Rating: 
Summary: Impressed so far
Review: As far as I've read, this is well written, well-paced, and encouragingly insightful. I have only finished 20 of 28 chapters, but have gone far enough to believe that the Booklist editorial writer has either never received a formal education, or uses terminology whose meanings he or she is unfamiliar with. Pantheism has two main definitions, one being that of nature/the universe as the sole representational entity of God, and the second essentially being belief in -all- Gods. Walsch is hardly a presence to begin with(An enjoyable change) beyond leading in concepts for his counterparts, so there's no point in egging him. If he -were- he couldn't be labeled in the aforementioned manner, because he proclaims himself a monotheist, while the book itself is based on a solitary supreme being that simply gets perceived in many forms across the globe. In addition, anyone who derives the idea "organized religions are all bad" has apparently not opened the book, or didn't care to read for comprehension. The entire focus --and I mean ENTIRE-- is restructuring our beliefs to suit us in ways more conducive to lives we say we want to live. One area the book attributes our existing behaviors to is -some- organized religions teaching exclusivity/intolerance of other faiths, but it never judges, in fact making a strong effort to show a clear distinction between judgement and observation. I've not even finished and there's no way to -distort- what's being said to that interpretation. Finally, there is no talk of abolishment of existing paradigms, but rather an opening of them to incorporate fresh thoughts and philosophical perspectives that adapt them to modern times. The book's stand is that were we to do this, if -that- was "what was so", such a change could be more effective than our current efforts as they pertain to a brighter future. Booklink is misrepresenting this title and the integrity of whatever points of view are being professed in writing should be accurately portrayed.
Fans of the series will be happy that while some material is rehashed, it's done to build momentum alongside new ideas and create a more presentable focused concept. Also, in my personal opinion, the test of reading the two speakers' words and pretending they belong to the other doesn't work as well as it did previously; the separation is written strongly enough that the conversation idea is more digestible, and the credibility of an unfiltered imagination at the helm isn't a question anymore. I've read most of the series and this is the most down-to-earth, straightforward, intellectual God that's been presented thus far. I see that as an effective medium and hope it keeps up. Thank you for your time.
Rating:
Summary: Impressed so far
Review: As of what I've read until this morning, the material is well written, well-paced, and encouragingly insightful. I have not finished thus far (20 of 27 Chapters)...but I have to say I've gone far enough to be able to believe that the Booklist editorial writer has either never received a formal education, or uses terminology whose meanings he or she is unfamiliar with. Pantheism has two main definitions, one being that of nature and the universe as the sole representational entities of God, and the second essentially being belief in -all- Gods. Walsch is hardly a presence (An enjoyable change) beyond leading in concepts for his counterpart. If he were he couldn't be labeled in the aforementioned manner, because he presents and proclaims himself as a monotheist, while the book itself seems to promote the idea of a solitary supreme being that simply gets perceived in many forms across the globe. In addition, anyone who derives the idea "organized religions are all bad" has apparently not even opened the book, or didn't care to read it for comprehension, perhaps upset they weren't assigned to the book they -wanted- to review, not sure....The entire focus....and I mean ENTIRE....is restructuring our beliefs so that they suit us in ways more conducive to lives we say we want to live. One area the book attributes our existing behaviors to is -some- organized religions, those teaching exclusivity and intolerance of other faiths, but it never casts labels, and certainly makes a strong effort to not generalize in any way, shape or form. It is careful to make a clear distinction between what is a judgement and what is an observation. I've not even finished and there's no way to even -distort- what's being said to interpret things that way. Finally, there is no talk of abolishment of existing paradigms, but rather an opening of them to incorporate fresh thoughts and philosophical perspectives that adapt them to modern times. The book's stand is that were we to do this, if that was what was so, such a change would be much more effective than our current efforts, as it pertains to getting us moving towards a more peaceful, unified future. Booklink is misrepresenting this title, and as a writer I believe the integrity of whatever points of view are being professed should be accurately portrayed.
Fans of the series will be happy to note that while some of the material is essentially rehashed, it is done so to build up momentum alongside the new ideas and create a more presentable focused concept. Also, in my personal opinion, the test between reading the two different speakers' words and pretending they are the other doesn't work as well as it did with the other books; the separation is written strongly enough that the idea of a conversation is more digestible, and the believability that an unfiltered imagination is at the helm is not much of a question anymore, for those that would pose it. I've read most of the series and this is the most down-to-earth, straightforward, intellectual God that's been presented thus far. I see that as an effective medium and hope it keeps up. Thank you for your time.
Rating: 
Summary: Phenominal
Review: Every so often a book hits the stands that has a profound impact on my life, changing the course definitively. All of my life I have been looking for the antonym for "DOGMA". This books states it in the context of "having a new thought about God." No where have I read a comprehensive statement that resonates with my own 68 years of life experience of a 'new perspective' of Universal Life Energy Source, one of the infinite names of God. As the author entreats me, "just consider that there may be something to know about God, the knowing of which changes everything!." Dogmatic religions belief systems have indeed become the problem rather than the solution. I have but to look at any newspaper today or watch any TV news broadcast and the insanity in the middle east confirms my perspective of reality about dogmatic organized religion. This book is a comprehensive statement of what must happen if the human race is to survive technology's ability to magnify our self-destructiveness.
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Summary: An Idea Whose Time Has Come
Review: The New Revelations is an incredibly thoughtful and thought provoking book that contends that our actions are governed by our beliefs, and that only by altering our beliefs can we really change the world. I find this perspective to be powerful, spirited, and uplifting. It's also highly practical. We should all read this book for down-to-earth advice on how each of us can use our beliefs to change the world and our place in it. We owe it to ourselves.
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Summary: Not so Fundamental, but realistic
Review: If you have read any of Neale's previous works you will recognize many excerpts. However they are definitely needed in this somewhat new twist to his usual style. The central theme of this book is to (Wishful thinking) put down the traditional, not completely, but as to accept one another in a new revelation that God is your God, Mine is Mine, I wont moleste you for that and you accept me for what I believe. Not really a new idea but I give Neale 5 stars as a contributor to wishing peace in a time of turmoil. The absolute best book I have read on this very attempt is SB: 1 or God By Karl Maddox, Very good book.
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Summary: Revelation 'Change Self'
Review: Books of Neale Donald Neale Walsch is based on spirituality and practical applications in every day. I happened to read his interview in a mag and read his first book Conversations with God Book I which was translated in 27 languages. In this Book 'The New Revelations' Neale Walsch reveals that God has given humanity nine new revelations to help change the present beliefs about God and Life. He says 'Do not seek first to change the world but change 'self' and in doing so, you must first decide some important things about yourself, come to new conclusions within and about who you are, about God and about Life and live on those Decisions.' This inner process changes world around you and because we change, people too change around us and Change itself is an act of freedom. The author focus attention that Group action is required now in the changing global crisis and advises how we can not only avoid despair but also help to repair the world. It is not time to follow individual master but master collective consiousness individually. Then work collectively to awaken the collective called 'Humanity'. The author says that the whole world is now linked and entire planet is connected. The rapid advanced technology is threatening to destroy humanity and also which can save it. Whatever the beliefs but the change in self would undoubtedly change the world around and make one work for a humanitarian cause with the perspectives and good thoughts. A great author Neale Donald Walsch and good thoughts. Nice Pick.
Rating: 
Summary: Check the Good Book
Review: I would not put my faith in what man says about God, how we are to move foward into the future when it comes to religion, how we view God.
The Bible not only offers instruction on what God expects of us, but on events that will occur in our lifetime to watch out for. It's the best guide in my opinion.
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Summary: A Bright Reflection
Review: Metaphysics, 9/04/04
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RESPONSE: THE NEW REV. - WALSH, A BRIGHT REFLECTION
In this writing, Walsh offers a grand vision to better the attitude of the world and our lives, to solve our problems, and presents helpful ideas on how people can do this. Overall there exists far too many exceptionally good points about human belief about God and our existence to adequately here mention in this response- obviously, I can only outline my personal overview. According to Walsch, many are mistaken; God does not want our worship, obedience, or service (contradicting everything I ever learned in Sunday school!). He sees the world's purpose as providing "a contextual field within which you may achieve an awareness of your own divinity (85) ". As far as what or who God truly is, according to Walsch, "God" and "Life" are simply different names for the same energy. "Life is God, physicalized", just as our brain is actually the mind, physicalized. And this unseen, universal energy- to Walsch- comprises everything: is within us, and is us- there is only one energy force that is "an intrinsic and intimate part" of every one of us , meaning- in practical terms- that whatever is good for another is good for you, or bad, or harmful, and so on...(which, if everyone believed this there would be no problems, because Why would we want to hurt ourselves?). Walsch presents this reality as being all One- "One with God and One with each other". One of the most important teachings Walsch presents: All behaviors are created by belief (just as the entirety of our thought is based upon what we believe to be true). False belief. Walsch presents "Five Fallacies About God" that "create crisis, violence, killing, and war", which I do not necessarily accept as divine Truth "sent down from above", but these fallacies I do find to be outstandingly valid, and wish that everyone took this to heart. Some of this book accompanies mention of the radical Muslims, living in the Middle East, who have declared war on Western civilization, declaring "death to America" and "death to Israel"- among other specified enemies. These false beliefs of these radical Muslims about this Life and about God are directly the cause of their evil intentions, and Walsch explains this human belief very well. The cause of all of our problems of the world are rooted in our beliefs- (our mental acceptance of thoughts)- our false beliefs about this world and about other people. This is true, no matter what you believe. Walsch explains that humans have "stitched together in our world a complex interweaving of spiritual, philosophical, political, and economic concepts that pretty much govern our collective experience(214)", and that these are based upon our beliefs, and mental constructions- "ideas about 'how things are"- such as our concept of morality (based upon our beliefs) and when these are false, what are we doing? Our most damaging behaviors are based upon these mental constructions, Walsch writes, which are based upon our beliefs- making them what to change if humans want to solve our problems we attribute to the incorrect causes. Mental Constructions. He explains the reasoning behind, for example, the violence in the Middle East; that people are being killed over belief of the way "things should be"; mental constructions called morals not-shifting (for thousands of years!) This is a problem! Walsch makes good point, after insightful explanation, after valuable analysis- about this God I think I have partially known my entire life- minus all the unwelcome, "scary" aspects. Walsch offers an improved concept that is comfortable for me to nurse within my knowing, which generates my skepticism- what I think I wish to be true, but is what I do now not honestly expect is likely. But, and however, this "higher Truth" I do not concretely know. And seek to, but, really: Who am I? Who are we? Who is every single person?
Personally, I interpret & accept Walsch's point of view as exceptionally insightful and essentially good and very, very well thought-through. Since this author's also written about 20 other books founded upon the same "divine communion" with God, he apparently has a lot to say about the world and the seemingly meaningful things that "God" is saying to us, which do seem quite good. Walsch is not "off his rocker", for he seems- to me- to be a completely logical mind with a sound, confident point-of-view, although, does bravely wear such a testimony he knows is to always attract many skeptics, yet many devout supporters of these beliefs, of course. Because Walsch portrays such an optimistic picture for "God's Overall Plan" of our human existence, to accept his non-demonizing "purpose of the world", what, and who this popularly conceived God of his truly does exist, an uneasy skeptic- I think- would conclude that a reader of such a book is only intentionally accomplishing the satisfaction of their own mind- easing their worries, icing their issues. I do not see it as this, but as just another man's view on this highly elaborate and complex, confusing world in which we live. I am surely far from any satisfying level of understanding, and will dive towards any more understanding that I can get. The world's purpose that Walsch presents, that we are all out to "achieve our own divinity", to me- makes a lot of sense, because I honestly do see "God" within each of us, within our every flicker of thought and action and movement, I see "God" in all moments of our being, every comprehension of our minds evolution, progressively slow- so minute that we do not even notice. I'm just not positive of what this means; for myself, for human beings; I search. The comprehensive canvas that Walsch paints is attractive, but yes, makes this great logical sense notable. Personally, I am in the process of the intellectual motion, partway through completion of "knowing God" or "knowing myself", which can basically be acknowledged as the same thing. Walsch's insight concerning human "False Beliefs" is what I maybe consider the most outstandingly impressive components of this book, although there are many. The in-depth reasoning he provides for all of human beings "being"- that all our behaviors are created by beliefs- which provides the foundation of our very frame of thought. Yet, all of our beliefs by a multitude of other various factors of the the lives we lead- making the origin of ALL human problems tracing back to our beliefs- (what we think is confirmed to be true)- yet when magnified to the cause of the main cause, existing in our minds (our beliefs), this analysis of our own reasoning seems to become a bit more complex, which I am still in the fortunate process of understanding. To conclude this response of Neale Donald Walsch's "The New Revelations, A Conversation with God", I re-iterate my impressive reaction to a book of greatly good ideas by a man I had previously not even known of- but, then again, I am reminded everyday how little it is I know (relatively speaking) about everything in this world and enormous universe, as a tiny, finite human being. Constantly boggling my feeble mind on how there can realistically even exist a God, a Great Reason for us and all of this. Still, when myself and my individual opportunity is compared with the terrible injustice and misery and ugliness of this world at-large- both right now and through-out history- realistically it seems as if the explanation is far too overwhelming for the human mind to handle. Yet, I crave to know. So what am I to do but do the best I know I can, with what it is that I now exist?
Rating:
Summary: challenge yourself
Review: It's been several years since I've read the CWG series including Books 1-3, Friendship W/God, and Communion w/God, and reading those can be both interesting and frustrating at times. I don't necessarily agree with everything that has been said in those books, but this one is different. The primary focus this time around is organized religion. This is a must-read for people of ALL backgrounds, and to me, the premise (that these words are coming more or less directly from "God") is basically irrelevant. The message, however, is everything. Every message or truth in the world of relativity and perception must always come through a human filter. Because of this, the details and format of these messages will vary, but the Truth remains timeless and unchanged, and that's what this book represents. As an honest, informal critique of religous, spiritual, and sociopolitical issues, it's logical, practical, and catchy all at the same time w/less punning and play on words than in previous books of the series. While it is characteristically repetitive and Walsch clearly brings up issues that he doesn't side with in order to provide a more well-rounded argument, this helps to drive the point home, which is to say that our collective, worldwide society should examine and question its religious beliefs and values more carefully and modify or discard some of these old beliefs because they're simply not working. This book presents a challenge to its readers; it calls for a paradigm shift in not only how we think of God but how we think of religion in general. Personally, I couldn't agree more. It is also appropriately preceeded by a quote from one of the greatest (and my favorite) transcendentalist thinkers of our time, Emerson, but don't let the obvious New Age categorization deceive you. The ideas in this book are truly worth considering.
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Summary: Not just more of the same
Review: I cannot believe someone would put "God" on the title of this book. It presents New Age ideas and promotes relativism, which is a self-defeating concept. The words in this book are not of God, but of Satan. The evil one is very deceptive in making you think that you're "ok". Jesus is the true God and His Word is truth, no matter how harsh it may be to some. He is the definition of Love to all us. Beware of this garbage! Know the true God in the Bible!
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