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Reiki--The Legacy of Dr. Usui (Shangri-La)

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I have studied Reiki and am a Reiki Master. I give this book to all of my Reiki students because it explains Reiki so simply and well. I especially like that it is informative without giving the impression that only the author's opinion of Reiki is important, and also that it sites Reiki's founder, Dr. Mikao Usui. It is clearly a tool to help one further one's understanding of Reiki.

Thank you Frank Arjava Petter for being daring and brave to bring the 'real' version of Dr. Usui's Reiki to the west. I had from the beginning a little difficulty to accept everything which was said about the 'grand-masters' and their likes. And in the past very little facts were given about Dr. Usui and mainly in a kind of fairy story tale. Now I can accept Reiki as I believe Reiki should be: free from major money making and available for all people who truly wish to heal themselves, others and the world. God and Reiki bless us all. B. Müller, Reiki Master, South Africa

Wow! I have so much enjoyed reading Arjava's (to use the name Osho gave him) sincere and blameless expose of our westernized, Christian-Reiki myth. Not only to allow fresh breezes to blow into places of misconception and illusion, but to offer as foundation for this brave undertaking, the simple, heartful truth of Dr. Usui's own words. A touching experience. In a period when each individual soul on this earth seems to be longing for a more beautiful way of being, Arjava's timely presentation of "The Legacy of Dr. Usui" is a wake-up call to all the vested interests, for whom Reiki is primarily about money, power and prestige. Here's to the emergence of the "New Man"! Nirda Jones (Reiki Master)

A MUST HAVE for ever Reiki library. As part of the continuing flow of new information about Reiki from Japan, Mr. Petter has found a short paper written by Dr Usui about Reiki and had it translated into English. Reading his words, for the first time, I really felt a connection to Dr Usui, and what he was really like. As someone who has been teaching Reiki at a national level since 1993, this is pretty amazing.

This book explains the beginnings and history of Reiki and gives examples of how to use the energy not only for healing the body, but getting rid of old guilts and fears, helping your plants grow, and much more. Such dramatic results have been seen with this method that more and more hospitals in the U.S. are having a Reiki Master on call to help in aiding the healing process of their patients. Even though the symbols are not shown, this book gives the author's tested examples of the results achieved using this universal energy that is available to all of us. I highly recommend this book.

This book is absolutely stunning piece of research. It completely transforms the english speaking world's perception of Reiki. It is a must have for all serious western practioners of Usui Reiki. We owe a great debt of gratitude to the author for his persistence and devotion to seeking the foundations of this practice.
He has bridged a deep chasm of history to reach a great teacher and show the path he actually walked versus the myths.
I felt an absolute sense of awe in reading this book.

This is an excellent book. I highly recommend it for my students and for other Reiki Practitioners.

I give this book to all of my Reiki students and to the people who want to know Reiki. It shows the real history of Reiki so simply and well.

I give this to my first level Reiki Students to help take away the mystery of how Reiki got started in the United States and it's source.

I don't know why this book is being promoted as being about "The Legacy of Dr. Usui." It's really just the author's random thoughts about modern Reiki culture, interspersed with Osho quotes and random thoughts about modern pop psychology. What does this have to do with Reiki? really, I wish I hadn't wasted the money. It also includes Dr. Usui 's horoscope and numerology character-analysis. What? I don't find that to be terribly useful. I want to know more real information about the man. This did not do that. Buy another book!