When I first started to pursue healing...
I had no instructor, trusted guru, or classes to guide me. The Universe is funny that way.
Sometimes our guidance is a matter of gut feelings, a serendipitous conversation, or a book
'falling' off a shelf in a bookstore. Hard cover or soft, they leap when necessary. For me,
after doing a lot of searching and looking at different healing approaches, I happened upon a
little lecture at a bookstore that introduced me to Reiki. I don't remember the woman's name
who talked to us about Reiki, but I was influenced enough to buy Diane Stein's book,
Essential Reiki, which tantalized me enough to want to learn more and more. Since then, I
have had teachers discourage reading about Reiki, not because they feel threatened by
other's opinions, but because Reiki, to be truly learned, needs to be experienced, not
intellectualized. I have to admit, my own personal approach swings between strictly doing,
doing, doing, and then reading everything I can get my hands on. I continue to enjoy reading
about Reiki so I may be better informed of differing schools of thought or lineage
backgrounds. My need to know, cognitively, however does not outweigh my need to
experience. A day never goes by without me practicing some form of Reiki. Since
self-healing is a priority, as it should be with everyone, I receive Reiki from my self-healing
practice daily. Nearly as often, I continue to pursue a better intellectual understanding of this
miraculous practice. The books below are a sample of some of the more influential books
that have affected this path in my life.
Reading List- a supplement, not a substitute for experience!!!
Listed here is a number of fantastic resources filled with information that can assist the Reiki
practitioner, healers of different lineages, or the searching spiritualist. The Reiki
Sourcebook has many ideas for how to use your Reiki, especially if you are at least level II.
William Lee Rand's guidebook is extremely practical and helpful, with a far more researched
history of Usui Sensai than found in many other sources. Petter's sensitive writing of Reiki
Fire will intrigue even those unfamiliar with the amazing energy we call Reiki. Hands of Light is
a thorough guide to working with energy, developing an ability to see/sense auras and illness
or blockages trapped within the subtle energy bodies of clients. Echo Bodine uses energy
to heal, emphasizing we all have this ability.
I had no instructor, trusted guru, or classes to guide me. The Universe is funny that way.
Sometimes our guidance is a matter of gut feelings, a serendipitous conversation, or a book
'falling' off a shelf in a bookstore. Hard cover or soft, they leap when necessary. For me,
after doing a lot of searching and looking at different healing approaches, I happened upon a
little lecture at a bookstore that introduced me to Reiki. I don't remember the woman's name
who talked to us about Reiki, but I was influenced enough to buy Diane Stein's book,
Essential Reiki, which tantalized me enough to want to learn more and more. Since then, I
have had teachers discourage reading about Reiki, not because they feel threatened by
other's opinions, but because Reiki, to be truly learned, needs to be experienced, not
intellectualized. I have to admit, my own personal approach swings between strictly doing,
doing, doing, and then reading everything I can get my hands on. I continue to enjoy reading
about Reiki so I may be better informed of differing schools of thought or lineage
backgrounds. My need to know, cognitively, however does not outweigh my need to
experience. A day never goes by without me practicing some form of Reiki. Since
self-healing is a priority, as it should be with everyone, I receive Reiki from my self-healing
practice daily. Nearly as often, I continue to pursue a better intellectual understanding of this
miraculous practice. The books below are a sample of some of the more influential books
that have affected this path in my life.
Reading List- a supplement, not a substitute for experience!!!
Listed here is a number of fantastic resources filled with information that can assist the Reiki
practitioner, healers of different lineages, or the searching spiritualist. The Reiki
Sourcebook has many ideas for how to use your Reiki, especially if you are at least level II.
William Lee Rand's guidebook is extremely practical and helpful, with a far more researched
history of Usui Sensai than found in many other sources. Petter's sensitive writing of Reiki
Fire will intrigue even those unfamiliar with the amazing energy we call Reiki. Hands of Light is
a thorough guide to working with energy, developing an ability to see/sense auras and illness
or blockages trapped within the subtle energy bodies of clients. Echo Bodine uses energy
to heal, emphasizing we all have this ability.
| Other influential works/authors that have guided my path |
| Reiki Literature |
| Helpful Info |
| Kundun- chronicals of the Dalai Lama's family history and the destruction of Tibet as a country and culture |
| One may note the presence of the works of some authors considered controversial, even unethical. I include their works because of the positive influence their books have provided me. Even flawed people may provide important messages from which we may learn. In a state free of judgement and criticism, I encourage you to read and explore such a variety of philosophies as sampled here. Share an email with me about your favorite books. |
| Books on Reiki and Healing |
Books I'm reading now: "Insight Meditation Workbook"--Salzberg & Goldstein "Katha-Yoga"-- Sivananda Murty "The Sedona Method"-- Hale Dwoskin |
| Click on the title for a link to amazon.com. Click on the book for a link, when possible, to the author's or publisher's site. |
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| Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, leading expert on Death and Dying writes on Grief and Grieving with eloquence |
