panage,
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- these four cardinal elements appear in any number of traditions world-wide including various earth-based and shamanic traditions (five elements are recognized in Buddhist medicine and shamanic healing - especially the Bon-Po tradition) - though the psycho-spiritual and magical attributes assigned do vary a good bit from culture to culture
- however, Usui Sensei did not include overt use of the elements (explicitly) in formulating Reiki practices
- however, one might guess that he was also at least passingly familiar with traditional Shinto practices which do recognize and utilize the elements and the cardinal directions
- for myself, I have felt an implicit connection in the traditional Usui Reiki hand positions to the five elements recognized in the Bon-Po tradition
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- so, did Usui Sensei intend to 'honor' the five elements by 'hiding a reference' to each of them within the design of the Reiki practices?????
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Reiki All Around,
All Blessings,
Firekeeper
