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Seeds for Change Wellness
Scanning the Energy Field
Scanning
Reiki Newsletter
August 2007

Scanning
Scanning is using the sensitivity in your hands/senses and your intuition to feel what is going on in
an energy field, such as the aura. Practice, experience and trust help these sensations and
intuitions become clearer. They may be almost imperceptable at first. Here is a list of some things
you may sense.

Coldness: There is an energy blockage or a hole in the aura. There could be a negative thought
form there, or a physical problem in the area.

Cold Winds Leaving: A negative thought form is leaving the aura.

Ache or Pain: Generally there is a physical problem in the area creating build-up of energy which
the Reiki is helping to release. Scan to see if there is a hole in the aura as well, and deal with this
first.

Dip in Energy: Sometimes you can feel the edge of the aura and suddenly the edge dips closer to
the physical body. This shows a lack of energy in this area and that there is something causing an
imbalance there. Give Reiki to the area.

Hole in The Aura: While tracing the edge of the aura it suddenly seems to disappear. If you find a
lot of holes or very large ones, the person is very depleted and requires a lot of healing as well as
lifestyle changes.

Cord: You may sense a cord in the aura. One way of sensing this is if the aura thickens into a
rope-like shape. Cords are like leashes of energy, attaching the person to someone. Energy drains
out from them and negative energy can flow in.

Tingling in Hands: If a place is especially tingly in your hands, healing is needed there, and there
could be an inflammation or pain at the site.

Heat in Hands: Healing energy is needed at this site. Some healers always experience heat or
tingling so you need to see whether it is more than usual.

Energy Being Sucked as if Magnetically: If you sense that energy is being pulled, as if
magnetically, from your hands, or there is an irresistible pull to an area of the body, then healing is
needed there.

Hands Being Pushed Away: This is a definite pushing away. There is an energy blockage in the
area, which is resisting being worked on. Try working on the area later, or ask the recipient to tune
into it and consciously ask the blockage to leave.

Energy Flowing From Hands: This shows the Reiki is flowing nicely, and indicates that the recipient
is open and receptive to it.

Sweatiness: You may start to perspire which shows that a lot of Reiki is coming through you and
also that it is releasing your own blockages.

Feeling Ecstatic or Going Into Trance: Giving as well as receiving Reiki can be very pleasurable
and spiritually uplifting. It can feel like a deep meditation or relaxed trance. Enjoy it, but remain
aware and grounded.

Feeling Ill: Occasionally you may find that you feel ill while working on someone. It is possible that
you have picked up on an imbalance in them, or perhaps the Reiki flowing through you has shifted
your energies so that you are temporarily out of balance. Generally it is fine to continue if you feel
sufficiently grounded and OK. The feeling will probably pass very quickly, showing that something
unpleasant has shifted thanks to the Reiki. If you feel you need to stop the session early, work on
the recipient's feet to ground them and finish off.

Seeing Something Shadowy: Usually this is seen with the peripheral vision. It is an energy form
releasing from the recipient. Imagine white and gold light surrounding it coming down from above
and silently ask your Guide, Angel or a higher being to release it to the light. Silently reassure the
energy form that it is ok to go into the light. If there is a lot of resistance, ask your higher being to
help it into the earth.

Seeing light or colors: Golden and white light around is a light being such as an angel helping the
healing. Other bright, vivid colours are other light beings perhaps devas, they may be helping or
simply curious. If you feel you're being helped, silently thank them. Otherwise just silently greet
them and carry on. If the colours are dirty or dark see the above paragraph.