How can history be fluid? We discover more daily. You will find
many web sites stating that they are the TRUE Reiki System. I
approach this from the perspective that Reiki, true Reiki, true connection to
the universal energy, has to be based in love.
Love is expansive and understanding. That means we should
be open to new information and should assimilate it appropriately. What we
must never lose sight of is that Reiki Energy doesn't care how it first became
to light (white light?) to people. Reiki energy does not look back to its
journey to our consciousness. It is concerned with the now.
And in the now, it only wants to heal and to love.
So if we get caught up in controversy about Reiki's origins, we are not being
faithful to the concept of Reiki energy.
Dr. Usui
That said, you will hear about Dr. Usui, the Japanese
businessman/teacher/healer who "discovered" Reiki energy during a meditation on
Mt. Kurama. This much is agreed on.
Mr. Hayashi
Mr. Hayashi was trained by Dr. Usui. He is the master who attuned Mrs.
Takata in the 40's.
Mrs. Takata
Reiki was introduced to the West in the 40's through Mrs. Takata, a
Japanese-American who lived in Hawaii. She passed on information about Dr.
Usui and his educational background that people have not been able to verify.
However, consider the time - just after the war with Japan. Mrs. Takata -
whether by design or information wrongly given to her - described a
Japanese-"discovered" healing process in a manner that was perhaps more
acceptable to the people in the United States.
Mrs. Takata gave Reiki treatments and attunements. In the last ten
years of her life, she attuned 22 masters listed below.
George Araki
Barbara McCullough
Beth Grey
Ursula Baylow
Paul Mitchell
Iris Ishikura (deceased)
Fran Brown
Barbara Weber Ray
Ethel Lombardi
Wanja Twan
Virginia Samdahl
Phyllis Lei Furumoto
Dorothy Baba (deceased)
Mary McFaden
John Gray
Rick Bockner
Bethel Phaigh (deceased)
Harry Kuboi
Patricia Ewing
Shinobu Saito
Kay Yamashita (Takata's Sister)
Barbara Brown
She made them promise to charge $10,000 for a master attunement and to
keep the Reiki information and process a secret.
One master decided that Reiki was too important a tool to mankind to limit
access and charged a more reasonable fee.
From that master, Reiki spread more rapidly.
Is there a TRUE Reiki system?
Much controversy revolves around the TRUE system.
In fact, some Reiki researchers have discovered that the school of Dr. Usui
continues to exist in Japan today. It is rather private and not much
information has been shared so far.
In fact, the masters attuned by Mrs. Takata shared their information at a
meeting soon after her passing. They found some similarities in their
application of Reiki and some differences.
In fact, some of those first 22 masters have tweaked Reiki processes
themselves, creating their own slant on Reiki.
In fact, others who have use Reiki for years have added to Reiki, such as
William Rand at the International Center for
Reiki Training. His program includes Tibetan symbols for Reiki.
Diane Stein, author of Essential Reiki has discussed a number of "additions" to
Reiki. (more comments about Stein on
symbols page.)
Is this bad?
I don't think so. This is progress. As an energy system,
Reiki must be expansive. Just the thought of energy makes growth obvious.
Stagnant energy is an oxymoron.
As you explore Reiki, be open, be excited, be in touch with your core and its
response to the different Reiki directions. Some will resonate with you,
some won't. Just honor them all with love. Reiki can only be happy
in expanding.
As you explore Reiki, always be respectful. You will find some who
share the symbols. I don't feel that is
appropriate. More on that on the symbols page.
In Reiki Light and Love.
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