Light on the Origins of Reiki A Handbook for Practicing the Original Reiki of Usui and Hayashi

by Yamaguchi, Tadao

• ISBN13: 9780914955658
• ISBN10: 0914955659
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-09-25
• Publisher: Lotus Press

Summary

Long before Reiki came to Japan from the West, Chiyoko Yamaguchi was watching and practising the original Reiki techniques of Dr. Usui and Dr. Hayashi. Tadao Yamaguchi relates the fascinating life story of his mother, a great Japanese Reiki Master who had learned Reiki from Dr. Hayashi at the age of 17 and kept on practising in her daily life for more than 65 years, passing on her wealth of insights to her son. A journey towards the origins of Reiki as it evolved from Dr. Mikao Usui's first inspirations, it shows you how it was traditionally taught and practised in Japan in the mid-thirties of the last century. It includes many valuable practical applications: The traditional Master-disciple relationship. Dr. Hayashi's lectures in the Reiki seminars. Natural body cleansing techniques. Byosen (energetic empathy).

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 7
Prologue: Reiki Meets [characters not reproducible]	p. 9
Some Words about Jikiden Reiki	p. 13
Lineages of Reiki-From Japan to the West	p. 13
Reiki Returns to Japan	p. 15
Why I Started Teaching Jikiden Reiki	p. 17
Jikiden Reiki and Western Reiki	p. 18
Reiki and My Family	p. 21
Biography of my Mother, Chiyoko Yamaguchi	p. 21
The Family Tree of the Yamaguchis, the Ushios, the Suganos, the Iwamotos	p. 22
First Contact with Reiki - Wasaburo Sugano	p. 23
Recovering from Tuberculosis (TB)	p. 25
Setting up the Daishoji Branch	p. 27
Chiyoko Yamaguchi's Reiju Experience	p. 29
Reiki-a Great Gift for a Bride to Bring to Her New Family	p. 34
Living through the War with Reiki	p. 36
Saving My Father from Terminal Illness with Reiki	p. 37
A Healing Family-the Yamaguchis	p. 40
My Samurai Ancestors and a Japanese Tycoon	p. 40
My Family's Healing Roots Ancestors Back in Prehistoric Times	p. 41
My Life with Reiki	p. 44
My Childhood	p. 44
Reiki as My Lifesaver	p. 45
From Te-Ate (Healing with Hands-on) to Te-Kazashi (Healing without Hands-on)	p. 50
My Involvement in Spiritual Organizations	p. 52
Tackling Environmental Issues and Improving Alternative Medicine	p. 55
Realization of How Wonderful Reiki Really Is	p. 55
Chiyoko Yamaguchi's Peaceful Departure in 2003	p. 57
Basic Reiki Knowledge	p. 61
Awakening to Reiki-The Enlightenment of Usui Sensei	p. 61
Founding and Expanding Usui Reiki Ryoho	p. 63
Usui Reiki Ryoho Gakkai Today	p. 66
Chujiro Hayashi Sensei and Hayashi Reiki Kenkyukai (Institute)	p. 67
Hayashi Sensei's Lectures in the Reiki Seminars	p. 70
[characters not reproducible] The Lectures on Byosen-Feeling the Accumulation of Toxins	p. 73
Shizen Joka Ryoku-the Natural Cleansing Ability of Our Body	p. 77
Heikin Joka-Balanced Cleansing	p. 78
[characters not reproducible] Gokai-The Five Principles	p. 79
[characters not reproducible] Gyosei-Meiji Emperor's Japanese Style Waka Poems	p. 83
Ketsueki Kokan Ho (Kekko)	p. 88
Japan-A Background to the Birth Place of Reiki	p. 91
First Contacts with Non-Japanese Students	p. 91
Seminars with Participants from Overseas	p. 92
Traditional Master-Disciple Relationship	p. 94
Ambiguity of Japanese Speech	p. 96
Japanese and Shinto	p. 98
What is Shinto?	p. 99
Kotodama	p. 103
Proving Kotodama Energy-Meeting Mr. Masaru Emoto	p. 104
Shinto and Kotodama in Reiki	p. 107
Gokai for the Purification of a Venue with Its Kotodama	p. 107
Kotodama and Gyosei	p. 110
Shinto Influenced by Buddhism	p. 112
Zen Buddhism	p. 112
Today's Japanese and Reiki	p. 114
Reiki or [characters not reproducible]	p. 115
Some Notes on the Japanese Writing System	p. 118
Kanji, Hiragana, and Katakana	p. 118
An English Woman in Kyoto by Amanda Jayne	p. 119
A Cultural Perspective-My Experience in Japan	p. 119
Practical Application	p. 123
Ryoho Shishin (Treatment Instruction Manual)	p. 123
What is Ryoho Shishin?	p. 123
Basic Rules for Reiki Treatment	p. 125
How Byosen Spreads in the Body	p. 126
A Treatment Example	p. 127
Differences between Two Ryoho Shishin	p. 127
Ketsueki Kokan Ho (Kekko)- The Massage and Its Procedure	p. 128
Remarkable Results of Reiki	p. 130
Other Examples of the Miraculous Efficacy of Reiki	p. 132
Some Frequently Asked Questions	p. 135
Can Reiki Be Used on Other Living Beings?	p. 135
Can I Send Reiki to an Area?	p. 136
Does Reiki Have Any Contra Indications?	p. 137
How Jikiden Reiki Is Taught	p. 139
Correspondences between Jikiden and Different Levels of Western Reiki	p. 139
Shirushi (Symbol) and Jumon (Mantra)	p. 140
What Happens in a Jikiden Reiki Seminar?	p. 143
Seiheki (Psychological) Treatment Used to Repair Bones, Organs and Muscles	p. 150
Reiki Kokan (Reiki Exchange)	p. 152
Shihan-Kaku (Assistant Teacher) and Shihan (Teacher) Courses	p. 155
Reiki-Trump Card for the New Millennium	p. 156
Feedback from Jikiden Reiki Students	p. 159
Reiki for Young Mothers	p. 159
Simple Yet Practical!	p. 163
Medical Institutions in Need of Reiki	p. 166
Realizing the Authenticity of Jikiden Reiki	p. 170
Reiki with Chiyoko Sensei and Tadao Sensei	p. 173
A New Flame	p. 177
"Arigato" from the Translator	p. 180
Final Words	p. 185
About the Author and Contact Information	p. 187
Notes	p. 188
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