The eighteenth level of the Grandmaster Reiki series. Its symbol means "great wisdom" and is about a wisdom that comes from within, as distinct from accumulated knowledge. You learn the symbol meditation and how to give this level's attunement to others.
Before you enrol
Prerequisite
No prerequisite — if you feel ready, you may take it.
This page covers the eighteenth level of the Grandmaster series, which follows Usui Reiki Master and was added to the tradition later; the handbook comes from the original German manual. The symbol was taught to Roberta Rianad by her spirit guides. At the seventeenth level you went to the temple to learn the divine will; here you look at how wisdom is gained.
Knowledge and wisdom
The central point of this level is that wisdom is not the knowledge we learn and collect; it cannot be stored away or uploaded anywhere. Wisdom comes through letting go, through trusting the flow and through love for the world.
The Buddhist idea of Sunyata and the Hindu idea of Vidya are discussed in this light: a state in which duality dissolves, thought falls quiet and only being here now remains. The paradox is plain: when you stop clinging to knowing, intuition comes in, and intuition is the door to all knowledge.
Measure and balance
A definition from Augustine is another cornerstone of this level: wisdom is the mind finding its own measure, ruled neither by excess nor by lack. I show how ambition, pride, greed and envy pull the mind off balance; meditation is a help on the way back.
What you learn on the course
- The meaning of the "great wisdom" symbol and its stroke order
- A seated meditation with an upright back, working with the symbol and light
- The difference between knowledge and wisdom; Sunyata, Vidya and Augustine's definition
- Giving the eighteenth-level attunement to others, and the attunement sequence
Who is it for?
For Reiki Masters who want to continue the Grandmaster series. I recommend it to those who want to move from knowledge towards wisdom, and from thinking towards intuition. A single attunement is given for this level, in one session.
Grandmaster Reiki XVIII 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
- Mikao Usui
- Chujuro Hayashi
- Hawayo Takata
- Phyllis Lei Furumoto
- Pat Jack
- William Lee Rand
- Johnny De'Carli
- Felix Korbla Akorli
- Everton Cardoso
- Arykerne Ribeiro
- 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.
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