$$$ Reiki 1 - how much ? (and others) $$$

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 10 Jan 2003, and now archived in the Forum Library.

Pollux	10 Jan 2003
This is mainly for the european Aeclecticans, but any help is appreciated obviously. So, here we go. The Astrologic environment suggests it too. I want to register for a Reiki Course, and my parents also accepted to pay the fee. :D So, my question: how much should it be to be a good price? And is there a special institution, or an organsation I should look for in Naples before jumping in the arms of private schools et similia? Are there any important names or Masters I should seek for? I have seen there's a sort of European Association, with a supposedly BIG branch centre in the Town of Pizza - but I have no idea whether I can trust big names (or at least pompous ones :P). *LOL* Come on, come on, any decent info and I'll be grateful eternally. Thank you. :| POLLUX - The Hearth Priest

wavebreaker	10 Jan 2003
Here in the Netherlands, a decent reiki I course is somewhere between €100-€150. The standard price (according to the Reiki Alliance, an organisation of reikimasters) is around €150 I think. Reikimasters who are a member of the Alliance will charge this standard price, but others will have their own prices. Whether or not a reikimaster is a member of the Alliance doesn't really say anything about the quality of the course; I took my reiki I course with a reikimaster from the Alliance and my reiki II course with a reikimaster who was not with the Alliance, and both courses were very good. I think the most important thing is to find a reikimaster that you like and that offers a proper course, not just the initiation. I'm sure there are also very cheap courses out there, but in those cases you might just get what you pay for... ;)

RedWood	10 Jan 2003
I know here in the United States..the only reiki courses I have seen is for 150 and one class...

Phoenix	10 Jan 2003
I took my reiki with a reiki master here(not Jade), and here prices were very reasonable(tarot decks, she is also a pro tarot reader, and she said that her decks get a lot of where and tear)

Diana	11 Jan 2003
Pollux: the price that tarotlady mentions is also more or less what is charged here in Switzerland. So it sounds like a reasonable European price. I also agree that Alliance or not Alliance would not be so important. In fact, I personally would shy away from Alliance stuff, just like I would shy away from someone who told me they had Tarot certification. But that's personal. The important thing is not to enroll in the course without having met the person. Your intuition will tell you if it's the right one for you. If you don't hit it off, you're going to regret it, because this person could turn out to be someone really important for you in the years to come. Take your time, and don't rush into this. Also, if the person seems to be pressuring you to join their course, be wary. It's a very important step you're taking, so take your time choosing the right person. In fact, the universe will send you someone when the time is ripe. I am thrilled that your folks are with you on this. :)

Pollux	11 Jan 2003
Quote: Originally posted by Diana I am thrilled that your folks are with you on this. :) It's related to Medicine School, they think, so they are just going to fund me - they don't know we talk of Reiki on here otherwise they wouldn't let me... }) *LOL* :D

Jenny-Li	11 Jan 2003
About the Reiki Alliance: I think I recall they have an EXTREME policy for charging courses in degree III, the Master-degree. So if you want to stick with the same Master throughout your Reiki-studies, you perhaps want to keep that in mind. I believe we're talking €1000's, perhaps even €10.000* - which is not what other Masters charge. (My Master charges €400 for the master-course, I believe that's pretty normal) I payed €150 for my first degree, and that will also be the price for the second. Good luck, and congratulations! ;) Light and love, Jenny :) *) Of course this is all hear-say, it's very husch-husch, none of them will tell first-degree students the price of the 3rd degree, not the ones I've had contact with at least. So I guess this could be just a rumour - only I've heard it from several places.

wavebreaker	11 Jan 2003
Quote: Originally posted by Jenny-Li About the Reiki Alliance: I think I recall they have an EXTREME policy for charging courses in degree III, the Master-degree. So if you want to stick with the same Master throughout your Reiki-studies, you perhaps want to keep that in mind. I believe we're talking €1000's, perhaps even €10.000* - which is not what other Masters charge. (My Master charges €400 for the master-course, I believe that's pretty normal) From what I remember, the idea behind the prices of the Alliance was that reiki I should be a week's pay (around €150), reiki II a month's pay (around €600) and reiki III a year's pay (around €10,000). The €10,000 is definitely not just a rumour! There's a lot of controversy over these prices, which is why many reikimasters decided not to become a member of the Alliance, so they could charge their own prices. My current reikimaster is not from the Alliance and I paid her €140 for reiki II. For reiki III she charges €550, but she also offers the option to not do the teaching part, and then you pay only half. To me, those are reasonable prices for very good courses.

allibee	11 Jan 2003
could I ask what you get at the end of the day for all that money ... it wouldn't be a CERTIFICATE would it? }) allibee

Jenny-Li	11 Jan 2003
Quote: Originally posted by tarotlady From what I remember, the idea behind the prices of the Alliance was that reiki I should be a week's pay (around €150), reiki II a month's pay (around €600) and reiki III a year's pay (around €10,000). The €10,000 is definitely not just a rumour! I guess it's a case of wishful thinking on my behalf, I would very much like it to be just a rumour, I find it ridiculous, charging that much for something that is meant for all of us (which is my philosophy on Reiki). A guy who took the grade I with me did that as a repetition, after taking his first grade I with one of Sweden's only 3 Reiki Alliance Masters (I think that's all there is, the rest are all free-runners, like the girl we went to), but as he had the opportunity to compare, I just had to ask, and he said the grade I course we took was WAY better than the Alliance grade I he took, it was just too much mumbo-jumbo and husch-husch and fantasy fairy-tales and goddess only knows what. I will want to re-take my grade I with some other Master too, just for repetition and getting different perspective, and the one he went to lives so close to me, it would be SO easy for me to take her course. But after what he's told me, I don't really feel like doing that anymore! Will have to find some other free-runner...! Allibee - I don't think that whatever amount of money you pay for your Master-degree, it's the certificate you're after. By then you are probably (hopefully) determined to live the Reiki for the rest of your life (lives) and share it with others, either by teaching, or by sending the Reiki out among your peers. The people who pay €10.000 probably (hopefully) thinks it's worth it. I am glad though, that there are Masters who don't believe in that pricing policy...! ;) Light and love, Jenny :)

allibee	11 Jan 2003
Quote: Originally posted by Jenny-Li I don't think that whatever amount of money you pay for your Master-degree, it's the certificate you're after. By then you are probably (hopefully) determined to live the Reiki for the rest of your life (lives) and share it with others, either by teaching, or by sending the Reiki out among your peers. The people who pay €10.000 probably (hopefully) thinks it's worth it. I am glad though, that there are Masters who don't believe in that pricing policy...! ;) Light and love, Jenny :) Oh no, I have nothing against the sentiment, and I think it's a wonderful thing to do ... it just seemed like an awful lot of money if the only tangible thing to show for it at the end of the day was piece of paper ... a very expensive piece of paper. It just seemed to me that learning, examinations and graduation seems to be an important part of Reiki. It's obviously not like tarot where you can be self taught and then go out in the world and say I'm a tarot reader and expect for people to take you at your word. It seems from my admittedly small knowledge that a Reiki practitioner would not get very far/many clients or students without the appropriate certification as proof. But I'm happy to be wrong. allibee

allibee	11 Jan 2003
Quote: Originally posted by Pollux I have seen there's a sort of European Association, with a supposedly BIG branch centre in the Town of Pizza - but I have no idea whether I can trust big names (or at least pompous ones :P). *LOL* Come on, come on, any decent info and I'll be grateful eternally. Thank you. :| POLLUX - The Hearth Priest this one seems to be in Naples http://www.geocities.com/reikidna/index.htm and here is the search page with all the italian ones on dmoz: http://dmoz.org/World/Italiano/Salute/Medicina_Alternativa/Reiki/ you may find all this superflous to your question, but as you know my italiano isn't up to much so it's hard to tell just by looking allibee

RedWood	11 Jan 2003
Allibee: paying that money is not for the certificate..yes teh certificate will help in getting clients and probably for insurence purposes it is good to have one.if you practice like medicine.. The cost is more for the Enlightenment..and knowledge you can get from living and being reiki.

allibee	11 Jan 2003
Quote: Originally posted by RedWood The cost is more for the Enlightenment..and knowledge you can get from living and being reiki. Thats good then. (i...reminds me of a poignant tv ad we have here by the RSPCA: a dog is for life, not just for Christmas) allibee

Sulis	11 Jan 2003
Hi Pollux, good on ya for getting your folks to pay for you to become attuned to Reiki. You won`t regret it it`s wonderful, magical in fact. It`s really good to think that someone who`s doing medical training will be able to give his patients Reiki as well. My Reiki master charges £90 for Reik 1 and £180 for Reiki 2 IMHO it`s worth every penny. Good luck with your search. Love and light Crystalmynx xx

anjocoxo	12 Jan 2003
I've been also looking for prices here in portugal, and usually reiki I goes from 75€ to 150€.... from what I've seen her, the prices are more or less: reiki I: 150 € reiki II: 200 € reiki III: 250 € That's what they do here, they charge more 50€ for every level. anjo ps- I'm planing to give 75 euros... the ways things are here in portugal, I can΄t afford more than that

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