Reiju

Usui Reiju Empowerment

Reiju is a Japanese word that means to give/receive Spirit. It is an energetic empowerment that can be passed on from one to another and learned during the Master Training (Shinpiden) level of Usui Reiki (Usui-Do or Usui-Teate) in the Usui Reiki Ryoho style.

Originally, the man who re-discovered Reiki, Mr. Mikao Usui, passed along Reiju Empowerments to those who sought him out for Spiritual teachings. As Usui-sensei’s (sensei means ‘teacher‘) Spiritual Art (now called ‘Reiki‘) was transformed by others after his death, Reiju was lost from the teachings because what reached the West was changed into a primarly Healing Art. Although Reiki can provide powerful healing, originally, Usui-sensei worked with the Reiki energy and passed along Reiju Empowerments to help others raise their vibration and evolve on a Spiritual level. As one raises their vibration it’s only natural for them to shed away energetic blockages of emotional, mental, and physical discomforts. The healing aspect of Reiki and Reiju is simply from our energy evolving and becoming lighter. But the focus is on empowering ourselves to raise our vibration, tune in to our True Self, and connect with Spirit.

Reiju Empowerments have taken on various forms and differ from how Usui-sensei originally passed them along. With the formation of the Usui Reiki Ryoho Gakkai (Usui Reiki Healing Method Society) at the time of Usui-sensei’s death, the Reiki Gakkai (Society) kept some of the teachings secret and only taught it to its exclusive members. When Usui-sensei’s Spiritual Art got turned into a primarily Healing Art and passed along, Reiju Empowerments were not included any longer. Although, it is reported that the Reiki Gakkai kept working with Reiju Empowerments.

Reiju Empowerments given within the Reiki Gakkai to its members are not allowed to be taught outside of the Reiki Gakkai. However, one of it’s members, Mr. Hiroshi Doi, came to North America in 1999 to meet with a group of Reiki Masters at the first ever Usui Reiki Ryoho International (URRI) conference and teach his form of Reiju and shed light on some of the history of Mikao Usui and his Spiritual Art.

Chris Marsh, an English Reiki Master and Martial Artist who travels to Japan regularly, reported to have made contact with some of Usui’s original students around 1999 and was taught Usui Reiki and Usui Reiju as Usui-sensei had taught them. He then shared his experience of Reiki and Reiju with others.

The Reiju Empowerment that was taught at the URRI conference from Mr. Hiroshi Doi is Doi Gendai Reiju as it is not what is taught in the Reiki Gakkai nor what Usui-sensei originally passed along. Doi Gendai Reiju Empowerments are similar to bringing in a large amount of Reiki to fill the receiver with a Gift of Spirit. It can enable a non-Reiki initiated practitioner to begin to channel and harness Reiki energy for a short duration of time after receiving the Empowerment as that was most likely the original intention. To bring in as much Spiritual Energy that was appropriate at that time for a receiver so that they could work with the energy through meditation, kotodama (sacred sounds), intention, and kiko (Qì Gōng/Chi Kung/energy exercises).

Symbols are not used in Reiju Empowerments. However, Reiju Empowerments can be used to initiate a student into Reiki and each level instead of the Takata style attunement. Reiju can be sent at a distance.