Authors: Libby Barnett and Maggie Chambers with Susan
Davidson
Publisher: Healing Arts Press (A Division of Inner
Traditions International)
ISBN: 0-89281-633-3

The following review was contributed by:  S.V. SWAMY & CLICK TO VIEW S.V. Swamy's Reviews

Reiki is a form of Energy Medicine. The Japanese
compound word Reiki means Universal Energy and is
equivalent to the Chi of Chinese and the Prana of
Indians. In this book, "Reiki Energy Medicine Bringing
Healing Touch into Home, Hospital and Hospice", the
authors Libby Barnett and Maggie Chambers, Reiki
Masters, give us a number of areas where the Reiki
healing touch can be applied with advantage. They give
a good number of case studies and examples from their
extensive health-related professional experience
spread over years. Libby is a Medical Social Worker
and Maggie is an artist who works with handicapped
children. Both found Reiki to be useful in a number of
situations. In collaboration with Susan Davidson, who
helped the book to be edited into a highly readable
account of Reiki, they succeed in getting the message
through that Reiki as an adjunt to all other medical
systems can improve the healing process effectively.
Reiki is intelligent and it is the receipient who
receives as much or as little as one needs and uses it
for the highest good. Thus, it is not to be construed
as a panacea, but it should be offered with
unconditional love. I especially liked their comment
that Reiki is not only Universal Energy but is also
Universal / unconditional love. They also bring out an
important point that Reiki should be welcomed by all
other medical systems and the insurance firms since it
doesn't interfere with their working and helps in
bringing down the medicare costs.

The book gives a short introduction to Reiki but
concentrates more on the applications of Reiki in the
health field. The emphasis through out is on touch.
The Appendices give the hand positions for self Reiki
and for giving Reiki to others. The other aspects of
Reiki which enable distance healing, programming etc.,
which do not involve touch have not been covered.

I recommend this book to all those who are interested
in the use of Reiki in the health field.