In Soul Contracts, intuitive coach and animal psychic Danielle MacKinnon has generously distilled her life lessons into an easy-to-read, thought-provoking package. Her journey to Soul Contracts began while she was "on the typical path of an MBA"; her puppy Bella's mysterious ailment prompted a friend to suggest a pet psychic. This psychic quickly ascertained the cause of Bella's distress: her Soul Contract with MacKinnon. Soul Contracts are the "many unseen and unconscious energies" that influence our ways of behaving, thinking and believing. MacKinnon came to believe that pets are brought into our lives to help us evolve and learn Soul Lessons. MacKinnon discarded her stifling job to forge a new career as an "animal communicator," but soon realized her true calling was to help humans uncover and release Soul Contracts by identifying past experiences and beliefs that are blocking them from achieving their full potential.
Soul Contracts includes step-by-step exercises intended to interpret existing blocks and challenges, identify their origins, clear the "discordant energies" and alter "root belief systems" to forge healthier patterns of behavior. MacKinnon believes all aspects of our lives--energetic, mental, emotional, physical and spiritual (not just behavioral)--must be addressed "in order to experience the greatest release and forward momentum" and provides concrete suggestions for targeting these areas. Since MacKinnon's work is based on intention, Soul Contracts is designed to work within any belief system, and she provides alternate language for readers who may be uncomfortable with the concepts of reincarnation, past lives or spirit guides. --Kristen Galles from Book Club Classics