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reiki, n. Alternative Med.
Brit. |ˈreɪki|, U.S. |ˈreɪki|
Forms: also with capital initial.
[‹ Japanese reiki, specialized use of a term usually meaning ‘mysterious atmosphere, miraculous sign’ (1001; compare Chinese língqì numinous atmosphere) > n.2).
The word reiki is used in Japan of a number of methods of healing. The system that evolved from Dr Usui's method is called the Usui System of Natural Healing or Usui Shiki Ryōhō. Compare Usui n.]
The spiritual life force, or vital spiritual energy, said to reside in all living things (cf. chi n.2). Hence: a therapy, apparently based on an ancient Tibetan Buddhist technique, developed in Japan in the late 19th or early 20th cent. by Dr Mikao Usui (1865–1926), in which the therapist channels this energy from him- or herself into the patient by the gentle laying on of hands, to activate the natural healing processes of the patient's body and restore physical and emotional well-being.
1975Times (San Mateo, Calif.) (Electronic text) 2 May 32/1, May 4 will bring ‘A Reiki Master's Prediction and Participation in his Own Transition.’ The speaker will be Mrs. Hawoyo Takata. 1982L. E. Arnold & S. K. Nevius Reiki Handbk. ii. 11/1 Everyone is born with Reiki, for it is the energy of life itself. It is this energy that emanates from the hands of a Reiki therapist. 1986Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 14 Feb. v. 1/2, I got a great Reiki massage here. 1987Time Off (Brisbane) 10 Apr. 14/2 Reiki, a simple, gentle, but powerful form of ancient healing is enjoying a resurgence in the United States. 1995Independent on Sunday 3 Sept. (Real Lives Suppl.) 7/4 The mysterious hand movements were reiki, where the therapist uses her body to channel healing energy in the client's. 2002T. Shimoda Fourth Treasure (2003) 33 Robert-san is giving me reiki. |
