The word Reiki (loosely defined) means free passage of universal life (force) energy.
Reiki is really a Japanese word, but is represented by characters from the Chinese character system.
Reiki is Leiki, both Reiki and Leiki originate in Tibet.
The syllable ’rei’ in Japanese means spirit, ghost and soul. In Chinese, the syllable ’lei’ means subtle influences, the force, ethereal, supernatural power. ‘Rei’ can be interpreted “free passage”.
The syllable ’ki’ means life force energy (as in akido). In Chinese, life force energy is known as ‘chi’, in India, ’Prana’.
There are several names for life force energy; each culture generally have it’s own.
A Brief History of Reiki
Reiki originated from the words ‘raku-kei’, and that is the art and science of spiritual self improvement. Reiki came originally from ancient Tibet a huge number of years ago.
The Reiki calligraphy, in Sanskrit was utilised in meditation in Tibetan monasteries and was he centre focus of their practises toward enlightenment by Tibetan holy men.
A Tibetan Lama would sit on the four legged wooden stool inside the centre of an oval earthenware container that represented the etheric egg filled wih three inches of water. The stool was made of wood with silver inlay which ran up a channel in each of the stools legs, which connected having a silver plate inlay upon the stools seat.
Within the silver plate, inlayed with Amethyst and rubies, was the master frequency symbol. Before the stool was a mirror of polished copper. Behind the stool hung a tapestry containing the Lama’s prayer also , the Reiki symbols.
The symbols were reflected at the copper wall and meditated upon by the Lama as he sat on the stool.
The Tibetan Lama targeting the Reiki symbols to implant them deep into his subconscious, thereby purifying the mind/body, raising his consciousness and increasing awareness.
What's now called Reiki was re-discovered inside 1870’s by Dr. Mikao Usui.
For the reason that story goes, Dr Usui, the president of a tiny Christian University in Japan, was asked by his students “How did Christ heal?” This difficulty lead Dr. Usui to resign from his university position and begin a ten year search for the answer. His quest lead him to numerous parts of the world to review in a variety of languages and finally to original Sanskrit Buddhist sutras where he found ancient symbols that he believed to be the formula to healing.
At this time Dr. Usui felt that he had the keys to healing, but did not understand how to awaken his healing power. He decided to visit a mountain and meditate for 21 days, to hunt the facility to heal. On the final day he saw a beam of sunshine rushing towards him. The light struck him in the middle of his forehead and at that moment he saw the Reiki symbols and felt them enter his mind and memory.
Dr. Usui spent the remainder of his life sharing Reiki. Before his death, Dr. Usui passed the keys over to his closest friend, Dr. Chijiro Hayashi, who ran a Reiki clinic in the early 1900’s in Japan.
Reki was brought to Hawaii by Mrs. Hawayo Takata, who was born over the island of Hawaii in 1900 and lived to the islands until 1970. In her mid-thirties, Mrs. Takata became widowed and extremely ill and travelled to Japan to hunt treatment. While there she was guided to Dr. Hayashi’s clinic and healed with reiki. She then studied Reiki for just a year in Japan and later was made a Reiki master (one who can fine tune or empower others with reiki energy). Mrs Takata
Spent the rest of her life sharing Reiki and 1970 moved to California and started to train other masters.
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