A Glossary of Reiki Related Terms 1

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A Glossary of Reiki-related Terms
Copyright 2007 James Deacon
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Advanced Reiki Training (ART)
ometimes re!erre" to as #e$e% &a' or as (aster)*ractitioner #e$e%. +n Usui/Tibetan
Reiki the common #e$e% & is separate" into two parts. ,-.' i.e. #e$e% &a !oc/ses on
0persona% mastery1 an" incorporates 0non)tra"itiona%1 e%ements s/ch as Reiki (crystal)
grids' *sychic /rgery' Reiki Guide (e"itations' healing attunements' the Antahkarana
symbo%' an" me"itation on the Reiki symbols. ,t this %e$e% the st/"ent recei$es the #e$e%
& 21(aster1 %e$e%3 att/nement' b/t is not instr/cte" in the process o! passing att/nements
to others.
Ai-Reiki
.he state o! being in harmony with Reiki
American Reiki Association, Inc
,n association !o/n"e" in 1450 by 6arbara 7eber -ay an" Takata-!ensei. +t has since
change" its name to .he Radiance Techni"ue International Association, Inc 2.-.+,3.
Anshin Ritsumei 2a%so: #ai An$in3
) a state in which ones min" is tota%%y at peace ) not bothere" by anything ) an" in which
one percei$es one8s %i!e8s p/rpose
Antahkarana
, 0non)tra"itiona%1 -ei9i symbo%' the Antahkarana is a c/be symbo%' with an 0#1 shape on
each o! its s/r!aces. .he ,ntah9arana is c%aime" to be a symbo% o! .ibetan origin' b/t
there "oes not seem to be any proo! o! this. ,ntah9arana is sai" to be a panacea !or a%%
i%%s.
Aoki, %uminori 2or &uminori3
:/minori ,o9i is Chairman o! the ;agoya -ei9i #ab 2!ormer%y the <:/man = .r/st
+nstit/te<3' where he teaches his own !orm o! -ei9i' 9nown as: Reido Reiki 2pirit
(o$ement -ei9i3' a system which attempts to /nite 7estern an" Japanese -ei9i
.ra"itions. :e is a%so the a/thor o! the boo9: <.he -ei9i :ea%ing<.
Attunement 2a%so: Initiation or em'o(erment3
.he centra% !oc/s o! each #e$e% or Degree ) .he sacre" process per!orme" by a -ei9i
(aster 2.eacher3 essentia%%y re)patterns or reca%ibrates the st/"ents etheric !ie%" = s/bt%e
energy centres' enab%ing them to interact with the phenomenon that is -ei9i. Ca%%e"
den$u in Japanese.
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)eaming
, non)contact metho" o! gi$ing -ei9i treatment. Di!!ers !rom distant treatment in that the
c%ient is act/a%%y present 2i.e. within %ine)o!)sight3. .he practitioner stan"s a short "istance
!rom the c%ient an" 0beams1 or pro>ects -ei9i to them
*)lue )ook+
7ritten in 145? by *hy%%is #ei @/r/moto 2.a9ata)sensei1s gran""a/ghter3 an" *a/%
(itche%% o! the Reiki Alliance' the 06%/e 6oo91 inc%/"es historica% in!ormation concerning
-ei9i as presente" by %a(ayo Takata' in!o on the Reiki Alliance' etc an" se$era% photos
inc%/"ing one As/i sensei' :ayashi sensei' .a9ata sensei an" *hy%%is #ei @/r/moto.
)lue ,idney )reath
ee: )reath o- the &ire #ragon
)reath o- the &ire #ragon
, specia% breathing techniB/e /se" in Raku ,ei Reiki. , $ariation o! this practice' /se" in
Tera .ai' is re!erre" to as the /iolet )reath Cet another $ersion is ca%%e" the *blue
kidney breath+
)yogen 0hiryo-ho
8.reating the root ca/se o! a "isease8 [byo 2"isease3 gen 2root/origin 3 chiryo 2treatment3]
) a techniB/e simi%ar to Denets/)ho
)yosen Reikan-ho
,%so simp%y ca%%e" )yosen. , -ei9i techniB/e in which the practitioner mo$es their han"s
thro/gh the c%ient8s a/ra/energy)!ie%"' sensing !or energetic !%/ct/ations ) in partic/%ar' the
8energetic sensation8 percei$e" at areas o! "is)harmony or "is)ease. -e!erre" to as
8canning8 in 8western8 -ei9i sty%es.
:owe$er' )yosen is not so%e%y concerne" with energetic !%/ct/ations. +t is a%so abo/t
int/ition or inspiration. .he 8-ei9an8 part o! the name is o!ten trans%ate" as inspirationE
tho/gh' in its "eepest sense' -ei9an re!ers more speci!ica%%y to 8spirit/a% int/ition 8 ) i.e.
what we wo/%" probab%y /n"erstan" better as 8psychic sensiti$ity8.
C
0hakra ,assei ,okyo-ho
Cha9ra)acti$ating breathing metho" !rom Gendai Reiki %o
0,R
ee: 0hoku Rei
0hoku Rei (or: 0hokurei)
;ame o! the !irst o! the !o/r As/i -ei9i symbo%s. Common%y ca%%e" the 8*ower8 symbo% in
.a9ata)%ineage -ei9i 2Usui !hiki Ryoho3. +n some Japanese %ineages the symbo% is
common%y ca%%e" the 8@oc/s8 symbo%8.
.a9ata)ensei trans%ate" Cho9/ -ei as 8p/t the [spirit/a%] power here8' yet it can a%so
trans%ate as something a9in to: 8in the presence o! the pirit2s38 or e$en as 0Direct pirit1
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0huden
0econ" / (i""%e 20hu3 .eaching 2#en31. +n some sty%es o! -ei9i' a %e$e% o! training
between !hoden an" 1kuden
0hu Tanden 2see: Tanden3
,n energy 8centre8 or area %ocate" "eep insi"e the chest

0rystal Grid
, partic/%ar geometrica% %ayo/t o! crysta%s that ha$e been charge" with Reiki' "esigne" to
contin/a%%y emanate therape/tic or protecti$e in!%/ence.
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#ai ,o .yo
;ame o! the %ast o! the !o/r As/i -ei9i symbo%s. Common%y ca%%e" the 8(aster8 symbo% in
.a9ata)%ineage -ei9i 2Usui !hiki Ryoho3.
.he 8 symbo%8 is act/a%%y the wor"s Dai' Fo' = (yo written in kan$i' an" name %itera%%y
means: 8Dreat hining #ight8 ) signi!ying 8Gn%ightene" ;at/re8 or 8the -a"iant #ight o!
7is"om8 ) the -a"iance o! a Deity 26/""ha' 6o"hisatt$a' 8Vi"yara>a8' etc3 ) the mani!est
eHpression o! the #ight o! 7is"om: the means by which i%%/mination <"awns on /s.<
#ai !hihan 2see: !hihan3
, term /se" 2in some Japanese -ei9i sty%es3 to "enote a %e$e% abo$e that o! !hihan
2teacher/master3. +n these sty%es' one m/st attain the %e$e% o! #ai !hihan in or"er to be
a%%owe" to initiate st/"ents to !hihan %e$e% #ai !hihan is sometimes trans%ate" as
0Dran" (aster1.
#ashu-ho
,nother term !or Uchite 0hiryo-%o
#en
8.eachings8 ) this term is !o/n" in the tit%es o! the gra"es or %e$e%s /se" in most 2a'anese
Reiki tra"itions ) e.g. !ho-den' 1ku-den' !hin'i-den
#en$u 2see: Attunement3
8+nitiation8 ) the 87estern8 sty%e -ei9i att/nement process /se" by Takata-!ensei Den>/
re!ers to 8initiation8 in the !/%%est sense o! the wor" ) inc%/"ing the energetic 8att/nement8'
b/t a%so the teachings accompanying it.
#ento Reiki (-Ryoho)
8.ra"itiona% -ei9i8 ) a term /se" by some to in"icate Usui Reiki Ryoho
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#istant Attunement
.he 2non)tra"itiona%3 practice o! per!orming a -ei9i att/nement on a st/"ent who is not
physica%%y present at the time. (ost 0Japanese1 sty%es o! -ei9i ) e.g. Gendai, ,omyo,
%ekikuu, etc "o not con"one the practice o! "istant att/nements 2den$u3 or "istant rei$u
,s ,en$i %amamoto I !o/n"er o! %ekikuu Reiki says:
"To effectively assist the student to awaken to Reiki, the teacher needs to be
present, needs to be able to watch for the physiological signs that the
process is actually unfolding; to receive tangible energetic feedback. It would
be disrespectful to the student to merely raise the hands at a distance, take
their money, and hope."
#istant !ymbol
!ee - %on !ha 3e !ho 4en
#istant (also5 Remote) Treatment
Process of performing a Reiki treatment for a client who is not physically
present at the time!
#,.
ee: #ai ,o .yo
#o
, 2phi%osophica% or spirit/a%3 8*ath8 or 87ay8
#o$o
8.he *%ace o! the 7ay8 ) whi%e common%y /se" to re!er to a (artia% ,rts .raining :a%%' the
term origina%%y re!erre" to a p%ace !or (e"itation an" the p/rs/it o! pirit/a% Discip%ine.
As/i sensei1s .raining Centre was re!erre" to as a do$o.
#umo
0.ibetan1 (aster ymbo%1 ) as /se" in Raku ,ei Reiki an" se$era% other mo"ern sty%es o!
-ei9i
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6guchi te-no-hira Ryo$i
, han"/pa%m hea%ing mo"a%ity "e$e%ope" by Toshihiro 6guchi
6guchi, Toshihiro
, !rien" an" st/"ent o! As/i ensei' in 14&0 .oshihiro Gg/chi p/b%ishe": .e)no)hira -yo>i
;y/mon 2,n +ntro"/ction to :ea%ing with the *a%ms3 an" %ater' in 14?J: .e)no)hira -yo>i
7o Fatar/ 2, .a%e o! :ea%ing with the *a%ms o! the :an"s3.
6m'o(erment
ee: Attunement
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*6nergy 67change+
.he concept that c%ient 2or st/"ent3 m/st gi$e something to the *ractitioner/.eacher in
recompense !or the gi!t o! treatment 2or att/nement3 I as a sign o! their appreciation'
an" a%so as an ac9now%e"gement o! the $a%/e o! the -ei9i gi!t. .his can be a payment in
cash or 09in"1. Krigina%%y inten"e" to in$o9e the hea%ing emotion o! ,ansha 2gratit/"e3 in
the recipient' /n!ort/nate%y some money)oriente" -ei9i !o%9 now /se this as an eHc/se
!or charging high !ees.
6nkaku 0hiryo-%o
8-emote 2Distant3 :ea%ing (etho"8
F
&inishing !troke 2a%so: 4erve !troke3
As/i hi9i -yoho #e$e% 2 techniB/eE essentia%%y the same as Fets/e9i Fo9an):o
&ire !er'ent
, symbo% /se" in Raku ,ei Reiki an" se$era% other mo"ern sty%es o! -ei9i. ai" to
represent the 9/n"a%ini energy resi"ing in the spine. ,%so 9nown as ;in DiL Mi"a
&uku$u (or5 &uku 2u)
, phrase /se" by some as the >/mon 2mantra3 !or the menta%)emotiona% symbo%.
,%so the name o! a we%%)9nown bran" o! a9eN
.he phrase trans%ates as: <a %ong = happy #i!e< or more %oose%y: <CheersN<
&urumoto, Alice Takata
.a9ata sensei1s "a/ghter. ,%ice was responsib%e !or compi%ing the 0Gray )ook+ a!ter
.a9ata sensei1s "eath. he was a%so the mother o! 8hyllis 9ei &urumoto.
&urumoto, 8hyllis 9ei
.a9ata sensei1s gran""a/ghter an" co)ho%"er o! the K!!ice o! Grandmaster o! the -ei9i
,%%iance
G
Gainen
8Concepts8 I a term /se" in Usui-do to re!er to the -ei9i *rincip%es/*ercepts
Gakkai
, 8#earning ociety8 ) s/ch as the Usui Reiki Ryoho Gakkai
Gassho
, rit/a% gest/re !orme" by p%acing the han"s together in a prayer)%i9e position in !ront o!
the mo/th ) the !ingertips at a %e$e% >/st be%ow the nose. 8Dassho8 imp%ies recognition o!
the oneness o! a%% beings. .his gest/re is a%so /se" to show re$erence to 6/""has'
6o"hisatt$as' *atriarchs = .eachers
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Gassho ,okyu-%o
8Dassho 6reathing (etho"8 ) the practice o! 8breathing8 thro/gh the han"s whi%e in the
Gassho position
Gassho .eiso
Gassho (e"itation
Ge Tanden (see5 Tanden)
,nother term !or the: !eika Tanden ) an energy 8centre8 or area %ocate" "eep insi"e the
hara 2be%%y/ab"omen3.
Gedoku-%o
DetoH techniB/e ) one han" is p%ace" at seika tanden' the other on the %ower bac9 at
approHimate%y the same %e$e%.
Gendai Reiki %o
8(o"ern -ei9i (etho"8 ) mo"ern !orm o! Japanese -ei9i create" by :iroshi Doi )
combines some tra"itiona% As/i teachings = techniB/es with teachings = techniB/es
!rom other energy)hea%ing arts
Genetsu %o
.echniB/e /se" to re"/ce high temperat/re / bring "own a !e$er
Gokai
.he @i$e -ei9i *rincip%es / *recepts / +"ea%s
Gokai !ansho
-ecitation o! the @i$e -ei9i *rincip%es / *recepts 2sansho here re!ers to 8three times83
Gokui ,aiden
.eacher #e$e% in the Gendai Reiki %o system o! -ei9i
*Gray )ook+ (*Grey+ )ook)
Compi%e" by .a9ata sensei1s "a/ghter' Alice Takata &urumoto' in 1452. .he *Gray )ook+
2Drey 6oo93 I more proper%y ca%%e" *9eiki5 a .emorial to Takata-sensei: was presente"
to .a9ata sensei1s master %e$e% st/"ents' an" amongst other things inc%/"e" eHtracts
!rom .a9ata sensei1s writings' a copy o! her -ei9i certi!icate' 2notariLe" in :awaii3' an" a
copy o! :ayashi sensei1s Ryoho !hishin
Grand .aster 2see: #ai !hihan3
, tit%e create" by the Reiki Alliance to re!er to the hea" o! the organiLation.
,%ternati$e%y' a %oose trans%ation o! a term 2/se" in certain Japanese -ei9i sty%es3 !or one
a/thorise" to initiate -ei9i 0(asters1
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Grou' Reiki
ee: !hu 0hu Reiki
Gumon$i ho
.he (orning tar me"itation. +t is c%aime" by some that As/i)sensei was /n"erta9ing
this partic/%ar 6/""hist me"itation when he recei$e" the 8-ei9i eHperience8 on F/rama
Cama. [.here is howe$er nothing to s/pport the c%aim.]
Gyosei 2,%so: .ei$i Tenno Gyosei3
*oetry penne" by the (ei>i Tenno 2Gmperor3' abo/t 12? o! which are recite" / s/ng at
meetings o! the Usui Reiki Ryoho Gakkai.
[.hese poems are in a sty%e 9nown as (aka]
Gyoshi-%o
8DaLing (etho"8 ) techniB/e o! hea%ing with the eyes
H
%ado ,okyu-%o
6reathing techniB/e which in$o%$es intoning the so/n" 0:aa1 whi%e eHha%ing. Ase" !or
in"/cing re%aHationE sai" to raise ones $ibrationa% %e$e%s an" enhance !/nctioning o! the
imm/ne system.
%ado .eiso %o
:a"o)breath me"itation 2a Gendai Reiki %o techniB/e3
%amamoto, ,en$i
Krigina%%y base" in apporo' Japan' Fen>i :amamoto c/rrent%y in o/th Forea where he
teaches %ekikuu (A;ure !ky) Reiki ) his persona% 8/n"erstan"ing an" eHpression8 o! the
therape/tic art' base" on a%most two "eca"es o! practice. :amamoto)san8s initia% -ei9i
training was with .ieko .itsui 2who a%so ta/ght -ei9i to :iroshi Doi an" Toshitaka
.ochi;uki3. :e then st/"ie" Usui !hiki Ryoho $ia apprenticeship with the Reiki Alliance.
#ater' he traine" in Reido Reiki' an" has' o$er the years' st/"ie" with a n/mber o! other
Japanese -ei9i .eachers.
%and 8ositions
+n the "i!!erent sty%es o! -ei9i n/mero/s "i!!erent sets o! han" p%acement positions are
/se" in gi$ing -ei9i treatment. ome sets ha$e as many as twenty positions' an" some
as !ew as !i$e.
%anshin 0hiryo-%o
8:a%!)bo"y .reatment (etho"8
%anshin ,oketsu-%o
8:a%!)bo"y 6%oo")p/ri!ying (etho"8 ) a $ersion o! ,etsueki ,okan-%o
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%ara
86e%%y8 ) the eHten"e" area between the top o! the p/bic bone an" the base o! the
stern/m. +n Japanese tho/ght' hara is the seat o! the in"i$i"/a%8s 9i ) their $ita% power.
%ara 0hiryo ho
ee: Tanden 0hiryo %o
%atsu-rei-%o
Denerate[/+n$o9e] 2:ats/3' pirit 2-ei3' (etho" 2:o3 ) a set o! primari%y ,i-$utsu
techniB/es which As/i ensei is sai" to ha$e ta/ght as an ai" to se%!)"e$e%opment.
:owe$er there is a goo" possibi%ity that :ats/rei):o was origina%%y inten"e" to be /se"
solely as a rit/a% "/ring which the st/"ent recei$e" rei$u.
%ayashi, 0hie
26orn 15573 7i!e o! 0hu$iro %ayashi' Chie %earnt -ei9i !rom her h/sban"' recei$ing the
master #e$e% att/nement somewhere aro/n" 14&O/7.
%ayashi, 0hu$iro
21550 I 14J03 retire" Comman"er' Japanese ;a$a% -eser$e' (e"ica% Doctor' an"
st/"ent o! As/i sensei. +n 14&0' Ch/>iro :ayashi began to mo"i!y his approach to -ei9i
2pres/mab%y to bring it more in %ine with his own /n"erstan"ing o! c%inica%
metho"o%ogy/practice3 an" went on to estab%ish the %ayashi Reiki Ryoho ,enkyukai.
%ayashi Reiki Ryoho ,enkyukai
:ayashi -ei9i .reatment -esearch ,ssociation. @o/n"e" in 14&1 by Ch/>iro :ayashi.
,!ter Ch/>iro :ayashi1s "eath' his wi!e' Chie too9 o$er the r/nning o! the :ayashi -ei9i
-yoho Fen9y/9ai c%inic
%ealing Attunements
,n att/nement process which /n%i9e a norma% -ei9i initiation/att/nement' is sai" not
awa9en the permanent -ei9i abi%ity within the in"i$i"/a%' b/t rather is be%ie$e" to
enhance the hea%ing process.
%ealing 0risis 2a%so: ,oten %anno3
, temporary' catharthic or abreacti$e response which some in"i$i"/a%s may eHperience
as part o! the hea%ing process. 2(any peop%e ne$er eHperience this at a%%3
*%ealing !'ace+, the 2see: :%olding the %ealing !'ace:3
%ekikuu Reiki
:e9i9// 28,L/re 9y83 -ei9i is the name gi$en by ,en$i %amamoto to his persona%
8/n"erstan"ing an" eHpression8 o! the therape/tic art' base" on a%most two "eca"es o!
practice. :e9i9// -ei9i strong%y in!orme" by e%ements o! Japanese 8@o%9 pirit/a%ity8.
%eso 0hiryo-%o
,c/press/re)type energy)ba%ancing techniB/e app%ie" to the na$e% with mi""%e !inger.
Consi"ere" to ha$e a bene!icia% on the 9i"neys
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%ibiki
8-e$erberation8 ) sensation in the han"s' the nat/re o! which can in"icate the presence
an" stat/s o! a "is)ease
%ikari no ,okyu-%o
86reath o! #ight8 (etho" ) a $ariant o! 2oshin ,okyo-%o
%ikkei
8Companion8 ) a han"boo9 or man/a%
%o
0(etho"1 or 0.echniB/e1
%o
, term /se" in Gendai Reiki to re!er to the Reiki !ymbols
:%olding the %ealing !'ace:
.erm re!erring to the who%e process o! !aci%itating the c%ient8s 8opport/nity !or hea%ing8 )
the creating an" maintaining 28ho%"ing83 o! a s/itab%e en$ironment ) not so m/ch the
'hysical en$ironment as the emotional an" energetic 8en$ironment8: a sa!e an" re%aHing
psycho%ogica% 8inner space8 in which the in"i$i"/a% can hea% themse%! with -ei9i8s
assistance
%on !ha 3e !ho 4en (or: %on 2a 3e !ho 4en)
;ame o! the thir" o! the !o/r As/i -ei9i symbo%s. Common%y ca%%e" the 8"istant8 symbo% in
.a9ata)%ineage -ei9i 2Usui !hiki Ryoho3. [:owe$er' in some 0Japanese1 sty%es o! -ei9i
)%ekikuu Reiki !or eHamp%e ) %on !ha 3e !ho 4en is not ta/ght as a 8"istant8 symbo% b/t
rather as one pertaining to the menta% !ac/%ties.]
.his 8 symbo%8 is act/a%%y the wor"s: :on' ha' Me' ho' = ;en' written in kan$i 2a%beit in a
sty%iLe" !orm3. 7hi%e some peop%e ha$e so/ght to trans%ate the phrase :on ha Me ho
;en 8as: <no past' no present' no !/t/re<' this mantra phrase more c%ear%y trans%ates as:
8Correct .ho/ght 2Correct (in"!/%ness3 is the essence o! 6eing1
%!3!4
ee: %on !ha 3e !ho 4en
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Ibuki %o
6reath techniB/e
Inamoto, %yakuten
:ya9/ten +namoto' an 8in"epen"ent8 6/""hist *riest' %earnt 2ikiden Reiki !rom 0hiyoko
<amaguchi' an" now teaches what he ca%%s ,omyo Reiki.
Inde'endent Reiki .asters
, term origina%%y coine" to re!er those masters who "i" not be%ong to either the Reiki
Alliance or the American Reiki Association, Inc' b/t rather pre!erre" to 8go their own
way8.
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In-<o
GB/i$a%ent o! the Chinese Cin)Cang
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2aki ,iri 2oka %o
.echniB/e !or 8energetic c%eansing8 o! inanimate ob>ects.
;K. to be /se" on %i$ing things: peop%e' p%ants or anima%s
[.his techniB/e seems to be "eri$e" !rom a more in$o%$e" practice ca%%e" the 8Fi 6arai8]
2a'anese Reiki 2see a%so: =estern Reiki3
.erm inten"e" to re!er to sty%es o! Reiki which ha$e e$o%$e" in Japan ) as "istinct !rom
those base" on the Usui !hiki Ryoho teachings o! Takata sensei 2se$era% o! which ha$e
been importe" into Japan !rom the 7est3. :owe$er the %ines become somewhat b%/rre"
as se$era% sty%es o! -ei9i c%asse" as 0Japanese1 [ i.e. VorteH' -ei"o' Den"ai' Fomyo'
hin"en] are act/a%%y a b%en"ing o! both 0Japanese1 an" 07estern1 teachings an"
practice.
2ikiden Reiki
8Krigina% .eaching8 or 8Direct%y .a/ght8 -ei9i ) Japanese -ei9i ystem now ta/ght by
.a"ao Camag/chi whose mother' 0hiyoko <amaguchi' was a st/"ent o! 0hu$iro %ayashi
2iko 2oka %o
, Gendai Reiki %o se%!)p/ri!ication practice
2isshu ,ai
.raining/*ractice (eetings
2o Tanden 2see: Tanden3
,n energy 8centre8 or area %ocate" in the mi""%e o! the hea" between the eyes
2oshin ,okyo-%o
C%eansing 6reathing techniB/e /se" to stim/%ate' strengthen an" p/ri!y the !%ow o! -ei9i
2) a $ariant o! %ikari no ,okyu-%o3 ) a component o! %atsurei-%o
2umon
, 8pe%%8 ) a (antra or acre" +n$ocation. .erm common%y /se" to re!er to the name
accompanying each -ei9i symbo% 2e.g: Cho9/ -ei' :on ha Me ho ;en' etc.3 in"icating
that the name is a%so the symbo%8s mantra. :owe$er' in some schoo%s/sty%es o! -ei9i'
some o! the symbo%s ha$e been gi$en an a%ternati$e name' an" a%so a separate >umon
2mantra3 which is intone" in p%ace o! the symbo% name.
K
,aicho
, presi"ent / chairman ) tit%e o! the %ea"er o! the Usui Reiki Ryoho Gakkai
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,ami Tanden (see5 Tanden)
,n energy 8centre8 or area %ocate" in the mi""%e o! the hea" between the eyes
,an$i
Chinese characters /se" !or writing Japanese
,anboku
, term /se" to in"icate the -ei9i symbo%s by C/>i Kn/9i ) a st/"ent o! Toshihiro 6guchi
[see a%so shirushi]
,antoku
+%%/minating $isionary mystica% state ) bro/ght abo/t by practice o! strict ascetic mystica%
"iscip%ines inc%/"ing !asting' iso%ation' me"itation = the /se o! incantation an" m/"ra)%i9e
techniB/es
,aruna ,i
*Compassionate :eart Gnergy1. , -ei9i sty%e "e$e%ope" by Vincent 2Vinny3 ,ma"or
base" on Tera .ai an" ,aruna Reiki' with a""itiona% e%ements base" on Raku ,ei Reiki
practice
,aruna Reiki
ty%e o! -ei9i "e$e%ope" by 7i%%iam #ee -an" an" the +nternationa% Center @or -ei9i
.raining' base" primari%y on !ai )aba Reiki
,enyoku-%o
8Dry 6r/shing (etho"8 ) essentia%%y an a/ra)c%eansing techniB/e ) a component o!
%atsurei-%o
,enkyu kai
.erm !or meetings he%" by the Usui Reiki Ryoho Gakkai
,en;on no Gebri
8:ea%th *rincip%es8 ) tit%e o! a boo9 by a Dr. )i;an 2or .iyama3 !u;uki. , 141? e"ition o!
this boo9 inc%/"es the a"monition:
<J/st !or to"ay' "o not anger' "o not !ear' wor9 har"' be honest' an" be 9in" to others.<
.his is a%most certain%y the "irect so/rce o! As/i ensei8s @i$e -ei9i *rincip%es or gokai
,etsueki ,okan-%o
86%oo" GHchange .echniB/e8 ) act/a%%y re!ers to a b%oo")c%eansing techniB/e. , $ersion
/se" in 8western8 sty%e -ei9i is o!ten ca%%e" the 8@inishing8 or 8moothing8 techniB/e or
8;er$e tro9e8
,ihon !hisei
2@o/n"ation / tan"ar" *ost/re3 -e!ers to the starting position in %atsu Rei %o )
i"ea%%y' sitting in tra"itiona% Japanese sei;a post/re' eyes c%ose"' with attention !oc/sse"
in the seika tanden
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,i-$utsu
8Gnergetic ,rts8 ) Co%%ecti$e term !or Japanese "iscip%ines concerne" with the
"e$e%opment' strengthening an" re!inement o! 8Fi8
,ikai Tanden 2ee: Tanden3
,nother term !or the: !eika Tanden - an energy 8centre8 or area %ocate" "eep insi"e the

,i ,o
, 2mo"ern3 Japanese name !or the Chinese ,rt o! Chi D/ng 2Pi Dong3
,iriku
*rono/nce" somewhere between: 98ri9 an" 98%i9 ) the 8spirit/a% emb%em8 o! ,mi"a 6/ts/'
an" probab%e origin o! the secon" o! the !o/r As/i -ei9i symbo%s ) !ei %eiki
,oketsu-%o
86%oo")p/ri!ying (etho"8
,oki-%o
8GHha%ation 2Fo9i3 (etho"8 ) techniB/e o! hea%ing with the breath
[note: not the same as koki 28secon" term83 as /se" in 1kuden-koki]
,okiyu-ho
6reath)empowerment metho". , Usui !hiki Ryoho techniB/e /se" to empower the
breath when gi$ing att/nement. ometimes re!erre" to as 0sweetening the breath1.
,okoro
:eart' pirit' 7i%%' (in"
,okyo-%o 2or: ,okyu-ho3
6reathing techniB/es !or "e$e%opment' strengthening an" p/ri!ication o! 9i
,omyo Reiki
ty%e o! -ei9i "e$e%ope" by %yakuten Inamoto ) base" on 2ikiden Reiki' which +namoto
%earne" !rom 0hiyoko <amaguchi. Fomyo -ei9i p%aces emphasis on persona% spirit/a%
trans!ormation ) that is: 8atori8 ) thro/gh -ei9i practice' an" ho%"s that As/i)ensei8s
origina% teachings !oc/sse" on spirit/a% "e$e%opment' an" that any hea%ing that too9
p%ace was mere%y consi"ere" a si"e e!!ect to this spirit/a% growth.
,oriki
, 8non)tra"itiona%8 symbo% an" mantra ta/ght at %e$e% 1 in Reido 2pirit (o$ement3 Reiki.
,oriki is re!erre" to as the 8!orce o! happiness8 or 8power o! happiness8. ai" to grant
peace an" serenity
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,oriki
, 6/""hist term' re!erring to 8spirit/a% power8 or 8merito/s power8 accr/e" $ia practice o!
$ario/s rit/a%' me"itati$e' or $enerati$e "iscip%ines s/ch as a$ikan 2me"itation on the
si""ham 8,8 character3' nembutsu 2chanting the 8;am/ ,mi"a 6/ts/83' nyorai 9a>i'
sh/gyo asceticisms' etc' etc.
[.his 89ori9i8 is not written in the same 9an>i as the 89ori9i8 /se" in -ei"o -ei9i]
,oshin-do .a(ashi
.he 8-ei9i Circ%e8 metho". [a%so ca%%e" Reiki .a(ashi]
,oten %anno
ee: %ealing 0risis
,otodama
87or")pirit8 ) a m/%ti)!acete" "iscip%ine originating within hinto' a primary e%ement o!
which in$o%$es the intoning o! sacre" so/n"s 2both sy%%ab%es an" in"i$i"/a% $owe%)
so/n"s3
,urama <ama
:orse)sa""%e 2F/rama3 (o/ntain 2Cama3 ) the acre" (o/ntain where As/i)ensei is
be%ie$e" to ha$e !irst eHperience" -ei9i
9eiki
.here is no tr/e 8-8 so/n" in Japanese. .he act/a% so/n" i"enti!ie" by 8-8 in 8-ei9i8 is a
sort o! a b%en"ing o! 8-8 = 8#8. +n her "iaries' .a9ata ensei "oes not write the wor" as
8-ei9i8' b/t rather as 8#ei9i8.
:9eiki5 a .emorial to Takata-sensei:
ee: 8Dray 6oo98
9ineage (Reiki 9ineage)
.he %ist o! ones 0-ei9i ,ntece"ents1 I ones -ei9i .eacher' ones teacher1s .eacher' an"
so on' bac9 to As/i)sensei
9otus Re'entance Ritual
+t is c%aime" by some that As/i)sensei was /n"erta9ing this partic/%ar 6/""hist rit/a%
when he recei$e" the 8-ei9i eHperience8 on F/rama Cama. [.here is howe$er nothing to
s/pport the c%aim.]
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.akoto no kokyu- ho
.he <6reath o! incerity< or <6reath o! .r/th< ) a se%!)"e$e%opmenta% eHercise ta/ght in
some sty%es o! -ei9i with the intent o! "e$e%oping greater awareness o! ones seika
tanden 2energy centre in the %ower ab"omen3.
.he practice' tho/gh c%aime" to be part o! As/i)sensei8s origina% teachings' has most
probab%y simp%y been 8borrowe"8 !rom the art o! ,i9i"o at a re%ati$e%y recent point in time.
.aster !ymbol
ee: Dai Fo (yo
.atsui, !hou
Jo/rna%ist' we%%)9nown p%aywright' "rama teacher' an" s/pporter o! tra"itiona% Japanese
0Fab/9i1 .heatre' ho/ (ats/i 21570 ) 14&&3 was one o! 0hu$iro %ayashi:s -ei9i
st/"ents. (ats/i wrote what is probab%y the ear%iest s/r$i$ing artic%e on -ei9i' p/b%ishe"
in the 8;ichiyo/bi (ainichi8 (agaLine' on (arch Jth' 1425.
.ei$i Tenno Gyosei
ee: Gyosei
.ental-6motional !ymbol
ee: !ei %eiki
.enkyo ,aiden
, .eacher8s #icence ) certi!ication o! achie$ement o! the highest %e$e%s o! pro!iciency in a
gi$en art. As/i sensei is sai" to ha$e gaine" .enkyo ,aiden in the martia% "iscip%ine o!
<agyu Ryu
.itsui, .ieko
Jo/rna%ist an" -ei9i *ractitioner. .he !irst person to teach 7estern sty%e -ei9i in Japan'
(ie9o co/%" be sai" to ha$e been responsib%e !or sing%e)han"e"%y spar9ing a Japanese
8-ei9i -e$i$a%8.
.ochi;uki, Toshitaka
.oshita9a (ochiL/9i p/b%ishe" <+yashi ;o .e< in 144? 2) be%ie$e" to be the !irst mo"ern
"ay -ei9i boo9 written by a Japanese master3. (ochiL/9i attrib/tes some o! the
historica% in!ormation presente" in his boo9 to an obsc/re Japanese boo9 entit%e" <.he
ecret o! :ow to .a9e Care o! Co/r @ami%y (embers< by .a9ichi .s/9i"a.
.okunen
2@oc/sing3 an e%ement o! %atsu Rei %o
.orning !tar .editation 2see5 Gumon$i ho3
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.ugen .uryou$u 2or: .ugen .uryo 2u3
,s part o! an attempt to 8re)6/""ha)!y8 -ei9i' in some Japanese sty%es o! -ei9i the :F
symbo% has been rename" to either .uryou$u or .ugen .uryou$u.
.uryou$u is the Japanese name !or ,mi"a 6/ts/ in his mani!estation as 86/""ha o!
+n!inite #i!e8. .ugen can re!er to in!inite compassion or in!inite wis"om.
.uryou$u 2or: .uryo 2u3
ee: .ugen .uryou$u
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4ade-Te 0hiryo-%o
tim/%ating the !%ow o! 9i in the bo"y by stro9ing with the han"
4agao, Tatseyi
,ccor"ing to his "a/ghter' Coshi Fim/ra' .atseyi ;agao was one o! .a9ata sensei1s
#e$e% 2 st/"ents. +t is a%so c%aime" that he $isite" Japan in or abo/t 14?0 an" whi%e there
too9 #e$e% & with 0hie %ayashi 2Ch/>iro :ayashi1s wi"ow3. Kn ret/rning to :awaii he is
s/ppose" to ha$e beg/n teaching -ei9i 2.ho/gh none o! his st/"ents ha$e been
i"enti!ie"3. ;agao is sai" to ha$e "ie" in 1450.
4aka Tanden 2see: Tanden3
,n energy 8centre8 or area %ocate" "eep insi"e the chest.
4ao %i
,n a%ternati$e name !or 0hoku Rei. 6oth terms ha$e the same meaning: 0Direct pirit1
4entatsu-%o
, #e$e% 1 techniB/e' essentia%%y a !orm o! 8tho/ght)transmission8 $ia the han"s. Ase" to
0rea%ign1 habits. , $ariation o! nentatsu-ho ta/ght at #e$e% 2 is ca%%e" seiheki chiryo ho
4erve !troke 2a%so: &inishing !troke3
ee: ,etsueki ,okan-%o
4in Gi; 3ida
,nother name !or Raku ,ei Reiki:s 8@ire erpent 8symbo%
#
1kuden
8+nner .eachings8 ) #e$e% ++ in some $ersions o! the -ei9i gra"ing system. 1ku re!ers to
the 8inner8 the "epths or heart o! a thing ) the esoteric or secret aspect o! a thing.
1kuden ,oki
+n -ei9i systems where the 1kuden %e$e% is "i$i"e" into two parts' the s/!!iH -koki
28econ" .erm83 is a""e" to in"icate the secon" part.
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1kuden 3enki
+n -ei9i systems where the 1kuden %e$e% is "i$i"e" into two parts' the s/!!iH );enki 28@irst
.erm83 is a""e" to in"icate the !irst part.
1shite 0hiryo-%o
8*ressing :an"8 ) act/a%%y' an ac/press/re)type techniB/e app%ie" with the !ingertips
$
*ercepts
ee: Gokai
*rincip%es
ee: Gokai
8o(er !ymbol
ee: 0hoku Rei
R
Radiance Techni"ue' The
, ty%e o! -ei9i incorporating se$en #e$e%s or Degrees' promote" by 6arbara 27eber3
-ay. -ay c%aims that Takata !ensei ta/ght her this se$en)"egree system between 1475
an" 1450.
Radiance Techni"ue International Association, Inc
Krigina%%y !o/n"e" in 1450 by 6arbara 27eber3 -ay an" .a9ata)ensei as the ,merican
-ei9i ,ssociation' +nc.' the -a"iance .echniB/e +nternationa% ,ssociation' +nc.
2..-...+.,.3 consi"ers 6arbara -ay to be .a9ata ensei8s %egitimate s/ccessor.
Raku
, symbo% !rom Raku ,ei Reiki. #oo9ing %i9e an eHten"e" 0%ightning)bo%t1' Raku is /se" at
the conc%/sion o! the att/nement process to separate the energy/a/ras o! teacher an"
st/"ent. ,%so /se" in Usui/Tibetan Reiki.
Raku ,ei Reiki
Fnown as <.he 7ay o! the @ire Dragon< ) -a9/ Fei is the creation o! -ei9i master ,rth/r
-obertson 2"ecease"3. +t /ses a""itiona% symbo%s an" c%aims a .ibetan origin !or -ei9i.
Re-attunement
ee: Re'eat Attunement
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Rei
.o 6ow ) as in: !ensei ni Rei ) bow to ones teacher2s3' or' !hin;en ni Rei ) bow to a
shrine. 6y bowing yo/ are eHpressing respect' co/rtesy' an" gratit/"e ) to the person'
concept or spirit/a% being yo/ are bowing to' an" a%so' to yo/rse%!.
[.his 8rei8 is not written in the same kan$i as the 8rei8 in 8-ei9i8]
Reido Reiki
8pirit (o$ement -ei9i8 )a Japanese -ei9i system which attempts to /nite 7estern an"
Japanese -ei9i .ra"itions' "e$e%ope" by %uminori Aoki' Chie! o! the ;agoya -ei9i #ab
2!ormer%y the <:/man = .r/st +nstit/te3.
Reiho (also5 Reishiki)
GtiB/etteE a metho" o! bowing
Reiho
8pirit/a% (etho"8 )as in: Usui Reiho: As/i pirit/a% (etho"
ome peop%e c%aim that 8-eiho8 is a contraction o!: 8-ei9i -yoho8 2-ei9i :ea%ing (etho"3
.his 8-eiho8 is not written in the same 9an>i as the 8-eiho8 meaning GtiB/ette]
Rei$i
8+n"ication o! the pirit8 ) pirit/a% g/i"ance in the p%acing o! yo/r han"s to gi$e treatment
Rei$u
pirit/a% 2-ei3 Di!t 2J/3 ) term !or the origina% !orm o! -ei9i ,tt/nement)Gmpowerment
Reiki
.he term commonly /se" to in"icate the therape/tic an" se%!)"e$e%opment system
create" by (i9ao As/i' an" more speci!ica%%y' the won"er!/% thera'eutic energy-
radiance' or 'henomenon' which %ies at the heart o! this nat/ra% hea%ing system.
2:owe$er' the wor" 8-ei9i8 has' it seems' achie$e" generic stat/s' being /se" to re!er to
n/mero/s han"s)on hea%ing practices o! /nre%ate" origin.3
.he term -ei9i is o!ten erroneo/s%y trans%ate" as meaning 8/ni$ersa% energy8. ,n" whi%e it
can be trans%ate" in a simp%istic sense as: 8pirit/a% Gnergy8 or 8pirit/a% @ee%ing8E it re!ers
more directly to 8pirit8' 0pirit @orce1' or 8pirit/a% +n!%/ence8 ) the e--ect o! pirit in action.
+n some instances 8-ei9i8 can be /se" as a term !or an ,ncestra% pirit. 2ee a%so5 Reiki
0onsciousness3
Reiki Alliance
,n organiLation !orme" in 145& by a n/mber o! .a9ata)ensei8s origina% -ei9i (asters'
with the inten"e" p/rpose o! preser$ing the integrity o! the Usui !hiki Ryoho' as
presente" by .a9ata)ensei.
Reiki 0ircle 2a%so: Reiki 0urrent3
ee: Reiki .a(ashi
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*Reiki 0onsciousness+
.erm that spea9s to the perception that' whi%e Reiki is common%y 2an" perhaps
somewhat s/per!icia%%y3 percei$e" as a !orm o! therape/tic 09i1 or energy' at a "eeper
%e$e% it can be eHperience" as a "irect mani!estation o! pirit/a% *resence. 2ome
be%ie$e it to be an eHpression o! o/r own pirit' some' the 0Ani$ersa%1 pirit.3
Reiki 6thics
D/i"e%ines !or -ei9i teachers an" practitioners concerning pro!essiona% con"/ct
Reiki (0rystal) Grid
ee: 0rystal Grid
Reiki Guides
pirit 6eings who are be%ie$e" by many to atten" an" assist -ei9i practitioners in gi$ing
treatments.
Reiki %o
the 8-ei9i (etho" 2o! hea%ing38 ) a term /se" by some to re!er to -ei9i hea%ing in genera%.
:owe$er' others /se it more speci!ica%%y to re!er to Gendai Reiki %o
Reiki 2utsu
.rans%ates as 8,rt o! -ei9i8' howe$er -ei9i J/ts/ is act/a%%y the name o! a martia% art
2"e$e%ope" by ,n"y 7right3 which combines e%ements o! -ei9i an" hoto9an FarateN
Reiki 9ineage
.he chain o! -ei9i .eachers between any gi$en practitioner an" As/i)ensei
Reiki-ka
, -ei9i *ractitioner
Reiki .arathon
ee: Ren;oku
Reiki .aster
(ore proper%y 8-ei9i .eacher8 )someone who has not on%y recei$e" (aster #e$e%
att/nement an" 9nows how to carry o/t the att/nement process !or a%% three %e$e%s' b/t
has a%so ta/ght at %east one c%ass an" th/s has act/a%%y att/ne" at %east one st/"ent.
.echnica%%y re!ers to someone who is part o! a .eacher ) t/"ent 2(entor ) t/"ent3
re%ationship
Reiki .aster 8ractitioner
.erm /se" in Usui/Tibetan sty%es o! -ei9i to in"icate a person who is at the #e$e% &a
2see: Advanced Reiki Training3.
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Reiki .aster Teacher
.erm /se" in Usui/Tibetan sty%es o! -ei9i to in"icate a person who is at the #e$e% &b ) i.e.
they ha$e been shown the master symbo% an" the metho"s o! passing ,tt/nement /
+nitiation. 2see: Advanced Reiki Training3.
Reiki .a(ashi
0Reiki 0ircle+. ,%so5 Reiki 0urrent , gro/p)base" energy cyc%ing me"itation.
Reiki Ryoho %ikkei
8-ei9i .reatment Companion8 ) a O5 page' #e$e% 1 2ho"en3 man/a% gi$en to st/"ents o!
the As/i -ei9i -yoho Da99ai. Comprises o! a P=, section = eHp%anation o! -ei9i )
s/ppose"%y in As/i ensei8s own wor"s ) a hea%ing g/i"e 2Ryoho !hishin3' = =aka
*oetry penne" by the Gmperor (ei>i. .he 8:i99ei8 was compi%e" in the 14708s by Fimi9o
Foyama' siHth kaicho o! the Usui Reiki Ryoho Gakkai
Reiki Ryoho 4o !hiori
8D/i"e to -ei9i -yoho8 ) the tit%e o! a "oc/ment compi%e" by two Da99ai presi"ents:
Foyama = 7anami' sai" to be gi$en to a%% members o! the Usui Reiki Ryoho Gakkai.
.he 8hiori co$ers the history = p/rpose o! the Da99ai' an" sets o/t its a"ministrati$e
system. +t o/t%ines the characteristics o! -ei9i -yoho' "ea%s with the how to strengthen
-ei9i' = inc%/"es a n/mber o! techniB/es s/ch as: koketsu ho, byosen, nentatsu ho' etc.
+t a%so contains comments by mainstream (e"ica% *ractitioners' %ists 11 o! As/i)ensei8s
shin'iden st/"entsE an" instr/ction !rom (i9ao As/i.
Reiki Ryoho To !ono ,oka
-ei9i -yoho = +ts G!!ects ) tit%e o! a boo9 written by (ata>i Fawa9ami in 1414.
.his boo9 was not abo/t 8As/i -ei9i -yoho8.
+t seems that the term -ei9i -yoho 2in"icating 8pirit/a% :ea%ing83 was /se" by se$era%
therapists' be!ore As/i)ensei' to "escribe their practices.
Reiki !ho(er
,n a/ra)c%eansing/rep%enishing techniB/e !o/n" in some 0western1 sty%es o! -ei9i
Reiki !ymbols (see also5 !hirushi > ,anboku)
@o/r 0too%s1 /se" in -ei9i I ,ccor"ing to .a9ata)sensei' on%y three are !or /se by
practitioners as part o! gi$ing treatmentE the !o/rth is reser$e" !or /se in passing
att/nements.
Reiki Un-do
, metho" o! -ei9i treatment recei$e" thro/gh spontaneo/s mo$ement ) a%beit
intentiona%%y initiate". .his techniB/e was intro"/ce" to the Usui Reiki Ryoho Gakkai by
the society1s siHth kaicho: Fimi9o Foyama.
Ren;oku
, 8-ei9i marathon8' or 0re%ay1 treatment. , practice wherein se$era% practitioners ta9e
t/rns at pro$i"ing -ei9i in a contin/o/s treatment session I o!ten o$er many ho/rs' e$en
"ays I to a sing%e c%ient
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Re'eat Attunement 2a%so: Re-attunement3
.a9ata sensei ta/ght that an attunement was permanent' an" it "i"n8t 8!a"e8' nee"
8topping /p8 or ha$e an eHpiration "ate. 6/t a!ter her "eath' se$era% 0western1 -ei9i
(asters began eHperimenting with the i"ea o! 0repeat att/nements8. .he theory
s/ppose"%y being that repeating the att/nement process res/%t in a 8"eepening o! the
B/a%ity8 o! the st/"ents connection to -ei9i.
Ryoho
8:ea%ing (etho"E 2(e"ica%3 .reatment8 ) as in: Usui Reiki Ryoho5 As/i -ei9i .reatment
Ryoho !hishin
, treatment g/i"e' written by 0hu$iro %ayashi ) $ery simi%ar in content to the hea%ing
g/i"e in the Reiki Ryoho %ikkei. :awayo .a9ata is 9nown to ha$e ha" this g/i"e an"
ga$e copies to some o! her st/"ents. +t was a%so inc%/"e" in the 0Gray )ook+ compi%e" by
Alice Takata &urumoto
%
!ai )aba Reiki
,n ear%y eHpression o! the Tera .ai system' "e$e%ope" by Fath%een (i%ner
!aibo ,assei ,a
, ce%%)acti$ating/$ita%iLing techniB/e !rom Den"ai -ei9i :o
!aiho$i Tem'le
, Jo"o 2*/re #an"3 6/""hist temp%e in .o9yo. As/i sensei1s remains are interre" in the
temp%e gra$eyar". .his is a%so the site o! the As/i (emoria% stone erecte" by members
o! the As/i -ei9i -yoho Da99ai
!canning
ee: )yosen Reikan-ho
!eichim Reiki
ty%e originating with -ei9i (aster *atric9 Meig%er' who c%aims to ha$e ha" a mystica%
eHperience in the Dreat *yrami" at DiLa' an" a%so recei$e" a spirit/a% initiation !rom a
/!i or"er in Ggypt.
!eiheki 0hiryo-%o
2, $ariant !orm o! 4entatsu-%o3 !eiheki 0hiryo-%o is ta/ght at #e$e% 2 an" ma9es /se o!
symbo%s where 4entatsu-%o "oes not.
!ei %eiki (or: !ei %ei ,i3
.he secon" o! the !o/r As/i -ei9i symbo%s: common%y ca%%e" the 8menta%/emotiona%8
symbo% in .a9ata)%ineage -ei9i 2Usui !hiki Ryoho3. +n Japanese %ineages the symbo% is
common%y ca%%e" the 8:armony8 symbo%8.
Depen"ing on the kan$i /se" to write 8ei :ei9i8' the name can mean 8emotiona%
ca%mness8 or 8spirit/a% compos/re8
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!eika no Itten
8.he Kne *oint be%ow the ;a$e%8. ,nother term !or the5 !eika Tanden
!eika Tanden 2see: Tanden3
Concept !o/n" in tra"itiona% Japanese "iscip%ines ) martia%' spirit/a% or artistic. .he seika
tanden 2common%y re!erre" to simp%y as 8the tanden83 is an energy 8centre8 or area )
percei$e" by some to be abo/t the siLe o! a grape!r/it ) %ocate" "eep insi"e the hara
2be%%y/ab"omen3' ei9a re!ers to 8be%ow the ;a$e%8
!eikaku ,ai;en-ho
<Character impro$ement metho"< ) a%ternati$e term !or/$ersion o!' nentatsu ho
!eishin Toitsu
2Contemp%ation3 an e%ement o! %atsu Rei %o
!ei;a
.ra"itiona% Japanese 9nee%ing post/re' sitting bac9 on 2or between3 the hee%s
!eki;ui 2oka Ibuki-%o
pina% Cor" 2e9iL/i3 */ri!ication 2Jo9a3 6reath 2+b/9i3 (etho" 2:o3 ) a techniB/e o!
8ins/!!%ation8
!ensei
:ono/ri!ic !orm o! a""ress ) as in 8As/i ensei8' 8:ayashi ensei8' etc. K!ten trans%ate"
as 8master8 or 8"octor8 b/t more proper%y 8teacher8. , person sho/%" ne$er a"" 8ensei8 to
their own name when intro"/cing 2or spea9ing abo/t3 themse%!
!hashin 0hiryo ho
Distance):ea%ing (etho" /sing a *hotograph
!hihan 2a%so !hihan !ensei? #ai !hihan3
, .eacher or +nstr/ctor. (ore !/%%y: <,n eHpert who teaches by eHamp%e<
.his term is /se" in Ji9i"en -ei9i !or the gra"e abo$e !hihan ,aku
!hihan ,aku
,n ,ssistant .eacher or +nstr/ctor. .erm /se" in 2ikiden Reiki !or the gra"e abo$e
1kuden
!hihan !ensei
, .eacher or +nstr/ctor. .erm /se" in 2ikiden Reiki !or the gra"e abo$e !hihan ,aku
!hiki
8ty%e8 ) as in Usui !hiki Ryoho: As/i ty%e :ea%ing (etho"
!himo Tanden 2see: Tanden&
,nother term !or the: ei9a .an"en )an energy 8centre8 or area %ocate" "eep insi"e the
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!hin'iden
8(ystery .eachings8 ) #e$e% +++ 2(aster #e$e%3 in some $ersions o! the -ei9i gra"ing
system
!hirushi
8ymbo%8 I see: Reiki !ymbolsE ,anboku
!%,
ee5 !ei %eiki
!hoden
8G%ementary .eachings8 ) #e$e% + in some $ersions o! the -ei9i gra"ing system
!hu 0hu Reiki 2a%so: !hudan Reiki3
-ei9i treatment gi$en to a sing%e in"i$i"/a% by a gro/p
!hudan Reiki
,%ternati$e term !or a -ei9i treatment gi$en to a sing%e in"i$i"/a% by a gro/p
!huyo %o
Dro/p practice o! %atsu Rei %o
!ugano, =asaburo
Anc%e o! 0hiyoko <amaguchi 2!o/n"er o! 2ikiden Reiki3' 7asab/ro /gano %earne" -ei9i
!rom 0hu$iro %ayashi in 1425
!u;uki, )i;an
ee: ,en;on no Gebri
T
Takata, Alice
ee: &urumoto, Alice Takata
Takata, %a(ayo
6orn :awayo Fawam/r/ in :anama/%/' Fa/ai' :awaii. :awayo .a9ata st/"ie" -ei9i
with 0hu$iro %ayashi between 14&? an" 14&5. :awayo .a9ata is the person responsib%e
!or bring -ei9i to the 7est.
Takata, !aichi
:awayo .a9ata1s h/sban". 2Die" in 14&03
Takata-!ensei
0.eacher .a9ata1 respect!/% way o! re!erring to :awayo .a9ata
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Tanden
,n energy 8centre8 or area' percei$e" by some to be abo/t the siLe o! a grape!r/it.
Tanden is the Japanese eB/i$a%ent o! the Chinese term: .an .ien or 8!ie%" o! the e%iHir8.
7hi%e tra"itiona% Japanese "iscip%ines ) martia%' spirit/a% or artistic ) ten" to spea9 o! a
sing%e tanden' %ocate" insi"e the hara 2be%%y/ab"omen3 in Japan there are a%so se$era%
"iscip%ines ) either o! Chinese origin or a%ternati$e%y hea$i%y in!%/ence" by Chinese Chi
D/ng phi%osophy ) which spea9 o! a !/rther t(o tan"ens: one insi"e the chest at abo/t
the heart %e$e%' an" one in the mi""%e o! the hea" between the eyes
Tanden 0hiryo-%o 2,%so: %ara 0hiryo %o3
, bo"y "etoHi!ication techniB/e 2simi%ar to gedoku-ho3
Te-Ate
8:an").reatment8 ) generic term !or Japanese han"s)on hea%ing mo"a%ities
Te no hira Ryo$i ,enkyu ,ai
*a%m :ea%ing -esearch ociety ) !o/n"e" by Toshihiro 6guchi' a st/"ent o! As/i ensei.
Tera .ai
ystem "e$e%ope" !rom Reiki an" !eichim by Fath%een (i%ner with the assistance o! a
8pirit/a% 6eing8 2at one time ta/ght to be the +n"ian spirit/a% master atya ai 6aba3
Tibetan .aster !ymbol
, symbo% /se" in Raku ,ei Reiki an" other mo"ern sty%es. ,%so 9nown as #umo' this
symbo% is seen as the eB/i$a%ent to the #ai ,o .yo /se" in more tra"itiona% -ei9i sty%es.
Tomita, ,ai$i
Fai>i .omita' a st/"ent o! (i9ao As/i' %earne" -ei9i aro/n" 142?)O. ,!ter As/i ensei8s
"eath' .omita went on to estab%ish the 8.omita .eate -yoho9ai8 2.omita :an"):ea%ing
,ssociation3. +n 14&&/J he wrote a boo9: -ei9i .o Jin>/ts/ I .omita -y/ .eate -yoho
2-ei9i = :/manitarian 7or9 ) .omita -y/ :an"s :ea%ing3.
Traditional 2a'anese Reiki
ty%e o! -ei9i "e$e%ope" by Da$e Fing in 144?. .ra"itiona% Japanese -ei9i 2.J-3 is
base" on /orte7 Reiki as "e$e%ope" by .oshita9a (ochiL/9i' which is itse%! hea$i%y
in!%/ence" by The Radiance Techni"ue.
Traditional Reiki
, term pre$io/s%y /se" to "enote origina% Usui !hiki Ryoho practice as ta/ght by .a9ata
ensei
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T(enty one day cleansing 'rocess
7hereas some peop%e may eHperience a healing crisis in response to recei$ing -ei9i
treatment' some st/"ents I on recei$ing att/nement ) may a%so eHperience simi%ar yet
%ess ac/te symptoms as their being a">/sts to the changes bro/ght abo/t by the
awa9ening o! the phenomenon that is the -ei9i abi%ity 2tho/gh many peop%e ne$er
eHperience this at a%%3. +t is be%ie$e" by some that this 0a">/stment perio"1 %asts !or abo/t
21 "ays 2symbo%ica%%y representati$e o! As/i sensei1s 21)"ay perio" o! a/sterity on
(o/nt F/ramaQ3 an" st/"ents are enco/rage" to se%!)treat with -ei9i as m/ch as
possib%e "/ring this time.
'
Uchite 0hiryo-%o
, hiats/)%i9e patting or pa%pating techniB/e
Un
, wor" /se" by some as the >umon 2mantra3 !or the -ei9i 8power8 symbo%.
Usui
, term /se" by many Japanese shamanic practitioners to "escribe 8power spots8 )
p%aces where the 8$ei%8 between this wor%" an" the 7or%" o! the pirit is thin. 2As/i R
.hin3. :owe$er' in this instance' 8/s/i8 )a%tho/gh ha$ing the same so/n" ) is written in
"i!!erent 9an>i than the s/rname As/i
Usui #o
8As/i 7ay8. .erm /se" to re!er to As/i)sensei8s origina% system o! pirit/a% De$e%opment.
,%so' a reconstr/ction o! the origina% system' as ta/ght by Da$e Fing an" the As/i Do
Gi"an.
Usui, &u$i
@/>i As/i 21405)14JO3 was As/i sensei1s son
Usui ,ai
8As/i ociety8. , mo"ern term /se" to re!er to the Usui Reiki Ryoho Gakkai
Usui, ,uni$i
Kne o! As/i sensei8s two brothers. +t is sai" F/ni>i was a po%iceman in Di!/ pre!ect/re
2the area where As/i)sensei was born3
Usui, .ikao
Creator o! the As/i -ei9i system o! hea%ing an" se%!)"e$e%opment
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Usui Reiki Ryoho 2see a%so 2a'anese Reiki3
8As/i -ei9i :ea%ing (etho".8 .erm genera%%y /se" to re!er to -ei9i as it e$o%$e" in Japan.
ai" to be c%oser to As/i)ensei8s origina% !ormat. Ati%iLes Rei$u rather than the symbo%)
centre" att/nements 2den$u3 !ami%iar in 8western8 sty%e -ei9i. 7hi%e genera%%y /sing the
term Usui !hiki Ryoho when spea9ing o! -ei9i' .a9ata sensei a%so occasiona%%y /se" the
term Usui Reiki Ryoho
Usui Reiki Ryoho Gakkai
0As/i -ei9i :ea%ing (etho" #earning ociety1. 7hi%e some say the society was !o/n"e"
by As/i)ensei himse%! in 1422' it is genera%%y accepte" that the Da99ai was act/a%%y
!o/n"e" by -ear ,"mira% J//sab/ro Dy/"a 2Ashi"a3 an" other st/"ents aro/n" 142O/7.
Usui, !adako
As/i sensei1s wi!e
Usui, !anai
Kne o! As/i sensei8s two brothers. anyai was apparent%y a "octor with a practice either
in' or somewhere near' .o9yo.
Usui-!ensei
0.eacher As/i1 respect!/% way o! re!erring to (i9ao As/i
Usui !hiki Ryoho 2see a%so: =estern Reiki3
8As/i ty%e :ea%ing (etho"8' or 0As/i)sty%e therapy8. 87estern8 -ei9i as ta/ght by Takata-
!ensei )a system "i$i"e" into & %e$e%s' /sing att/nements in$o%$ing the !o/r Reiki
symbols.
Usui Teate
.erm /se" by some to re!er to As/i)ensei8s :ea%ing (etho".
,%so 2con!/sing%y3 the teachings promote" by Chris (arsh an" ,n"y 6ow%ing as being
an eHpression o! As/i)ensei1s origina% system o- !'iritual #evelo'ment 2as o''osed to
his .reatment (etho"3. .he term speci!ica%%y means 8As/i :an" .reatment8.
Usui/Tibetan Reiki
Gssentia%%y a combination o! -ei9i as ta/ght by .a9ata)ensei an" e%ements o- Raku ,ei
Reiki. +t ma9es /se o! both the stan"ar" As/i -ei9i symbo%s an" some Raku ,ei
symbo%s' p%/s n/mero/s other 0non)tra"itiona%1 e%ements. .he thir" %e$e% is common%y
separate" into &a an" & b 2see Advanced Reiki Training)
Usui, Toshiko
.oshi9o As/i 2141& I 14&?3 was As/i sensei1s "a/ghter
Usui, Tsuru
As/i sensei8s e%"er sister
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V
/iolet )reath
, specia% breathing techniB/e /se" in .era (ai.
.he Vio%et 6reath is a $ariation o! the )reath o- the &ire #ragon techniB/e !o/n" in Raku
,ei Reiki
/orte7 Reiki
(o"ern Japanese sty%e o! -ei9i' "e$e%ope" by Toshitaka .ochi;uki' who ha" %earnt
7estern sty%e -ei9i !rom .ieko .itsui
(
=aka
8Japanese ong/*oem8 ) short poems with %ines containing !iHe" n/mbers o! sy%%ab%es.
.he Gyosei o! the (ei>i Gmperor are in (aka !orm. [.he !ami%iar Men hai9/ are a%so a
!orm o! wa9a]
=estern Reiki
.erm /se" to re!er to Reiki as ta/ght in the 7est by Takata sensei' i.e Usui !hiki
Ryoho, an" by eHtension' a%% sty%es o! -ei9i base" on Usui !hiki Ryoho 2see a%so:
2a'anese Reiki3
)
<agyu Ryu
As/i ensei is be%ie$e" to ha$e achie$e" the high ran9ing o! .enkyo ,aiden in Cagy/
-y/' a 6/>/ts/ 2(artia% ,rts3 schoo% !oc/ssing on the arts o! Fen>/ts/ 2swor"smanship3 =
J/)>/ts/ 2/n)arme" Combat3 ) !o/n"e" by Cagy/ (/neyoshi .a>ima no Fami 21?27)
1O0O3.
<amaguchi, 0hiyoko
ee: 2ikiden Reiki
*
3enshin ,oketsu-%o
8@/%%)bo"y 6%oo" C%eansing .echniB/e8 ) a $ersion o! ,etsueki ,okan-%o
3uiun
7hi%e pre$io/s%y it was sai" that the Usui Reiki Ryoho Gakkai "i" not ha$e names !or
the -ei9i ymbo%s I that they simp%y re!erre" to them as ymbo% 1' ymbo% 2' etc I it is
now being c%aime" that they "i" ha$e names !or the symbo%s a%% a%ong.
/ppose"%y they /se the term 3uiun !or the symbo% common%y 9nown as 0hoku Rei
.his /se o! M/i/n has a%so been a"opte" by some other schoo%s/sty%es o! -ei9i.
M/i/n means: S,/spicio/s C%o/"T I an omen o! goo" %/c9. +t is a%so the name o! a
pop/%ar bran" o! Japanese a%oeswoo" incense.
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