The Celestine Prophecy
by James Redfield
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Read in November, 2007
This book encourages a spiritual-but-not-religious awakening. The flimsy, implausible storyline and the not-so-well-crafted dialogue is only a device to present the pillars of this New Age philosophy. There is no plot and no tension. It is apparent from the beginning that the Nine Insights will be revealed, one by one, in order, at a predictable pace, and will not be rigorously defined or defended. In one sense, they cannot be defined, because they represent non-propositional knowledge—-th...more
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...the basic stuff of the universe, at its core, is looking like a kind of pure energy that is malleable to human intention and expectation in a way that defies our old mechanistic model of the universe--as though our expectation itself causes our energy to flow out into the world and affect other energy systems.
...The human perception of this energy first begins with a heightened sensitivity to beauty.
...We humans have always sought to increase our personal ene...more
...the basic stuff of the universe, at its core, is looking like a kind of pure energy that is malleable to human intention and expectation in a way that defies our old mechanistic model of the universe--as though our expectation itself causes our energy to flow out into the world and affect other energy systems.
...The human perception of this energy first begins with a heightened sensitivity to beauty.
...We humans have always sought to increase our personal ene...more
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Read in March, 2005
I thought I liked The Celestine Prophecy as I was reading it. The "insights" that Redfield describes are generally good news to a hungry soul. I think that he is right (writing in the early '90s) about the collaborative mindset shift humans are experiencing. Trying to explain exactly what is going on is, to say the very least, quite a daunting task. I think that some people are aware of themselves and their surroundings now more than ever. If we are more in tune with energy fields, the...more
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Read in December, 2007
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Read in May, 2008
recommended to Samantha by:
-K-recommends it for: Those asking the larger of lifes questions
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Read in February, 2008
recommends it for:
people interested in religion
This is the first book that I read by James Redfield and I have to start by saying he has a very interesting style of writing. At many points in this book I was ready to put the book down because nothing was happening. In other parts I couldn't put this book down because so much was happening! The author talks a lot about religion, politics, and social behavior in the book and it is interesting to see how many of his allegations are true in real life, not just in some 'Manuscript'. To many this ...more
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Read in January, 1994
recommends it for:
those beginning their spiritual search.
In many ways, The Celestine Prophecy was the book that opened the door to the New Age movement in books. Before this book, finding a book on spirituality meant reading "longhair" books that often spoke in ethereal terms. Finding any of these such books meant traveling to a large bookstore, or, by chance, coming upon a hide-away shop that specialized in such things. The Celestine Prophecy blew open the publishing door by staying on the bestseller lists for years. Why? Because it offered...more
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Redfield's debut is a fast-paced adventure in New Age territory that plays like a cross between Raiders of the Lost Ark and Moses's trek up Mt. Sinai. Originally self-published, the book sold phenomenally, sparked by word of mouth, and may be this year's The Bridges of Madison County --with which it shares some regrettable stylistic similarities. The saga begins when the unnamed middle-aged male narrator whimsically quits his nondescript life to track down an ancient Peruvian manuscript (pretent...more
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Read in December, 1996
I read this book at the end of 1996 or around beginning of 1997. I read about it in a magazine I used to get that I loved called, "Catalist." (The magazine went out of print - sorry to say - because I loved that magazine and still have all my issues - less then 2 years worth published.)
The Celestine Prophecy woke me up. I had been sleepwalking in the world. I woke up after I read this book and realized there was so much more I was suppose to be doing in this world. I realized that ...more
The Celestine Prophecy woke me up. I had been sleepwalking in the world. I woke up after I read this book and realized there was so much more I was suppose to be doing in this world. I realized that ...more
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Read in January, 1993
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my mother, a friendrecommends it for: curiosity seekers only
I remember when this book was all the rage. Like it was telling people something new, like it was real! It was a giant hoax, wasn't it? The movie was some god-awful Lifetime movie-ish crap, too, wasn't it?
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This kind of book reminds me of The Secret, by Rhonda Byrnes. Rather hokey, new-agey philosophys that have a cultish vibe to them. Of course, this isn't technically a ...more
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This kind of book reminds me of The Secret, by Rhonda Byrnes. Rather hokey, new-agey philosophys that have a cultish vibe to them. Of course, this isn't technically a ...more
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Read in June, 2008
As simply a work of fiction, this book was similar to action/adventure flicks I love to watch :) Full of excitement, twists, intrigue and mystery. I read it in a few short days--I couldn't put it down!
Also, this book was recommended to me by my acupuncturist and he explained that it's essentially a fiction novel with a non-fiction premise. He suggested it may help me understand many things that are happening/have happened in my life. While I'm still piecing that together, I'm completely cu...more
Also, this book was recommended to me by my acupuncturist and he explained that it's essentially a fiction novel with a non-fiction premise. He suggested it may help me understand many things that are happening/have happened in my life. While I'm still piecing that together, I'm completely cu...more
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Read in January, 2007
This was a book recommended to me by my dear sister Lesia. She told me that it is one of her favorite books, so much that she has reread it several times. While I was reading this book, I felt as though it should be classified with the Da Vinci Codes of the world. I though that the ideas proposed in the book seemed so proposterous and far-fetched and I became curious as to how in the world he thought to write this book. However, after finishing it, I began to enjoy the book the more I thought of...more
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For half a century now, a new consciousness has been entering the human world, a new awareness that can only be called transcendent, spiritual. If you find yourself reading this book, then perhaps you already sense what is happening, already feel it inside...
This book (for me, I should say) is about a conscious or unconscious, but nevertheless imperative, need for a global transformation beginning with the self- the idea of human evolution on a spiritual plane. It's about energy- how we get...more
This book (for me, I should say) is about a conscious or unconscious, but nevertheless imperative, need for a global transformation beginning with the self- the idea of human evolution on a spiritual plane. It's about energy- how we get...more
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Read in June, 2008
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So far so good. This book reminds me of a mashup of 'Ishmael' and 'Angels and Deamons', if humans were actually considered to be the center of the universe. That notion could change, as I'm only halfway through. Like Ishmael, it's a philosophical story which, depending on the individual, could significantly change the way a person thinks about the world around them.
It's a story about an ancient text found in Peru that gives 9 Insights into how human culture will evolve into something high...more
It's a story about an ancient text found in Peru that gives 9 Insights into how human culture will evolve into something high...more
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Read in January, 1999
I read this back in 1999. I believe the author is truly on to something. I do not currently practice any particular faith. However, I am very interested in spirituality. It is a wonderful guide to self-searching and enlightenment. The book does not preach nor force any one belief. It does, however, attempt to guide the reader to an understanding of the world around us, the events taking place and how we choose to act or react. I hope you find it as spiritually lifting as I have. It was r...more
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Read in January, 1998
recommends it for:
people interested in getting into spirituality
this is the one book that introduced me to the world of spirituality. The word was something that was distant from me at that time, it felt 'heavy'...
It was sometime in 1998 that a friend of mine Arie told me about this book, I took a look at it and it didn't really interest me. I bought the book in 2002, at the time when things were really confusing for me. I read it and it gave me many answers. And somehow I felt that the book was written for me.
It is a novel, but I soon realized that...more
It was sometime in 1998 that a friend of mine Arie told me about this book, I took a look at it and it didn't really interest me. I bought the book in 2002, at the time when things were really confusing for me. I read it and it gave me many answers. And somehow I felt that the book was written for me.
It is a novel, but I soon realized that...more
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A substantial amount of time has passed since I completed a full read of THE CELESTINE PROPHECY. I admit, my memory of the material has weakened, and only increases so the further I distance myself from the scripture and the closer my appointment with death approaches. There for, I would have to say, it would be unrealistic for me to give it a fair review at this point. However, my recollected feelings towards this literature can, and have been, expressed in my rating of the book. If, by chance,...more
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Read in September, 2000
Bagi gue...bukunya 'OK'. Tapi mungkin juga karena usia gue waktu baca buku ini (19). Jadi ada sebagian yang 'I just didn't get' (hmmm...ato emang gue aja kali yah yang ngga ngerti).
Tapi kesimpulan dari buku ini bagus banget...Kita sudah sepantasnya menghargai semua yang ada disekitar kita, bahwa tanaman bisa tumbuh segar, indah, karena adanya komunikasi antara kita dengan alam semesta. Memeluk pohon, berbicara dengan binatang, jangan anggap itu sesuatu yang gila lhooo...Bilamana alam semesta...more
Tapi kesimpulan dari buku ini bagus banget...Kita sudah sepantasnya menghargai semua yang ada disekitar kita, bahwa tanaman bisa tumbuh segar, indah, karena adanya komunikasi antara kita dengan alam semesta. Memeluk pohon, berbicara dengan binatang, jangan anggap itu sesuatu yang gila lhooo...Bilamana alam semesta...more
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Read in January, 2006
read it and got hooked on all of his books. he uses a lot of jung theories and for me it was a really fresh way of explaining the universe our existence why and how we got here. i don't agree with all of it but it is VERY thought provoking. i love the explanations of food and plants the best, i like the way it suggests we interact with them and each other for that matter, looking for messages in everything, situations, people etc and using it in our own journey. they have a website with weekly p...more
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Read in March, 2007
recommends it for:
Those Interested in Philosophy
The fiction in this book seemed to embrace at least some precepts of Buddhist philosophy, albeit on a broad, unspecified level. Technically, it's written well. I did not see anything particularly gripping in the story, though perhaps, that was the point. It's a fictional book about the meanings behind chance encounters with strangers and ideas, with which (or whom) you feel a strange affinity. I would identify the protagonist as the prophecy itself, and the antagonist as those forces which would...more
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