Intention....

Its a funny word 'Intention' - I remember my sister kept saying this word when talking to me about Reiki a couple of years ago.  I remember thinking "what does she mean by intention" but it seemed like I was supposed to know so I kept my mouth shut.  It wasn't until I arrived in Nepal and started learning Reiki 1 that I truly began to understand this word.

The dictionary says:

in·ten·tion  (n-tnshn) n. 1. A course of action that one intends to follow. 2. a. An aim that guides action; an objective. b. intentions Purpose with respect to marriage: honorable intentions. 3. Medicine The process by which or the manner in which a wound heals. 4. Archaic Import; meaning. [Middle English entencioun, from Old French intention, from Latin intenti, intentin-, from intentus, intent, from past participle of intendere, to direct attention; see intend.] Synonyms: intention, intent, purpose, goal, end, aim, object, objective

I am not sure that the description helps but the Synonyms get it - intent, purpose, goal, aim, objective - these are all what i would use as an alternative to the healing use of the word intention.  When our 'intention' is to heal then thats our purpose, goal or aim and the universe can apparently recognise this from us.  So if we say to ourselves before a healing session 'my intention is to heal and say the persons name or animals name' then apparently that is what will happen without us having to touch the person or attune in anyway just by saying the word 'intention' and it works.  

Just think about the people who work in our caring professions like doctors and nurses - if their true 'intention' is to heal that that's what will happen - unfortunately in our over worked and under funded NHS this doesn't happen as often as it should.

I use 'intention' a lot - my 'intention' is to stop drinking during the week, my 'intention' is to sort the washing, my 'intention' is to do some dusting, my 'intention' is to do some bill filing etc etc but strangely enough the universe doesn't make any of that happen - how disappointing!!! 

Anyway joking aside it is important to make sure in healing situations your 'intention' is for the higher good of the person or animal or subject you are healing - if you are not focussed on your 'intention' properly then the Universe may misinterpret.

Happy Intentioning!

suz

xxx