Definition
of Reiki: (Japanese: English pronunciation: Ray-kee)
is a form of spiritual healing and spiritual practice proposed
for the treatment of physical, emotional, mental and spiritual
diseases. Mikao
Usui (usui mika) developed Reiki in early 20th
century Japan, where he claimed to receive the ability of
'healing without energy depletion' after three weeks of fasting
and meditating on Mount Kurama. Practitioners use a technique
similar to the laying on of hands, in which they claim to
be channels for energy ("Ki") guided by a universal spirit
or spiritual nature ("Rei") - flowing through their palms
to heal a person wherever they may need healing. A study in
Alternative Therapies (Jan/Feb 2005 issue) said that
in 2002 there were over one million U.S. adults who had experienced
Reiki treatments. Reiki is considered controversial by some
people. There is little evidence that Reiki works by any means
other than suggestion and/or the placebo effect, although
some sympathetic theorists claim to have described a scientific
basis for calling Reiki an energy medicine
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