Miscellaneous Reiki Articles - Vol. 2
by James Deacon
2008

EXCERPT:

It was only after Takata-sensei's passing that Reiki really began to grow in popularity.
Perhaps timing had a lot to do with this (late 70's / early 80's was a boom time for 'New Age' businesses, and, lets face it, Reiki was picked up by many business- minded folk simply because it was a new 'instantly acquired' addition to the range of therapies they could offer.)
However, Reiki might still be relatively unknown in the West if it wasn't for some shifts in thinking that occurred amongst several of Takata-sensei's students after her passing.