Projects

A Candid Conversation with Reiki Master Frank Arjava Petter, Hosted by René Vögtli. We are excited to launch a Kickstarter campaign for the second Documentary-Interview featuring Frank Arjava Petter and hosted by René Vögtli. This project delves into Reiki’s history, its controversies, and their resolution. It aims to heal rifts and to become a case-study of reconciliation for and beyond the Reiki community. The documentary will be a free-flowing conversation captured over three days, resulting in a 40-50 minute main feature video and an archive of the entire discussion.

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“In the face of the global volatility by October 2023 and the urgent need for a silencing of the guns, it is eminently important that one consolidate one’s own position. Thus, the peace initiative ‘Declaration of position’. Update 07/12/2023:
A lively discourse has been triggered by the Declaration, online and by Email. And an article looking at the Definition of peace, Controversies, Aggression, Violence and Civilians was released on René and Mischa Vögtli's website https://reiki-international.net/peace-initiative-declaration-of-position/

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We are involved in a number of works in progress, many are not public, some even confidential. These activities always aim at conciliation defined as follows:

• • To overcome distrust or animosity.
  • To gain goodwill.
  • To attempt to make compatible.

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On 16 March 2020 the Swiss authorities declared a state of emergency. On the 22nd, I should have given a presentation in France on the subject of “reconciliation”. Instead of that I made 7 concise videos. → Continue reading “Reconciliation is personal. Always.”

In this interview-documentary, Phyllis Furumoto answers questions about tumultuous times with astonishing openness. Her moving insights and revelations are inspiring, her contribution to reconciliation is exemplary – even beyond the Reiki community.

Communication is critical in the reconciliation process. This service to the Reiki community offers insights into varying points of view. Not consent is the objective but listening, learning from and about each other. In the spirit of ‘agreeing to disagree’. → Continue reading “RTalk – truths and reconciliation”