Reiki Fire [Paperback]

I am a reiki master / teacher and have been involved with Esoteric Buddhism and the orient for more than 2 decades. I
specialize in healing modalities from the orient - ayurveda, acupressure/puncture, reiki, jin shin, ect. I know my way around
healing modalities because it is my love.

I can say that another reviewers comments on the inaccuracies are inaccurate in themself......

1) reiki is based on healing modalities that were transmitted to Japan through China from India. This is called the "silk road". A
lot of information and culture was transmitted from one country to another - especially in the care of Buddhism which did in fact
spread and carry with it many things from various cultures to new lands - Japan. If the reviewer knew the history of the East,
this would not be a question.

2) Inappropriate hand positioning - if we look at other healing modalities from the east in comparison, are they? For example,
review the Ohashi Shiatsu manual. Also, the hand positions shown are done on self, not on another person. Review "Essential
Reiki" by Stien - she has lots of similar material contained within.

3) The standard meridian systems for several healing modalities from China do in fact concentrate on 12 major and 8 minor meridians. For example, in the text "The Book of Shiatsu" by Lundberg pg.22 "The 12 main, or primary channels, are dominated by...." - enough said.

I agree that a little knowledge is dangerous - especially if your waving that thing in someone elses direction, especially to put someone down.

And another reviewers comments on learning Buddhism from a "real teacher" - whats that about? Though, through my own research, I do agree that Reiki was transmitted by Buddhism - it itself is not Buddhism. Case in point - read "Kaji - empowerment and healing in esoteric buddhism" by Oda. This is Buddhist "Reiki" - similar but not the same.

I agree with Petter in that there are many factions, splits, and wars raging on between reiki practitioners and teachers
themselves. I agree that it is a sad state of affairs. Reiki is supposed to teach us to put the ego-self aside and do the greatest good - as practitioners and teachers, I wish we could see that.

If you'd like to get a book that contains solid information from a person that does practice reiki as much as he talks reiki, I
would recommend Reiki Fire.

Peace,
Aireon

There are many books out now about Reiki. Mr. Petter even states in his book that writing a book on Reiki "is like a cosmic joke, like chasing your own shadow." He reminds us of the nature of Reiki, that it is Alive. As practitioners, we know this to be true every time we feel the life energy of the universe flow through us. Yet all of us are guilty of trying to "pigeon-hole' or define Reiki as this or that. I was reminded when reading Reiki Fire, that when we have something that is alive, it is constantly changing with each experience and situation.

So back to the point where Mr. Petter was standing up...When going through our first initiation in the healing technique called Reiki, we are told about our lineage. This lineage included the story of how Reiki was rediscovered by Dr. Usui and passed to Hawayo Takata thus making its way to the West. As a student of mythology, my love of a good story may only be outweighed by my love of knowing the origins of the story. I was intrigued by the fact that many of the stories about Dr. Usui were taking on a life of their own. My own teacher gave me several possible stories of the origins of Reiki, and I have since heard and read many more. This never bothered me, since once I felt the Reiki energy I knew of its reality and did not need a story to validate its existence. But still the stories tickled my fancy.

Mr. Petter has presented in his book something our teachers may not have been able to provide, a look at Japanese culture through Western eyes. When you study mythology you have to take in account the culture from which the story has come. When I say mythology or myth, I am using the definition "a story that defines a culture or group". It does not matter if the myth is based in fact or fiction, only that it defines or teaches a specific group. By knowing about a culture you can then understand what lesson a story is trying to teach. Mr. Petter's information on the culture of Japan helps us understand why the traditions are taught to us in a certain way, what Reiki in Japan is about, and why they aren't concerned about our Reiki. This information in itself may upset a few groups of Reiki practitioners that have allowed Ego to take over their practice.

Living in Japan, Mr. Petter had a unique opportunity to research the facts related to the mythology we were building around Reiki. He discovered many wonderful things, the smallest of which was Usui's first name (Mikaomi) and the most outstanding was the memorial stone on Usui-san's grave. Through Mr. Petter and his wife's efforts, they were able to translate Usui-san's memorial stone. This memorial stone has given us a few more facts to the original story. It makes Usui-san an approachable figure of history, a compassionate man who developed the technique of healing we call Reiki.

So add Reiki Fire to your reading list. It is well worth your time as it will give your heart back to Reiki.