The Power of Sacred Sound in Reiki
In the Eastern tradition of Reiki, students are taught to practice a chant called a Kotodama for each reiki symbol they are attuned to. ‘Kotodama’ is Japanese for ‘spirit word’ or ‘soul word’. It’s a recognition that every word we speak forms a sound that contains energy which resonates at a particular frequency.
The energy of some words have a tremendous power to change us, heal us or even deplete us. So the Japanese consider it important to chose our words wisely.
The Kotodama for the Power symbol is O U E I (or oo eh ee)
When we chant the Kotodama for a reiki symbol, we can feel the energy of the symbol more directly. What we experience during chanting is similar to what we experience when giving or receiving reiki. We can feel the energy as tingling, heat or coldness in the body or hands or we can see beautiful colours, shapes and visions.
Chanting a Kotodama can be part of our self practice or we can chant silently during a reiki treatment to bring forth more of that symbol’s energy.
FEEL MORE REIKI
The Kotodama for the Power / Focus symbol will create a stronger connection to reiki, so it’s wonderful to chant if you’re not feeling as much as you once were, for whatever reason. Although reiki is always working and always going where it needs to go, sometimes we get in our own way and our overthinking means we can’t experience the full spectrum of what is going on.
GROUNDING
We can also use this to help us ground, connect to the earth and get back into our body. particularly if we have been doing a lot of spiritual / energy work or if we’ve been too engrossed in the 3D world of work, computers, social media etc. If we’re not feeling ourselves, it reconnects us with who we really are.
PROTECTION
If we’re in a dangerous or volatile situation, if we feel threatened or unsafe, then chanting the Kotodama silently will help to ease things and bring protection.
FOCUS
I find this symbol very calming for a chatty, distracted mind as it allows us to centre ourselves and focus on the task in hand.
HEALING THE PHYSICAL BODY
If you’re suffering with a broken bone, joint pain, diseases of the blood, damaged organs, inflammation, recovering from an operation or any physical ailment this kotodama will illicit faster healing.
Remember, there are no contraindications for Reiki according to the CNHC. Reiki is pure light from the intelligence that created the body, so it knows exactly how to harmoniously heal it.
Chant or listen to the kotodama for the Power/Focus symbol
I hope you enjoy it.
With love and light
Gwen x
