Reiki Self-Alignment Ritual

Reiki is our universal life force or Source Energy. Invoking it, the Reiki master or practitioner expands the intensity of her focus into form, allowing that universal life force to flow through for others to take as they will. Reiki is nothing that a practitioner does to anyone. We only provide an expanded channel for Source Energy to flow.

Although a Reiki practitioner receives Reiki while channeling Reiki for others, it’s always a good practice to perform a daily ritual to realign our disparate energy. I decided to create one for self-balancing or self-alignment for daily use.

Because I have trouble with curious entities coming close to me, I begin by casting a circle followed by a derivation on the Three Pillars of Reiki: Gassho, Reiji-ho, and Chiryo. It’s a form of centering that I learned in Reiki training that relies on an intuitive approach to offering Reiki. Mu-shin Gassho is the less formal version of Gassho and I use it to begin the ritual. I like it because it includes reciting the 5 Reiki principles as meditative affirmations. Since I’m performing the ritual on myself, I alter Reiji-ho and Chiryo somewhat for self-use.

After reciting the 5 Reiki principles, I visualize the symbol for the Fire Serpent moving downward from the Crown to the Root and then back up again to the Crown, cleansing my chakras. It’s at that point that I take my C and G tuning forks, also known as body tuners, strike them on the activator and bring them up to my ears. Their harmonics produce a perfect fifth, opening a channel to higher consciousness.

Tuning forks are an interesting addition to a Reiki session. My husband just loves them, especially up and down his spine and around the lower back area where he has most of his issues. Listening to and breathing in the resonance of the C and G forks creates a harmonic balance to the nervous system and helps me to relax prior to beginning the ritual and I like to begin and end a Reiki session with them.

Many Reiki masters and practitioners make use of both traditional and non-traditional symbols when offering Reiki. These symbols hold special meaning and power and are useful as both a focus for the practitioner and as a means for transmuting specific energy dealing with power, emotion, healing the past, chakra cleansing and others. They can be drawn on the practitioner’s hands, in the air, on a surface such as paper, or visualized. It’s up to the practitioner as to whether or not he or she uses them, but given my love of runes, I use Reiki symbols in my Reiki sessions. They’re particularly effective when performing distance healing.

While using the body tuning forks, I visualize the two halves of a merkaba, one above me and one below me, observing them as they spin opposite to each other. I visualize them moving together with me in the middle as they become the vehicle for my Source Presence. As the merkaba forms, I reach for my Pineal tuner, strike it on the activator and then hold it a half inch away from my Third Eye.

As I listen to the sound and feel my pineal gland as it vibrates, I visualize three Cho Ku Rei symbols, the Reiki symbol for power, above my head and moving downward through my chakras, one followed by the other.

I then visualize three Sei He Ki symbols, the Reiki symbol for emotional and mental healing, surrounding me as I let all of my worries leave my awareness.

To heal any past issues, I visualize three Hon Sha Ze Sho Nen symbols, the Reiki distance healing symbol, to assist me in letting go of the past and to stay in the present moment.

Lastly, I visualize Dai Ko Myo, the Reiki Master symbol, above and below, coming together and imbuing the merkaba with healing Source Energy, the final step in creating a healing sacred space from which to continue my ritual.

Setting down the Pineal tuner, I continue with the Three Pillars ritual by holding my right hand over my Crown chakra and my left hand at my Root. I find that my receptive or non-dominant hand is best for scanning auras, so I begin scanning upward from the Root with my left hand, meeting my right hand up at the Crown.

From there, I use both hands and scan downward, feeling for any changes in density along the way, stopping and letting Reiki flow to any areas that seem off or dense. If I feel the need then I can also perform a full Reiki session at this time, stopping at all the typical target points.

When I feel I’m done, I bring my hands back to Mu-shin Gassho position and sit in quiet resonance. From there I pick up my C and G tuners, strike them on the activator, bring them to my ears, listen and breathe in their resonance while visualizing the merkaba separating as the Reiki symbols disappear. And when I’m ready, I bring my hands out in supplication to Goddess, closing the circle and ending the ritual.

How we perform or practice Reiki truly is a personal issue so we should always feel free to create what feels right to us. Reiki is such a versatile practice that it can be incorporated into any other modality. Of course I put a slightly witchy spin on it, and I’m really enjoying including tuning forks which I could do more of in this ritual if I felt I needed it. Weighted forks are used directly on the body so if I wanted to treat one of my numerous problem areas, I could do so. I’ve included the merkaba in many of my meditations so it felt right to include it here. Sometimes I’ll even use it as a shield if I’m having trouble with vampiric energy bothering me.

We actively align with Source Presence every time we invoke Reiki, and each time we do, our alignment is felt in the souls of everyone. It tells the Collective Consciousness that our flow is returning, that resistance to our Source Presence is ending. Definitely worth creating a ritual or two for.

Blessed be.