Opening to Spirit: Contacting the Healing Power of the Chakras and Honouring African Spirituality

by Caroline Shola Arewa

The chakras are wheels of energy inside the body. This ancient system is often thougth to have emerged from the yogic traditions of India, but in Opening to Spirit, Caroline Shola Arewa explores the importance of the chakras to the ancient Africans and Egyptians. She illustrates the common root of many of our spiritual traditions through the mythology and spirituality of Ancient Egypt, Early India and West Africa.

Genres: Spirituality, Nonfiction, Self Help

Paperback

First published November 16, 1998

Reviews

[Nikkilee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Invaluable to my understanding of how spirituality is directly linked to your physical, mental, and emotional health and well-being!!!
This book totally gave me the language that I was looking for to explain my general discontent with organized religion and what I felt was lacking in my personal spiritual practice. Provided much-needed clarity and is written in excellent workbook format, easy to read and digest for new-comers to ancient African spirituality and practices.
I have gifted this book to over 20 different people who have had similiar life-changing experiences after reading it.
It changed my life, period.

[M. Hakikah Shamsideen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Exactly what I needed when I needed it. I am grateful to Shola for writing this book, from this perspective. I completed it, but I will never be finished mining the gems here. This is a resource book to return to again and again.

[Ivon · Rating 3 out of 5]

I learned that there are too many mixes of different cultures, and it can get confusing. This book mixes Indian, Asian and African for a way of healing that may appeal to African Americans, and people who follow Afrocentric traditions. I didn't find this book useful as a way to elevate myself, (and believe me I tried.)

I did enjoy the education about where certain beliefs came from though, and I found that some meditations were nice for the sake of Chakras. (I just didn't think that they should be mixed like that.) [Personal opinion]

Overall, I did like the book.

[Sierra🐍 · Rating 5 out of 5]

FANTASTIC BOOK! Took my time with this one to meditate on some of the concepts introduced to me in it but overall I highly recommend.