Every Cook & Kitchen Witch's Dream

Every Cook & Kitchen Witch's Dream ... The Selection of 3 Fabulous Cookery Guides

 

 

I have a very special book review post for you here, I have received throughout 2013 three amazing cookery guides to review, and having spent the year trying and testing out their recipes and adding to my culinary knowledge the results are in - well the reviews are!

 

Cultured Food for Life

by Donna Schwenk

Published by Hay House UK

RRP: 14.99 Hay House Price £10.49

 

This book arrived at such a timely moment in my life. When I was facing having to dramatically change my diet for health reasons, I was lost and although my GP, Nutritionist and handsome Paramedic (my Mr) really helped break it down into the basics, I wanted to know more.

Always a well thirsty for more knowledge, I ploughed on in to reading Cultured Food for Life which taught me so much. When I began reading I had no ide what "kombucha" was, or "kefir, cultured vegetables, sourdough or sprouted flour" but alas after reading the Fermentation Guru Donna's guide to all this and more I am more knowledgeable and equipped with eating more probiotic foods.

 

Donna tells you exactly what eating Cultured Food can do for you, the benefits, and even shares with you her own personal story o how she healed herself and her family wit these foods. She walks you through the step by step preparation techniques for those mentioned above and includes and added 120 recipes that use these foods, to help you create dishes to please any palate.

 

 

 

Crazy Sexy Kitchen by Kris Carr

Published by Hay House UK

Price £18.99

 

Crazy Sexy Kitchen has to be one of the most known cook books out there for plant-based nutrition. This is Kris Carr's follow on book from her huge success of  Crazy Sexy Cancer that documented her quest to live with incurable stage IV cancer by following a healthy diet of plant based nutrition.

 

The book begins by deeply documenting everything you need to know to get your way around your Kitchen - this is something quite wonderful for someone like me that needs the 101 on kitchen cookery.

 

Provided within are 150 plant empowered recipe's that include; juices, smoothies, soups, sandwiches, snacks, main courses, desserts - all with full unbelievable flavour.

 

Not your average cookbook - Crazy Sexy Kitchen helps you to;

• Shop like a seasoned health-conscious barganista
• Fill your kitchen with the "Clean Fifteen" basics of must have ingredients
• Master the cooking lingo
• Whip up drinks such as the Sicilian, French toast, and Chocolate Walnut Cake
• and so much more!

The Mystic Cookbook

by Denise Linn & Meadow Linn

Published by Hay House UK

Price £12.99

The Mystic Cookbook promises to transform your eating into a spiritual practice and enlighten and enrich every mouthful. This is probably the most spiritual based cookbook I've ever come across ( I might not be much of a cook, but I have oodles of pretty cookbooks in my country cottage style kitchen).

The insightful lessons in this book are simply amazing. Denise & Meadow (Mother & Daughter) share with you; how the colour of your food affects your consciousness, how to unlock the secret messages in the foods you eat, how meals can open up your chakras, and how your intentions whilst cooking impact upon the taste and nourishment. They even include what they term to be magical meals that will help you achieve abundance, love and success in your life.

The recipes included are from many far reaching places such as; Mexico, Thailand, France, Italy, Asia, Africa and Britain. You certainly get a taste of the exotic, the homely and the spiritual with this book.


If you find yourself wanting to up the stakes in your culinary skills then these three books should give you a wonderful head start. Make those Cooking Dreams come true in 2014










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Forward Focused Energy Oracle Cards

 

Energy Oracle Cards by Sandra Anne Taylor

Published by Hay House UK

Price £13.99

This 53 card oracle deck is by far my favourite ever oracle deck (and I have hundreds). Sandra Anne Taylor has created a forward focusing oracle deck that I could simply  jump and down about. So many oracle cards are used and focused on discovering what effect the past has had on our present and then a little insight into what might be - our future. But this oracle deck is so much different!

The Energy Oracle deck focusing on the energy around you NOW in the present moment, and then you gain insight into what that energy might manifest into. The suggested spreads contained in the accompanying guidebook are new and exciting (for me anyway), and I have found the clarity and accuracy of the messages to be phenomenal. Every time I have used these oracle cards over the past couple of months (I like to fully try and test the products I review) I have thought that the enquiry might just catch these cards out, and I would finally see their flaw - but NO. These cards went above and beyond in what I expected from them. Each and every reading proved highly accurate in both the interpretations of the energy surrounding the present and then later what emerged as the future.

 

What I simply adore about these cards is the fact that they really endorse the well known saying;

"You can't fix the past, your power is in the present moment"

Each card is beautifully created and the naming's of the cards are unique and welcoming. Even when a reversed card is interpreted it provides such powerful and life changing advice that you fully understand what is going on in your situation that you are enquiring about. Some of the cards are grouped into specific messages, for example you have a selection of "Door's to..." cards, and you have 7 chakra related Archangel Cards that I have found when present in a reading to add extra oomph to the understanding for the client and for yourself.

 

 

A beautiful deck to look at, an inspiring deck to work with, if there is one oracle deck I will always work with (after over 12 years of working with oracles cards - I was 13 when I began working with Doreen Virtue's Messages from your Angels Deck), it will be this one! It is seriously that amazing, and I just know that if you feel called to the deck through the images you've seen here, you will not be disappointed with your purchase.

 

These cards get a full on 10/10 from me.

 

**Images are photos taken by myself and the background is a Country-Chic handmade table-cloth made by Myself & my Mother



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Talking to Heaven Mediumship Oracle Cards - Doreen Virtue & James Van Praagh

 

Talking to Heaven Mediumship Oracle Cards

by Doreen Virtue & James Van Praagh

 

Published by Hay House UK

 

RRP: £13.99 Hay House Price £9.79  

 

 

 

 

Doreen and James return with an accompanying psychic tool to their book that I previously reviewed How to Heal a Grieving Heart. I really wanted these cards to be something "AMAZING" to restore my faith really. Gladly I can report that although they didn't appear to be anything special when I initially looked at them, when used appropriately with clients, they were definitely AMAZING.

 

The cards are beautiful to look at, with lovely heaven-like scenery depicted on each one, and none of them appear to be photo-shopped in a distasteful manner, and each card contains a short message that resembles the many things that loved ones communicate to us when they have passed to spirit. Messages include; It was my time to go, I am in no pain, I am standing behind you, etc. These are messages that I myself have given to thousands of loved ones from their dearly departed on the other-side.

 

 

 

When I tested these with a few clients to see if they enhanced the mediumship reading at all, they produced tears from my clients - but in a good way. It wasn't so much that I needed the cards to tell me what their loved ones wanted to communicate to them, but rather the clients ability to "see" the message with their own eyes as I told them the messages in greater personal detail specific to the client in question, it seemed to offer a deeper level of comfort.

One of my clients commented that although she felt that she knew the answers to her most pressing questions she would like her husband to answer, the cards along with my mediumship message gave her the peace she needed after almost 10 years of wondering. That reading alone gave me confidence in these cards and the use of them in my mediumship sessions.

 

 

 

I believe these cards are brilliant if you are just developing your mediumship abilities, or have been doing it all your life (like I have), because the cards add that extra energy and depth to a reading and what could begin as a simple sentence on a card such as; "You are Never Alone" can and I have found personally develops into a deep message from the other side when a loved one (spirit) describes specific situations where the client has felt alone, and with that streams through more detail and more comfort for the client. 

So if this review and account of my own personal experience with these oracle cards have spoken to your heart and you want to give it a try for yourself then purchase these cards that come with an accompanying guidebook to use if you are a beginner, or if you want to just have a valid too to connect with your own loved ones privately.

Lots of Love,
Dawn x

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The Tarot Masters

 

The Tarot Masters edited by Kim Arnold

Published by Hay House UK

RRP £9.99 Hay House Price £6.99

 

To say that I LOVED this book would be a serious understatement. I have to begin by saying that if you know ANYONE who is a Tarot Lover then this is an absolute MUST BUY for their Festive Christmas Gift! I know that if I woke up on Christmas morning to find this in my stocking, wow I would be one serious Jubilant Girly!

 

The Tarot Masters features 38 tarot experts (the crème de la crème of the Tarot world) and their deeply insightful take on tarot. The book is separated into two distinct sections that flow from each other beautifully. The first section take the Major Arcana (illustrated of course) and a Tarot Expert discusses both their interpretation of the card and their journey into the world of tarot. It's bang up to date as they discuss what they are currently doing, and what projects they are working on.

 

So who are the tarot experts that I am so giddy about? I am so glad that you asked.

Kim Arnold, founder of the prestigious UK Tarot Conference, has managed to gleam the insights from the likes of Juliet Sharman-Burke (My first EVER tarot deck was by this wonderful expert), Richard Abbot whom was trained by the late Arthur Norris - who by the way happened to read for my Mother several times before his passing in 2010 and whom I leant a few techniques from, Mary K. Greer, Ciro Marchetti - another tarot expert whom I have high praise for, Alison Cross... and ... Oh I am not going to spoil it!

 

Coming from a family of psychics myself who have used a variety of methods, tools and techniques to gleam insight into people's lives, I was absolutely THRILLED at reading just how these tarot experts began their journeys. Each time I read that a Tarot Expert used the playing cards to foretell the future I high-fived my Nan in the spirit world (along with my Great Nan, and Great Great Nan, and Great, Great, Great Nan) because I recall at being just under 2 years of age and my Nan sat with me in the living room of her home teaching me the meanings of the playing cards. I thoroughly enjoyed doing this, I thought it was an important game we were playing, I think on some level, my soul knew what I was doing, and knew it was a huge part in the development of my destiny, (and family tradition) and in some way I was still innocent enough to not have my ego jumping in and messing it all up. Interestingly, my Nan always called the playing cards "the Prayer Book" or "the bible" and readings have always been "scarily" accurate.

 

I simply cannot praise this book high enough! If I were to stand on top of the worlds tallest Mountain and have a huge banner waving frantically at you promoting this book, it wouldn't be enough (OK I'd look like a lunatic but I'd do it anyway for this book!). Please, if you LOVE tarot as much as I do, Or even half as much, go and buy the book, Santa says you've been VEY VERY GOOD this year, you deserve it! You never know what you'll discover yourself!

 

 

 

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The Power of the Archangels

 

Archangel Power Tarot Cards by Doreen Virtue & Radleigh Valentine

Published by Hay House UK

RRP £13.99 Hay House Price £9.79

 

Doreen and Radleigh the tarot duo return with the new Archangel Power Tarot Cards which promise to help you drive yourself forward to making those positive life changes with the insight and wisdom you gain from using these colourful tarot cards.

I love tarot and have become somewhat of a collector for pretty decks that give powerful messages with a high level of accuracy. These tarot cards are more colourful than their previous deck the Angel Tarot Cards, however the artwork on some of these cards let them down ever so slightly. Clearly photo-shopped with images of Doreen, Radleigh and other members of their friends and family, the deck becomes somewhat hard to take seriously when you focus so much on the images. I love the idea of personalising your tarot deck and even the idea of putting Doreen and Radleigh in the deck is wonderful, I just think that with the professional reputation that both these two spiritual teachers have, I would have hoped for better photo-shopped images - with a flawless finish.

 

                      

 

 

However if you can see past the imagery and focus on the card message itself from either prior experience of using tarot or the use of the accompanying guidebook then for example; pulling the Five of Gabriel or the Six of Michael won't really matter what image the cards have. You will be able to see through the imagery and focus on the message that is given - although most cards are incredibly beautiful to look at. I absolutely have some favourite cards in this deck based on their imagery and message which I will share at the end of the post.

 

To use these cards is a pleasant experience, shuffling is easy, flowing beautifully - I am not a fan of those sticky cards that when you shuffle just never synchronistically blend in with the other cards  - you almost have to force them into place. With this deck there is no force needed, they are so gentle, and beautiful. The readings I've done for myself and my loved ones using this tarot deck have provided some amazing insight, showing what is working in life and what isn't and more importantly, what steps need to be taken to correct them. There are the major arcana cards, and each of the usual Wands, Cups, Pentacles and Swords are replaced by Gabriel, Michael, Raphael and Ariel.

 

This tarot deck gives you the confidence and courage to move forward based on the guidance given, and the accompanying booklet explains the meaning of each card along with guidance on how you can use these cards and give readings for yourself, friends and family if you have never used them before. A good introduction to anyone interested in tarot but never felt the courage to use them because of the seeming negative cards. Even the not so positive messages in this deck has powerful and pro-active advice to them, thus turning a negative into a positive.

 

Overall, a pleasing deck, and I am aware of plans for another tarot deck to be released next year (shhh it's a secret ATM) so my only deep wish is that the images on that deck will be greatly improved from this one, as I know that a lot of people are drawn to tarot by the images and also use the images to interpret them!  

 

 

 

Archangel Power Tarot Cards by Doreen Virtue & Radleigh Valentine

Published by Hay House UK

RRP £13.99 Hay House Price £9.79
 

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Words of Comfort ~ Messages to Help Heal Grief

How to Heal a Grieving Heart by Doreen Virtue & James Van Praag

Published by Hay House

RRP £10.99       Hay House Price £8.79

How to Heal a Grieving Heart - the title itself filled me with hope for a manual of some sort of how to actually heal your grieving heart. I was eager to get my hands on this book because I have been involved with helping loved ones attempt to heal their grieving heart through mediumship for the past 9 years. I've received countless emails from people who are suffering from losing a loved one, some even feeling that they can no longer go on. When you have someone coming to you for help, comfort, advice and communication from their loved ones, it really does humble you, I am honoured to be able to help these people, I can almost feel their pain and the stories they relay to me are so heart wrenching at times it's all I can do to try and not cry with them!

For this reason I was sincerely hoping that one of my favourite new thought  authors and spiritual teachers would have provided me with guidance, and also a book I could recommend to all these people. Sadly I don't believe the title of this book matches it's contents. Let me explain;

This book contains beautiful imagery of butterflies - a favourite being of mine which has since as far back as I can remember has always represented a loved one in spirit/heaven. The colours are divine, and almost each page contains a paragraph of comforting words and some comforting advice. I didn't agree with some of the advice based on my own experiences of loss and grief, and thinking back to when Mum and I were dealing with the loss of my Father, I can only honestly say that some of the paragraphs of comfort in this book would have possibly either pushed me over the edge or made me feel anger, despair and other related grieving emotions all at once.

Just because your loved has moved to the higher dimension does not mean he or she has forgotten about you and is uninterested in your life.

For example, the passage about keeping on top of your nutrition and making sure you are eating correctly I fully agree with in part. It really is important that when you are dealing with a loss of a loved one that you keep your energy up and eat correctly - although I know from personal experience the last thing you care about is whether you are healthy or not. But what really kind of got me miffed was when the passage continued to recommend going shopping for organic produce in health food stores. The last thing I ever wanted to do when dealing with the loss of my Father, Aunt, Uncle, Nan etc was think about going to a health food shop and ensure my produce was organic! It was a tough time to even get to the fridge and eat anything at all. Cooking was tough - having to change cooking for 3 to cooking for 2 was really really emotional and even still today it becomes tough going to the supermarket and seeing foods my Father used to love that we no longer have to buy.

Your loved one does see you and visits you frequently in your dreams, when you need help, and while you are engaged in activities that you two once shared.

There was a lot of repetitive messages too in my opinion that was simply re-written or simplified or added to. There must have been about 3-4 messages about doing some sort of memorial for a loved one. Yes this is a brilliant idea, but you only have to mention it once! We may be grieving but ...

Life is change, and change is life. it is through change that we are able to clearly measure where we have come from, where we currently are, and where we wish to go.

I believe that had this book been called; Healing Messages : Words of Comfort through Grief, then it may have probably met the expectations, because this book doesn't in my opinion tell you "HOW TO HEAL A GRIEVING HEART". We all react to grief in our own unique way and no one feels the same emotions or feelings, that is one thing both the book and I can agree on. The book does contain lovely messages of upliftment for when you are remembering a loved one and are already in a stronger more healed place.

There is no such thing as death. Death is very much an illusion. A soul can never be harmed, and nothing can put out the light of your being.

I am slightly torn between this book because it has it's good points and it's not so good points and I do feel slightly uneasy by not providing a positive review. However I'm not going to praise a book up on a topic that I am so passionate about, something that I am actually involved in when in my opinion and the standards I've set aren't met. In all honesty when I receive an email from someone who is at the deepest most painful stage of their grief, I wouldn't recommend this book to them. From my experience of the questions my clients ask me about their loved ones regarding death and grief, well, the answers aren't in this book. However if you like reading short inspiring passages to comfort you when you are at the later stage of your grief, or even 2-3 years after losing a loved one, and you want some advice on how to get on with life, then maybe this book is for you. If you are at the early stages of grief, I would recommend a bereavement counsellor, and listening to your inner voice and feelings - what do you want to do right now, cry? do it. Scream? do it. Stay in bed for a week? do it. Only you know how to heal your grief, we can only advise you on things we've found to be helpful. As with anything, take what makes sense to you, what feels right to you, what feels comfortable with you at that time, and leave everything else.

The memories you and your loved one created in life now live on in your heart for all time. Memories stay with you forever; they can never go away! They are always there for you to enjoy, so remember and relive those wonderful, happy and unique moments you shared.

This was one review that I was at first looking forward to writing, but then after reading it I wasn't so enthusiastic, which in itself saddened me. I have always been a huge fan of Doreen's work, and have every title that she has ever written, and each one holds a memory of the time in my life when I read it. Sadly, this book really felt like a huge disappointment to me. I can only hope that the "Talking to Heaven" Mediumship Oracle Cards will be a double spectacular to make up for it.

**You can view an extract of this book on Hay House UK's website which I highly recommend so that you can make your own mind up before purchasing**

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A Year Of Dates With The Angels

 

My Angel Diary 2014 by Jenny Smedley

Published by Hay House UK

RRP: £7.99 Hay House Price £6.39

 

"This beautiful diary will take you on an exciting journey into the hidden realms of the angels, and the energies of nature in the world around you. Month by month, it will help to bring you closer to our celestial friends than you ever thought possible."

 

Jenny Smedley, renowned spiritual healer, therapist, advisor and author has brought us another year full of angels to guide our days in 2014. Having already brought us these wonderful angel diaries in both 2012 and 2013, it was a pleasure to see this charming pocket sized angel diary arrive on my doorstep. Containing 777 pages of pure divine wisdom, inspiration and comfort, this diary will have you feeling protected, guided, supported and blessed from the moment you begin working with it.

 

 

Each month begins with a "FOCUS" and is wonderfully complimented with REAL ANGEL STORIES from many of Jenny's loyal readers who continue to write to her of their celestial encounters. Then throughout the pages which are organised on a week to view basis there are weekly ANGEL LESSONS, INSPIRED WORDS for the week, FLOWERS of inspiration and WISE WORDS and QUOTES from a variety of sources.

 

At the start of the diary there is even a written ANGEL MEDITATION to help you meet your very own guardian angel and receive their assistance in your life. It is perfect in length for you to read to a group of friends should you decide to commit to an angelic study group in 2014 as a new year resolution, or even record to listen to yourself in the privacy and comfort of your very own angel sanctuary.  

 

As if that isn't enough ... each month focuses on a different planetary body in our solar system which helps with the FOCUS given at the beginning of each month. Each daily section in the diary provides enough room for you to jot down your important appointments, birthdays, anniversaries and even angelic blessings and signs that you've encountered - perfect for seeing just how much the angels surround you! 

This would make a DIVINE CHRISTMAS present or even birthday present before January!
I personally LOVE using these diaries as they provide enough daily inspiration, comfort, and angelic love to support me through the year. I love reading Jenny's books which include; Angel Whispers (perfect if you want lots of information on how you can work with the angels more), Soul Angels (Discovering all about those angels that guide your soul each time you incarnate), and Pets Have Souls Too (Detailing animals in the afterlife).

"As you learn to walk with angels beside you each day, prepare for peace and love to flow into your life, and to watch your wishes come true!"

This is just another wonderful angel book with a difference!  I don't have to put back on the shelf until the year is over - this comes with me in my handbag to compliment the angels that walk by my side.
Make sure to check out Jenny's website ~ www.JennySmedley.com and her Facebook page www.Facebook.com/JennySmedleyAngelWhisperer






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Flower Therapy Oracle Cards ~ Doreen Virtue & Robert Reeves

Flower Therapy Oracle Cards by Doreen Virtue & Robert Reeves

Published by Hay House UK / Hay House

RRP £13.99     Hay House Price £11.19

Doreen and Robert have teamed up yet again to create this breathtakingly beautiful oracle card deck; Flower Therapy, to compliment the book of the same title that I brought you the review of just over a year ago.

There are 44 cards in this oracle deck and each one is of a super high quality image of a beautiful flower that Doreen and Robert explain carries energy that can help heal the users life. The oracle deck as all oracle decks by Doreen Virtue are accompanied by a guidebook that is useful to use for the interpretation of these cards.

I conducted a few readings for myself, pulling a card for the day which turned out to be highly insightful, comforting and guiding before attempting a reading live on camera for a Pod Cast network that I host Pod Cast shows on. The reading was beautiful, very powerful and somewhat different due to the absence of directly based images of angels. To enhance the reading I now team the oracle card deck with the HUGE book that I reviewed for you last year, the book I'm talking about is THIS ONE and I believe it can be used to get an even more in depth reading.

I love using these cards because they are just so pretty to look at, having one propped up somewhere prominent in the home is not at all overpowering if you share your home with people who are not inclined to a spiritual approach or even have regular visitors whom may not welcome such a spiritual approach. Why? Because everyone loves flowers, and it becomes a gentle talking point, and looks very welcoming and pleasing to the eye.

Here is a small sample of what the cards look like;

  

I have to say, they really are uplifting to work with and I have even conducted relationship readings with these and have had wonderful results. They really are my new Go To Oracle Deck when I have a client who is not so deeply spiritually inclined to Tarot or Angels. They would make a wonderful stocking filler for Christmas, and perfect for birthdays, as these truly are flowers that will never die but will keep on blessing the receiver of them for many, many years to come.

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The Miracles of Archangel Gabriel

 

 

The Miracles of Archangel Gabriel by Doreen Virtue

Published by Hay House UK

RRP £12.99 Hay House £10.39

 

 

This book by Doreen Virtue is a natural continuation of the series of books she has written about the Archangels, already available are The Miracles of Archangel Michael, and The Healing Miracles of Archangel Raphael, so Gabriel was a welcome book to be next written and received by angel fans and believers everywhere.

 

I couldn't wait to get this book and read it and admit that it took me longer than usual to read it and write up the review due to my own heavy writing commitments - assignment writing for my University degree. Archangel Gabriel is the angel that is mentioned in the bible and is probably most well known for delivering the message to Mary about her impending pregnancy and birth of Jesus. Doreen, in this book covers all the biblical history of this beloved Archangel and features pages upon pages of divine artwork featuring Gabriel.

 

Doreen documents just some of the many experiences that readers have shared with her about their heavenly visits and divine interventions with Archangel Gabriel. Some of these include Gabriel's intervention with pregnancy and conception concerns, parenthood, heavenly signs and visions of Gabriel that has offered 'healing' to thousands of people.

 

Archangel Gabriel is also the 'go to angel' for all people working in the creative arts including writers. I've asked Gabriel for help, support and guidance many times for this particular reason and have found Gabriel's response to ALWAYS be one of perfect love and support. On all occasions that I have struggled with an assignment I have called upon Gabriel and Uriel to help me write and recall important information, from creative writing modules to psychology and business studies. Gabriel can always be counted upon. It is through Gabriel's guidance that this review is written in italics and in my opinion is flowing beautifully and serenely.

 

I also call upon Archangel Gabriel's assistance when I am preparing for a Pod Cast show or am about to record a video to upload to YouTube. My Pod Cast shows have covered a range of topics from Unicorns, Gratitude, Ascended Masters and even the text; A Course in Miracles - all of which have flowed beautifully when recording and have been received exceptionally well by the audience. Delivering messages of any kind is also something that Gabriel can help you with and Doreen covers this in this book.

 

I would urge everyone who finds comfort, peace and inspiration when working with the angels and Archangels to read this book, even if you are not a mother, a writer, or in need of support when delivering a message - be it personal life related, business life, etc., EVERYONE can benefit from learning about Gabriel, and asking for help from this awesome heavenly Angel.

 

 

 

Reviews that are coming up here:

Mindful Living

Woman Code

and a Special Surprise!

 

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Reveal by Meggan Watterson

 

Reveal by Meggan Watterson

Published by Hay House UK

RRP £10.99 Hay House Price £8.79

 

What is within you, will save you ~ Gospel of Thomas

 

Reveal is described as a 'manual for revealing your soul' and 'getting spiritually naked' - it simply does what it says on the cover, but this occurs in a way that your soul needs it to.

The book documents what Meggan has learnt, felt, heard from within, felt from within - it literally is her Soul-Voice in writing, as she talks about the Divine Feminine in a way that captivates you, embraces you, cradles you in safety and security but also implores you to make enquiries into your own soul-voice.

 

 

 

As I read Meggan's Soul-Voice words about her pilgrimages in Europe, the Sacred Site's of the Black Madonna and the story of Mary Magdalene along with Kali and Buddhism's Green Tara, I found myself in part crying tears of joy and acknowledgment of the sheer feminine power and wisdom that her words contained.

 

History and Religious Studies have always fascinated me and this book topped up my pleasure zones until they were overflowing with a Feminine radiance. I found myself discussing the Divine feminine with my partner which then voice-mapped our discussion to Saints and the stories of how they have impacted upon people's lives even today. One such discussion of ours centred on 'Our Lady of Fatima' and Pope John Paul II and how he had in the 1980's credited Our Lady of Fatima to his healing and recovery. (I love the wisdom that my Mr shares with me).

 

Reveal makes you relax into the journey as you too feel you are discovering, and journeying with Meggan, as she embraces her own feminine power throughout her pilgrimage.

 

Reveal cracked me open and made me acknowledge all the femininity within me and desire to express it more - proudly displaying my femininity in a way that declares "I am Powerful in my own right - I am WORTHY".

 

If you enjoy reading about spiritual pilgrimages, Divine Feminine works, or are interested in religious history, then I highly recommend this book, and I believe it is the perfect summer time read.

 

Here are some of my favourite quotations from the book:

 

"There's no reason to define or delimit who I am or what I can become."

 

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"Surrendering is a soul capacity that must be flexed and developed like any bicep or tricep. It allows us to move deeper, move further into who we truly are. Surrender aligns us only with what's true for us. It disengages us from the surface drama of life, as entertaining as that may be, and takes us beneath the waves of who we try to be and who we want to be, letting us rest in who we truly are."

 

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"You need guidance and support not to follow someone else's truth but to remain loyal to your own."

 

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"It was time to make all of my life a spiritual practice, to be a mystic in the middle of traffic and a saint at the local supermarket"

 

 

 

 

Meggan Watterson is a spiritual mentor, speaker, scholar of the divine feminine and also a fabulous soulful author. She is the founder of a spiritual community that encourages women to reclaim their bodies as sacred and to be led by the soul-voice within them, called REDLADIES. She has a Masters of Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School and a Masters of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary. Basically she knows her stuff!

 

Check out her website : www.MegganWatterson.com

 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/REVEAL/247272427589

 

Twitter : www.Twitter.com/megganwatterson

 

 

 

Reveal by Meggan Watterson

Published by Hay House UK

RRP £10.99 Hay House Price £8.79

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All is Well ~ By Louise L Hay & Mona Lisa Schultz

All is Well by Louise L Hay & Mona Lisa Schultz

Published by Hay House UK / Hay House USA

RRP £10.99 Hay House Price £8.79

 

 

When I first picked up this book to read I thought it was going to be more of "You Can Heal Your Life", full of affirmations and exercises to help us heal the body. What I didn't realise was just how practical a manual this is. It sits up and recognises that sometimes it really does take more than just a positive thought to heal your life.

 

All is well focuses on your body and how you can take practical, mental and spiritual steps to create ease within the body. I love how well Mona Lisa and Louise compliment each other in the writing of this book as it really is the perfect combination of spirituality with practical medicine.

 

This book teaches you that you can blend medicine, affirmations (positive thought) and your intuition to create wholeness and well-being in your life. It begins with explaining the book and it's purpose before guiding you to complete the All is Well Self Assessment quiz that is contained within the book! This helps you identify what chakra areas you may be experiences a dis-ease in your life, as Mona Lisa and Louise have perfectly created sections in this book that resonates to each of the 7 main chakra centres, explaining that each chakra centre resonates with illness and discomfort in your lives. For example; the throat chakra centre (5th emotional centre) is connected to issues with the mouth, neck and thyroid.

 

Each chapter goes through the medical aspects of such conditions including; Thyroid issues, Lung Disorders, Digestive Issues, Learning Disorders, Reproductive Organs and more. Then they take you through a case study of the discussed medical conditions to show you exactly how the principles they teach can and has worked in people's lives.

At the back of the book not only is there an awesome amount of documents and books that you can hunt down to read more about what you've learnt in All is Well, but there is a jam-packed section of 37 pages containing Medical Problems, it's Probable Cause and a suggested New Thought Pattern. The All is Well tables are so valuable and insightful that throughout my reading of this book I found myself referring to the tables to discover the cause behind my own ailments, the ailments of friends and my partner.

 

An  example of my own application of the teachings from ALL IS WELL include my partner having lower back pain that was spreading to the middle and the upper back. Now, him being a medical professional (paramedic) he regularly gets back pain die to the nature of his work, however it was extremely painful on one occasion and we decided to talk whilst I gave him a massage. We acknowledged and accepted the practical reasons behind his pain, but then we discovered there was a metaphysical aspect to it too - he had placed so much pressure on himself to earn more money in order to buy a new car, get us a new home, and also prepare for us preparing to start a family that his fears of lack - financially was impacting upon his health.

I referred to the All is Well tables and low and behold it said;

 

Lower Back Pain:

Probable Cause : Fear of Money. Lack of Financial Support.

New Thought Pattern: I trust the process of life. All I need is always taken care of. I am safe.

 

This made perfect sense to me! And to him! So we decided to stop worrying about our finances, we processed the new thought pattern, and we visualised him in perfect health, able to work, gaining the extra money, and doing it with ease. We also took practical steps and completed the massage to ease the muscles and completed back strengthening yoga poses and stretches together. The back pain eased and is more manageable.

 

 

What I really LOVED about this book was that at the end of each chapter, there is an affirmative thought that helps you realise that in truth, All is Well.

 

Get yourself a copy of this book and see what steps you can take to heal your body.

 

All is Well by Louise L Hay & Mona Lisa Schultz

Published by Hay House UK / Hay House USA

RRP £10.99 Hay House Price £8.79

 



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The Five Levels of Attachment

The Five Levels of Attachment by Don Miguel Ruiz JR. 

Published by Hay House UK

RRP £12.99 

Hay House Price: £10.39 

Don Miguel Ruiz JR is a Toltec, just like his Father; Miguel Ruiz SR and just like his Grandmother who he speaks of fondly in this book as the teacher who taught him the wisdom he lives, breathes and teaches today. This book picks up where his Father's book; The Four Agreements left off. 

The Four Agreements was an international best-seller that sold over 2.5 million copies worldwide. In it we were taught the four agreements which are; 

But with the four agreements, there are 5 levels of attachment that are causing us suffering according to Don Miguel. 

Don Miguel presents this ancient wisdom for finding your true self in a modern way that reflects well into the modern day world in which we live. What fascinated me was his in depth discussion on how we attach ourselves to beliefs that hinder our true growth and ability to be all that we truly are. 

The 5 Levels of Attachment are; 

1. The Authentic Self
2. Preference
3. Identification
4. Internalization
5. Fanaticism

Throughout reading this book where Don teaches you in depth about each individual level of attachment with real life scenarios as examples of how we become attached on that level, I was amazed at the level of wisdom he imparted in his heartfelt, and sincere words. You could tell from reading just what a deep belief he has in this Toltec wisdom, and that it is with love that he shares this wisdom with the world. 

Some of the levels; when read truthfully can make you feel like you are looking in a mirror and seeing something not very nice, but the warming, nourishing and soulful Don Miguel reassures us that this book is not a tool of judgement, it's purpose is not to show you how awful you are being or just how unspiritual you are.  

The Purpose of this book is AWARENESS, to raise your own awareness of how your reactions are governed and guided by your attachments. It is through your heightened awareness of how you are reacting, of which level you are vibrating on, that you hold the key in knowing the true you and by knowing the true you, you instantly recognise what level you truly desire to be vibrating on. With the acknowledgment of this, you are in your power station to shift your reactions so that you vibrate on a more suitable level for who you truly are. 

This book is amazingly handbag/briefcase/man-bag friendly and is ideal to carry with you when you are first learning about your attachment levels. 

Don Miguel has with this book alone left a legacy for future generations to come that will benefit them and their offspring when applied. ~ Dawn Brierley, Celestial Life Coach 

The wisdom is heartfelt, nurturing, guiding and honest. I would recommend this book even if you haven't read The Four Agreements, because the radical shifts in your awareness of self that result from the reading and application of the wisdom contained in this book is phenomenal. 

You can watch a 3 part video of Don Miguel about the Five Levels of Attachment Here  

The Five Levels of Attachment by Don Miguel Ruiz JR. 

Published by Hay House UK

RRP £12.99 

Hay House Price: £10.39