After getting feedback on the Money Reiki Level II (Master Level), I have chosen to drop back to Level I (Practitioner Level) instead of moving forward to Level III (Grand Master Level). This is partly because my clients were telling me that the energies were very nice in the beginning, and not as good after the second attunement, which made me feel that not only was I not a Master of Money Reiki in my own life, the Money Reiki stopped being entertaining at that level for my clients as well.
Looking back and reviewing Levels I and II, and looking forward as I read Level III, I chose not to attune at the higher level...now or in the future. The reason is that, purely in my personal opinion, the author Stephanie Braille put so much thought and good ideas into Level I that it really stands on its own as a complete system.
There is also the question of graphic symbols. I feel that, again my opinion, the author is very talented at uncovering foundational issues and dealing with them in a realistic writing style, yet the symbols created by the author are not resonating with me as strongly as did her rhetorical theories and practical ideas. When you consider that the Master of Reiki, Mikao Usui, spent years researching a handful of ancient graphics, it's really difficult for contemporary authors to compete on that level.
Unfortunately, in my view, levels II and III of Money Reiki manuals have more symbols than I cared to memorize, and fewer more developed concepts to work with. A look at my video showing me working with those symbols, and attempting to make sense of them may underscore this for you. So, for me and my clients at this time, Level I it is...and I don't plan to use the symbols from Level II or III Money Reiki now, or in the foreseeable future...not because there's anything wrong with them. It's just, based on my experience and what my clients have said, it doesn't appear to be necessary for us.
Despite avoiding higher level attunements, I found the material itself to be worth reading over and considering. For example...the idea of negativity, negative entities, jealous people, and so much more that sometimes gets involved in money issues. Again, Ms. Braille is very adept at explaining these concepts as a talented, writer who is easy to read and understand.
Fortunately, there are plenty of talented Reiki system authors in abundance, as well as websites that package perhaps the most helpful of these systems together. As an example of a less renown Reiki author, Ali Afnan provides a very helpful, general symbol in his concise yet informative Negative Entities Clearing Reiki, to which I chose to attune at Practitioner Level IV so that this symbol would become easily available for use in dealing with Money issues...or any other issues. So..the basic practice, graphics and extra info may come from several different authors and systems. So far so good.
Back to Money Reiki...Level I included a single symbol, the USD symbol $, and the author suggested experimenting. I felt her theory was very good despite the symbol somewhat lacking in ancient origins and the extensive research of the traditional Usui Reiki symbols. I am trained in design, so maybe I'm sensitive to visuals. So I am now working with a very simple, cohesive idea for symbolism.
I notice that most (if not all) contemporary currency symbols include one or two parallel straight lines: Either these are vertical lines, like those added to the letter S for the American dollar sign $. A great many more have horizontal lines, like the Indian Rupee derived from the letter R ₹, the British pound made from the letter L £, and the Euro made from the letter E €.
The vertical line, crossed with a horizontal line, makes an equal armed cross +. This is of course a very ancient symbol...more like the Usui symbols came from traditional sources. The vertical line | symbolizes the path of travel between spiritual and physical money...what is received on a spiritual level, and the thanks given in return. The horizontal line - symbolizes the exchange of money between people on a tribal level of commerce.
When the vertical and horizontal lines are doubled, as they are in many international currency symbols, the equal arm cross + becomes a hash tag #. What's nice about all this, is that these symbols work in numerical contexts, with the equal arm cross being the plus sign of addition and increase +, the hash tag being the symbol for numbers #. Suddenly, the symbols have context, international significance, and ancient origins.
So, long story short, I feel that the Reiki of Money symbols are more basic and international as symbolized by the equal armed cross + (or hash tag #) rather than all the different currency symbols of the present day. Whether this works better for me, or for many more people, is yet to be determined. I am sharing this idea as someone reviewing the system, and who has communicated with a mentor.
This idea of mine is intended to simplify the symbols considerably for Level I Money Reiki and streamline the effectiveness of Reiki of Money sessions as a Usui Reiki Master.
Looking back and reviewing Levels I and II, and looking forward as I read Level III, I chose not to attune at the higher level...now or in the future. The reason is that, purely in my personal opinion, the author Stephanie Braille put so much thought and good ideas into Level I that it really stands on its own as a complete system.
There is also the question of graphic symbols. I feel that, again my opinion, the author is very talented at uncovering foundational issues and dealing with them in a realistic writing style, yet the symbols created by the author are not resonating with me as strongly as did her rhetorical theories and practical ideas. When you consider that the Master of Reiki, Mikao Usui, spent years researching a handful of ancient graphics, it's really difficult for contemporary authors to compete on that level.
Unfortunately, in my view, levels II and III of Money Reiki manuals have more symbols than I cared to memorize, and fewer more developed concepts to work with. A look at my video showing me working with those symbols, and attempting to make sense of them may underscore this for you. So, for me and my clients at this time, Level I it is...and I don't plan to use the symbols from Level II or III Money Reiki now, or in the foreseeable future...not because there's anything wrong with them. It's just, based on my experience and what my clients have said, it doesn't appear to be necessary for us.
Despite avoiding higher level attunements, I found the material itself to be worth reading over and considering. For example...the idea of negativity, negative entities, jealous people, and so much more that sometimes gets involved in money issues. Again, Ms. Braille is very adept at explaining these concepts as a talented, writer who is easy to read and understand.
Fortunately, there are plenty of talented Reiki system authors in abundance, as well as websites that package perhaps the most helpful of these systems together. As an example of a less renown Reiki author, Ali Afnan provides a very helpful, general symbol in his concise yet informative Negative Entities Clearing Reiki, to which I chose to attune at Practitioner Level IV so that this symbol would become easily available for use in dealing with Money issues...or any other issues. So..the basic practice, graphics and extra info may come from several different authors and systems. So far so good.
Back to Money Reiki...Level I included a single symbol, the USD symbol $, and the author suggested experimenting. I felt her theory was very good despite the symbol somewhat lacking in ancient origins and the extensive research of the traditional Usui Reiki symbols. I am trained in design, so maybe I'm sensitive to visuals. So I am now working with a very simple, cohesive idea for symbolism.
I notice that most (if not all) contemporary currency symbols include one or two parallel straight lines: Either these are vertical lines, like those added to the letter S for the American dollar sign $. A great many more have horizontal lines, like the Indian Rupee derived from the letter R ₹, the British pound made from the letter L £, and the Euro made from the letter E €.
The vertical line, crossed with a horizontal line, makes an equal armed cross +. This is of course a very ancient symbol...more like the Usui symbols came from traditional sources. The vertical line | symbolizes the path of travel between spiritual and physical money...what is received on a spiritual level, and the thanks given in return. The horizontal line - symbolizes the exchange of money between people on a tribal level of commerce.
When the vertical and horizontal lines are doubled, as they are in many international currency symbols, the equal arm cross + becomes a hash tag #. What's nice about all this, is that these symbols work in numerical contexts, with the equal arm cross being the plus sign of addition and increase +, the hash tag being the symbol for numbers #. Suddenly, the symbols have context, international significance, and ancient origins.
So, long story short, I feel that the Reiki of Money symbols are more basic and international as symbolized by the equal armed cross + (or hash tag #) rather than all the different currency symbols of the present day. Whether this works better for me, or for many more people, is yet to be determined. I am sharing this idea as someone reviewing the system, and who has communicated with a mentor.
This idea of mine is intended to simplify the symbols considerably for Level I Money Reiki and streamline the effectiveness of Reiki of Money sessions as a Usui Reiki Master.
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Resources
Here's a link to that video of me performing Reiki of Money Distance Session while attempting to explain why I was using Level II Symbols. (Aside from the traditional Usui symbols, I will be using different symbols for the Money Reiki for now, and in the foreseeable future...read the blog post above if you're curious)
esylviablog . blogspot.com/2018/12/reiki-of-money-distance-session.html