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Reiki: A Key to Your Personal Healing Power
This book contains vital information about Reiki. Learn how to use this ancient technique for yourself and others, what Reiki is, what causes problems, pain and diseases, what our subtle anatomy is, and how to grow and unfold spiritually. The book contains information about degrees, training, and some of the Reiki associations.
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168 pages, Paperback
First published May 1, 2001
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August 27, 2019
I was surprised to learn how even back in the nineties, Reiki had a lot of practitioners in the West. I always figured it was more of a recent (that is, "ultra" recent) thing. Goes to show my ignorance on the matter.
And while this book was published twenty years ago, it still seems perfectly relevant today for anyone who wants to learn how to become a Reiki healer (whatever the level of mere imagination is involved when attaining said certification).
I enjoy watching Reiki videos on YouTube and I am trying to work up the courage to visit an actual practitioner in real life (there is a lovely man by the name of Neil Cooper in England's Bognor Regis I would love to visit if I ever found myself around those parts), but this does not mean I believe it is real in the way they seem to.
Nor am I a total sceptic though. To be honest, I don't know exactly what my real beliefs are on the legitimacy of this kind of stuff. I think there is a lot of truth behind the idea that relaxation and positive thinking does go a long way to naturally healing someone. But Reiki, being a confused, polytheistic enmeshment of Abrahamic, Eastern and pagan teachings, there is a whole lot of pseudo-scientific nonsense thrown in as well.
That being said, I actually thought this book was quite good. It delves very deeply into the broader concepts, and also serves as an adequate self-help manual, even if you were to remove all mention of the word Reiki, which I myself have overused in this review and feel somewhat disgusted at myself for.
And while this book was published twenty years ago, it still seems perfectly relevant today for anyone who wants to learn how to become a Reiki healer (whatever the level of mere imagination is involved when attaining said certification).
I enjoy watching Reiki videos on YouTube and I am trying to work up the courage to visit an actual practitioner in real life (there is a lovely man by the name of Neil Cooper in England's Bognor Regis I would love to visit if I ever found myself around those parts), but this does not mean I believe it is real in the way they seem to.
Nor am I a total sceptic though. To be honest, I don't know exactly what my real beliefs are on the legitimacy of this kind of stuff. I think there is a lot of truth behind the idea that relaxation and positive thinking does go a long way to naturally healing someone. But Reiki, being a confused, polytheistic enmeshment of Abrahamic, Eastern and pagan teachings, there is a whole lot of pseudo-scientific nonsense thrown in as well.
That being said, I actually thought this book was quite good. It delves very deeply into the broader concepts, and also serves as an adequate self-help manual, even if you were to remove all mention of the word Reiki, which I myself have overused in this review and feel somewhat disgusted at myself for.
April 13, 2014
En bra introduktion till reiki. // A good introduction to reiki.
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