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The Alviva Soul Bookshelf
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items I could recommend a thousand books, but these are the ones I actually love, dog-ear and reach for again and again. From spiritual books and metaphysical books to crystal healing, manifestation, goddess wisdom and soulful living, these reads have shap...
Sections
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Crystal Healing, Meanings & Everyday Wisdom
Manifestation & Abundance
Rhythms of the Moon & Seasons
Soul, Body & Feminine Wisdom
Stories for the Soul
Chakra Healing, Energy & the Subtle Body
Crystal Healing, Meanings & Everyday Wisdom
These are the books I reach for again and again when I want to explore crystal healing, crystal meanings and how to work with healing crystals in everyday life. From practical guides to deeper metaphysical wisdom, these are trusted favourites from my...
Your Crystal Plan by Gemma Petherbridge. Gemma is my crystal teacher, and I recommend her books to everyone. This one is brilliant for working with your physical, emotional, and soul goals through the chakras, using crystals as practical tools to mov...
Your Crystal Plan by Gemma Petherbridge | Waterstones
The Crystal Apothecary by Gemma Petherbridge, another gem from my crystal teacher. This one is inspired by the old apothecaries of days gone by, but instead of herbs in jars, it’s crystals for every part of your life. Divided into chapters on body, m...
The Crystal Apothecary by Gemma Petherbridge | Waterstones
The Crystal Almanac by Gemma Petherbridge , my everyday go-to. It’s set out month by month, weaving in the elements, Sabbat celebrations, lunar and astrological shifts, goddesses, and a crystal that sums up the theme of each month. I use this book da...
The Crystal Almanac by Gemma Petherbridge | Waterstones
Crystal Basics by Nicholas Pearson, one of my everyday reference books. Clear, thorough, and packed with the energetic and spiritual properties of 200 gemstones. If you’re serious about crystal work, this is the book you’ll keep reaching for.
Crystal Basics by Nicholas Pearson | Waterstones
Stones of the Goddess by Nicholas Pearson, a beautiful deep dive into 104 crystals linked with goddess energy and the Divine Feminine. It’s not just a reference book, it’s a guide for weaving crystals into feminine, intuitive, spiritual practice. I l...
Stones of the Goddess by Nicholas Pearson | Waterstones
Crystals for Psychic Self-Defense by Nicholas Pearson, 145 gemstones for banishing, binding, and magical protection. I don’t own this one yet, but it’s on my wish list because Nicholas never disappoints. If his other books are anything to go by, this...
Crystals for Psychic Self-Defense by Nicholas Pearson | Waterstones
Crystal Basics Pocket Encyclopaedia by Nicholas Pearson . 450 gemstones in one compact guide. This is the one I take everywhere: workshops, travels, even just out in the garden with my crystals. Clear, concise, and ridiculously useful if you want a r...
Crystal Basics Pocket Encyclopedia by Nicholas Pearson | Waterstones
The Crystal Bible Volumes 1, 2 & 3 by Judy Hall, the absolute classics. My first copy of Volume 1 was back in 2004, just a year after it was published, and I still have it. These books are where so many of us started, and they remain solid refere...
The Crystal Bible Volume 1 by Judy Hall | Waterstones
The Crystal Bible Volumes 1, 2 & 3 by Judy Hall, the absolute classics. My first copy of Volume 1 was back in 2004, just a year after it was published, and I still have it. These books are where so many of us started, and they remain solid refere...
The Crystal Bible Volume 2 by Judy Hall | Waterstones
The Crystal Bible Volumes 1, 2 & 3 by Judy Hall, the absolute classics. My first copy of Volume 1 was back in 2004, just a year after it was published, and I still have it. These books are where so many of us started, and they remain solid refer...
The Crystal Bible, Volume 3 by Judy Hall | Waterstones
Crystals for Self-Care by Kirsty Gallagher, a beautiful and empowering book you can dip into whenever you need support. Whether it’s love, stress, anxiety, or self-care, you’ll find the crystal that matches what you’re going through. Simple, practica...
Crystals for Self-Care by Kirsty Gallagher | Waterstones
One of my favourite accessible introductions to crystal healing and energy work, written by my own crystal teacher, Gemma Petherbridge. Gemma covers crystals, chakras, oracle cards, soul purpose, angels, the light body and energy in a way that feels ...
Find Your Light by Gemma Petherbridge
If you want one comprehensive crystal reference book on your shelf, Judy Hall is always a brilliant place to start. The Encyclopedia of Crystals covers hundreds of crystals, their properties and practical ways to work with them, making it the kind of...
Encyclopedia of Crystals, Revised and Expanded
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A must-have on your crystal bookshelf. The Modern Guide to Crystal Healing is one of the crystal books I use every day, even as a Certified Crystal Healer. It’s accessible, modern and practical, with beautiful photography and none of the o...
Crystals: The Modern Guide to Crystal Healing
A brilliant next-step book if you want to go deeper into crystal healing. Crystal Body Grids contains 56 different crystal layouts designed for working with crystals on and around the body. This is a more in-depth book, so I’d particularly recommend ...
Crystal Body Grids by Sharon L. McAllister
Manifestation & Abundance
Books that blend the practical and the magical. From manifestation and abundance to crystals, mindset and intention setting, these are the guides that have helped me explore what it means to create change in my own life. These are manifestation books...
Manifesting with Crystals by Judy Hall, the very first book I ever picked up about manifestation, and I was instantly hooked because it combined it with crystals. Clear, simple, and a brilliant starting point if you want to bring crystals into your m...
Manifesting with Crystals by Judy Hall | Waterstones
Manifesting for Beginners by Victoria Jackson, the second manifesting book I picked up, right after joining Vicky’s membership. I love this book because it’s genuinely step-by-step and so clear. A brilliant guide if you’re new to manifesting or want ...
Manifesting for Beginners: Nine Steps to Attracting a Life You Love by Victoria Jackson | Waterstones
How to Manifest Anything by Victoria Jackson, Vicky’s second book, and I love it because you can just dip in and out depending on what you need. Whether it’s love, money, or something else, the Q&A style makes it easy to find exactly the guidance...
How to Manifest Anything by Victoria Jackson | Waterstones
Rhythms of the Moon & Seasons
The moon and seasons are our oldest timekeepers, shifting, teaching and inviting us to live more closely with the natural world. These are my favourite books for exploring the Wheel of the Year, moon cycles, seasonal living, nature-based spirituality...
Sacred Seasons by Kirsty Gallagher, a beautiful guide to reconnecting with nature’s energy and wisdom. It’s filled with nourishing rituals and practices inspired by the equinoxes, solstices, and seasonal shifts. A gentle way to live more in tune with...
Sacred Seasons by Kirsty Gallagher | Waterstones
Lunar Living by Kirsty Gallagher, the only book I use to work with the moon cycles. It’s clear, accessible, and has completely shaped how I connect with lunar energy. If you want to bring the moon into your everyday life, this is the one I’d recommen...
Lunar Living: The Sunday Times Bestseller
Lunar Living Journal by Kirsty Gallagher, the guided journal I use alongside Lunar Living. Every time I sit down with it, I read a little from the book too. It’s full of practical prompts, new and full moon reflections, and guidance for each zodiac s...
The Lunar Living Journal: A guided moon journal to help you find joy, clarity and purpose
A beautiful introduction to the Wheel of the Year for all ages. This is technically geared towards younger readers, but I use it myself because it’s such a gorgeous and accessible reference book. It’s beautifully illustrated and explores the seasonal...
The Wheel of the Year by Fiona Cook, Jessica Roux
Soul, Body & Feminine Wisdom
These are the books that make me pause, journal and rethink how I’m living. From feminine wisdom and body awareness to archetypes, goddess spirituality, emotional healing and personal growth, these are some of the spiritual and healing books that hav...
The Goddess Path by Kirsty Gallagher, a beautiful guide with 13 steps to becoming your most intuitive, authentic, and powerful self. It’s soulful, empowering, and one I reach for when I want to deepen my connection to goddess energy and step more ful...
The Goddess Path by Kirsty Gallagher | Waterstones
This one is still on my TBR list, but it comes so highly recommended I had to include it. I’ve dipped into little sections, and it’s all about finding the wild woman within, unleashing our inner wild, and reconnecting to feminine archetypes. A book I...
Women Who Run With The Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes | Waterstones
Brené Brown takes you on a journey through 87 emotional experiences and what it means to be human. I’ll be honest , I’ve struggled with this book. But what I have read, I’ve liked. It’s one I know I need to return to, and one I would still say: read ...
Atlas of the Heart by Brene Brown | Waterstones
This book helped me understand what I was going through in menopause. I even went to my doctor with it in hand to ask for HRT. I read the earlier edition, but I’d recommend the new one so you’ve got the latest guidance. It’s empowering, practical, an...
Menopausing by Davina McCall, Dr. Naomi Potter | Waterstones
Eastern Body, Western Mind, Anodea Judith’s classic on the chakras through a psychological lens. This is a true heavyweight, and one I return to again and again in my chakra work. It bridges psychology and the chakra system as a path to self-understa...
Eastern Body, Western Mind: Psychology and the Chakra System As a Path to the Self
Stories for the Soul
Not everything has to be deep inner work. Sometimes soul food is escaping into another world, solving a crime at 2am, or ugly crying through someone’s memoir. These are the fiction books, memoirs and emotional reads that have stayed with me long afte...
Just 160 pages, but it hit me harder than books three times the size. This tender little story follows an unlikely friendship between a robot and a tea monk, and the question the robot keeps asking: what do people need? The answer, of course, shifts ...
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers | Waterstones
I went to see Jeremy on his book tour, and this memoir floored me. From such tragedy comes such raw hope. I read it at a time when all I could think about was my next step. If you’ve ever been so overwhelmed that the only thing you can focus on is yo...
My Next Breath
Dark, funny, and jaw-dropping in equal measure. I read this in a single day because I simply couldn’t put it down. Jennette’s story of growing up as an actress under her mother’s control is raw, devastating, and at times hilarious in its honesty. It ...
I'm Glad My Mom Died
The second book in the Monk & Robot series, and I devoured it in a single day. It continues the journey of Sibling Dex (the tea monk) and Mosscap (the robot) as they explore the world and each other’s questions. It’s hopeful, tender, and expands ...
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy
Chakra Healing, Energy & the Subtle Body
These are the books I return to for exploring chakra healing, the chakra system and how our emotional, physical and energetic experiences can connect. From accessible introductions to deeper explorations of energy and the subtle body, these are trust...
A deep dive into the chakra system through psychology, spirituality and Western understanding. I’m still working my way through Eastern Body, Western Mind because this is a weighty book that deserves time, but it’s already one I highly recommend. Ano...
Eastern Body, Western Mind
If you want to explore beyond the traditional seven chakras, this is a fantastic guide. The Complete Guide to Chakras explores the 12-chakra energy system, taking you from the Earth Star Chakra through the familiar seven chakras to the higher chakras...
The Complete Guide to Chakras
One of my favourite introductions to the chakra system. If Eastern Body, Western Mind feels a little too deep for where you are right now, Chakras Made Easy by Anodea Judith is a much more accessible place to start. It explains the chakras clearly an...
Chakras Made Easy by Anodea Judith
he powerhouse chakra reference book. Llewellyn’s Complete Book of Chakras is over 1,000 pages long and is one of the most comprehensive chakra books on my shelf. It’s thoroughly researched and explores the chakra system in incredible depth, including...
Llewellyn's Complete Book of Chakras by Cyndi Dale