The ninth level of the Grandmaster Reiki series; its symbol means luck and true happiness. You learn a daily symbol meditation, how to look for happiness within yourself, and how to give this level's attunement. For Reiki Masters.
Before you enrol
Prerequisite
No prerequisite — if you feel ready, you may take it.
Grandmaster Reiki is a series of levels added later to the Usui tradition, following Usui Reiki Master; its handbooks are taken from the original German manual. The symbol of the ninth level means luck and true happiness. This degree is a way of connecting with the principles of great happiness, luck and blessings.
Happiness does not arrive from outside
The central idea of this level is simple, though not easy to live: luck and happiness are not something that will one day knock at the door; they are already within us. The way there is to love yourself at least as much as you love others. If you can overlook another person's faults but cannot forgive your own, the balance tips. I support this with a few passages from scripture.
What do you really want?
The second theme is desire. Most of us chase something, reach it and then find it was not what we were after. I ask you to work out whether you want the thing itself or the peace you hope it will bring. I suggest asking yourself that question before you sit down to meditate; the answer is often simpler than you expect.
What you learn on the course
- A meditation of at least twenty minutes a day with the symbol meaning luck and happiness
- How the meditation flows: bright light from above entering at the crown and leaving through your hands and feet
- Why the symbol is always drawn from the top downwards
- This level's view of accepting and forgiving yourself
- Giving the ninth-level attunement to others; several people can receive it together, seated side by side
Who is it for?
For Reiki Masters who want to continue the Grandmaster series, which begins with Grandmaster V and VI. If you would like to be more at peace with yourself, notice happiness in small things and get clear about what you want, this level focuses on exactly that.
Grandmaster IX is a complementary energy practice; it does not replace a doctor, a psychologist or medication.
The attunement and afterwards
The attunement is given at a distance: at the time we agree, in your own time zone, you sit or lie down somewhere quiet. Your handbook and a certificate with your lineage arrive by email, and you can write to me with anything on your mind.
Source and lineage
How this system reached me
- Severina da Silva
- Petro K. Yankani
- Andrew Brocklebank
- Catherine A. Hand
- Cherianne Burmeister
- Diane Rodriguez
- Stewart Farquharson
- Yücel Durmaz
The last name in the chain is mine; when you complete this course your certificate carries the same chain with your name added.
The manual. You receive the course handbook in my own edition — faithful to the source text, re-set so that it reads clearly on a screen.
Prerequisite
You are expected to have been working actively as a Reiki Master for at least six months, and the levels are taken in sequence. This is a guideline rather than a gate — it is what works for most people.
Some students arrive ready by another route, through years of their own practice, even without having taken these particular systems. If you feel ready, you may go ahead; the decision is yours.
One thing said plainly: an attunement opens as far as the ground beneath it allows. If that ground is not settled yet, the level is still given, but you may not see the response you hoped for straight away. That is not a failure, only timing — a level taken early usually waits for you and settles into place once you are ready.
If you are not sure, choose the free introductory conversation first. We talk on WhatsApp, look at where you are, and decide together which level to continue from.
Free introductory conversation →Related courses
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