reiki healing - crystalinks
reiki healing - crystalinks
reiki
reiki (pronounced ray-key) is a method of natural healing based
on the application of 'universal life force energy'.
the name 'reiki' literally means universal life force energy.
the history of reiki
1802-1883 (approximate dates given)
the history of reiki goes back to the teachings of dr. makio usui,
in the late 1800's, the founder of reiki. his teaching have been
passed down in woral and written traditions. dr. usui looked
for a way to heal through the 'light of god' which is the way
jesus had healed. this set him on a journey of many years.
studying first at christian schools in the us, for where else to
learn of jesus, but with no results. in the christian schools
the method was not known. it was suggested he study buddhist
writings since the buddh had also healed. this took more years
studying at a monastary in the orient. nowhere could he find
the answers.
in japan he toured many temples asking for knowledge of how
the buddha had healed. at each one the priests said they were
more concerned with spiritual than physical well being. in one
small monastary he found some ancient sanskrit writings from
india (or perhaps tibet).
after a few more years of study, he felt he had come to an
understanding and that to go further required indepth meditation.
he declared to the monks of this monastary his intention to fast
and meditate for 21 days at a nearby mountain - mount koriyama - a mountain known as an excellent place for meditation.
he told the monk, "if i do not some back on
the night of the twenty-first day. on the twenty-second morning. send out a search
party to find my body. i will be dead. i shall go through this meditation without food - only water."
he climbed the mountain.
he went to the mountain and gathered 21 stones with which to
count the days. each day he would throw away a stone and in
this way count the time. on the 20th day nothing had come as
yet and he threw away the last stone saying, "well, this is it,
either i get the answer tonight or i do not".
in the night on the horizon he could see a ball of light coming
towards him. the first instinct was to get out of the way, but
he realized this might just be what he was waiting for, so
allowed it to hit him right in the forehead. as it struck him
he was taken on a journey and shown bubbles of all the colors
of the rainbow in which were the symbols of reiki, the very
same symbols in the tibetan writings he was studying but had
been unable to understand.
millions and millions of bubbles danced before him, then moved
to his left. usui counted seven colors. "i was blessed today!" a
great white light came from his right. golden symbols appeared, one after another. they
radiated out in front of him, like on a movie screen, as if to say, "remember! remember!"
as he watched them, there was total understanding.
he dusted himself off, picked up his cane and straw hat, then took the first
steps of his twenty-five mile trek to kyoto. the zen monks were expecting him at the temple by
sundown. he was surprised that he hadn't died of starvation and didn't feel hungry anymore. "this was indeed a miracle," he thought.
near the foot of the mountain, dr usui stubbed a big toe on a rock. the blow
lifted the toenail. blood spurted out. the pain thumped with his heartbeat.
he sat down and held the toe in his hands. the pain subsided. the bleeding stopped.
he continued to hold it till there was no more pain. then he looked at the toe, he
was amazed and delighted to see the nail back in its normal position. there was no
indication of injury except dried blood. "this is indeed a second miracle!" he thought.
on the trip back he healed the ailing tooth of a young girl by placing his hands on her face.
this was his third miracle in one day. in exchange for the healing, the girl's uncle gave
dr. usui some food. he ate heartily though not getting sick after breaking a 21 day fast.
these are known as dr. usui's first four miracles.
once back at the zen temple, dr. usui healed the monk who had been suffering from arthritis and back ache.
he wanted to use these abilities to help others, he spent the
next seven years in the beggars section of tokyo healing the poor
and sick people there, sending them to a priest to assist finding
them employment, and elevating them out of poverty. after the
seven years he noticed familiar faces, those of people whom
he'd healed long ago who were back again. asking them, they
complained that life outside beggartown was too hard and that
it was much simpler to beg for a living. they had thrown away
the gift of health, as if it had no value, to return to the supposed
comfort of the life they knew.
this threw usui into a quandry and he returned to the monastery.
from this he realized he hadn't taught gratitude along with the healing.
that he'd focussed on the physical ailments without dealing with
the spiritual matters. the people did not understand the value of
the gift he gave them.
dr. usui returned to the monastary for furth reflection and planning.
after some time in the monastery he developed precepts. in this
new plan he traveled around the countryside from village to village.
in each one he stood in a public place during the day holding aloft a
lit torch. when people told him he didn't need a torch in daylight,
he answered was he was looking for the few who are interested in
improving themselves. in this way he traveled around teaching
and healing, working both with the spiritual healing as well as
physical healing.
during these travels he met dr. chujiro hayashi, a naval commander
in the naval reserve. he came from a well educated and well to do
family. he met dr. usui in the marketplace holding a lit torch announcing
his lecture at a nearby temple. dr. hayashi was very impressed with
the sincerity and conviction of dr. usui. when asked by usui to
accompany him in his travels, dr. hayashi agreed. they traveled around
teaching and healing.
after dr. usui passed on, dr. hayashi became the leader of reiki.
dr. hayashi opened a clinic in tokyo near the imperial palace.
it consisted of eight beds in a large room, two practitioners per patient.
one would treat the head and the other would be on the right treating
the stomach area. then both would treat the patients back. the
practitioners all worked here doing healings. they would also go
to the homes of sick people for house calls.
to become a reiki practitioner in that time one had to be accepted by
the masters in the reiki organization, and second had to promise to use
reiki daily and volunteer some hours to practice reiki regularly in the
clinic.
some believe that dr. hayashi developed the practice of treatment by
using specific hand placements over the body. being of a military
background, and therefore more organized, dr. hayashi would have
preferred an organized method of treatment. in addition an organized
method of hand placements allows for full coverage of the body and organs.
dr. hayashi passed on may 10, 1940. this was just prior to japan's entry
into wwii. being a reserve officer, dr. hayashi knew he would be recalled
to duty and therefore become responsible for killing many people. this he
did not want to do, and so determined to end his life. in addition he wished
to, and did, pass leadership over to reiki to a mrs. hawayo takata --perhaps
because she would not be in japan and therefore relatively safe and able to
continue the practice.
mrs. hawayo takata was born in hawaii, on kauai, on christmas eve 1900
of japanese descent. in the 1930's she went to japan to visit her family
there, and inform them of the death of her sister. while there she became
very sick and was in the hospital. the doctors were going to operate.
as she was being prepared she kept hearing a voice saying "operation
not necessary". eventually she jumped off the table asking "is there
another way?". the doctor had a sister who had been cured of dysentery
at dr. hayashi's clinic and suggested to mrs. takata she talk with his sister.
the sister brought mrs. takata to the clinic and her treatments there
began. after mrs. takata became well she wanted to learn this for herself.
however dr. hayashi was not willing to teach her because she was a
foreigner. through the good graces of her doctor, mrs. takata was able
to pursuade dr. hayashi to train her in reiki. this training took a year
and brought her to what we would now call reiki level ii.
after this year she returned to hawaii. in hawaii she also learned the
lesson of having the recipient perceive value in receiving treatments.
she treated a neighbor but did not charge, this neighbor did not value the
treatments and did not become well. she treated another relative and
this time charged, and this relative did stay well. thus the tradition
of charging for reiki treatment was reinforced.
in november 1936 dr. hayashi came to hawaii for a speaking tour
to promote reiki. during this time he trained mrs. takata to teach
reiki, thus making her what we now would call a reiki master. as he
left hawaii he asked her to come to see him when he summoned her.
after some more time it was nearing when world war ii would start,
the part in europe already having begun. dr. hayashi appeared to mrs. takata
in a dream asking her to come to japan. she did this and found dr. hayashi
having his naval uniform out of storage and fretful. with the coming war
he knew it was a matter of time before the navy would call him out of
retirement and he would be asked to perform actions he was not capable
of doing due to his spiritual development.
at this time he passed to mrs. takata the leadership of reiki.
he gathered all the reiki masters to a gathering, announced mrs. takata
to be the leader of reiki, and then announced he would kill his physical
body through bursting three blood vessels. as he continued speaking
and lecturing those blood vessels burst and he died.
mrs. takata returned to hawaii and continued using and teaching reiki.
eventually she moved to california, using and teaching reiki there as well.
she did not teach other masters until 1975, and before her own death in
1980 she trained 22 reiki masters.
working as a reiki master
reiki is a "laying on of hands" healing. anyone can learn to heal in this manner.
after one year of personal study with reiki - healings on many clients, i became a reiki master - in 1995.
during this time other reiki masters suddenly came into
my life - as clients - or as friends who had also completed their course of study. we spent many evenings discusssing our healing techniques and experiences.
we quickly realized that reiki can very in methodology, prices, and often symbols. i found this all a bit confusing. i studied and meditated on what to do, and how to heal and teach others. i even spoke with dr. usui who is on 'the other side' and the creator of this technique. he did not seem to feel that it mattered.
he said, "the 'words' spoken mentally or verbally during the healing session is of greater importance. the symbols, drawn with the healers palms over the patient should be correct by his teachings but can work with the variations. the healer is just the vehicle to bring in the light energy. he said it all comes from the same source."
i researched websites on the internet and read books and magazines on reiki.
finally i decided what would work best for me. i have created my own tutorial for my students based on all of my findings and personal experiences. they are the primary symbols most commonly taught.
at home working with a patient
a friend took this photo to lighten it up so that the
unusual 'green ray' above my head could be seen.
he hit a button and suddenly came up with a picture
that looks like it is showing the energy running
through the patient's body. she is a 45 year old
black woman who had a fibroid tumor in her uterus
at the time i was working on her.
hand positions self healing
front of body
back of body
hand positions for healing others
front of body
back of body
reiki healing and energy 2006 view
reiki symbols given
ellie becomes a reiki master in 1995
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