Review: I Am a Soul Champion: How to Live a Spiritually Guided Life Through Manifestation, Intuition, Positivity, and Archangel Aromatherapy

I Am a Soul Champion: How to Live a Spiritually Guided Life Through Manifestation, Intuition, Positivity, and Archangel Aromatherapy by Rachael White
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This is a bit of a tough one to rate!

I was lucky enough to meet the author at MBS Fest earlier this year (which is when I picked up the book) and she is such a lovely, open, passionate person. She believes 100% in her purpose and that is evident in the pages of this book.

I guess that's why I wanted to love this more than I did.

Rather than being a standalone book on how to make positive changes in your life, this is more of an accompaniment to the aromatherapy products the author produces. That's perfectly fine and there's a lot of helpful information in this book, but it's hard to not take it as an extra selling tool. I can understand the benefits of using the aromatherapy as prescribed, but I don't think its as essential as this book would have you believe.

So without me going into my own spiritual beliefs, let's see what worked for me and what didn't.

What worked:
-The science behind using aromatherapy
-The message of the power of the mind
-Explanations on the effects of energy
-The anecdotes and examples
-The explanations of which angels are linked to which attributes
-Handy guides for aromatherapy use, rituals, meditation etc.

What didn't work:
-The repetition
-The really, really long sentences
-The really, really long sentences being jam-packed with long words
-The notion that nothing will work for you properly unless you're using specific products
-When things got a little too personal - it made me uncomfortable

Overall, this is an interesting take on the power of the mind, with the addition of angel guidance, but it's going to be hard to swallow for the cynics and even believers may have a hard time following all the instructions. This is probably one I'll reference when I am looking for guidance for specific issues but as a general guide it's a rather narrow focus. There are definitely better books out there that can teach 'how to live a spiritually guided life' but if you're willing to fork out for the range of aromatherapy products on offer then this will be a really handy tool.

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