How my recent shugendo training has informed my understanding of the system of Reiki As some of you might know …
Frans Stiene’s Japan Journal
As some of you know I just spent a week in Japan deepening my own personal spiritual practice with a …
To DKM or Not to DKM
Lately, there has been some discussion in the Reiki community questioning whether the founder of the system, Mikao Usui, actually …
Radio Interview with Frans Stiene
Frans Stiene, cofounder of the International House of Reiki was recently interviewed by Karuna Reiki teacher and astrologer Curtis Williams …
The Energetic System
Edited by Maril Blanchard As discussed in a previous article, The System of Reiki is a Spiritual Practice, the system …
Reiki and Karma
In many Asian teachings, including Buddhism, karma is an important concept. Since Usui Mikao, the founder of the system of …
Shugendo and the System of Reiki
Some of the founders of new religions had revelatory experiences while performing religious practices on sacred mountains, and some of …
Distance Healing Symbol?
Distance Healing Symbol? Within Okuden level II you will study something that many know as the “distance healing” symbol. This …
Reiki Poetry – Waka and Haiku
It may not be commonly discussed but poetry was also a part of the system of Reiki’s original Japanese teachings. …
Ten Major Precepts of Tendai
(Juuzenkai) Usui Mikao, the founder of Reiki, was a Tendai practitioner all of his life. Tendai was brought to Japan …