30. Trademark – Technology, New Names
Value of the exercise, objection, control and 'making it one’s own'
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With today’s technology we could have done something neat and beneficial for everyone.
Unlike Barbara Weber who came up with “Radiance Technique” Phyllis cannot think of a name. The costly experience of refuting the German Trademark ends in the conclusion that Reiki needs no “policing”. Phyllis expresses her gratitude for the financial support by the Reiki Alliance.
Joops bottom line was that I wasn’t doing my job so that he had to do it for me. And now I am taking it away from him. I can see that and understand why there would be animosity.
There is a human desire to make things our own and to protect what is dear to us. However, there is no way to prevent the proliferation of the different forms of practice.
This started happening from the moment Hawayo Takata died. Or before.
Taking possession of a practice may lead to wanting to change it. If key elements are omitted, the original practice ceases to exist. Eliminating energy exchange, dropping lineage, etc. are fundamental alterations to Hawayo Takata’s teaching. Equally, the practice mutates if elements are added.
That is all these people making Reiki their own. I don’t want to control them, they’re not threatening my practice.
There is only one person who can change or corrode your practice, and that’s you. …I can’t be angry at these people because I see that they’re just doing something very human. And so, I let it go after a while.