Category: Reviews

Aimed primarily at the newcomer, we find that "How to Hear the Voice of God" contains advanced information in simple, easy to understand language.

How to Hear the Voice of God could just as easily have been called Mysticism for Dummies, for in this tome, writer Susan Shumsky has fashioned a simple and effective process for the uninitiated to complete the mystic's task of union with God. With step by step precision, she lays out a program by which the reader can quiet the mind and settle the ego enough to hear the quiet voice of divine wisdom that lies within each of us.

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There are plenty of people in the New Age who believe that the mother ship of the Galactic Sisterhood is on it's way to rescue us. The ship comes from a world where everyone is something akin to a Tibetan Buddhist. When they get here, they will show our leaders and the capitalists who control the world economy the errors of their ways, we will all evolve into spiritual beings of great compassion and the planet will live happily ever after.

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Marshall Vian Summers, author of The Allies of Humanity, Book One, wants you to know that's not how it is.

"At first, the superficial, sometimes "channeled," "spiritual" writings, the far-out, empty rhetoric and gross generalizations lacking substance did have some appeal, but it's like a destructive, sensually gratifying habit; it offers an escape from reality, but ultimately leads you down the path of illusion and distances you from "enlightenment." If you love inspirational poetry, fine, but it's in your best interest to avoid confusing it with spiritual truth."

Deepak Chopra’s original success stemmed from his strong talent for creative writing and bringing together Eastern philosophy and healing methods with Western Medicine. Chopra’s work tends to be more appealing to those who like their spiritual concepts to read in a more obscure yet poetic fashion, including folk-tales and fables.

University of Maryland Harry Potter expert Jennie Levine reviews the final book in the Harry Potter series. "Finally, with the entire canon complete, we can truly claim that this is a story of good against evil."

Thank you, J. K. Rowling. With the publication of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, you have sealed the fact that the Harry Potter series will be a classic that will endure through future generations. Finally, with the entire canon complete, we can truly claim that this is a story of good against evil, of choosing between, as Dumbledore once said, "what is right and what is easy." This book does not follow the pattern of the previous books in the series, and the narrator, Harry, is more mature and focused than he has been in previous years.

This is my very first introduction to the actual works of Theresa Chaze. A Wiccan priestess and author of the Dragon Clan trilogy, she has greatly impressed me with her teaching and wisdom. I have been able to read and experience her Out of the Shadows via the PDF file as an e-publication, fully reflective of the modern 21st Century.

Twentysomethings on the Road to Self-Improvement My Reality Check Bounced by Jason Ryan Dorsey Broadway Books 236 pages Reviewed by Christine Hall

Most of the self-help motivational books I see are aimed at the midlife crowd – the folks who wake up one morning in crisis and realize that a lifetime of faulty decisions have come to roost and that they have made a mess of their lives. Life coach Jason Ryan Dorsey has chosen to take a different approach, aiming his book, My Reality Check Bounced, at young adults in their twenties, the fresh scrubbed and wide eyed who are just out of college , or even still going to school. He offers advice that promises to help them to turn their lives around before years of bad habits can make things seem hopeless.

During the waning years of the Ford administration, a rather unlikely alliance was struck-up between an American, an Iranian and an Afghani. The place of this chance encounter was at the front desk of the Hotel de Mines, where the two Asians were desperate to communicate with the clerk who spoke only French. The American, David Thompson, translated for them and the three become fast friends.

J. Vaughn Boone is a bone-fide national treasure, although I am certain that he would be very uncomfortable with that designation. You see, like many people whose roots spring from southern soil, he’s as humble as apple pie and as unassuming as a home grown tomato. To hear him tell it, he’s just a simple country boy who’s been lucky enough to witness many miracles. That he played a part in the creation of these miracles is beside the point. According to him, he was only fortunate enough to often be a conduit for God’s energy.

There's probably not an area in the New Age arena that's more overpopulated than the world of New Age music. Each month it seems that hundreds of new titles are released by the many small independent labels that seek to serve the New Age community. Like everything else in the world, some of these releases are very good, some are just so-so and others are downright horrible. Unfortunately, when it comes to New Age music, most CDs fall in to the later category.

These days, the shelves at bookstores are filled with self-help books. It seems that everybody who's ever overcome a personal obstacle is writing a book that promises the reader answers to all of life's ills. “If you only do what I have done,” these writers say, “you too can become healthy and whole.” A few of these books are very good, offering workable solutions to a host of problems that people may face. Some are downright bad, offering solutions that not only won't work, but might be dangerous to boot. Most, however, are simply ineffective, incomplete and unnecessary.