The Healing Power of the Sacred Woman

Mind Body & Soul Ezine Book Review: The Healing Power of the Sacred Woman - Health, Creativity, and Fertility for the Soul by Christine R Page MD, paperback with b/w illustrations of 384 pages, $20.00 Kindle: $14.17 Published by Bear & Co

This information is comprehensive. It is also ideal for a young woman, as a gift for for a special event, maybe the onset of menstruation or a teenage birthday. It provides background of the international history of women, of goddesses across the world, there is also information on chakras, meridians, astrology, women's sexual organs and hormonal systems, sacred sexuality and women's cycles, sacred sites and more. Rituals are suggested, Ritual 1: for cleansing and purification, revitalising the womb with dragon energy, Ritual 2: health advice for alcohol, chemicals, obesity, exercise, etc., smoking, pesticides.  author received her medical degree at the University of London and is now living in California and provides many examples from her own practice. Ritual 3: surrendering into love with mother cow. Ritual 4: receiving inspiration from the Queen Bee, a channelled message from the Queen Bee. Ritual 5: giving birth to new waves of consciousness. The author is a qualified medical doctor. 

Kabbalistic Tarot

Mind Body & Soul Ezine Book Review: Kabbalistic Tarot - Hebraic Wisdom in the Major and Minor Arcana by Dovid Krafchow Published by Inner Traditions Paperback $14.95 www.jewishbohemian.com

Though a slim volume of 132 pages, the explanation is sufficient to perform readings using this method that the author considers is just an introduction. The information in the book includes the tarot's historical roots in terms of the Kabbalah. Krafchow is known as ‘the Jewish Bohemian‘ and has designed what I suggest is a very good teaching module for those who want to include a Kabbalistic perspective in their tarot readings.

Chakra Cards

Mind Body Soul Ezine Card Deck Review: Chakra Cards for Belief Change - The Healing InSight Method by Nikki Gresham-Record, published by Inner Traditions/Bear & Co. Boxed set of 56 cards plus instruction book, UK: £14.95, US: $19.99 https://nikkigreshamrecord.co.uk

The cards cover the main 7 chakra centres of the subtle body, with one card to represent each of the main chakras. These are followed by 7 further cards with aspects of each, to create balance and harmony using the basis of the Healing InSight Method. This was developed by the deck's creator, Nikki Graham-Record who is a spiritual healer, counselling psychologist and teacher of Reiki and Qigong. 

Energy & Spirit Oracle

Mind Body & Soul Ezine Card Deck Review: Energy & Spirit Oracle by Sandra Anne Taylor, boxed set of 44 cards and guidebook, published by Hay House. US $22.99 / Can $29.99 / £15.99

Sample card reading: 27 animal totems. Animal energy and powers. 27 animal totems. Animal energy and powers. 

Upright. This card reveals the presence of some powerful animal totems who want to share their unique energy with you. (Totems are natural objects or animals with which you feel a deep energetic connection) Any animal can become your totem if you see it repeatedly or if you feel a strong resonance with it. They bring spirit messages and bestow special energies that are unique to the animal. On this card, the leopard represents great personal power and grace. The owl shares wisdom and clairvoyance. Deer ‘medicine’ brings new perceptions and enhanced physical senses.The fox vibrates with sexual energy, fertility, and feminine expression. The hawk bears messages about your life purpose and visionary powers. From insects two elephants, the world is filled with endless examples of helpful energies from nature. Be open to their many blessings. 

In Dreams Oracle Deck & Guidebook

Mind Body & Soul Ezine Deck Review: In Dreams Oracle Deck & Guidebook by Boris Indrikov. Published by US Games Systems Inc. Boxed set of 41 cards and Information book.

Card Sample: No. 36 Dream Earth: Material World. Talk about your dreams. The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power. Mary Pickford. The Russian artist, Boris Indrikov’s futuristic artwork is influenced by European Renaissance paintings (14th & 15th century). He wanted to create a simple and accessible oracle deck! There are 41 cards, 4 categories of 10 plus a Joker. The 40 cards are also divided into 4 suits of Air (blue), Fire (red), Water (green) and Yellow (earth). Don’t expect ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answers to your questions. 

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Gateway of Light Activation Oracle

Mind Body & Soul Card Deck Review: Gateway of Light Activation Oracle by Kyle Gray, Boxed set of 44 cards and booklet. US: $19.99  CAN: $25.99  UK: £15.99 Published by Hay House. Artist: Jennifer Hawkyard. 

Words from the box lid:  As above, so below. So within, as without. Connections to heaven and Earth through the Stargate of your heart.

From the card base: I come forth from within the light of Source. Thank you for standing at the forefront of my heart and mind. Thank you for activating the ancient wisdom of my soul. I welcome the support of heaven, Earth, the stars, light beings, and beyond. And so it is.

A star gate is a portal, a window, a gateway to connect with divine guidance, whether from your higher self or from Otherworldly beings that offer a mirror to what is already within you. Each card is a gateway that uncovers a message and is a tool to remind you of your power and knowledge. You will be guided to choose a card which will switch on ancient wisdom. This is the activation, the awakening to your spiritual ascension and the unlocking of your power. 

Ancestor Spirit Oracle Cards

Mind, Body & Soul Ezine Card Deck Review: Ancestor Spirit Oracle Cards by Jade-Sky, illustrated by Belinda Morris, boxed set of 43 cards and guidebook. Published by Blue Angel Publishing, £17.99

The deck provides 43 different ancestor possibilities from many different countries, times and cultures, providing wisdom and learning. The guidebook provides information on how to use the cards. Each card has an image, title, subtitle, ancestral reading, channelled message and a divinatory meaning. 

Wisdom of the Golden Path Oracle

Mind, Body & Soul Ezine Card Deck Review: Wisdom of the Golden Path Oracle by Toni Carmine Salerno, artwork by Yuehui Tang, 45 cards and information booklet in pack Published by Blue Angel Publishing. 

You are invited to 'see things from a higher perspective' and receive personal guidance and also use the cards to read for others. There are positive messages and affirmations. Toni Carmine Salerno has produced a large number of card decks through the Blue Angel publishing house of Australia. He is an author and has also produced mind body spirit CDs and is an artist in his own right. 

Dream Goddess Empowerment Cards

Mind Body & Soul Ezine Card Deck Review: Dream Goddess Empowerment Cards by Kelly Sullivan Walden, published by Blue Angel Publishing, 55 printed cards in a box, size 4.5cm x 10cm. 

Each card carries a goddess name and function and a 30 word message. The instructions are to choose a card and meditate upon the message before sleep or to close your eyes, breathe deeply, shuffle, and imagine you are basking in a field of unconditional love with wise female energies surrounding you. Read the card and imagine the goddess is whispering the message into your ear. Only 20 words per card. I missed card artwork! Ideal for beginners! I am sending one of these in the post with my Xmas cards!

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Living Shamanism Book Review

Mind Body & Soul Ezine Book Review: Living Shamanism - Unveiling the Mystery by Julie Dollman Published by Moon Books - Paperback Price £8.27 Kindle Price £6.11 177 pages. 
The author, Julie Dollman, trained in the core shamanic practices of the Q'ero Indians of the Peruvian Andes, and is a graduate of the Four Winds Society. She introduces the reader to her personal understanding of shamanism and specific practices are described by the Four Winds Society and of Peruvian shamanism. We are offered practical methods to uncover our 'core wounds', to help us to let go of our past hurts and find the 'right relationship' with others, ourselves and our environment.

The Wild Goddess Oracle

Mind Body & Soul Ezine Card Deck Review: The Wild Goddess Oracle - Divination and Ritual for Living an Empowered Life by Amy Zerner & Monte Farber. Set of Oracle Cards & Guidebook. Published by Voyager Press. US $30. UK £18. Can $39.

These are 52 cards with a guidebook in a high quality presentation box. The card images of the cards in the book are full colour and extra large. Amy Zerner provides the artwork with beautiful paper collages and Monte Farber provides the excellent accompanying book text. It is a follow up to “Goddess Guide Me”. This oracle can be used for self reading or to read for others. It is ideal for self development and described as a “portable temple” and a “spiritual power tool”.

Wisdom of Hafiz

Mind Body & Soul Ezine Car Deck Review: Wisdom of Hafiz - An Art Oracle Deck with Poetic Renderings by Daniel Ladinsky, Art by Silas Toball, Oracle by Angi Sullins. Published by US Games Systems Inc., on 11th July, 2022 Boxed set of 45 cards (9cm x 13.5cm) and full colour guidebook. $23.95 : £17.99 

“We’re all just walking each other home.”

Sufi poet Hafiz takes centre stage with the theme of this charming deck with a Persian influence. Cards are presented in a magnetic closure box, the cards edged with gold leaf. Information is provided on Hafiz, and how this deck was created, how to use the deck. Each card has an image, number and title. The guidebook provides additional subtitle and 60 words of good advice for each card. 

Tarot Nuages

Mind Body & Soul Ezine Card Deck Review: Tarot Nuages By Gniedmann, published by US Games, 79 cards with accompanying booklet. £17.99 19th April 2022

Based on the Marseilles Tarot - you will be able to read from these cards if you are a tarot reader, so don’t be put off! This is a terrific deck! Witty, creative, unusual, snazzy! You can give a serious reading, but make your clients laugh when applicable! I’ve used these cards and been able to draw my clients’ attention to the funny motifs within the cards! 

This is a concept deck, a story that takes place within a turreted, royal town that is both ancient and modern, real and imaginary, fun and serious, tarot archetypes and fantasy people! The Majors have their titles and number and image, and we find in the booklet, names for these strange looking characters. The Minors are Wands, Chalices, Swords and Coins with Court Cards of Page, Knight, Queen and King all with new Nuages names. 

The Arcanas of the Star

Mind Body & Soul Ezine Card Samples of: Les Arcanes de L'Etoile By Philippe Rouchier, 22 cards plus white general explanation booklet in French and English
Published by Quo Vadis, Author’s website: http://www.philippe-rouchier.com/ 

‘The Arcanas of the Star’ Tarot card pack contains colour artwork designs of the Major tarot concepts. The figurative images are ultra modern and highly stylised and many carry an interesting gender and conceptual ambiguity which allows deep expression of the imagination and intuition. The cards have black backs with a yellow central circle within a geometric design of a star. 

The pack also contains a 42 page explanatory booklet written in both French and English of traditional upright card concepts. The card sequence is non-standard, card 8 is Justice and card 11 is Strength.  There is a suggested spread of ten cards and questions are provided to assist the reader. I used this ten card suggested spread for a simplified and personal interpretation.

Philippe Rouchier is an artistic director and designer for cinema and TV and is a published novelist. He specialises in producing elegant images. This is his third major arcana tarot deck, ‘Eye of Myrrdin’ and ‘The Tarot of the Storm’ being previous major arcana decks. Philippe Rouchier says of the tarot “For me, the answers to our questions are not somewhere else, but in ourselves. And the tarot is a tool to help us to understand ourselves.”

The English Magic Tarot

Mind Body & Soul Ezine card deck review: The English Magic Tarot, boxed set of guidebook (160 pages) plus 45 cards published by Red Wheel/Weiser £19.99. Written by Andy Letcher, with art by Rex Van Ryn and Stephen Dooley (Rex provided the pencil sketches and Steve the inking and colouring). Foreword by Philip Carr-Gomm. 
Card size: 7cm x 12cm

"It is human nature to create self-serving beliefs!"

 

With this deck, we enter the time from Henry VIII to the Restoration. We have dealings with the great minds of that time, Dr John Dee, John Aubrey and Sir Isaac Newton. 

Touchstone Tarot

Mind Body & Soul Ezine Card Deck Review: Touchstone Tarot by Kat Black, published by US Games Systems. Boxed set of cards and guidebook. £22.99

One goes on learning from this deck and enjoying studying and recognising the origin of the Baroque and Renaissance era images in museums and art galleries. At the back of the guidebook, the artwork, artist and their galleries are given. There are lots of symbols in these cards and I find the figures speak and have interesting backgrounds. You can choose a card for the day, a 3 card spread of Past Present Future, the Celtic Cross of 10 cards, of the Love Knot Spread of 8 cards. 

Pocket Book of Mindfulness

 Mind Body & Soul Ezine Book Review: The Pocket Book of Mindfulness - Live in the Moment and Reduce Stress, published by Arcturus.

Explanations of mindfulness and how it helps us to be aware, confident and clear, in relations with others and with ourself. Using quotes from across the world and throughout all time, e.g., Barach Obama, Dalai Lama, Thich Nhat Hahn and other great thinkers who provide words of wisdom and kindness, proverbs, etc., about how the world is and how to survive it. Challenge what you are told! There is an exception to every rule.

Ethical Living Book Review

Mind Body & Soul Ezine Book Review: Ethical Living - A Rough Guide to Low Carbon Living and Responsible Shopping by Duncan Clark.

This is a very well presented guide on how to get involved with the modern ecology movement with conservation, preservation, managing your energy use, food purchases, chemicals, clothing, money, transport, biodiversity, waste and recycling, reducing pollution, etc.

Nine Ways to Charm A Dryad

Mind Body & Soul Ezine Book Review: Nine Ways to Charm a Dryad - A Magical Adventure to Connect to the Spirit of Trees by Penny Billington, 296 pages, Quality paperback £13.99 Published by Llewellyn Books.

Written by Penny Billington, Editor of the Bards, Ovates & Druids magazine, Touchstone. The author is well qualified to write this valuable workbook on connecting to trees through meditations, exercises, atunements, and creative projects. Each year, we are learning more about the intelligent life of trees, their importance to our planet and our health. With vast acres of trees under threat around the world, the knowledge in this book will help them - and us - survive and thrive. I am recommending Nine Ways to Charm a Dryad for young people to learn about the magic and beauty of trees and improve their appreciation of nature and the landscape. This is a good outdoors pursuit that everyone can take part in. The book is excellent value for money and has some lovely drawings within the text. I am also recommending it for anyone who is needing to heal from physical or psychological illness and improve their health. 

 

Oracle of Mystical Moments

Mind Body & Soul Ezine Card Deck Review: Oracle of Mystical Moments by Catrin Welz-Stein. Published by US Games Systems Inc. Boxed set of cards and guidebook. 

An attractive box with silvered scrolls, we have 52 cards and a guidebook in the pack. The artist uses vintage paintings for inspiration and she uses her imagination to create extraordinary scenes with fascinating figures and symbols, mostly of young women, so this might affect readers who read for older women or males. An inexperienced reader might not find it easy to intuit a message from these cards, so I’m suggesting experienced readers and young women for this deck. You are invited to pick a card for daily guidance on a specific question. The card provides a number, title and image and in the text there are a few keywords and 60 words that describe the image on each card.

The Dead Sea Scrolls Deception

Mind Body Soul Ezine Book Review: The Dead Sea Scrolls Deception -  by Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh. 

This is the story of 800 ancient scrolls which were hidden in caves near the Dead Sea and discovered in 1940s and 50s. The two writers, since deceased, describe the convoluted and bitter battle that took place after their discovery. Rival groups of scholars included a group who concealEd access to the scrolls for 40 years incase they shed questions upon the established Vatican line and presented a new account of the earliest origins of Christianity.

Pendulum Magic

Mind Body & Soul Ezine Book Review: Pendulum Magic for Beginners  -Power to Achieve All Goals by Richard Webster Paperback £13.50 288 pages Published by Llewellyn Worldwide Author website: http://www.richardwebster.co.nz/

Richard Webster has written over twenty books about psychic subjects and his experienced and comfortable style is perfect for ‘easy to understand’ books for beginners. Published by the specialist publishing house, Llewellyn Worldwide, it has all the hallmarks of the best book on the subject of pendulum dowsing on the market today.

Movement Medicine

Mind Body & Soul Ezine Book Review : Movement Medicine - How  to Awaken, Dance and Live Your Dreams By Susannah and Ya’Acov Darling Khan Paperback £10.99 Published by Hay House
Website: http://www.schoolofmovementmedicine.com/

We have seen the paintings of the dancing girls of ancient Egypt and we know that King David danced before the Ark of the Covenant, so it is with acceptance that we take a modern journey of the dance of life that connects us with the movement of all life

The Tarot Masters

Mind Body & Soul Ezine Book Review: The Tarot Masters - Insights from the World's Leading Tarot Experts, Edited by Kim Arnold, Published by Hay House, paperback, 156 pages £9.99 

The Magian Tarok

Mind Body and Soul Ezine Book Review: The Magian Tarok - The Origins of the Tarot in the Mithraism and Hermetic Traditions by Stephen E Flowers PhD, images by Amber Rae Broderick.  3rd Revised and Expanded Edition 2019, published by Bear & Co. Author website: https://seekthemystery.com

"To master the Fruit, know the Root"

The author, Professor Flowers has written 24 books and is a scholar of Indo-European religions and languages. He  holds a Doctorate in Germanic Languages and Mediaeval Studies from University of Texas at Austin, and studied the History of Occultism at University of Gottingen, Germany.

This dissertation takes a fresh look at the tarot work of Sigurd Agrell (1881-1937), a Swedish philologist and professor who worked in 1920s and 1930s. It traces the historical roots and mythology of the tarot to the Stoeicheia, a mysterious 22 letter Roman oracular alphabet used as a template for the major arcana, quite possibly used in Mithraism initiation and teaching of the Magi.
 A chapter is given to the Magic Disk of Pergamum.

Ancient Spirit Rising

Mind Body & Soul Ezine Book Review: Ancient Spirit Rising - Reclaiming Your Roots and Restoring Earth Community by Pegi Eyers, published by Stone Circle Press. Website: http://www.stonecirclepress.com/

Academic yet readable description of outlawed Anglo Settlers/colonizers/the dominant culture oppressed native peoples of the Americas and indigenous spirituality, language, ceremonies, fashions, rituals, songs, handicrafts and traditions that were handed down through the generations.  Now, when First Nation (Native Americans) try to research and recover their valuable heritage, they find it has been badly imitated, stolen and distorted by white colonizers, without acquiring permission for Indigenous Tribal Peoples’ intellectual property rights, material owned by the Indigenous Tribes that was faithfully given to them by their Ancestors for their protection and wellbeing. To take the wisdom of these ancient and sophisticated indigenous tribes for personal gain, only repeats past colonial abuses. ‘Cultural appropriation’ takes from Indigenous tribes who were cruelly treated for generations and continues and exacerbated the violations, as is ignorant and destructive. First Nations are saying "find your own ancestral traditions" - don't take and corrupt ours!

Adventures in Eco-therapy

Mind Body & Soul Ezine Book Review: Acorns Among the Grass - Adventures in Eco-therapy By Caroline Brazier Published by: O Books Paperback price: £11.69 Kindle price: £5.14 248 pages Author’s website: http://amidatrust.ning.com/profile/carolinebrazier

Caroline Brazier is a psychotherapist and Buddhist, and author of a number of books on Buddhist psychology and Other-Centred therapeutic approaches. In her latest book she explores the possibilities that Deep Ecology and Buddhist psychology offer for healing the human psyche in nature as she writes about her experiences leading a week-long summer eco-therapy retreat in the heart of rural France, weaving into the narrative other relevant experiences both before and after this key period. She offers her book as “a scattering of acorns, thrown out by the wind into the long grass,” expressing the hope that some of them may sprout and grow.

50 Meditation Ideas

Mind Body & Soul Ezine Card Deck Review: 'The Meditation Deck - 50 simple meditations for everyday' by Madonna Gauding £12.99 published by Octopus Books. Flip top high quality card box containing 50 well produced cards with one side showing a photograph style image and overleaf meditation suggestions. 

Information covers What is meditation? Why meditate? How to start and other tips. Cards are divided into 6 sections, each section has a different colour: Living Mindfully; Calming and Centring; Healing Body, Mind and Spirit; Love and Compassion; Problem Solving; Connecting to the Divine, all meditation suggestions have 4 steps to assist and a suggestion as to when to use that particular card.

The Goddess Pages

Mind Body & Soul Ezine Book Review The Goddess Pages - A Divine Guide to Finding Love and Happiness by Laurie Sue Brockway, paperback 321 pages £14.76 published by Llewelyn Worldwide www.GoddessFriends.com

We are invited to 'Discover the Divine Within' with this interfaith minister who has written several books. The Goddess Pages details ways to work with a number of different aspects of the divine feminine with rituals, offerings, chants, affirmations and practices such as letter writing, for transformation, healing, guidance and direction. The contents are divided into 6 sections, beginning with a test of Goddess IQ. Then we have a section to reclaim our Goddess nature, work with Goddesses of self empowerment, strength, love and romance, family life and relationships, work and finance and play and lightheartedness. Each Goddess helps with reclaiming female power, confidence and happiness.

Popular Culture Magic 2.0

Popular Culture Magic 2.0 by Taylor Ellwood and Storm Constantine is published by Megalithica Books in paperback. This is a thinking person’s informative guide to everything you ever wanted to know about popular culture and how it is used for ‘magical’ purposes.

Cartoon, video game, book and film super heros have an obsessed fan base that incorporates the clothes, music, vocabulary and tastes of their idols into their everyday life. Characters from Star Trek, Star Wars, Harry Potter, Buffy, are examples.

The book, which has been described as a grimoire, takes an intellectual approach to this phenomenon which is similar to the Tibetan creation of the 'tulpa''. When a fan fixates on their chosen icon, they often take on board an entire corporate brand, such as with Disney for instance, with portrayals of the character in theme parks, games, advertising, toys and other marketing outlets. Groups and networks are created where ideas are shared, meetings and conventions can be part of the experience. A fantasy world attracts new aspects of life previously unknown and unexplored. Popular culture has mushroomed with modern technology, and it influences our modern world beyond that which we might fail to realise.

Camilla Damkjaer - Homemade Academic Circus

Mind Body & Soul Ezine Book Review: Homemade Academic Circus - Idiosyncratically Embodied Explorations into Research in the Arts and Circus by Camilla Damkjaer PhD, paperback 224 pages £12.99, Kindle: £8.39 published by Iff Books. 

This is a cause celebre for I assume, the throw and catch of the trapeze, the precariousness of the hire wire, the impressive strength and flexibility of the acrobat and some clever plate spinning. Perhaps the most important - and the most ancient aspect of the circus - is the light-hearted energy of the clown, perhaps included by the author as one of her alter-egos. There are no certificates required to demonstrate a highly complex skill but the circus is as mystifying as it is breath-taking, and acts that look easy may require many years of patient and immensely hard work. 

Sun Signs, Houses & Healing

Mind Body & Soul Ezine Book Review: Sun Signs, Houses & Healing - Build Resilience & Transform Your Life through Astrology by Carmen Turner-Schott, Published by Llewellyn Books in paperback US $16.99 : CAN $23.99 : U.K. £13.99 

The author is an astrologer, a practicing clinical social worker and psychotherapist. She works in the speciality of sexual assault prevention and with victims of trauma. 

This book is principally for beginners. There are three main lessons that are focused on: Building resilience, finding healing and transforming life and well-being.  How to use your birth chart, the Zodiac signs, the planets, the houses are all explained. 

Breaking Chains

Mind Body & Soul Ezine Book Review: Breaking Chains - The Evolution of the Black Madonna by Nic Phillips published by Avalonia Books. Paperback: US $24.99 U.K. £14.99 Kindle: £5.99

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 The Black Madonna had a mysterious relevance after appearing some thousand years ago. Many have studied her and written books about her myths and miracles. This is the first I have come across that offers an exclusive explanation of her cultural background and associations. It’s an interesting personal understanding by Nic Phillips, who explains their history and their connection with ancient goddesses including mother, dark and pagan goddesses, such as Kali, Vodou Lwa Ezili Danto, Orishas, and others. He covers specifically Our Lady of the Pillar, Częstochowa, Guadeloupe, Montserrat, and also others that are less well known from across the world. 

Past Lives Oracle Cards Review

Mind Body & Soul Ezine Card Review: Past Life Oracle Cards by Doreen Virtue and Brian L Weiss, a 44 card deck and guidebook Published by Hay House £13.99

Top quality card stock, in common with all Hay House card decks; good strong lift off top box with well laminated cards with gold leaf edges. The cards have images of archetypal photographs in soft sepia tones, with titles such as Trust and Faith (a stone angel in shadow with the sun behind the wing), Biblical (Man with cotton head-dress with cotton smock using a wooden mallet and metal tool to make a rough hewn table) Celtic (a stone celtic cross with a stone arch in the background and Egypt (a pyramid). Information in the booklet about how the cards aid recall and to help to heal key memories or negative patterns and to confirm what is suspected or what might have occurred, and allow work to proceed on unfinished business. When compassion is felt for others, this lets you know that your soul journey is progressing. The method is based on magnetic resonance so that any question will attract the most accurate card for the time of the reading. Information on how to choose a card, ask a question, prepare for a reading, etc., is provided and a one or three card layout can reveal all that is required. Numerology, colouring, letters and number vibrations are involved and can be part of a suggested meditation on the cards.

Christiane Northrup MD Oracle Deck

Mind Body & Soul Ezine Card Deck Review: Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom Oracle Cards by Christiane Northrup MD published by Hay House, boxed set of 50 cards plus an information booklet. www.drnorthrup.com

New York Times best-selling author, Christiane Northrup is an Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of Vermont women's health expert and also has a paperback available with the same title as this card deck along with many CDs and audio materials. 

The deck has five suits which focus on Key Life areas: Fertility & Creativity; Partnership; Nurturance/Self Care; Self-Expression; Enlightened Heart & Mind. 
Each of these 5 suits contain 10 Developmental Steps: Imagine/Allow; Prepare; Flexibility Within Structure; Hierarchy vs. Partnership; Risk vs. Safety; Active vs. Passive; Channel Clearly; Regroup; Complete & Move On. Each card has 50-100 word message on the topic which is young at heart and sensible. Information on how to best use the cards, with spreads for daily guidance or to take a card before bed. Other spreads offer 4 cards for a simple relationship reading, 4 cards for life purpose, 5 cards for guidance, 7 cards for relationship, 7 cards for guidance on group or family dynamics, for current family dynamics as many as you like, 5 cards for individual family members, 7 card abundance spread, 7 for health and healing, 17 for chakras, 4 for conditional health matters and there is a one month guidance calendar. Pretty pastel cards designed by self-taught Jena DellaGrottaglia. 

World State and World Constitution Book Reviews

Mind Body & Soul Ezine Book Review: World Constitution - Constitution for the United Federation of the World by Nicholas Hagger, paperback:£8.99 Kindle: £8.39 Visit: http://www.nicholashagger.co.uk/

Published under the genre of Political Science, Nicholas Hagger is an award winning author and writes prolifically in several academic fields, such as poetry, philosophy and history. He sees the USA as being founded on particular principles that lend themselves to the creation of a federation of countries that will address the vital issues of war, poverty and disease. A structure of rights and freedoms would be guaranteed to all world citizens under a replacement of the United Nations. This book describes a possible blueprint that the author has drawn up for politicians to discuss and possibly follow. This is a companion volume to the book below titled 'World State'. 

Tibetan Buddhism Meditation Deck

Mind Body & Soul Ezine Card Deck Review: Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Deck, 52 inspirational cards £12.99 published by Watkins Publishing.

The box becomes an easel to display the card chosen, a novel and delightful innovation. You are instructed to choose a card at random, relax and meditate. There are 4 themes. A little white leaflet inside explains how to use the cards for insight and ritual, meditation, tantra and compassionate wisdom. Explanations about meditation and Tibetan practice are included and a Tibetan prayer is provided. Useful deck for those interested in meditation, Tibetan Buddhism and working with cards for insight. A great first deck!

Samples of the messages on the back of the cards:

The spiritually immature think of themselves alone, the Buddhas think only of others. 

The Secret American Destiny

Mind, Body & Spirit Ezine Book Review: The Secret American Destiny - The Hidden Order of the Universe and the Seven Disciplines of World Culture by Nicholas Hagger, published by Watkins Publishing, 300 pages, £12.99

Nicholas Hagger is an award winning author and an exert on ‘universalism’ - the study of all activities of humanity including politics, history, international relations, philosophy, sciences, religion and culture. 

The Integrated Self

Mind Body & Soul Ezine Book Review: The Integrated Self: A Holistic Approach to Spirituality and Mental Health Practice By Louis F Kavar Paperback: £8.99 Kindle: £6.58 Pages: 86

Author’s website: http://www.loukavar.com/

The Reverend Dr Louis Kavar is an ordained minister of religion, spiritual director, hypnotherapist and counselling psychologist. He works as an educator in the field of counselling and spirituality in the United States. He has travelled throughout the United States and globally in his pedagogic role.

Dr Kavar’s book posits an integrative approach towards spirituality and psychological practice. It offers a holistic framework encompassing mind, body and soul. It is primarily intended for mental health practitioners who are working directly with patients and offering psychological therapy.

The Healing Power of the Sacred Woman

 

Mind Body and Soul Ezine Book Review: The Healing Power of the Sacred Woman - Health, Creativity, and Fertility for the Soul by Christine R Page MD, book with b/w illustrations of 384 pages, published by Bear & Co.

Pirate Tarot & Game

Mind Body & Soul Ezine Card Deck Review: Pirate Tarot by Lucas Amodio and artist Liz Harper known as Galindorf. Set of 78 cards plus leaflet insert. Published by Schiffer Books/REDFeather, £14.99 

Re-titles of Major Arcana cards: The Chirurgeon, The Figurehead, The Bosun, The Winds, The Plank! Scenes from the high seas engraved on cherry wood, these woodcuts are like 'Happy Families' for the buccaneering, sailing and pirating classes. In the genre of Ireland's Grace O'Malley, Mary Reid and Anne Bonney, who disguised as men, sailed the seas as pirates, women also feature in this deck! Pugnose Pete and Bloody Mary are there within the images! Many of the Major Arcana cards are re-titled. There are 4 suits with Flintlocks, Cutlasses, Mugs and Coins, the court cards are Cabin Boys, First Mates, Lady-Captains and Captains!

Improving Spiritual Partnerships

Mind Body & Soul Ezine Book Review: Spiritual Partnership - The Journey to Authentic Power by Gary Zukav UK Paperback £12.99 Published by Rider Books

Gary Zukav is a graduate from Harvard, the most prestigious university in the US, and he served as a soldier in the Vietnam War. He has described how addictions affected his early life and this created a subsequent search for personal development that has taken him on a journey that especially examines power issues within relationships. 

Healing With Past Life Therapy

Mind Body & Soul Ezine Book Review: Healing With Past Life Therapy - Transformational Journeys through Tme and Space by Lorraine Flaherty, published by Findhorn Press, www.innerjourneys.co.uk

Lorraine Flaherty uses her Inner Freedom Therapy which she formulated and is the basis for this self help guide on past life regression. Using the story of the Wizard of Oz as a metaphor for personal healing, she provides exercises, transcripts of her clients sessions, etc., to help you discover your life purpose, reach your full potential, definite your future and other evaluable explorations of the self. This is an indepth book, written by an author using eclectic methods, such as NLP, inner child work, spirit attachments, and therefore has considerable knowledge of the subject matter.

Matrix Healing

Mind Body & Spirit Ezine Book Review: Matrix Healing - Discover Your Greatest Health Potential Through the Power of Kabbalah by Raphael Kellman MD with forward by Larry Dossey, published by Transworld, paperback 270 pages £7.99

"Our material world hides an unseen world of great potential for healing"
Matrix - mother; source; origin; womb

Sivananda Buried Yoga

Mind Body & Soul Ezine Book Review: Sivananda Buried Yoga By Yogi Manmoyanand
Published by O-Books 308 pages: Paperback price £9.99 Author’s website: http://yogavillage.org/teacher.html
Sivananda Buried Yoga is a personal journey by Yogi Manmoyanand and explains his explorations and discoveries of yoga in the format of the Yoga Sutras including Vedantic, Sankhya and Tantric methods. The author describes it as 'the never-before-told-reality of yoga'. 

Today's Journey Tarot Meditations

Mind Body & Soul Ezine Book Review: Tarot Meditations - A Journey for Self Discovery by Expanding Dimensions. Published by R C Linnell Publishing Paperback $14.95. http://www.todaysjourneytarot.com/

The book provides information on how to use it. A progression of steps to light meditation is suggested. It provides small black and white scans of the 'Today's Journey Tarot' deck (illustration by Christopher Wilkey) and suggestions and questions to incite contemplation: 
a 20-40 word explanation of each card
a one word suggestion to contemplate 
a short question to ask yourself
a short sentence to tell yourself something positive
and a short instruction or life tip
10 of the 78 cards carry a short meditation

Titania's Spell Cards

Mind, Body & Soul Ezine Card Deck Review: Titania's Spell Cards published by Quadrille are in a quality strong box which is covered in velvet. Each card deck contains 64 cards and has a different colour velvet. An image on one side and a spell or message on the other. Place a card under your pillow at night or light a candle for a true wish to develop. Red for Love & Success: Take a pin and push it through a candle, making sure it goes through the wick. As you do this say “Tis not only this candle I mean to stick, but .....’s heart I mean to prick. Whether ..... is waking or sleeping, may ...... be open in his heart to speaking.”

Whenever you see a rainbow, touch the colours of the rainbow with items of that colour around you saying “Red for the brilliance of our attraction, orange for the joy of our company together, yellow for the marriage of our intelligent minds, green for the healing we give to each other, blue for the loyalty we bestow together, indigo for the exotic flame we share, violent for our passionate love together. We are a rainbow of love. Different colours, hues and intensity blended together. May our differences always make harmony. May every rainbow in the world bless our love. 

Angel Card packs by Angela McGerr

Mind Body & Soul Ezine Card Review: Gold and Silver Guardian Angels By Angela McGerr Set of book and 144 small cards, Published by Quadrille £12.99 Author’s website: www.angelamcgerr.com

This deck is designed to help make contact with angels and invite them into your daily life, to enrich you, balance your life, and provide harmony and integration in your relationships. The book provides a page for each of the named angels, their attributes and powers, written in the first person. Each of the cards carry an angel’s name and a message. For instance from the Golden Guardians 'Eth – Manage your time more effectively' or 'Zadkiel – Hold fast to your integrity and principles'. From the Silver Guardians, ‘Adiel - Allow a certain situation to wind down’ or 'Barakiel – Show sensitivity and understanding to others'. From the Key to Balance Cards, 'The Key is Monday and Hope' and 'The Key is silver and the power of the full moon'. There are 48 Golden Guardians, 48 Silver Guardians and 48 Key to Balance Cards. 

‘Simplicity’ Made Easy by Jennifer Kavanagh

Jennifer Kavanagh has run a community centre in London’s East End, worked with street homeless people and refugees, set up a microcredit programme in London, and worked as a research associate for the Prison Reform Trust. She currently sets up microcredit programmes in Africa and facilitates conflict resolution workshops for Alternatives to Violence (AVP), both in prison and in the community. Since selling her business, after a year’s travel round the world in 2001/2, Jennifer found that she did not want her flat or most of its furniture, and has felt liberated by letting go of many of her possessions. Although she now lives in central London, her flat is small and quiet: an urban retreat, with an occasional glimpse of the stars. Jennifer finds balancing an active life with a pull towards contemplation provides a continuing and fruitful challenge. As she writes, “Life in the world is about a series of balances: of the life within and the outside world; inner experience and outward witness, plenitude and the void”.