Don Beckett, born and raised in Colorado, has also lived in Arizona, Oregon, Utah, Mexico and Bali. He currently calls Hilo, Hawaii home. He has been practicing Reiki since 1991 and has initiated others since 1999. He has also practiced various kinds of formal meditation for more than twenty-five years. A member of the Johrei Fellowship, Beckett maintains a complete website at www.johreiki.net that attracts thousands of teachers and students of Reiki.
“In this book, we are invited to explore one of the great spiritual
movements born in the twentieth century: Reiki. Don Beckett, unlike
many writers on the subject, comes not with blind affirmations
regarding the life of Reiki's founder, Mikao Usui. Instead,
gathering the latest discoveries made about Usui, Beckett attempts
to paint the most accurate portrait possible of a man whose life
has been, until now, cloaked in legend. We now see Mikao Usui more
fully, as a seeker of truth, concerned about human beings and the
true meaning of a human life. Beckett describes in detail and with
clarity many of the Japanese healing techniques associated with
Reiki, as well as those used by the practitioner to increase his or
her connection to the universal Source. Also discussed are the
archetypal Reiki symbols, their inner meanings and uses, and the
energetic empowerment procedure called Reiju, which is largely
unknown in Reiki today. Also incorporating selected knowledge from
other disciplines, Beckett reveals not just a deeper understanding
of Reiki, but a holistic understanding of the energetic nature of
life. This book is not only the exploration of a teaching, but the
exploration of our true nature and the means leading to its
discovery.”
—Karma Tsering, teacher of Reiki, Paris and Amsterdam
“In what is destined to become a classic work about Reiki,
Beckett-sensei takes us on a step-by-step journey toward spiritual
healing, which then manifests as tangible healing in all aspects of
our lives. Having begun our own healing, our influence on the world
around us—like ripples from a pebble dropped into a still
pond—benefits everyone and everything. And we learn to focus our
healing energy as needed. This wonderful book is your opportunity
to be healed and to help heal the world.”
—Gyo Bo In Nichijo Fumon, Abbot, Fumon Shugyo-An (Hokke-Mon Shu
Buddhist Tradition)
“Whether your previous experience with Reiki has been through a
class or weekend workshop, or you’ve spent years in study with a
Japanese-trained sensei or you are just curious about Reiki, this
book provides a comprehensive account of the practice and its
origins.”
—New Consciousness Review
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