I thought a good place to start on this theme today is to go over the history of Reiki. The link from the title is a slide presentation which is also found on our website. When we launch the new site this presentation will also be updated.
Reiki was originally founded by Mikao Usui who lived from 1865 until 1926. Mr. Usui was a lifelong practitioner of Tendai Buddhism. He was a dedicated spiritual aspirant and through his spiritual journey he formulated the roots of what has come to be called Reiki in early 20th century Japan.
Mr. Usui was trained in a monastery as a young boy and began practicing martial arts from the age of 12. Mr. Usui achieved mastery in several disciplines and referred to himself as the founder of Reiki.
The following are a few other websites which go over the history of Reiki and as one indicates there is not definite record or documentation of the history but if we read enough we are able to glean the basic ideaology and philisophy of Reiki from these pages:
http://www.reiki.org/FAQ/HistoryOfReiki.html
http://www.reiki.nu/history/history.html
Enjoy and until next time, embrace your inner wisdom!
Namaste,
Karen
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