Lecture Records on Taireidō & Reishi Techniques

By Morihei Tanaka - Translated by Ole Gabrielsen

Now available as eBooks in English, these rare volumes reveal one of the earliest recorded systems of Reiki-based energy practice in Japan, based on teachings developed more than a decade before Mikao Usui introduced his system to the public!

Access the English translations of both Volume 1 and Volume 2 of Morihei Tanaka’s original writings on Taireidō and Reishi-jutsu, first recorded and published in Japan in 1921 and 1922. Together, they form a detailed guide to early Japanese spiritual energy work, rooted in breath, presence, healing, and alignment with what Tanaka called the Great Spirit.

Tanaka’s system is centered around Reiki (霊気), and his texts include direct instruction on how it is received, developed, and transmitted. His use of the term Reiki appears throughout both volumes, offering rare insight into how this energy was understood and practiced in Japan at that time.

Volume 1

Focuses on the spiritual principles behind the work:

• The nature of Reiki

• Breath-centered alignment

• Spiritual perception and intuition

• Universal structure and cosmology

• Ethics, inner discipline, and reincarnation

Volume 2

Provides step-by-step practical application:

• Healing with Reiki energy

• Spontaneous and latent movement methods

• Distant healing and energetic projection

• Group energy synchronization

• Reishi board training and personal refinement

• Instruction on energy transmission and long-term practice

This two-volume collection preserves the tone, rhythm, and clarity of Tanaka’s original manuscripts.

This combined work is especially valuable for Reiki practitioners, spiritual healers, and students of subtle energy. It also serves those who are called to explore the deeper roots of energetic practice as it was recorded in early 20th-century Japan.

Both volumes are included as eBooks.