Reiki is an old healing method from ancient Japan in which the Reiki healer acts as a proverbial lightning rod for spiritual energy. They take this energy through themselves and deliver it into another as a positive energy that serves to aid in the healing and recuperation of the recipient.
It helps to cleanse blockages in the soul so that the spiritual energy may resume flowing through the body with ease. When clots are formed in the soul, it can slow the workings of the mind and body and throw the person off center, just as an illness to the physical body can make them fretful and sad. When a part of them takes a hit, the other parts of that person, will get the aftershock.
When a person’s spiritual flow has been blocked, their lack of will to recover slows the body’s natural healing processes dramatically. This is where a Reiki Healer will come in. They will lightly hold their hands over a body that has been put at ease, and direct the spiritual energy into the wounded person.
The relief of stress will cause the person’s ache to lighten. This will make the person’s will to recover strengthen. When stress and anxiety take hold on the soul, it can very negatively affect the will power of the afflicted. With Reiki treatments, however, it can become easier to cope with life as it is presented to you.
In a sense, everyone is a part of Reiki, and is capable of the ability to spiritually heal another or themselves to some degree. For example, when you would get a cut or a bruise, and mother would kiss it and make it all better. It may not physically heal the wound, but it heals the fear you felt from it, making it seem not all that bad. Reiki is an advanced and controlled form of this.
If you can make the pain seem better without trying, imagine what you’re capable of when you really focus on it. Reiki practitioners do focus on it, successfully channeling the energy into a healing force. This way, when you are unable to heal yourself, a Reiki practitioner will be able to clear your soul.