Reiki, a profound system of healing, is at its core, a collection of sacred tools known as Reiki symbols. These symbols are not only used during healing sessions, but when deeply understood, become powerful allies in daily life. They can help you shift energy, clear space, protect your well-being, and expand spiritual awareness. If you’re ready to embark on a transformative journey of self-discovery and empowerment, consider enrolling in a Reiki class from The Whole Life Center of Kansas City.

At Whole Life Center, Reiki Master Teacher Karen Harrison teaches students how to move beyond the basics and tap into the creative, advanced uses of Reiki symbols, bringing divine energy into every part of their lives. Reiki symbols are spiritual keys, each one unlocking a unique vibration of healing energy. Introduced in Reiki Level II and expanded upon in Reiki Master training, these symbols are not dependent on one’s belief, but rather through the energetic attunements that come through proper training. While traditionally used in hands-on healing, these symbols also have limitless applications when integrated into your daily spiritual life. Each symbol holds its own frequency and intention:

• Power Symbol: Amplifies energy and strengthens protection
• Mental/Emotional Symbol: Balances emotions and calms the mind
• Distance Symbol: Connects energy across time and space
• Master Symbol: Invokes spiritual healing and your own divine nature
• Holy Fire® Symbol: Brings in purification, healing, empowerment, and guidance as well as divine love

Karen Harrison’s advanced Reiki training programs empower students to work with symbols beyond the classroom confidently. This training will help you bring energy healing into your relationships, routines, goals, and spiritual path. Reiki can be used in other practices that extend beyond teaching. Some everyday, advanced uses of Reiki are:

• Meditation & Spiritual Alignment – Reiki symbols are incredible tools for deepening meditation. Drawing a symbol with intention, either physically, mentally, or with your hands, can instantly shift your state of consciousness. For example:
  • Use the Mental/Emotional Symbol to quiet racing thoughts
  • Activate the Master Symbol to access spiritual insight and inner stillness
  • Call in the Holy Fire® Symbol for divine connection, light, and purification
  • “In meditation, symbols become portals. They lift the veil between your mind and your soul.” – Karen Harrison
• Space Clearing & Energetic Protection – Our environment holds energy, some uplifting, and some stagnant. Reiki symbols can clear, bless, and protect any space you spend time in:
  • Use the Power Symbol in all four corners of a room to charge it with high vibration
  • Trace symbols over your home’s entryways to set energetic boundaries
  • Use the Distance Symbol to send healing to past events that occurred in the space
  • Place symbols in hotel rooms, offices, or classrooms for daily energetic hygiene
  • Karen teaches her students how to feel energy shifts intuitively—and how to use symbols to create clear, sacred environments that support healing and peace.
• Emotional Support and Self-Care – Reiki symbols can be used as part of your daily self-care practice:
  • Trace or visualize the Mental/Emotional Symbol over your heart when feeling overwhelmed
  • Use the Power Symbol to boost confidence or willpower before important events
  • Use the Distance Symbol to send energy to your future self—before a difficult conversation, meeting, or travel
  • Draw symbols over water or food to raise its vibration and promote nourishment
  • “Reiki is not separate from your life—it flows through it. The symbols are a language for directing that flow with clarity and intention.” – Karen Harrison
• Healing Relationships and Communication – Energetic healing doesn’t stop at the physical body. Reiki symbols can be used to:
  • Send healing across time to past relationship pain
  • Support peaceful interactions by activating symbols before difficult conversations
  • Heal ancestral energy and emotional patterns with the Distance and Emotional Symbols
  • Strengthen heart connection with loved ones, even at a distance
  • Karen encourages her students to trust their intuition and let the symbols guide them as tools of energetic transformation—not just in sessions, but in every connection they value.

Whether you’re currently practicing Reiki or just beginning your journey, there’s always more to explore. Learning to use Reiki symbols creatively and intentionally is a significant milestone in deepening your healing practice. Ready to explore the full potential of Reiki in your life? Explore Karen Harrison’s Reiki I and II and Master Classes and schedule a consultation to learn which class is right for you. You can also contact Whole Life Center for more information.