Reiki History (a brief summary)

The traditional Reiki story attributes Mr. Mikao Usui with "discovering" Reiki in the turn-of-the-century Japan (1900s). Reiki is really a very ancient healing skill that was passed down orally. The technique is referred to in the Buddhist Sutras (holy books) and many practioners believe (myself included), that Jesus healed using these techniques--the same ones that are taught through modern-day Reiki. Mikao Usui had spent a good part of his life searching for the source of Jesus' and Buddha's healing powers.

This search eventually lead him to establish the process for what we now call Reiki healing. As a resident of a Buddhist monastery, Mikao learned the healing formula while reading sanskrit texts. But there were no instructions on how to activate the energy, to turn it on and make it work.

He chose to create a test for himself--a 21 day meditation/fast on Mt. Koriyama, Japan. During the final day of his meditation, Usui received a psychic attunement along with the five attunement symbols & their meanings.

He now knew how to heal as Jesus and Buddha did and how to activate that healing energy. Coming down the mountain, ending his meditation Mikao Usui experienced the "Four Miracles."

1) He tore his toe stubbing it on a rock. Instinctively placing his hands on his toe, his hands became hot. His toe was instantly healed.
2) He ate a full meal after a 21-day water fast with no repercussions. (Usually after fasting, one eases back into a regular food regime over a period of several days to a week).
3) The lady serving him this full meal had a severe toothache. He placed his hands on her face and the pain disappeared permanently.
4) When he returned to the monastery he found the director bed-bound due to arthritis. Usui went to him and healed the man.