The Journal
Long-form writing on the symbols, the practice, and the questions practitioners actually ask. Sourced, and honest about what is documented and what is not.
Symbols21 min readHow Many Reiki Symbols Are There? The Honest Answer Isn't FourYou sat in your Level II class, and your teacher drew three shapes on the board. Later, at Master level, a fourth. Four Symbols. Clean, complete, finished.
Symbols12 min readCho Ku Rei: The Symbol You Draw Every Day and Have Never Really MetIt is the first one you were given, and by now your hand knows it better than your mind does.
After a session22 min readWhy You Feel Worse After Reiki: The Healing Crisis Without the MysticismYou went for a Reiki session. It was calm, it was pleasant, you may even have drifted off. And now, some hours later, you feel worse. Flattened. Tearful for no reason you can name. Headachy. Cold…
After a session13 min read"I Don't Feel Anything": What It Means When You Cannot Feel the EnergyThere is a particular silence that happens in a room after an attunement.
Questions12 min readIs Reiki Real? First, Let's Talk About the MoonBefore we get to Reiki, an easier question.