Reiji-ho (霊示法) can be translated as "indication of the spirit." It is the practice of setting aside the fixed hand positions and letting an intuitive sense move the hands to where they are needed.
Indication of the spirit
Where the standard positions offer a reliable map, Reiji-ho trusts a quieter guidance. The practitioner asks, in effect, to be shown where to work, and then follows whatever gentle prompting arises — a pull of the hand, a settling of attention — rather than a memorized order.
How it is practiced
It is usually approached in three simple movements:
Settle in the palms-together posture and quiet the mind.
Hold a gentle intention for the person’s well-being.
Let the hands move to where they feel drawn, and rest them there.
Trusting intuition
Reiji-ho is often introduced once the basics feel natural, since it asks the practitioner to let go of the script. In Japanese lineages it is closely tied to byosen: intuition suggests where to go, and the sensation in the hands confirms how long to stay.
Method and intuition together
Reiji-ho is rarely used in isolation. In practice it works alongside the fixed hand positions and byosen: the standard sequence offers a reliable map, intuition suggests where to depart from it, and the sensation in the hands confirms how long to stay. None of the three has to win.
For many practitioners this is the quiet aim of the whole practice — to hold structure and openness at the same time, trusting a learned method enough to be able, now and then, to set it gently aside.