Prescriptions for ClientsPrescriptions for Clients
When a few minutes on the phone isn't enough, here is a short list of the books tarot900 members most often recommend to clients:
Relationships
A Course in Love : Powerful Teachings on Love, Sex, and Personal Fulfillment by Joan Gattuso ($13, Harper San Francisco, 1997) -- for those who wish to attract a soulmate.
The Path to Love : Renewing the Power of Spirit in Your Life by Deepak Chopra ($10.95, Random House, 1997) -- for those ready to learn that there is a difference between love and passion.
Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus : A Practical Guide for Improving Communication and Getting What You Want in Your Relationships by John Gray ($25.00, Harpercollins, 1992) -- for couples with communication difficulties.
Invisible Wounds : A Self-Help Guide for Women in Destructive Relationships by Kay Douglas ($16.95, Womens Press Ltd, 1997) -- for women trapped in abusive relationships of one kind and another - comes with a warning from me that reading it will change their lives.
Emotional Intelligence by Daniel P. Goleman ($13.95, Bantam Books, 1997) -- helpful for the reader who wants to better understand what makes people tick.
Families
Family Secrets : The Path to Self-Acceptance and Reunion by John Bradshaw ($14.95, Bantam Books, 1996) -- A good book for understanding family patterns which continue through generations, and mess up marriages and families.
The History of Childhood by Lloyd Demause (Jason Aronson, 1995) -- for those whose families are caught up in child abuse.
Grief
How to Survive the Loss of a Love by Melba Colgrove, Harold H. Bloomfield, Peter McWilliams ($6.95, Prelude Press, 1993) -- the 2-million-copy national bestseller that is one of the most directly helpful and inspirational books available on the subject of loss--either by death or divorce--and emotional recovery.
Depression
The Chicken Soup for the Soul Series - for those grappling with depression and/or loneliness - a good psychic kick in the bum - hard to be down with all that great inspiration!
Motivation
Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway by Susan Jeffers ($12.95, Fawcett Books, 1992) -- for those who wish to/need to push out their comfort zones.
I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was : How to Discover What You Really Want and How to Get It by Barbara Sher ($12.95, DTP, 1995) -- "A life without direction is a life without passion." (from the book)
Creative Visualization by Shakti Gawain ($6.50, Bantam Books, 1983) - for those who wish to attract a better future.
Psycho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz ($10.00, Wilshire Book Co, 1981) -- horrible title but a great read -how changing your perceptions and expectations will change your life.
Life Coaching by Eileen Mulligan - for those ready to make some purposeful changes in their lives.
Reincarnation
Children's Past Lives : How Past Life Memories Affect Your Child by Carol Bowman ($6.99, Bantam Books, 1998) and Past Lives, Future Lives by Bruce Goldberg ($12.00, Ballantine Books, 1997) -- for clients who want to better understand this phenomenon.
Why Me, Why This, Why Now? A Guide to Answering Life's Toughest Questions by Robin Norwood ($12.95, Health Communications, 1997) - one of the best expanations I've read of karma - and how often have you heard your clients say it?