Thank you to Zeitgeist Publishing/Penguin Random House for the gifted book, this did not influence my opinion in any way, my honest review is given voThank you to Zeitgeist Publishing/Penguin Random House for the gifted book, this did not influence my opinion in any way, my honest review is given voluntarily.
What this books achieves: Helps one to access the Goddess within & harmonize with nature & her cycles. A deeper knowing of yourself will unfold, darkness coming to light.
I loved this book of intention. Alot of shadowwork presented, getting raw and real via journaling and self-care rituals.
A great book to work with over the course of a few weeks/months....more
• I am back to practicing theGreat insights! Work in progress.
• Made me feel calm + peaceful + connected.
• Now focused on the words HARMONY + BALANCE.
• I am back to practicing the sound vibrations of AW + OM. • As well as practicing the meditation where one envisions the channel between the Root Chakra and the Third Eye Chakra clearing out, becoming unblocked and purified. Cleansing the body in mind, body, and soul on all levels. Physical, mental, and spiritual.
I learned something really neat here, the sound 'aw' is a creation sound, the sound 'om' is after creation.
'Aw' to manifest, 'Om' to have gratitude and be thankful for.
(I will now chant 'aw' in my mind in my a.m. meditations, creating miracles or anything I want to cultivate, and chant 'om' in my mind, during my bedtime meditations, to be grateful and thankful for it all.)
Breathing in is a gift of receiving, breathing out is giving our gift away. Extend this practice to bigger areas of life and see the unfolding.
Notes: — I listened to this for free on YouTube. — The title was narrated by the author himself; great voice. — Narration: 02hrs 35mins 07secs...more
The author, Tabitha A. Scott, is a master of energy, both in human and electrical energy. She created the biI dub this book + author a THOUGHT LEADER.
The author, Tabitha A. Scott, is a master of energy, both in human and electrical energy. She created the biggest solar panel community and was recognized by the White House for her technology innovations.
I loved reading about her journey into the Costa Rican jungle + the small workbook she included at the end; helping one get started on raising their vibration and surrounding energy fields.
I zoomed through this title in two days! —That's fast for me.
"The answers to your prayers were granted, but you didn't take the risk to accept them. Hope is but an aspiration without action."
The story Tabitha shares to go alongside this quote is great for those of us who have trouble receiving help from others, struggling to recognize that it may indeed be divine intervention.
I highly enjoyed reading about this author's journey into the jungle and the messages Spirit had to offer her. Seeing messages in various forms was fun! Examples: Via Intuition, the Animal Kingdom, etc. She was right, one doesn't have to enter the jungle to reset their inner being; one must cultivate an awareness of the inner terrain, the outer one is a reflection of that. I switched up my outer terrain as the author did, before realizing my inner terrain needed an adjustment and began the work.
"Hope is weak. Commitment is powerful."
I was expecting the workbook section at the end to pack more of a punch and be a bit longer, offering extra guidance on intuition (then it did) and include extra animal meanings/messages. This does not discount the author's journey in any way. I love how she talked about people having preferences for getting into action. This is why what works for one doesn't always work for another.
"The key to happiness is sourcing what recharges you in your own unique way and then doing more of it over time."
Personal Notes: Happy tears made their way down my face while I read each passing synchronicity. I too have had many strange encounters with hoards of animals like the author shares in this book. HOARDS. Snakes, Lizards, Hawks, Ants, Roadrunners, Quail. Mourning Doves...*the worst while trying to sleep in.* I attract the strangest of animals on such a consistent basis indoors or outdoors, that a spiritual massage therapist introduced me to the term animal totems. She noted how it was so odd the types of animals I was coming into contact with on a daily/nightly basis. I was being "harassed" by the animal kingdom everywhere I went, or so I thought! I purchased the big paperback "Animal Speak" by Ted Andrews, it has been most helpful —packed full of animal meanings and messages helping me decipher and navigate my life path. We joke about how I'm a version of Pocahontas + Snow White. Lizards and other animals would try to breach the front door upon my arrival, I've had road runners pecking at our sliding glass door, owls at the window, encounters with scorpions. Did I mention my fianceé is basically an untrained dog whisperer? He has a special bond with dogs and cats, but mostly dogs, they'll flock from all over, trying to get away from their owners to get to him, it's WILD Thornberries at our house. —If you remember that children's show. Meditation outside is almost unsafe for me, I'm not kidding. But that fear of being bit or stung represents internal qualities of resistance I need to work on. *I swear though, I'm the person that would get knocked out by a Yetti throwing stones in the forest. Jokes.* Connecting with Spirit and the animal kingdom is a must for me, it's where my connection has always been strongest; when I'm not resisting like an idiot that is.
"... analysis paralysis..."
This book reaffirmed I can and will write my own book(s) one day, in a very similar fashion. I am grateful to the author for having the courage to be bold and make moves beyond what society would deem as "normal", sharing her wonderful story with the world. You never know who you'll inspire! Get out there, be bold, and share!
Much gratitude to literary publicist Marianne Pestana for the recommendation and paperback copy. I was under no obligation to write a review, my honest opinion is given voluntarily.
Time to turn on the divine mind and move beyond limiting concepts of non-acceptance to an all-encompassing awareness!
The main focus of this title is fTime to turn on the divine mind and move beyond limiting concepts of non-acceptance to an all-encompassing awareness!
The main focus of this title is from a mental, physical, and spiritual standpoint of accessing the Superconsciousness.
It's amazing how much great information is packed in this title! I took a break every 30 or so pages to absorb the wisdom shared. The author, Mark D. Mincolla, presents questions with such soul depth. The exercises have been extremely powerful for me! I love practicing them, some I'd even fallen out of practice with, I'm so grateful to be reconnected with muscle testing again!
I've added all this author's previous works to my TBR pile. The information is extremely helpful for mind, body, and soul healing.
The alkaline/acids food chart was a bonus I was not expecting to be included! I'm going to print it off and hang it on my fridge for easy access, making meal planning simple and balanced!
My Notes: Release limited thoughts to reach unlimited abundance.
Declination and ascension are inseparable.
The heart has its own intelligence. (The case studies were amazing! I was shocked.)
Frequencies best suited to help us access our superconsciousness and merge with the Universal Mind: Alpha Meditation + Delta Trance Relaxation
Inflammatory Diets = Inflammatory Disease(s). —Time for me to get back on an Anti-Inflammatory Diet! *Food tips: ARC page 105 *
Nutrigenomics (genetic nutrition) extends telomeres (caps on chromosomes) which help the aging process: —Mediterranean Diet, Vitamins A, C, E, L-glutathione, NADH, + more. (I've had my eyes on a Mediterranean Diet, I've got two cookbooks in the cupboard specifically for it, no more excuses! Time to try new things! More cultural foods, no more S.A.D. diet: Standard American Diet!)
I'll now be asking myself daily: Am I plugged into limited and finite knowledge or am I plugged into the infinite wisdom of the Universe?
Practice Heart Coherence from the HeartMath Institute.
Ancient exercise by Tibetan luminaries to be practiced twice a day, three times a week to create Positive Expectancy and Miracles. (This was powerful for me!)
Back to muscle testing! (Aka Advanced Kinesiology)
Transmute Resistance into Flow with Chi Gong form: Wenchiech'u (SPIRAL visualizations) *Counterclockwise = yang, energy stimulating —(for energy deficient) *Clockwise = yin, destimulating —(for excessive energy)
Book Recs mentioned, added to my TBR: • The Key To Secret Worlds by Paul Twitchell
• All of Doc Childre's works from the HeartMath Institute.
•All of Mark Mincolla's works (the author of this title)
Publish date of this title is set to release on June 22nd, 2021, as well as The Way of Miracles film dropping this year too! I can't wait to watch it!
Much gratitude to literary publicist Marianne Pestana + team, and Beyond Books Publishing, for the early copy I received. I was under no obligation to write a review, my honest opinion is freely given....more
This was beautiful and exactly what it describes. —An artist's collection of prayers to nothing in particular.
This is not a self-help book or art guidThis was beautiful and exactly what it describes. —An artist's collection of prayers to nothing in particular.
This is not a self-help book or art guide, but the author's / artist's own beautifully illustrated experience(s) of trying to stay calm, connected, and in the flow of life (amongst the Covid-19 pandemic.)
"CONTEMPORARY PRAYERS to whatever works", is not a religious text or discrimination against faith, nor does it segregate. It carries absolutely no labels but replaces those labels with art instead. —Seeing the oneness in all. This was my favorite part of the text. Not worshipping idols or symbols, or even giving it a name, (thank you) but having the understanding of oneness, what is, I Am, the connectedness with all that is. My soul is singing! I love books that eliminate segregation and division.
Some of the pages were extremely uplifting and pretty, while others were a call for help, releasing negative energy out of the body in a healthy way. It was so stunning, it has inspired me to create my own!
This is a mind, body, and soul book.
Healing. Art. Spirituality—without the labels. I LOVED it!
Much gratitude to the publisher, Tiller Press, compliments of Simon and Schuster, for the ARC I won in the Goodreads Giveaway Program. I was under no obligation to write a review, my honest opinion is freely given....more
The author's background is in science (so she's a HUGE skeptic); previously a dietician; turned energy healer.
Awesome things I learned:
•Muscle TestingThe author's background is in science (so she's a HUGE skeptic); previously a dietician; turned energy healer.
Awesome things I learned:
•Muscle Testing- Muscle Testing with the eyes Open vs Closed for Repressed/Suppressed Emotions was so interesting! [The alarm bells went off while reading about this topic, I know I have some healing work to do in this area. If you are ok with something until it gets brought up and you cannot keep your head about said topic, there's healing yet to do! Le sigh, lol. Always healing.]
•Pendulum Dowsing, Programming
•Transcendental Dowsing
This guide was extremely interesting to me. I'd heard of a doctor doing muscle testing (similar to applied kinesiology- you may have seen a chiropractor practicing this therapy)- and a couple of other healing modalities, so I flew to another state in 2016 to try to get relief from life-long symptoms (of what I now know to be Chronic Lyme Disease). Even though I've been on the healing end of this world for a few years now, every practitioner always has their own flair and blend of healing modalities and exercises, it's always so dang interesting to see how their practices differ and what's similar. I find it most fascinating.
This guide shares many "occult" healing modalities such as Muscle Testing, Pendulum Dowsing and Programming, TD, Past Lives, Crystals, Chakras, Meditation, and even Prayer! The parts on Protection really interested me, but how the author shared she always naturally feels protected, but yet envisions a golden light around her with red flecks. Why the red flecks? Idk, it doesn't explain and was unclear. Parts of this were hypocritical like that, but I enjoyed the author's honesty and watching her grow.
Every chapter reiterated her disbelief within her scientific brain, which became a little offensive and annoying to the already believer/student. WE GET IT. People will think you are CRAZY until they see energy healing for themselves.
The end of this book gets intense and best suits an experienced energy healer. I was surprised how much of the techniques included using a pendulum. If you aren't comfortable with pendulum dowsing or reading about it, you may want to steer clear of this book. There are many pendulums on the cover for this reason, which I find to be highly fitting, and cute! I don't have much practice with a pendulum, but this has encouraged me to check my work. I can feel energy immensely, I shouldn't fear facing reality. I shouldn't fear the unseen, but become educated via loving curiosity.
As a child, I naturally saw energy fields around people but shut it down after a bad experience at my first funeral around age 9. I used to see beautiful rainbows around people. I haven't gained this ability back fully, it comes in glimpses when it wants. It's my goal to not fear this, and use it for my highest good. These gifts had been shamed and guilted out of me because I wasn't like most other kids or people. I was taught to fear this instead of using it for my highest good. You may think it sounds "cool" but my parents and others didn't think it was so "cool" when I not only saw rainbows around people but spirits as well... They were scared, they couldn't see the way I could. Fast forward a few years, I was misdiagnosed with anxiety and depression at age 15. I was lucky I didn't end up in a psych ward. The (unknown at the time Lyme Disease) symptoms were swept under the rug for me to suffer with and for the Disease to ravage my body. Depression and Anxiety meds don't do a damn for Chronic Lyme Disease... I went undiagnosed until age 25 after I'd went off on my own in search of health, healing, and happiness. No-one knew of anybody who could help me. I still struggle to find "my type of people" but it is getting easier as more people are speaking out about this stuff. Books like this can be so flipping healing because they can start you on a path to find people who can help you or understand you differently if you've been left to suffer from ongoing issues or illness. No matter the issue, an energy healer has always been able to cut through the bull and tell me what I needed to hear. It's amazing the scenarios and incidences we trap in our bodies. Releasing blockages or extra clingers is necessary for our self-development and growth. Other times, blockages are placed so that we learn the lesson, and cannot remove it until we are ready to move on. Working on yourself with open curiosity is breath-taking. I'm so much more than I thought I was. Healing is achievable, no matter what anyone has taught you before. I've seen people walk again, I've seen people come back from things doctors said they never would, and for those of us who have been told to just deal with our issues, it doesn't have to be so hard, learning to surrender our pain is necessary. Learn about adding energy healing to whatever modality you are already doing. If you can't exercise, do energy healing!
While this book was a super interesting read, I do feel it would best suit someone interested in this topic or looking into the field of energy healing for work. This would best be used under the guidance of a trained energy professional. This was not a very DIY on your own type of book. The ART process is LONG, there's no way I could learn it on my own without having guidance, just like the author did. If you want to practice this process, you may need guided training if you don't already have it.
Read this if interested, get involved, find your "tribe" and vibe the good vibrations and send out to all. I believe we can all learn to do this work. We are all gifted in unique ways and when we practice using our spiritual gifts it's mind-blowing how many souls can be helped including our own. I believe we can all be psychic, and intuitive, with practice, guidance, and the will to do good with it.
It's amazing how far I've come learning about the world of energy healing vs how I used to let my unruly emotions and others affect me so much. It's quite funny now. Every fight is a test. Every bout of anger, a test. I now react less and choose how I want to represent myself in my responses.
Will this book heal you? I'm not sure. The ART process is long, but being even slightly interested in this could lead you to places you never ever expected to go in life.
If I were in Canada, I'd be looking up Renu or practitioners she recommends, for energy healing sessions....more
"If the teachings of the church are harming the bodies and spirits of people, we should rethink those teachings." Amen!
Faith + Restoration + Sexual Re"If the teachings of the church are harming the bodies and spirits of people, we should rethink those teachings." Amen!
Faith + Restoration + Sexual Reformation + and a whole lot of swearing!
Who This Book Is For:
If you've had someone tell you (pastor, counselor, parents, or otherwise) that God doesn't love you because x, y, z, and it was harmful to you, if it affected you negatively in life, then this book is for you.
Your sexuality is a gift. If it has been shamed, or if that part of you feels stained for whatever reason, this may be worth checking out.
-An important section shared how women more often than men, are taught that sex before marriage is impure and unclean, and that perfect marriage would enfold to those who wait. Purity rings etc... This type of shame and control is addressed and I am passionately here for it! It's time to address these fear tactics of control that do no good to the soul.
Special attention is given to the LGBTQ+ community. Real stories of how the church laws and parts of the Bible being enforced in church groups and at home were extremely harmful to these children growing up, and how that affected their adulthood, are shared with heartbreaking detail.
And lastly, if you are uncomfortable with the topic or act of sex (age-appropriate), or if you feel uncomfortable in your own nakedness, again this may be worth checking out.
Who This Book Is Not For:
If you are highly religious and follow the old rules to a T, this most definitely is not the book for you. If you cannot love thy neighbor, no matter sexual preference, this is not the book for you. If you pray for someone's sexuality to be other than what it is, this is NOT the book for you. (Even though these types need to read this information the most.)
-If you are one of those judgy Christians, please realize how harmful you are being when you are not giving love and giving judgment instead. Judgment is a stain you place on someone else, they don't know how it got there, and they can't get it off. When the SNAKE shared HIS own judgments about the Tree of Knowledge with Adam and Eve, HIS judgments paired with their actions- "to gain approval" separated humanity from the Creator even more! Don't be a SNAKE giving YOUR judgments, it will only separate people further, do you see? Approval isn't needed, LOVE is.
The author is a tattooed, swearing, raw, and real human being who happens to be a straight, female, former pastor, previous stand up comic, and a recovering alcoholic. I loved her perspectives on many topics, as they are beliefs/issues I have with the church and Christianity myself, but not many around me, shared the same views:
•We are not judges, and should never act as so towards a group or even an individual.
•Everyone deserves to be loved, no matter sexual preference.
•Abstinence and Purity Culture are fear tactics, not helpful for everyone. -In the majority of cases, when you tell someone not to do something and keep the knowledge hidden (talking about sex) they will go and learn and do the very thing. Sound familiar? It's in our nature, just like Adam and Eve and the tree of knowledge they were to never eat from.
•Segregation is not the goal, the author is happy to preach so.
I loved this. Never do you hear preachers/pastors talk about the Trans community or otherwise in a positive way. Growing up in the Midwest I'd heard many fearful and negative things said and done that simply weren't true. Fearing sex, hoping it doesn't happen, and not teaching children about it, not preparing people for creation, to just leave young minds hanging like that, for them to figure it out on their own is completely (I'm with the author here) irresponsible. Should we be passing out condoms and birth control like candy? Maybe not, but we should not be shying away, fearing our sexuality. We should be SHAMELESS. I laughed when the author spoke about the porn pandemic and then said, look at all the NAKED Tribes still operating out there... we have done this to ourselves. We have created this cover-up and shameful culture around sexuality that is indeed backfiring. I'm so happy it's being addressed.
This book is a message of the restorative love all those hurt, need. It's time for a sexual reformation of being SHAMELESS!
PS- the (ARC) jacket cover of the Garden of Eden + Adam, Eve, and the Snake being the only three items in color along with the yellow title, is GORGEOUS!
Much gratitude to publisher Convergent Books for the hardback ARC I won in 2019 via the Goodreads Giveaway Program. I was under no obligation to write a review, my honest opinion is freely given....more