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laurieb755 's review for:
The Chakras in Shamanic Practice: Eight Stages of Healing and Transformation
by Susan J. Wright
For a variety of reasons, it took me several months to read this book because I found it difficult to read. I was intrigued by the title, which relates slightly to the 200-hour yoga teacher training I am currently taking. One of my teachers is the author, and she gifted the book to those of us in the training who were interested. The book is autobiographical, and it was difficult to read about the intensity of experiences that my teacher went through; I've never read anything as moving to digest and where I've actually known the person involved.
Additionally, the book was difficult to read because it is so unlike anything I have read in the past. Historical fiction, mysteries, biographies, the occasional science fiction, those are more typically my reading appetite. I had to read this book slowly and in doses in order to not be overwhelmed by my teacher's experiences, as well as to appreciate the various stages of shamanic practice that are discussed and the activities to put them into practice. I did not try the activities because I do not have a need to do so, but I wanted to read about them to try and get a sense of the processes involved.
It is difficult for me to rate the book. I neither like it nor dislike it. I read it to become informed. However, it is well-written and for those who have a need I imagine this could be a helpful book for guiding an aching human psyche into a healed person.
Additionally, the book was difficult to read because it is so unlike anything I have read in the past. Historical fiction, mysteries, biographies, the occasional science fiction, those are more typically my reading appetite. I had to read this book slowly and in doses in order to not be overwhelmed by my teacher's experiences, as well as to appreciate the various stages of shamanic practice that are discussed and the activities to put them into practice. I did not try the activities because I do not have a need to do so, but I wanted to read about them to try and get a sense of the processes involved.
It is difficult for me to rate the book. I neither like it nor dislike it. I read it to become informed. However, it is well-written and for those who have a need I imagine this could be a helpful book for guiding an aching human psyche into a healed person.