Free Distance Reiki

 Requesting Distance Healing for Others

Many Reiki practitioners will not honor requests that you make for another person without that person’s knowledge and consent.  I fully understand the reasons for this, and I do agree that--because each of us has free will and is walking our own unique spiritual path--it may be a violation of that individual’s free will and their personal privacy to request Reiki healing for them without their knowledge or consent.

I do make certain exceptions, though, for physical illness only, and they are as follows:

I will accept requests made by parents for their young children who are physically ill.  If the child is too young to understand the Reiki healing process, I will honor the request made by the parent  to send Reiki Distance healing to the child. 

I will honor requests made for someone who is physically ill, and who has never been exposed to the idea of Reiki healing, and therefore would not be able to make an informed decision about whether to consent to it or not.  Sometimes the need for healing is urgent, and we lack the time and the proper opportunity to go into a discussion with the person about what Reiki is, how it works, etc.  In these cases, you should ask yourself whether you think the person would consent to the Reiki if they fully understood what Reiki healing is.  If you believe in your heart that the answer to this is "yes", then I will honor the request.

I will honor requests made for someone who is in a coma or who is otherwise unable to communicate the desire for healing, or to consent to Reiki distance healing.

I will honor requests made for healing for beloved pets, who obviously cannot easily communicate their desire or consent.

In all these cases, though I do honor the request, it must be understood that --since the individual has not requested nor consented to receiving the healing energies--they may or may not be received for the purpose that we have requested them.  Everything that happens to us happens for a reason.  Each event in our lives is an opportunity for the soul’s growth and development, and our soul --or Higher Self, as some call it--knows just what experiences it needs for its highest good.  If an illness--even a severe illness or terminal illness--is what the soul wishes to experience, then the healing energies may not be accepted for the purpose of physical healing.  I pray and set my intention that if the energies are not accepted for physical healing, that they may still be accepted for the highest good of the person.  That may include a relief of pain, increased ability to eat or sleep, improved physical energy or stamina, courage to face the effects of the  illness, emotional strength, a higher spiritual understanding, or even a more peaceful and dignified death.  As sad as it is for those of us left behind, we are all going to leave this physical world and make our transition into the spiritual world.  Our souls know when the time is right for this, whether this life has been a short one or a lengthy one.  I believe that nobody ... absolutely nobody ...dies “before their time”.  Even death that was caused by accidents of the most unlikely nature were planned and agreed upon by us long before we came into this physical life.

I would just like to add one thing.

I will not take requests to change someone else’s behavior, when they have no knowledge of the request and have not consented to it.  I understand how painful it is to see our adult children or others whom we love involved in addictions or other harmful behaviors.  I understand how painful it is when we love someone who does not return our love.  I understand how disappointing it is when those we love do not behave as we wish they would.  However, I don’t believe that Reiki (or anything else) will cause someone to behave in a way that they don’t wish to behave.

For example, I sometimes receive requests like these:

“Please make my son break up with his girlfriend as she is not the right person for him”
“Please send Reiki to my spouse so that he/she will lose weight (or quit smoking, or quit drinking, or stop gambling)”
“Please make my girlfriend’s parents like me”
“Please send Reiki to my sister so that she will help support our parents”
“Please make my ex-boyfriend see that I am the right person for him, and make him love me again”

Although I cannot take requests like these to change someone else’s behavior, I do accept requests with the intention of sending healing energies to a difficult relationship.  These energies may help the individuals involved begin to receive enlightenment about how certain behaviors are harming themselves or others.  The energies may also work to bring enlightenment to you, to help you to see how you may best deal with the difficult situation.   They might even help us to understand that this relationship no longer serves our highest good.  (Everyone who is in our lives  is there for a reason...but sometimes the reason is for us to learn how to say, "I'll not tolerate this anymore.  Goodbye!")  Just please bear in mind that the Reiki healing energies are not going to “make” anyone do anything that they do not want to do, whether we believe it is best for them or not. 

Here is a very good "rule of thumb" to use when trying to decide whether to request Reiki Distance healing sessions for someone else:  If you feel that the person would not be likely to agree to the healing for them that you are requesting, then it would be better for you to not request it.  If you are requesting Reiki to change the way another person thinks, feels, or behaves, I will not be able to honor it.

If you are in doubt about whether it is appropriate to send your request for someone without their knowledge or consent, by all means, go ahead and send me the request, explaining the circumstances, and include your email address on the Request Form.  If for some reason I cannot honor the request, I will certainly respond to you by email with an explanation.  I may also be able to suggest an alternative request that I would be able to honor.  I would like nothing more than to work with you on coming up with a healing request that will serve the highest good of all concerned.