Reiki's Birthplace, A Guide to Kurama Mountain
by Jessica A. Miller
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Author: Jessica A. MillerEditor: Barbara Mayer
Illustrator: Ian Shimkoviak/Alan Hebal
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-05-01
ISBN: 0967872146
Number of pages: 264
Publisher: Infinite Light Healing Studies Center, Inc.
Book Reviews of Reiki's Birthplace, A Guide to Kurama Mountain
Book Review: All Reiki Practitioners & Interested in Japan Culture.. get this book
Summary: 5 Stars
Heartful, beautifully designed, illustrated & bound, this is the result of
thorough research and personal experience gained on 100+ pilgrimages to Mount Kurama, just north of Kyoto City. Kurama is in many ways like hundreds or thousands of others in Japan- studded with little shrines and temples, a popular outing for city dwellers and the site of a festival of regional fame. From this modest introduction, the author proceeds to show the reader how and why this place captures her and why it holds an important place the hearts of Japanese and visitors, whether they are interested in its many spiritual traditions (Reiki being only one), or simply wanting a getaway from the urban buzz.
This no-nonsense spiritual guidebook has the quality of a Miyazaki Hayao anime like Princess Mononoke- historical and spiritual facts interwoven create an overall picture of reality that is much closer to people's actual experience than any purely mythical or historical account could ever be. I love the timeline that presents the arrival of Commander Perry (from the US) and the arrival of Tengu (from Planet Venus) with equal gravity (not a technique recommended for highschool textbooks, but highly appropriate for a book that traces a spiritual history).
While written by an outsider to Japanese society, it succeeds at representing many of the myths and stories in the same way and quality that Japanese people know and think of them. At the same time, it has solid advice to help the non-Japanese speaking visitor navigate food, toilets and trains (no doubt many insights gained in painful trial and error) as well as the finer points of energy dialogue with trees and rocks, explained in the same down-to-earth language.
This is a book any visitor of Kyoto or fan of Japanese culture should have, whether they are interested in Reiki or not. For the person interested in healing, it is an excellent introduction to the author's unique approach,
refeshingly free of new age-y fluff. Perhaps the most comprehensive book on any spiritual place in Japan writen for a popular audience.
(This review was submitted to the author's website: ReikiMastery.com
by a friend in Japan who asked me to post it here.
The website has a free e-newsletter, Reiki class schedule, articles and more on Kurama & Reiki)
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"Reiki s Birthplace, A Guide to Kurama Mountain." This book is a beautiful way to experience the essence of the mountain, and to learn more about the birthplace of Reiki .Spirituality Books
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