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Reiki Advanced Practice Series - Becoming a Reiki Master

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What's the difference between a Reiki Master and a Reiki Teacher?

Many people get the term Reiki Master confused Gulbransen Player Piano the term Reiki Teacher (and vice versa). In Traditional Japanese Reiki (as with most Eastern disciplines) one must master an art-form before they can endeavor to teach it. In other words, you've got to learn to walk, before you can learn to run.

In the Usui Reiki Ryoho Gakkai (the Original Reiki Association set up by Dr. Usui) there are currently members who have remained at Level Two in their Reiki training for 50 or 60 years. And they have no desire whatsoever to move up, even though they have been religiously practicing for most of their lives. They understand that Reiki energy is not so easily mastered, and they are in no hurry to learn the secrets of the mystery level(s) until they have achieved that mastery. Most of those Reiki Level Two Practitioners know far more about Reiki healing and Reiki energy than the majority of the Reiki Masters in the West. Who is the real Master?

What does it mean to be a Reiki Master?

There are two currently accepted, yet conflicting definitions of what constitutes a Reiki Master. I, along with the more conservative camp, consider a Reiki Master to be a person who Test Dieta literally mastered Reiki. They understand the theory and have put forward the time and effort necessary to discern and appreciate the subtlety of the Reiki energies. They also understand the spiritual path that Reiki is a part of, and are endeavoring to walk the walk and talk the talk to the Artist Bridal Make Up of their abilities.

The second, more liberal definition of what constitutes a Reiki Master, is at present the more accepted one, and that accepts as Reiki Master anyone who has a Reiki Master certificate. There are courses where one pays a certain amount of money and a Reiki attunement is mystically sent Maxim Gorki Theater along with a Reiki Master certificate... and thus, the title of Reiki Master is bestowed upon the recipient. By my reckoning, there is about as much chance of becoming a Golf Master as there is of becoming a Reiki Master in such a way. Yet, far be it for me to argue with the masses...

What does a Reiki Master Certificate mean?

This leads to the question of what exactly a Reiki Master Certificate really means and the truth of the matter is, that it depends on who signed it. Most of the certificates I've seen are worthless and merely indications that a Reiki attunement was perhaps performed. There are some teachers who won't accept students for master level training unless they know they are truly ready and their intentions are just. Those are the kind of certificates that have value... those are the kind of teachers you want to find... and those are the kind of teachers you ultimately want to be.

So how do I know when I'm ready?

Okay, you're still reading which means that you haven't been thrown off the scent yet and that is a very good indication that you may very well be ready for the next Reiki rung. the bottom line in regard to this question is that if you've done the training and done the practicing and developed your abilities to understand the subtle energies, then you have, no doubt, also developed the accompanying Reiki intuition. Development of that sixth sense comes naturally and it is that intuition that will tell you when you're ready and will come in the form of a persistent internal nagging that just won't give up... now all that remains is to convince a teacher!

Duane Flowers, PhD, is a Reiki Master who has been living in Japan and studying Reiki for over 12 years. He has studied and worked with some of the top Reiki teachers and experts in the world and continues to devote time every day to furthering the understanding and practice of Reiki healing. Duane's homepage is located at http://www.duaneflowers.com and his Reiki blog is located at http://reiki.whatitallbelike.com where all comments and questions about Reiki are truly welcome.

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