The Shamanic Healer: the Healing World of Ikuko Osumi and the Traditional Art of Seiki-Jutsu

London, England: Century Hutchinson Publishing Group, 1987. First Edition (presumed; no prior editions or printings cited). Octavo, 230 pp; 22 cm Very Good(-) clean white wraps, corners are square, gentle edgewear, very mild sunning to spine, binding tight; slight crease to first three leaves, textblock mildly toned, no markings present. Overall, a very nice copy. Paperback. ISBN: 071261687x

Malcolm Ritchie is Ikuko Osumi's 'deshi,' or apprentice, and the first Westerner to be initiated in the art of Seki-jutsu. He recounts Osumi's life story from her earliest years as a sensitive, psychic child to her development as a healer. Included are case histories of her work and chapters on the basic method, philosophy, and ritual of Seiki-jutsu