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Summary: Wow - She has done it again
Review: What an incredible pilgrimage, it has inspired and energized me spiritually. Her sense of keeping you glued to the pages not wanting to put the book down. I admire your courage and determination to accomplish such a wonderful and hard lifes journey. It all makes sense to me and has pulled so many loose end together which I have always questioned and wondered about... Shirley, Thanks for the great book and sharing the Camino with us all.
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Summary: Wow
Review: This was one of those books you just can't put down. Her eloquent and fully developed descriptions pull you along into her deep meditations. What she says about the origin of known existance transcends anything I've ever heard of or thought in my life. I totally admire Ms. Maclaine for her honesty, integrity, and courage to share her soul memories.
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Summary: The adventure continues!
Review: Shirley MacLaine continues her highly readable autobiography, adding yet another adventure we can tag along on. This time she walks the length of northern Spain on a sacred pilgrimage, and along the way she experiences some wacky characters, friendly spiritual visitations, and moments of enlightenment.If you like the many facets of this adventure, be sure to go back and read her "Out on a Limb." If you like the story of the hike, its odd characters, and bizarre tribulations, look at Bill Bryson's "A Walk in the Woods," in which he chronicles his hike on the Appalachian Trail. If you enjoy the descriptions of her visions, you may like Barbara Hand Clow's books, particularly "Heart of the Christos," in which she envisions herself in many different roles from ancient times. If you're curious about the possible role of extraterrestrials in the evolution of man, look up Zechariah Sitchin's books (start with "The 12th Planet"). If these ideas are new to you, you may find his hypothesis really hard to accept, but just consider what a fascinating premise he lays out. And if you are interested in her spiritual ideas about reality and the nature of life, the universe, etc., Neale Donald Walsch's "Conversations with God" makes it pretty easy to understand. Shirley's a gift to us all. She has made it easier for us to open our minds and let some new stuff in. By taking on the brunt of the media's sarcasm, she's made me look downright mainstream! Even if you find you just can't believe in any of this stuff, it's fun to read. Think of it as very visual science fiction.
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Summary: high preistess of lumaria
Review: I have been drawn to Shirley Maclaine since her first book came out in print, and have followed her literary skills inclusive of the Camino. Itwas this book that truly made me feel, and realize that there was more to her and my relationship. I have done some past life searchings and my beginning was in Lumaria as a high preistess, possibley when Shirley was there. So found this book to be right on target. It moved my very Soul to the depths of just what life is truly about,"LOVE". If only we could all see life on this planet as Shirley does,how wonderful it would be. I would like to thank her for all her insight and courage to share with us her many travels on this plain, but mostly for her strength to walk the 500 miles over the Camino, an incredable feet. If you have not read the Camino you truly are missing the journey of the century.10 STARS FOR THIS ONE. THANKS SHIRLEY,I await your next endevour. Always, JOYCE
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Summary: A personal note to Shirley
Review: I hope that Ms. Maclaine occasionally reads her reviews here, because I would like very much to tell her how much I felt uplifted by this book. For me Shirley has always been a personal reminder of 'knowing' at key moments in my life. Inanna and I especially loved her insights into sex and tantra. We honor and thank her for helping us all come to consciousness on third dimensional planet Earth. She does a wonderful job of helping us remember who we are. VS Ferguson, NYC
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Summary: Shirley's Ultimate Journey
Review: What can I say? This is Shirley MacLaine's best book since "Out on a Limb." I was mesmerized by this most enthralling story, the ultimate in Miss MacLaine's thrilling search into the story of her own soul. I was touched when Miss MacLaine stopped her own narrative to warn the reader at one point that what was to follow might be hard to swallow. I found it absolutely fascinating and quite believable. How many of us could have fully endured the sometimes painful and wearying physical journey that was so important to her? Her prose is, as always, a thing of beauty, the most readable memoirist in recent times. Whether or not you find yourself agreeing with what has happened to her, the truth is that Shirley MacLaine is a born storyteller, the highest compliment you can give to a writer. "The Camino" should rank high on the lists of metaphysical literature, standing tall and proud next to the author's "Out on a Limb."
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Summary: Warm & Open
Review: I've never been on a pilgrimage, and was curious, so I enjoyed taking a vicarious one. I wanted to know the nitty-gritty stuff and I appreciated Ms. MacLaine's openness in writing from the point of view of a woman I could identify with, and not as someone trying to preserve a glamorous image. She comes across as warm and rather sisterly. Although the descriptions of the trek are vivid, it's not intended as an all-inclusive travel guide and shouldn't be read as such, it's a recounting of a personal inward journey. I did eventually find something a bit tedious about it, and the ending feels rushed. As to how much of Ms. MacLaine's mystical experiences I 'believe', I really can't say, I'm skeptical of taking them literally, but I don't think that is the point anyway. They were hers, and perhaps if the most we get from them is that the human experience is stranger and more complex than our day-to-day reality, maybe we've gotten the point. Ms. MacLaine is to be commended for her courage in making her experiences public. She doesn't need the money from the book sales and the publicity is more negative than anything else. But because of who she is, she has the opportunities for a search that few of the rest of us have, and I believe her writing of her experiences comes from a genuine desire to share her findings. She asks only that we listen to them if we wish, and open our minds a little, she does not claim she has all the answers, nor that we should follow her. I think that's correct, I believe that although it's fine to follow in someone else's steps for a while, we're meant to find our own path. I find her humility touching at a time when anyone who's ever had a flash of spiritual insight thinks it means they should start a new church or organization and recruit followers, which traps them in a dogma that allows for no new insights, which leads to a closed mind. Maybe when one's mind remains open, there are no limitations to reality or the human spirit.
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Summary: Very-Very Disappointed
Review: Reading this book was extremely disappointing and frustrating. I kept expecting some kernel of enlightenment from this book as I have found in other books by Shirley but instead found a tiresome worthless travelogue minus the video.
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Summary: From a Spiritual Sister in New Mexico
Review: Having read every one of Ms. Maclain's books, I requested a copy for my birthday. Excited to hear of her 500-mile trek of The Camino, I read straight through. The first 186 pages were written as if for a spiritual novice, a youngster who knows nothing. Beginning on page 187, she patronizingly addresses us as "dear reader" and proceeds to disclaim the believability of what she is about to share with us. I thought, "Here comes the good part." I have no problem with the content of the book. What I have a problem with is the poor editing, the absence of original detail regarding her emotional experiences on this profound journey, but most of all I sensed a total lack of respect for her readership...her loyal readership who have continued on our own personal spiritual journeys throughout Shirley's writing career. Taking a full page to explain what chakras are was unnecessary, but then to remind us parathetically every time a chakra was mentioned throughout the rest of the book was an insult. She tells of the importance of incarnating in order to "feel" and yet she shares only surface, passing feelings of her own. I was terribly disappointed with this book. I know she can (and should) do much better relating her insights and experiences.
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Summary: The Camino: A Journey of the Spirit
Review: This book, like all of Shirley's, is fast paced, exciting and hard to put down. She shares her spiritual insights on herself, delving into pastlife connections brought up while walking the notorious El Camino along with fellow travellers also making the pilgrimage. My one problem with the book is that it relies heavily on Shirley's dreams she had while on her trek. They are vivid and detailed, dreams that I am sure most of the readers cannot relate to, as I doubt if most people remember their dreams in such a glorious, exacting manner. Therein the validity of the book lies, are they spectacular "real" dreams induced by a spiritual state while walking the Camino, or are they, simply, dreams?
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