A friend of mine came over today, and I got re-attuned.
One of my friends was also a student of Kay’s at about the same time I was. She has the same attunements from the same source. Thinking that this is something that would clear away any problems I have been having channeling Reiki, I asked her to attune me.
Now, once a person is attuned to Reiki, that attunement never goes away. (This is why there is such a controversy with attuning subjects so that they can better receive Reiki from a practitioner. Once attuned, they will draw in Reiki energy, forever.) Kay used to say that it is a good thing to be re-attuned now and then. Basically, anything that may have come in and muddied up the path or have any other effect on the practitioner is cleared away by the purity of the attunement.
My friend has changed the process slightly from what I learned (or Kay did it differently as time went on), but the power was still there. When I was originally attuned, I really felt nothing. This is probably because I was not yet sensitive enough. It differs with everyone that receives it. Some see explosions of colors, while others see nothing. No matter what is experienced, the attuning still works.
This time, I could feel the energy flow through me and make a connection between the top of my head and the palms of my hands. I guess my level of sensitivity has changed over the past seven years. It was a very nice feeling.
I am not having any problems doing Reiki now. The energy is stronger than ever. So, maybe re-attuning is something one should plan on every so often. Cool.