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Hon Sha Ze Sho Nen Explained

Updated: Nov 27, 2022

Reiki symbols are basically sacred healing symbols that help in enhancing the flow of universal life force energy.


The primary symbols of traditional Reiki are the Cho Ku Rei or the Power Symbol, Sei He Ki, or the Mental and Emotional Symbol, and Hon Sha Ze Sho Nen, or the Distance Healing Symbol. These symbols which are given to a Reiki student during the advanced level of Reiki attunement are essentially impressed in the mind and aura of the student and blend with the metaphysical energies that they characterize. Thus, whenever a Reiki practitioner thinks or draws, or visualizes any of these symbols, they will connect immediately to the energies that it symbolizes.




Meaning of Hon Sha Ze Sho Nen or the Healing Symbol Reiki Distance


Distance is no barrier to Reiki, and this symbol, which means ‘having no present, past, or future is essentially used for absentee healing and to send Reiki energy across time and space.