A great tool to aid those on a personal journey of self-discovery and well-being. There were a lot of opportunities for learning, self-reflection and healing. I ended up setting a journal specifically to along with exercises/tasks in this book and I found that to be immensely helpful. This book is very beginner friendly and I feel like I gained a lot of knowledge and perspective not just about chakras but also about myself and how I process things and what helps me work through emotionally heavy stuff.

I think this book will be of particular interest for those interested in mindfulness, manifestation and self-development. I haven't tried the Chakra Wisdom Oracle Cards but am tempted to.

A big thank you to NetGalley and Watkins Publishing Limited for gifting me a digitial copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!

Chakra Wisdom Oracle Toolkit by Tori Hartman
Book Review by Dawn Thomas

314 Pages
Publisher: Watkins Publishing Limited
Release Date: September 18, 2014

Religion & Spirituality, Self-Help

The subtitle of the book is a 52-week journey of self-discovery with the lost fables

Week 1: Out of the Darkness and into the Light
Weeks 2-8: The Red Chakra
Weeks 9-15: The Orange Chakra
Weeks 16-22: The Yellow Chakra
Week 23: From the Lower to the Higher Chakras
Weeks 24-30: The Green Chakra
Weeks 31-37: The Blue Chakra
Weeks 38-44: The Purple Chakra
Weeks 45-51: The Neutral Chakra
Week 52: Conclusion

This tool kit is a companion to the book How to Read the Cards for Yourself and Others (Chakra Wisdom Oracle) along with the Chakra Wisdom Oracle cards associated with them. The artwork is amazing.

The book goes into detail for each fable associated with an Oracle card for a deeper meaning. Each fable has three aspects: darkness, dawn and light. She recommends keeping a journal for your work with the Oracle system and a meditation at the end of the week.

There are seven cards for each chakra category. For example, I pull three cards: Bittersweet (blue), Complacency (red), and Recovery (purple).

Tori gives instructions on how to use the toolkit. She recommends a different action for each weekday. There is also an overview of the chakra system with a color map showing the location for all the chakras and the focus for each. I highly recommend this toolkit for anyone that wants to work with their chakras or oracle cards.

Interesting. Have read several books about chakras and sometimes find them a bit ... pretentious? too earnest? Not sure, but they don't inspire me. This one was different, and I like the 52-week idea. It's good with this kind of topic to break it up into sections, so the reader does not get overwhelmed (for those new to chakras etc at least). Every day has some small exercise, and so far is beneficial. The only downside for me is that the illustrations are not very good, but they are easy to overlook and do not really add anything.

Review of a preview digital copy from the publisher.