Reiki Precept Cards

 It's a wrap! We had a lovely time in our Reiki 1 class this weekend, with my granddaughter Emily and her mom joining the other students yesterday. (Emily is a college student, and they could only stay half the day.  We three will get together later, to complete the teachings)

Robin, Seana and Nadya after Reiki class

The class was so sweet, and the Time Angels assisted us each day! The space was great for our class, with a cozy seating area for talking story, hot tea, a session room that's perfect for practicing the treatments, and we created the cards in the conference room!

Making small cards or prayer flags for inspiration, affirmation, setting intention is one of my favorite quick projects, and is a perfect way to connect with the Reiki Precepts or Principles! 

Collage card on brown paper

In many traditions, flags of paper or cloth are hung to send prayers, praise and blessings on the wind. Cards can be placed on a shelf, or tucked into a journal pocket. (A pretty envelope makes a great pocket - just glue it in!)

Last year, we used strips of fabric and sharpies in our church courtyard for our monthly project during the Farmers Market: participants tied their prayers on clotheslines hung between the trees. 

Precept cards and my prayer flags

I invited Robin and Seana to make prayer cards for the Reiki Principles in class yesterday. They make it easy to choose one to work with for a day or week, and is a simple way to bring the principles into our lifeway.

I often make cards in our bimonthly Red Thread Circles, and did these on watercolor paper last year, using the Japanese words. 

'Kyo dake wa' translates as today only, and prefaces the precepts. The cards helped me learn the pronunciation, and I use them with Hatsurei-Ho meditation (Reiki Sourcebook p 198 and this video from Lumie Aino). 

Reiki precepts - Go kai

I created the string of prayer flags during a Reiki 1 class several years ago - using an image to invoke the energy of each principle, with the words written on the back. 

Reiki Principle flags

For Reiki practioners wishing to deepen with the principles in a new way, crafting a new set of cards or small poster is a sweet way to do so.  This video or this one are great to practice with.

Have you made cards for inspiration or affirmation?