Reiki
Thank you to James Deacon at All Energies-Therapy Web for sharing this image of
Mikao Usui Mikao Usui's Reiki Principles 1. Just for today, I will live the attitude of gratitude. 2. Just for today, I will not worry. 3. Just for today, I will not anger. 4. Just for today, I will do my work honestly. 5. Just for today, I will show love and respect for every living thing.
Introductory Discussion First, I'm not a doctor and strongly recommend that you get medical care from a doctor for anything major or questionable. We have the finest crisis medical care in the world. Take advantage of it if and when you need it! Reiki as taught in Japan is similar to carpentry, it is a craft that one can learn the rudiments quickly, but can easily take a lifetime to master. As with many crafts world wide, Reiki is often taught in an apprenticeship mode. The basic agreement is a contract where informally or formally an apprentice agrees to serve or pay a master and the master agrees in exchange that they will teach the craft. Almost all forms of Reiki are identical in that it only takes a few minutes to a few hours to do the initiations. The differences between the different forms of Reiki vary in how formal and long is the process to screen and train candidates before each level of initiation, and what criteria the Reiki Master uses before the student is permitted to advance. Because of the wide differences in training, costs, and time with all using similar if not identical names to describe the level of their Reiki practitioners, there have been years of intense controversy between the different forms of Reiki. Cost range from free to $10,000 an initiation with most averaging between $200 to $400 per day of class with six to eight days of class needed to reach Teaching Reiki Master status. Most Reiki initiations are similar and only take a few minutes to an hour. However, the work required before and after an initiation before moving on can vary from nothing to years of intense work as an apprentice. Finally, in this country, much of the early Reiki was held in very high secrecy, so nothing was written down. As a result there is a wide variation in the symbols, their names, and their meanings, plus a student may learn as few as four symbol techniques to dozens. Needless to say, these wide differences can make for some lively discussion. | |
|
