There are a lot of speculations and scepticism around Reiki and other healing sciences. According to the scientific consensus, Reiki is called pseudoscience. This is mainly because science does not approve of the phenomenon that is not measurable and does not have biological plausibility. However, it is worth noticing that epidemiologist, Austin Hill who proposed the causal association of ‘biological plausibility,’ himself de-emphasized it by saying that many discoveries happened when there was no biological knowledge to support the evidence. A prominent inventor, Nikola Tesla vouches by saying “The day science begins to study non-physical phenomena, it will make more progress in one decade than in all the previous centuries of its existence.”
Inspite of the many inadequacies of science, it has come a long way by examining matter and energy at its most fundamental level in terms of quantum physics and its principles. Nevertheless, with quantum physics, science has reached a deadlock which relies on theoretical physics and employs all kinds of mathematical acrobatics to mystify our understanding of the cosmos.
Regardless of what science has to say or prove, many people are put off by the idea of Reiki. On the contrary, there are others who experience the positive effects of Reiki but do not want to get attuned and even if they get attuned, they discontinue healing altogether at some point of time.
Why can some people not connect or identify with Reiki while others swear on it and cannot live without it? Well, here are some common reasons that make Reiki uninteresting and disagreeable for some.
- Reiki is Spooky: This is the commonest reason why people would not want to talk about, let alone experience this soothing energy. They are not to be blamed though! Even the bravest scientists have been freaked out by the quantum entanglement phenomenon which Albert Einstein had described as “spooky action at a distance”. Most logical brains cannot process the intangible aspects of energy healing and find it eerie and supernatural. It takes a lionhearted warrior to undertake and set out on the healing adventure.
- 21 Days Self-healing: Healing is interesting as long as it’s done on someone else. The second catch in someone’s healing journey is the 21 days self-healing process. I have seen most of my students lose interest in Reiki when it comes to healing themselves during the first 21 days after attunement. However, healing during the first 21 days makes one more receptive to energy and forms a significant predecessor in our self-discovery.
- Purging effect: Cleansing effects while we take up energy healing for the first time is typical. Some individuals show greater effect than others while few have none. It is just the unwanted energetic debris stored in our system that gets ejected from the body in various ways viz. diarrhoea, vomiting, frequent urination, fever, aches and pains etc. This is a natural process though;…
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