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87 of 90 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
* An Indispensable Reiki Guide *, April 6, 2005
If you are planning to use, or have been considering trying, Steve Murray's Reiki Attunement DVDs...you need this book. This text works fine as an introductory Reiki manual when read by itself alone, even without trying the author's video Attunements. But if you definitely plan to use his Attunement program, or are wondering if you should try it, I absolutely recommend reading Murray's guide book first. And if your first Reiki Attunement will be Murray's, this Guide is a must. If you're new to Reiki like myself, you will need to read it through twice. Read it once before you take your 1st Level Attunement, & then read it a second time afterwards while you're experimenting with the Reiki. Because after you receive the 1st Attunement--it becomes like reading two different books. The first time through, you'll understand the material on an intellectual, theoretical level. On the second pass, once you're attuned to Reiki & working with it, you'll understand the contents in a whole new light, from the inside & at a far greater depth.
If you have already taken Steve Murray's Attunements by video & were left curious or confused about what it was he was doing during your Attunement process--this book will show you in very clear verbal & pictorial step-by-step detail exactly what the author was doing behind the scenes in order to attune you to Reiki. It also explains & depicts what steps you will need to take to pass on Reiki Attunements, should you eventually choose to become a Reiki Master yourself. Unlike any other author, Murray pulls out all the stops, cuts to the chase, & "lets you inside the machine" to take a good look around, so to speak. I have yet to see this same material presented or approach taken in any other Reiki book available.
Steve Murray has an excellent talent for simplifying & clarifying what can be an intensely abstract & complex topic, making the material easily understood & assimilated by the neophyte. His delivery comes from a practical, straightforward stand point--with neither the egotistical elitism, nor the control freak power grip, that sadly seems to plague this field. The goal of this manual, as with the corresponding Attunement videos, is to prepare you with the essentials in order to get you up & running with Reiki quickly. And I can verify first hand that they can & will do exactly that. If you want to absorb Reiki theory in-depth & fill in some of the gaps, you might enjoy reading William Rand's "Reiki: The Healing Touch" following Murray's guide book. But if you want to become attuned to Reiki & get busy with it immediately, Steve Murray's "Reiki: The Ultimate Guide" & his Attunement program comes with my highest recommendation. Murray delivered what he promises, & I was able to obtain tangible results very quickly. Reiki "tech support" is made available by e-mail by the instructor himself. So far as I know, there is no other Attunement by distance program quite like this one out there. All of Murray's materials have been money well spent. This has truly changed me, at a very fundamental level.
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94 of 100 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
The book of Reiki secrets, October 26, 2005
This is a fascinating energy practice.
Some practitioners regard the contents of this book as secret information, only to be passed from Master to student. Many Reiki books do not include this information. As you read this book, you will discover that it does cover all the symbols up to Master Level, and the attunement processes.
The author also shows the beaming and scanning techniques he uses in his sessions which are interesting.
What is not included in this book is the history of Reiki, which you can easily find from other sources or on the internet.
A more surprising omission is that it does not include the different hand positions, which would require me to buy another book.
If you are looking for general Reiki information, or to learn about Reiki you should look elsewhere. If you are looking to practice Reiki then this book is an excellent guide.
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40 of 40 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
This IS the Ultimate Guide!, January 26, 2004
Whether you are a novice or a Master, this book is for you!
I am a Reiki Master of direct Usui lineage trained in Reiki before I found Steve Murray's book. I was extremely pleased and surprised when I read it! While there is nothing to replace the actual 'hands-on' relationship of a Teacher and Student, or a Practitioner and Client, this book is the 'next best thing.' Instead of just a casual reference book, it is amazing in its quality of writing and information contained. It coincided almost exactly with the history , training, and actual attunements I had received through my own Reiki Teacher.
Murray makes available to all, through this book, the Way of Reiki, at a reasonable and affordable price. What was once shrouded in mystery and exorbitantly paid for is now readily available to the general public. . . as should be all good spiritual paths.
The Sacred Reiki Symbols, as presented, are not only historically and traditionally accurate, but are easy to learn, memorize and duplicate through Murray's work.
The author provides wonderful illustrations and step-by-step instructions on attunements and healing sessions, along with definite and inspired spiritual insights. His illustrations are clear and accurate.
Murray's section on "beaming and scanning" is some of the clearest work I've encountered on the subject.
Along with the traditional material handed down to me, I now use this book when teaching my students. I insist that they obtain a copy as their textbook and as an integral part of their training.
If you are looking for a clear, lucid, thorough treatise written in straight-forward concise language, you should get this book. Whether an absolute new-comer to Reiki, or long-time Master/Practitioner, this book will not let you down. I heartily recommend it as a "must-have" for Reiki people everywhere.
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