The Soulful Explorer journey is about discovering your own way. Explore practices that fit you, connect with others, and find support as you walk your unique spiritual path with curiosity and openness.
For centuries, people have looked to the moon’s phases for guidance. Each stage of the lunar cycle carries its own unique energy, shaping emotions, intuition, and growth. By aligning your spiritual practices with these rhythms, you can deepen your connection with nature and discover more balance in your daily life.
Books Alison has found useful on her spiritual journey to explore who she truly is
Personally I find reading books tough, but don’t give up. Books can open a whole new world and interest for you as I found out. It takes me considerable time and effort to read a book. Late in life I found out I was dyslexic. In my late teens my late husband was courting me. We used to go every week to the library in his home town of Chertsey, UK. Embarrassingly he used to take out a great stack of books as he was an avid reader. Grudgingly I took out one book and still I often had to renew it for another week. In desperation at trying to spark my interest in books, my husband chose a book for me. It was on reincarnation. I read it in a week and have never looked back. Since then I have read every spiritual book that has come my way.
Included in Alison’s library are the books and authors who have influenced my development the most.
With the wonderful technology of the 21st century, many of these books are available in audio format as well as printed. So if you are short on time and want to listen to the books while on the go or like me you are dyslexic, this material is accessible to you too. Most of the authors are very generous with their time and also offer free videos on YouTube or their websites. There is plenty of material for your research and education.
Some of these books have been published for many years but I feel they are still as relevant today as when they were first published. They are still very helpful in informing your journey of human development and evolution.
To make these books more digestible, I have grouped them to support each part of your spiritual journey;
If you want to read the books out of order, it’s not a problem. You will be attracted by the books that are right for you at the time you are looking at them. If you struggle with a book, put it down and come back later when you are ready to read it. Let your ‘inner you’ guide you. Try to listen to your intuition.
Against each book I have outlined the content, what I found useful in it and if it is an easy read or more of a reference book
Is Covid-19 creating a burning platform for change?
While it may not go away totally and we will have to learn to live with it, Covid-19 has forced us to change the way we are living and to consider what is important to us.
Loved ones are at the top of our prioritises – not unsurprisingly. Leading a simpler life has been a new experience for some and has made people question whether they need all of their ‘things’. Nature is valued more. Relationships and happy experiences enrich our lives.
Uniting with loved ones through a simple walk in the park or over Zoom has become acceptable.
Should we look at Covid-19 as our friend and work with it to facilitate change or should we regard covid-19 as our enemy and fight with it?
I have hotly debated this with my friends and we came to conclusion we should face our fears and step into our own power to work with the Covid experience to facilitate long term change for the good.
This does not mean we will be foolish. We will take all of the sensible precautions but we do not want to live our lives in fear or feelings of loneliness. Each of us are responsible for our own physical and mental well-being.
I have been surprised by some of my friends who I would regard as ‘non-spiritual’, now seeking out spiritual practices as a result of their Covid experience. They have learnt to seek within and have been pleasantly surprised by what they have found. All those external pleasures like
big houses and fast cars are not needed for a rich and happy life.