Conclusion

As I reach the last page of this book, it is time to see what we have achieved thus far.

After spending so many years as a Reiki Master, teaching eager learners this exciting and exhilarating method of cleansing and healing oneself and others, and as a Reiki Practitioner, healing my clients and enjoying the smile on their face as they walk out of my clinic, a fairly large stock of insights, perceptions, and perspectives had begun to horde in me. I wished to share this stock with others, and what better medium than a book?

There was an initial struggle in my mind about what the contours of the book should be. What shape should the book take?

There is so much to be recounted, so much to be shared. Should I pour out all my experiences as a Reiki Master and Practitioner in the book?

Should I dwell on the different flavors of Reiki that have come up in the past two to three decades?

Should I focus on the controversies that have dogged this particular technique of healing?

Should I compare Reiki with the other New Age techniques, or look at how Reiki fits in with the Universal Life Experience?

Finally, I decided to take one step at a time, and initially focus on writing on Reiki for somebody who would like to learn about Reiki on their own, and be confident enough to practice it after going through these pages.

Over these years, I had come to empathize with people who were eager to get into Reiki and healing, but couldn’t, due to the exorbitant fees being charged for attunement. (I know, there are Reiki Masters who do it for free, too, but there aren’t very many of them.)

The facilitation of a human mediator for attunement is a definite help, since the correct energy frequencies corresponding to individual Reiki Symbols are already established, and transferring them to the learner is a simple and quick job.

But to make it mandatory? I took it as a challenge to develop a method of Reiki attunement that any learner can imbibe and initiate themselves on their own, without the need for third-party human facilitation. The result is in Chapter 6 of this book.

Throughout this writing exercise, I have kept in mind my vision of you, dear reader. You may be a newbie to Reiki, and wonder what this is all about. Perhaps you are confused with the techno-babble that hits you when you pick up any Reiki book or participate in any online Reiki forum. Or, you may be a veteran in Reiki, who has already “been there, done that”; and is looking for a fresh new angle to the whole thing. I have kept both of you in mind while penning this mini-opus!

Have I succeeded in my endeavor? If, after going through the book, an interest in the subject is kindled in you, or you have gleaned some new insight or perception that enriches your own repository of knowledge; then I think my efforts have been worth it.

It is time to put the pen down, stretch my body and relax. It is also time to switch off my laptop and begin my daily cleansing exercise. The sun is about to peep over the horizon ‘ … Good luck and good health.

Stephen Leigh