Children of the Crystal Vision

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Summary: Powerful Reality In Good Vs. Evil
Review: "Children of the Crystal Vision" is more than powerful fiction. It is based on a chilling, suspenseful true story. That is why it's so compelling. It really happened. Father Lee Kaylor, the book's author, was asked to help a teenager get out of a demonic cult. He had to fight the bad guys---the real bad guys. He didn't know how he'd find the strength to fight the unworldly evil tht seeps into our world. He didn't know that the bad guys in this scenario could muster up all the evil from all time.

Father Kaylor writes beautifully about the philosophic counterpoint of good and evil. "...as mankind had abandoned God, that wall of light and love had begun to crumble. The innocence of the young was among the first casualties. Salvation was God's work. But He did give human beings a role to play in the great conflict between good and evil. The good that people strove for and the evil that they did made a difference in time and eternity."

The vivid poetic descriptions hold the reader spellbound. The research into rituals is fascinating. The storytellng makes the reader want to know what's around the corner, however frightening. Faith. Hope. Love. It comes down to these three. Will the demonic Beast strike again? Will the Power be there to fight the evil? Faith. Hope. Love. It does come down to these three.

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Summary: Recommended Reading !!
Review: Based on a true story, this is a highly suspenseful and fast-moving story about Father Mark Ross's extraordinary experiences on the dark side of Carmel, CA. "Children of the Crystal Vision" is a thought-provoking account of the modern-day preoccupation with Satanism and witchcraft. "Harmless"experimentation with Oiji Boards and other fads brought to town by a New Age bookstore, leads teenagers into witches' covens and finally brings them face-to-face with Satanic possession. The book includes powerful descriptions of demonic rituals creeping into a world that refuses to believe in the reality of evil. It includes poetic descriptions of nature--from the beauty of sunsets and flowered landscapes to the ominous spectacles of thundering waves and wildfires. It includes profound insights into contemplative prayer and the constant contest between good and evil, where the victory is never decisive. Recommended reading for teenagers who think the dark arts are their ticket to popularity, power and love, and parents who want to believe that their kids are just "going through a phase".

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Summary: Silly
Review: This book which claims to be based on fact is just plain silly. It is melodrama and very bad romance novel at best. The characters are shallow. The story itself is self-serving with the author-hero bringing things to a predictable conclusion.