Awakening The Soul:
The Trilogy
Bill Missett
Paperback $23.99
Author House
IN the extensively researched and deeply documented Awakening The Soul, former newspaper editor Bill Missett exposes centuries of church control over spiritual consciousness and presents a process to restore awareness of one’s spiritual nature.
Missett’s 25-year career in journalism instilled in him a skepticism of metaphysics and the paranormal. Then he nearly drowned. In that brush with death, he experienced a spontaneous case of two-way mental telepathy, an event startling enough to cause him to suspend his cynicism and begin a serious study of metaphysics and mystical experiences. The results of this study, which led him to believe that so-called “mysterious phenomena” are actually latent abilities of the soul, are presented in this comprehensively footnoted trilogy.
Awakening the Soul details the systematic selection process and accompanying censorship of sacred texts that comprise what we know today as the Bible and presents a scholarly platform from which to reasonably question any fallibility. He demonstrates that the suppressed texts were those that declare the inherent divine nature of each individual. Missett documents the process by which the church over the centuries cemented its position, claiming its adherents must seek an intermediary to access the divine.
Finally, Missett says that an empowered exploration of consciousness, a reawakening of one’s innate spiritual nature, and a restoration of latent spiritual talents will enrich daily living and support the positive evolution of the human race. The book offers a lovely process designed to balance the overworked ego with the emerging sacred nature of one’s soul.
Readers who have found their way to New Thought through the pain of organized religion will find support and validation in this book. Those with an interest in church history will enjoy a comprehensive, authenticated account of the Christian religion and domination. Those who wish to acknowledge and re-awaken to their innate spiritual nature may begin this precious encounter with joy and satisfaction.
Jesus, Buddha, Krishna, Lao Tzu: The Parallel Sayings
Richard Hooper
Paperback $22.95
Sanctuary Publications, Inc.
IS it possible that the great teachers of the major world religions present slightly different paths to the same destination? Does the wisdom of these teachings resonate at such a deep, personal level of recognition because they reveal the truth that has always been inside each individual’s consciousness?
Too often, religions have been used to separate humanity. Richard Hooper strives to find the common ground of connection in his comparative study of the teachings of four of the world’s great religions. Jesus, Buddha, Krishna, Lao Tzu: The Parallel Sayings explores thirteen subject areas that range from “The Great Way” to “Death and Immortality.” Each chapter has a thought-provoking introduction by the author, who asks the reader to probe the topics with an open mind and heart to embrace the wisdom that transcends the limits of dogma and examines the building blocks of world spirituality.
The parallel sayings are presented in four columns across two facing pages. These gems capture the perspective of each spiritual tradition and reveal the universality of the wisdom. The beauty of Hooper’s work is that his comparisons do not attempt to make any tradition right or wrong. He simply finds the common ground. In doing so, he moves his reader to higher ground, a little closer to enlightenment.
The book is illustrated with black and white photographs that utilize the magnificence of nature, religious sculptures, symbols, and art to capture the beauty and elegance of man’s attempts to express a love of the divine.
A delight to give or receive, this book might be a great addition to one’s coffee table collection, with the potential to spark thoughtful discussion and compassionate insight.
