| Reiki is an ancient healing art that is taught by a Reiki | | | | focus of this level is on placing emphasis on the many |
| Master. The Master has been trained and qualified to | | | | benefits of Reiki energy, which can rejuvenate both |
| teach after he/she has earned the Master Level -an | | | | the self and other people. |
| equivalent to a Master Degree. Reiki has been | | | | Level Two or Second Degree |
| practiced for a long time. If we are to trace its | | | | A more advanced level, the Reiki symbols are |
| conventional roots, we'll find that Reiki is not an | | | | revealed to the learners who have successfully |
| invented method or technique but a rediscovery by a | | | | studied, completed and passed the First Degree. The |
| Japanese doctor called Mikao Usui. Since then it has | | | | learning of this degree is based on how to utilize the |
| become entwined into the Japanese healing culture. | | | | symbols and how to incorporate them into the |
| Throughout time, the practice has traveled throughout | | | | practice. The amazing art of distance healing is also |
| the world and several changes have been merged as | | | | taught in this level. |
| it has evolved. Today, Reiki therapy is more | | | | Level Three or Third Degree |
| contemporary and at the same time versatile in nature. | | | | This degree is known as the Personal Mastery level |
| Learning Reiki as an Original Tradition | | | | and is taught for the more prepared and advanced |
| At times, this original form of therapy is also known as | | | | students. The channeling of the Universal Spiritual Reiki |
| Usui Reiki, Reiho, and Reiki Ryoho. Traditionally | | | | Energy is imparted along with the balancing of the |
| speaking, the practice entails three levels or degrees. | | | | chakras, execution of specific procedures to eliminate |
| However, some schools or institutions that offer | | | | the blockages from the aura, and the establishment of |
| courses may have as many as seven levels. Its | | | | the crystal grids to further transfer the Reiki Energy |
| travelling into various parts of the world has | | | | and invite light, harmony, and peace into this world. |
| contributed to a multitude of changes of the original | | | | Also, more progressive steps in distance or absentee |
| system. | | | | healing are also revealed. |
| The Levels Described | | | | These are the basic three levels of Reiki that when |
| Below, you will find a brief discussion of the three | | | | completed, can be used to heal the self and others. |
| levels or degrees of Reiki. The lessons taught in these | | | | However, for those who want to move ahead and |
| levels are also covered. Note that the lesson format | | | | teach this art to others, there is one more level to be |
| varies from one school to another and even from one | | | | considered. It is called the Master Level or 3-A, which |
| Master to another. The Masters normally include the | | | | gives the title of Reiki Master to those who |
| teachings that are based on their personal experience | | | | successfully complete it. |
| and expertise. | | | | This last level applies to those who believe that they |
| Level One or First Degree | | | | have been called to teach the methodologies of Reiki |
| The first level deals entirely with general information | | | | with the intention to pass this art to others to create a |
| and the basics on the healing process applied on the | | | | better life experience for all human beings and other |
| self. The lessons covered include the history of Reiki, | | | | living creatures in the world. Prior to being admitted to |
| the truths and myths related to it, the various | | | | study this level, the student must acquire an advanced |
| associations that exist all over the world, and the | | | | level of Personal Mastery. He/She should have been |
| traditions that have existed before and those that still | | | | performing and practicing Reiki on a regular basis for |
| remain in existence in the present time. The lessons | | | | quite some time and the techniques taught in the third |
| also include the teaching of the practical hand positions, | | | | level must be proficiently executed. |
| their descriptions, their benefits, and the Reiki | | | | Overall, the Reiki Master title is meant to transform an |
| correspondences that make it applicable in healing | | | | individual into a wiser, more responsible healer whose |
| family, friends, pets, plants and yourself. The main | | | | goal is to create good for all. |