In the first degree, you have learned that the act of rest your hands on the body to convey sentiment, comfort, and participation, or alleviate pain, is part of our instinct; it's genetically encoded in our DNA. In the second degree, you'll learn that even the act of addressing and sending thoughts and energy is natural, genetic, specific to our race, as well as having the ability of visualization and vision. The Symbols that you have been activated in the first degree will be reactivated in the second one. Three of these we'll be revealed to you, consciously used in your everyday life, and intentionally contribute to your spiritual growth. Reiki's Sacred Symbols are energy keys to access the dimensions they represent, evoke, and activate. They are, therefore, powerful tools for materialization. Now that their activation has assumed the character of consciousness, your channel is much stronger and capable of receiving and transmitting a larger amount of Reiki, just as much as you want or need. This is the handbook that I give to my Reiki students after their second level seminar, which lasts sixteen hours (4x4) and includes four activations. That's universal teaching.