ReikiPartners has chosen as its logo the chrysanthemum
from the drawing you see at the right.

The drawing was done by Jan Innes shortly after her Reiki I
initiation in May, 1998. Both the flower and the phrase
"it's easy" came to her in a moment of revelation following
a Reiki treatment. The revelation happened on two levels.

The first was the realization that if we simply allow it,
recognizing the flow of life and life energy is easy.
And once we learn to be with that flow, life itself can become simpler.

The second was a personal opening for Jan, who was facing the challenge of an illness which seriously compromised her physical and cognitive abilities. Formerly a writer, editor, graphic designer and business owner, she now had, among other issues, enormous difficulty in organizing information and stringing words together coherently. What had once been so simple -- so effortless -- now felt like crawling through tangled underbrush in the dark of night.

But in the moment of revelation after that Reiki treatment and in the clarity of the energy she had recently been opened to, she realized that her ability to express herself visually, graphically, had not been lost. Reiki led her to a new path which has helped her restore and use some of her old creative abilities in new ways -- both in graphics and in continuing to work with Reiki.

Jan's experience is not unusual. Reiki has great gifts for everyone who opens him- or herself to its power. And for the people ReikiPartners serves, the magnitude of the gift can be even greater in helping them to bring their systems into balance -- and through balance, toward healing. Perhaps they will not be healed to who or what they were before, but new openings -- new light -- can be found.

In Jewish tradition, Moshe’s (Moses) raised hand brought
deliverance from Egypt for the people of Israel. An alternative
Jewish name for it is the Hand of Miriam.

The Hamsa is not, however, limited to Judaism. It appears in many cultures rooted in the Middle East.
In all of its variations, it represents protection and healing.

With Reiki in our hearts and hands, we can help the people we serve move toward their own healing.

"Kanji" is the Japanese word for the pictographs which represent words and concepts in the Japanese language. Looking at the kanji for the word "Reiki" and breaking it down into its elements gives us insight into the meaning of Reiki itself.

The top half of the kanji as a whole means "rei," or "universal." The lower half means "ki," or "life energy." The Japanese word "ki" has the same meaning as the familiar Chinese word "chi."

Thus the entire kanji which represents "Reiki" means "universal life energy."

The drawing below breaks the kanji down even further into the smaller elements which come together to create the meanings of "rei" and "ki."

The upper half of the kanji represents the elements and people of earth -- universal life. The lower half represents rice being transported. Rice is, in Japanese culture, a fundamental food -- a primary source of energy.

This explanation of the Reiki kanji is credited to Frank Arjava Petter.

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