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Date Posted: 13:54:49 08/23/03 Sat
Author: Brenda
Subject: I agree, Lissa. IMO, a symbol is used for a focus of energies. It helps block out other distractions by having something to focus/concentrate on. Women in labout are asked to choose a focal point to fixate on while going through the worst pain in order to give their minds something else to concentrate on besides pain. I believe that symbols are designed to help one focus one's own energies/power....they do not contain power themselves. The power that they are perceived by some to have is only that which humans give them.
In reply to: Lissa 's message, "Excellent subject. What I have come to understand from various reading and such, is that symbols are used as a focus. And, the more senses we use, the better our focus. In a christian church, there is incense for our smell, songs for our voices and hearing, rosaries and hands in prayer for touch, stained glass windows and other decorations for sight, communion for taste... all combine to focus our senses on the experience of "church." I have witnessed pagan ceremonies that also include all the senses. Reiki also has things for all the senses, writing symbols, saying them, lighting candles, playing music, and of course touch. You know by now that you do not need to write or say the symbols in order for you to get reiki flowing, but the person learning about the energy may appreciate involving all their senses in order to get in the flow of the experience. The symbols are a tool for creating focus and intention. It's a vehicle for bringing awareness to a different place. JMHO" on 16:54:05 08/22/03 Fri


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