а тут история появления титула ГРандмастер:
\The Origin and Validity of the Grandmaster Title
and Other Important Issues
This letter was written by Carell Ann Farmer who was the fourth master initiated by Phyllis Furumoto
and was present at the first masters meeting in 1982 and at the meeting to form the Reiki Alliance in 1983.
Carol has given permission for anyone to make copies of this letter to share with others.
806 - 6th St. E.
Saskatoon, Sask
S7H 1C7

December 31, 1997

Dear Reiki Masters,

I am writing this letter to share my truth in response to the present
events that surround the practice of Reiki, in particular, the design of
Office of the Grand Master, the concept of a sole and rightful heir,
lineage bearer, trademarking and licensing.

I write to provide a more complete picture of the growth of the Usui System
of Reiki. I write because I have the courage and understanding now to do
so. I write to encourage other people to speak their truth. I write so
that I can honour the life force as it lives within me.
I was trained by Phyllis Furumoto in January, 1981 in the first two levels
of Reiki. ......
I was initiated as a Reiki Master on April 1, 1982. I was the fourth Reiki
Master that Phyllis initiated. I paid Phyllis $10,000. Phyllis asked me to
make two commitments: to honour Reiki as an oral tradition and for it to be
my sole source of income. I committed. ....
I have no interest in making
Phyllis appear "wrong" for her choices. I wish only to speak from my heart
and some of what I have to say is in disagreement with her choices. It was
a difficult path for me because she was my teacher and friend. I was taught
that one of the Reiki precepts was to honour one's teacher.....
I met Phyllis shortly after her grandmother, Hawayo Takata died. Over a
period of several years (1981 - 1984) we were in close association.
Phyllis confided in me. She talked to me in great detail of her confusion
over her grandmother's death, her grandmother's lack of clarifying
Phyllis's future role, her lack of direction in her own life and her fear
of the opportunity that was before her to step forward into the position
that her grandmother had filled.

I remember the day that she arrived at my house and pronounced that she
had made a decision. Her decision was clear. She said, "I will go for the
money." She had decided to pursue her grandmother's work - teaching
classes, initiating Masters - for the income potential...
Her statement of " I will go for the money" impacted me deeply. It felt
wrong to me given my own experience of Reiki. Even though I was a
neophyte, I had felt the depth inherent in Reiki. I had felt the spiritual impact.
Her decision was a materialistic decision....
I sat in the circle at the first gathering of Reiki Masters in Hawaii in
1982. I had been an initiated Master for 10 days. I listened to the stories
of how Takata had taught each master differently. We drew the symbols
together. It was quite shocking to the group to find out that they were
different, similar in some respects and different in others. What did this
mean? Discussion around this led to an agreement that we would all use the
same symbols. I no longer remember exactly how we determined the correct
symbols. It marked the beginning of attempted standardization. Takata's
unique method of teaching was a source of great upset. ...
also heard the confusion. No successor had been named....
Phyllis said that her grandmother had hoped that she
would follow in her footsteps, but that she had not said anything
definitive about it. Phyllis was questioned about any additional knowledge
or symbols that Takata had given her. She did not have any...
She was
in many ways leading the gathering. She said that she was open to being
chosen as the person who would follow in Takata's footsteps and eventually
that is what appeared to happen. It seemed that nobody wanted the
responsibility of the role except Phyllis and nobody really understood what
was to happen. I think that we did not have a glimmer of understanding of
how Reiki could have moved forward without a "leader."..
At the next gathering of the Reiki Alliance, one of the Masters asked
Phyllis to talk about what happened when Takata died and the process of how
she came to claim to be a successor. She began to tell a story that was a
fabrication. I called for truth. Phyllis retracted her statements, but the
question remained unanswered. After that gathering, I left the Reiki
Alliance. I felt that Phyllis had created a fabrication around the Usui
System of Reiki that was a protection for her own purposes. I began to
walk my own path with Reiki. I began the process of following my inner
wisdom...
www.reikihugo.nl/grmaster.htm

вкратце- Таката не назначала Филис Грандмастером, Филис сама решила стать лидером и решение это было продиктовано чисто материальными причинами-пойти за деньгами

лидером ее стали считать на первом собрании мастеров иницированных Такатой т.к. ниокму не хотелось брать на себя эти хлопоты, на этом же собрании выяснилось что Таката не назначила преемника, а также что она учила всех разным символам-на этом же собрании "правильные" символы были выбраны из тех что она давала методом голосования.

на последующих собраниях альянса Филис уже рассказывала фальсифицированную историю рэйки, что заставило автора письма поравть дружюу с Филис и выйти из Альянса.