Celestine Prophecy

TarotGirlUK

MantraTarot said:
Anyone care to give a brief synopsis? I think I have the movie sitting here but never watched it. Don't really care to either, but I would like to know what's the main point of it.

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Nevermind-- I googled it and found this wikipedia entry. This seems to be the gist of it:


Nine Insights

* The First Insight... A Critical Mass

A new spiritual awakening is occurring in human culture; an awakening brought about by a critical mass of individuals who experience their lives as a spiritual unfolding, a journey in which we are led forward by mysterious coincidences.

* The Second Insight... The Longer Now

This awakening represents the creation of a new, more complete worldview, which replaces a five-hundred-year-old preoccupation with secular survival and comfort. While this technological preoccupation was an important step, our awakening to life's coincidences is opening us up to the real purpose of human life on this planet, and the real nature of our Universe.

* The Third Insight... A Matter of Energy

We now experience that we live not in a material Universe, but in a Universe of dynamic energy. Everything extant is a field of sacred energy that we can sense and intuit. Moreover, we humans can project our energy by focusing our attention in the desired direction, in that where attention goes, energy flows, influencing other energy systems and increasing the pace of coincidences in our lives. It is possible to see this energy enveloping all living things.

* The Fourth Insight... The Struggle For Power

To gain energy, we tend to manipulate or force others to give us attention and thus energy. When we successfully dominate others in this way, we feel more powerful, but they are left weakened and often fight back. Competition for scarce human energy is the cause of all conflict between people.

* The Fifth Insight... The Message of the Mystics

Insecurity and violence ends when we experience an inner connection with divine energy within, a connection described by mystics of all traditions. A sense of lightness or buoyancy along with the constant sensation of love are measures of this connection. If these measures are present, the connection is real; if not, it is only pretended.

* The Sixth Insight... Clearing the Past

The more we stay connected, the more we are acutely aware of those times when we lose connection, usually when we are under stress. In these times, we can see our own particular way of stealing energy from others. Once our manipulations are brought to personal awareness, our connection becomes more constant and we can discover our own evolutionary path in life, and our spiritual mission, which is the personal way we can contribute to the World.

Here the four main "control dramas"—the Interrogator, the Intimidator, the Aloof and the Poor Me—are discussed. Each person unconsciously prefers one of these four to suck energy out of others (as described in the Fourth Insight). A way of getting these under control is disclosed.

* The Seventh Insight... Engaging the Flow

Knowing our personal mission further enhances the flow of mysterious coincidences as we are guided toward our destinies. First we have a question; then dreams, daydreams, and intuitions lead us towards the answers, which usually are synchronistically provided by the wisdom of another human being.

* The Eighth Insight... The Interpersonal Ethic

We can increase the frequency of guiding coincidences by uplifting every person that comes into our lives. Care must be taken not to lose our inner connection when we have become part of romantic relationships. Uplifting others is especially effective in groups wherein each member can feel energy of all the others. With children it is extremely important for their early security and growth. By seeing the beauty in every face, we lift others into their wisest self, and increase the chances of hearing a synchronistic message.

* The Ninth Insight... The Emerging Culture

As we all evolve toward the best completion of our spiritual missions, the technological means of survival will be fully automated as humans focus instead on synchronistic growth. Such growth will move humans into higher energy states, ultimately transforming our bodies into spiritual form and uniting this dimension of existence with the after-life dimension, ending the cycle of birth and death.

Redfield acknowledged that the work of Dr. Eric Berne and his book Games People Play, the 1964 bestseller, was a major influence on his work. Specifically, the life games to which Dr. Eric Berne refers in his book are tools used in an individual's quest for energetic independence. The Celestine Prophecy was originally self-published by Redfield, who sold 100,000 copies out of the trunk of his Honda before Warner Books agreed to publish it.[1]

* The Tenth Insight. . . Holding the Vision

The Tenth Insight is the realization that throughout history human beings have been unconsciously struggling to implement this lived spirituality on Earth. Each of us comes here on assignment, and as we pull this understanding into consciousness, we can remember a fuller birth vision of what we wanted to accomplish with our lives. Further we can remember a common world vision of how we will all work together to create a new spiritual culture. We know that our challenge is to hold this vision with intention and prayer everyday.

* The Eleventh Insight. . . Extending Prayer Fields

The Eleventh Insight is the precise method through which we hold the vision. For centuries, religious scriptures, poems, and philosophies have pointed to a latent power of mind within all of us that mysteriously helps to affect what occurs in the future. It has been called faith power, positive thinking, and the power of prayer. We are now taking this power seriously enough to bring a fuller knowledge of it into public awareness. We are finding that this prayer power is a field of intention, which moves out from us and can be extended and strengthened, especially when we connect with others in a common vision. This is the power through which we hold the vision of a spiritual world and build the energy in ourselves and in others to make this vision a reality.


These look they could be some good forum guidelines :) (I'm practically ducking behind my PC :D)
 

Lillie

My problem (well, one of my problems) with this book was that it presented itself as fact when in fact it is fiction.

It is not true.

It's a made up story.

Which makes me think that everything in it, including its 'teachings' are made up too.
 

TarotGirlUK

Lillie said:
My problem (well, one of my problems) with this book was that it presented itself as fact when in fact it is fiction.

It is not true.

It's a made up story.

Which makes me think that everything in it, including its 'teachings' are made up too.

I think it decribes, what the writer believes to be factual concepts written, within a fictional story, so it could explain the concepts in a simple, readable and enjoyable manner.

The concepts (the nine insights) are concepts written within a fictional story.
 

Lillie

Yeah, well, the writer should say so then.
 

TarotGirlUK

Lillie said:
Yeah, well, the writer should say so then.

I think got criticism for that. This is from wiki;


Most of the book’s criticism has come in the form of the literary community pointing out that the plot of the story is not well developed and serves only as a delivery tool for the author's ideas about spirituality.[3] James Redfield has admitted that, even though he considers the book to be a novel, his intention was to write a story in the shape of a parable,[4] a story meant to illustrate a point or teach a lesson.
 

TarotGirlUK

LippyCathedral said:
This isn't a book about tarot but i'm sure one that anyone here can appreciate. It's a super spiritual new age book, has anyone ever heard of it?

i think it was big in the early 90's maybe? my mom took a seminar on it with friends back in the day. i think the writting is dry but the messages are refreshing. i really need the sequel books to it. It really opened up my eyes to a new way of looking at the world, it taught me a lot and i recommend it to everyone.

I do appreciate this book, it has some really good idea's and concepts in it which I refer to and have built into my collective knowledge.
 

silverwings94

I have the original Celestine Prophesy and The !0th Insight. I enjoyed both books. I have even watched the movie and really enjoyed that also. maybe it was my time to read and enjoy them.
My Wicca 101 teacher referenced the book as a book to read for the class and I found it very enlightning. Just my own opinion.
Kat
 

Greg Stanton

Every so often a book is published that is just right for its time -- not necessarily from a spiritual perspective, but from a commercial one. When times are good, people stop worrying and have the time to become more "spiritual". The 90s were a very comfortable decade for most people, hence the popularity of The Celestine Prophecy.

Now that the world is in the midst of a financial catastrophe, the popular mind is not focused on metaphysical matters. People want to stay employed. Now there is the astonishing popularity of "The Secret" <choke>. Its content's focus is nearly the exact opposite of "The Celestine Prophecy". This is not to say that both books don't contain some truth -- they just address the needs of different times, different paradigms.
 

Mind

I read all these books 15 years ago, when there was quite a buzz about it. I don't think it was presented as fact, as it was indeed a ficiticous story, but there were lots of elements you could try for yourself and see how it helps you develop.

I really did open up spirituality after these books, for me it was a definite pointer to go in a spiritual direction with my life.

I haven't read them for years... might look into them again, if I ever stop reading book on the tarot!
 

Eyes Wide Open

mindxb said:
I read all these books 15 years ago, when there was quite a buzz about it. I don't think it was presented as fact, as it was indeed a ficiticous story, but there were lots of elements you could try for yourself and see how it helps you develop.

I really did open up spirituality after these books, for me it was a definite pointer to go in a spiritual direction with my life.

I haven't read them for years... might look into them again, if I ever stop reading book on the tarot!


These books helped me too. It was during the reading of the CP, sitting in the parking lot eating my lunch, that I first tried to see the aura of a tree.

I no longer have these books, but they definately helped me on my path.