Speical offer 2 for 1 . Reiki an ancient art of healing
This very lovely man is the one who lead the way and made Reiki what it is today.
Dr. Makao Usui as a young man enjoyed reading and studied much about medicine, psychology, astrology and different religions before becoming a teacher himself.
It was through the study of Buddhism he wondered how the healing powers of Buddha and his disciples had been lost. By visiting Buddhist temples he found meditation may have the answers and set to do just that on a 21 day fast at mount Kori-yama. On this mountain he counted the days with 21 stones. Each new day a stone was cast away. Now sometimes it takes a very physical action to make us see the way forward. With Dr. Usui it was the last stone cast into the air ..... When he thew it he saw a bright light which was to contain the Reiki message for him and he had to decide to accept it or not. He accepted it and the stone came back and hit him upon his brow and knocked him unconscious. It was at that moment Dr. Usui saw, not stars, but the Symbols that that have been handed down through the generations known to give healing properties.
How did Dr. Usui know the symbols healed?
When Dr. Usui recovered he was full of energy and bounded down the hill to share his news. On the way down he stumbled and cut open his toe, a bit of the 'ouch' factor hit in no doubt and he intuitively reached down to grasp the injury. As he did so the wound mended and thus he realized he had acquired some sort of healing power. When Dr. Usui reached an Inn he was of course very hungry and ate a very large amount of food (now bearing in mind he had fasted for 21 days he should have been very ill doing so). It turned out the Innkeepers daughter had toothache and with her permission he held her jaw for a few minutes and the pain went away - "Reiki" was born.
Dr Usui went on to use the gift he had been bestowed and healed many people. Amongst those he healed were poor sick beggars that he bought back to health to enable them to earn a living and support themselves and their families. It seemed though these men found work a harder life than sitting begging and went back to the life they found easier. From this experience Dr. Usui decided from then onwards those who wanted to be healed had to first ask and then to give something in return, whether it be money, work food or barter in exchange for healing to show their true need and appreciation. This rule still applies to this day.
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