Phyl over at the healing blog on About.com has a good post up about some of the common Reiki Myths that still seep out into the reiki community.

The one about thinking being attuned to Reiki is going to open up a channel to guardian angels or spirit guides is a very common one. We still see a lot of coming through our little Reiki House that think Reiki has “guides” that are involved in the process of healing.

Ofcourse, this is probably fine if you understand “guides” as being your own inner clarity/wisdom/intuition/higher self. And as long as you are able to strengthen that wisdom without developing a split personality disorder.

Every time you choose a healthy, less selfish, more compassionate course of action/re-action the closer you take yourself to your own true and stable inner guide. We see much more clearly the truths of life when we see with kind eyes, and a warm heart.