13/06/2025
Computer Says, No: Reiki And Technology
Every-so-often, the computer has a wobbler, by which, I mean that it refuses to boot up properly. It will occasionally take forever to start up, eventually reaching the password stage, but then just leave me with a blank page of doom. I know that it needs a good data dump, but like many of us, I am a terror when it comes to backing up.
Well, one morning this happened yet again. The computer had been getting grumpier for the last few days, until it was the day for the doom screen. After waiting for 45 minutes while it attempted to start up, and no password page appeared, I decided to try some reiki energy healing on it.
Reiki can be used on machines by focusing your intention and energy on the device to restore its optimal functioning. This can be done by placing your hands near the machine while visualising the desired outcome.
1. Establish Intention: Before applying reiki, clearly define your intention. For example, if you are using reiki on a computer, your intention could be to restore its energy and ability to run smoother and faster.
2. Focus Your Energy: Visualise the machine being filled with positive energy. Think of the machine as a living, breathing entity that can benefit from your focused intention.
3. Apply Reiki: Place your hands near the machine, avoid direct contact unless you feel comfortable doing so. Visualise the flow of reiki energy into the device, with the intent to clear any blocks or negative energy, and to bring the machine back to its optimal state. You can apply reiki for as long as you feel is necessary (typically 5-10 minutes), and you may repeat the session if needed.
4. Observe and Adjust: After applying reiki, observe the machine's response. If you do not see immediate results, you can adjust your intention, energy focus, or even try a different technique.
Important considerations:
• Belief: Reiki's effectiveness relies on the practitioner's belief in the power of energy healing.
• Complementary Approach: Reiki can be used alongside conventional maintenance and repair efforts.
• Safety: When using reiki on machines, prioritize safety, and do not do anything that could cause electrocution, injury, or even, fatality.
• Expectations: Reiki may not always yield immediate or tangible results, but it can offer a calming and restorative effect for both the practitioner and the device.
So, I placed a hand upon my malfunctioning computer and set my intention to heal it and to help it work out the bugs. Visualising my reiki energy reaching out from my fingertips and into the wiring, permeating the circuit boards, and soothing it with golden light. Doing this until I felt the prickling of electrical energy enter my hand in return. At this point, I took my other hand and gently touched a pane of glass that was close to me, allowing myself and the computer to ground. As soon as the bad energy was grounded, the computer came back to life, and offered me the password page, then quickly booted up thereafter. It has been happy computing ever since.
The idea of using reiki on machines is rooted in metaphysical and spiritual beliefs. Reiki is traditionally a Japanese energy healing practice focused on promoting balance and healing by channelling the universal life force energy through the hands. In reiki philosophy, everything is energy. Since reiki works with energy fields, practitioners may feel it can be applied to machines, in order, to balance or clear their energy. Machines (like computers and phones) are thought by some to absorb emotional or mental energy from the people who use them, and reiki can be used as a method to cleanse this energetic residue. By spiritually improving the function and/or longevity, reiki can help machines run more smoothly, and even, prevent malfunctions by harmonizing their energy. This is achieved by sending healing intentions to the machine in the same way as to a living being, with the belief that the directed energy can create a beneficial change. Many practitioners may use reiki on machines because it helps them feel more centred or connected, it becomes a ritual for calming frustration (e.g., with a malfunctioning computer), they believe it strengthens their relationship with the tools that they rely on.
Reiki energy and electrical energy are still very different concepts, but connections between them can be drawn due to their shared association with the idea of ‘energy.’
• Nature: In reiki it is non-physical/metaphysical energy, with electrical it is physical energy.
• Source: In reiki it is the universal life force (spiritual origins), with electrical it is due to the movement of electrons (the study of physics).
• Measurement: In reiki it is not scientifically measurable, with electrical it is measured in volts, amps, watts etc.
• Interaction With Matter: In reiki it works through intention and hand placement, with electrical it powers physical systems and machines.
Can reiki influence electrical systems? Reiki may not alter or control electrical systems in a measurable, physical way. Yet, reiki practitioners believe that all energy is interconnected, and that reiki may harmonize or balance the energetic aura of electronic devices. Some even suggest that reiki may clear energetic imprints left in machines by human users (e.g., stress or tension while using).
During hands-on practice, some reiki practitioners may feel warmth or tingling, which could be due to biofeedback, and is interpreted as energy interacting with electronics. Reiki can reduce the impact of this electromagnetic field (EMF) that is emitted by electronic devices. Many modern reiki practitioners creatively integrate reiki with technology, especially as our lives become more digitally connected. While these methods are not scientifically validated, they are often used to promote emotional balance, mindfulness, and intentional energy work. Here are some ways that practitioners blend reiki with technology:
• Reiki-Infused Devices: Practitioners may charge or bless their electronic devices with reiki energy before important calls, presentations, or virtual meetings, they might send reiki to the device to promote clear communication and reduce tech issues. Some place hands over phones, laptops, or headphones, visualising the flow of energy into them.
• Reiki for EMF Sensitivity: Many spiritually sensitive individuals believe they are affected by electromagnetic fields (EMFs). Reiki practitioners use reiki to energetically shield themselves and/or their space from EMFs. Combine Reiki with orgonite, black tourmaline, or shungite to help neutralize EMF energy.
• Reiki for Digital Detox: Tech overstimulation is a real issue. Reiki practitioners may use reiki before or after heavy screen time to clear overstimulated chakras (especially the third eye or crown). Perform a reiki self-healing session after long periods of online work or social media use to cleanse of any negative attachments.
• Reiki with Media and Files: Some reiki practitioners send reiki to photos, videos, emails, messages, or documents before sending them, and setting an intention that the communication is clear and well-received.
• Reiki for Apps and Online Tools: Sending reiki to healing or mindfulness apps to deepen their effect, setting the intention that social media platforms are used consciously and positively, and sending reiki to mitigate negativity online.
• Reiki During Charging: While charging a phone or laptop, some reiki practitioners visualise the device absorbing not just electrical energy, but healing energy, setting a positive intention for how the device will be used. This can be a daily ritual of mindfulness, like reiki for a fresh start.
• Reiki for Tech Repairs: When tech breaks down, some reiki practitioners may place hands on or near the malfunctioning machine, visualising energetic blockages being cleared. This reiki process can calm the user, reducing tech-related stress and frustration.
• Reiki-Enhanced Workspaces: Setting up a tech-friendly reiki altar near your computer with crystals, symbols (like Cho Ku Rei), and/or candles to pay respect to the universal life force, and periodically sending reiki to the whole workspace, especially if it feels heavy, stressful, or energetically unbalanced.
• Reiki and AI/Robotics: Some tech-aware spiritualists even explore sending reiki to AI systems, robots, and/or smart devices, as a symbolic way to promote peaceful and ethical tech-human relationships. Using reiki principles to guide ethical tech use, and blending mindfulness with innovation.
Reiki is a Japanese energy healing technique that channels universal life force energy to promote balance and wellbeing. Traditionally used on people, animals, and spaces, some practitioners also apply it to machines and digital technology. While reiki does not influence electrical systems in a scientific sense, it may have subjective value for those who use it as a way to set intentions, feel calm, and clear emotional energy tied to their devices. This is based upon the belief that everything is energy, including electronic devices, and that reiki can be used to clear energetic residue, reduce stress around tech use, promote mindful interaction with devices, and reduce the energetic effects of electromagnetic fields from tech devices. These psychological and emotional benefits (e.g. calm, focus, intention) can be powerful for the reiki practitioner and many use it as a spiritual and energetic tool to foster a more mindful, harmonious relationship with their technology.
With grounded power and cosmic grace, blessed be.
About the author: I’m Emily, an holistic witch and intuitive energy healer, here to awaken wisdom, nurture wellbeing, and deepen the connection with magic. A multi-disciplinary therapist and instructor of massage, reiki, and witchcraft to bring the spirit back to the body and the mind, by treating stress, muscle fatigue, and spiritual realignment.
