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Creating Miracles: Understanding the Experience of Divine Intervention
A scientific, unsentimental look at miracles by a research scientist documents dozens of awe-inspiring stories of people who emerged unharmed from extreme danger, includes a method for attracting miraculous experiences, and reaches surprising conclusions. Original. IP.
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350 pages, Paperback
First published May 1, 1995
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June 27, 2018
In this inspiring book, Carolyn Miller provides us with many stories of various types of miracles.
She herself has had a miraculous escape from death when it seems certain that her car will skid over a cliff; she is facing certain death but suddenly experiences an amazingly calm and collected state of mind.
Carolyn presents the case that miracles become possible whenever “someone makes a sudden mental shift from fear or anger into a peaceful altered state of consciousness”.
One chapter contains accounts of women attacked by potential rapists and/or murderers but who escape. These women refuse to take on the victim role but react as though everything is normal and the assailants have nothing sinister in mind, though it is clear that they do.
In many cases a loving presence comes over the person under attack. She feels great love for her assailant, a sort of impersonal kind of goodwill.
The potential “victims” take control of the situation and show who they are.
I myself have experienced many miracles, one of averting rape by pretending to go along with the man, when I couldn’t defend myself anyway; another sort of miracle where I receive deep healing after praying; together with several miracles of manifestation when totally lacking money but let go of fear and want and focused on enjoying the sunny day instead.
I don’t expect to attract any form of violence in future but if I did I would definitely defend myself by the power of love. When one is not afraid of death, it is easier to enter a loving state in threatening situations.
The book includes many tales of intuitive premonitions and synchronistic events.
It contains pertinent quotes from Peace Pilgrim and A Course in Miracles.
Carolyn quotes the Bible as stating “Perfect Love casteth out fear.”
Her contention is that none of us are victims; we are all responsible, no-one is to blame and everyone is entitled to love and support.
“By acting upon the assumption that the other person is a brother or a sister who deserves kindness and respect instead of counterattack, a loving person mentally restructures the whole situation.”
This is a marvellous, inspiring book which I can highly recommend.
She herself has had a miraculous escape from death when it seems certain that her car will skid over a cliff; she is facing certain death but suddenly experiences an amazingly calm and collected state of mind.
Carolyn presents the case that miracles become possible whenever “someone makes a sudden mental shift from fear or anger into a peaceful altered state of consciousness”.
One chapter contains accounts of women attacked by potential rapists and/or murderers but who escape. These women refuse to take on the victim role but react as though everything is normal and the assailants have nothing sinister in mind, though it is clear that they do.
In many cases a loving presence comes over the person under attack. She feels great love for her assailant, a sort of impersonal kind of goodwill.
The potential “victims” take control of the situation and show who they are.
I myself have experienced many miracles, one of averting rape by pretending to go along with the man, when I couldn’t defend myself anyway; another sort of miracle where I receive deep healing after praying; together with several miracles of manifestation when totally lacking money but let go of fear and want and focused on enjoying the sunny day instead.
I don’t expect to attract any form of violence in future but if I did I would definitely defend myself by the power of love. When one is not afraid of death, it is easier to enter a loving state in threatening situations.
The book includes many tales of intuitive premonitions and synchronistic events.
It contains pertinent quotes from Peace Pilgrim and A Course in Miracles.
Carolyn quotes the Bible as stating “Perfect Love casteth out fear.”
Her contention is that none of us are victims; we are all responsible, no-one is to blame and everyone is entitled to love and support.
“By acting upon the assumption that the other person is a brother or a sister who deserves kindness and respect instead of counterattack, a loving person mentally restructures the whole situation.”
This is a marvellous, inspiring book which I can highly recommend.
January 5, 2016
3.5 stars
Creative Miracles author and psychologist Dr. Carolyn Miller integrates psychology, physics, and principles of A Course in Miracles to discuss how we may better communicate with God through meditation and sidestepping the ego to create miracles in our own lives. I found Chapter 18, Choosing Miracles over Victimhood, to be especially impactful.
The book is replete with case studies so readers without a psych background will benefit as well as those with a knowledge base.
One drawback of the book: It was written 20 years ago (1995), so topics such as quantum physics or Near Death Experiences (NDE) have been substantially updated since then, but there is plenty of information available on the Internet for readers who wish to bring themselves to the present.
Creative Miracles author and psychologist Dr. Carolyn Miller integrates psychology, physics, and principles of A Course in Miracles to discuss how we may better communicate with God through meditation and sidestepping the ego to create miracles in our own lives. I found Chapter 18, Choosing Miracles over Victimhood, to be especially impactful.
The book is replete with case studies so readers without a psych background will benefit as well as those with a knowledge base.
One drawback of the book: It was written 20 years ago (1995), so topics such as quantum physics or Near Death Experiences (NDE) have been substantially updated since then, but there is plenty of information available on the Internet for readers who wish to bring themselves to the present.
October 17, 2020
This book was a "Miracle" in the sense that somehow, someway it ended up in my cart when I check out after selecting other books. As a word person, God has always, okay, mostly, spoken to me through books. I was not surprised and highly anticipated reading this book. Lots of beautiful nuggets. Words my heart needed right now. Grateful.
June 16, 2014
If it looks New Age, and sounds New Age, then it's New Age. Despite the expectation of a load of touchy feely, positive thinking nonsense, I began reading Creating Miracles with an open mind. The first eight chapters were full of jaw dropping stories of divine interventions. I was really enjoying it until chapter 8. From there it was a slide into the aforementioned abyss. I just don't buy it.
I believed the stories and I believe in miracles, but the focus on the power of the mind and the assistance given to individuals by a plethora of inner guides made me uncomfortable. Creating Miracles espouses an essentially humanistic philosophy which asserts that people save themselves with their minds, despite frequent references to God and other higher beings.
I'm a Christian so I reject New Age teaching, as deceptive and perhaps even dangerous. However it was very well written and the author argued her point very clearly, and I'm sure that many people would have been greatly blessed and encouraged by reading it. Call me narrow minded if you wish, but any attempt to sideline the sovereignty of God and the grace of Jesus Christ is false teaching.
Read this if you are into this sort of thing, or if you have an open mind. I only gave it three stars because it was well written and I loved the miracle stories in the first seven chapters.
I believed the stories and I believe in miracles, but the focus on the power of the mind and the assistance given to individuals by a plethora of inner guides made me uncomfortable. Creating Miracles espouses an essentially humanistic philosophy which asserts that people save themselves with their minds, despite frequent references to God and other higher beings.
I'm a Christian so I reject New Age teaching, as deceptive and perhaps even dangerous. However it was very well written and the author argued her point very clearly, and I'm sure that many people would have been greatly blessed and encouraged by reading it. Call me narrow minded if you wish, but any attempt to sideline the sovereignty of God and the grace of Jesus Christ is false teaching.
Read this if you are into this sort of thing, or if you have an open mind. I only gave it three stars because it was well written and I loved the miracle stories in the first seven chapters.
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