Graduating a Reiki Master is very special. Arno’s path of his training with us took almost two years to the day.
We served as teachers, initiators, mentors and tradition keepers. And as students. Each of these roles is challenging and guarantees an intense time.
The world is changing and so is the Reiki teaching. Mischa’s and my gratitude is addressed to Arno because we were able to learn so much for ourselves by training him.
On June 24, 1996, we graduated our first master. Another 44 followed. The time we spend today with our master-trainees looks different now than it did then. If this were not the case, it would mean that we would not have lived up to our role as Reiki students. And at the same time, many things have not only remained the same, but have proven themselves and been confirmed. Change, adjust or keep the same?
“Tradition is not the preservation of the ashes, but the passing on of the flame.” * In this sense, it is an honor and a great privilege for us that from thousands of Reiki students we were allowed to accompany these wonderful people in their master training. In each of the roles.
Accepting changes, opening ourselves to new things is perhaps the most important role for us in the new 20s. Nobody teased that out of us more than Arno.
Thank you Arno for the lavish party! Thank you for being able to live out all of our “master roles” with you as your trainers. We wish you the best of luck and are proud that you will soon be giving your first Reiki seminar in the business world, followed by a seminar for children. How symbolic for the confidence the future holds!
Namaste.
René and Mischa Vögtli-Egloff
René und Mischa Vögtli-Egloff
PS and already online! More about Arno on his new website.
- For this article, I referred to the obligations a Reiki Masters has towards his Master trainees as discussed in the Video The 5 roles of the Master. The actual content of the training is described on the Reiki Teacher page.
- Last autumn, Arno wrote the article Reiki makes dying easier. The work was extensively discussed on social media.
- The original of this article was written in German and the translation into English was aided by DeepL.
* the quote goes back to Thomas Mosrus (1478 – 1535). A politician in England and a saint of the Catholic Church. (Wikipedia)