A note on Attunement Symptoms
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I thought it was prudent to write a follow up to my previous post about attunement symptoms. I realised a few days ago, upon reflecting on our situation, that my post may well have scared some of our readers. I remember being scared myself as people commented on the incredible changes and challenges they faced after an attunement!
My desire is not to scare you but to encourage you to see Reiki as a beautiful energy and maybe even inspire you to explore it further yourself. So let me explain about attunement symptoms a bit further:
When you are attuned to Reiki it is like having a dear friend turn up and help you do a massive spring clean. Together you go through all the bits and pieces you have stored in your attic (head) and basement (heart and solar plexus), whilst dusting away the cobwebs throughout the whole house (your whole body). In doing so you will discover two things - treasures you had long forgotten you possessed (memories, achievements etc) and things you have hidden away because you didn’t want to see them again (perhaps a memory of an argument you’d had, the fear of moving forwards in an area of your life, or even a “gift” someone gave you that you didn’t really want but felt you had to keep!)
You may have tried this kind of spring clean multiple times before - but each time you found a treasure you couldn’t see it for the dust that had formed through the years and every time you found a painful memory you closed down and decided you couldn’t face it. Even if you felt you had faced it, you may find it popping up in some other guise to tear you down again. I know I had!
But with this dear friend called Reiki you find that the dust just blows away without so much as a whip of your cloth and suddenly beauty appears before you everywhere you go. And when the pain resurfaces from those not-so-pleasant issues you find a friend who can hug you from the inside out and dry your tears as they fall. This friend understands your pain, but also knows the strength that lies within you. This friend offers you the power to heal yourself and whispers gently in your ear that you can do it!
For T, his heart and soul had been fightin against his work as a plumber for a good many years previous to his attunement. Yet he had kept going due to guilt, fear and a sense of duty or responsibility. He had taken actions to move forwards and a trip to Thailand followed by an attunement to Usui Reiki had created a great shift in his perceptions - even brought the two of us together (we would never have met if T hadn’t developed an interest in Reiki and found me online)!! Both our lives had moved forwards independently with a lot of help from our dear friend Reiki - but then Reiki called to us to work together with her!
After his attunement to Celtic Reiki 1 we both felt a shift deep within ourselves. Just as I had been urged to make changes to my life after each of my attunement, T found his body telling him without question that now was the time to walk away from that which caused him so much pain. And I found myself urged on to expand Roots That Heal as I have dreamt of for many months, even years!
Please do not think that if you are attuned to Reiki that you wil suddenly develop painful physical issues or that you will be reduced to tears because of all the things that suddenly come up for you. You will not be overwhelmed, for Reiki knows your limits (and knows they are far greater than you ever imagined!) and will always show you the paths forward, especially if you remember to tun to her and use her gift in times of need. And at the end of it all you will be so much happier and calmer and you will see so much of life you were missing due to the fog you had pulled around yourself. It is a beautiful thing!!
So, remember that Reiki will always be your friend, whether you are attuned to it or not, and an attunement will never be an unpleasant thing - it is just the friend who shows you the truth you were perhaps afraid to see about yourself. And the truth is - you are far more powerful and beautiful than you ever dreamed!
With love
Amanda xx
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