Review: Palmistry, Orion Plain and Simple by Sasha Fenton

4 stars for Palmistry, Orion Plain and Simple by Sasha Fenton.

This book covers the basics of hand reading. It shows us how easy it is to read hands for fun and to weigh someone up without their knowledge.

Now that I have finished reading this palmistry book, it may be interesting to practice on my friends to see how accurate I can get to their characters, goals, objectives or even long term destiny. I may even be able to impress them with my hands reading knowledge.

Review: Chakras, Orion Plain and Simple by Sasha Fenton

4 stars for Chakras, Orion Plain and Simple by Sasha Fenton.

I have always been interested to read up on Chakras. This introductory book, plain and simple, is exactly what I need.

What are chakras?
Chakras are invisible energy points in our bodies. They are very much like aura which is an invisible result of our body's energy.

Why chakras?
Many considered Chakras to be a very ancient form of survival mechanism that exists in all animals and human beings. The chakras keep our life force moving throughout our bodies. When this important energy is blocked, the result is illness, both physical and emotional. Thus, it is necessary to understand what each chakra represents so that we can focus our healing efforts on the proper chakra. By identifying chakras that need to be cleared, balanced, aligned, mended and healed, we can hasten the healing process on top of conventional treatment and in turn, maintain health and vitality.

This book is divided into four parts.

Part One explains Chakras and how to work with them.

Part Two discusses the physical and emotional systems governed by each of the seven chakras, mainly:

- the base chakra
- the sacral chakra
- the solar plexus chakra
- the heart chakra
- the throat chakra
- the brow (third eye) chakra
- the crown chakra

Part Three is about chakra healing and Part Four is on additional chakras, that is, those beyond the seven chakras mentioned above.

I will recommend this book to those of you who have an inkling of what chakras are and still keen to find out more. Chakras, Orion Plain and Simple is easy to read and understand. I hope you will enjoy it as much as I did.

Review: Numerology, Orion Plain and Simple by Anne Christie

4 stars for Numerology, Orion Plain and Simple by Anne Christie.

I always have this notion that numbers are boring stuff. But this book makes me think otherwise. It gives a good introduction to the fascinating study of numerology and provides us with some tools to understand ourselves as well as others.

Numerology can be scientific but it can also be simple and fun as it enables us to pinpoint areas that we can work on for our personal growth. One does not have to be a Mathematician nor possess any special talent to understand the use of numbers and keywords for numerology.

There are many variations on getting the numbers, depending on the name you usually call yourself, or your full birth name, or your date of birth.

To name a few, the reading on numbers include:
- name number
- personality number
- heart number
- life path number
- destiny number
- karmic number

While it is fun to calculate the numbers and read up on its interpretation, it will not do any good to become obsessive about it. After all, the most important factor in life is to have a positive attitude. So, let's have fun with Numerology but don't be too affected by the readings.

Review: Medicine Wheel Astrology, Orion Plain and Simple by Deborah Durbin

3 stars for Medicine Wheel Astrology, Orion Plain and Simple by Deborah Durbin.

This book introduces the medicine wheel concept, a concept that is unique to Native American thought and encompasses lifestyle, cultural and spiritual identity. It also looks at totem animals and teaches us how to find our primary and secondary totems. In a way, I am glad that the last book I read is Totem Animals, so I have a pretty good idea about totems already.

As the title goes, readers do not need to know about birth charts, Sun signs and Moon signs, nor do we need any prior knowledge of astrology to delve successfully into the world of Native American Astrology.

Here the word "medicine" is used broadly to mean "putting things into their natural order and creating harmony". It explores each of the twelve zodiac sign in the Native American astrological system, along with the traits and information carried for that particular sign.

Unfortunately, I am actually looking forward to reading about medicine in the sense of medication, drug, prescription, dose and treatment. As a result, I am disappointed that this book is more of an astrology kind of reading instead of what I am expecting.

Note:
This book was previously published in 2009 as Simple Native American Astrology by Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., New York.