WHAT’S THE RAVEN READING GIVING?

This year, I’ve invited six of my favorite intuitives and healers to weigh in on what they think is the Best Book to Give this holiday season. Click on their names for more on their wonderful selves – and to order these books from THE best bookstore on the planet, click on our top contributor to be taken to New Visions Books of York PA. I adore the store and its owners, Bill Trivett and Bob Hall – who also happen to be the promoters of the Celebration of Life! Expo, where you can find me every second weekend in August. Happy Holidays!

BILL TRIVETT (Astrologer and metaphysical visionary): For me, it’s The Kybalion: A Study of the Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and Greece by Three Initiates. It’s actually mentioned in The Lost Symbols by Dan Brown. It was originally written in 1912 but is actually believed to be information given by Hermes Trismegistus. It’s been recently reissued in a very user friendly form. There’s a rhyme and reason to the Universe and this book details it via the Seven Hermetic Principles. Frankly, a person’s entire spiritual practice can be based on those seven main beliefs. The Kybalion could be the only book you ever read and you would have a wonderful life. Just goes to prove that the old mysteries are resurfacing and coming to us at this time when we can take the information and change our lives with it.

CAROLINE FOOTE (Reiki master and nutritionist): For my family and myself, Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats by Dr. Sally Fallon is the one book that stands out for 2010. This is a nutritional cookbook that explains why animal fats and cholesterol are vital factors in the human diet, necessary for reproduction and normal growth, proper function of the brain and nervous system, protection from disease and optimum energy levels. Even though I purchased my first copy of this book in 2007, it took me until this past year to fully integrate it and its teachings. From vital, nutritional information to great recipes this book is a must have for everyone, cooks and non-cooks alike!

CORYELLE KRAMER (Animal communicator): I swear by The Encyclopedia of Bach Flower Therapy by Mechthild Scheffer. It’s written from a human patient perspective but I use it all the time for my animal clients, too. It has beautiful photographs in it on every flower, lists negative as well as positive behavior patterns, and gives you questionnaires if you want to start doing Bach flower remedies for you or your friends. I especially love the fact that it shows you how to make your own Bach flower essences. I find it truly invaluable.

CRYSTAL WIND (Certified Tarot Master): This year I’ve been fascinated by The Great Shift: Co-creating a New World for 2012 and Beyond. Author Martine Valleé features channeling by Lee Carroll (Kryon), Tom Kenyon (the Hathors and Mary Magdalene) and Patricia Cori (the High Council of Sirius). The core of this book talks about how to approach 2012 not from fear. We have an opportunity in 2012 to increase our degree of enlightenment if we seize the opportunity to become more compassionate toward each other. What I find fascinating about the book is that it’s channeled information that has a very positive outlook based on what’s coming in 2012.

JANET JACOBS (Complementary wellness practitioner): I cannot recommend any book more highly than Caroline Myss’ classic, Anatomy of the Spirit: The Seven Stages of Power and Healing. For anyone who is starting to understand or learn about energy — how we have different energy centers and what they represent, how you can work with them and clear them – this book is a pure treasure. It’s the first book that I read that made me go “ah, I get it!” If you’re wondering why you continue to do the things you do and how you can possibly change them, this is the book for you.

STACI WELLS (Psychic medium and medical intuitive): I would give everyone I know Suzanne Somers’ fabulous book Breakthrough: Eight Steps to Wellness. If you want your life to avoid the round of drugs-drugs-drugs, and grab hold of the idea that you can make a vital difference in your quality of life, this is your book. You are in charge of your life and your wellbeing, and rather than buy into the idea that as you get older you have more and more to fear about your health, learn the simple things you can do to remain vibrant for years to come. I especially applaud her take on bioidentical hormones – both men and women should know how these safe compounded formulations can speedily improve your later years.