[.ca] Reiki the Healing Touch: First and Second Degree Manual (ISBN 1886785058)

A library worth having for every healer:
There are books which pretend to be a reference point, and there are those which not only are, but also exceed readers' expectations. These are some of those! Read them twice and heal the universe. A library worth having for every healer. (1). Reiki The Ultimate Guide Learn Sacred Symbols & Attunements by Steve Murray (2). The Power of Divine: A Healer's Guide - Tapping into the Miracle by Tiffany Snow (3). The Reiki Sourcebook by Bronwen & Frans Stiene (4). Reiki: The Healing Touch by William Lee Rand (5). The Healing Energy of Your Hands by Michael Bradford

A Wealth of Information about Reiki:
This book contains a very clear explanation of the hand positions and includes many useful and powerful Reiki techniques, including some of Usui's original techniques which were not passed down by Mrs. Hawayo Takata, who brought Reiki to this country. The inclusion of recent research on the real history of Reiki, as opposed to the mythology which apparently has been taught in American Reiki circles, helps to set the record straight and adds to the credibility of Reiki and the book. Unfortunately, the book does not contain pictures of the Reiki symbols, which however can be seen in Diane Stein's Reiki book and in Diane Shewmaker's book on Seichim. While the book becomes too aggressively commercial at times in the promotion of William Rand's Reiki center, the author has a real connection to the loving, powerful energy of Reiki, and the book is well worth buying.

Great explanation of the reiki techniques for healing:
I have been a practitioner of Reiki for more than two years now. Still, I am amazed at how clearly the concepts of Reiki are explained in this book. A must buy for any Reiki practitioner.

Great Manual:
The training manual I used as a student and the manual I now use to teach from.

so so:
I would not waste my money on any Reiki book/guide that does not contain the Symbols. I mean, what's with all the secrecy, isn't Reiki a good thing that we want people to learn and use? Apparently, the Symbols have no power of their own so why can't they be clearly presented in this so-called "manual"? If you really want to get a wealth of information incl. the touch of Reiki history, the false beliefs, the Attunements (DVDs) and the Symbols (both traditional and non-traditional), I highly recommend materials by Steve Murray here on Amazon.