Reiki has developed into a spiritual healing method that is well-known and highly valued throughout the world -- inseparably connected with its founder Mikao Usui.

Tradition and myth have combined into the story of Dr. Usui's life -- and many questions about it have remained open. Reiki Master Frank Arjava Petter, who lives in Japan, has now disco- vered documents that reproduce Dr. Usui's original words. Questions that Dr. Usui answered provide information about his own very personal view of the teaching and are supplemented by materials used as the basis for his students' studies. A family tree of the Reiki successors can also be found here. In addition, Frank A. Petter includes insights on various topics and themes from the perspective of an independent Reiki Master.