Comments on: Reiki Is Not Ancient

By: Patty

Patty — Sat, 14 May 2011 22:55:33 +0000

Really! I wasn’t aware of that. Have you read any of Taggart King’s Reiki manuals?

By: Pamela Miles

Pamela Miles — Sat, 14 May 2011 13:10:29 +0000

Thank you for your comment, Patty. You’ve highlighted the need for Reiki practitioners to be proactive getting credible information to the public.

I would like to note, however, that although Chris Marsh tells an interesting story, the lack of any documentation is troubling. I therefore cannot get on that bandwagon.

By: Patty

Patty — Sat, 14 May 2011 11:54:40 +0000

It is quite refreshing to find someone who is in touch with the latest information about Reiki. I find so many books and websites still puporting the old “christian” myth story and, as you said, the “ancient” ness of Reiki.
During a long illness in the middle of my Reiki journey I decided to begin reading all I could get my hands on about Reiki and am quite aware of the origins of both Reiki and Usui as reported by Frank Ajava Petter, Hiroshi Doi and Chris Marsh (to name few). I have been holding lectures on this locally to get the word out to the local Reiki community. Have signed up for your blog and will be reading some more of your very informative and very well written posts. Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!

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By: Pamela Miles

Pamela Miles — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 11:53:26 +0000

Yes, Patsy, I think that’s exactly it.

By: Patsy

Patsy — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 05:06:30 +0000

Do you suppose we cling to the descriptive term of ancient because we somehow believe it will give it more credibility?

By: Debra

Debra — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:13:46 +0000

Thank-you so much for that perspective. It’s beautifully put.
I am always looking for words to describe this ineffable practise.

By: Jeffrey Hotchkiss

Jeffrey Hotchkiss — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:38:43 +0000

When starting out my Reiki practice, I created a brochure that used the word “ancient”, then later in the text said that it was discovered, or developed by Dr. Mikao Usui in the early twentieth century.

Quickly revised the brochure, when a member of the public asked me how I could call Reiki “ancient” if it came into being only a hundred years ago!

Our clients, potential and actual, are our best teachers.

By: mamta

mamta — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:57:03 +0000

Thank you Pamela for helping us to be mindful of what we are referring to when using the term Reiki, whether it is the practice or treatment…
I agree that it is important to be clear when communicating with people new to Reiki.

And I love the word timeless here…

By: Pamela Miles

Pamela Miles — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:20:33 +0000

Thanks for stepping in, Alice.

It’s true that the practice Usui gave us didn’t come out of a vacuum. But it wasn’t a mere cultural outgrowth. Usui’s practice was unique and defined by him. It is based on initiation, which was the gift and attainment of his spiritual practice. Of course we are all shaped by the cultural influences around us.

Taoism was also a major spiritual thread in Japanese culture of the time.