Miscellaneous Reiki Articles - Vol. 3
by James Deacon
2009

EXCERPT:

To begin with, even today, probably the greater majority of Reiki masters in Japan practice and teach styles of Reiki which originated in the west at a time after Takata- sensei's passing, or alternatively, practice and teach styles which are derived from (or at very least are heavily influenced by) modern, western, Reiki styles.
Many Japanese Reiki Masters teach Karuna Reiki, or Seichim, or other Western styles which are only loosely based on Usui Shiki Ryoho. And even those who do teach Reiki under the name 'Usui Shiki Ryoho', generally tend to teach the modern- day version as commonly taught in the west (Something which, with all its talk of chakras, and crystals, and Reiki Guides and 21-day cleansing periods, etc.,etc., Takata-sensei herself might have a hard time recognising as Usui Shiki Ryoho...)