Mental Emotional

 We learn the Mental Emotional symbol (SHK) and its uses in the second degree classes - but may not be sure how to include it in treatments. I was taught to draw the symbol once (yantra), and chant its name 3 times (mantra) - and not to share these with folks not initiated to their use. 

First - draw each symbol the way you remember it! (They are aids - and the guides know wheat you intend!) My Master Analyse told us she was happy to help someone refresh with a symbol - and always invites them to draw it 'their way' for her first.  Then she helps them fine tune.

A couple of my favorite ways to practice the symbols are painting them on rice paper, or drawing them with a stick in the sand, and wipe them away. I love using sumi (ink, inkstone and bush), as Dr Maeda used when he wrote to Hayashi for Mrs Takata - you'll see why, as you grind the ink! Then I tear the paper, and use it in collage, with just a bit peeking through. 

The mental emotional self treatment can be done as a Reiki 1 practice, using the hand position (one on the forehead, the other on the base of the skull), and aligning with a principle or an Affirmation. 

I say (to myself) either a short phrase ('give me insight for starting my Reiki practice,' 'i am ready to go deeper with Reiki,' ... 'show me my next steps') ... or an affirmation ('I embody Reiki in every step!' ... 'I am radiant ✨️ ' ... or one of the principles - 'I am grateful!')

Nentatsu Hô - Mental-emotional

  • Nen - thought 
  • tatsu - reach, attain, notify
  • Hô - method
(Reiki Sourcebook pp 207-208 and 230-31) To use it at the 2nd degree level, I generally draw the SHK symbol in each palm, placing one hand on my forehead, and one on the back of the skull (occiput) You can use the other symbols as well - as what works best for you!

This is great to do lying on your back or side for ~ 5 minutes, then move the hand on your Forehead to your heart or belly, for another 5 minutes. This is a sweet way to end a self Reiki session. 

Jot down any insights - it may be a 'flash' awhile after the session! And be sure to drink Reiki infused water after your session. 
You might want to do a series of six M/E sessions, then continue with once or twice a week, fine tuning the phrases you use.

When you next receive a session, ask the practitioner to include M/E in the treatment. If they only do 1st degree, you can say your affirmation (internally) while their hands are on your head.

When offering a treatment, as I move to cradle the occiput, I often ask the client if there's an affirmation they'd like to use while I'm at their head, which they can share or say internally. And if they don't share a prompt, I affirm that my intention is for their highest good. 

This is often one of their favorite parts of the session!

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