Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Contents
Welcome to Reiki Level 2
Lineage
What is a symbol
11
Reiki Symbols
11
13
Cho Ku Rei
14
Sei Hei Ki
15
The case for keeping Cho Ku Rei and Sei Hei Ki apart
17
HonShaZeShoNen
18
20
Energy Meditations
21
22
Distant/Absentee Healing
23
25
Scanning
25
28
30
Contraindications to Reiki
33
Appendices
34
Link yourself to
Heaven and Earth
Stand in the very centre
With your heart receptive to
The flow of the mountain echo
Morihei Ueshiba
I call upon the light of God to fill me, (name) ., and the
room with peace, love, light and protection.
I call upon my Eternal self, Sandanda, Archangel Michael,
Angel Zadkiel, Dr Usui, Dr Hayashi, Madam Takata and all
the Reiki guides and angels and my own spirit guide.
I ask you to channel and direct this Reiki healing to
(name) (say 3 times)
For the highest divine good (say 3 times)
I give thanks for being a Reiki channel.
Lineage
Dr Mikao Usui
Dr Chujiro Hayashi
Iris Ishikura
Pat Jack
Arthur Robertson
Cherie A Prasulm
William L Rand
Margaret Shelton
Clare M Ray
Simon Treselyan
Margaret De-Petro
Mari Hall
Rowena Beaumont
(Shoden)
Martine Moorby
(Okuden)
Jane Whittemore
(Shinpiden)
Alex
Thorne
What is a symbol
A concrete reality, a tangible sign which represents an abstract idea.
A letter, figure, sign used in mathematics, science, music, etc to represent a
quantity, phenomenon, operation, function
We have often lost our larger understanding of symbols as evolution has slowly shaped
our minds towards a material vision of things. Symbols have become an archaic concept
for many. Symbols survived however. In our daily lives as well as religions:
Eg: national flag, letters and figures, gestures, wedding ring, etc
Reiki Symbols
Reiki symbols are Kanji characters from the Japanese alphabet. The word Kanji means
Chinese characters and this suggests that Kanji originated in China.
Each character can have several different meanings depending on the context. Reiki is a
specific context; the meaning of its symbols is not usually indicated in books on Kanji. The
characters developed over time with different styles for each character. This is maybe
why some symbols are not easily identified in literature on Kanji.
Many Reiki symbols are represented by Sanskrit seed syllables. Several symbols which are
found at the Mount Kurama temple bear a striking resemblance to Reiki symbols. It is
more than likely that Mikao Usui used some of the symbolism and philosophy of the
Kurama temple in the formulation of Reiki.
Reiki symbols focus a certain quality of energy for a specific purpose or on a specific spot.
They are energetic keys, buttons or tools, they have a specific function. They have their
own inherent energy. So when you are attuned to the three second degree energies, you
are connected specifically to three different aspects of the Reiki energies. These energies
will access energies that:
Produce physical healing
Produce mental/emotional healing
Allow to connect with a subject at a distance
Reiki symbols are living energy patterns: visualize them or feel them as 3D rather than
flat.
It has been recommended that Reiki symbols should be kept away from uninitiated eyes.
You may find that some traditional teachers do not allow the symbols to be written down
as they are said to be secret. I am of the opinion that secrecy tends to arouse suspicion.
What seems to be the case is that without the initiation, attunement or empowerment to
the Reiki source, the symbols simply will not work; the information does not activate by
itself, it is the attunement/empowerment process that activates them. There is therefore
little point in sharing the symbols which may well remain meaningless to the non-initiate,
where the channel for the Reiki energy has not been opened.
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Cho Ku Rei
This is often referred to as the Power Symbol. Takata said this symbol was the command
to the universal life force. It translates as Holy Audience. It directly increases and
harmonizes the energy in a spot. The spiraling energy penetrates through all barriers and
lifts the veil of illusion that separates us from the source. This is the only symbol that you
can use alone. When you use the other symbols always use this first symbol to build the
other symbols on to.
Use it to boost the energy flow through your hands by drawing it in the palms of your
hands or over the back of your hands. Its main purpose is physical healing. I am told that
Usuis surviving students describe this energy as earth energy, the energy of physical
existence.
So when you meet an area that is particularly in need (injury, discomfort) draw the
symbol over the back of your hands.
Use at the end of a treatment to seal in the energies, and on the soles of the feet to ground
a client.
Use it to bless a room you are
working in
as it eliminates
negative energy from a room.
Draw the symbol over the walls of
the room, the ceiling and the floor ,
saying the symbols name 3 times
each time you draw it, imagining
the room is flooded with vibrant
cleansing energy. You can draw the
symbol in the corners of the room if
you prefer or the middle and see it
expand to fill the room with its
energy. Do whatever you feel is
right for you.
Bless, protect or energize others
(and yourself) with it just
by
conjuring it up in your mind and
visualizing it on others (or
yourself).
Sei Hei Ki
This is referred to as the mental-emotional symbol. It balances the inner states of mind. It
translates as God and man coming together.
It harmonizes the mental
and emotional planes.
SHK generates a higher
frequency than CKR. I
am told that Usuis
surviving students
describe it as celestial
energy, an energy that
makes a link between
earth and heaven,
drawing the 2 into
harmony.
It has been suggested to
use this as a protection
symbol, as an alternative
to CKR, drawing it in the
air in front of you (Tai
Chi style) and walking
into it for example - try
both and decide.
Draw it on
the solar
plexus. It will deal with
stress, tension, anxiety,
insomnia, restlessness,
trauma, anger, grief and
will help to release
emotional blockages. It
The case for keeping Cho Ku Rei and Sei Hei Ki apart
Despite some traditional teachings that encourage the use of CKR (1) WITH SHK (2),
because they represent different frequencies, it appears that Usui used them separately.
You may choose to give a whole treatment using mainly the frequency of CKR (1) , or that
of SHK (2) depending on what you feel is needed. If you do a course of treatments, you
could do the first treatment using the energy of CKR (1) and the next one using the energy
of SHK (2) for example. You can also use one energy for a while , and then disconnect
from that energy and change to the other for a while.
Symbols used singly act as filters within the spectrum of the Reiki energy, leaving the
frequencies that you have chosen to work with.
During a standard treatment, you might draw SHK for mental balancing over the head,
maybe with an affirmation that you intend to be accepted by the persons
subconsciousness mind for their highest good. You might draw the SHK again over the
heart and solar plexus for emotional release. You might consciously choose to disconnect
from SHK (2) and work with CKR (1).
It has been argued that the best results are obtained when you channel one frequency
only for the whole treatment, allowing the body to resonate for the longest time possible to
a specific frequency. If a persons main problem is stress or depression, you could choose
SHK (2), or CKR (1) if someone you work with has suffered a physical injury. You can
review the situation in the light of the feedback at the next appointment.
Of course, you always have the option to do Reiki 1 treatments where you let the energy
flow as it wants, without any boosting.
This might be your preferred choice for a first treatment, for your hands (and your
intuition) to pick up variations and needs.
HonShaZeShoNen
This is often referred to as the distant healing symbol. It is always used with the first and
second symbols. It is used for healing and harmony outside time and space.
When sending the energy you can
perform it to work on a specific
problem, however never ask for a
specific outcome rather ask for the
best outcome for all involved.
A distance treatment is just as
effective as a hands on treatment,
however because it is working from a
distance with the aura into the
physical body it will take much less
time.
Uses: use when you wake up to set the
tone for your day and help you to use
each hour the best way possible. Use
at the end of the day as an
acknowledgement of what the day has
brought. To work with you on the
parts of yourself that are hard to
reach, and to clear past emotional
patterning.
One technique that I was taught uses
it in conjunction with CKR and SHK.
Visualize in the following order:
CKR(1)+HSZSN(3)+SHK(2)+CKR(1)
(3) is like a transmitter, a phone line,
(2) harmonizes the communication
and (1) empowers it!
Absentee transmission can be to an
event, a person or a concept. (See
Distant/Absentee Healing).
This symbol is also useful if you wish to undertake channelling work, astral journeys,
journeys through time, karma clearing, and contacts with your own intuition and higher
self.
According to Usuis surviving students, this energy produces a state of mind of oneness
in the practitioner, a oneness with the universe that allows you to transcend time and
space. So maybe it can be used over the solar plexus for instance, so that emotions can be
connected and released, or maybe over chakras to connect them, if you feel this is
appropriate. (E.G. Throat-heart-solar plexus to connect mental/emotional areas with
centre of communication) Perhaps when you start a treatment, and you are resting your
hands on someone's shoulders, you may visualize HSZSN (3) in your minds eye, and say
its name 3 times as a way of connecting with the person on all levels, or on a deep level.
Energy Meditations
There are two ways you can experience the individual energies of the Reiki symbols.
With a partner
On your own
1. With a partner:
A. Charge the hands using your chosen symbol - CKR
(1) or SHK (2) - by drawing t over your palm,
saying its name 3 times (for spiritual affirmation),
and then pressing your hands together 3 times to
activate both hands.
B. Visualize a large version of the symbol up in the
air above you, saying the name 3 times and
imagine that you are drawing cascades of energy
from that symbol, visualizing the energy moving
through your crown, and into your client through
your hands and arms.
C. Say to yourself Cho Ku Rei on or Sei Hei Ki on.
Hover your hands by the recipients temples, or you can rest your hands on their
shoulders.
Then swap and use the other symbol.
See if you and your partner can feel a difference between the 2 frequencies of energy.
People often describe CKR as more tangible. This is because CKR reduces the frequency f
energy you are channelling to a lower level, more suitable for the physical body, and
because you feel the physical body, the effects of CKR are most easily noticeable to you.
By contrast, people have described the energy of SHK as being lighter, more delicate
This is because the energy vibrates at a higher frequency, suitable for healing the mental
and emotional aspects of a person. It is no less powerful than CKR, it is just different, and
sometimes more difficult to discern.
2. On your own:
Here are 2 ways of experimenting with the symbols on your own, and should be done for
3-5 minutes.
A. Sit comfortably with your eyes closed, with your hands resting on your lap and your
palms facing upwards.
B. Visualize either CKR or SHK up in the air above you, and say the name 3 times for
spiritual affirmation.
C. Imagine cascades of energy flooding down onto you from the symbol. The energy
radiates onto your face, your torso and into your hands, flooding through your whole
body.
Do this with the other symbol. What sensations or impressions are you getting? There are
no right or wrong answers as everyone experiences different things.
When I was studying this I had the following sensations:
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Distant/Absentee Healing
With HonShaZeShoNen.
Naturally if you know the person, you know what they look like so it is easier to visualize
them. If you do not know them you will need some description of them in order to paint a
picture in your mind. The name and place of residence or location at the present time,
age, height, approximate weight, colour of hair and eyes, and if they are male or female.
1. Visualize the person standing between your hands and stay mentally connected to hem
during the process of sending energy to them.
2. Visualize and say all three symbols in your mind like a mantra.
3. Intend that you request permission for this healing. When you feel a difference in the
energy between your hands you have received permission and you can leave the person
small between your hands or increase their size. If you leave them small hold the image
of them between your hands for 5 to 10 minutes, or until the energy dissipates,
whichever is first.
4. Visualize a stream of light or energy going through them like a fountain of water.
5. Finally see them sitting between your hands. Understand they have realizes their
perfection and are at peace with themselves and the world.
6. Close the field by bringing your hands together.
In fact, whatever you can imagine between your hands you can send energy to; a photo of
the person, a place, a house, anything.
Using a stand in.
Use a teddy bear or pillow in place of a person. Say the persons name 3 times, draw the
symbols down the front of the body then do as you would for a standard treatment.
Using a photo.
It does not have to be a recent photo. Hold the photo between your hands and use the
symbols to connect to it, saying all 3 symbols like a mantra. Intend the flow of energy to
go to the person. Leave your hands their until the energy dissipates.
There are no hard and fast rules associated with distant healing, and this can be
disconcerting for some people. There are indeed many ways to send distant healing.
Essentially I suggest:
You are clear in your mind about who or what you are sending Reiki to.
You use HonShaZeShoNen to make that distant connection
This is a method that uses all 3 symbols.
N.B. With all symbols DRAW once and SAY NAME three times.
The basic process of distant healing is visualization. It does not matter if you do not
visualize clearly or if another of your senses is the dominant one for you. All the methods
are correct if your intent is right.
I believe that:
1. Reiki by definition, is a beautiful healing energy that is also benevolent.
2. If we always include If this is for the highest good of the recipient , we are not
manipulating the result, which means also that the outcome is not ours, and that if the
person does not want the healing for any reason, then Reiki will not show any result (in
use these words advisedly, because Reiki may work on a soul level instead, with the
persons highest minds engagement, not their conscious mind)
If you are worried about the appropriateness of your timing for sending distant healing,
then simply intend the energy to be received by the person at whatever moment is most
appropriate for them in the next 24 hours - exactly as I do when I send you all a distant
empowerment on a Monday (should you wish to receive it).
Scanning
The heightened sensitivity in your palm chakras will enable you to scan a clients energy
field and chakras, sensing changes which may be indicative of imbalances. It is carried
out by hovering and moving your hands a few inches above the physical body of your
client. Scanning is a method by which the practitioner feels what in Japanese is called
byosen (see below Byosen Reikan Ho (something that comes from the source of the disease) by using hibiki (sensations that can be felt in the hand of the practitioner who feels
the byosen). Any sudden change in sensation that you feel as you scan the aura, could
mean a healing need, be it heat, cold, electric current sensation, breeze, pushing, pulling,
vibration, shaking or any other sensation. You will learn which sensation is most
meaningful to you with practice. This is a good technique to practice, you can use the
knowledge gained using the sensations as a guide to your hand positions for the
treatment, even inventing extra hand positions, as you allow your treatment to be guided
by your clients energetic needs rather than a set of traditional hand positions (as taught
in Reiki 1).
Remember you do not need to force it, it will come naturally.
Remember however that diagnosis is a doctors responsibility, not a Reiki practitioners.
As with Reiki 1, it is possible that your hands feel cool, yet the client may be experiencing
heat emanating from your hands. This occurs as a cooling effect on the back of your hands
as you are sending vast amounts of energy into the client. This can also be experienced in
reverse, where the hands feel cool to the client and hot to you. The imbalanced energy is
being pulled from the client. This does not mean that you are personally extracting the
negative energy or pain. Magnetic energy is not aligned with the principles of Reiki
(which is channelled universal Chi), as there are inherent dangers for the healer in using
their own magnetic field.
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Protection
There are various aspects to protection, which we can take as meaning protection from
psychic attack of some sort, or protection from picking things up from people we have
been treating. Conventional spiritual healers seem to spend a lot of time visualizing
protective bubbles around themselves, but within Reiki this seems to be far less common.
With Reiki, you go through a ritual attunements that connects you permanently, and
strongly, to a source of beautiful healing energy, and because of this strong and
permanent connection, you are protected. Your focus is on the source, not the astral
plane.
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Contraindications to Reiki
It is my belief that there exist no known contraindications to Reiki, given its nature.
However, I give the following for your consideration. I suggest you consider the
environment within you operate, our level of competence and confidence and your
intuition ad the criteria to follow.
How much credence you give to the following is up to you.
1. Avoid treating people who are on long term life-supporting medication such as insulin.
The theory is that if REiki cured diabetes in one session, the insulin would kill the client.
Anybody on long-term medication of that nature would be invited to monitor their
condition, and report to their medical practitioner if they notice any change. I believe
that it is highly unlikely that Reiki would effect an instant cure for any long-term
condition Please feel free to discuss this with me if you feel the need to.
2. Be careful when treating people with pacemakers. The theory is that Reiki could have a
detrimental mechanical/electrical effect.
I would suggest you dont deliberately stimulate the heart area with CKR close to it.
3. Be careful with people wearing hearing aids, for the same reason.
I would suggest again that Reiki is unlikely to deafen anyone, but equally, I would suggest
the client removes or disconnects the hearing aid or extra precaution.
4. Dont treat schizophrenics or people prone to hallucinations/visions.
Again, I cannot see that Reiki would would further damage anybody. There is no
evidence to support this, and I am sure that Reiki can only support the client in whatever
way is appropriate for that individual.
We must learn to tame our fears
It goes without saying that if you work in a hospice or other medical or non-medical
establishment, it is your duty and your responsibility to abide by the code of conduct ad
the ethics you have agreed to work to.
(For example my Reiki master - level 2 - works for a Macmillan ward, so the rule about
not offering Reiki to cancer patients does not apply, obviously (see Reiki and the law, p.32.
para c).
Above all what you must NOT offer is a CURE. Make no claims that you cannot
guarantee. Nobody can guarantee a cure, not even the medical profession.
You can offer relaxation. For me the healing does not necessarily mean being cured.
Think about this.
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Appendices
Appendix 1: - Hatsu Rei Ho
(With thanks to Taggart King of Reiki Evolution (http://www.reiki-evolution.co.uk)
The Reiki attunements give everyone a baseline ability, so you all start off on the same
footing. However, how effective or how 'clear' a channel you are depends on what you do
with the energy. It is very important to get regular practice, particularly in the first few
weeks after being attuned, by doing self-treatments and treating other people, but from
Japan has come a series of energy exercises specially designed to be used by Reiki people.
These exercises are called 'Hatsu Rei Ho'.
'Hatsu Rei Ho' originates in Tendai Buddhism, and the exercises have correspondences
with Tibetan Buddhist purification rituals, Taoist or meridian massage, and QiGong too.
They are used within the Usui Reiki Ryoho Gakkai, and it was only in Autumn 1999 that
the techniques were revealed in the Western world by a man called Hiroshi Doi who is a
member of Usui's Association. Hatsu Rei Ho is designed to be carried out every day for at
about 10-15 minutes, and is the basis of the practice of Reiki in the Gakkai. It is something
that is done conscientiously at all levels: First Degree, Second Degree and Master levels.
The Japanese word Ho means technique, so you will find it attached to a number of
Reiki techniques. Hatsu Rei means start up Reiki, and Hatsu Rei Ho can be taken as
meaning a technique to start up and strengthen your Reiki. This method, together with
the Reiju empowerments that you received on the First Degree course, are the basic
techniques of Usui's Reiki training as it is practiced in Japan today. Reiju is used for
transmitting the Reiki ability to another person, and Hatsu Rei Ho is used to strengthen
that connection and to purify the Reiki energy that passes through the student. Hatsu Rei
Ho is begun as soon as the student starts training with the Gakkai, and students would
receive Reiju empowerments every week, to enhance their intuitive abilities and
accelerate their spiritual development.
It was taught that it is not enough simply to receive a Reiki empowerment, although the
Reiki ability will never leave you. If a student wanted to progress on their spiritual path,
they needed to do three things:
1.
2.
3.
Place the fingertips of your right hand near the top of the left shoulder, where the
collarbone meets the bulge of the shoulder. The hand is lying flat on your chest.
Draw your flat hand down and across the chest in a straight line, over the base of the
sternum (where your breastbone stops and your abdomen starts, in the midline) and down
to the right hip. Exhale as you do this.
Do the same on the right side, using your left hand. Draw your left hand from the right
shoulder, in a straight line across the sternum, to the left hip, and again exhale as you
make the downward movement.
Do the same on the left side again (like you did at the start), so you will have carried out
movements with your right hand, left hand, and right hand again.
Now put your right fingertips on the outer edge of the left shoulder, at the top of your
slightly outstretched left arm, with your fingertips pointing sideways away from your
body.
Keep the hand moving all the way to the fingertips and beyond, all the while keeping the
left arm straight. Exhale as you do this.
Repeat this process on the right side, with the left hand placed on the right shoulder, and
move it down the right arm to the fingertips and beyond. Exhale as you do this.
Repeat the process on the left side again, so you will have carried out movements with
your right hand, left hand, and right hand again, like before.
Put your hands on your lap with your palms facing upwards and breathe naturally
through your nose. Focus on your Dantien point and relax.
When you breathe in, visualize energy or light flooding into your crown chakra and
passing into your Dantien and, as you pause before exhaling, feel that energy expand
throughout your body, melting all your tensions.
When you breathe out, imagine that the energy floods out of your body in all directions as
far as infinity.
You should soon feel energy/tingling in your hands and even in your feet, as the
meditation progresses!
When you breathe in, visualize energy or light flooding into your hands and passing into
your Dantien: breathe in through your hands.
Feel the energy accumulating and building there.
When you breathe out, visualize that the energy stored in your Dantien floods out
through your hands.
Do not anger
Do not worry
Be humble
Be honest
Open your eyes and shake your hands up/down/left/right for a few seconds.
Root
Sacral
Solar Plexus
Heart
Throat
Third
Eye
Crown
Endocrine
System
Adrenals Suprarenal,
bladder, spine,
kidneys
Gonads reproductive
system
Pancreas Stomach,
liver, gall
bladder
Thymus - heart,
lungs, liver,
circulatory
system
Thyroid Bronchial
and vocal
apparatus,
lungs
Pituitary hypothala
mus, left
eye, ears,
nose
Pineal upper
brain, right
eye
Function
Survival
instincts,
Kundalini,
creative
expression,
Abundance
issues
Feeling,
Emotional
centre
Power,
wisdom
Love
Communi
cation
Intuition,
will
Eye, our
spiritual
self
Music
Mantra
Lam, Oh
Oo
Ahh
Ay
Eee
Mn Nn
Om
Sanskrit
Muladhara
Svadhisthana
Mani Pura
Anahata
Vishudda
Anja
Sahasrara
Sense
Touching, I
have
Feeling, I feel
Experiencing,
I Can
Loving, I love
Hearing,
smelling,
tasting, I
speak
Seeing, I
see
Knowing,
I know
Essential Oil
Red Clove,
Black
Cherry
Orange,
Patchouli
Lemon,Vani
lla
Lime,
Eucalyptus
Frankinc
ense,
Clary
Sage
Juniper,
Palma
Rosa
Lavender,
Lemongra
ss
Perception
Touch,
movement
and
presence,
Kinesthetic
Emotional
Intuition
Loving
Hearing,
speaking
Seeing,
Visualizi
ng
Knowing
whole
concept
Nature of
information
Kinestetic
feeling in
your body like feeling
off balance,
shivers, hair
standing on
end, energy
runnign,
physical
pleasure and
pain
Emotional
feeling - joy,
fear, anger
A vague
sense of
knowing
that is not
specific - a
vague sense
of size,
shape and
intent of
being that is
sensual
A sense of
loving another
Hearing
sounds,
words or
music and
also taste
and smell
Seeing
clear
pictures,
either
symbolic
or literal
Receiving
a whole
concept
that goes
beyond
each of the
senses
listed
below
Meditation
Practice
Walking
Meditation, ,
Touching
Deep
relaxation
Meditate on
peaceful sense
of well-being
One
pointedness
of mind
Rose light of
love, love a
flower
Sounding,
Listening
Messiani
c or
Christ
conscious
ness
Be still
and know
I am God
the body.
Within this field can be seen thought forms. They appear to be blobs of varying brightness
and form. These thought forms have additional colours superimposed on them, actually
emanating from the emotional level. The colour represents the persons emotion that is
connected to the thought form. Habitual thoughts become very powerful well-formed
forces that then affect.
Mental Body
3 to 8 inches from physical body
Chakra - Solar Plexus
Properties - The Mind
Rational thinking (lower mental). Most of us exist here in daily life.
Emotions are attached to thought forms in this body. (Our thoughts create our reality.)
These are what we call blockages.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
A parent or guardian who willfully fails to provide adequate medical aid for a
child under the age of 16 may be committing a criminal office. Reiki is not defined
as a medical aid by law so anyone who treats a child whose parents refuse medical
aid could be seen to be aiding and abetting that offense. When treating a child it is
advisable to secure the signature of the parent or guardian to the following
statement. "I have been warned by (Reiki Practitioners name) that according to
Law I must consult a doctor concerning the health of my child (childs name)." This
statement should be signed and dated by both parent/guardian and a witness and
kept with the client records.
It is illegal to practice dentistry if unqualified.
It is an offense to offer treatment or prescribe a remedy or advice for cancer
(please note this does not mean that you cannot give Reiki to someone with
cancer, you just cannot claim to specifically treat cancer).
Any advertising should comply with the British Code of Advertising Practice and
meet the requirements of the Advertising Standards Agency. Adverts should be
dignified and should not claim a cure or mention any disease.
Reiki Practitioners must not attend women in childbirth or treat them for ten days
thereafter unless they hold an appropriate qualification in midwifery.
Reiki Practitioners should not prescribe or sell remedies, herbs, supplements, oils,
etc., unless they have undergone appropriate training and have qualifications
which entitle them to do so.
Before treating animals it is advisable to seek assurance from the owner that a vet
has examined the animal. The Veterinary Surgery Act of 1966 prohibits anyone
other than a qualified veterinary surgeon from treating animals, including
diagnosis of ailments and giving of advice on such diagnosis. However the healing
of animals by contact healing, by the laying on of hands or distant healing is legal.
However the Protection of Animals Act 1911 requires that if an animal clearly
needs treatment from a veterinary surgeon the owner must obtain this. To give
emergency First Aid to animals for the purpose of saving life or relieving pain is
permissible under the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 Schedule 3.
It is required that cases of certain infectious diseases are notified to the Medical
Officer of Health in the district where the client is resident. The notification must
be made by a GP, so if a Reiki Practitioner suspects that the client is suffering from
a notifiable disease they should insist that the client should see a doctor.
NOTIFIABLE DISEASES
Under the Public Health (Control of Diseases) Act 1984. Cholera, Plague, Relapsing Fever,
Smallpox, Typhus, Food Poisoning.
Under the Public health (Infectious diseases) Regulations 1988. Acute Encephalitis, Acute
Poliomyelitis, Anthrax, Diphtheria, Dysentery (Amoebic or Bacillary), Leprosy,
Leptospirosis, Malaria, Measles, Meningitis, Meningococcal Septicaemia (without
Meningitis) Mumps, Opthalmia Neonatorum, Paratyphoid Fever, Rabies, Rubella, Scarlet
Fever, Tetanus, Tuberculosis, Typhoid Fever, Viral Haemorrahagic Fever, Viral
Hepatitis, Whooping Cough, Yellow Fever.
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3. Premises
a.
b.
c.
4. Advertising
1.
The law makes it an offense to take part in the publication of any advertisement
referring to any article or any description in terms which are calculated to lead to
the use of that article for the purpose of treating human beings for any of the
refers to any article calculated to lead to its use in the treatment of cancer.
3.
At all times advertising should comply with standards laid down by the British
Code of Advertising Practice and meet the requirements of the Advertising
Standards Authority.
5. Guidelines for dealing with Clients expressing suicidal feelings.
The legal position
It is not against the law for an individual to commit suicide or to attempt to commit
suicide (Suicide Act 1961) However, the law states that anyone either a professional or lay
person can be charged with the offense of aiding and abetting a suicide in the following
circumstances: