The fourteenth level of the Grandmaster Reiki series. Its symbol means "the great eye" and aims to turn your attention inwards, so that you come to know yourself. You learn the meditation with this symbol and how to give the level's attunement to others.
Before you enrol
Prerequisite
No prerequisite — if you feel ready, you may take it.
Grandmaster Reiki is a series of levels that follows Usui Reiki Master and was added to the tradition later; the handbook for the fourteenth level comes from the original German manual. The symbol of this level was given to Roberta Rianad by her spirit guides.
The great eye: looking inwards
The symbol means "the great eye", but it does not look outwards. Between earning a living, wanting comfort and worrying about what to eat and wear, our gaze stays fixed outside and we never get round to knowing ourselves. This level turns that gaze around.
It draws on the birds of the air and the lilies of the field in Matthew's Gospel, and on Angelus Silesius, who held that the realm of God is reached only by looking within. The shared idea: know the inner self first, and the rest follows.
How is the meditation done?
You sit with your back upright, on the floor or on a chair, and picture the symbol. Then you watch a bright light come down, enter through the top of your head, fill your body and leave through your hands and feet. When you sense it is finished, you open your eyes and stretch. What this practice gives you is a trust that comes from feeling loved and watched over.
What you learn on the course
- The meaning of the "great eye" symbol and how it is drawn
- A seated meditation with the symbol, centred on turning inwards
- The main idea of this level, through Matthew's Gospel and Angelus Silesius
- Giving the fourteenth-level attunement to others, and the attunement sequence for this level
Who is it for?
For Reiki Masters who want to continue the Grandmaster series. I particularly recommend it to anyone who keeps looking for answers outside and would like to come back to themselves. A single attunement is given for this level, in one session.
Grandmaster Reiki XIV 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
- Roberta Rianad
- Petro K. Yankani
- 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.
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