40. Between Two Worlds

Arjava finds his Reiki home with Chiyoko Yamaguchi and becomes instrumental in Jikiden's global rise. The failed attempts to 'fuse' East and West leave him wondering whether true 'bridging' is even possible.

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After years of confusion and knowing what was not true and not right, Arjava finally finds answers about traditional Reiki training and how it is done. He describes it as coming home.

On the question how instrumental he was for the success of Jikiden Reiki, Arjava's modesty does not hold up to his role as seen by the public for more than two decades.

Arjava reflects on a lifelong effort to fuse East and West – personally and professionally. His admission to failure and his brooding over the impossibility of this dream let his resignation from Jikiden appear in a new light.

I'm wondering if I, in my professional world, I also failed fusing East and West … Maybe the two, after all, don't mix.