Description
Reiki is an ancient and profoundly simple system of "laying on of hands" healing derived from Tibetan Buddhism. In the West, Reiki has been kept highly secret for many years. ESSENTIAL REIKI presents full information on all three degrees of this healing system, most of it in print for the first time. Teaching from the perspective that Reiki healing belongs to all people, Diane Stein breaks new ground in her classic guide to this ancient practice. While no book can replace the directly received Reiki "attunements," ESSENTIAL REIKI provides everything else that the healer, practitioner, and teacher of this system needs.
Library's review
Reiki is an ancient and profoundly simple system of 'laying on of hands' healing derived from tibetan Buddhism. In the West, Reiki has been kept highly secret for many years. Essential Reiki presents full information on all three degrees of this healing system, most of it inprint for thef irst
Taught from the perspective that Reiki healing belongs to all people, this book differs form anything else available on the subject. While no book can replace the directly received Reiki 'attunements,' Essental Reiki provides everything else that the healer, practitioner and teacher of this system needs.
Diane Stein has been a Reiki practitioner since 1988 and a Reiki Master/Teacher since 1990. She is dedicated to returning this profoundly beautiful healing sysem to all people. Though primarily a healer, she has worked politically in the areas of AIDS, incest recovery and disability rights. For almost thirty years, Stein has written about the issues of Women's Spirituality, making her a powerful voice in the movement. For the last ten years she has taught women's spirituality and healing skills in workshops across the country. Stein is also the author of thirteen other books on women's spirituality, feminist metaphysics and natural healing, including All Women Are Healers and The Natural Remedy Book for Women. Diane is dedicated to teaching women to heal themselves, others and the earth.
Contents
Foreword: Important
Introducion
Reiki I The first degree
Chapter I The reiki story
Chapter II What is reiki?
Chapter III The reiki healing session
Self-healing
Healing others
Group healing
Reiki II The second degree
Chapter IV The reiki symbols
Chapter V Distance healing and more
Chapter VI Opening the kundalini
Reiki III The third degree
Cahpter VII Third degree symbols
chapter VIII Passing attunements
Cahpter IX Teaching reiki
Chapter X Reiki and the path to enlightenment
Afterword the future of reiki in our time of planetary crisis
Appendix Worksheets for teaching reiki
Bibliography
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time. By demystifying this ancient healing system, Essential Reiki is certain to be controversial book.Taught from the perspective that Reiki healing belongs to all people, this book differs form anything else available on the subject. While no book can replace the directly received Reiki 'attunements,' Essental Reiki provides everything else that the healer, practitioner and teacher of this system needs.
Diane Stein has been a Reiki practitioner since 1988 and a Reiki Master/Teacher since 1990. She is dedicated to returning this profoundly beautiful healing sysem to all people. Though primarily a healer, she has worked politically in the areas of AIDS, incest recovery and disability rights. For almost thirty years, Stein has written about the issues of Women's Spirituality, making her a powerful voice in the movement. For the last ten years she has taught women's spirituality and healing skills in workshops across the country. Stein is also the author of thirteen other books on women's spirituality, feminist metaphysics and natural healing, including All Women Are Healers and The Natural Remedy Book for Women. Diane is dedicated to teaching women to heal themselves, others and the earth.
Contents
Foreword: Important
Introducion
Reiki I The first degree
Chapter I The reiki story
Chapter II What is reiki?
Chapter III The reiki healing session
Self-healing
Healing others
Group healing
Reiki II The second degree
Chapter IV The reiki symbols
Chapter V Distance healing and more
Chapter VI Opening the kundalini
Reiki III The third degree
Cahpter VII Third degree symbols
chapter VIII Passing attunements
Cahpter IX Teaching reiki
Chapter X Reiki and the path to enlightenment
Afterword the future of reiki in our time of planetary crisis
Appendix Worksheets for teaching reiki
Bibliography
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Media reviews
Diane, a Reiki master/teacher since 1990, writes of her own experiences of teaching and passing attunements to her students. She is a respected teacher of women's spirituality and healing skills. This book was my introduction to Reiki and although I don't agree with the author on everything written
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User reviews
LibraryThing member pathlessness
Whereas the book looks very complete and offers much technical detail, I don't trust Diane Stein for the following reason: she transmits false information without having ever checked, or had the curiosity to verify its accuracy. Her absolute ignorance of the symbols' real meanings and origins is
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the most blatant manifestation of this. So even though there's no denying the healing results she obtains, I don't think she really knows how or why she obtains them, and this makes it dangerous to learn from her. A word to the wise! Show Less
LibraryThing member lkrough2
The first book I had on reiki. The only reason it doesn't get 5 stars is because I found Chris Penczak's book to be more helpful to me as a witch. However, for those who do not have witchy leanings, this book is perfect. It takes you from the explanation of reiki all the way through level 3, with
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LibraryThing member phoenixcomet
Classic book on Reiki that was controversial in it's day and is now considered standard reading on the subject of Reiki. I read it years ago and I remember being very unsettled with its content and I should most likely, read it again before assigning stars to it.
Subjects
ISBN
895947366
Publication
The Crossing Press Inc. Freedom, CA
Original publication date
1995