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Summary: Open Your Minds Eye
Review: This is, without a doubt, the most eye-opening book I have ever read. As I read each insight I found myself saying "I knew that, but how did I know that". The story is fiction but it is needed to give you the full realization of the insights. You'll be glad you read this. It will help you understand why you and others do the things that you/they do. Highly recommended reading
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Summary: You must read this book!
Review: The celestine Prophecy is an absolutely remarkable. A fantastic adventure surrounded by a story that will captivate you long after you've finished reading. You're mind will be richer for having read it. Whether fact or fiction it is impossible to regret having read this book.
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Summary: A breath of relief in a soffocating world
Review: The Celestine Prophecy is not the best novel ever written, in fact to some it may seem hookie. What was great about this book, and in my opinion any book, was that it helped me grasp many of the ideas that had been swimming around in my head but could not be put into a working formula. Its one of those books that makes you say "yeah, I knew that, but I couldn't find the words." As the story unfolds so do aspects of the reader's self. Each chapter, or insight, revealed something new about who I was and who I wanted to be.
Many of the ideas discussed in this book are nothing new. They are at the core of many eastern philosophies and are heavily influenced by mysticism. But who cares! Each interpretation of these ideas is in its own way unique. Its like listening to a radio station that plays a certain jeanra of music: each song has a common feel and yet each has its own personality. All in all, it may not be a literary masterpiece but The Celestine Prophecy is a must read. It will move you in places that have been forgotten, ignored, or that have been suffocoated by the monotonies of western culture and idealogy.
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Summary: Not that great
Review: I gave this book two stars becaues it did entertain me for about a half second. All the so called ancient insights just came out to one thing just use common sense in life, all the [things] the characters went through just for that, boring. The part in the book about taking peoples energy, being able to stay out of view if you choose, entertaining for a second or two. Disappointing book.
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Summary: Interesting self-help book made into a lousy novel
Review: "The Celestine Prophecy" is filled with interesting spritual insights about life, and might have made a fine teaching book for seekers. However, the book is presented to us in the form of a novel, and thus, alas, asks to be reviewed on the grounds of one. As a novel, this is a stinker: an implausible adventure story about some guy flying all over the jungle on a whim, trying to find out various "insights" and illustrate them with his adventures. As I say, the insights themselves are interesting and may prove valuable to readers, but the story they get crammed into is an albatross.
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Summary: I enjoyed the sense of adventure it conveyed...
Review: ...but I found the story to be a little corny. In fact, I had great difficulty finishing this book. I don't mean any disrespect to anyone who has gleaned insight thanks to this book. We find inspiration where we need to, and I have known many people who found this book very inspiring. The underlying theme of this book seems to be the same as many other self-help/New Age books: don't let others manipulate you, own your own spiritual power, keep your consciousness open to the possibilities of life, remember that blessings can be found in the most unexpected places, have respect for the environment, and please buy the sequel... Having been a devoted reader of self-help and New Age books for the last decade, I have come to notice that they all do basically say the same thing, or elaborate on the same principles. It's all about "owning your power" and claiming your "true inheritance" as a blessed creation. Well, if they all say the same thing then why do some books take off and others don't? I suppose it's a combination of marketing and, well, "gimmicks." It's all about how you "frame" your reflections on the standard self-help mantras, and this author did a good job in that. Most people will not care if the author associated the wrong indigenous group with the ruins of Macchu Picchu; the whole concept of "Macchu Picchu" is exotic enough, and it carries all the elegance and mysticism of the Great Pyramids of Giza (without having been exploited to the same extent as the Pyramids, which gives them a feeling of being "new"), as to entice many readers. My point here is: self-help and New Age books are not typically concerned with historical accuracy or intellectualisms. The objective is to make the reader feel better about his life and to cater to the idea that we can create our own reality, hopefully a better reality than we are currently living in (and hopefully with as little effort as possible). My opinion is that this can often turn into a bottomless pit that results in frustration...but it's great for marketing because it keeps readers coming back for more. In short, people buy what makes them feel good...and I am no different myself. So, I'm not "knocking" this book. If you found inspiration in this book, then good for you! All I'm saying is that I myself was left wondering what the fuss was about. I'm a fan of the fact that this book gave many people (my best friend, for one) something to feel happy about; but I'm not a fan of the book itself.
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Summary: So simple, you might miss it
Review: I want to say that this book was incredible, but it IS credible. Unless you live in a cave somewhere, and you never interact with anyone, then you will find yourself saying, "Wow, this guy makes sense. Why didn't I notice that before?" I think the reasons that this book is either rated as absolute garbage or absolutely mind-blowing, is because it's so simple. It's often the simple, basic ideas that we overlook. This book changed my way of thinking. It addresses a great number of issues that affect all of us everyday. YES, it is fiction, but that doesn't mean that you can't apply it to your nonfiction life. From the way you see yourself, to the way you interact with people, to the way you deal with problems, this book offers basic, simple insights to our complicated, frustrating lives.
Don't let this chance for enlightenment pass you by.
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Summary: It was not a coincidence that this book came to me
Review: This book was given to me by a good friend of mine at work whom
I talked to regularly about thing's that bother me. She thought this book would help me see thing's in a different way and she was right. All I can really say is I haven't experenced many of the insights that this book talk's about, but the one thing that
keeps me reading the follow-up series is one thing. As soon as I finished reading the last few pages of this book I
"coincidentaly", meet a person who had all of the follow up series and all we could talk about was how we both felt that we are all going back to where we once came from and now I'm reading the tenth insight which is reinforcing this belief. I can't say how much truth there is in these books, but so far the book has changed my minds eye to percieve thing's differently and I plan on reading all I can on this subject. If anything these series does show people the problems in the world and teaches us all how to appreciate life for what it's worth and for that reason alone it's deffinetly worth our time.
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Summary: Got to read it again!
Review: Here I am, over 5 years later, wanting to read this book again! The first one I lent to someone and couldn't remember who... Anyway, when I first came across this book I couldn't put it down, so I went right out and bought myself a copy. In reading it I felt this strange sensation of someone reaching into my 'DISCARD THOUGHT FOR LACK OF INFORMATION' mental wastebin. Here were my most confounding off-the-wall questions about life, spiritual and abstract ideas/questions that had no anchor in anything I could approach for enlightenment or knew of. Discarded but never forgotten and now LQQK! So good to know I am not the only one with these questions/ideas/feelings! I felt amazed and sooo full of gratitude, and when discussing the book with others I found that people generally had the same questions. Yes, definitely a conversation piece! Here was a book that made sense and on life topics I have never seen approached before. To me, a great book is as much about content as it is of professional writing etiquet. I was able to read it just fine and I happily rate this book A+ (I cant comment on anything else, so fantastically absorbing was the content!) THANK YOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Mr. Writer! Worth reading, spiritually expanding, intellectly absorbing, giving food for thought on subjects/feelings to which most need answers, you will find this book captivating, full of intrigue, interesting and insightful.
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Summary: Another Indiana Jones adventure?
Review: what is this? does this book really tries to teach you something spiritual? or is he just trying to "reveal" the secret of life making a bad story that sounds to me more like an Indiana Jones adventure!
Not woth it. The quality of the literature is embarrasing, the content of the book is not well defined, and even the story wont keep you sticked to the book. The story doesnt have a logical sequence. I have read really nice books, i thought this was going to be one. But i dont believe you can find something deep in here.
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