Awakener

Due to being "Source Energy" it is often described as an intelligent energy. If you let the energy work freely, it greatly benefits the user. A lot of teachers are far too regimented with their practice and it actually weakens the creative expression of the intelligent energy. It'll do the work for you and follow intentions you put forth fairly well of you give it the room to do so.

I numbered the quote to make it easier on myself to make a well rounded answer, cuz meow. 1) It's a very good practice to examine a Master, even amongst Reiki. My particular teacher is highly gifted and intuitive. She's a lovely lady who uses Reiki as her primary modality but has drawn wisdom from other practices and ideas to make her own personal practice more well rounded and complete. She's highly charitable, offering level 1 attunements are $55 and any Reattunements are free, even if you got them from another teacher. She respects and honors other masters and doesn't overstep their attunements. If you want to learn, but can't pay, she'll teach you but sorta put you to work in a Reiki Clinic she has that lets people experience Reiki for dirt cheap and helps newbies gain experience channeling. 10 Dollars for 45 Minutes kinda dirt cheap. A lot of Reiki Clinics will charge up to 100 for a full session (over an hour). 2) Moving right along, I ended up going in reverse. My life saw fit to introduce me to energy works Before Qigong and Neigong. I haven't even begun a practice yet because I'm so indecisive on what to shoot for that isn't a simple or weak modality. But Reiki is like any modality, the more you practice, the better you are and more benefits you get. The Attunement aligns your spirit and meridians to act as a channel for the Reiki energy. Typical practice sees no "retention" of the energy. It typically leaves the body rather quickly and is primarily directed through the crowm of the head and through the hands. Though I've had success directly it through the micro and macrocosmic orbit which I'll go into later. If one can't sense energy, intention alone can activate a channel to open and let it pass through. If one does daily Reiki treatments, it clears and opens Meridians, allowing for the development of sensitivity towards feeling energy due to direct practice with it. During channeling you tend to quiet down and instinctively go into a meditative state, so people who do Reiki on themselves and others Daily can develop senses due to this combination. 3) The familiar buzzing/tingling/vibrating feeling of Qi is a similar way that Reiki feels except the Frequency is way higher. When I direct it through my microcosmic orbit, it tends to have a very clarifying and expansive feel to it with a heavy presence on my third eye. Different Modalities of Reiki can have different "qualities" because they can sometimes attune to a different "Ray". More often than not, Reiki maintains the basic "earth/life-energy" quality to it. Now, when I say "earth" you can think of it as "earth" on a higher octave. Reiki is the lowest frequency of the "Heavenly Rays" or "Source Energies". Some modalities will grab a few of the other rays though. By far the most expansive system I know of is "All-Love Sekhem" which is beyond Reiki. (I've also heard good things about something called "Shamballa Multidimensional Healing" but I don't know much about it besides that you need to be a Reiki Master to learn it.) If Reiki is One Ray than Sekhem, Seichim, or Seichem is the whole rainbow and is Very Powerful and so high vibrational I actually burst my channels when I channeled it for the first time and even today I have difficulties getting a stable connection which is why I'm looking for a strong Qigong or Neigong practice to compliment my practices to strengthen my spirit to handle the higher energies. In the end, as long as you find a True Master, a modality that resonates with you, and use frequently, it'll be worth your money. Using it to make aches and pains go away made it worth the money to me. xD 4) Along the lines of how things feel months/years later. There was a point in the where I went about 6 months without channeling, meditation, or doing any energy works and my meridians got cloggy and sluggish so it became difficult to channel and begin my work again. However, with daily work on myself and lots of perseverance, my meridians cleared out on about two weeks and it feels normal again, though it still took another week or two to get my system pumping the output I was used to. Reiki is a lot like love... The more you give the more you get. Reiki can be in the softer and gentler side of things at times but if you have good channels, it can feel like an intense heat but out is heavily dependent on how often you practice, as with anything.

Wow, thank you! I knew I couldn't have been the only one to think of it. lol Even if indirectly. Do you have any material I can look or that you can direct me to finding that you use? I live in a deadzone for these practices. All I have around here is taekwondo, jujitsu, westernized karate, and five elements medical qigong so everything I try and practice has to be online. :/ Not ideal, but I can't exactly argue about it. lol

I have a lot to learn before I go around trying to make a new system. Maybe someday after experience and wisdom has had time to find me on my path. xD But, that's why I'm here. To draw from the wealth of the Daobums! So much to learn, so little time. lol

I do understand that, but all things are of One World. Everything fits together in some way and many things have uses beyond their knowing until they are discovered. What if Reiki could be used to help raise the vibrational quality of denser energies when included with internal practices?

Reiki is one of the rays of light from the heavenly realm, a high vibrational light energy channelled from Source and not to be confused with Prana.

I'm new to the game and I'm having difficulties establishing a firm daily practice. I understand the general concepts, but don't know the practicals. I'm more advanced in other forms of energy practice but I'm just beginning my journey into internal alchemy. 1) What's the fastest way to gather energy in the dantian? 2) How do you Cultivate Jing? Gathering Qi in the dantian is one thing but how do I generate life force? (jing) Or is it Jing that gathers in the Dantian... 3) I can sense energy, but I can't distinguish between the three types yet. Is there a practice specifically for enhancing sensing? Or is that just attained as you go kinda thing. 4) I'm trying to get used to reverse abdominal breathing but I can't get used to it. It completely disturbs my meditative state. I feel like I'm doing something wrong. It's different from "Reverse Breathing", right?

That makes a lot of sense. I practice Reiki and some other external arts so I know a little about that. One time (before I started reiki or could even sense energy very well) I accidentally induced an adrenalin rush on someone who was tired while I was trying to give them energy to stay awake in class. At one point I stopped trying to "send them energy" and used my energy as a "messenger" to aid in her body releasing it's own energy. It was pure intention, no visualization. She freaked out, along with me! Lol Though, I never thought about knocking people down... or how I'd even go about trying. o.o

Fabulous, that's actually a question that I Wanted answered. Thank you! You've been a big help. Any other advice? The wisdom of others is something I graciously heed.

Perfectly well said, thank you. That makes a lot of sense.

What if you can actively and consciously move energy and feel its movement and quality; not just visualize? Is it still unsafe and weak?

This is so meandering and convoluted I'm having issues finding a point... It tells me that there are problems but not how to solve them. It warns of meditation sickness and basically makes it sound like striving for cultivating the inner energies is all non-sense and misconception and will inevitably lead to Meditation Sickness but it doesn't say what to do instead to avoid the sickness... Why have I read an overly extensive warning label that warns against Symptoms, but doesn't guide one from its cause? :Edit: - Don't get me wrong, I greatly appreciate the care and attention to the wellbeing of others and that shouldn't be discounted. I'm just confused because of the long-winded nature of it. It behave difficult to derive meaning from the format. Sometimes answers were posed to questions that weren't clearly defined. Many were helpful of course, but they all just arise more questions.

I live in Naples Florida. It's a good place to live but it's still growing. Mostly retired people here. lol

My Wife and future children are always my priority! lol She is equally interested in these things as myself, but she has less time for that at the moment. Also, I'm usually the one that combs the ether to find what's right for the family's future before introducing it. I hope one day to happily be practicing meditation with my children. The "Serious Ground" bit is just my passionate heart wanting to catch up to my Wife's crazy advanced innate cultivation so that we can be in equal playing fields as parents. She's meandering on her path so that I can catch up. She doesn't do it intentionally but I feel guilty for holding her back. She can telepathically communicate with the spirit of our child even before she was pregnant but has no interest in cultivating further because she can't share it with me yet.

Very good advice. Thank you again for your words of wisdom. Blessed Be.

Thank you for your words and advice. I will heed them and strive for a proper balance. May I inquire as to the reason you don't talk about practices? Purely out of curiosity. I like to understand people and their views. I find that understanding others helps us to better understand ourselves.

This resonates with me greatly, Thank you!

Wow! Thank you so much for all of this valuable information! I literally just turned all of your "Energy Cultivator's Handbook" parts into a mega-document so I can reference it offline in one convenient place. You're running 30495 words to date so far on all seven parts. Keep up the Amazing work, and Congratulations on becoming a father! My wife is expecting so I can understand the excitement.

Greetings Daobums! Just a short intro to get the ball rolling, I've been practicing meditation for several years now, learning how to move and sense energy in my body and in other people and crystals. About a two years ago, I learned Reiki and I've been burrowing further down the rabbit hole every since with learning all sorts of things and having a great many experiences. I'm trying to advance down the paths of internal alchemy, Neigong, Qigong, and Tai chi. Having a very strong love and desire for these topics, I find myself having issues figuring out where to begin. I understand that a 'Sensible' order for learning would be Tai Chi, then Qigong, then Neigong... but that's a rather long way away before I get to the part I'm Most interested in. But not only that, I'm having difficulties finding reputable material regarding Neigong. Tai Chi and Qigong have So much information it's hard to figure out what pairs well with what and how to make sure I get a good Yin Yang balance with an Internal and External practice. I hope to get to know all of you soon and hope we can all learn from each other! - Awakener