Because it can take the course in Original Reiki in 7 degrees, the student who wants to continue this course must be Usui Reiki Master. The system was developed in its present form, the American Reiki Master Gary Samer, who received the initiations of radiant technique Barbara Weber Ray, to grade 4 including the rest of the system was improved as a result of Gary attunements and courses Samer Reiki Masters with other Europeans. In radiant technique, the person receiving can Grade 3 tunings to submit grades 1 and 2. Original Reiki system and 7 degrees, many things are similar or even identical Usui Reuiki or radiant technique.

The Original Reiki system 7 degrees in 7 degrees are:

- Grade 1 - practitioner, following the initiation received, can make a first Reiki treatment and that he taught positions for self-treatment by laying on of hands.

- Grade 2 - practitioner, following the initiation of received symbols received treatment grade 2 and others can, by applying specific methods of treatment system by using symbols Grade 2, distance or time.

- Grade 3 - practitioner, following the initiation received can tunings for grades 1 and 2, receives a new symbol and make meditations to this degree.

- Grade 4 - practitioner, following the initiation received, receives another symbol system, with specific applications on the heart chakra usage in self-treatment or treatment of others. Meditations will be specific to this degree.

- Level 5, 6 and 7 - the practitioner as a result of initiating the first, receives symbols specific to each degree and finally, is presented as the grades are acordajele 3-7, so you can transmit, in turn, students . Where appropriate, are variants of tracing the various symbols, which may differ from those given by Master Instructor, who made acordajele student, to the degree of Reiki Master Instructor, still, the student will use the drawing of symbols, as he received from his master by training.