Brigitte Muller - A Complete Book of Reiki Healing

The treatments and results explained in this book are based on decades of experience. The healing power of Reiki has helped the authors as well as countless others. However, the authors and the publisher of this book remind you that a medical doctor may need to be consulted before treating an illness. Although Reiki flows freely, be aware that you carry the responsibility for how, when, and to whom you apply Reiki.

The publisher does not advocate the use of any particular healthcare protocol but believes the information in this book should be available to the public. The publisher and authors are not responsible for any adverse effects or consequences resulting from the use of the suggestions, preparations, or procedures discussed in this book. Should the reader have any questions concerning the appropriateness of any procedures or preparation mentioned, the authors and the publisher strongly suggest consulting a professional healthcare advisor.

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Copyright 1995, 2012 by Brigitte Mller and Horst H.Gnther

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the author.

Translated from the German by Teja Gerken and Brigitte Mller
Edited by Dixie Black Shipp
Editor, 2012 edition, Roberta W. Waddell
Photographs by Horst H. Gnther, Germany
Illustrations by Atelier Duschl, Germany
Interior production: Gary A. Rosenberg
Cover design: Mike Stromberg

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Our gratitude goes to the divine power of the universe, which enables us to transmit the gift of healing hands to this planet through Reiki initiations.

We also want to thank the following individuals: Dr. Mikao Usui, who after searching for many years, rediscovered Reiki; Dr. Chujiro Hayashi, and Mrs. Hawayo Takata; and especially Phyllis Lei Furumoto, who initiated both of us as Reiki Masters/Teachers.

We would also like to thank our parents and everyone who has supported us and Reiki in the past years through words and action.

Our universal gratitude extends to all our teachers, as well as our students, who have also been teachers; and all our Reiki friends who have shared their experiences with us.

In love and gratitude, we dedicate this book to

Dr. Mikao Usui

Dr. Chujiro Hayashi

Hawayo Takata

Phyllis Lei Furumoto

To the healing and harmony of this planet

with all its forms of life

To all those who are searching

And to all those who have received the gift of Reiki

R eiki is an ancient healing art, which channels universal life energy through the hands of a practitioner into the body of a receiver. Because it is a universal, God-given power, Reiki belongs to anybody who is ready to receive the gift of healing hands. Anyone, even children, can easily learn it, no special knowledge is needed except the initiation and transmission of power through a Reiki Master/Teacher.

Reiki is a Japanese word meaning universal life energy. The universethe space around usis filled with endless and inexhaustible energy. It is this universal, pristine, and productive source of power and energy that also keeps us alive. Reiki is this natural healing energy, and it flows through the hands of the Reiki channel in a powerful and concentrated form.

We are all born with this universal life energy, but as we go through life we become less open and the flow becomes less pure and free.

Rei means universal life energy.

Ki is a part of Rei and it flows through everything alive, including our own individual vital life energy.

Ki is known to Christians as light, to the Chinese as Chi, to Hindus as Prana, and to Kahunas as Mana. It is also called Bioplasma or Cosmic Energy.

Reiki was rediscovered in Japan in the 19th century by a Christian monk named Dr. Mikao Usui, who found references to it in a 2500-year-old Sanskrit document written by one of Buddhas disciples. In the Usui System of Reiki, the healing energy is spontaneously and effortlessly transmitted from ones own body to another organism, through the touch of hands. The strength of the energy depends on the need of the receiver. Reiki goes through any kind of material, including clothing, plaster, bandages, or metal. The healer, being a channel, only transmits the universal life energy, no personal energy is taken from the healer; on the contrary, both giver and receiver are simultaneously strengthened and enriched with energy.

Anyone giving Reiki is more than just a channel; that person becomes Reiki and universal life energy. It is the God within who accomplishes this powerful task. It is not the ego; it is the I AM presence, the divine self through which the healing takes place. Self-healing energies are awakened through the transmission of Reiki because you can only heal yourself. Because of this, both the Reiki practitioner and the person receiving Reiki are experiencing self-healing during the treatment. Anyone seeking or wanting to give Reiki healing can become a channel. Reiki does not conflict with any religious or meditative practices or rituals; it will only enrich and strengthen their universality.

Reiki supports medical treatments, including such therapies as massages, foot reflexology, cosmetic massages, acupressure, acupuncture, chiropractic treatments, breath therapy, lymph drainages, or psychotherapy. It is effective wherever the hands of a practitioner touch a receiver because Reiki hands radiate healing energy at any time in any place. Because of this, Reiki is especially helpful to those in healing profession.

Reiki brings the body and mind into an even balance and works on all levels: the physical, spiritual, emotional, and soul level. Reiki encourages self-healing, strengthens body and soul, removes barriers or blockades, balances the chakras, rebuilds harmony, and flows in unlimited quantity. Through Reiki you will experience the blessing of spiritual growth and change. Reiki is the divine grace of God, an immeasurable gift.

U ntil this century, the history of Reiki was transmitted from teacher to student mainly through an oral tradition.

Dr. Mikao Usui, the founder of Reiki, lived in Kyoto, Japan toward the end of the nineteenth century and served as a Christian priest and leader of a small local university. At one of his Sunday services, a student asked if he took the word of the Bible literally. Usui affirmed that he did, but his student wasnt satisfied with the answer. He asked, In the Bible it says that Jesus made the sick healthy, that he cured them, and that he walked on water. Do you believe that Jesus walked on water, simply because it is written? Have you ever experienced something like this yourself? No, said Usui, I have never experienced such a thing. But I do have faith in the words of the Bible. The student replied, Maybe this blind faith is enough for you, but I would like to see these things with my own eyes.

This dialogue brought a great change to Usuis life. The next day he quit his work and traveled to the United States to attend the University of Chicago. There he studied ancient Christian writings and received a doctorate in Ancient Languages. He was always trying to understand the secret of the healings by Jesus Christ and his disciples, but he was unable to find what he was looking for.