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Revelations from the Holy Planet
Have you ever wondered what insights an advanced civilization of extraterrestrials might have to share? What would they think about spirituality, science, and philosophy? What would they think about earth? In this first book of the graphic novel series The Undreaming Chronicles, author and artist Alexander Marchand explores such questions by putting a twist on the contemporary spiritual document known as A Course in Miracles. From the back cover: Alex is a young man unconvinced of the meaning of life--that is, until he is abducted by a tall, beautiful extraterrestrial named Zadeekee, taken to a planet called the Holy Planet, shown amazing art, and introduced to the secrets of existence. Why? To hasten the completion of the awakening of course! This book is a full color graphic novel.
182 pages, Paperback
First published February 16, 2014
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July 29, 2022
Another comic book from Alexander to hook you up to Course of Miracles. The main character Alex is traveling to Holy Planet with a beautiful Zedeekee who is going to show secrets of existence to help Alex with awakening.
It was very fun to read, and there are three more books in the series!
It was very fun to read, and there are three more books in the series!
March 11, 2021
aUm...yeah. Well, I gather it's somewhat based on the book A Course in Miracles, which was supposedly dictated to it's "author" by Jesus.
So I knew, in broad strokes, what I was getting into.
And surprisingly I finished this text-dense, poorly illustrated "graphic novel."
Like a lot of cult-think, there's plenty here that is interesting and thought provoking. Ultimately though, it shames people who question the base premise of "life is all a dream" by claiming those who ask how the break from "oneness" began just don't have the brain power to understand. And then it absolves people of having to really be better by overtly telling them not to "dwell on the illusion" because you won't be able to...until you're able to.
The book tries to ground its big ideas in little ideas, but for me, it just seemed more ridiculous. Such as the discussion on "turds" where both the acolyte and the teacher feel that admitting that God created a world with turds devalues reality. They even press it further in an odd deconstruction argument, "...That is why the creation of turds is not emphasized in the biblical creation story; such a simple insight would expose the absurdity of a universe creating god."
But the draw of this "philosophy" doesn't come totally from an aversion to poop. As I mentioned earlier, it absolves people of responsibility, not through nihilism (it's all a "bad" dream), but in the way it encourages people to keep engaging in the false reality (for now). The book asserts that pigs are complicit in their slaughter because they accept food, and they have not evolved "food sacks" that can be removed from them without harm. So how much more responsibility for their circumstances are those humans on the bottom rungs of society? (The book does say socialism is fine, however, as long as the government doesn't require it.)
Anyway, it was thought provoking in a shotgun blast of wtf kind of way and had some creative sci-fi ideas. Additionally, besides being a foil, it's interesting to reflect on what basic "truth" in one's life might be totally wrong.
So I knew, in broad strokes, what I was getting into.
And surprisingly I finished this text-dense, poorly illustrated "graphic novel."
Like a lot of cult-think, there's plenty here that is interesting and thought provoking. Ultimately though, it shames people who question the base premise of "life is all a dream" by claiming those who ask how the break from "oneness" began just don't have the brain power to understand. And then it absolves people of having to really be better by overtly telling them not to "dwell on the illusion" because you won't be able to...until you're able to.
The book tries to ground its big ideas in little ideas, but for me, it just seemed more ridiculous. Such as the discussion on "turds" where both the acolyte and the teacher feel that admitting that God created a world with turds devalues reality. They even press it further in an odd deconstruction argument, "...That is why the creation of turds is not emphasized in the biblical creation story; such a simple insight would expose the absurdity of a universe creating god."
But the draw of this "philosophy" doesn't come totally from an aversion to poop. As I mentioned earlier, it absolves people of responsibility, not through nihilism (it's all a "bad" dream), but in the way it encourages people to keep engaging in the false reality (for now). The book asserts that pigs are complicit in their slaughter because they accept food, and they have not evolved "food sacks" that can be removed from them without harm. So how much more responsibility for their circumstances are those humans on the bottom rungs of society? (The book does say socialism is fine, however, as long as the government doesn't require it.)
Anyway, it was thought provoking in a shotgun blast of wtf kind of way and had some creative sci-fi ideas. Additionally, besides being a foil, it's interesting to reflect on what basic "truth" in one's life might be totally wrong.
March 7, 2021
Man, Alex Marchand should be outlawed, this is too good! ;-)
What a delight. I will be using the book in my Course workshops this fall, which will have the special theme of money and spirituality.
What a delight. I will be using the book in my Course workshops this fall, which will have the special theme of money and spirituality.
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