Q. How far advanced do you need to go ?

LEVEL

1)  Learn healing method and cleansing the energy. 

2)  Learn to increase the power and distant healing.

3)  Learn to change yourself inwardly, spiritually guided by higher vibrations.

4)  Learn the attunement process and teaching method.

Also, it was very important to receive many attunements to increase his healing ability. Only then, he was allowed to receive the 2^nd level. 

At level 3, the pupil should connect to the higher dimension and always try to receive guidance and teachings from there. In this way, you become at one with the high Reiki vibrations, and it is important to raise your consciousness high. You use 2^nd and 3^rd level symbols. 

It is not advisable for people to take 3^rd level who are only interested in increasing power. 

3^rd level should be used for your spiritual awareness and growth.

Q. How do you open your ability to see aura and feel Ki energy ? Is it possible to develop the sense ?

 First step is easy. Anybody can do it. 

1. Relax the body and mind. Believing that you will see or feel. In fact, you are always seeing aura and feeling Ki, but you are not aware of them.
2. Hands together, praying style. Connect yourself with the Reiki energy.
3. You imagine that the energy is emitting from the whole of your body. Rub your hands together until they become hot.
4. Relax the wrists. Move the hands up and down, left to right, for a minute. Move hands 10cm apart. Feel the energy coming out from the hands. Almost 80% of people should feel some Ki energy in this way. You may feel some tingling or warmth. 

See the energy from the hands and fingers in a dimmer light. 

It may not be easy at first, but once you see or feel, you will see or feel more and more by practice.

Q. What sort of techniques were carried out traditionally ? 

Biyousen Reikan-ho 

You should be able to feel problem areas in the body or see where they are, and should be able to tell how many treatments are required for a client to get better. 

Your hands should be able to feel the good and negative vibrations. 

Your hands know or are guided to where the healing is required. 

Q. Want to know more about Symbols ? 

When your senses rise high enough to know or feel the vibrations and you yourself are vibrating with the Universal Reiki energy, you no longer need to use the symbols. You must not mislead yourself to believe that the symbols alone have the powers and rely 100% on symbols. You end up worshipping only the images, not reality, otherwise. 

You try to move away from drawing or using the symbols when you have developed the ability to use the symbols well enough. In that sense you can connect to the Great Universal Vibrations by thought or mind. 
 

Q. What is the final goal of Reiki teaching ? 

Level 1… learn hands on healing and help to heal physical and emotional problems. 

Level 2… learn to cleanse and heal the past Karma and build up a positive future.

Level 3… learn to live each day filled with great light. 

Modern Reiki way of "Satori" is not the same as a religious concept. It is to gain absolute relaxation. Imbalances cause tiredness, tension stress, blockages and stagnant energy flow. 
The key is the absolute relaxation that can melt the blockages and release them and bring balance. Fear, sorrow, anger and negative feelings will cause tension. Tension has it’s own negative vibrations.  You forget that you are living in the grace of the Great Universal Light and it is always guiding you. Believing in the Great Universal Light is very important. 
Let it guide you and lead your life. 

Universal Reiki and Reiki within your body become a symetry. The Universe is you and you are the Universe. Both merge into one. These are the final Reiki goals to achieve. 

Usui Sensei (teacher) divided his pupils into 6 ranks. 

Shoden (1^st level) was the sixth rank. 
3^rd rank was Okuden.
He set his rank at 2^nd and no one had the 1^st rank. 

The reason Usui Sensei remained 2^nd rank was that someday amongst his pupils, someone might reach beyond his level, he hoped.  This gesture was to encourage his pupils to work hard in many dimensions, especially in spiritual growth. He has taught the righteous way of attitude in life.