Messages for the Soul: Of Comfort, Hope, and Transformation

By Antónia Pereira

Some people transform the world with their dreams. Messages for the Soul works to activate the transformation in people’s lives so that they can shine brighter.

This collection presents a series of exercises, visualizations, and meditations for the soul, divided into seven elements, each with seven messages related to the seven colors of the main chakras. These transformational messages can assist with personal growth and development or can serve as comfort on occasions when you feel more fragile or need a message for a specific situation or moment. You can engage with the messages in a variety of ways: reading through one message at a time, at random, or by choice or intuition. You can study them by color or by element or read a message for yourself, a friend, or a stranger.

Praises for Messages for the Soul

“I am a kindergarten teacher and every day we read a message. I have used Message for the Soul this year with my students. I simplify the meaning since they are 5 years old. Every day they are looking forward to the next message that leads us to deep conversations. I recommend them to use it for all ages since they are simple and to the point. “
— Adriana Sandoval, USA

“I love the Messages for the Soul. They are beautiful and I use them as daily Mantras. They end up making my day lighter and giving me the mental strength to face the day.”
— Marisa Marques, Switzerland

“I just love pulling Antonia Pereira’s Messages for the Soul as one of my choices of cards. The colorful little messages just light me up and fill my heart with inspiration! I feel as if I have been blessed for my day after I have used her cards. They are just a great addition to your home and life!”
— Carrie Beaird, California, USA

Messages to the soul are powerful affirmations that resonate within me. I use them to help me reflect, meditate, heal, harmonize, and elevate my vibration in love and light.
— Fernanda Gonçalves, Portugal

I am truly and deeply touched whenever I use these messages by their simple, and direct way of opening my eyes and saying what I need to hear at every moment! They are great life lessons!
— Joyce Morelli, Brazil

• Language: English
• Publisher: Balboa Press
• Release date: Oct 20, 2022
• ISBN: 9798765231890

Antónia Pereira

Antónia Pereira was born in Germany and graduated in modern languages and literature from the University of Coimbra, the city where she lives. Since 2004, in addition to teaching and training, she has worked in diverse fields and broadened her knowledge in areas that allow her to look at the whole in a holistic and therapeutic way, dedicating herself to creating tools such as oracles, transformational cards, radionic tables, and runes.

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MESSAGES

FOR THE SOUL

of Comfort, Hope, and

Transformation

Antónia Pereira

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Copyright © 2022 Antónia Pereira.

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The author of this book does not dispense medical advice or prescribe the use of any technique as a form of treatment for physical, emotional, or medical problems without the advice of a physician, either directly or indirectly. The intent of the author is only to offer information of a general nature to help you in your quest for emotional and spiritual well-being. In the event you use any of the information in this book for yourself, which is your constitutional right, the author and the publisher assume no responsibility for your actions.

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Interior Image Credit: Catarina Parente

ISBN: 979-8-7652-3188-3 (sc)

ISBN: 979-8-7652-3190-6 (hc)

ISBN: 979-8-7652-3189-0 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2022917225

Balboa Press rev. date: 10/19/2022

By the Author:

Antónia Pereira´s work is published in Brazil and Portugal. In Brazil by Isis Editora the published oracle deck is Angels Oracle /Oráculo dos Anjos. The published works in Portugal are 8: Universal Angels – Oracle/Anjos Universais- Oráculo is published in Portuguese, Spanish, and Braille; Messages for the Soul/Mensagens para a Alma – a set of 49 cards, and Whispers of the Soul/ Sussurros da Alma are published in Portuguese and English; Crystalline Messages/ Mensagens Cristalinas; The Power of I am/O Poder do Eu Sou; The Rose Oracle/ Oráculo Rosa, Universal Blessings/ Bênçãos Universais, and Dual Oracle/Oráculo Dual are all published in Portuguese.

Antónia also has a series of workbooks created by her for diverse workshops on energies, angels, archangels, and crystals.

Design: All images used are Catarina Parent’s creations. For more see www.catarinaparente.com

To all the brave adventurers who accept the challenge of raising their vibration.

To those who begin a journey of transformation in their lives, because they have opened themselves to the infinite field of all possibilities and accept the necessary transformations for their supreme good.

To my light beings team, to Louise Hay, and to many others who inspired me and continue to inspire people around the world.

CONTENTS

Acknowledgment

Preface

Introduction

Water Element

Air Element

Fire Element

Earth Element

Wood Element

Metal Element

Cosmos Element

About the Author

About the Designer

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

There are so many people who have touched my life in one way or another who inspire me to go further.

Firstly, I want to thank my parents who have always supported and encouraged me to follow my dreams and wishes, while remaining humble and faithful to my principles. To my sister who always questioned me and pushed me to understand the reason for things. To my children and husband for accepting me as I am, challenging me, and helping me to be the best I can be each day.

A special thanks to Pedro, who unknowingly was the impetus of this book.

I extend my acknowledgments to Lauren, Luís Branco, and Miriam Anderson for all the linguistic support and to Anna Montes for constantly reminding me that it was time for me to write this book.

A huge thank you to Catarina Parente who always knows how to translate my feelings, ideas, and projects into images, and who, with a soft firmness, helps me to keep my feet on the ground.

My gratitude extends to my friends, clients, and students who ask me for more material and encourage me to continue this journey.

Huge recognition to the fantastic team at Balboa Press with whom I had the privilege to work with.

And of course, thank you very much, dear reader, for keeping me company on this journey.

Finally, my eternal gratitude to the angels, archangels, guides, mentors, and teachers who are with me as I realize my dreams through each project.

PREFACE

The story behind the book

Looking back, it is clear to know that life events guide us with reason and purpose, this book appears at just the right time. This book is one of those rare moments where you can see where it started and how it developed.

I was a teacher for ten years and understand the value of taking what is learned in the classroom out into our daily lives. As a therapist and trainer, I continued to encourage consistency by setting tasks and exercises according to the situation together with reflections and messages, so that the student or client can continue to grow personally at home. These situations arose naturally during consultations or courses and according to the subject and the person in question. Each practice is tailored to the individual student or client.

When I created them, I had never realized how important some of these tasks were to some people. I was happy to be able to be part of the process and allow people to feel integrated, active, and included in a conscious way. From time to time, clients would give me positive feedback on the exercises how they had worked and how they liked them. Some even asked for more tasks, because they wanted to continue the work they had started. Others shared their experiences and messages with their family and friends.

The story of Pedro stands out amongst the crowd and inspired the creation of these forty-nine Messages for the Soul in 2019.

At the end of the consultation, Pedro asked for a message similar to the one I had given him in our first meeting some years ago. I humbly explained that I could not remember what I had written for him and that although I often give homework or messages it did not happen in all consultations. I continued the explanation and added that I would be happy to write him another reflection. At that moment he smiled, opened his wallet, and showed me a worn dirty, and yellowed piece of paper with the edges already crumbled, on it was a sentence written in faded ink in my handwriting. I was touched that he had kept that little paper for so long. Then, Pedro smiled and in a hushed voice said that this sentence had changed his life and that was why it was always with him.

This event left me thinking. Pedro helped me to see the importance we give to situations and things. How a memory can inspire and strengthen us to work towards our potential. Whenever I wrote those sentences or sent homework, I would grab a piece of paper and write down what I felt at the time. After seeing that paper, kept for years in Pedro’s wallet, I thought I needed to change some things. His belief and story inspired me to print some general messages, on good quality paper so that they could be carried in a Wallet, shared, or even placed on an altar.

The main reason for its creation was so that at the end of my consultations I could offer a message card on a more resistant and presentable paper. That is how I began the process of writing the Messages for the Soul that exists in card form today. I created forty-nine messages in seven rainbow colors to accompany seven elements, water, air, earth, fire, wood, metal, and the cosmos. These cards can be used as individual messages, as oracle guides, to inspire a twenty-one-day practice of inner work, or to focus on a particular chakra or color.

What happened was a little unexpected. Some of my clients when offered single cards asked for a complete set of Messages for the Soul. So, I prepared a set in response - which today is available for sale, in a colorful organza bag, in the seven colors of the rainbow. Later, and in order to deepen and develop the work with the messages, the idea of this book arose.

Today I continue to offer a card either a Universal Angel or a message of any of my seven decks, after my consultations. And I smile with tenderness and gratitude to Pedro, whenever a client says to me:

- I’ll keep it in my wallet!

INTRODUCTION

How to read this book

This book contains forty-nine Messages for the Soul and is divided into seven elements: which, in turn, contain seven messages and seven colors.

Like any book, it can be read all at once or alternatively, by message or at random according to your choice and intuition. The book gives the reader the freedom to work by color, element or even to begin exploring at the end. This approach is only possible because the messages are independent.

These transformational messages can be used for personal growth and development or just as comfort on occasions when you feel more fragile or need a message for that specific situation or moment. You can open the book on any page or think of a number and look for the corresponding message. You can read a message for yourself, a friend, or even a stranger.

Use the messages as a mantra

The word mantra comes from the Sanskrit Man which means mind and Tra, which means control or protection. Mantra is thus a way of leading the mind. It is usually presented in a single syllable or poem, usually in Sanskrit or dead languages. Mantras find their roots in Hinduism and are found in many religions as well as in numerous spiritual practices that have no connection with established religions.

The mantra is presented as a ritual