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You have never read a book like this before..."The Celestine Prophecy" contains secrets that are currently changing our world. Drawing on the ancient wisdom found in a Peruvian manuscript, it tells you how to make connections between the events happening in your own life right now...and lets you see what is going to happen to you in the years to come. The story it tells is a gripping one of adventure and discovery, but it is also a guidebook that has the power to crystalize your perceptions of why you are where you are in life...and to direct your steps with a new energy and optimism as you head into tomorrow. It is a book that comes along just once in a lifetime to change lives forever.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1277 in Books
• Published on: 1994-10-06
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 281 pages

From the Back Cover
OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD IN THE U.S.A.

You have never read a book like this before...

The Celestine Prophecy contains secrets that are currently changing our world. Drawing on the ancient wisdom found in a Peruvian manuscript, it tells you how to make connections between the events happening in your own life right now...and lets you see what is going to happen to you in the years to come.

A book that has been passed from hand to hand, from friend to friend, since it first appeared in small bookshops across America, The Celestine Prophecy is a work that has come to light at a time when the world deeply needs to read its words. The story it tells is a gripping one of adventure and discovery, but it is also a guidebook that has the power to crystalize your perceptions of why you are where you are in life...and to direct your steps with a new energy and optimism as you head into tomorrow.

A book that comes along just once in a lifetime to change lives forever.

The Celestine Prophecy

About the Author
James Redfield
James Redfield is the author of several books, including the international bestsellers The Celestine Prophecy, The Tenth Insight, The Celestine Vision and The Secret of Shambala. He writes widely on the topic of human spiritual awareness and is active in the worldwide effort to save our last remaining wilderness areas. James lives with his wife, Salle, in Florida and Arizona.

Customer Reviews

Life-Changing? Well it's a start!
Don't be fooled: this is a work of fiction designed to carry a philosophical message.

Not that there's anything wrong with that; this is often the best way to explain deep concepts to people - I seem to recall that an ancient preacher called Jesus used the same tool. Nonetheless, contrary to what many seem to believe, there is no ancient Prophecy on a lost (and recently found) scroll.

What there is in this book is a series of tools that can help anyone to make sense of their life, their problems and the way that they interact with the world and the people in it. It appears to be culled from a mixture of religious philosophies (especially Tao and Buddhism it seems) and psychology (Jung and Eric Berne's "Games People Play" are obvious references).

If it's original in any way it is, perhaps, in the nature of this synthesis and the way it is expressed. Does the fact it's derivative mean it's worthless? Certainly not - as a way of looking at, in particular, interactions between individuals and the manipulation that goes on between them it is singularly useful. The meditation techniques work too - to a point. And, I admit quite openly, I've known a number of people that have found it invaluable as have many of the reviewers here.

But, for me at least, there's something missing. Maybe it's because of the very fact that it is expressed as a story but it seems unreasonably glib whilst at the same time asking us to accept things that ordinarily we would reject as impossible. For this reviewer, there were simply too many holes, too many unanswered questions and too many assumptions.

So it's an interesting starting point and will certainly give a different perspective on life. It could well be the first step you need to find a new approach to life - I have no doubt that it can radically change your perception of the world and your place in it ... and to a very large extent, your perception IS your reality.

If you really want your eyes opening though and can live without the science-fiction, can I suggest the Barefoot Doctor's eminently readable and entertaining "Handbook for the Urban Warrior" as an alternative or a follow-on? Take a look at the Tao philosophy at source, which after all plays such a large part in the Celestine Prophecy. You might just find that this puts the Prophecy into its proper perspective: a philosophy for everyone else.

This book changed my life
I first read this book about three years ago when I was sixteen. At that time I was depressed, ill and thought nothing could make that go away. I read this book in three days, i just couldn't put it down. I can only describe it as a ray of light that shattered that darkness and changed my life. I have read the other reviews posted here and resent those people who try to make those of us who enjoyed this book look naive. I am an English honours degree student at one of the top universities in the country and yes, I recognise the weaknesses in the books written style, but I feel we should overlook this. James Redfield is not trying to present us with a piece of great literature, he trying to give us something enlightening, something to make us think and give some hope for our future, something many of us desperately need. The Celestine Prophecy remains one of my favourite books, I remain grateful to James Redfield for writing it and mostly I would hope to unreservedly reccommend this book to everyone who feels there is something missing in their life.

It's a life-changer!!
I got fed up with this book catching my eye in bookshops, and seeing people read it, so I bought it. Thus, I was already involved in the philosophy of this book - "everything that happens has a reason for happening". That is not all there is to it though.

This book really has changed my life. It's philosophy is both psychological and spiritual - without being sanctimonious or religious.

It is really easy to read and get the point of - I am not sure how simply reading a story could give me such a deep understanding.

I tend to be a bit depressive at times, but this book has taught me to look into why these things that get me down happen, and what I can do about it - using my own intuition.

I would recommend this book to anyone - indeed, I have had to buy it a few times as I have lent it out so often to people!