Guru Ratings
Doreen Virtue
Bad.
Remember my ratings criteria. I’m not judging these gurus on “global” or moral values, but very specific criteria. Many of my favorite books would be rated “bad” by my criteria for self-help (probably, because they are not self-help books). My ratings don’t reflect how well an author met his own goals, but how well they met my criteria for useful, accurate self-help.
Doreen Virtue promotes New Age “angel therapy.” She claims to help you work with your guardian angels to heal your mind and body. Obviously, it’s bullshit. She uses her unaccredited Ph.D to charge $2500 a session. Snake oil sells.
She also supports the idea of Indigo Children, specially-gifted child psychics. She cites “empirical research,” but of course she has none.