The Reiki Distance Healing symbol - Hon Sha Ze Sho Nen

Pronounced as: "Hon-Sha-Zee-Show-Nen", Hon Sha Ze Sho Nen is the Reiki symbol of unity, origin, connection. General meaning of this symbol is: "No past, no present, no future"or "The light in me meets the light in you".

This Reiki Symbol is often described as the bridge between heaven and earth. Hon Sha Ze Sho Nen connects your higher self with the higher self of the one you send energy, it allows to give Reiki treatments and energy to someone at a distance in place and in time ( to the past, present or future).Although it can't change the past, Hon Sha Ze Sho Nen can help the people involved get through traumatic events and give them peace and strength. This symbol is considered to be the most useful and powerful Reiki Symbol of all.

The Reiki Mental/Emotional symbol - Sei He Ki

Sei He ki is the second Reiki symbol, and means: “I have the key”.This symbol is pronounced ‘say-hay-key’and his general meaning is 'God and man become one'.

 

Sei He ki is known as the Mental-Emotional Healing Symbol, so it is used in the healing of mental and emotional distress. As a mental-emotional key Sei He Ki is a door into the subconscious. Also it represents peace and harmony.

The Sei He Ki can be used any time you believe there is an emotional or mental component to the problem being treated. This Reiki symbol helps one to contact the higher self, spirit guides,angels, and other spiritual beings or helpers. Also, it can be used to recall the past-life and to aid in altering emotional reactions to past events.

The Reiki Power symbol - Cho Ku Rei

Cho Ku Rei (pronounced “Choh Koo Ray”) basically means that one's intention always rules over what happens.

In Reiki traditions, this symbol is used for increasing the power of Reiki that emanate from hands. It is the most frequently used Reiki symbol and its general meaning of Cho ku Rei is “put the power here”.

This is the symbol used to connect with the energy at the beginning of a session, and to increase energy where needed during a session.As the Cleansing Symbol it can be used to remove negative or stagnating energy during a Reiki healing session. It is drawn on the walls of a room to cleanse the room of negative energies.

Traditionally, the Cho Ku Rei is drawn counterclockwise, but sometimes is drawn opposite with the spiral clockwise; this is a matter of preference and it works with either way of drawing.