This one might ruffle a few feathers. What is spiritual whitewashing? How has it affected various Asian spiritual practices, including Reiki?

I delve into the three Masters from most modern Reiki practitioners' lineage charts (Usui Mikao, Hayashi Chujiro, and Ms Hawayo Takata), along with how they each practiced/taught differently. How much of the original Japanese practices still survive in the way it is practiced today? How much is Reiki influenced by Shingon Buddhism? What do the various "styles" of Reiki have in common? Find out here.

Works cited/mentioned:
My interview appearance on the Echo Ekoji podcast - https://youtu.be/zyyw-c3MaBE?si=JIHRkI9UsfkfVrFV
Lübeck, Walter; Petter, Frank Arjava; Rand, William Lee: The Spirit of Reiki.
Stein, Justin B: Alternate Currents: Reiki’s Circulation in the Twentieth-Century North Pacific.
Stiene, Frans: The Way of Reiki: The Inner Teachings of Mikao Usui

Music in this episode: "osaka" by snoozybeats, accessed from the Free Music Archive under a Creative Commons license (CC BY)
Image from the film Avatar: Way of Water used under fair use for media discussion.

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