Cats and Reiki

Diane Stein, one of the most controversial authors in Reiki for writing her book Essential Reiki, which includes in it the variants of the sacred symbols that she learned (traditionally never published and only passed from master to student), proposed something pretty radical in her book.

It was something that I read several years ago, so forgive me if I get some of the details wrong. But she is under the impression, and I remember this distinctly, that "Cats invented Reiki."

Thousands of years ago, she asserts, before humans had the language to do so, cats were the first species who unlocked the secret to allowing Universal Energy to flow through them and help others.

Nonsense, right? Utter poppycock. Absurd... totally, right?

But have you ever observed a cat spending time with its person when that person is sick?

Have you ever been the sick person, and had a cat who wouldn't leave your side until you were well?

Have you ever been down about something, and your cat seemed to uniquely know?

I've also experienced this with dogs.

I think cats and dogs are both creatures that are uniquely wise to energy, and somehow, they share their connection to the Divine with us when they perceive we need it. -- In peace, Wolf