10e inzicht (1996)

By the time I got to this one I had lost interest. ( )

After millions of people read "The Celestine Prophecy" and failed to actualize the full potential of spiritual energy released by following the guidelines of the first nine insights, Redfield exposes a tenth insight.

Narrated in the same style as "The Celestine Prophecy" this added insight is told as a parable, taking the reader on an adventure of danger, intrigue, and self discovery. Redfield provides more detailed explanations of the first nine insights and admits the nine insights alone will not bring a full awakening.

The "Tenth Insight" deals with spiritual connection to the afterlife, and solving the mystery of human existence. Redfield shares his theories about intuition, dreams, reincarnation, the current world situation, the birth of the universe and the history of evolution, religion and the bible, the concept of hell, the afterlife, prayer, and attaining full knowledge of our life existence.

Open your mind to the concept of pre-life memory and afterlife memory, all achievable while we are here on earth. The ultimate goal – the two dimensions can become one; a World Vision with energy and communication shifting back and forth between life and afterlife. Death, as we know it, would be obsolete. Redfield also explains how the World Vision ties in with bible theories (Armageddon and the rapture). Focusing on love, optimism, and the power of positive thinking with the aid of the ten insights, the human race would be capable of creating a utopia on earth. If one is to believe Redfield’s theory, all spirits born to humans come to earth with good intentions. But since newly born humans have no recollection of afterlife, once the spirit enters a human body, it becomes part of the mortal world on earth and is dominated by fear and an uncontrollable urge to survive.

One major flaw in Redfield’s rationale is that he expects the reader to take a leap of faith and believe in the unknown….that anything is possible, yet he refuses to believe that evil spirits/souls can exist…simply because he has not yet encountered one.

All things considered, "The Tenth Insight" is thought provoking, entertaining, and amusing to contemplate. ( )

In the sequel to the best-selling "The Celestine Prophecy", the ancient Peruvian manuscript and its nine vital insights begin to have a profound impact on the lives of millions of people around the world.

As always I read books as my soul requires confirmation of my journey here on earth, this book validated a lot that is going on not only with me, but around the world. A must read I feel for all of humanity. ( )

Being a student of Kabbalah, I knew "Celestine Prophecy" was going to be followed by a sequel. There had to be a Tenth Insight to complete the path.

Actually . . . I lied. I knew there would be a sequel because I calmed my inner self and saw it happening.

I lied again. I knew there would be a sequel because of all the money Redfield made on the first book telling us things we already knew. Yep, that's it.

You will notice, however, that I did buy the book and read the book. The story was a good one, it was well told and it did no harm while bringing religion and spirituality to people all across the world. How many other books or authors can say that?

The Tenth Insight did not really explore any new territory and the author's style, while quite good, can only carry an audience so far if there is no message in the story, if nothing new is being added to the philosophy. For me, this is where the journey ended.

If you found inspiration in this series, the author succeeded. It just did not do it for me, but I will not say anything against what Redfield is bringing to people. We all need to reach for something higher and if this series gives you the inspiration to do that, I'm all for it. ( )