|
Post by Hermy on Aug 28, 2007 15:28:23 GMT -5
Finsihed Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows last night!!! Whoppeeeee!!! Even with a baby it only took less than 36 hours to read it!!!! (book review coming soon)
|
|
|
Post by 4C-696E on Oct 9, 2007 10:14:42 GMT -5
Right now, I'm reading a book called "The Celestine Prophecy" by James Redfield. I've read it a few times now. The whole story is written in first person, so I don't really know the name of the main character, but I'll do a sum-up. This is a book that you have to be open minded about. If you're not, it's a great adventure. If you are, it's a great adventure that actually can help you grow and 'evolve' as the book puts it.
In The Celestine Proplecy, a man (main character, I'll refer to him as MC) hears from a friend about a Manuscript that was found in Peru that was written around the time Machu Picchu was built. It 'recently' was found by a priest, who translated it and discovered it contained 'insights'. MC learns about the first insight from this friend and decides to go to Peru to learn more about this manuscript. As the government and church is trying to supress this manuscript, the trip to Peru turns into quite an adventure.
On the way to Peru, he comes across a man (Dobson) who tells him about the second insight. They decide to travel together, but before they can get started, Dobson gets shot, and MC meets Wil, who helps to hide him and guides him along his journey. MC learns of other insights as he meets other people looking for the ninth insight. I've read to the 6th insight at this point. Here's a sum-up of the insights, as stated from the book.
"The First Insight occurs when we acknowledge coincidences in life and start taking them seriously. The coincidences make us feel there is something more, something spiritual, operating underneath everything we do.
The Second Insight institutes our awareness as something real. We can see that we have been preoccupied with material survival, with focusing on controlling our situation in the universe for security, and we know our openness now represents a kind of waking up to what is really going on.
The Third Insight begins a new view of life. It defines the physical universe as one of pure energy, an energy that somehow responds to how we think.
And the Fourth exposes the human tendancy to steal energy from other humans by controlling them, taking over their minds, a crime in which we engage because we so often feel depleted of energy, and cut off. This shortage of energy can be remedied when we connect with the higher source. The universe can provide all we need if we can only open up to it. That is the revelation of the Fifth Insight."
The book continues MC along his journey where he discovers the Fifth and Sixth insights. The Fifth is that the universe is able to provide the needed energy. The Sixth Insight points out that there is something blocking humans from accessing this energy. Our control drama, the thing we do to get energy from other humans. There are four types of control dramas. Intimidator, Interrigator, Aloof, and Poor Me. Intimidator gets energy from people by threatening them with harm. Interrigator asks questions and finds something wrong with how you answer. Aloof stays vague and mysterious, causing people to try to figure the aloof out. Poor Me uses guilt trips for attention.
This is the point I'm at in the book. MC's priest friends are leaving Machu Picchu soon because the evil Cardinal who is working with the government to supress the Manuscript and close the mission. MC is trying to decide what he should do now. Go with the priests and certain capture, or remain and see what happens next. I look forward to reading the remainder of the book. I don't remember what happens next.
|
|
|
Post by Man in Black on Oct 9, 2007 11:20:47 GMT -5
That sounds very interesting. It also sounds like it would be a difficult book to write, must be a very talented author if it has kept you interested for four times.
|
|
|
Post by 4C-696E on Oct 9, 2007 14:24:31 GMT -5
I really want to get The Celestine Vision, which is about him writing The Celestine Prophecy.
|
|
|
Post by Valentine on Oct 15, 2007 18:12:28 GMT -5
Last thing I read was a short story named "Eyes of a Blue Dog" a dream within a dream, questioning dreams that intertwine with others' dreams
|
|
|
Post by Hermy on Mar 4, 2008 20:19:40 GMT -5
Read another book by Helen Fielding (Bridget Jones' Diary) called Olivia Joules and The Overactive Imagination. Light and funny like a beach read, but I love Fielding's style. Enjoyed it.
|
|
|
Post by Zenobia on May 6, 2008 12:01:38 GMT -5
I'm reading: "Qualitative psychology: a practical guide to research methods" for a report I have to deliver thursday.
|
|
|
Post by Man in Black on May 7, 2008 4:38:39 GMT -5
Psychology is a subject I've always been interested in but have never had the chance to take a college course in it. Marii and I took some child Psychology courses but they were only a couple weeks long. What does the "Qualitative" part mean xenobia?
Right now I'm reading "The Loch" by Steve Alten
|
|
|
Post by Zenobia on May 8, 2008 15:13:34 GMT -5
That's very cool that you've taken child Psychology courses. Did you like it? Was it useful? Qualitative - in psychological evaluation - refers to a methodology wich isnt based on statistics or generalized results. In this method an individual is studied/evaluated having in consideration his sory of life, background, the environment surrounding him and everything that may influence his personality. An example of a qualitative method is the Rorschach test, the ink blots. And that's what I'm reading now
|
|
|
Post by Man in Black on May 8, 2008 19:10:28 GMT -5
Sounds really interesting. Do you prefer the qualitative method or have you decided yet?
The courses we took were to qualify us for the "Big Brothers, Big Sisters" program where you take a child for several hours a week and become a mentor for him/her. These are normally kids that are in danger of falling on the wrong side of the law due to family issues, abuse etc... We have found the information very useful as we have done our best to help several kids.
|
|
|
Post by BlackCat on May 9, 2008 20:26:52 GMT -5
Twilight - Stephenie Meyer
|
|
|
Post by Zenobia on May 11, 2008 16:08:33 GMT -5
Sounds really interesting. Do you prefer the qualitative method or have you decided yet? I prefer qualitative to quantitative methods but I'm gonna follow a specialization in wich I'll have to use tests like the MMPI-2 who is quantitative.
|
|