Can you attune an object to Reiki?
This is a question that I have thought about for a long time. It is a controversial theory/belief/idea and It is also a question that several students have asked me recently which is why I have decided to write this blog post.
How many of you have seen items being marketed as "Reiki Charged"? In fact, I have advertised my handmade Reiki Candles this way too. The methods that I used would consist of using hands-on Reiki, creating an intention and drawing symbols over the item. As time went on, I become more familiar with the energy so I began to wonder what this charging was actually doing to the item. What I felt was that I was not actually "charging" the object with Reiki, but I was instead I was cleansing it to restore it to its natural balance. Often that was not my actual intention because what I wanted to do was allow a personal using the object to receive the benefits of Reiki through it. I wanted them to hold the item to receive Reiki for their highest good. I believe that intention counts for a lot when doing any kind of spiritual or energy work, I also believe the system of Reiki works in a certain way. So, the question came to me, can an object be attuned to Reiki?? What would happen if you gave an object an attunement in the same way that you would give a Reiki attunement to a student? Would that even be ethical? I tried to look this up online but I could not find anything where it has been experimented with before so to my knowledge this whole process is NEW.
Before I experimented with this, I wanted to examine the ethics of it. Ethics are important to me and my teaching work plus I believe they are also important to the practice of Reiki. Two thoughts came to my mind. I believe a person should be trained in the system of Reiki before the attunements are given and obviously, an object is not trained. Neither can an object set an intention or consciously treat with Reiki Which I also found to be an important aspect of Reiki. I decided that as my objects were not going to go around trying to practice Reiki on their own, the issue of training did not pose an ethical problem. As for the issue of intention, I concluded that I could set the intention for the healing and the highest good of all those that used the object for the purpose of receiving Reiki while performing the attunement. And when it came to consciousness, I determined that since Reiki is spiritually guided energy, and is not guided by the healer, the consciousness of spirit should suffice.
I have a habit of cleansing and balancing my shower head with Reiki before each shower and then visualising golden healing light pouring over me with the water. As many of you know, I strongly believe that a teacher should work with energies before they share them with others through direct attunement or using a charged object. I decided that I would use the shower head as my first non-human Reiki Attunement recipient. I gave the attunement in the same way I would for a student with the exception that during a part of the ritual that is normally performed at the heart and palm Chakras of the student, I performed it at the back of the shower head and the centre of its face. I set the intention that the shower be tuned into Reiki and be able to channel it for the highest good of all those wishing to receive Reiki. I feel that the attunement was successful. I felt the benefit of Reiki after each shower in which I consciously intend to receive it in the same way I do after a self-healing. I have found that if I do not set the intention to receive and open myself up the energy, I do not notice the same benefit. I have also attuned crystals to Reiki and feel that has been successful also to the point where I will ask for students to hold the crystals while they are receiving the attunement through a personal initiation.
So how do you attune an object?
If you feel that this is something you want to do, you can use the following protocol to safely and powerfully attune any object to Reiki.
If the item is small enough, you can hold it in your hands but if it is a larger object, you can set it onto a table. If the object is similar to the shower head experiment I performed, you will have to move yourself to the object.
Now you need to use your imagination because you are going to attune the object in a similar way you would attune a person to the Reiki energies. You will need to picture where the 7 Chakras would be situated on the object if it were a person.
Using the set protocol that you learn in Usui Reiki 3rd Degree, you can create an intention to attune the object to the Reiki energies.
When the item has been charged and attuned to Reiki, you are free to use the object wherever you are or for whatever purpose you feel the need to incorporate it into your existing healing work.
If this idea resonates with you, I encourage you to try it for yourself and see how it goes. I would love to hear everyone’s thoughts on attuning objects with Reiki and any experiences anyone has with it. If you are not attuned to Reiki but would like to learn more, you can do so by CLICKING HERE. An added bonus for the new Usui Reiki attunements is that I have channelled and written my own manuals which are jam-packed with information to help you on your Reiki journey of personal healing, enlightenment and progression to a new level of consciousness.