Though overgrown With a dense thicket Of briers and brambles, A path needing tread upon is One that must be followed. — Empress Shōken (昭憲皇太后) In […]

Recently, I encountered discussions online stating that Mikao Usui included Emperor Meiji’s waka (Japanese poetry) in his teachings as political protection, to prove his practice was […]

If you’ve completed Reiki III in any lineage, you’ve got the symbols, the hand positions, attunements, maybe some energetic techniques. And that’s great—modern Reiki practice works […]

Why should my heart remain stained by blossomswhen I thought I had tossed all that away? — Saigyō 花にそむ心のいかで残りけむ捨てはててきと思ふわが身にhana ni somu kokoro no ika de nokori […]