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Comment by David Brazier on August 7, 2017 at 13:27

Thanks, Robert. That's very interesting. If you get to the end of the Martinez book and have time it would be nice to have a review of the whole work. Sounds as though he has some stimulating ideas.

Comment by Robert McCarthy on August 7, 2017 at 0:49

I have just started reading Just As You Are and I am rereading a book I only read for he first time last month. This is Creating Freedom by Raoul Martinez. I am drawn very powerfully to his authors understanding of our culture. I will copy a paragraph here that points to the direction of his writing.

' The kind of freedom that would make us truly responsible for our actions- truly worthy of credit or blame- is a dangerous illusion, one that distorts our thinking on the most pressing economic, political and moral issues of our time. Yet it's an illusion central to our lives.  As we will see, examining it exposes as false a number is assumptions at the heart of our culture- ideas about punishment, reward, blame and entitlement- and demands a revolution in the way we organise society and think about ourselves and each other.

Comment by Alexi Francis on August 6, 2017 at 18:46

Hi Charlene, I haven't read Edward Abbey yet but I've read extensively in the genre. I'm not keen on Annie Dilliard though, just don't get on with her books :) Thank you for the wishes :)

Comment by Charlene Diane Jones on August 6, 2017 at 18:40

You might enjoy Edward Abby's works on Utah especially Good News. It's a novel but reflects his experiences in the western US state. He's rather negative, though. You have also heard of Pilgrim at Tinker's Creek, right? Another nature book with fascinating detail. Best of luck with your publishing!

 

Comment by Alexi Francis on August 6, 2017 at 17:19

Thanks for the suggestions Charlene. I've walked a bit of the Lycian Way myself (and thought it was great) so I'll check out Breaking the Fourth Wall. I'll also look at your website. I'm particularly interested in healing through/in nature and books about that or any nature writing for that matter. I'm currently writing and illustrating a book of nature writing pieces I hope to get published at some point :)

Comment by Andrew Ralph Cheffings on August 6, 2017 at 12:42

Thank you, Charlene, I have made a note in my notebook. It sounds like a very interesting book.

Comment by Charlene Diane Jones on August 5, 2017 at 17:02

Alexi Francis if you like memoir about women who change through physical challenge you would enjoy Breaking the Fourth Wall by Michelle Sevigny. Michelle hiked the Lycian Way in Turkey to help her process her grief over the loss of her beloved pet, and found a number of other areas of her life healing as she went. For more about her and other memoirists who have defeated depression, you might enjoy some of my interviews at www.soulsciences.net       Good reading!

Comment by Charlene Diane Jones on August 5, 2017 at 17:00

Andrew Ralph Cheffings: I have read Seth Speaks and found it fascinating. If you like the books that describe other possibilities you might enjoy Elizabeth Haiche's book Initiation about her experiences with Reincarnation. If memory serves, it is lighter than the Seth material, more personal story based. 

Comment by Charlene Diane Jones on August 5, 2017 at 16:59

I'm finally into Stephen Pinker's work The Language Instinct. Although some of the ideas seem a bit old now, in its day, 1994 it was an instant classic. He refers to a kind of technology called "processors." Anyone else remember those? made me chuckle. 

Comment by Andrew Ralph Cheffings on May 23, 2017 at 11:00

A friend in the USA sent me Seth Speaks to read. I'm finding it heavy-going but I'm interesting in reading a book which was dictated through a medium. In general, life can seem pretty mundane (although there's always the Nembutsu) and I enjoy reading about out-of-the-mundane experiences. I enjoyed reading Roshi Jiyu Kennett's How to Grow a Lotus Blossom for the same reason. I found it even more luminous because of the visual element- it makes it less dry to me. Who knows if I have ever had or will ever have such extraordinary experiences but it's nice to know that some people do!

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