Boring, boring, boring ....March 21, 2008 13 out of 18 found this review helpful
I was hoping for real insights into what's going on now and what's going to happen in the future. I expected spiritual knowledge. What I got was page after page (like a diary) of what he did when, where he planted crystals, how his girlfriend had an orgasm. .... on and on. It was not enlightening.
I don't doubt all of this happened, but it was never tied together in a meaningful way. The book has no spiritual value IMO, though some interesting observations.
Will magical thinking lead to happiness?March 19, 2008 23 out of 36 found this review helpful
I was disturbed by many aspects of this book. For example, Melchizedek says on page one: "St Thomas in his Gospel of the Christ". But St Thomas the apostle never wrote a gospel. The so-called Gospel of Thomas was actually written by Gnostics about 200 years after the death of Christ. Gnostics were anti-woman (one of the lines in the Gospel of Thomas is "Women do not deserve to live") anti-flesh and anti-world. I am puzzled that the author esteems them.
He also claims the outer priesthood from Atlantis "went to the shores of what is now the Yucatan in Mexico and today are known as the Maya" (p 17). As any history books will tell you, the Mayan priesthood used to cut the still-beating hearts from their vast numbers of victims. They sliced people to death, stoned them, skinned and buried them alive. Children were frequent victims of these cheery rites. Then the Mayans would cook and eat the bodies. Archaeologists have found mounds of gnawed-upon bones. This is your enlightened people? Are you kidding?
In addition to not knowing anything about the history of the Gnostics and the Mayans, the author needs to look up the history of the Sufi Assassins. Also, Arica is not "an ancient form of knowledge, based upon something that was not understood at the time, sacred geometry" (p 23). It is just a later version of numerology. And, like astrology and reading the bumps on people's heads and studying the lines in their hands, there is not the smallest shred of evidence that any of these things reveal anything.
Some years ago, a psychologist gave every student in his classroom a detailed astrological chart based on their birth dates. Without exception, all the students claimed to be amazed at how accurate the charts were.
Then the psychologist pointed out they had all been given the same chart.
Serpent of Light, Beyond 2012March 15, 2008 4 out of 6 found this review helpful
I have read a lot of "New Age" material. He hits on all of it in one way or another. But as most purveyors of New Age belief would say,"you must look inside to find the truth." One idea is promoted consistently. And to believe and act through one's heart IS what "all there is" is all about! On the back of the book it says that Drunvalo is a good story teller. He is that! And MY mind is open to all of the possibilities that what he is saying is valid. Thanks, Drunvalo! It is an easy read that presents a personal journey about what is happening for the future;a belief I share!
Mind BendingMarch 12, 2008 2 out of 4 found this review helpful
Very enjoyable read. It doesn't quench my thirst on alternative points of view, though. I plan on looking at other books by Drunvalo. This was my first. Great book to have if you're researching for your own assessment on what the future holds. Just a great mind expanding read. Other great reads are "The Convoluted Universe - Book One, Two, & Three" by Dolores Cannon.
a tribute to nature and ancient peopleMarch 8, 2008 2 out of 4 found this review helpful
It taught me how important the ancient people and their traditions are still important today. It's more than knowing about 2012. It's also about being part of mother earth.
