Writings and Musings
The items on this page are longer works than a blog post. Some items have been published and are noted as such. Others are aggregations of older blog posts or items of note.
All are personal insights arising from the doing of a practice. For me, these insights have highlighted the meaning behind two of Hawayo Takata's often used quotes, 'Practise! Practise! Practise!' and 'Let Reiki teach you'. It is all in the the practice.
Enjoy!
All are personal insights arising from the doing of a practice. For me, these insights have highlighted the meaning behind two of Hawayo Takata's often used quotes, 'Practise! Practise! Practise!' and 'Let Reiki teach you'. It is all in the the practice.
Enjoy!
The Four Aspects.
Published in the UK 'Touch' Reiki Magazine April 2012.
'The Four Aspects' is a term created to describe the experience of the practice of Usui Shiki Ryoho, these being physical healing, personal development, spiritual discipline and mystic order. Read more… [PDF]
Published in the UK 'Touch' Reiki Magazine April 2012.
'The Four Aspects' is a term created to describe the experience of the practice of Usui Shiki Ryoho, these being physical healing, personal development, spiritual discipline and mystic order. Read more… [PDF]
The Secret Method.
Published in the UK 'Touch' Reiki Magazine January 2013.
Over the years I have heard often of Hawayo Takata's encouragement to 'Practise! Practise! Practise!' and 'Let Reiki teach you.' My understanding of this is to let the practice teach me, that the wisdom held within the system is revealed through the experience of the personal practice. Read more… [PDF]
Published in the UK 'Touch' Reiki Magazine January 2013.
Over the years I have heard often of Hawayo Takata's encouragement to 'Practise! Practise! Practise!' and 'Let Reiki teach you.' My understanding of this is to let the practice teach me, that the wisdom held within the system is revealed through the experience of the personal practice. Read more… [PDF]
The 10.000 Foot View.
From the perspective of looking down from a great height, many of the questions and talking points of the world of Reiki practice blur into the background with one point prominent in all forms. The practice began with one man on a mountain who had an enlightenment Read more… [PDF]
From the perspective of looking down from a great height, many of the questions and talking points of the world of Reiki practice blur into the background with one point prominent in all forms. The practice began with one man on a mountain who had an enlightenment Read more… [PDF]
The Reiki Kanji Explored.
The most common understanding of the meaning of the Reiki kanji is ‘universal energy’. However, the kanji script is a picture script which ‘paints’ an image that requires interpretation. The creative interpretation that follows is of the kind that inspired and enlivened the path of Reiki tsm. Read more… [PDF]
The most common understanding of the meaning of the Reiki kanji is ‘universal energy’. However, the kanji script is a picture script which ‘paints’ an image that requires interpretation. The creative interpretation that follows is of the kind that inspired and enlivened the path of Reiki tsm. Read more… [PDF]