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before him, notably the Buddhist monks and is believed to be very similar to the healing
techniques used by the Buddha, Jesus and many others even before them. In the current
cycle, Reiki was reintroduced to human society through Dr. Usui who was on an
exploration of healing techniques used by Jesus, and in due course came upon certain
Buddhist scriptures which led to his famous 21-day meditation/fast on Mount Koriyama,
where on the 21st day he was attuned by a glowing bolt of cosmic energy and received
the symbols as they exist in use now. Dr. Usui initiated more than a dozen others but
most accounts talk more about a Japanese naval doctor, Dr. Hayashi was extremely
psychic and who had a pivotal role to play in the maintenance of the Reiki lineage, by
choosing to initiate women, including a non-Japanese woman, in addition to men. The
men were called to and succumbed to the great war, the women survived and the
non-Japanese grand master, Takata became a major instrument for the spread of Reiki in
the west. She trained 21 masters and the tree flourished. For many years, Reiki has been
shrouded in mystery and had generally been available to only those who could pay the
hefty sum that was set by the Reiki alliance. Some of the considerations that went into
keeping Reiki less open and more accessible could have been the desire to keep it pure.
Reiki is essentially a very simple system. It has a very meagre and procedurally simple
conceptual structure. The ability to channel the universal healing force is passed on from
teacher to student in a manner very similar to what is known in the east as shaktipat. The
Reiki master channels enormous amounts of the Reiki energy through the use of symbols
and specialized breathing patterns, etc. and passes it on to the student through what is
known as a process of attunements. Once opened to the energy, the student can then
channel the energy at will. Perhaps it would be more realistic to say that the energy
would flow through the channel whenever there is a willing recipient.
The traditional Reiki training involves three stages or degrees, the first one being the
most important, because this is when the student opens to the energy first and most of
them learn for the first time about some of the procedures and systems, such as the hand
positions, the chakra system and other information. There is a 21-day clearing that
follows the attunements during which one goes through a cycle of purification and
balancing of the 7 chakras, one chakra per day, in three cycles of repetitions. This phase,
as well as the attunements are often periods of great mental and spiritual reflections and
can be quite the experience for many.
The second degree of Reiki introduces the 'symbols' which have been interpreted in
many ways and are often mentioned as a major tool in the armamentarium of the Reiki
practitioner. These are essential for magnifying the power and reach of Reiki, enabling
one to carry out remote healing, for instance. Although seasoned Reiki students and
masters are very quick in pointing out that the symbols are sacred, but not secret, the fact
is that they were held as closely guarded secrets, with the students not being permitted to
take a copy of the written symbols home, thanks to the ritualistic symbol burning that is
practiced during the II degree session. This changed dramatically when an Australian
master, McKenzie Clay published the symbols in his books! This was blasphemy, of
course, but was a major change in the practice and transmission of Reiki as we know it
today! McKenzie Clay is also a herbalist, naturopath and numerologist of repute and his
books make for interesting reading (though a bit cryptic!) for those who are fascinated by
numbers. A more recent book, Essential Reiki, by Diane Stein also is a revolutionizing
addition to the Reiki bookcase and throws much light on areas that are guarded jealously
by tradition.
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