The Healing Paw: Not All Angels Have Wings [Paperback]

Billy Roberts (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2001

The Healing Paw includes inspiring case studies, folklore, and scientific research on the healing powers of animals.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

In The Healing Paw: Not All Angels Have Wings, Billy Roberts, a medium, explores the healing powers that, he contends, animals "undoubtedly possess." Having personally benefited from his emotional connections to various (usually furry) animals, Roberts describes ways to establish such connections via pet astrology (Capricorns and Cancers of all species are often caretakers), meditating and telepathic communication, after-death encounters and "combining the powerful energies of colour with your pet's own healing forces." It may not convert skeptics, but mystically inclined animal-lovers will appreciate this book.

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About the Author

Billy Robets is a well-known psychic and healer who gives performances nationwide and makes regular radio and TV appearances.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Thorsons (April 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0007109490
• ISBN-13: 978-0007109494
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,092,192 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Although Billy Roberts has been psychic from a child,whooping cough at the age of three left him with an incurable respiratory disease.He was not expected to survive his teens and spent many months out of the year in hospital.On leaving school at 16 in 1962 he was playing lead guitar in a rock band.He lived between Paris and Brussels,touring and supporting the biggest names in the world of music,such as Chuck Berry,The Moody Blues,The Yardbirds,The Small Faces and The Who,to mention but a few.His world gradually fell apart when he found himself unable to function without drugs and it was at his lowest ebb that the Spirit World came back into his life with a vengeance.
His first collection of Ghost Stories was published in 1975,and some of his stories have been broadcast on BBC3 and Radio 4.He served many spiritualist churches all over the country and was a registered healer with The National Federation of Spiritual Healers.He lectures and holds workshops in universities and centres worldwide.In 1984 he founded the Thought Workshop,the northwest's first centre for Psychic & Spiritual Studies in Liverpool.In 2003 he opened The Paranormal Study Centre in Penny Lane.He has appeared on television all over the world and had his own series Secrets of the Paranormal.He featured on the Playstation 2 Game,Ghosthunter,filmed in New Orleans.Recently he was the Guest Medium on Most Haunted on Living TV.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Most Angels Have Four Legs and Fur, March 28, 2001

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"angelkissesforanimals" (Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Healing Paw: Not All Angels Have Wings (Paperback)

This book is fantastic....I definately couldn't put it down and read it in the one sitting. I related to absolutely everything that Billy Roberts expressed in The Healing Paw and particulary found the section "Animals after Death" comforting, as I have recently lost one of my beloved chihuahuas. I recommend it to anyone who loves their four legged friends and companions. This book is a WINNER in my eyes. ENJOY!

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read!, July 29, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: The Healing Paw: Not All Angels Have Wings (Paperback)

This is such a fun book and fascinating. I enjoyed it so much I purchased 2 more copies to give away to fellow animal lovers.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars So bad I threw it out rather than return it for a refund, December 30, 2002

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Cathleen A. Feduke (Fredericksburg, VA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Healing Paw: Not All Angels Have Wings (Paperback)

I am an animal lover. When we lost one pup earlier this year I was devastated. To try to make me feel better we went to the pound and rescued two more strays. Our pack now stands at 6 -- recently I've been thinking about taking the most suitable one to nursing homes for pet therapy. Given all that, my mother gave me this book for Christmas(among others about dogs/animal rescue/pet therapy). This is such sheer [fluff], I'm amazed it was ever published. It was so bad I threw it out rather than return it for a refund or give it to the library. This isn't even comically bad, it's just spiritual drivel for the mindless mass.

The only thing I can think of is PETA published it and insists it's new-joins read the thing before confirming membership. Somewhere in there it talks about every animal being connected; they all feel each other's pain and know when someone is cruel to them -- including the ... bad people who ruthlessly tear the flesh from another creature's bones "...because they don't hear the torturous screams and see the pain and suffering of stock animals." (semi-quote from memory)

And pet astrology?...It's bad enough that people believe this junk for themselves but to put that on dogs and cats? How stupid. "A Taurus dog is playful as a pup but calms as he gets older." Hmmm...that's odd, most dogs never mature. I guess all mine have been Taurus.

Do not buy this book unless the reader has an IQ under 60. I'm insulted that it was even in my house.