RAKU-KEI ADVANCED METHOD

[Mystic Wolf]

RAKU-KEI ADVANCED METHOD
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Reiki (pronounced Ray-Key) is a method of natural healing. A Japanese word representing universal life energy, the energy which is all around us. Reiki can safely be used in combination with medical advice and treatment as well as other complementary therapies.

“Reiki” originates from the words RAKU-KEI.  “Raku” refers to the vertical energy flow, and Kei is the horizontal energy flow through the body.  

REI – means “Universal” and refers also to the spiritual dimension and the soul. "Free passage" or "transcendental spirit"
KI – means the vital life force energy that flows through all that is alive.

These Japanese characters when combined present the concept of “universal life-force energy”.   Reiki Energy is whole, not dual – it is, therefore, neither positive nor negative per se but rather is the combination of these qualities.  It is unity.

REIKI is “Universal” energy – therefore, it is safely used any time- any place.  It expresses the quality of “unconditional” rather than “conditional”. “Universal” means “Applicable or common to all purposes, conditions, or situations,” and pertains to that which is cosmic.
 
RAKU-KEI –is the art and science of spiritual self-empowerment, whose origins date back thousands of years to ancient Tibet.  Initially, Reiki Calligraphy was a system of meditation used by Tibetan Lamas.  The Calligraphy’s were painted on large wall hangings and were the central focus within the mantric workings for the enlightenment of the Tibetan Holy Men in the monasteries.  In the mid-1800’s Dr. Mikao Usui rediscovered the symbols used as the catalyst for this technique in some ancient Sanskrit texts.  Part of the Usui legend contains Usui even traveled to northern India in pursuit of the answers to how the Masters healed.

The Reiki Calligraphy’s were originally used only for self-development in meditation and for spiritual purification.  Over time, and particularly since Usui’s rediscovery of the system, the system itself has undergone many changes.  Although the Calligraphy’s remain essentially the same, they have been revised to appeal to the Western mind. 

The true system takes many, many days of intense concentration and memorization, coupled with exercises and postures.  We have studied the Reiki system with many teachers from all walks of life and have come to the following conclusions.

Despite the modifications, as well as variations in teaching styles and techniques, one thing is clear:

All systems are valid in that which they teach; it is only that some are more powerful in their effect upon consciousness.  Some teachers are more “powerful” than others, even when teaching the same systems.  Some students are more receptive, just as others are more perceptive.