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September/October 2003 Conscious Media
Alchemical Healing

by Nicki Scully

(Bear & Company, 2003 $18.00)

Several years ago I had the pleasure of reviewing The Golden Cauldron, by Nicki Scully, for Friend's Review publication. Reading her latest writing after so many years I immediately noticed a big difference in the writing technique. It was like comparing a tasty, but store purchased cookie to a well-prepared dessert. The depth of clarity and substance that she has put into this book is commendable. This could only have come about after spending years of study and experience delving into the art of energy healing.

The author has apparently spent most of her adult life learning how to tap into the Universal forces of Life and through her book she shares all that she has learned with anyone who gravitates towards being a Healer. Whether you want to heal yourself (and I'm not just referring to physical healing) this book will open the door, show you the tools and guide you through the process of becoming a Healer. The author combines the arts of Shamanic healing along with the ancient Egyptian rituals of healing to teach the reader how to connect with the Universe's healing energies.

But, as interested as I was into delving into all the rituals and meditations that are so clearly laid out for you in Alchemical Healing, this was not what impressed me the most about the book. What did impress me was her life story that is interwoven throughout the book. She writes about all the incidents and the 'rites of passage' that she has experienced with a grateful humbleness that is refreshing in a world full of big egos. Example: "Looking back, I would have to say that the gifts I received from my cancer experience were well worth the misery. I don't recommend asking for such a journey, but if it comes to you, you can regard it as an opportunity and I suggest you honor it in that way." (pp.42) ...And... "My own life has been a magnificent treasure hunt, a sacred journey of alchemical healing. I've moved from clue to clue, searching my experience for glints of brilliance. The wonder of impossibility." (Pp. 18)

It's impossible to digest everything in Alchemical Healing, in one reading, but then, it isn't meant to be read once and put to one side and forgotten. I'll read it again and am sure that once more I'll learn something new. One thing that I'm sure of is that I'll feel a positive surge of energy throughout the reading, just as I did the first time.
--- Marie Friend
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