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The Lighted Path: A Journey of Transformation and Transcendence
A medicine woman draws on the prophecies of diverse cultures--ranging from Native American to Tibetan--to demonstrate how the world has entered an evolutionary period of spiritual renewal in which the enlightened ones bring a message of peace, caring, and harmony that illuminates the path of human destiny. Original.
249 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published December 1, 1996
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December 8, 2017
ONE OF THE GREAT SPIRITUAL JOURNEYS OF OUR TIME
Risha Henrique brings journalistic precision and high adventure to the true-life spiritual quest that takes her half way around the globe and includes visits to sacred lost earth temples and other dimensions of being. She draws upon prophesies from major cultures to show that she is a part of a great spiritual transformation in which humanity “will be forced into a significant period of reckoning and growth.
She introduces herself as a Thunderbeing, a kind of spiritual secret agent, who joins forces with other Thunderbeings (they manage to find each other even though they live in different parts of the continent). It’s a fascinating metaphor for humanity’s untapped spiritual capabilities and power to shape reality. As the world teeters on the brink of disaster, the Thunderbeings—along with other peacekeepers around the globe—have been quietly going about the business of preventing catastrophes and raising consciousness.
They are mobilized into action by a Medicine woman named Hawk on the Wind. In the book’s dramatic opening paragraph, this medicine woman “releases upon the wind a sacred word for the first time in 28,860 years, a word so sacred that it was not to be spoken again for another 30, 000 years.” It brought to my mind an image of Moses on Mt. Sinai and a palpable sense of humanity awakening to a more spiritual consciousness.
To prepare themselves for their mission, Ms. Henrique and the other Thunderbeings immerse themselves in ancient ceremonies which include walking on hot coals and sitting through sweat lodges.
In one of the most riveting passages in the book, she describes how she enters a 600 degree sweat lodge and comes face to face with her own fears.
She also describes how she and the other Thunderbeings work with the elements to make rain in a cloudless sky, bring the thunder and the lightning and even defuse a catastrophic force. We see them in vivid and detailed action at several places: in the Great Lakes, in Arizona, on the east coast, and in the Azores islands.
Elizabeth Ritchie,
Freelance journalist
Princeton ‘75
Emerson ‘76
Risha Henrique brings journalistic precision and high adventure to the true-life spiritual quest that takes her half way around the globe and includes visits to sacred lost earth temples and other dimensions of being. She draws upon prophesies from major cultures to show that she is a part of a great spiritual transformation in which humanity “will be forced into a significant period of reckoning and growth.
She introduces herself as a Thunderbeing, a kind of spiritual secret agent, who joins forces with other Thunderbeings (they manage to find each other even though they live in different parts of the continent). It’s a fascinating metaphor for humanity’s untapped spiritual capabilities and power to shape reality. As the world teeters on the brink of disaster, the Thunderbeings—along with other peacekeepers around the globe—have been quietly going about the business of preventing catastrophes and raising consciousness.
They are mobilized into action by a Medicine woman named Hawk on the Wind. In the book’s dramatic opening paragraph, this medicine woman “releases upon the wind a sacred word for the first time in 28,860 years, a word so sacred that it was not to be spoken again for another 30, 000 years.” It brought to my mind an image of Moses on Mt. Sinai and a palpable sense of humanity awakening to a more spiritual consciousness.
To prepare themselves for their mission, Ms. Henrique and the other Thunderbeings immerse themselves in ancient ceremonies which include walking on hot coals and sitting through sweat lodges.
In one of the most riveting passages in the book, she describes how she enters a 600 degree sweat lodge and comes face to face with her own fears.
She also describes how she and the other Thunderbeings work with the elements to make rain in a cloudless sky, bring the thunder and the lightning and even defuse a catastrophic force. We see them in vivid and detailed action at several places: in the Great Lakes, in Arizona, on the east coast, and in the Azores islands.
Elizabeth Ritchie,
Freelance journalist
Princeton ‘75
Emerson ‘76
January 19, 2018
"The Lighted Path presents a dazzling portrait of the wonders of nature, the dangers of unchecked progress, and future trends and developments as seen through the eyes of the most gifted visionaries. In addition, it touches upon ancient spiritual practices by rare individuals who still practice them today. By book’s end, readers have been through an exhilarating voyage to the very edge of the mind’s imagination punctuated with exotic locations, psychological victories, visions, dreams and transformations. In the words of one reviewer, “This reads like Indiana Jones meets the Celestine Prophecy with a little bit of Chicken Soup for the Soul.” – Barnes&Noble
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