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NATURAL HEALING
HERBS IN THE TREATMENT
OF CHILDREN
by Julian Scott and Teresa Barlow
Missouri: Churchill Livingstone, 2003, p/b, 334pp, £24.99.
Every parent interested in natural methods of health for their
children needs this book. Clearly written, yet detailed descriptions
of ways to diagnose and treat different patterns and stages of
childhood illnesses. All the knowledge at the hands of a professional,
explained for the caring layperson to learn from and apply. It
empowers, discusses causes, is clear and meticulous about cautions
and contraindications, gives helpful tips about the taking of
remedies, describes likely responses to treatment, and embraces
all the lifestyle elements in ‘holistic healing’. A
remarkable book, a landmark in our health culture.
FOODWISE: Understanding
what we eat and how it affects us
by Wendy E Cook
East Sussex: Clairview, 2003, p/b, 338pp, £16.99.
One-time wife of comedian Peter Cook and hostess to celebrities
offers the fruits of a deep study of good nutrition, which was
prompted when her daughter’s asthma failed to respond to
conventional treatments. A personal view of food and its effects
on health and consciousness. Puts the pros and cons of wheat and
dairy products and vegetarianism and emphasizes the importance
to health and welfare of pure food, organically produced.
THE POWER OF CRYSTALS
by Denise Whichello Brown
Leicester: Silverdale, 2002, h/b, 112pp, £11.99.
A comprehensive, balanced, illustrated, simple account of the
choosing and using of crystals and an A to Z of their healing
properties – offered as a back-up to intuitive selection.
A sound introduction.
THE HORMONE CONNECTION
by Gale Maleskey, Mary Kittle and
the Editors of Prevention Health Books for Women
London: Rodale, 2003, p/b, 494pp, £15.99.
A ‘crash course’ for women on hormones and how to get
and keep them balanced. Discusses conventional and complementary
forms of treatment and includes a resource guide.
ECOLOGY
THE LITTLE FOOD BOOK
by Craig Sams
Bristol: Alastair Sawday, 2003, p/b, 160pp, £6.99.
Dramatic information about what contemporary food production methods,
cooking and eating habits are doing to human health and animal
welfare world-wide. Presents the key information and arguments
in a concise, readable, accessible format. Should be to hand in
every home and passed around ever widening circles of those not
yet convinced. Author is Treasurer of the Soil Association.
BRINGING THE FOOD ECONOMY HOME: Local
alternatives to global agribusiness
by Helena Norberg-Hodge, Todd Merrifield,
Steven Gorelick London: Zed Books, 2002, p/b, 150pp, £13.95.
A revivifying read: written by three outstanding researchers and
campaigners for rebuilding local food economies. It shows the
benefits to be gained by farmers, consumers and the environment,
while documenting the downsides of global food production and
distribution. One of the important statements of our time.
SPIRITUAL PATHS
REALIZING CHANGE: Vipassana meditation
in action
by Ian Hetherington
Seattle: Vipassana Research Publications, 2003, p/b, 242pp, £15.95.
An outline description of the technique, based in the teaching
of SN Goenka (interviewed in Caduceus 59), and an anthology
of stories about the benefits of its application in individuals
and organizations, including prisons. To learn it you need a guide.
Lists of relevant courses, tapes, videos and books.
THE FINDHORN BOOKS OF:
UNCONDITIONAL LOVE
by Tony Mitton
MEDITATION
by Darren John Main
CONNECTING WITH NATURE
by John R Stowe
PRACTICAL SPIRITUALITY
by Kathy Gottberg
Scotland: Findhorn, 2003, p/b, 128pp each, £5.99 each.
First examples of an expanding collection. Each presents and analyses
its subject in a context of ordinary living and with the veracity
of personal experience and offers spiritual insights and exercises
for learning the practice. At once introductory and profound.
SACRED CEREMONY: How to create ceremonies
for healing, transitions and celebrations
by Steven D Farmer
California: Hay House, 2003, p/b, 262pp, £9.99.
The perennial struggle within religious and other communities
between those who cling to traditional forms and those who would
modify or oust them is about the need for ceremony and ritual,
custom and practice, to be ‘living’, to enshrine that
elusive Spirit which ‘bloweth where it listeth’. Impatience
at the tendency to ossification has led an increasingly secular
society virtually to eliminate reminders of the value and sacredness
of life. Here are persuasive arguments for the necessity of ceremony
and ritual as means of affirming the phases, seasons and values
of living and a wealth of principles and ideas for selecting what
to celebrate or let go and creating forms to capture significance
and meaning, both personal and universal.
HANDFASTING A practical guide
by Mary Neasham
Somerset: Green Magic, 2003, p/b, 152pp, £9.99.
Handfasting is the rite of marriage used by many Pagans. With
no set format or duration for the relationship, it leaves the
handfast to determine the parameters that feel appropriate for
their circumstances. This book includes a historical survey, some
modern examples and a detailed guide to preparing your own ceremony.
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CHRISTIAN HISTORY
THE CATACOMBS
by Greg Tricker and Johannes Steuck
Gloucestershire: Vox Humana, 2002, p/b, 76pp, £17.50.
Paintings and stone-carvings, with accompanying text, inspired
by the wall paintings in the catacombs; designed, successfully,
to reveal the freshness and universality of early Christian belief
and practice.
THE TEMPLARS AND THE GRAIL
by Karen Ralls
Illinois: Quest, 2003, p/b, 262pp, $22.95.
A factual history of the mediaeval Templar Order and a presentation
of its mythos, involving academic viewpoints and popular theories
and speculation. Informative and readable excursion into the ever-fascinating
world of quest, romance and mystical rites.
TRANSFORMATION
PRESENT MOMENT AWARENESS
by Shannon Duncan
California: New World, 2003, h/b, 138pp, $17.95.
A ‘now’ book in more ways than one, this suggests you
send for an electronic ‘focus tool’, devised by the
author – which will alert you randomly through the day to
‘stop and smell the roses’. Still, the book alone, drawing
on ancient wisdom and modern psychology offers practical exercises
for learning to live in the present. Chapters discuss the power
of the moment, the illusion of limitations, emotional presence
and reactivity. The style is lively and businesslike. A good example
of this increasingly common genre.
GETTING IN THE GAP
by Wayne W Dyer
California: Hay House, 2003, h/b, 90pp, £12.99.
Had it ever struck you that ‘listen’ can be rearranged
to read ‘silent’ or that ‘nowhere’ can be
read as ‘now here’? Using these two observations, Dyer
offers a route into what he calls the ‘gap’ – the
space between two thoughts, two words, two musical notes; where
lies the nothingness that is the source of everything; via simple
exercises and a guided meditation on CD. A lovely book and CD,
practical and profound.
SPIRITUAL ALCHEMY: How to transform your
life
by Christine Page
Saffron Walden: CW Daniel, 2003, p/b, 282pp, £12.99.
Combines ancient insights and modern science to help us reclaim
inner strength. Uses energy, alchemy, holograms, sacred sites,
numerology, the elements, and much more, to map and guide our
inner journey and provides relevant exercises. Makes bold connections
and packs a lot in. The author is a physician, homoeopath and
mystic – see her article in Caduceus issue 53.
MESSAGES FROM THOMAS: Raising psychic
children
by James F Twyman
Scotland: Findhorn, 2003, p/b, 224pp, £8.95.
Eighty messages from one of the psychic children of Bulgaria,
who were the subjects of Twyman’s earlier book Emissary
of Love: The psychic children speak to the world, and indications,
in articles and letters by people involved with other remarkable
children all over the world, that they are not unique; that many
contemporary children, including some of those diagnosed with
attention deficit and behavioural disorders, are actually heralds
of a new evolution of consciousness and that they bring lessons,
like the prophets of old, which we ignore at our peril.
HEALING
ENERGY HEALING FOR BEGINNERS: A step-by-step
guide to the basics of spiritual healing
by Ruth White
London: Piatkus, 2002, p/b, 202pp, £9.99.
I have been practising seriously for more than ten years, but
I still learned much from this excellent guide to hands-on work.
Covers recognizing healing potential, getting started, attuning,
scanning auras, sensing energy and using colour, crystals, fragrances
and sound. Includes sensitive discussion of the meaning of disease,
a list of conditions requiring medical referral and advice on
becoming a professional healer.
YOUR HANDS CAN HEAL YOU
by Stephen Co, Eric B Robins with
John Merryman
London: Bantam, 2003, p/b, 298pp, £10.99.
Help your body heal itself from physical, psychological and emotional
disorders, with an energy medicine method called Pranic Healing,
developed by Grandmaster Choa Kok Sui, a Chinese-Filipino spiritual
teacher and energy healer, after researching the root teachings
of yoga, chi kung and other esoteric traditions. Authors include
a practising urologist and surgeon. The book claims it is more
comprehensive than Reiki and Therapeutic Touch and easier to learn
and use than acupuncture. Nevertheless much of the underpinning
and many of the breathing and meditation practices are commonly
found in other forms of energy healing.
SELF HELP
HOW TO STOP SMOKING
by NetDoctor
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2003, p/b, 102pp, £6.99.
Part of a new ‘Help Yourself to Health’ series in association
with the web-site NetDoctor. Explains psychological and
physical implications of smoking and the workings of the tobacco
industry, with clear but not preachy arguments for giving up and
practical methods for coping with nicotine withdrawal, habit-breaking
and being a non-smoker. Says you need a good enough reason, rather
than will power, to do it.
BE YOUR OWN PSYCHIC
by Sherron Mayes
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2003, p/b, 296pp, £10.99.
A very sensible practical guide to developing clairvoyance, clairaudience,
clairsentience, mediumship and working with guides and to using
them responsibly to improve your quality of life and that of others.
The author, now a journalist, trained at the College of Psychic
Studies, practices mediumship and teaches psychic development.
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