Lately I had reason to investigate an
alternative form of “medicine” called Reiki. I use the quotes
around the word medicine, for this type of medicine falls into the
same sort of category as healings done by people the likes of Benny
Hinn. It is a medicine that is supposedly practiced via a spiritual
energy life force transfer, rather than depending on diagnosis and
physical medical treatment from sources such as medication or
surgery. The force is said to come from God, just as Benny Him and
his compatriots claim that God is behind their so-called healings.
But this article is not about Benny Hinn and his ilk. This is about
the New (ancient) Age technique of reiki which many people, and sadly
many Christians, are embracing.
To give a little background on this
practice, I quote the following information from both Wickipedia and
the Reiki Association. (http://www.reikiassociation.org.uk/3.html)
Reiki is a spiritual practice
developed in 1922 by Japanese Buddhist Mikao Usui which has since
been adapted by various teachers of varying traditions. Fired by a
burning question, Dr. Usui was inspired to develop this healing
system from ancient teachings after many years of study, research,
and meditation. It uses a technique commonly called palm healing or
hands on healing as a form of alternative medicine and is sometimes
classified as oriental medicine by some professional medical bodies.
Through the use of this technique, practitioners believe that they
are transferring universal energy in the form of qi (also spelled
qui, ki, chi, or ch'i – and which means life force) through the
palms, which they believe allows for self-healing and a state of
equilibrium. There is no belief system attached to Reiki, so anyone
can receive or learn to give a Reiki treatment. It is possible to
heal at any level of being: physical, mental, emotional or spiritual.
Acute injuries can be helped to heal very quickly, but more chronic
illness takes longer. In some cases such as terminal illness, there
is not enough time for the progress of the disease to be reversed.
However, in such cases there is usually great benefit and enhancement
of the quality of life giving a sense of peace and acceptance during
the time remaining. The practitioner is a channel which the energy
is drawn through by the need or imbalance in the recipient. Neither
person has to use any effort of will or concentration during this
process.
Before addressing some of the
statements in the above quotes, and listing many more that I found at
another Reiki website, I feel it is important to first look at what
God has to teach us about healing.
Genesis 20:17 “So Abraham prayed
unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his
maidservants; and they bare children.”
Healing by God was
in answer to prayer by Abraham. Abraham did not perform any ritual
upon Abimelech or his household. The only thing necessary was prayer.
But this prayer was not a chanting of a mantra or anything of that
nature. It was a fervent intercessory prayer of a man pleading with
God to heal another and his household from a punishment from God,
that Abraham's actions had inflicted upon them.
Exodus
15:26 “And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the
voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his
sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his
statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have
brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.”
God is declaring
that He is the one who heals Israel, directly, not through an
intermediary. He will even prevent diseases and plagues, if they
will listen to His commandments and heed them and obey His laws.
2
Kings 20:1-6 “In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death.
And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto
him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order; for thou shalt
die, and not live. Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed
unto the LORD, saying, I beseech thee, O LORD, remember now how I
have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have
done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore. And it
came to pass, afore Isaiah was gone out into the middle court, that
the word of the LORD came to him, saying, Turn again, and tell
Hezekiah the captain of my people, Thus saith the LORD, the God of
David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears:
behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up unto the
house of the LORD. And I will add unto thy days fifteen years; and I
will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of
Assyria; and I will defend this city for mine own sake, and for my
servant David's sake.”
God healed Hezekiah
in answer to his prayer, because he had walked in righteousness
before God. There was a condition for this prayer being answered. It
was Hezekiah's relationship with God. Abraham had experienced the
same relationship. God must know a person before He will listen to
that person's prayers. The one unbeliever's prayer that God will
listen to is the prayer of repentance. Otherwise, He does not know
the person and they cannot expect that they have any right for their
prayers of healing to be answered.
2
Chronicles 10:14 “If my people, which are called by my
name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn
from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will
forgive their sin, and will heal their land.”
Again we see that
people must belong to the Lord, be called by His name in order to
access Him in prayer. God heals not only our infirmities, whether
spiritual (forgiving our sins), physical, and emotional but also he
will heal a nation if the people that belong to Him within that
nation pray for its healing. We must pray with humility though.
Psalm
6:2 “Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I am weak: O LORD,
heal me; for my bones are vexed.”
Again we see that
prayer must be offered with humility if we want healing, for healing
only comes from God's mercy.
Psalm
30:2 “O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast
healed me.”
We do not have to
go to others in prayer to get healing, if we know God, we can go to
Him directly. However intercessory prayer by other believers is very
helpful in getting God's attention and an answer.
Psalm
41:4 “I said, LORD, be merciful unto me: heal my soul;
for I have sinned against thee.”
Confession of our
sin along with a request for healing is going to open the door of
communication between God and us, for sin is an obstacle in our
communion with Him.
Psalm
103:2-3 “Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all
his benefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy
diseases;”
Again, part of
healing is forgiveness of sins, for often it is our sin that is
causing our infirmity.
Psalm
147:3 “He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up
their wounds.”
God heals our
emotional needs as well as physical.
Isaiah
53:5 “But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was
bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon
him; and with his stripes we are healed.”
The ultimate
healing that God gives us is to heal us of our iniquities. The
forgiveness of sin is far more important than physical healing, for
while the one may give us a longer physical life, the other gives us
eternal life. Our sins were laid upon Him. He was brutally beaten
and crucified so that we could be healed of our sins. The
chastisement, that was ours for our sins, was laid upon Him, and
forgiven us.
Jeremiah
17:14 “Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; save me,
and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise.”
Matthew
9:2-7 “And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the
palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the
sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.
And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man
blasphemeth. And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think
ye evil in your hearts? For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be
forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk? But that ye may know that
the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to
the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine
house. And he arose, and departed to his house.”
Healing our sins so
that we may have eternal life is far more important than healing us
of our physical ailments so that we may have a longer mortal life. To
show that Jesus had the power to give us eternal life by healing us
of our sins, He miraculously healed people of illnesses and
disabilities that are not curable even in our day and age. He cast
out demons as well as illness.
Matthew
4:23-24 “And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in
their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and
healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the
people. And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto
him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and
torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which
were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.”
Matthew
8:2-3 “And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped
him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And Jesus
put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean.
And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.”
Matthew
8:5-17 “And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there
came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, And saying, Lord, my
servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented. And
Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him. The centurion
answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come
under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be
healed. For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me:
and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he
cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. When Jesus
heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say
unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. And I
say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall
sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of
heaven. But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer
darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. And Jesus
said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be
it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.
And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother
laid, and sick of a fever. And he touched her hand, and the fever
left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them. When the even was
come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and
he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet,
saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.”
While Jesus often
touched people when He healed them, it was not necessary. He had the
power within His words to heal from a distance, as evidenced by the
centurian's servant being healed without ever seeing Jesus. Just
speaking that someone was healed was enough for them to be healed.
Matthew
8:28-32 “And when he was come to the other side into the
country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils,
coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass
by that way. And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do
with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us
before the time? And there was a good way off from them an herd of
many swine feeding. So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast
us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine. And he said
unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd
of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a
steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.”
People were healed
of demonic possession, because the demons recognized that Jesus was
the Son of God, God incarnate who had the power to do whatever He
wanted to them. He is God and God is more powerful than any other
spiritual entity that He created. Only God is more powerful than them
though. We are not. Any ability we have to fight and overpower them
is due to Christ's power flowing through us. This requires being a
born again believer in Christ, and having a relationship with Him
that is in good standing.
Matthew 9:20-22 “And, behold, a
woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came
behind him, and touched the hem of his garment: For she said within
herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole. But Jesus
turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good
comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole
from that hour.”
It was people's
faith that enabled them to be healed. They believed Christ was the
Son of God who had God's power to heal them. He did not have to even
be actively healing them. The healing flowed out from Him.
Matthew
9:27-30a “And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men
followed him, crying, and saying, Thou Son of David, have mercy on
us. And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him:
and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They
said unto him, Yea, Lord . Then touched he their eyes, saying,
According to your faith be it unto you. And their eyes were opened;”
Again it was
people's faith and belief in Him that enable the healing to take
place.
Matthew
9:35 “And Jesus went about all the cities and villages,
teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the
kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the
people.”
Matthew
12:10-14 “And, behold, there was a man which had his hand
withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the
sabbath days? that they might accuse him. And he said unto them,
What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if
it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it,
and lift it out? How much then is a man better than a sheep?
Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days. Then saith he
to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth; and
it was restored whole, like as the other.”
Matthew
12:22 “Then was brought unto him one possessed with a
devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind
and dumb both spake and saw.”
Luke
4:18-19 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he
hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to
heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and
recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are
bruised, To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.”
Christ did not come
merely to physically heal people. He came to preach the gospel of
God's forgiveness to the people so that they could be spiritually
healed. He preached deliverance to people who were captive to sin, to
set them at liberty so that they could keep the law through Him. The
miracles and physical healings were just to give proof to His message
of forgiveness. They were not the purpose of His coming.
Luke
5:17 “And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was
teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting
by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and
Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.”
Even Jesus had been
restricted to living as a human without power until the Holy Spirit
descended upon Him, for the power of the Lord had to come upon Him
for Him to do these miracles, as He was living as a human so that He
might experience what we have to experience. He was tempted in all
ways as we were, yet never sinned. How could He sympathize with our
difficulties if He never experienced them? He had to be extended the
power by God while here, just as we have to be extended the power by
God for us to do anything that might be considered miraculous (which
the apostles certainly did.) But to access that power, one must be in
communion with God.
Matthew
10:1, 6-8 “And when he had called unto him his twelve
disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them
out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of
disease..... But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. Heal
the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely
ye have received, freely give. ”
Mark
6:7, 12-13 “And he called unto him the twelve, and began
to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean
spirits......And they
went out, and preached that men should repent. And they cast out
many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed
them.”
Luke
9:1-2, 6 “Then he called his twelve disciples together,
and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure
diseases. And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal
the sick...And they departed, and went through the towns, preaching
the gospel, and healing every where ”
The disciples were
sent forth not just to heal and cast out demons, but to preach the
gospel of the kingdom, which was to repent.
Acts
14:8-10 “And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent
in his feet, being a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had
walked: The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and
perceiving that he had faith to be healed, Said with a loud voice,
Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and walked.”
For people to be
healed, it still required that they have faith.
1
Corinthians 12:4-10, 28-30 “Now there are diversities of
gifts, but the same Spirit. And there are differences of
administrations, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of
operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all. But the
manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the
word of knowledge by the same Spirit; To another faith by the same
Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; To
another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another
discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another
the interpretation of tongues: But all these worketh that one and
the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.....
And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily
prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of
healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues. Are all
apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of
miracles? Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues?
do all interpret? ”
The gift of healing
is one of many gifts of the Spirit. It is only given to a few, as for
the body to be complete they must have all the gifts, not just the
miraculous. In fact, I have never seen a person who truly has a
miraculous gift. I do believe God may still give them, but I have
never seen someone with a true gift (as opposed to quacks and
charlatans who pretend to have it.) What I do believe is that those
with the miraculous gifts would keep them quiet, so as to not gather
followers around them. I believe they would humbly do their work in
a way that nobody would know that they have the gift for fear of
being worshiped. Only this type of person could handle a gift like
this. Which may be why I have never known someone with these gifts.
As the gift of healing is given by the Holy Spirit, only someone with
a personal relationship with Christ could possibly have it. Anyone
who does not have that born again relationship with Christ, who is
supposedly manifesting a gift of healing would fall into two
categories. Either they are a huckster fleecing people out of their
money - a complete charlatan, or they are in league with demonic
spirits who are performing healings on behalf of the practitioner who
“heals” people. Nobody can miraculously heal others on their own.
The power to heal miraculously comes directly from Christ as a gift
of the Holy Spirit and only is given to a small group (if any) of
Christians. Demons also have the power to heal, but often they have
inflicted the ailment to begin with, so that they can take it away
for the purpose of having someone believe in something like Reiki or
faith healing, which they are controlling. It is a ploy to deceive
people away from Christ.
James
5:14-16 “Is any sick among you? let him call for the
elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with
oil in the name of the Lord: And the prayer of faith shall save the
sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins,
they shall be forgiven him. Confess your faults one to another, and
pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent
prayer of a righteous man availeth much.”
Here we find the
directive that tells us what to do if we are in need of healing. This
is the practice that Christians are supposed to use when asking God
to heal them. We are to call the elders of the church together, they
are to anoint the person with oil, the person should confess any sins
(for sin can be a cause of illness) and have faith that God can and
will heal them. The elders should also have confessed any sins, for
sin gets in the way of having prayers answered, and then they need to
pray fervently for the person to be healed. This is the way that God
has told us we are to practice healing within the church. It does not
require having a person with a miraculous gift of healing in the
church, which seems to indicate that God does not hand these
miraculous gifts out very frequently, if at all. Any other form of
“spiritual” or mystical healing is not Scriptural and should be
avoided, especially if Christians are not involved in the healing
process.
Now
let us look at how Reiki lines up with Scripture on the subject of
healing. Below are quotes taken from Reiki organizational websites
that offer information, list practitioners from all over, offer
classes and etc. The following quotes in italics come from
http://www.reiki.org. I
will make comments following the statements.
The Japanese name
for the master level of Reiki is Shinpiden which means “Mystery
Teaching.”
The first thing
that one should note is that Reiki is a Japanese healing art from the
Buddhist tradition and at the highest level is known as a “mystery”
teaching. Anyone with any familiarity with the Bible knows that the
Mystery religion is from Mystery Babylon, which is the religion of
Satan. The Babylonian mysteries are the occult teachings that are
found in all the pagan religions.
When we receive
the Usui master symbol and the attunement that empowers it, it
creates the possibility for us to become aware of the Ultimate
Reality. This is expressed in the definition of the Usui master
symbol which indicates that it represents that part of the self that
is already completely enlightened! When we use the master symbol, we
are actually connecting with our own enlightened selves. This in
fact, is the true source of Reiki energy
Reiki
masters are given symbols, which they trace on their hands before
having a healing session. The occult is big into secret symbols.
Note that the symbol and the “attunement” (read that as spiritual
entity) that “empowers” it, allows them to be “enlightened.”
Satan presents himself as an angel of light and he loves to have his
groups carry names that indicate a source of enlightenment. e.g.
Illuminati. This symbol brings with it a “power”. This power is
not from Christ, it is from another spiritual source. One that
answers to the symbol. This power is demonic in nature. This is, as
they say, the “true source” of Reiki energy. They are perfectly
honest as to the source of the power, but people are too ignorant to
understand what they are saying.
Then meditate on
this affirmation. "I surrender completely to the Reiki energy
and the source from which it comes." Repeat this affirmation
over and over, then as the Reiki energy continues to flow, with your
inner eye, look for the source of Reiki, either within yourself or
above.
Again, they are
being perfectly honest as to the source of the power. First you have
to meditate. This requires chanting a mantra. Although this mantra is
a sentence, not the usual mantra which tends to be the names of
demonic entities (chanting them calls up the demon in question), note
what they repeat over and over in this sentence. They are
surrendering to the source entity from which the power comes.
Again, they are saying that it is coming from a source outside of
themselves, and they are turning themselves completely over to this
source. The person is to look with their “inner eye” (an occult
reference) for that source.
By doing this,
you will have many important experiences. As
your awareness moves closer and closer to the source, you will become
aware of amazing insights and have ever increasing
experiences...Reiki will guide you to other healing techniques that
are exactly right for you to use in addition to Reiki. You may also
receive guidance about changes you need to make that require you to
take action.
The
person now demonically possessed will of course have unusual
experiences. That is the whole objective, so as to solidify the
attachment of the person to the demon. Notice that as they grow
closer (spiritually) to the source (demon) they start experiencing
insights into things that they had never known or experienced before.
People in the occult do experience supernatural occurrences, for they
are dealing with supernatural entities. Once in the power of the
demon, it leads them down the path into more occultic practices,
types of sorceries and witchcraft. They now have a “spirit guide”
which will teach them and make changes in their lives as needed for
the demonic spirit to maintain its complete control and use them to
lead others astray.
As we continue on our healing path, we will
become aware of a level of consciousness that resides deep within
each of us that can bring a wonderful new way of living. It creates a
new attitude that is entirely positive and brings with it the ability
to solve many problems and create positive results that previously we
did not think possible. This higher consciousness is what Jesus was
experiencing when he performed miracles and when he had a profoundly
positive effect on those around him.
Once in the demons'
power, people experience other levels of consciousness, because when
a demon is in control of a person, they find themselves shoved aside
into a subconscious state much of the time. The entity will give them
positive feedback in the way of feelings, making them think that they
are raising themselves to higher levels of consciousness and
morality, so as to keep them ignorant of the source of the power to
which they have turned themselves over. It will give them what they
will believe is a wisdom to solve problems by positive thinking. This
higher consciousness is merely the demon providing their minds with
information. Jesus was God incarnate. There is no higher form of
consciousness than that. He was empowered by the Holy Spirit to do
the miracles and the positive effect He had on those around Him was
due to their experiencing forgiveness of their sins and the freedom
of their spirit which that brings.
This new consciousness is coming to many
people now and in a short time will become the normal state for most
of the people on earth. You might say that it is a higher aspect of
Reiki consciousness, but it has gone by many names and it is becoming
more and more available to all of us. Jesus spoke of it as the second
coming of Christ and I believe that he did not mean that Jesus would
return to earth as he did 2000 years ago, but that the spirit of the
Christ would become available to all of us.
Unfortunately
yes, this new consciousness is coming to many people now and in a
short time it will become the normal state for many people. We are
told that most will take the mark of the beast and most likely that
will bring with it demonic possession. Many people are already
demonically possessed from playing with all the occult things that
are out there – ouija boards, horoscopes, channeling, yoga, Reiki,
rock music, the list is endless. There are so many doors being opened
to demonic possession these days that it is amazing that there are
any (apart from Christians) that are still not possessed. The number
is dwindling fast. It does go by many names, as I just showed from
naming a few, and it is available to everyone. Jesus did speak of it,
but not as His Second Coming. He asked if He would even find faith
left on earth when He came back, for most everyone will have given
themselves over to demonic powers. Jesus will be coming back to
earth physically just as He did 2000 years ago. He was not lying
about that, for that is exactly what He said He would do. Matthew
24:30 “And then shall
appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the
tribes of the earth mourn, and they
shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power
and great glory” Also
the angels told the disciples when He ascended that He would return
physically just as He left. Acts 1:9-11
“And when he had spoken these things, while they
beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.
And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold,
two men stood by them in white apparel; Which also said, Ye men of
Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which
is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like
manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.” The
so-called New Age “Spirit of Christ” or Christ consciousness of
which they speak is for people to open themselves to demonic
possession, so as to experience this state of higher self, which is
really only the demon taking control.
This Christ consciousness is not limited to
those of the Christian religion, but is available to members of all
religions and spiritual paths. In fact, this higher way of
manifesting our lives has been part of all religious practices and
has gone by many names depending on which religious or spiritual
group named it.
As
already said, the Christ consciousness is not from Christ, therefore
it is not limited to only Christians who have accepted Jesus as their
Savior and have been indwelt by the Holy Spirit. These people
experience demonic possession. They are speaking the truth when they
say that this has been a part of all religious practices (including
Christianity in this day and age) and it has gone by many names over
the ages depending on the group who named it. It is called paganism,
witchcraft, the occult, the New Age, Shamanism, mysticism, the list
goes on and on. This in and of itself should now be enough to
convince any Christian that they should not be messing around with
this witchcraft. It is an abomination to the Lord. Deuteronomy
18:10-12 “There
shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his
daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth
divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a
witch, Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits,
or a wizard, or a necromancer. For all that do these things are an
abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD
thy God doth drive them out from before thee.”
But we
will continue with looking at what they say about themselves.
Reiki is actually
"spiritually guided life force energy." It is administered
by "laying on hands" and is based on the idea that an
unseen "life force energy" flows through us and is what
causes us to be alive. The ability to
use Reiki is not taught in the usual sense, but is transferred to the
student during a Reiki class.
Reiki
is a “spiritually guided …. energy.” The energy being, of
course, the demon. It is administered by the laying on of hands. That
is how it is transferred. The person doing the healing passes the
demon with the permission of the recipient. Of course it is not
taught in the usual sense. There is nothing to teach. It only
requires the passing of the demon to the other person and their
reception of that demon into their lives for him to work his “magic.”
Its use is not
dependent on one's intellectual capacity or spiritual development and
therefore is available to everyone.
Of
course it is not dependent upon one's intellectual capacity of
spiritual development. All a demon needs to take possession is your
permission. It is the source of intelligence and power and it does
not want you to have any real spiritual development (meaning a true
belief in God), for that would work very much against their agenda.
While
Reiki is spiritual in nature, it is not a religion. In
fact, Reiki is not dependent on belief at all and will work whether
you believe in it or not.
Again,
how Christians could be involved with this when they make statements
like this is a mystery to me. It is spiritual in nature because it is
demonic possession. It is not dependent upon a belief in God, because
a true belief in God would be counterproductive to the demon and what
he hopes to accomplish. Naturally it works whether a person believes
or not, for all a demon needs is permission to enter a person. They
do not need you to believe. They can do all sorts of miraculous
things through the humans that they possess. In fact, if a person is
truly producing healing results, as opposed to psychologically
manipulating a person through charlatan methods and engendering a
temporary manifestation due to the mind of the patient, it is
evidence of demonic possession, for a lack of belief or more
specifically not being a born again Christian, would be evidence that
the source is not from God.
Because
Reiki comes from God, many people find that using Reiki puts them
more in touch with the experience of their religion rather than
having only an intellectual concept of it.
As
shown above, Reiki does not come from God at all. It may give people
a mystical “religious” experience, but that experience is not a
connection with God. It is a connection with Satan. God says that we
must worship Him with our heart, soul, and mind.
Matthew 22:37 “Jesus
said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart,
and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.”
He does not want us emptying our mind, nor chanting mantras. Matthew
6:7 “But when ye
pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think
that they shall be heard for their much speaking.”
He wants us actively engaged mentally through prayer and reading and
studying Scripture, and to understand Him intellectually as well as
having a spiritual relationship with Him through Christ Jesus. 2
Timothy 2:15 “Study
to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be
ashamed, rightly dividing the
word of truth.”
During
a meditation several years after developing Reiki, Dr. Usui decided
to add the Reiki Ideals to the practice of Reiki. The Ideals came in
part from the five prinicples of the Meiji emperor of Japan whom Dr.
Usui admired. The Ideals were developed to add spiritual balance to
Usui Reiki. Their purpose is to help people realize that healing the
spirit by consciously deciding to improve oneself is a necessary part
of the Reiki healing experience.
The
purpose of adding these ideals (from Satan's point of view) was to
deceive people into thinking that they were attaining a higher level
of spiritual consciousness, for most people assume that a spiritually
superior person is naturally going to be more selfless and have high
ideals and concepts. Note further below the ideals of Reiki and how
some are similar to what is taught by Christ – do not worry,
(Matthew 6:25-34 “Therefore
I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or
what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is
not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? Behold the
fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather
into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much
better than they? Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit
unto his stature? And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the
lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they
spin: And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was
not arrayed like one of these. Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass
of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven,
shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? Therefore
take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink?
or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? (For after all these things do
the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have
need of all these things. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and
his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take
thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil
thereof.”),
do not be angry (Ephesians 4:26 “Be
ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath.”),
be thankful, (1 Thessalonians 5:18 “In
every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus
concerning you.”),
be diligent in what you do (1 Corinthians 10:31b “whatsoever
ye do, do all to the glory of God.”),
be
kind (Ephesians 5:32 “And
be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even
as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.”),
pray morning and evening (1 Thessalonians 5:17 “Pray
without ceasing.”).
Ideals
of Reiki
The
secret art of inviting happiness
The miraculous medicine of all
diseases
Just for today, do not anger
Do not worry and be
filled with gratitude
Devote yourself to your work. Be kind to
people.
Every morning and evening, join your hands in meditation.
Pray these words to your heart
and
chant these words with your mouth
For improvement of mind and body.
As said at
the beginning, there is much truth in these false religious
teachings. If they were only lies, people might not be so interested.
Look at how these ideals parallel much of Christ's teachings, yet
notice the subtle differences. This is a “secret” art. God does
not have a secret religion. That is strictly Satan's realm. Chanting
and meditation, two occult practices are a major part of this ritual.
They allow the demonic entity entrance into the person to do carry
out its intentions. The miraculous healing of all diseases.
Reiki seems to offer a blanket guarantee of being healed. God on the
other hand does not always heal for a couple of reasons. First it may
be a faith problem, second it may simply not be His will as He has a
greater plan in motion.
There are many similarities
between the laying on of hands healing Jesus did and the practice of
Reiki.
There
is no similiarity. Reiki is either bogus and quackery, or demonic and
witchcraft. Jesus was God incarnate and healed through the power of
the Holy Spirit, the third person of the Trinity. Jesus forgave
people of their sins along with healing them. Reiki is not concerned
with sins.
One important similarity is the
fact that Jesus could pass the power to heal on to others which is
similar to the Reiki
attunement process. We read in Luke 9:1-2 that Jesus gave his twelve
disciples power to drive out all demons and to cure diseases. We do
not know by what process Jesus gave healing power to his disciples,
but the fact that he was able to pass it on to them indicates an
important similarity with Reiki.
Jesus
did not “pass on” the power to heal others. Jesus gave them the
Holy Spirit, who did the healing when they claimed it in Jesus' name.
And notice that they did have to heal in Jesus name, not in their
own. Acts 3:6 “Then
Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I
thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.”
We do know by what process Jesus gave healing power. He told them to
heal in His name. That was all that was necessary, that and prayer
(sometimes fasting for certain demonic exorcisms.) The source of
healing was the Holy Spirit, not any power that the disciples had. It
has no similarity to Reiki whatsoever.
Another aspect of Jesus' healing practice that is similar to
Reiki relates to faith. While faith was required for many of the
healings he performed, it appears that the healings Jesus did with
his hands did not require faith. Mark 6:5-6 states: "He could
not do any miracles there, except lay his hands on a few sick people
and heal them. And he was amazed at their lack of faith." So, in
spite of the fact that they did not believe, Jesus was still able to
use laying on of hands to heal. This is one of the important aspects
of Reiki: It does not require faith on the part of those receiving a
treatment in order for the Reiki to work.
Faith was not required for many
of the healings Christ performed. It was required for all
of the healings that He
performed. Where there was no faith, he could not perform the
healings. The verses mentioned above in Mark 6 states that he was
unable to do all the miracles He normally did because of their lack
of faith. The few He could do were due to the faith of those very few
individuals The lack of faith prevented any further healings other
than those few. They misunderstand these verses entirely. Jesus did
not heal those with no faith. It requires faith. On the other hand
Reiki does not require faith on anyone's part, either the
practitioner or the patient. This is very different from God's
healing.
The fact that Jesus had secret teachings he gave only to those
who he had given healing power is clearly indicated in Matthew
13:10-11 and Mark 4:10-12 & 34. Secret knowledge is also part of
the Reiki teachings in that the symbols as well as the process of
doing attunements are traditionally kept secret and only made
available to those who take a Reiki class.
Let us take a look at those
Scriptures to see if they are understanding them correctly.
Matthew 13:10-11 “And
the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in
parables? He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto
you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is
not given.” Taking these two
verses out of context, one might assume that Jesus was giving secret
teachings to His disciples, but is that really what these verses
mean? Let us look at the entire context of the passage.
Matthew 13:10-17 “And
the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in
parables? He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto
you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is
not given. For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall
have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken
away even that he hath. Therefore speak I to them in parables:
because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do
they understand. And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias,
which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and
seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive: For this people's heart
is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes
they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes,
and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and
should be converted, and I should heal them. But blessed are your
eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear. For verily I say
unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see
those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those
things which ye hear, and have not heard them.” (Mark
is the parallel passage) Jesus spoke in parables because only those
who had faith in God and in Jesus as the Son of God had their
spiritual eyes and ears open to understand what He was saying. When
one does not have a relationship with God, one cannot understand the
Word of God, because God's Word is only spiritually discerned. It has
nothing to do with secrets, for the information is not secret. It is
right there in God's Word, however the understanding only comes from
God, and so one must be in a right relationship with Him to perceive
those things about which He speaks. 1 Corinthians 2:14 “But
the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for
they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they
are spiritually discerned.”
Israel had long before closed their ears to God's instructions. They
did it almost immediately upon leaving Egypt, and it only got worse
as time went by, with occasional times of repentance. That is why
then ended up in bondage so much of the time. This was to what Christ
was referring when he said they neither heard, nor saw, nor
understood. Their minds were dulled from sin, and this was the cause
of their lack of understanding. Not that the teachings were secret,
for we have the teachings for all to read, do we not?
It is not known whether Jesus was born with the ability to heal
through touch or if this was something he acquired. His activities
between age twelve and thirty are not mentioned in the Bible. It has
been suggested by several researchers that during this time Jesus
traveled to the East and was schooled in many of the mystical
teachings of India, Tibet and China. If this is so, it is possible
that Jesus was initiated into a healing technique, during this time.
On the other hand, it is possible that Jesus was taught directly by
God or the Holy Spirit or simply had these abilities from birth.
Jesus was God incarnate. The Holy
Spirit descended upon Him at the time of His baptism. As He did not
perform any miracles before that time, it is logical to assume that
the power that He had through the Holy Spirit came upon Him at the
time the Holy Spirit was seen to descend upon Him. His activities
between the age of twelve and thirty are not mentioned, because there
is nothing worthy of mentioning. He most likely was studying the
Torah with the rabbi, as was the common practice, and working
alongside Joseph at carpentry which was also a common practice – to
apprentice the father's vocation. He did not travel to the East and
learn the mystical teachings of Satan through those pagan religions.
One can be assured of that.
The early followers of Jesus' teachings were made up of several
groups. One such group was the Gnostics. They practiced laying on of
hands and professed to have a secret knowledge that had been passed
on to them by Jesus and his disciples.
The Gnostics were heretics. They
believed that salvation was achieved through special knowledge,
something only they could impart. Gnosticism denies the incarnation
of God as the Son and thus the atonement. Salvation does not come
through the sacrifice of God (the Son) on the cross, paying the
penalty for our sins, but from special secret knowledge that is
imparted (enlightenment). This is the source of the “christ
conciousness.” What does God have to say about this? 1 John 4:1-3
“Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether
they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the
world. Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that
confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: And
every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the
flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist,
whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it
in the world.” According to God, the Gnostics were antichrists.
Therefore anything they did was of the devil. Their laying on of
hands was not for the good of men (they probably passed demons on to
others) and the secret knowledge they claimed to have was of the
Babylonian mysteries, those practices of Satan, not of God. Jesus did
not pass on such secret knowledge. All of Christ's words and all of
God's teachings are clearly open for all to read and believe.
Jesus possessed great confidence in his ability and was able to
heal in an instantaneous way with spectacular results. It is clear
that he had perfected many skills and used them in conjunction to get
the results he created.
Jesus was God. Why should He not have
confidence in His abilities? For heaven's sake, He spoke the entire
universe into being. Healing was no big deal. God is a God of
miracles. They are nothing for Him. Jesus did not have to “perfect”
His skills. He is the omnipotent God. He gets any results He wants.
One of
the greatest joys of Reiki Mastership is teaching Reiki to others.
Imagine the thrill of witnessing the members of your Reiki class
receiving Reiki energy during the attunement.
Of course they experience great joy. I
believe that the vast majority of practitioners of Reiki are
completely ignorant of the real source of the spiritual fire with
which they play. While there are, I am sure, some scam artists among
them, who are into this purely to fleece people of their money, I
believe that most probably have been deceived into believing that
they are actually doing something real and spiritual, and when they
see others get the “energy” (get demonically possessed) the
spirit within them (not their own, but the spiritual entity) probably
delights in having deceived yet another person away from God. It must
be especially thrilling for the entities when they can convince a
Christian to reject God's truth in favor of their mystical hocus
pocus.
As a
teaching Reiki Master it is important to treat your students with the
greatest respect. Know that each has the spark of God within them.
No, the only people who have God within
them are those who confess and repent of their sins and ask Jesus to
be their Lord and Savior, believing that He died and rose for them
paying the penalty for their sins.
There
is a perfect plan for your life that has always been present and has
been waiting for you. This plan is not based on what your parents
want for you, or what the culture says you need to be accepted, but
on what will really make you happy. This plan is inside you and comes
from your core essence. Reiki can guide you to this plan and help you
follow it. This plan is your true spiritual path.
God
does have a plan for everyone who gives themselves to Him. Romans
8:28
“And we know that all things work together for
good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to
his purpose.” It is true that our parents cannot determine
what God's plan is for us, for only God knows that. We can only put
our trust in Him to guide us in the path which He has chosen for us.
Often God does put within us the desires that He wants us to pursue.
That is one of His ways of leading us. But Reiki is not going to
guide you in that. Reiki will only lead you down a path away from
God, not to Him. If you choose the path of Reiki, your true spiritual
path will lead to to hell, not to God.
In the
end, we must consider that a Reiki Master is not one who has mastered
Reiki, but one who has been mastered by Reiki. This requires that we
surrender completely to the spirit of Reiki, allowing it to guide
every area of our lives and become our only focus and source of
nurturing and sustenance.
The
first sentence here is very telling. The Reiki Master is not one who
has mastered Reiki, but one who has been mastered.
That is exactly correct. The spirit that is called upon when they
trace the symbol on their hand and chant whatever it is they chant,
is their master. It controls what they do and think. They surrender
completely to this spirit, giving their soul over to the charge of
Satan, allowing him to guide every area of their lives and to become
their only focus. He becomes the source of their sustenance, which is
in the end, death.
As we
proceed toward the end of the millinium, the Way of Reiki offers
itself as a solution to our problems and a path of unlimited
potential.
The
New Age has long taught that the Age of Aquarius is about to begin. A
new age that will lead people to a higher level of consciousness,
allowing them to “ascend.” Reiki is merely one more of those
deceptions that Satan is using to deceive, letting them think that
they are tapping into their unlimited potential, when in fact they
are doing nothing except turning themselves over to the spirit world
that is run by Satan.
While
Reiki is spiritual in nature, it is not a religion. It has no dogma,
and there is nothing you must believe in order to learn and use
Reiki. In fact, Reiki is not dependent on belief at all and will work
whether you believe in it or not.
Reiki
is a religion in the sense that people are allowing a “god” into
their lives to tell them what to do and think. It controls their
actions and beliefs. There are a set of “ideals” which lay out a
pattern of behavior, just as the Ten Commandments did, so do they not
qualify as dogma? Just because they do not put a name on their god,
does not mean that they do not have one. What they do not understand
is that any religious/spiritual belief system, no matter what it is,
if it is not the worship of Yahweh God and Jesus Christ is ultimately
the worship of Satan. While Judaism does worship Yahweh, we know that
they have incorporated many of the Babylonian mysteries into their
worship, which Jesus – Yeshua, condemned. This too is a path that
can lead to death. True Jews, the ones who have a true abiding faith
in Yahweh, will one day accept their Messiah, when He returns. The
statement that Reiki will work whether you have a belief or not just
shows that it is not of God, for God does not hand out the gifts of
the Spirit to those who do not believe in and belong to Him. Every
Christian should know this, yet still some dabble in this occult
practice.
The
following comes from the website Reiki-light.org.
The
Reiki can only be transfered to a student during a Reiki class during
an "attunement" given by a Reiki master. This attunement
process opens and aligns the student with this highest life-force
healing energy, placing it into their crown chakras, moving it
through their body and into their hands. Because Reiki is an energy
it flows into the body along pathways called merridians and will
unblock areas of built-up emotional energy.
The
transference of the spiritual entity to a student was addressed
above. Notice the use of the words “chakras” and “meridians”
which is a dead give-away of the spiritual origins of this practice.
The problem with people is not that their emotional energy has been
blocked up. It is that they have sin of which they need to repent.
Repentance has enormous power to unblock people's emotional and
spiritual lives. Sometimes it even heals their physical problems.
To
draw people in, Reiki promotes itself by making people believe it has
the answer to all their problems, whether medical, spiritual,
physical (things like weight loss), and emotional. Notice how it is
promoted on this following website.
Reikiinmedicine.org
Do you have a medical condition and want to feel better while
supporting your health care?
Are you healthy but not sleeping well, maybe adding unwanted
pounds?
Would you like to feel more engaged, more in control of your
life and your health?
Do you sometimes feel isolated, hopeless to address the
challenges of your life?
Do you want to develop your inner spiritual connection, on your
own terms?
Reiki treatment can help.
Reiki may fool people into thinking
they are helping them with their problems, but Reiki is a problem in
and of itself, as it is a form of spiritual death to the people
involved in it. A person cannot develop a spiritual connection on
their own terms. God has set the terms for us to establish a
connection with Him. It is called repentance, faith, and belief in
Jesus Christ as the Son of God who died for our sins and rose again
defeating sin and death. These are the only terms for connecting to
God.
If one is not concerned with the
spiritual side of Reiki, but only the scientific, here is what has
been found about Reiki from that aspect. The following comes from an
article on Reiki in Wickipedia.
The concept of qi underlying Reiki
is speculative and there is no scientific evidence that it exists; a
2008 systematic review of randomized clinical trials concluded that
“the evidence is insufficient to suggest that Reiki is an effective
treatment for any condition. Therefore the value of Reiki remains
unproven. The American Cancer Society and the National Center for
Complementary and Alternative Medicine have also found that there is
no clinical or scientific evidence supporting claims that Reiki is
effective in the treatment of any illness.
Given
all the Scriptures and information that Reiki practitioners provide
about the practice, it is clear that Reiki is not something anyone
should be involved with, but most importantly, it is not something
with which a Christian should be dabbling. These days you will find
medical doctors, chiropractors, massage therapists, nurses, and
people from almost any walk of life practicing this on unwitting
people. If you care about your spiritual life, you will stay far
away from it. And you will be very careful about letting people who
are into this, that may have reason to be touching you (for instance
your medical doctor), lay hands on you. The Bible warns us about
laying hands on others and allowing people to lay hands on us. 1
Timothy 5:22 “Lay
hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins:
keep thyself pure.” The laying
on of hands is not just innocently touching someone. Things can be
passed to another that way. So we need to guard ourselves against
those who would pass spiritual entities to us. Christians may not be
able to be possessed, but they can be harassed and become obsessed
about things from the influence of a demon. Look at the problem
Christians are having with pornography addictions. Some suddenly find
themselves having homosexual urges. All of these things come from
demons and may have been passed to the person via others laying hands
on them. The devil is a lion who seeks to destroy whomever he may. Do
not let him destroy you. 1 Peter 5:8 “Be sober, be
vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion,
walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.” Stay
away from Reiki.
