I trust you're just unaware of the situations, but believe me (I could prove it if I had to take the time to do so), there have been "unfortunate results" brought on by Reiki practitioners and their clients, just as there have been problematic results with all sorts of other hands-on healing technologies over time. Both parties share responsibility for the outcome, of course.
It's not just the attunement process that's important, it's also the application or practice of the healing art. And that process is not fail safe, just because one directs 'higher energy'. The most common problem is over-stimulation of an area that is already suffering due to a form of over-stimulation. While the client would benefit more if energy were dispersed, a neophyte practitioner instead focuses energy and further stimulates. The energy and/or the attunement itself can't and won't prevent this. Regulating it is part of the practice.
This is the sort of problem I referred to earlier when mentioning methodology, measurement, validation, etc. It is an inherent flaw in the practice. No fault of the energy, or the art, just a weakness in current practice standards. (Not unlike law, is it?)
Tell us more about the statistics you quote. How was the survey taken? Who conducted it? What demographic was measured, how many surveyed, etc?
Thanks!
As an academic turned practitioner, has it ever bothered you that practices like Reiki have no systematic process for measuring success/failure, no validity analysis, no means to measure and confirm dynamics like over- or under-stimulation?
Assuming you don't consider yourself to be Absolute (i.e., your conditioned senses are prone to make mistakes, etc.), how do you feel about making decisions to engage in practices that have the potential to greatly affect the client for good, bad, or indifferent results?
Hmmm. Quite interesting. First, no unfortunate results have been experienced to my knowledge. The attunement to Reiki process connects the initate to what i would term "high quality energy/chi". Thus, while results may not be brilliant they are fail safe for doing no harm. While many clients do not enjoy miraculous healings, over time the energy does produce beneficial results, especially for non life threatening situations. Like Ji Gong and acupuncture, for example, the internal energy system becomes purified and balanced and the individual's physical body is helped to "heals itself". I would say success is measured by the improvement in the client's condition.
The lack of a "systematic process" as you note implies a certain lack of "quality control". That is not truly the case. As mentioned no harm is ever occassioned to the client, who, if dissatisfied with results, will go elsewhere for attention to her/his "challenge". Statistically, most clients find the practice helpful and continue on.
Quoting: drakke1
