The Original Reiki Handbook of Dr. Mikao Usui [Paperback]

Mikao Usui (Author), Christine M. Grimm (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 3, 1999

Translated to English for the first time, Dr. Usui's hand positions and healing techniques can now be studied directly.

Product Details

• Paperback: 79 pages
• Publisher: Lotus Press (January 3, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0914955578
• ISBN-13: 978-0914955573
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #24,013 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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114 of 118 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Insights from a Reiki Master, August 15, 2000

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Joy Cathcart (Grants Pass, Oregon, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Original Reiki Handbook of Dr. Mikao Usui (Paperback)

I became a Sacred Path Reiki Master in the Summer of 1999. After attaining Master level I started intensely reading and studying every book on Reiki and energy healing I could get my hands on in preperation to start teaching Reiki. January 2000 I received " The Original Reiki Handbook of Dr. Mikao Usui" as a gift from my husband. Since January I have been doing the meditations and breathing exercises in the book daily. My healing energy has increased by about 1000% and more. One day while meditating in my minds eye I saw a vision of a Japanese man carrying me. He laid me down and touched my forehead. I physically felt his hand and received a healing. Working daily with the healing techniques in this book gave me the extra training and focus I needed to set up my professional Reiki Practice. I highly recommend this book of all the Reiki books I've read this one is definitely the best. I give it 100 stars

69 of 72 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Original Reiki Handbook of Dr. Mikao Usui, May 1, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Original Reiki Handbook of Dr. Mikao Usui (Paperback)

The translation of Dr. Usui's Reiki handbook is a a very significant development for the Reiki community. At last we have proof that Reiki is not an oral tradition and that Dr. Usui gave out written material to all his students. I find the exercises to be useful and that my Reiki healing abilities have increased. The explainations and the insights about the origins of Reiki are also helpful. The color pictures of the hand positions Dr. Usui rcommends for various illnesses and conditions are wonderful. I have tried some of them and found them to work. I am very pleased that we now have such detailed information from the founder of the Usui system to use in our Reiki practices. Thank you Arjava and Chetna for taking the time to write this very important book.

49 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 5 Stars for Usui's Part, 3 for Arjava Petter, March 27, 2001

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Joni Caldwell "reikijoni" (Knoxville, TN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Original Reiki Handbook of Dr. Mikao Usui (Paperback)

I am a Reiki Master Teacher and believe that the wonderful information researched and shared by Frank Arjava Petter in The Original Reiki Handbook of Dr. Usui is extremely helpful, beautifully photographed, and interesting.

Dr. Usui's methods shared here are quite advanced and can enhance the effectiveness for someone who has practiced using Reiki and now wants to learn more. I believe that it would be a bit challenging for a novice to pick up this book and learn what they need to know to find out about basic Reiki. In my humble opinion, I believe that there are other more suitable books out there for beginners - Healing Reiki by Eleanor McKenzie is one.

This book should be a part of any serious Reiki practitioner's library. Frank Arjava Petter is doing all of us a great service by researching and sharing this information, and I, like the others, hunger for more information from Dr. Usui. Mr. Petter seems clearly sincere in his desire to share his work with us, however, I would prefer more from Dr. Usui and less from Mr. Petter in the commentary. I thank Mr. Petter for finding and passing along this very helpful and loving, healing information!