An authoritative manual for psychic development, The Psychic Energy Codex explores the roots of modern metaphysical beliefs, including the doctrine of the subtle body in the Western tradition, the origin of belief in the chakras, and core principles behind time-honored techniques such as meditation and creative visualization. Like Belanger's Psychic Vampire Codex, The Psychic Energy Codex makes esoteric topics accessible and understandable. The Psychic Energy Codex . . . - De-mystifies psychic experience, taking a practical, rational approach to phenomena from psychometry to spirit communication with a style that will engage beginners and experts alike - Provides many hands-on exercises that encourage readers to develop their own beliefs based on direct personal experience - Teaches readers the underlying principles of psychic phenomena that can then be applied to any interaction with the subtle world Written in Belanger's engaging, almost novelistic style, the parts of this book that tell her own story draw readers into the possibility that they, too, can develop their own innate abilities.
This book is both a very useful guide to help others understand psychic abilities (including distinctions between psychic abilities and mental illness), and it's a superb guide for psychics and anyone attempting to increase their psychic abilities. Belanger is an excellent writer: clear, concise, thorough, well-researched, and clearly knowledgeable on the topic. I liked the step by step approach she takes, but I didn't like that meditation is basically the only approach - especially since I cannot master no-mind meditation. I did better with her mindful visualizations in "Ghost Hunter's Survival Guide," so there are other options than just zen meditation.
I learned a lot about energy - especially negative or cloudy energy that can infest spaces that are cluttered or dirty. I also learned shielding techniques that I hadn't seen before and are very useful in daily life for this empath!
It wasn't quite the book I was expecting, but she is accurate in the subtitle: "Awakening Your Subtle Senses" as this book covers that in depth.