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| The Celestine Prophecy: AN EXPERIENTIAL GUIDE | 
 enlarge | Authors: James Redfield, Carol Adrienne
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 79434
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 304
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.9
ISBN: 0446671223
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780446671224
ASIN: 0446671223
Publication Date: January 1, 1995
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 One of the worst books I've ever read. July 27, 2006
0 out of 11 found this review helpful
good grief! The book is basically a crash course on new age thinking disguised as fiction. Unfortunately, the "insights" are bad philosophy full of circular reasoning and self-contradictions. The details that are not relevant to the message are inaccurate - for instance, the point that looks out over Machu Picchu is not accessible by Jeep, Martin Luther never called for an end to the Papacy and only two very small portions of the Old Testament were written in aramaic. It's bad logic, fruitless philosophy, bland dialogue, and just generally awful fiction. The only thing I got from this book was a better understanding of why the New Age movement will never get anywhere. When your whole world view is a circle, all you see in front of you is the back of your own head. How could you ever find enlightenment like that?
Mayans in Peru? You're kidding right? April 2, 2005
7 out of 36 found this review helpful
In this book, author James Redfield suggests that the Mayans disappeared because they moved to a higher plane of existence. The unnamed main character quits his job within the first four pages of the book to look for a Mayan manuscript (containing nine new-age insights) in Peru. First of all, Mayans occupied parts of Mexico, Honduras, and El Salvador, and most of Guatemala and Belize; not Peru. No wonder our intrepid adventurer couldn't find them. Not to mention the fact that Mayans didn't dissapear. Mayan civilization collapsed; however, you can go to these areas and meet thier descendents. So based on the fact that I have met several, I doubt seriously they are invisible due to being on a higher plane of existence. Other laughable elements include a Latin preist named "Father Carl" and the fact that the manuscript is written in Aramaic with no explanation given as to why. I could pass all this off as merely devices by which the author intends to explain his new-age insights but Redfield is really serious about this stuff, so are many fans of this book. Fans of this book are the same people who put a Buddha statue in thier house then claim to be knowledgable about Eastern religions, yet have never attended any Eastern religious ceremonies. I base that statement on actual people who have recommended this rubish to me. Do yourself a favor and don't buy this book. If you are misfortunate enough to have already paid for it; I recommend rubbing garbage all over every page, closing it back up, and then loaning it to a friend you hate. This will give them the same feeling I had while reading this travesty. The tenth insight should be, "If you paid for this book, you proved P.T. Barnum correct."
 It changed the way I see myself and everyone and thing June 22, 2003
24 out of 26 found this review helpful
I recently finished reading The Celestine Prophecy. A friend of mine leant me the book and I could not put it down. It brought to light a lot of the feelings that I could not put into words and it honestly changed my life. I look at everything as a whole, not just as one thing. I would recomend that everyone Christian or not read this book. There are truly no words to describe how you feel after you finish, and I go back and read all of the time now. I love this book.
contrived claptrap preying on the weak minded October 29, 2001
17 out of 73 found this review helpful
I read this to understand what had tipped an acquaintance over the edge. This attempts to guide lost souls towards a new way of thinking, but in fact provides justification for alienating those you know/love in the event that they dont see the light in the way that you do. The last third of the book is a poorly disguised manifesto for Mr Redfield's chosen 'church' of thought, and he is guilty of promising assistance, but is in fact providing a reason for self destructive people to alienate themselves further. He has claimed in the past this is merely a novel, but only those weak enough to be taken in by the book are fooled by this, shame on you, you have ruined more lives than you have saved.
It changed my life!! September 20, 2001
34 out of 37 found this review helpful
I read 'The Celestine Prophecy'in 1994, a few months after my boyfriend had died. It was the day before New Years Eve and I was feeling very lonely. I was at a very low point in my life and looking for something - though at the time i didnt know what it was...it just happened to be 'The Celestine Prophecy'!! To some that might sound completely bonkers but i believe that the book was the thing that changed my life and made me look at life without the dark cloth that had been veiling it. Some may criticise the book for being a little to 'alternative' but if it has the power to make a very sad, depressed person optimistic for the future then it is wonderful. The book made me think about the bigger picture and perhaps the meaning of life!! What a statement to make!! For me it certainly was true and perhaps it may be for you too. Happy reading xxxx
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