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Handed a sacred scroll from Atlantis by a dying Tibetan monk, Marcus, Joanna and Helen are propelled into adventure as they race to get it translated and to follow its instructions. Because its contents hold the key to healing and empowering Earth and humanity, vested interests will stop at nothing to prevent the information from being revealed, and the lives of all three are endangered as their endeavours to protect and act on this information take them across the world, and to a final denouement in Machu Picchu, Peru.

Diana Cooper weaves into her story profound elements of spiritual learning, as her characters reveal the seven Great Mysteries that are the spiritual laws of this planet, the illusions by which humans live, the symbols and sounds for unblocking interdimensional portals and the true purpose of Stonehenge and Machu Picchu.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #228977 in Books
• Published on: 2003-10-13
• Binding: Paperback
• 352 pages

Synopsis
Handed a sacred scroll from Atlantis by a dying Tibetan monk, Marcus, Joanna and Helen are propelled into adventure as they race to get it translated and to follow its instructions. Because its contents hold the key to healing and empowering Earth and humanity, vested interests will stop at nothing to prevent the information from being revealed, and the lives of all three are endangered as their endeavours to protect and act on this information take them across the world, and to a final denouement in Machu Picchu, Peru. Diana Cooper weaves into her story profound elements of spiritual learning, as her characters reveal the seven Great Mysteries that are the spiritual laws of this planet, the illusions by which humans live, the symbols and sounds for unblocking interdimensional portals and the true purpose of Stonehenge and Machu Picchu.

About the Author
Diana Cooper is a therapist, healer and international author of several books. She is a regular radio broadcaster and has appeared frequently on television worldwide. During a crisis in her life she had a powerful angelic experience. Since then she has helped countless people find their life mission, empower their lives and connect with their angels. She lives in Somerset and has three grown up children.

Excerpted from The Silent Stones by Diana Cooper. Copyright © 2002. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
A week later he discovered that his girlfriend was sleeping with his boss, the man responsible for the redundancy decision. The double betrayal and disillusion were devastating. Thousands of miles away in the hot taxi, he groaned aloud as he remembered. His heart thumped and his chest hurt. `Bastards,' he thought, clenching his fists. `Bastards.'

The madness of his thoughts during the dark, unfocused weeks that followed the betrayal shook his core. Previously unknown feelings of hate, revenge and worthlessness thrust like a volcano from a place deep within and threatened to overwhelm him. Marcus, always friendly, and generous-hearted and understanding was presented with his shadow side and he did not like it. A sense of disorientation and plummeting confidence convinced him that he must change his life. Completely.

He was musing about it in the bar of his squash club when a girl he knew by sight struck up a conversation with him. She had just returned from holiday in India and painted a colourful and exciting picture of the country. As she rose to leave, swinging her squash bag over her shoulder, she laughed as she said, `When I came back from India I had found parts of myself I didn't even know were missing. India does that to you.'

Marcus took an instant decision to travel there. From that moment everything fell into place as if unseen hands were fitting a jigsaw together with perfect synchronicity. He was beginning to learn that there is no chance or coincidence in life, that all is co-ordinated at another level. Until the betrayal and its consequences, he had always believed in chance, luck, an inhospitable universe and a punitive God who had to be placated.

The latter was a legacy from his public school days, where daily affirmations that he was a miserable sinner had filtered into his subconscious mind. It might have done more harm were it not for his innate sense of self-worth.

A friend later postulated that for hundreds of years the Church had served the darkness by spreading a feeling of badness and guilt, which chained the human spirit. It was a revelation to Marcus, who saw the truth of this statement with blinding clarity and was determined to free himself from the grasping tentacles of other people's beliefs.

An old friend of his, Caroline, persuaded him to see a highly recommended clairvoyant with her. She managed to make an appointment for them both on the day before his flight and he agreed to go with her, feeling dubious but intrigued. The pleasant, ordinary looking, elderly woman gave Caroline a reading, which amazed and delighted her.
`How could you know all that about me?' she asked in wonder after the session. `And will those things really happen?'
The clairvoyant laughed. `I have the gift and as for your second question, your future isn't written in stone. I can only tell you your possible future, from which you can create your own life. What I have told you is a prediction based on the way you are heading now.' Caroline glowed, determined to create the possibilities that had been presented to her.

It was Marcus' turn. As the clairvoyant tuned into him she went pale. `You must go to India. Your destiny is calling.' She started to breathe heavily, then opened her eyes suddenly. She looked shocked. Marcus noticed that the little hairs on the woman's arms were standing up and he felt a shiver of apprehension run down his back.
`I'm sorry. I can't read for you.' She spoke abruptly, with a nervous laugh. She gave him his money back, ignored his questions and protests, and hurried them out of the door.

Marcus was bemused. He tried to shrug her words off with a smile and a few dismissive words. But he could not ignore the tight knot in his stomach.

Caroline was trying to distract him by babbling on about her reading. Everything the woman had said to her about her past had been astonishingly accurate and she was delighted about the predictions for her future. Although Marcus tried valiantly to listen and respond he could not get the clairvoyant's words out of his mind.
`Damn the woman,' he thought savagely, as he kicked a stone harder than he intended and heard it bouncing off a garden wall. `What the hell was that all about!'
The next day he set off for India and the wheel of fate started to turn.

Customer Reviews

stimulating spiritual content
I couldn't put this book down.I don't usually read fiction and the story is the not the main event here but merely the framework for some interesting ideas about Atlantis,the role of Stonehenge,power places etc.I did enjoy it because I think a book teaching spiritual ideas and lessons does not have to stuffy and intellectual.Many people will enjoy this from a wide range of readers.

Interesting but not literary excellence.
I have read some of Cooper's more "formal" books and wondered how she would handle a novel. I was initially impressed to see that she managed to put together a pretty substantial plot and weave in some interesting spiritual teachings but I'm afraid I found that her style was too amateurish to be enjoyed. Some of the expressions/metaphors had me cringing! Sorry Diana. Having said that, her goal was to introduce spiritual teachings to a wider audience and I’m sure she’s done that. For those who are fans of Diana already – I don’t think they’ll be disappointed and in fact the book helps make her teachings more realistic as you see how they can be put into practice in everyday situations. Don’t read this book if you are expecting real suspense and action – it’s not that sort of a novel. Do read it, if you are looking to further your beliefs concerning the universe – it will make you question the whole spiritual way of things which is what she wanted and which is what I feel she achieves.

The Silent Stones - The new Celestine Prophecy?
I've read Diana Cooper's books for years and have thoroughly enjoyed watching her progress from a sort of life coach to her present philosophy - a much more esoteric and metaphysical way of thinking. Some authors of factual books don't translate very well to novels but Diana is an exception to this rule. I liken The Silent Stones to The Celestine Prophecy because it is essentially putting across the same message - that there are those amongst us whose purpose is to lead the world into love and light and that, once the critical mass of "light-workers"is reached, we will all automatically become better people.
To be honest, the only thing that kept me reading the Celestine Prophecy was that I got interested in the message and wanted to see what the spiritual laws were about. The actual writing I found quite excrutiating but I soldiered on to the end and was glad I did because I did finally get the point. Diana's novel is different. The writing is excellent and the story gripped me from the start. She was obviously guided to write in novel form in order to reach a wider market, since she would, essentially, be preaching to the converted if she had written it in her usual way. I was loathe to put it down and it was one of those books that you want to know the ending but you don't want it to end. It left me thinking that there is hope for this crazy world of ours after all and I can't wait for critical mass to be reached!