Reiki SECTION ONE - Introduction
Tuesday, June 13, 2006 (02:21:11)

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SECTION ONE - Introduction

For your Reference: A Quick Reference Reiki Glossary is available which explains Reiki Terms, Practices and Concepts.

In traditional Usui Shiki Ryoho there are three levels. These are Level I, Level II and Level III. In level I, the emphasis is on self healing. You are given an empowerment to help you remember that you are and always have been reiki. You are taught the five principles (For today only, anger not worry not. Be grateful and humble. Do your work with appreciation. Be kind to all.) to assist you in keeping mindfulness and setting the intent. You are taught hand positions so that you can treat self and others. In the level II, you are taught the reiki symbols, emotional healing, distance healing and you receive another attunement. In the third degree, you are taught the reiki master symbol (Dai Ko Mio), what it means, given a third empowerment, and taught to attune others.

Some see level III as the completion of their reiki training. In reality there is nothing to complete, nothing to attain, and this gives you nothing you did not already have. It is not an end but a new beginning. It is a return to simplicity that we had when we learned Reiki I and had no symbols and just the energy. It is the greatest gift to be able to share Reiki with others and it is a joyful thing to do and share in attunements.

The symbol of third degree Reiki is the Dai Ko Mio which means the "great shining light". The goal of level three Reiki is to learn to live always in the light, to *be* the light.

Teacher curriculum for this manual includes the traditional Usui symbols, attunements and the knowledge to pass them. For those wishing to also study the Usui/Tibetan Symbols and system visit the Usui/Tibetan Page. The Reiki Master or Level III consists of learning the master symbol, receiving the attunement, and learning the attunement process.