A symbol-free visualisation and meditation system compiled by Allison Dahlhaus. A single attunement carries the right both to use it and to teach it. No prerequisite — it can be your first Reiki system.
Before you enrol
Prerequisite
No prerequisite — if you feel ready, you may take it.
Sacred Flames Reiki is a set of visualisation and meditation practices compiled by Allison Dahlhaus from a range of sources. There are no symbols to learn and no complicated techniques; the methods are kept simple.
There is no prerequisite. You do not need to have studied Reiki before — anyone who wants to begin their first energy training here may do so. A single attunement is given, and it carries the right to use the system, to teach it and to attune others.
The system takes an honest line about itself: Allison makes no claim that Sacred Flames Reiki energy is stronger or of a higher frequency than any other. She holds that all Reiki energies come from the same source, and that what makes a system distinctive is the way it connects to that source. If you feel drawn to this method it is because it resonates with your spirit — and that is reason enough to learn it.
The system is built on the metaphysical meaning of fire. Fire gives protection, nourishment and light; in the shamanic tradition it is the symbol of the south, and its qualities are strength, protection, purification and safety. One of the practices taught on the course is the candle-gazing meditation known as Tratak.
The seven sacred flames of Sacred Flames Reiki are supported by seven Chohans (the masters of the rays): El Morya, Lanto, Serapis Bey, Paul the Venetian, Hilarion, Lady Nada and Saint Germain. Archangels accompany each sacred flame as well — Michael, Faith, Raphael, Chamuel, Charity, Gabriel, Hope, Jophiel, Christine, Uriel, Aurora and the Angel of Prosperity.
The practical side is plain: state the intention, bring the hands together in gassho (palms joined in front of the chest), and let the energy flow. The recipient also sets an intention to receive; a session lasts ten to twenty minutes and should be undisturbed throughout.
In the handbook I also cover charging the hands with flame energy using a candle, a twenty-one-day self-healing practice, giving sessions for others, and difficulties that can come up during healing.
A clearing period after the attunement is considered ordinary. My practical suggestions for it: keeping away from red meat, coffee, heavy food, cigarettes and alcohol for a while; drinking plenty of water, resting, and giving yourself a short session each day. If the process feels too hard, you can also ask the energy to flow more slowly.
No prerequisite. The course includes a PDF handbook, the attunement, a certificate and email support.
Source and lineage
How this system reached me
- Allison Dahlhaus
- Yücel Durmaz
The last name in the chain is mine; when you complete this course your certificate carries the same chain with your name added.
The manual. You receive the course handbook in my own edition — faithful to the source text, re-set so that it reads clearly on a screen.
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