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Raphael
[rah-fai-el]
• One of the four major archangels, along with Michael, Gabriel and Uriel
• Archangel of healing
• Heals and assists healers on the Earthly plane
• Seek assistance from Raphael if you need healing or seek to become a healer
• Also see “Guardian Angel” and “Archangel.”

Reiki
[ray-kee]
• Holistic healing technique which allows practitioner to transfer universal life energy to patient distantly or, most commonly, through the palms of the hands
• Known as a form or energy healing or holistic healing

Reiki Symbols
[ray-kee]
• Sacred symbols used in the practice of reiki
• Basic symbols and most common uses are:

• Cho Ku Rei: used to increase the power of reiki
• Sei He Ki: used to aid in emotional healing
• Hon Sha Ze Sho Nen: used for distant healing

Reincarnation
[ree-in-car-nay-shun]
• "Rebirth of a soul into a new body after physical death" (Apple dictionary)
• Based on the belief that our lifetimes are a school of learning and our souls keep returning until we have learned all we need to learn

Reclaiming
[ree-kleym-ing]
• A tradition of witchcraft
• The mixture of earth-based religion and politics

Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot Deck (also known as “Rider Deck” and “Rider-Waite”)
• The most popular tarot deck in the English speaking world
• Symbolic images designed by Pamela Coleman Smith
• Unique at the time because of the symbolism throughout both major and minor arcana
• See decks and clones here

Runes
[roones]
• Small stones bearing markings of an ancient Germanic alphabet
• A tool of divination