It is quite common to be asked "why are Reiki Attunements necessary". Here is my attempt to answer that question.
Initially, one was "initiated" into Reiki, not "attuned." This initiation was called "reiju" in Japanese. Such initiations were in keeping with Asian spiritual practices which are steeped in traditions. In fact, Usui offered reiju each time his students gathered to practice. "Initiation" means -- a beginning. In the instance of Reiki, it was the beginning of practicing Reiki at a particular level or a particular session. So basically you were initiated into practice -- not the energy.
However, the word "attunement" was put into use sometime after the death of Hawayo Takata in 1980. It was felt that "initiation" into practice was too ambiguous. Practitioners were encouraged to think of Reiki as a particular "vibration" of energy to which the students were being attuned. Attunements became the norm throughout the Reiki community. The attunment process opens the crown, heart, and palm chakras and creates a special link between the student and the Reiki source.
Once new practitioners of Reiki are attuned, the responsibility of a Reiki Master is to teach students "how" to practice Reiki, to inspire them to practice daily self-treatment, and to give them the confidence that they actually can practice successfully. It is through the actual "doing" that students develop the ability to practice Reki and gain confidence in their ability to do so. Nothing any Reiki Master can say or do will develop the ability for others to practice Reiki the way actual practice does. An attunement, workshop or reading materials has little value if the student doesn't actually utilize the Reiki energy.
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