The Origin of Reiki

Reiki is a very simple and efficient healing system withThe history of Traditional Reiki started around the
the imposition of hands. Many people struggled tomiddle of 1800 when Mikao Usui, chancellor at the
discover the origins and the age of Reiki. It is not veryUniversity of Kyoto, in Japan, and also Christian priest,
easy. Much useful information has not been translatedstarted a research to discover which healing method
into English yet and some even have never beenJesus used. The Christian authorities told him that little
written. The history of traditional Reiki starts in 1800,was said about this method and little was known. Usui
although it is assumed to be quite older. Thestarted then to look for useful information within
information available before the written texts, availableBuddhism, as there were several affinities between
only through the canalization, is theoretic, yet amazingthe life of Buddha in India and that of Jesus in Palestine.
and stimulating. Although this information is not proven itUnfortunately the Buddhist monks told him that the
is very interesting and cannot be neglected.ancient healing method was lost and the only way to
Many people, interested in Reiki, or canalization expertsknow them was to follow the instructions of the
affirm that the human being history started on anotherLightening Path.
planet and the human race has been brought on Earth.Mikao Usui went and lived in the USA for seven years.
Translators of ancient texts are verifying theseHe applied at the theology faculty of the University of
theories. We have to say they are really courageous.Chicago where he would find what he was looking for.
Someone affirms that the Reiki technique originated onHe performed studies and comparisons between
the same planet where Gods with many hands werereligions and philosophies, but he did not find the
born on the Earth planet. This is also part of theanswers he was looking for. Then he came back to
ancient Indian culture. According to this culture the godJapan and was remembered as Buddhist monk in a
Shiva brought Reiki on Earth and he wanted to beZen monastery. The Reiki Master William Rand
remembered for this.discovered that Usui was never chancellor of the
The human body was created to be compliant to theDoshisha University neither student nor professor. Also
characteristics of the Earth planet and Reiki wasit is not proven that he was at the University of
embedded in its genetic code. As a consequence,Chicago. We may think that the Christian part of his life
Reiki is part of us. Everyone has Reiki inside. Time agois an invention by the western people to justify the
was universal and was created to be used. The kidspower of Reiki in the United States.
of one of the first civilizations, Mu, got the first levelBy the way Mikao Usui found some writings in the Zen
Attunement of Reiki at the beginning of the primarymonastery. In this writings there was the description of
school, while the second level Attunement at thethe healing formula. There was no information
beginning of the secondary school. The Master levelregarding the method of activation and use of the
was only for the teachers but was available forenergy.
everyone.To comprehend the content he studied Sanskrit and
When this people left the land of Mu to go to placesthen he discovered that the formula was very easy.
like India and Tibet, Reiki remained with them, evenHe meditated three weeks, did fasting and prayed on
when Mu disappeared. The changes on Earth, whenKoriyama Mount. One day he saw a light beam
Mu and Atlantis disappeared, created several culturaltowards him. The beam hit his Third Eye and he lost
imbalances, and Reiki was patrimony of only fewacquaintance for a while. When he woke up again he
people. In 1800 a Japanese men discovered that thesaw the Reiki symbols on a screen. While watching
healing method of Jesus and Buddha was similar tothem he received the information to attract the healing
what Shiva has brought on Earth, and it was written inenergy. In this way the first Reiki Attunement occurred,
the Indian esoteric doctrines.first psychic re-discover of an ancient method.