Otoharo!
Holobon, you are correct probably in most instances. the only instance of which I have personal knowledge is that my soul mate has had reiki since her first lifetime eons ago. Nevertheless, in this lifetime, it was not until she was attuned that her recall began to work. We have coroboration on that from Xaris who was her first mother. Otherwise, my teacher got from her teacher that once we have reiki it remains in us. It would likely be in our dna if this is true. In the case of my soul mate, this is definetly no ego. She has never succombed to ego.
finality