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Summary: Excellent Book for Teaching Reiki
Review: This book is probably the best Reiki teaching manual on the market today. The clear instructions, illustrations and descriptions make this very easy to use. The author continues to explore the beginnings of Reiki and includes a new updated history. Overall, you can't find a more dedicated Reiki individual nor a clearer, cleaner picture of Reiki. I've been teaching Reiki for over four years and find this book invaluable.
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Summary: OK If you are a believer in "God"
Review: This is a fairly solid work on Reiki and does give quite a lot of information (though not the symbols). The author is intent on keeping the subject under wraps and very "religious". He states with absolute certainty that Reiki comes from God - One wonders how he knows with such certainty what other Reiki masters admit to be unknown. I found his constant harping about "God" and his stating as absolute facts things which no person can know with certainty a little irritating. If you are of any religion other than Christianity I suggest you go for something less dogmatic.
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Summary: Reiki, The Healing Touch, First and Second Degree Manual
Review: This is a great Reiki book that explains the spiritual side of Reiki as well as the important everyday information needed to really practice it. It is clear from his writing that William is on an independent spiritual path that honors all religions and spiritual paths. He says that Reiki comes from God, but it is clear that he means this in a universal sense. I really enjoy his honest approach and the way he shares the most important information including the best info on the symbols I have found. The illustrations of the hand positions, his explaination of what Reiki is and how it heals and his encouragement to develop your Reiki skills is wonderful. I use this Reiki manual in all my classes and recommend it to everyone.
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Summary: Used by over 1,000 Reiki masters as their class manual!
Review: This is our best selling Reiki book! This user friendly manual is used by over 1,000 Reiki masters as their class workbook. It contains the most up to date information from Japan. The information on the Reiki symbols gives in-depth information on how they work and how to use them. The hand positions for self treatments and treating others are well illustrated. The section on Reiki in hospitals is useful to nurses and those who want to work with the medical profession. The chapter on developing your Reiki practice gives many helpful ideas and lots of encouragement. The section on becoming a Reiki master is inspiring and insightful and clearly explains the philosophy of Reiki. This book is a must for the casual user as well as the seasoned professional.
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Summary: Good manual for practitioners with a knowledge of Reiki
Review: When I first started doing Reiki, this was one of the manuals that my teacher had included in her package of first degree attunement. Unfortunately, my teacher didn't give too much on the background of Reiki and when I decided to go into Reiki I really was depending on her for information. This book was fairly good, but not as informative as other manuals.Mr. Rand does a fairly good job with descriptions of the power behind Reiki, but because of the whole "the symbols are secret" attitude, I feel that he skipped some information about Reiki to keep it traditional. Whereas I can understand the notion to honor the tradition of the privacy of Reiki it with the combination of the lack of information from my teacher left me with plenty of questions. I had to seek out other books to complete my curiosities. However, it is not a bad book -- but very good with discovering the basics. I've read the reviews on his book and don't feel that they are really promoting his business, but he does have a clinic to support and since this is the manual that he distributes to his students, I can understand that he gives information on himself. (Please also note that I am not a student of William Rand.) He has throroughly added to the manual with revised editions over the years and it has grown considerably larger with updated information of Dr. Usui and another path of Reiki considered the Eastern Tradition (whereas the typical four that most people learn to obtain the Reiki Master status, it seems that it really is only one level of eight.) He is very descriptive on hand positions, which can easily be forgotten after the first attunement and also gives diagrams. Mr. Rand also gives information on how to contact him and where he can sell supplies. In my opinion, most people who read "help" books like to find out more about the author especially if they truly enjoy their books or have heard from others that they enjoyed his work firsthand. Considering this, I see no problem with relaying information regarding his classes or tools. This book is good for Reiki practitioners who have knowledge of Reiki and want to read indepth on experiments with Reiki as well as a "how to" guide. Again, this is his manual for his classes. It is good for Masters to use for their students, especially if they have already given plenty of information on Reiki. A good bonus to already distributed information for students, but not the best.
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Summary: Good manual for practitioners with a knowledge of Reiki
Review: When I first started doing Reiki, this was one of the manuals that my teacher had included in her package of first degree attunement. Unfortunately, my teacher didn't give too much on the background of Reiki and when I decided to go into Reiki I really was depending on her for information. This book was fairly good, but not as informative as other manuals. Mr. Rand does a fairly good job with descriptions of the power behind Reiki, but because of the whole "the symbols are secret" attitude, I feel that he skipped some information about Reiki to keep it traditional. Whereas I can understand the notion to honor the tradition of the privacy of Reiki it with the combination of the lack of information from my teacher left me with plenty of questions. I had to seek out other books to complete my curiosities. However, it is not a bad book -- but very good with discovering the basics. I've read the reviews on his book and don't feel that they are really promoting his business, but he does have a clinic to support and since this is the manual that he distributes to his students, I can understand that he gives information on himself. (Please also note that I am not a student of William Rand.) He has throroughly added to the manual with revised editions over the years and it has grown considerably larger with updated information of Dr. Usui and another path of Reiki considered the Eastern Tradition (whereas the typical four that most people learn to obtain the Reiki Master status, it seems that it really is only one level of eight.) He is very descriptive on hand positions, which can easily be forgotten after the first attunement and also gives diagrams. Mr. Rand also gives information on how to contact him and where he can sell supplies. In my opinion, most people who read "help" books like to find out more about the author especially if they truly enjoy their books or have heard from others that they enjoyed his work firsthand. Considering this, I see no problem with relaying information regarding his classes or tools. This book is good for Reiki practitioners who have knowledge of Reiki and want to read indepth on experiments with Reiki as well as a "how to" guide. Again, this is his manual for his classes. It is good for Masters to use for their students, especially if they have already given plenty of information on Reiki. A good bonus to already distributed information for students, but not the best.
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Summary: Reiki: The Healing Touch
Review: While Rand wrote the original history for Reiki and about his own center, he writes from his intellectual self, not his heart. As a Reiki Master and a serious lightworker on the path towards ascension, I follow energy vibration through my heart center. For those who are seeking the easy steps of Reiki, there is a better book on the market that is not filled with judgment through Diane Stein. I bless him at his divine levels through his cause even though we are waiting for him to step beyond the limitations of Reiki and become his true self.
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Summary: Reiki: The Healing Touch
Review: While Rand wrote the original history for Reiki and about his own center, he writes from his intellectual self, not his heart. As a Reiki Master and a serious lightworker on the path towards ascension, I follow energy vibration through my heart center. For those who are seeking the easy steps of Reiki, there is a better book on the market that is not filled with judgment through Diane Stein. I bless him at his divine levels through his cause even though we are waiting for him to step beyond the limitations of Reiki and become his true self.
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Summary: A great Reiki book!
Review: William Lee Rand has managed to write a Reiki book that is both spiritual and practical. His reference to the sourse of Reiki and the higher power, the need for compassion and it's relationship to healing helps us remember the real purpose of healing. The fact that he has studied with so many different teachers from different lineages has given him a very broad understanding. You can sense the respect he has for all Reiki people and the fact that he promotes harmony in the Reiki community is very important to the health and well being of all of us involved with Reiki. At the sametime, it is a very practical and down to earth Reiki book. He has done research in Japan and also taken classes from Japanese Reiki masters so that his Reiki information is based on facts and on original information from Japan, rather than second hand information that has wandered from the original intent of Reiki. He also includes all the hand positions for both self and others and important information on the Japanese Reiki Techniques that were taught by Dr. Usui and the Hayashi Healing Guide which are really necessary if one is to understand how Dr. Usui practiced Reiki. He has also provide very helpful information on developing your Reiki practice and becoming a Reiki master which I have found useful in getting my practice started. It also includes some of the best information on the Reiki symbols I have found. This book is one of the clearest and easist to understand of all the Reiki books I have read. I truely feel that he comes from the heart and has done his best to create a very helpful and informative Reiki manual.
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Summary: Great instructional manual!!
Review: Wow, I have to wonder if I read the same book as the other reviewers. This book includes an illustrated section on hand placements for self treatment and treatment of others. The history section offers some insight into the reliability of known information on Reiki and the Grand Masters. The book also explains why you need to be attuned and why the symbols are kept sacred (or should be). This book has a lot of wonderful information and I would suggest all Reiki practicioners read it.
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