24. Origin of and Thoughts about Grand Master, Lineage Bearer – Succession
Differences within the system
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Takata inherits from Hayashi house, estate - everything. Phyllis interprets this as an expression of appointing a successor.
When my grandmother died, everything went to my mother…. She handed the lineage in some way, this inheritance piece to me.
The term “Grand Master” emerges from Takata’s initiates who take inspiration from fraternal organisations.
Phyllis has difficulty in accepting being called “Grand Master”. In 1992 Paul Mitchell and she form “The Office of the Grand Master”.
I don’t know who came up with the phrase, but I introduced “lineage bearer” because I knew that I was that. … that’s what I was recognized as.
The 5 roles of Reiki Master emerge: Initiator, Teacher, Student, Mentor and Tradition Keeper. Some of these are less obvious: Mentoring, for example, expands beyond the realm of one’s own body of students. And oral tradition in which even non-verbal communication has a significance.
The definition of Grand Master has it’s own individuation. Roles are, for example, “lineage bearer” and “form keeper”.
…but we haven’t gotten to explore that and I think once we do, we will understand more.
Grand Master is recognized. It is not taken. The Reiki community grew me as a Grand Master.
Every master of Hawayo Takata did have the seed of lineage bearer or Grand Master in them.