Jikiden Reiki is not a new Reiki system; on the contrary, it is traditional Reiki. Jikiden is a Japanese term that means "directly transmitted from teacher to student." Tadao Yamaguchi's goal is to pass on the teachings he received from his mother, Chiyoko Yamaguchi—who in turn received them from Hayashi Sensei—as faithfully as possible. Continuing the authentic line of transmission is his path: Reiki as the most natural thing in the world. This book offers entirely new insights into the Reiki training and application methods of Dr. Chujiro Hayashi, as experienced by Chiyoko Yamaguchi since 1930 and Tadao Yamaguchi since 1952. These Reiki applications are presented in detail. Tadao Yamaguchi calls us back to the origin and reminds us of the motivation behind Mikao Usui's development of the Reiki system.