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Hands of Light: A Guide to Healing Through the Human Energy Field
With the clarity of a physicist and the compassion of a gifted healer with fifteen years of professional experience observing 5,000 clients and students, Barbara Ann Brennan presents the first in-depth study of the human energy field for people who seek happiness, health and their full potential.
Our physical bodies exist within a larger "body," a human energy field or aur
Paperback, 320 pages
Published
March 23rd 2011
by Bantam
(first published May 1st 1988)
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UPDATE: I came back to this book after a psychic woman told me my chakras were blocked. I read it for an hour last night. This book is dense-- definitely not a reference book. I went to look up specific chakras and how/ why they are blocked, and that information is spread throughout the entire book! every chapter is about chakras.It is designed for people who want to learn about energetic healing and the entire human spiritual experience.
Serious, old school woo-woo. Brennan is ...more
Serious, old school woo-woo. Brennan is ...more
A must read, basic 101 for everyone interested in energy. I really loved this section, Heyoan On Death:
We have already died in forgetting who we are. Those parts of us that we have forgotten are walled off from reality, and we have come into incarnation to retrieve them. So although we fear death, we have already died, and in the incarnation process of reintegrating with our greater being, we actually find more life. The only thing that dies is death.
During our life we wall...more
We have already died in forgetting who we are. Those parts of us that we have forgotten are walled off from reality, and we have come into incarnation to retrieve them. So although we fear death, we have already died, and in the incarnation process of reintegrating with our greater being, we actually find more life. The only thing that dies is death.
During our life we wall...more
I am not finishing this book because my body is clearly not responding to the text. In all other books I have read on energy work, whether about Qigong or prana or yoga, my hands, my scalp, my body responds. I can literally feel the energy within me stirring.
While reading this book I felt nothing which tells me that this book is not meant for me. Maybe it is simply a matter of bad timing and later I will return to it to find it inspiring. I doubt it. The author really emphasiz...more
While reading this book I felt nothing which tells me that this book is not meant for me. Maybe it is simply a matter of bad timing and later I will return to it to find it inspiring. I doubt it. The author really emphasiz...more
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This book was fantastic! As a layperson, what has stayed with me the most is 1)the author's history of science and the naming of major periods or influencial people, and 2)an explanation of research done to prove that color has vibrational frequency(ies) and wave band(s). I love it that she combined psychology with the study of the Human Energy Field and higher sensory perception. Yes, there is so much more that could stay with me; but the simple wonderment and appreciation for expressing the ...more
This is a great book. Barbara shares her in-depth knowledge and understanding in this field of healing. The book has helped me to further understand the human energy fields (aura) and provided an insight into healing practices along with exercises and techniques that I can practice to enhance my abilities. In addition to her books, Barbara has set up the Barbara Brennan School of Healing, with campus' in Miami, United States and Japan. She is seen as world renowned expert in her field. So if thi...more
This book contains a wealth of information, which is wonderful especially if you have already gone through basic text books such as William Rand's Reiki. But it is was not easy for me to absorb so much new information in one sitting as some parts are too far removed from my current level of experience and understanding (centre portion of the book). So I feel there is no need to plough through every detail but that a browse-through would suffice for certain portions to gain a general idea.
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An absolute fantastic book - would consider it an essential for anyone working in energy healing, or pursuing courses in energy healing, as well as anyone even interested in, regardless of what particular discipline or modality of energy work one may be coming from. It covers many different topics, and is quite an indepth book, yet very user friendly too. I like how the author covers different aspects that she became aware of as she developed as a healer, and the diagrams in the book also help...more
A highly recommended manual from a leader in mind-body-medicine. Barbara Brennan is a former physicist for NASA and runs one of the premiere alternative medicine programs in the world. Fascinating reading, informative, science based and well-researched, and compiled from decades of experience and teaching.
WOW! Full on and amazing stuff.. This book sits in my references shelf.. I read it so fast the first time, it was so full of detailed explanations of energy fields and techniques, i was amazed.. I wanted to KNOW everything, right away.. now i just pick it up now and then and re-absorb.
I read ( or I should say I studied )this book years ago and I loved it.
This is one of those life changing books 4 me.
I just reacently reaquired it and I am enjoying reading it a second time
I am working the meditations into my Yoga routine and daily living.
This is one of those life changing books 4 me.
I just reacently reaquired it and I am enjoying reading it a second time
I am working the meditations into my Yoga routine and daily living.
Emily
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Recommends it for:
anyone into energy healing, anyone curious, esp. with q's
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I did, via my family, open to possibilities, open to how to, oth
I read both barbara ann books. I chose them both, at the book sellers. They reinforced the independent studies, encouraged in my upbringing years, that is, went right along with my findings, as encouraged to explore and activate/do,by my folks.I consider her work and works to be beautiful...there is a place or two, where I see that she might have taken a more explanatory direction -- still, she didn't...and, for someone practiced, her approach works (I am only considering that those not already ...more
This book, though it seems to have a little of what I call "dogma" or the implication that a person must follow a specific belief system for the healing methods to work, has a lot of practical, clear, straightforward advice about how to work with the chakras and the human energy field.
One of the things that I have really enjoyed about the book so far has been the scientific background behind the energy system. I believe in the enrgy field of the human body because I can ...more
One of the things that I have really enjoyed about the book so far has been the scientific background behind the energy system. I believe in the enrgy field of the human body because I can ...more
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A must read for anyone involved in healing touch. Teaches and guides about energy fields,how it works and for healing the self and others.
Thoroughly enjoying this book; however, would want to be taught by a certified instructor, and not just anyone who has already read it.
I've read this book over ten years ago and am reading it again. It's very informative, interesting to read and I love it.
Forced me to shake the core of my beliefs and opened a whole new world to me.
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took a while to finish but great information and insight
This is a book every healer needs to read!
energetic connections for healing were helpful
A classic on energy work. A great reference.
excellent energy healing book
a must read for all energy workers
Very, very informative...
This is a work on healing and energy work which has been around for years. They just don't get any better. The book is encyclopedic in its wealth of information and takes you through the course of energy education at your own pace. Everything is covered, nothing missed. This book is timeless as is the information contained in the numerous pages. A definite must have for the idle curious to the dedicated hands on healer. It will make you a believer if you are not already.
Barbara is si...more
Barbara is si...more
useful and clear
Energetic Healing from someone with a Masters In Atmospheric Physics and who worked at NASA and used to be a psychotherapist? COOL! Barbara discusses the human energy field, charkas, and healing all from and balance left and right brain perspective. Perfect for all of the Doubting Thomas, or someone who needs some hard science for "proof". Her case studies, excercises, and end of chapter review questions are wonderful!
awesome inspiring manual for healing.
laying of hands, light work, exercises for each chakra,
spirit guides, aura reading, internal viewing,
etc. written from a sober scientific point of view, this book in accessible and intelligent, making for a complete read, or a reference book.
really cool drawings too!
let's get healed people!
laying of hands, light work, exercises for each chakra,
spirit guides, aura reading, internal viewing,
etc. written from a sober scientific point of view, this book in accessible and intelligent, making for a complete read, or a reference book.
really cool drawings too!
let's get healed people!
this is a textbook of sorts, describing how Barbara Brennan learned to combine her sensitivity to the human energy field with methods to bring healing to physical ailments and other conditions. Not for everyone, but I find it intriguing and am glad there are people like Barbara in the world.
Fantastic book! This really opened my eyes to another world that has always existed, but that we just don't see. It has exercises that you can do to be able to see your own energy field right then and there. I definitely saw it....cool! I love stuff like this! Loads of info. on chakras.
A detailed discussion of how the energy of the human body parallels laws of physics. A teacher of how we control our physical destinies through our mental state of mind, which in turn changes our matter on an energetic level.
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