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Chakras
The Crossing Press 2004 ISBN #1-58091-162-5 Prosperity, especially financial prosperity, is something that many people find difficult to manifest. Or, they manifest it, go through it, and have to start all over again, creating a series of disastrous life cycles. There are many other considerations, such as fear of success, internal expectations/baggage carried from childhood, and an inability to bring balance between spiritual and financial prosperity. In Attracting Prosperity Through the Chakras, Dale shows the reader how to determine their chakra type, how to find their complimentary financial style, and how to create personal and prosperous abundance. This is one of few books that I have seen where the author has a grounded understanding of both spirituality and finances, and it is definitely a breath of fresh air! Each chapter begins with a quote - and they are so good that I looked forward to the next chapter in part just to see a new quote! I was also impressed with the color graphic inside both the front and back cover that showed the location of the chakra's and auric fields. I have long understood that I need both text and graphics to understand something well (and hands on practice, whenever possible). There are also exercises throughout the book. The first one is a very simple one - and truly will set the tone for what a reader "gets" from this book. Dale suggests that the reader, for one whole day, do only what matters to them. At the end of that day, you may discover, as I did, that the things that I find necessary to "do" are not necessarily those that matter to me most, and that when I do only those things that matter to me most, I feel lighter, more clear headed, and better able to face (and handle!) life. In order to best work with this book, Dale has developed a sixty-six question quiz, where each question is rated on a system of one to five. The answers are then group into eleven separate groups, representing the eleven chakras that regulate the energy of day to day living. It really takes very little time, and was something that I found interesting. What develops from this quiz is a sense of what chakra's are strong within an individual, and which are weak. The strong chakra's are those that are necessary for our spiritual, and the weak chakra's are simply those that for whatever reason do not need to be that developed for the journey through this lifetime. What a nice way to look at things! The basic chakra styles are defined and discussed. They are:
* First Chakra: Manifester Also discussed is what having multiple strong chakra's means to an individual - and it is not always a positive situation! Dale discusses each number in turn - i.e. one strong chakra, two strong chakra's, three strong chakra's etc. She gives some very good advice on how to overcome the issues that may arise from having too many strong chakra's (which essentially are pulling an individual in too many different directions!). There is an exercise called the "Chakra Constellation Assessment" that allows the reader to put together a picture of their own gifts, based on their chakra strengths taken from the first exercise. I appreciate a book like this where the reader is asked to participate - it offers an opportunity for the knowledge int he book to become wisdom when put to use in the individual's life. Dale has developed a tremendous section on the money styles for each of the chakra's. Each chakra is discussed through the auspices of: style, needs, values, drives, strengths, weaknesses, success tips (including potential career options), dealing with debt and financial problems, and methods for decision making. It was a great help to me - and I did indeed see myself in my different chakra assessments! There is a short (and extremely interesting!) section where Dale gives life examples of clients with different chakra configurations, and how they dealt with them. She follows that with an exercise in which the reader comes to "own" (shall we say "admit to"!) their own money making and money management style, becoming honest with their financial history, setting goals, implementing change, and unifying themselves - bringing it all together. The book ends with a discussion of the four ways of making money: through physical effort, through emotional manifesting, through mental beliefs, and through a spiritual mission. There is a great deal to think about here - and some thought provoking ways to identify strengths and weaknesses, and begin to bring all aspects of your life into alignment and focus on belief in yourself, your abilities, and the prosperity that already exists within you. Not to be sexist, but I highly recommend this book to all women! Here is a tool that will help stop us from sabotaging ourselves so that we can create the prosperity around us that we want and need.
Bonnie Cehovet
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