within the Chakras or energy centres and is visible to the Reiki practitioner as grey or black spots within the aura. Imbalance of the energy centres causes reactions at a physical level, for the energy centre governs the health or disease of the organs and endocrine glands positioned inside its purview.
The Chakra System and Depression
The Chakras which can be often blocked in a one who is depressed are the lower–the root chakra, the naval chakra, and to some extent the solar plexus chakra, which is an element of the center group.
The Root Chakra anchors the person to the earth. It represents the physical will and is related to the spinal column, bones, teeth, nails, anus, rectum, colon, prostrate gland, blood and the constructing of cells. The Suprarenal glands, which produce adrenalin and influence body temperature, are governed by condition of the basis chakra. The person whose root chakra is out of balance cannot accept life or enjoy physical existence. The creative energy of such an individual is low and self-expression just isn’t considered obligatory. The person can have a bent to overindulge in sensual pleasures resembling overeating, alcohol, sex etc. She or he becomes selfish, self-centred. Physically the person becomes obese and suffers from constipation. When challenged the person becomes irritable, aggressive, upset, violent and displays a whole lack of trust. If the Chakra is totally blocked the person will lack physical and emotional stamina and will probably be stuffed with feelings of uncertainty.
The Naval Chakra is the creative and reproductive centre of the being. It’s related to the pelvic girdle, kidneys, bladder and all liquids resembling blood, lymph, gastric juices and the regulation of the feminine menstrual cycle. The glands related to this chakra are the Prostrate, gonads, ovaries and testicles. If this energy centre is lively and freed from blocks the person exhibits freedom in self-expression and life appears interesting. Interpersonal relationships are thought to be beautiful. A disharmonious chakra induces the person turn off sensual messages and display low self-esteem, emotional paralysis and sexual coldness. Life doesn’t seem value living and suicidal tendencies manifest themselves.
The Solar Plexus Chakra is the facility centre of the being. A harmonious Chakra gives the person a sense that he has the facility of shaping things. It’s related to the lower back, abdomen, digestive system, stomach, liver, spleen, gallbladder and the automated nervous system. The organ that’s governed by this Chakra is the Pancreas. The body absorbs solar energy through this chakra. This nurtures the ethereal body and energizes and maintains the physical body. Emotional energy can also be governed by this Chakra. Personality traits and social identities are determined by it. Because it is positioned between the lower and better chakras it has the extra function of purifies the fundamental instincts and directing the creative energy to higher values of life. Additionally it is connected to the astral body and helps us integrate our feelings, wishes and experiences harmoniously. A block solar plexus chakra deprives the person of the zest for all times. The person feels gloomy, unbalanced and moody. Negative vibrations impact the person through this chakra. The person is restless and attempts to control all the things in accordance together with his or her own wishes. There’s a persistent feeling of inadequacy, which drives them to ceaseless activity. The person gets easily threatened and tends to feel dejected and discouraged. The person insists that obstacles are stopping them from realizing the true goals of life.
It is evident that the symptoms of an individual within the grip of acute depression are as much physical as emotional and psychological. A block will exist in the basis chakra, the naval chakra and the Solar plexus Chakra. The creative energies of the person will probably be at an all time low and the person will avoid situations where she or he has give expression to his or her feelings. He’s self indulgent, selfish, self-centred and suffers from numerous ailments related to the stomach and has a bent to placed on weight. He or she’s going to lack physical stamina and will probably be moody, irritable, aggressive and defensive. He can have no real interest in life and can refuse to socialize. In extreme cases he’ll attempt suicide.
Case Study of Treating Depression with Reiki:
Ms.L, an obese woman (she weighed 180 Kgs), had not stepped out of her front door for the last ten years. She was convinced that she couldn’t walk without support and that she would fall down if she tried. She spent entire days in the home, refusing to speak with visitors. She had a compulsive have to eat and would cook and devour huge quantities of Chicken, eggs and meats at odd times of the day. She had tried anti depressant drugs and other methods of treatment that included Homeopathy, acupressure, acupuncture and anything that was advisable to her by her sister and brother in law. She was convinced that she was born unlucky and she or he would never be normal again. She would begin a treatment with lukewarm enthusiasm, but would soon slip into lethargy and refuse to go on with the treatment. When Ms.L was referred for Reiki, she had convinced herself that she had not long to live and had told her sister to not be surprised if she found her dead one-day. Her sister– alarmed–rushed to the Reiki clinic for help.
Day 1: Because the patient wouldn’t come to the clinic, I made a decision to go to her home. It was clear from Ms.L’s posture that she was within the grip of acute depression. She was seated on a settee together with her feet up on a footstool. Her body limp, her head bowed and her shoulders drooping. Her arms lay lifelessly at her sides. She seemed lost to the world and didn’t even look up once we entered the room. She merely lifted her eyes to take a look at us without enthusiasm when she was talked to. An aura scan revealed that her root chakra and the naval chakra were completely blocked and her solar plexus chakra was partially blocked.
With quite a lot of persuasion from her sister and myself, she got up and went to lie down on her bed. I noted that she used the walker regardless that she was perfectly capable of walk without it. She appeared to cling to it as a method of support. I kept up a general chatter as I began the treatment. She continued taking a look at the ceiling blankly. After a while, she began to pay slightly more attention. Her muscles would twitch and she or he lifted her head to see what we’re doing. She called her sister near and asked her whether we were using some chemicals as she was feeling some heat where my hand rested. When she was assured that no chemicals were getting used, she subsided over again into indifference. Slowly and visibly she began to calm down. She soon fell right into a deep sleep and started to snore. Because the round of treatment was over, we let her sleep.
Day 2: Ms. L was waiting for me. She looked relaxed and calm. On enquiry, she replied, “I slept deeply and dreamlessly for the primary time. I feel well”. She then went willingly and lay down on her bed. After chatting together with her for a while on a wide range of topics (she didn’t reply), I began the treatment. While doing Reiki, I continued to speak and Ms.L replied in monosyllables to the questions being addressed to her. At the tip of the hour she remarked, “That felt nice”.
Day 3: Mrs. L was ready for me. She was lying down and desirous to start the treatment. She began to speak concerning the weather on a regular basis maintaining a tally of me. Once I agreed that it was hot, she began telling me how the warmth was affecting her and the way she couldn’t eat as much as she used to. I made sympathetic noises to encourage her. She appeared to feel reassured and progressively opened up–almost as if she were talking to herself and sometimes asking me an issue. Then, her tone modified and she or he became more emotional and private. She poured out her feelings. She insisted that she was very depressed because God had taken away her husband and her children had all flown away to distant lands and no one cared for her. She said she had hated God from the day he had taken her husband and she or he had not gone to church or prayed for a very long time. Since she had been very religious, she felt guilty that she had forsaken God but, she hated him and she or he didn’t need to pray to him. She then began weeping and ranting at God and exclaiming that she mustn’t be doing it! This emotional outburst lasted for nearly an hour, during which I continued the treatment, unfazed. Finally, exhausted by emotions and relaxed by the Reiki, Ms.L fell asleep.
Day 4: Ms.L was waiting for me–a little shamefaced and diffident. She greeted her with a defiant “I used to be carried away slightly yesterday. I’m sorry”. I assured her that it was OK and that she must not hold back her emotions and that I don’t mind her talking to me about anything. She then, asked me slightly suspiciously ‘Do you think that your treatment is making me unbalanced?”. Well that was a tough query at this stage and I used to be not very sure whether I should admit to the actual fact or assure her that it was not so. I intuitively felt that it might be higher to elucidate to Ms.L and so I told her that Reiki dives deep into the psyche and stirs up emotional blocks for release. I explained that what she was experiencing was the discharge of emotional blocks and it was nothing to be alarmed about. It will help her come out of her lethargy and feel more smitten by life. She was silent for a while after which said that she was glad that I had been honest together with her. She only requested that whatever she said to me needs to be kept confidential. I agreed and she or he said she was looking forward to the treatment. As we went through the assorted hand positions, she began asking me about Reiki and what it was all about. I explained to her about energy centres and the way imbalances in energy caused illness. She expressed eagerness to learn it herself. I told that it might be easily arranged. She then began to discuss with me about her husband and the wonderful man that he had been and the way cancer had eaten into his insides unsuspected. She described the shock that they had experienced when the disease was diagnosed at a terminal stage. She described the trauma of waiting for death to part them. She re-lived the pain she had felt when he went to the hospital for the last time and she or he couldn’t be with him during his last minutes, as she was laid up in bed at home with a fracture. She felt she had let him down and was guilty of constant to live when he had died such an agonizing death. She then sobbed quietly till she fell asleep exhausted by her emotions.
Day 5: Ms.L was looking very anxious after I entered her room. She immediately piped up “Do you think that God is cruel?” I cautiously replied “No”. She then asked, “Do you think that I should begin to wish to him? Do you think that he’ll hear my prayers now? I even have abused him a lot!” I used to be impressed. I said, “Yes, it’s best to. God could be very forgiving and he’s at all times blissful to welcome his children, nonetheless abusive they’ve been!” She was content with my reply and got ready for the treatment. While I worked the hand positions she continued telling me how much she loved God and the way she had missed her conversations with him. She then told me she is convinced that her husband was waiting for her in heaven and she or he would join him when God felt that it was time. Meanwhile she had so much to do. She had written to her son and asked him to come back back home to maintain her company and was in hourly expectation of hearing from him. She then began thanking me for the wonderful treatment that I used to be giving her and she or he was convinced that God had sent me to her when she was most depressed.
Days 6-21: Followed with the patient very enthusiastic and cooperative. She progressively left off her walker and her posture improved and she or he stuck to mealtimes with determination. She even consented to step out of her house and take short walks within the corridor together with her sister. A month later she accomplished a course in Reiki and even visited a textile showroom to pick out some dress material for her. She invited me over for a celebration she held to have a good time her Son’s return home. (The boy had left his job to take up one closer home to be together with his mother). She was bubbling with energy and intensely smitten by life. A fast scan of her chakras revealed that the energy levels were normal and the grey spots in her aura at the basis and naval chakra had disappeared. The Solar plexus Chakra was also open.
Combining Reiki With Other Therapies.
Many Reiki practitioners mix crystal therapy with Reiki to stimulate the chakras. Limonite, Lapis Lazuli, Pietersite, and Turquoise are used to stimulate the sacral Chakra Wardite, Mesolite, Jasper, and Jet, help the bottom chakra open up. The Solar Plexus Chakra is stimulated by chrysanthemum stone, gypsum, jasper, obsidian and rutilated quartz.. Wadeite is used to stimulate all of the chakras. I personally, mix Reiki treatment with Bach Flower treatment and crystal therapy as I find that it accelerates the healing and provides the patient a psychological satisfaction.
As is clear from the above case study, that Reiki brings about immediate and dramatic improvement in condition of individuals affected by depression. Additionally it is evident from countless testimonials that individuals who’ve come out of their depression through the use of Reiki haven’t had a reoccurrence of the identical. Many hospitals around the world are recommending Reiki as a parallel system of treatment. Treating depression with Reiki is becoming a recognized practice inside hospitals and more so with local doctors. The efficacy and impact of Reiki is best understood when it’s personally experienced.
