Knowing where a sign comes from is less vital than what it can do for you, whether that is providing you with comfort and solace or guidance and inspiration, all of which will lead to a greater sense of purpose in life.
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In a nutshell
In the Signs, Dr Tara Swart opens your mind to different levels of consciousness and teaches you how to hone into your intuition and become aware of signs around you.
This book was informed by the journey Dr Swart took from dismissing things she couldn’t explain to accepting and embracing them by allowing them to show her a way forward. Her hope with the book is to gift her readers the ability to find their purpose via signs.
Book Club Notes
This book has a lot of interesting insights but I didn’t love it. Despite actually believing in signs, and enjoying certain parts, I found this book too woo-woo for me. That isn’t to say I didn’t take anything out of it – these are the ideas that stood out for me.
5 Takeaways from the Signs by Dr Tara Swart
This is how action boards work: if you collect and regularly look at images of things that you want, you are more likely to notice opportunities in the real world that can bring those things into your life.
My motto is: Change ten things by 1 percent, rather than one thing by 10 percent.
Intuition is knowing in your mind that something’s the right thing to do and also feeling it in your body.
Although the research is yet to find a causal link, many people believe that we are affected by the people immediately around us via the airborne transfer of hormones such as cortisol, which leak out via our sweat. This would work by particles that linger in the air being absorbed by us and then impacting our own stress levels.
I have increasingly come to believe in the possibility that our lost loved ones can remain part of our tribes, and that they and the universe, cosmic force, God, or whatever you want to call it, are sending us signs all the time, and we are all capable of receiving them. It’s up to us whether we notice them or not. How we then interpret them, and the actions we take based on those interpretations, have the ability to transform the way we lead our lives, enriching them in immeasurable ways.
Read If
You are esoterically minded and would like to learn more about recognising signs.
Rating
Writing – 7/10
Applicability – 5/10
Timelessness – 9/10
Shareability – 5/10
The Nitty Gritty
Published by: Penguin Random House
Genre: Non-Fiction, Self Help, Mind Body
ISBN: 978-1-846040850-0
Pages: 201
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