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Precepts, hara, chanting, symbols, reiju, hatsurei ho and other elements of the system of Reiki in practice.

October 3, 2026

The hidden layer of the Reiki precepts most students completely miss

Everyone knows the five lines: for today only, do not anger, do not worry, be grateful, be true to yourself, be compassionate to yourself and others. Most students miss what surrounds them. Above them Mikao Usui wrote that this is the secret method of inviting happiness and the miraculous medicine for all illness; below them he wrote how to practise: morning and evening, in gassho, reciting them aloud with a mindful heart. And the three small words at the start, for today only, contain the whole thing.
September 19, 2026

What if your Reiki attunement never really worked?

I would never say an attunement or Reiju never worked; energetically we are all connected. What can happen is that a student is closed to the experience, or to the teacher, or the teacher was not in a whole space when offering it. If that was your experience, try another teacher. You can have as many teachers, and as many Reiju, as you like.
September 17, 2026

Am I using the Reiki symbols wrong?

I cannot know without seeing you practise, but the question itself says you are not confident, and confidence is the whole point of the symbols. They were added to the system of Reiki to give people something tangible to draw, say and chant so they could feel the energy. They are there to support you, not to be worried about. Practise what you were taught and let it take you in.
September 16, 2026

What is the most misunderstood Reiki symbol?

The second symbol and its mantra. In the West it was labelled mental and emotional healing. In Japan the mantra means our natural inclination, and our natural inclination is to be our true self. Its characteristic is harmony: the balance between earth and heaven in which we start to feel what we really are.