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I’m going to take a moment out from our series on self-treatment hand positions to wish everyone a happy holidays! It doesn’t matter what you celebrate (or don’t) or what you do (or don’t) believe, this is a time of wonder, beauty, and joy. It took me thirty minutes to get out of the Wal-Mart parking lot today, and in that time, I smiled and witnessed the most generosity and giving spirit that I’ve seen in a while. No horns honked. No rush. No fuss. Just people letting other cars into line and moving in an orderly fashion.

So here’s to a wonderful holiday and to a happy and prosperous 2009! We’ll resume our series on reiki hand positions tomorrow. And now, the obligatory stick figure.

When you want to connect with someone you haven’t seen or heard from in a long time, the rainbow bridge ritual can be very beneficial. Basically it creates a “heart bridge” between you and the other individual. Because it happens outside the material realm, it’s far easier to get a higher self connection without all the “stuff” from our lives interfering.

The most important parts of the rainbow bridge are to make sure that you’re calm, relaxed, and ready to listen.

Remember, this ritual happens on a higher self level. Leave your ego, your emotions, and your expectations at the door. When you’re ready, find a quiet place to sit (or lay down, whatever is comfortable for you). Imagine a ball of light at heart-level. Give or throw this light into the air, forming a bridge or rainbow. When you’re ready, rise to one end of the bridge.

The person you want to talk to can come to the other end of the bridge. Don’t force it. If they don’t show up then project your desire that they are well. Tell them, even if they’re not there, what you wish. If you feel the need to apologize or tell them you love them, depending on the situation, do that as well.

When you’re ready, you can end the ritual. Perform this process a few times, or however many times you feel moved. This kind of heart-to-heart talk is a good way to seek closure for a friend that you no longer see, to express love to someone far away or who has passed away, or to simply try and smooth over an argument.

Since the question came up in comment to my last post, I’m going to spend a few days talking about work we can do for relationships. I’ll start tomorrow by talking about the “rainbow bridge.” No, this isn’t the one commonly referred to when a pet passes away. It’s a heart bridge between yourself and another individual. Then, I’ll talk about various reiki exercises and sendings that you can do.

Before we start this though, I wanted to take a moment and mention whenever you’re doing work with or for another person it’s very important to remember free will. We have no idea what lessons another person may need to know or resolve. We do not want to interfere with their life journey and sometimes, if they resolve an issue, then their journeys may branch away from ours. We also probably don’t know what direct lessons we need to work on, and all of this unknowing creates a lot of confusion.

So before you dive in, especially if the relationship is one that has deep emotional connections (good or bad), just take a moment and remind yourself that the only person you can control is you. Free will is very important. And we may not be “tuned in” to the universe’s instruction channel so we know what we should be doing.

I don’t want to discourage you. But I do want to be clear. I hope this upcoming information is helpful. Looking forward to sharing this information with you.