What is the difference between Reiki and energy healing?

The core difference is actually the affiliation - energy healing is the general term for all mind-body and soul healing systems with the core logic of "adjusting the state of the human life energy field", while Reiki is a subdivision of the energy healing category with a clear origin, fixed inheritance and operating standards. To put it bluntly, it is the relationship between "fruit" and "Yantai Red Fuji", one is a general category, and the other is an individual case specific to the place of origin and variety.

Many friends who are new to the field of mind, body and spirit confuse the two. In fact, it is not surprising. After all, Reiki is one of the most popular energy healing schools in the world. Many people first come into contact with energy healing through Reiki, so they naturally equate the two. If you really have in-depth contact with it, you will find that the sense of rules of Reiki is actually very strong. Whether it is the most traditional Usui Reiki, or the later derived Holy Fire Reiki and Karuna Reiki, the healer is required to go through the "initiation" process of the formal master to activate the energy channels of the corresponding level. There are also Fixed Reiki symbols will be used. The healer himself only acts as an "energy channel", calling the life energy of the universe and not consuming his own energy. The entire operation process also has a relatively unified paradigm. Even if Reiki masters from different countries perform basic Reiki healing, the steps will not be too different.

But the broad category of energy healing is much more complex. It ranges from energy adjustment using tools such as singing bowls, crystals, and flower essences to large-scale soul retrieval by shamans and Setem healing in Egypt. As long as the core logic is to adjust the energy field, it can all be classified into the category of energy healing. There are no unified teacher-training requirements and no fixed operating standards. Some healers will even integrate methods from several schools, and all adjustments will be made based on the needs of individual cases. I met a little girl last month who came to ask me. She said that when she did Reiki, she felt warm throughout the process, and the nodules on her shoulders and neck were reduced a lot. Later, she went to another teacher for energy healing. She beat drums and chanted throughout the process. She cried for almost three hours after the session. It felt like all the resentment towards her mother that she had suppressed for several years came out. Did she meet a liar? In fact, what is a liar is that what she did for the second time was shaman-style energy healing, which has a different path from Reiki. One is to clear the energy blockage on the physical level first, and the other is to clear the energy stuck points on the emotional level first. The feeling is naturally different.

Speaking of which, many people have asked me whether these two are "pseudoscience". In fact, there is currently no unified conclusion in the academic community. The mainstream medical community does not recognize the existence of the concept of "life energy field". Whether it is Reiki or other types of energy healing, there is currently insufficient evidence-based medical evidence to prove its efficacy. Many scholars believe that the feedback effects of this type of healing are mostly due to the placebo effect. This controversy has not yet been concluded whether it is the entire energy healing category or the subcategory of Reiki.

When I do my own cases, I often combine Reiki techniques with other energy healing methods such as crystal arrangement and flower essence frequency modulation. For those who really need it, there is no need to worry too much about the conceptual difference. No matter which method is used, if it can make you feel relaxed and comfortable, and your state can really improve, then it is the method that suits you.