The seventeenth level of the Grandmaster Reiki series. Its symbol means "the great temple" and works as a door to the heavenly temple, the place of pure spiritual consciousness. You learn the symbol meditation and how to give this level's attunement.
Before you enrol
Prerequisite
No prerequisite — if you feel ready, you may take it.
The seventeenth level is part of the Grandmaster series that follows Usui Reiki Master; its handbook comes from the original German manual. The symbol was taught to Roberta Rianad by her spirit guides. Where the sixteenth level was about noticing what is coming, this one turns the gaze upwards, to the heavenly temple and its blessings.
The temple and the door
The symbol is a door into that temple, which here is not a building but the place of pure spiritual consciousness. It opens with the line from the Psalms about the holy temple whose throne is in heaven.
It then follows the door through scripture: the door marked at the exodus from Egypt, the entrance to the tent of meeting, the veil between the holy place and the most holy, and the tearing of that veil at the death of Jesus, read as the lifting of the separation between God and the human being.
The meditation
The meditation is as simple as at the other levels. You sit upright, picture the symbol in front of you and watch a bright light enter through the top of your head, pass through your body and flow out through your hands and feet. When you sense it is complete, you open your eyes and come back to the here and now.
What you learn on the course
- The meaning of the "great temple" symbol and its stroke order
- A seated meditation with the symbol
- What the images of the door and the temple in scripture mean for this level
- Giving the seventeenth-level attunement to others, and the attunement sequence
Who is it for?
For Reiki Masters who want to continue the Grandmaster series. It suits those who like working with the images of scripture and want to take their meditation towards a deeper spiritual connection. A single attunement is given for this level, in one session.
Grandmaster Reiki XVII 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
- Margareta M. Hilmmer
- Melanie Fiacher
- Zinaida Zeldin
- 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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