Power vs. Force: The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior by David R. Hawkins

Dr. Hawkins explores how “attractor” energies (mathematics from chaos theory) influence art, science, medicine and sports and examines the specific mechanisms leading to health and disease. He examines the quality of our institutions and discusses the nature of consciousness and the path to Enlightenment. All concepts are presented with exceptional clarity and lucidity, without any sign of pedantry. Finally, as the title of the book suggests, one may attain a quantitative understanding of the difference between Power and Force. This book is an absolute must for anyone searching for a better understanding of “how
reality works”.

Orloff, a psychiatrist who has appeared frequently on television and written an eponymous Guide to Intuitive Healing, here provides 10 detailed prescriptions for harnessing one’s “positive energy” to replace fatigue with physical and emotional vigor.

Her commonsense program includes pursuing an individual spiritual path, developing “true-to-self eroticism,” designing an energy-building diet and exercise plan, learning to celebrate laughter and protecting oneself from “energy vampires.” Along with practice exercises for following these prescriptions, each section ends with a public figure describing the ways that he or she uses Orloff’s methods.

This alternative-medicine self-help guide promises to teach you to help heal yourself and others using the body’s own natural energies. Building on such diverse concepts as acupuncture and therapeutic touch, Donna Eden lays out a practical framework in Energy Medicine for flushing out and recharging the body’s systems.

“This book will show you how to work with the electromagnetic and more subtle energies that give your body life,” Eden writes, along with her husband, psychologist David Feinstein. “These energies form the foundation of your health.”

A woman tells you, within minutes of meeting her, that she’s in a support group for incest victims. In theory, this woman is trying to recover from her childhood trauma, but in reality, Caroline Myss writes, she’s one of a growing army of people who practice “woundology,” the use of their pain and suffering to manipulate those around them. Myss first noticed this phenomenon in the late 1980s, and began to analyze why so many people seemed to choose to carry such painful problems so proudly through life, to define themselves by the awful things that had happened to them. She offers a program to use “symbolic power”–a deep, spiritual insight that surpasses any conjured by the conscious mind–to craft a genuine conclusion to the illness or injury.

We all come into this world with “Sacred Contracts,” according to bestselling author Caroline Myss. Some know it as a calling. Some see it as a life mission. “In short, a Sacred Contract is an agreement your soul makes before you are born,”  Myss explains. “You promise to do certain things for yourself, for others, and for divine purposes. Part of the Contract requires that you discover what you are meant to do.” Herein lies the rub. Decoding our Sacred Contract requires us to become fluent in the language of symbols and archetypes so that we can interpret dreams, understand the meaning behind “coincidences,” and learn to follow our intuition.

I recently read this (literally) ground-breaking book about the profound health effects of a very simple practice…letting your skin touch the earth. You’ve probably known instinctively how being in touch with the rhythms of nature impacts your health. This important book demonstrates why…and particularly the importance of being physically connected to the earth via our feet. Fascinating read; life-changing work.

Energetic Boundaries: Practical Protection and Renewal Skills for Healers, Therapists, and Sensitive People  by Karla McLaren

We all know that the physical surface of our bodies serves as a biological shield to protect us, but many are unaware that we also possess an energetic field of protection. On Energetic Boundaries, Karla McLaren – an empath and award-winning author who has spent years helping healers to protect and heal themselves – invites listeners to explore the unseen energy fields that exist between us, and how to diagnose and stabilize imbalances in the energetic dimension. Through 12 involving sessions of meditations, rituals, and many other proven practices, Karla McLaren teaches: how to create safe, effective energetic boundaries, ways to remain firmly grounded throughout interactions with other people, how to recognize when someone is using you as an “emotional shrine” and address the situation, spirit “hitchhikers” – perceiving and working with this common phenomenon of energetic  “invasion”, and specific meditations to use before and after a healing or counseling session for clearing energy, and more.

Synergia 2 CD set
Synergia is a cutting edge healing technology developed by Samantha St. Julian, Ph.D. Synergia draws upon the principles of quantum physics and the holographic nature of the universe, homeopathy, applied kinesiology to make corrections in the client’s field.  It is one of the most important modalities I use in my work with clients.  This set is a wonderful introduction to the work and it offers corrections right on the CDs so you can experience healing just from listening. For more information on Synergia or to purchase the CDs go to www.synergia.bz.
~KVS