Safe Passage to Healing: A Guide to Survivors of Ritual Abuse [Paperback]

Chrystine Oksana (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1994

Based on extensive research, interviews, and her own personal experiences as a ritual abuse survivor, Oksana has written a compassionate and comprehensive healing guide that fully explains what ritual abuse is, confronts its long-term effects, and helps readers through the recovery process.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...One of the most pioneering and valuable contributions to the field." -- Dr. David K. Sakheim, co-editor of Out of Darkness: Understanding Satanism and Ritual Abuse

"A real gift to ritual abuse survivors who've only had crumbs in the recovery literature...poignant and insightful." -- Laura Davis, coauthor of The Courage to Heal --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Chrystine Oksana is a survivor of ritual abuse and an expert on healing its aftereffects. This book is based on years of research, interviews, and her own healing journey, which began in 1984 when many therapists had never heard of ritual abuse. Determined to heal, she began her own search and uncovered the important information she shares here. She consults and speaks on issues related to ritual abuse, with an emphasis on spiritual healing. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 388 pages
• Publisher: Perennial; 1st ed edition (January 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060969962
• ISBN-13: 978-0060969967
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,315,287 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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34 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE REAL THING, November 3, 2004

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This review is from: Safe Passage to Healing: A Guide for Survivors of Ritual Abuse (Paperback)

SRA does exist! I would have never dreamed this up. It is very disturbing when the flashbacks start, but it makes complete sense now. This book really saved my life. I love the way the author begins - by helping us not to feel crazy. It is a great suppliment to my own therapy and doesn't contradict the progress that I am making. This is a incredible book for therapists too giving them insight. Although there is not much out there regarding SRA, you wouldn't want any other book than this one. It doesn't go into stories. I have my own. It is a practical guide full of information that I need now. The author is a survivor of SRA and she also uses statements of advice from other SRA survivors. The concepts she discusses are to-the-point and extremely clear. The book is not filled with excessive wordiness and someone else's stories that tend to bog me down when I just need answers immediately. The chapters are short and organized well. The author stated that the reader could skip around and did not need to go through each chapter if not needed. However, I would recommend reading and learning even if you think you know about the subject. Looking at the index, the author covers every aspect of SRA. She is very careful not to point fingers at any group or religious sect. This is a great book that immediatley started making me feel better about myself. The author takes a sensitive approach. Her style is positve, uplifting and hopeful. I learned to trust in myself which is the most important skill I needed to learn about myself. In just a few minutes, I learned about the direction I needed to go and things I needed to stop doing. I know I will use this book as a guide for many years. Please understand, SRA is real and not dreamed up. If you have had SRA experiences or know someone who has had, please get this book and begin the healing.

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Invaluable Book for RA Survivors!, April 25, 2003

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This review is from: Safe Passage to Healing: A Guide to Survivors of Ritual Abuse (Paperback)

I am a Ritual Abuse survivor with DID, and in all my searchings, I've never found a book as helpful as this for Survivors of Ritual Abuse, with or without DID. This book literally saved my life on more than one dark, painful night. I was so disappointed when I went to purchace a copy for my best friend, also an RA survivor, and found it was out-of-print. With so little literature available for the recovering RA survivor, I'm thrilled to see this is back in print!

Due to the wide variety of topics this book covers, along with checklists, short passages from other survivors relavant to the topics in each chapter, and the message of hope this book conveys, I think every RA survivor should own a copy! There's also an excellent list of 35 excellent questions to ask a potential therapist. What an incredible gift Chrystine Oksana has given us (RA survivors and the folks who love them) when she wrote this book. Thank you, Ms. Oksana!

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars RA's equivalent to "The Courage to Heal" by Bass & Davis, June 4, 2000

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This review is from: Safe Passage to Healing: A Guide to Survivors of Ritual Abuse (Paperback)

I urge anyone who has just begun or who is already in therapy for ritual abuse issues to get this book. It was incredibly helpful to me as I started on my journey into recovery. I have continued to refer back to it for the last 4 years. One major positive of this book is the author's inclusion of the many different diagnoses we survivors may have. She does not strictly focus on those of us with Dissociative Identity Disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, ect. Rather, she uses the similar characteristics RA Survivors have, no matter what diagnosis they have. Chrystine Oksana has broken this book into different steps of recovery, such as beginning the journey of recovery, dealing with body memories and full memories, working towards a positive spiritual well-being, and the most important: Safety. If you are a Survivor, you know what a difficult issue safety can be. She has also filled this book with short quotes from survivors, both male and female, at different points of healing, people who wanted to share so that they could help others heal. While it is horrible for me to know that this has happened to so many other people, knowing that others have been able to reclaim their lives was a great source of hope for me.

This would also be a wonderful book for the Survivor's family, friends, or spouse. Ms. Oksana's incredibly gentle approach can make such a wonderful difference when helping someone you love heal from Ritual Abuse.

I would like to thank Chrystina Oksana for writing this book. I wonder if she knows how much she has helped a group of abuse Survivors with far too few resources. I only with the publisher would begin printing it again, as there are many more folks who need it.