Hi! Have a fantastic 2004, may your dreams come true. Love, Kay 3/01/04
Hi! Have a fantastic 2004, may your dreams come true. Love, Kay 3/01/04
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What do you reckon? Is a coincidence just a coincidence, or is there something a bit more to it than this? Say you had a feeling, or a hunch, to go somewhere and you went. When you got there you met a long lost friend, someone you hadn't seen for years and years. Would that be a coincidence - or are there higher aspects of the mind at work?
Suppose you open a dictionary and hit exactly the right page for the word you are looking for or, perhaps, one morning you are unable to get your normal newspaper but in another one, you bought instead, is the answer to the very question you've been pondering over the last few days. Would these simply be coincidences or is something else guiding you?
I ask these questions because your answers will probably determine if you will appreciate The Celestine Prophency, or not. If you've got a closed mind and think coincidences are simply just that, you'll probably think this book is a load of rubbish. If, on the other hand, you feel that there could well be something more to life and that things like hunches, energy patterns and secret manuscripts of the ancient Mayans sounds pretty interesting, then give this a read - and hold on to your hat for a story full of amazing coincidences.
This book is an adventure, you can decide for yourself whether it is fiction or not. It could be either. The author is James Redfield and it may be his own story or something that popped into his head one day while having a bath, who knows. There is a 'hero' but we never learn who he is. This doesn't really matter, for it is the 'secret' information contained within the book that will keep some readers
spellbound and glued to the pages.
It's written in a story format. One day, out of the blue, an old girlfirend is passing through our hero's local airport. She gives him a call and off he goes to meet her. She, Charlene, felt 'compelled' to contact him to tell him about an old manuscript, dating back to 600 BC, that had been discovered in Peru.
We later discover that the manuscript is in nine parts that have to be 'discovered' sequentially. Contained in each is an 'insight' to life, not religious, but with knowledge that will alter human culture dramatically. According to the book us humans will all eventually discover these insights for ourselves, but imagine if we had the information right now - wow! Is it any wonder the Peruvian government wants this all kept quiet and denies the existence of any such manuscripts?
What would you do if you heard about this? I'll tell you what our guy does. After a nights rest, he enquires if there is a flight to Peru. And there is! By chance the airline has had a cancellation. There is a seat on a plane and a hotel room going begging - coincidence or what? So, as any of us would do, he packs a bag and heads for the airport. His flight is in just three hours. The adventure, in search of the manuscripts, is about to begin.
Now what I didn't tell you was that Charlene had a copy of the first part of the manuscript, containing the first insight, and passed this on to ... what's his name. Perhaps this was what got him excited and not her 'wide mouth and huge blue eyes'. I'm not going to tell you what the insight is all about, or any of the others, as this would spoil the story. You need to read the book to get the proper effect and feel like you are also discovering them for yourself. I'll just say that the first manuscript and insight is all about - yes you've guessed - coincidences! Look out for them in your life, they are important, and follow those hunches.
On the plane, who does our man meet? Someone else looking for the manscripts, that's who, and he just happens to have part two. I'm getting a bit fed up with writing the word coincidence now! They reach Peru and before they can draw breath they get shot at and chased. No, I don't know why! I guess someone doesn't want them to succeed in their mission and it makes it all seem more exciting.
The story unfolds as our man travels the country, through the foothills and mountains of the Andes, visiting churches, monuments, ancient ruins and so on. He even ends up in prison for a short while. But everything has a purpose and there are always people to help him. He is 'guided' in the direction to follow. As he travels he learns the insights. These assist him on his way - along with a lot of that 'c' word - the eleven letter one, that is.
I wouldn't call this wonderful literature but it's adequately written. I wanted to keep reading to see what the next insight would be all about. Often I found our hero to be a little slow on the uptake. He sometimes asks people he meets some very obvious questions. This is done, of course, so us readers will have some information imparted to us without it all turning into some sort of boring spiritual or self help book.
There are 'messages' galore in the book, who knows, they may change some readers lives - well they could! They may at least make some question what life is all about and wonder if we are evolving towards a completely spiritual culture on earth, as the book suggests. Seemingly the time is right for this to start happening - new millenium and all that.
By the end of the book all of the nine insights and manuscripts have been discovered. The ninth will either have you roaring with laughter as absurd or have you saying, "Well that's interesting", depending on your outlook on life - or some will no doubt say gullibility!
To illustrate this final insight, without giving the game away, lets go back in time to 600 BC. This was the time of the Mayans who had a thriving civilisation in Peru. This was prior to the Incas, who developed another civilisation later in the same location. Now the odd thing about the Mayans is that their own culture suddenly vanished about 600 BC without any apparent reason. So what happened to them? The ninth insight gives you the answer. Don't worry, it wasn't anything nasty. In fact it was what Jesus did much later and even allowed Him to 'walk on water'. It's all about humans being able to raise their vibrations to a level where ... no, sorry, can't say any more! Let's just say, if you or I could also do this, we could walk into heaven.
I enjoyed the book. It wasn't all completely new to me as I have read a lot along similar themes. I believe in intuition as being something real and not just a flight of fancy. I think we can all generate energy and that a lot of family conflicts are caused by one member trying (unconsciously) to 'steal' someone elses energy. And before you laugh at this: do you feel drained after being in some peoples' company and uplifted in others? I also feel that we can all get answers to any question or problem by either meditating or following our intuition. The answers and signs are there but we mostly ignore them. I'd better stop otherwise some of you will really think I'm completely off my trolly! I mention these things here as you'll find stuff along these lines within The Celestine Prophecy. All I'd say is, I've proved to my own satisfaction that there is a lot more to life - we can be in control!
I'll finish the opinion with a few quotes from The Celestine Prophecy of what may lie ahead once we have all learnt and practised the nine insights ...
"Our needs will be completely met without exchange of any currency, yet without over indulgence or laziness ... Guided by their intuitions, everyone will know precisely what to do and when to do it, and this will fit harmoniously with the actions of others. No one will consume excessively because we will have let go of the need to possess and to control for security ... life will have become something else."
Where The Celestine Prophecy fits into the great scheme of things, I've no idea. As I've already said, the book describes itself as 'An Adventure' and to me that is what life is - I hope you are enjoying your journey.
- Kay
P.S. Bit of a coincidence you reading this op, wasn't it?
Title: The Celestine Prophecy Author: James Redfield Publisher: Bantam Books ISBN No: 0 553 40902 6 First Published: 1994 Price: £7.99 (Paperback)
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This is a good review even if I didn't even think an opinion on this book would exist. Better late than never. My mother read this book and bought the second book after it, the experimental guide to the celestine prohecy. I also read both books and I havent really made up my mind as to whether I totally agree or disagree. In terms of reading books in general and diving with these tools, its as easy as allowing your eyes to read old passages from the bible or allowing the bible to fall on a certain page. I can tell that you liked reading this book nevertheless.
woodnymph 31.12.2002 00:28
Just started reading it! Got it for Christmas. Niki. xx
twinks5 15.12.2002 19:17
Will have to order this one as I think it fits my way of thinking perfectly.........I believe in fate myself so live quite happily believing what will come will come no matter what I do........
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