Dear Reiki Community,
In my first degree Reiki class almost 30 years ago, my teacher John Gray showed the students his most treasured possession, a copy of the “Grey Book” published in 1982 after Hawayo Takata died. It was given to the 22 Reiki Masters she initiated, and to no one else. Having a copy made one an authoritative member of a very exclusive club. I could feel the waves of energy radiating from the book as John held it up.
For a couple of years now, I’ve been working on a project with the OGM (Office of the Grandmaster) to issue a 40th Anniversary exact reprint of the original book. I’m so pleased it has finally come to fruition. The book is now published, and a web site https://reikigreybook.com/ with the full contents of the book, has now been translated into eight languages by professional Reiki translators.
While my work is not finished with the project, it’s a relief to finally share it with the world. I offer my most sincere thanks to Phyllis Lei Furumoto, who gave me the words, dreams, contacts, good will, and the inspiration to undertake this project.
With great love to all of you,
Brian Brunius
Announcing the 40th Anniversary Collectors Edition reprint of Reiki: The Grey Book, printed by Alice Takata Furumoto after the death of her mother as a gift to the 22 Masters that Hawayo Takata had initiated. https://reikigreybook.com
This 2022 limited edition of 1500 copies is an exact reprint of the original Grey Book, half in English and half in Japanese. It is printed on the same paper in the exact scale as the original 100 copies from 1982. This project is a gift to the Reiki world from the estate of Phyllis Lei Furumoto.
For the website, which is absolutely free to the world, https://reikigreybook.com, The Office of the Grandmaster (OGM) sponsored the translation of the Japanese portion of the book into English, and thanks to their generosity the full text of the Grey Book has been translated into seven other languages, including Dutch, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. Here are the links:
Nederlands – https://reikigreybook.com/nl/
English – https://reikigreybook.com/en/
Français – https://reikigreybook.com/fr/
Deutsch – https://reikigreybook.com/de/
Italiano – https://reikigreybook.com/it/
Português – https://reikigreybook.com/pt-br/
Русский – https://reikigreybook.com/ru/
Español – https://reikigreybook.com/es/
Resource articles have been written for the website by Dr. Justin Stein, PhD., Paul Mitchell, Johannes Reindl, Susan Mitchell, Joyce Winough, and Brian Brunius. These articles explain the context surrounding the publication of the Grey Book, the 40th Anniversary reprint, and potential implications and possibilities for the future.
