The eleventh level of the Grandmaster Reiki series; its symbol means "great strength". You learn a meditation that helps you return to your inner strength in the face of outside resistance and pressure, 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.
The eleventh level is the step of the Grandmaster Reiki series devoted to inner strength. Its symbol means "great strength" or "great force". It is used when outside pressure, objections or opposing views wear you down, so that you can return to the endurance that lies deep within you. The attunement is given in a single session; that is enough for every degree.
Standing by what you believe is right
I describe this strength through examples from history. For centuries people refused to accept that Galileo was right; Socrates had the chance to escape and still would not give up his principles. The lesson it draws is that a crowd's opinion is no measure of what is true; people often defend the familiar simply because it is familiar.
In everyday life
The resistance we meet is usually more ordinary. Because you work with Reiki, people close to you may view you with suspicion or even judge you. This level's meditation helps you turn back to yourself in such moments, not with hardness but with calm resolve. This energy also strengthens the other Reiki energies you work with.
What you learn on the course
- Meditation with the symbol meaning great strength, and drawing the symbol from the top downwards
- Returning to the meditation when you feel your strength slipping, or when other people's resistance wears you out
- Sensing the end of the meditation intuitively and sitting quietly for a minute or two to reflect
- Giving the eleventh-level attunement to others, and this level's attunement sequence
Who is it for?
For Reiki Masters who want to continue the Grandmaster series, which begins with Grandmaster V and VI. If you are in a period where it is hard to stand by your decisions, or you often meet objections from those around you, this is exactly what this level is about.
Grandmaster XI 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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