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(1) Head: Brain conditions and headaches [1]
Notes: Head treatment is carried out for any kind of condition. In the case of a headache, the part that hurts is thoroughly treated.
(2) Eyes: All eye conditions, conjunctivitis, trachoma, leucoma, near-sightedness, trichiasis, droopy eyelid, cataracts, glaucoma, etc.
Notes: Both eyes are treated even when only one eye is bad. The kidneys, liver, womb, and ovaries are also treated.
(3) Ears: All ear conditions[,] ear infection, swimmer’s ear, ringing in the ears, hard of hearing, etc.
Notes: Both ears are treated even when only one ear is affected. For conditions accompanying colds, such as ear infections and parotitis, make sure to treat the bronchi and hilar lymph. Attention is also paid to the kidneys, womb, and ovaries.
(4) Teeth
(5) Oral cavity and lips
Notes: Refer to the section on digestive organ conditions.
(6) Tongue
Notes: When the above method presents difficulties, press forward from the arch of the foot. [2]
(1) Oral cavity inflammation
(2) Thrush
Notes: To heal the tongue, (treat) both feet’s arches.
(3) Saliva
(4) Conditions of the esophagus: Narrowed esophagus, dilated esophagus, inflamed esophagus, etc.
Notes: In the case of esophageal cancer, generally the prognosis is poor.
(5) Conditions of the stomach: Acute (and) chronic gastritis, gastric atony, gastric dilation, stomach ulcer, stomach cancer, gastroptosis, stomachache due to the nerves [i.e., stress], indigestion due to the nerves [i.e., stress], gastrospasms
Notes: In the case that cancer is certain, generally the prognosis is poor.
(6) Conditions of the intestines: Intestinal catarrh, constipation, cecal inflammation, appendicitis, ileus, intussusception, volvulus, intestinal bleeding, diarrhea
(7) Conditions of the liver: Liver congestion, hyperemia, abscess, cirrhosis, enlargement, atrophy, jaundice, gallstones, etc.
Notes: Gallstones are treated for several days. The stones naturally break up and pass. In the case of liver cancer, generally the prognosis is poor.
(8) Conditions of the Pancreas: Pancreatic cysts, ptosis, enlargement, etc.
Notes: In the case of pancreatic cancer, generally the prognosis is poor.
(9) Conditions of the peritoneum
Notes: In the case of tubercular individuals, the lungs are treated.
(10) Conditions of the Anus: Hemorrhoids, periproctitis, anal fissure, hemorrhoidal bleeding, anal fistula, rectal prolapse
Notes: An anal fistula requires the same treatment as intestinal and pulmonary tuberculosis.
(1) Conditions of the nose: Acute and chronic rhinitis, hypertrophic and atrophic rhinitis
(2) Empyema
(3) Nosebleeds (Epistaxis)
Notes: For those who experience epistaxis instead of menstruation, the womb and ovaries are treated.
(4) Sore throat and tonsillitis
Notes: For tonsillitis, the kidneys are thoroughly treated.
(5) Tracheitis and bronchitis
(6) Pneumonia: Catarrhal, croupous
(7) Asthma: Chronic (and) acute asthma
Notes: When it is difficult to breathe due to an attack, (the patient) can be sat upright and treated.
(8) Conditions of the lungs: Pulmonary edema, abscess, gangrene, pulmonary tuberculosis, emphysema
Notes: The womb and ovaries of both young and old women are treated. While ketsueki kōkan is effective, it is not used on those who are greatly debilitated.
(9) Pleura conditions: Both dry and wet
(1) Heart conditions: Endocarditis, valvular heart conditions, pericardial conditions, parenchymal heart conditions, palpitations, angina pectoris, etc.
(2) Arteriosclerosis: Aneurysms, cardiac asthma, etc.
(1) Kidney conditions: Kidney congestion, anemia, atrophy, sclerosis, enlargement, abscess, floating kidney, kidney stones, uremia, filariasis
(2) Cystitis: Urinary retention, uremia, urgent need to urinate, pain when urinating
(3) Enuresis (bedwetting)
(1) Cerebral anemia, cerebral hyperemia
(2) Hysteria
(3) Neurasthenia[:] Insomnia
Notes: One watches out for empyema.
(4) Meningitis
Notes: Primarily back of head treatment. This treats the causes of this condition: inflammation of the ears, nose, face, and head; the likes of erysipelas, the common cold/influenza, and pneumonia; the suppuration of distant organs; etc. The same goes for tubercular individuals. [4]
(5) Epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis
Notes: Treatment is primarily carried out on the spinal cord, back of head, and back of neck.
(6) Spondylitis, myelophthisis
(7) Intracerebral hemorrhage (paralysis due to stroke): Brain bleeding, cerebral thrombosis, etc.
(8) Polio
(9) Neuralgia: Neuroparalysis, neural spasms, migraine
Notes: Attention is paid to the womb and ovaries.
(10) Beriberi
(11) Basedow’s disease
(12) Epilepsy
(13) Writer’s cramp
(14) Chorea
(15) Motion sickness
(16) Poisoning
(1) Typhoid[,] paratyphoid
(2) Bloody flux[,] cholera, ekiri, etc.
(3) Measles
(4) Scarlet fever
(5) Varicella
(6) Influenza
(7) Whooping cough
(8) Diphtheria
(9) Weil’s disease
(10) Malaria
(11) Tetanus
Notes: If purpureal tetanus, the womb is treated. If a newborn, the navel is treated.
(12) Articular rheumatism[,] muscular rheumatism
(13) Rabies
(1) Anemia[,] leukemia, scurvy
(2) Diabetes
(3) Skin conditions
(4) Obesity (adiposis)
Same as diabetes
(5) Scrofula
(1) Infantile convulsions
(2) Infantile eczema
Affected area
Doku-kudashi [5]
(3) Improper fetus position
(4) Pregnancy
(5) During delivery
Notes: With the above treatment, birth will be easy after twelve labor pains. If the above treatment is then continued, afterbirth progression will also be comfortable.
(6) Fetal death
(7) Milk cessation
(8) Morning sickness
(9) Erysipelas
(10) Excessive sweating
(11) Burns
Hold the palm one or two inches above the affected area. As the pain goes away, place the palm on the area.
(12) Cuts
Treat while pressing the affected area with the palm or fingertips to prevent bleeding.
(13) Losing consciousness: Falling, electric shock, etc.
(14) Person drowning
(15) Menopause[,] menstrual pain
(16) Hiccups
(17) Stuttering
Practice songs: (a) Mukō no koike ni dojō ga sanbiki nyoro nyoro to (Three loaches wriggling in the small pond over there); (b) Oya ga kahyō, nara ko ga kahyō, ko kahyō ni mago kahyō (Like father, like son. Like son, like grandson.)
Notes: Those who can sing even a simple song will get better.
(18) Paronychia: Fingertip pain
(19) Vomiting (nausea)
(20) Splinter
Notes: As the pain goes away, the splinter rises. It is removed at this time.
(21) (Men’s) gonorrhea[,] women’s gonorrhea
Notes: In the case of orchitis, gently apply hand to the testicle(s).
(22) Shaku[,][7] gastrospasms
(23) Hernia
As the affected area is touched lightly, it will contract.
The stomach and intestines are treated.
Justin Stein details the fascinating story of Hayashi’s Reiki Therapy Guide for students in the West in his essay “The ‘Grey Book’ and Reiki History.“
NOTE: The original text of the Therapy Guide was not formatted into numbered lists and roman numeral lists. The Japanese-English translator, Dylan Luers Toda, chose this formatting for ease of reading. Any text or punctuation enclosed in brackets [ ] was also added by him for consistency and clarity.
[1] In this text, often the relationship between sub-heading terms is unclear. Generally, the author appears to use a space in the same way as one uses a colon in English (to indicate a general category followed by examples or sub-categories: “General Category Example 1, Example 2”). In such cases I have used colons. I have indicated exceptional cases and especially unclear cases by placing colons and commas inside brackets. ^ up
[2] In other words, press the arch of the foot. Then, while still pressing, move your hand towards the toes. (However, this sentence is opaquely worded. Another possible interpretation is as follows: “Press down just in front of the arch of the foot.”) ^ up
[3] Literally “blood exchange,” ketsueki kōkan is a technique that involves using two fingers to rub the muscles on either side of the spine, generally downward from the base of the skull to the tailbone, repeated several times. Takata describes this treatment as a “nerve stroke” on p. 2 of her 1948 “Art of Healing” essay and later in life taught it to her students as the “Reiki finish” or “finishing treatment.” ^ up
[4] The structure and content of this passage in the original Japanese make it difficult to surmise its constituent parts’ relationships. I have ventured my best guess. ^ up
[5] Literally, “detoxifier.” This appears to be a reference to taidoku-kudashi, a medicine that was previously thought to be effective for infantile eczema (“Taidoku kudashi,” in Nihon kokugo daijin, JapanKnowledge, https://japanknowledge.com, accessed 07 Jan 2021). Encyclopedia Nipponica appears to suggest (without referencing a specific time period) that it was given regularly to babies regardless of whether eczema was present (prophylactically?), as well as that it was sometimes the plant Digenea simplex (“Ikuji,” Nihon dai hyakka zensho, JapanKnowledge, accessed 07 Jan 2021). ^ up
[6] A technique from judo that restores breathing/consciousness by applying pressure to the body. ^ up
[7] This is an old Japanese term referring to an ailment involving stomach pain. For more information, see “Shaku,” Sekai daihyakka jiten, JapanKnowledge, accessed 28 August 2020; and “Shaku,” Daihyakka zensho (nipponica), JapanKnowledge, accessed 28 August 2020. ^ up
