@seshuenergyhealing.bsky.socialDid Mikao Usui invent Reiki?
The historical record is more nuanced.
Reiki-named healing methods existed in Japan before and around Usui’s emergence.
Usui developed Shin-Shin Kaizen Usui Reiki Ryōhō—his own system.
Shared name ≠ shared lineage.
@seshuenergyhealing.bsky.socialReiki emerged within a rich Japanese spiritual landscape.
Meditation, mantra, mudra, ritual, symbolism, Buddhist and Shintō traditions, mountain practice, and disciplined spiritual cultivation were part of the wider cultural environment surrounding Usui.