Hands of Light: A Guide to Healing Through the Human Energy Field

HANDS OF LIGHT includes many pictures of auras and chakras, which serve to illustrate her points about how to identify common personality types and relationship types based on her in-depth personal healing experiences. Brennan also proceeds to explain how to help improve one's health by working on one's energy field.

Full enjoyment of HANDS OF LIGHT requires that the reader either have an open mind regarding the fact that many people can see auras and chakras, or the ability to see these things oneself. Brennan provides exercises to help people learn how to see energy fields, so any reader with a sincere interest in the subject of energy healing will most likely be very satisfied with this classic book.


Revolutionary Classic in Modern Medicine   September 23, 1998
267 out of 289 found this review helpful

If you are interested in self-healing of ANY part of your person or are involved in the medical field, alternative medicine, hands on healing...etc, then buy this book! (Buy "Light Emerging" also!) Most books on healing using the human aura are flaky nonsense. In fact, most (not all) "New Age" books are nonsense in my opinion. This book is a strong exception. I honestly believe that this book will one day be considered a revolutionary text in modern medicine - that the techniques outlined in this text will one day become standard practices in modern medicine. I might add, I'm a very skeptical reader when it comes to non-traditional thought. I'm not some flake running around with crystals on my neck "sucking up bad energy." I'm a practicing mechanical engineer with a strong traditional educational background (incl. grad degree) in critical analysis. I should also mention I've attended one of her healing workshops and saw things that completely amazed me and also some things that seemed a bit odd. However, overall I would certainly recommend going to one of her workshops. If interested, you may wish to search for her web site under "Barbara Brennan School of Healing"


The beautiful truth of the creation of the Human Being   May 19, 1999
49 out of 52 found this review helpful

I read this book several years ago. Thank goodness as validation for things that I had been experiencing for decades was finally explained in full detail, with scientific research and support. I have been a practicing Registered Nurse for 20 years now. These talents are owned by all...I say all and here Ms. Brennan, with her talents realized, unabashedly and in a lovely way explains the magnificent "protoplasm" the, "human being" as one of totality, a triad if you will, mind, body and spirit. Alive, its own hospital, diagnostician, dietician, mentor, psychologist, nurse, doctor, laboratory...and for goodness sakes all you have to do is be quiet for a moment and listen to the movements within and about ones self and see the most gorgeous elements of yourself. She gives dignity and credence to all this...enjoy. I started healing 'self' the moment I stopped for a nanosecond and held myself in the quiet to listen. Now to stop for that second is not enough....life walking in "listening" I share purely with myself and all.


If You like or Do Energy work you will love this book.   October 8, 1998
Trailwinder50 (Crown Point, NY USA)
31 out of 32 found this review helpful

Barbara Brennan has written one of the best illustrated books on Energy Healing I have seen yet. As a Reiki Master / Teacher, when trying to explain what the human aura is or the chakras or what negative energy could be, I us this book. The illustrations are excellent as well as the written explanations.


Learning to be a Healer   April 12, 2005
I. Lindquist (Lake Havasu City, AZ)
50 out of 55 found this review helpful

I am a devote Christian and I am frustrated of how the church, and I mean born-again denominational churches, treat "hands-on" healing as just like a "miracle". This book taught me that it is not just a "miracle". WE ARE A MIRACLE OURSELVES LIVING ON A MIRACULOUS BLOB OF ENRGY CALLED EARTH. WE ARE CAPABLE OF HEALING OURSELVES BECAuSE GOD IS IN US-EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US-HE IS IN US. HE CREATED A REAL UNIVERSE-MATTER AND ENERGY-INTACT and Barbara Brennan-a human form of love and compassion, a scientist and a healer-is an instrument of God who is being used to explain this (not so called) 'mysteries' of our cosmos thru this book. I am learning from her book and I am delighted to be enlightened. I can tell all here that COMPASSION AND LOVE WORKS. I can tell you that I can see auras and chakras now after reading her book but I sill have to deal some issues with myself that when I know it has been dealt with, I know I will be able to heal myself and heal others. You too can...