Jourei and Johrei —

— What's the Difference?

Jourei and Johrei are two different spellings of the same Japanese word (which is shown to the left of this text). They translate as "purifying spirit" — a synergistic combination of Fire-and-Water (Sun-and-Moon) energies, used for healing and spiritual awakening. "Jourei" is the spelling I've chosen when writing about the energy itself, and about my own way of using and teaching it. "Jourei" is also the correct spelling according to the rules for Romanizing Japanese kanji.

The spelling "Johrei" is used by Johrei Fellowship — one of many religious organizations based on the teachings of Mokichi Okada (Meishu-sama). It refers to the Johrei Fellowship and their way of using the Jourei energy. For more information about Johrei Fellowship and my experience with them, please see What is Johrei? and Johrei Q&A.

It seems that each organization using this Jourei energy has its own piece of Meishu-sama's teachings — and that most of them are not interested in looking at the other pieces. Being naturally more eclectic myself, this scenario reminds me of The Blind Men And The Elephant. I've been a little more wide-ranging, and have put together what I believe is a more complete understanding of Jourei energy than offered by most others. My intent is to give my students a clear and simple understanding of Jourei energy, and the ability to use it.

    "Great Light Sun-and-Moon" by Mokichi Okada
    Photo courtesy Rev. Michael Daniel Neary

Another thing that has led to my current understanding of Jourei energy is my work with Reiki, which I've been learning from since 1991.

Dai Ko Myo: Reiki and Jourei

From my very first encounter with Johrei Fellowship, I was intrigued to learn that Mokichi Okada had used Dai Ko Myo ("Great Light Sun-and-Moon") as a way of empowering his students to transmit Jourei energy. Intrigued because Dai Ko Myo was also the "empowerment symbol" used by Mikao Usui ... to awaken the Reiki abilities of his students! It took me only 10 years : ^ } to understand well enough the similarities and differences of the two systems, to feel confident initiating and teaching people to use Jourei energy.

It seems to me that Reiki and Jourei together are more effective than either one by itself (even though I've long believed in the philosophy of "Once you're connected to the Source of everything, how much more connected can you get?" : ^ ). I wouldn't say that either Reiki or Jourei is more connected to the Source than the other — but they are different connections, different manifestations of Source energy. They feel different and they work in different ways.

Jourei is channeled and applied from outside of us. It burns away our spiritual clouds, dissolving the physical toxins created by them. And then, if we activate the Reiki inside of us — which opens the doorway for Shinki ("God-energy" or "Source-energy") to fill us from within — our healing and growth (by realizing the true Self) seem to unfold even more quickly and easily than with Reiki alone.

Some of the experiences reported by my Jourei students have, in fact, astounded me! They make me wonder if Mokichi Okada was indeed correct in believing that Jourei energy is especially suited for helping us survive the purification that we must all go through at this crucial time in human history. For the past decade or so, interest in Reiki has been growing exponentially, and now ... maybe the Sun-and-Moon of Jourei, which has been previously so little known, is about to burst forth and light the horizon. It seems clear, as Okada said, that we are just now beginning to witness the first rays of the dawning of the Daylight Age (which others have called the Age of Aquarius, and the World of the Fifth Sun). Will this also prove to be the "Age of Jourei" ? : ^ >

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