This ancient practice has been around since the early twentieth century in Japan. A practitioner named Mikao Usui said that he had been blessed with the ability to heal without depleting his own energy. He went to Mount Kurama and meditated for three weeks. Afterwards, he went back to his village and began teaching others about this healing technique and the symbols that needed to be used in each treatment.
Usui used initiations called Reiji-ho to enhance people's access to the healing energy. These later became known as attunements. Attunements also gave the student a clearer ability to channel the Reiki as well.
