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Despite questions and even some differences of opinion among branches on aspects of Reiki practice, the system of Reiki not only survives but thrives. The intrinsic power of Reiki goes beyond the different interpretations.

Variety of practice is almost built into the individualized way that Reiki was taught and passed on by Mikao Usui and Hawayo Takata.

Both Usui and Takata trained each student in a unique way:

 Usui based his teachings on what he felt would be best for each student and the student’s particular spiritual level. For example, some students received symbols, and some did not.

 Takata reportedly didn’t allow students to take notes. When they gathered after she died, the students were shocked to find that each had been given different variations of the teachings.

 When Hawayo Takata died, she didn’t have a clear successor. Eventually Barbara Weber Ray (the Radiance Technique) and Phyllis Lei Furumoto (Hawayo Takata’s granddaughter) each claimed to be the successor. The Reiki Alliance called Furumoto the “lineage bearer” and “grandmaster.”

The lack of either a consistent and universal teaching or creation of one official school to carry on each of their Reiki systems led the successors of Mikao Usui, Chujiro Hayashi, and Hawayo Takata to each create their own versions or branches of Reiki practice. Because of these branches, interpretation of the Reiki system and practice varies.

Many varieties of Reiki have evolved from Western Reiki. Some incorporate New Age or other practices in addition to the simplicity of Usui’s original teachings. You can always inquire about the lineage to discover how a branch finds its way back to Mikao Usui.