The Healing Craft

An invaluable guide for those seeking to practice healing from a holistic Pagan viewpoint, this book is the first work of its kind aimed toward the neo-Pagan market. It is both academic and practical, including all the necessary information required to be a healer and specific sections designed to increase skills in several different healing modalities. The book gives the Western medical viewpoint along with complementary alternative therapies, and the subjects discussed include spiritual healing, massage and aromatherapy, shamanistic and magical healing practices, counseling (with tarot and past-life regression), and last rites. The authors explain what readers will need to learn to heal others effectively, while offering basic practical skills, making The Healing Craft a useful guide to anyone interested in complementary therapies.