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What does "divine intervention" mean to you? Authors Dan Millman and Doug Childers define it as "a form of extraordinary guidance, revelation, or grace that transforms human lives by leading to a higher path, courageous choice, inspired creation, or call to service in the world." Millman, a world-class athlete and author of the bestselling Way of the Peaceful Warrior, was first touched by the divine in an unlikely way--a serious collision with a white Cadillac. The accident disrupted his athletic career and during his recovery he began to question his life's purpose, leading him to understand his athletic accomplishments as preparation for another path of "teaching, writing, and service." Doug Childers had an extraordinary experience with the power of love in the face of an attack by two thugs, one armed with a steel pipe.
In Divine Interventions: True Stories of Mysteries and Miracles That Change Lives, the authors have collected stories detailing disparate encounters with the divine, from the story of how a camel herder named Muhammad became a prophet, to the birth of mysticism in the writings of Carl Jung and Walt Whitman, to Bill Wilson's journey through alcoholism and the beginnings of Alcoholics Anonymous. The stories are short and easily readable, and while Millman and Childers are careful to address issues of historical accuracy, they are not out to prove anything, letting the stories speak for themselves. There are a variety of truths in this collection of miracle and mystery, bound together by the power of the divine to change ordinary lives into extraordinary ones. --Jodie Buller
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So many of us yearn for proof that the divine is present here on Earth. Divine Interventions: True Stories of Mystery and Miracles That Change Lives offers moving testimonials from one of the world's best-read spiritual writers-- a stirring collection of stories of divine guidance, healing, and miracles received by people past and present as well as the extraordinary outcomes of these sacred interventions. Touched early in his life by an experience with the divine, Dan Millman has gone on to write some of the most important spiritual books of recent times, including Way of the Peaceful Warrior (more than one million copies sold) and Everyday Enlightenment. Now, Millman and coauthor Doug Childers bring their devoted readers extraordinary, detailed accounts of actual miraculous events-- some well-known, others known only to a few. This book shows once and for all that miracles exist for all to see, if only we open our eyes. Here are 50 true stories of mystery and miracles.
Customer Reviews:
Wonderful, inspiring, touching book !.......2007-09-18
Every story seems better than the last. Just an amazing collection of brief biographies, that make you want to read more about each individual. I'm half-way through the book. I may write to the author of my own stories: My wife had a tumor the size of your thumb disappear from her neck after a prayer circle with a gifted healer. Verified with x-ray and ultrasound that is totally gone. Years before, she woke the moment a distant friend of mine, whom she had never met, passed away 350 miles away. In her dream, he shook her hand and died. I confirmed his passing the next morning. It was at the moment she had woken up.
One of Dan Millman's stories is of a skeptical doctor who went to Lourdes, and witnessed a women on the verge of death from advanced tuberculosis be cured in 30 minutes after having water from the Grotto poured over her. The doctor first describes her near death state, and then the implausible minute by minute improvements in her appearance and condition.
Mystery and Miracles Can Still Happen!.......2003-10-25
Open to any page; after reading a paragraph you're hooked on the fantastic experience another has had in the out-of-the-ordinary.
Dan Millman and Doug Childers have included 50 stories in 50 short chapters about real experiences that inspire the reader to realize there is more to understand than science currently knows.
These life-changing events happened to people of all ages, including those as young as 8 year old Lucia dos Santos, one of the 3 children of Fatima, Portugal, in 1915.
This 5-star book reinforced my value on virtues, while giving me a boost of energy!
Excellent Book!!.......2001-02-11
This collection of people and their life transforming experiences is simply excellent! Each chapter, which summarizes the experience of a different individual, is just the right length (not too long, not too short, and very well written).
My favorites here are the very interesting stories of Byron Katie, Valerie Vener, and Peace Pilgrim.
Remembering the magic in the mystery is Dan's great ability........2000-03-13
Of course I was honored that Dan and Doug asked me if they could tell about my near-death awakening in Copper Canyon (which is told in detail in my book, PRIMAL AWARENESS). But the honor relates, not to having my story included, but in being a part of Dan Millman's wonderful sharing of the joy that surrounds us all. Dan walks his talk and the stories he has selected reflect his deep passion for all that is magical.
Inspiring without being overpowering.......1999-12-31
While the idea of a collection of inspiring stories may sound like "Chicken Soup For The Soul", the similarites end there. One of the best things about this book is the way it mixes stories of mundane people with those of the famous, the current with the historical, to point out that this kind of grace could happen to ANYONE. While "Divine Interventions"' sparse, bare bones, almost journalistic style is HIGHLY unusual for this type of book, it lets the reader to decide for himself what to believe. And since it doesn't discuss the "Peaceful Warrior" books, it is a great jumping on point for anyone who's never read a Dan Millman book.
For fans of Dan's other works, however, this book does, as he's said, "fill a hole" in his teachings. Despite his practical approach to spirituality and how to use it day-to-day living, Dan makes it clear when he speaks that he believes that sometimes Divine Spirit touches us with grace far beyond what we may have "earned" by our lifestyle and practices. Now, if you've never seen him speak, you can read about his aspect of his beliefs. I highly recommend this book to anyone, believer or not. You can't help but be moved by it.
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What if miracles were available for the asking? What if by applying an ancient spiritual formula, we could access divine intervention in ordinary reality, even in times of serious emergency? What if it were not even necessary to believe in God to attract a miracle?
Dr. Carolyn Miller, a research scientist, investigates miracles through the exceptional stories of ordinary people who emerged unscathed from dangerous situations. The first scientific look at miracles, it includes a method for attracting miraculous experiences into your own life. Dr. Miller takes an unsentimental look at the stories of miracle workers who have survived accidents and assaults by entering into a serene, detached, and loving state of consciousness. In the face of grave danger, these people report a remarkable absence of fear even when they believe they are going to die, a peaceful acceptance of the inevitable, and an unusual expansion of time. The result of this state of consciousness is deliverance from danger. A student of metaphysics as well as a scientist, Miller explores the evidence for miracles, drawing on these amazing experiences.
Dr. Miller is not trying to stretch our credulity to the breaking point. After noting dozens of awe-inspiring stores, she takes a rigorous look at the case for miracles from a scientific point of view. Her conclusions will startle believers and skeptics alike: Miracles are real, and accessing them requires only that we follow some clear and simple steps. No one can prove that miracles do not happen, and by looking at the phenomenon through the window of the most advanced scientific thinking today, they are easily explained. Part Two of Creating Miracles gives helpful ideas as to how we might consciously create miracles in our own lives.
Customer Reviews:
Roll Your Own Miracles (?).......2000-07-02
Quick - what's the first thing that comes to mind when you find yourself in a bind? The frantic search for someone to blame? The feeling of victimhood? The lengths to which we are willing to stretch reason in order to find someone else responsible for our woes is nearly comical.
This book is as close as you can get to a "how-to" book for miracles. The exalted "A Course In Miracles" is quoted freely in this work, establishing its secure underpinnings in the metaphysics of higher realities (a.k.a. miracles). The key: miracles are a CHOICE.
If life is a series of lessons, choosing the "path less taken" often means a conscious decision to see a situation in a completely different light. This might entail compassion for the oppressor, awareness of the "big picture" and the wellbeing of all concerned, or simply a complete surrender to a loving Higher Power. (Interestingly, completely "losing it" later on seems to be OK). When this loving attitude is chosen as the response to a crisis, the lesson may be "called off" as it were. You got it. You passed the test. No need to go further.
This is a wonderful book - one that should be read by everybody as an antidote for the "eye for an eye" mentality of the world-mind.
A treasure guide to living with grace and freedom.......2000-05-12
Creating Miracles excited me to the core of my being. I have seen and felt its principles operating in my life and have learned that we all have the power to access a spiritual and mental state that allows us to surrender to God/Spirit and find the path to living a passionate, purpose-filled, and yes, miracle-filled life.
In Creating Miracles, Carolyn Miller provides the keys to help us see, understand and find our way through the maze that is life and to take an active role in consciously creating our own miracles. It is one of the most valuable books I have read because it fills my world with the grace and freedom that comes from learning how to live with peace and serenity, trusting that all is as it should be in this moment, and knowing how to create a more desirable future.
I have recommended Creating Miracles to many many friends and given it as gifts. I share it's principles with my hospice patients and virtually everyone I come in contact with. Simply said, it works!
How to bring miracles into your daily life.......2000-04-28
I love the way Carolyn Miller tells real-life stories of miraculous occurrences with the thoughts and feelings of the people experiencing the miracles. Miller captures the emotional spark and personality of those involved, and gives us a front-row seat as miracles unfold. Many of these stories describe people who survived accidents and escaped assaults in situations where they easily might have died or been seriously injured instead. Miller explains how changes in people's thinking leads to changes in the circumstances in their lives, even when the situation appears to be hopeless. Miller points out some simple steps each of us can take to live more miraculous lives, and she explains them so clearly that it's easy to do!
Interesting enough.......1999-10-09
Facing a eye disease with no known cure and progressive degeneration I found myself looking at books with titles like this one. Aftear all, since medicine has no answer, I'll have to find the solution in some other way. I'm not really very religious, and am actually a bit ashamed to show books like these to my friends (as a engineering student and computer geek this is not really the stuff I used to read). Still, I liked Carolyn's way of writing without being based in a specific religion.
It's hard to know what's true and what's not, what comes from God and from men. The Bible isn't for me, at least, not everything. The concept of Carolyn's God is indeed a lot more pleasant. Is it that way? Who knows.
In any case, the book won't make it worse, it can only make you a bit better person (and more optimist) or you'll just throw it away disgusted.
I liked it, the first pages were somewhat boring and the cases shown were not impressive at all. But the second half was delicious and left me thinking about it.
Read it, I definitely didn't regret spending my money on it, even if some parts sounded like some books on mind control (Ex: Silva's Mind control method).
Overall, it was good book and I'll read it again soon. If you think there must be someone or something out there worrying about us but have no clear idea about it, give it a try.
Understanding this book could remake your life........1999-09-13
Wouldn't it be great if each of us could remake our lives miraculously? Wouldn't it be great if we got more great ideas, had more fortunate coincidences, understood more quickly the positive and constructive meaning of the difficulties we encounter? Wouldn't it be great if we had more reason to value love, joy and peace of mind so that we would be more intent on incorporating these states more fully into our lives? Creating Miracles goes a long way towards inspiring me towards these ends. It is written very intelligently and it's filled with wonderful, inspiring, fascinating, thought provoking stories. I often recall a passage or story from this book when I am encountering difficulty in my circumstances or in my emotional experience, and very often it helps me to return to where I am enjoying my life again. In other words, this book helps keep me alive.
I remember a couple of statements. Albert Einstein's "God does not play dice," and Barbara De Angelis' saying in her book Real Moments, "Throughout my lifetime, I'd learned over and over again that there are no accidents in the Universe,..." (p. 79). I especially liked Carolyn Miller's book because it helped demystify the idea of miracles. It seems it is very likely that so-called miracles are not in any way random events, and they are within reach of everyone. I cannot prove it, but it seems to me that miracles--maybe not on the scale as many in the book--are a normal part of my life now. I credit Creating Miracles with helping me create my life more fulfillingly and meaningfully.
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It can be a powerful premonition...a seemingly chance encounter...a voice you can hear only with your heart. Hot Chocolate for the Mystical Lover brings together 101 true accounts of people who have found their lifetime soul mates through divine intervention and real-life miracles.
These inspiring and heartwarming stories of lovers who meet through other-worldly matchmakers take us on a soulful and eye-opening journey. Through the hearts, minds, and souls of men and women searching for that one true love, we experience the extraordinary power of the divine in our everyday lives. Filled with moving and uplifting stories, this is a book for all those who believe that an unseen loving presence watches over us.
Customer Reviews:
A book to uplift a lover's soul.............2007-04-01
This book is truly one of my all time favorites! I've read it about 4 times now and I still get a lot out of it. I stumbled upon this book about a year ago, when I was going through a really difficult break up. I (like a lot of people) hit that moment where I swore there was "no real love affairs, no unconditional love and no such things as soul mates!" (For a hopeless romantic who never gives up on love, that's pretty bad.)
I was really, really hurt, but when out of my pain I decided to read this book I was amazed, touched, and healed. I felt hope coming back into my soul again. I felt renewed, I realized that there are such things as unconditional love, and soul mates. I regained lost hope for my romantic future.
This book is great, Arielle Ford did a wonderful job compiling all these stories and I commend her for not being judgemental of alternative relationships and including them in this book. I sincerely hope she does another book like this with more wonderful stories for hopeless romantics like me.
Gemini :):):)
When you just need to believe in love.......2007-03-20
Beyond the woo-woo New Age feel of this... I do believe that sometimes God is trying to tell you something when coincidences happen too often to be random. Whether you believe in the new physics of love from Dr. Henry Grayson, or in allowing The Circle by Laura Day to lead you to love, or perhaps feel that Attracting love in is the name of the game (there is a book on this too) .... maybe some people ARE meant to be. Squire Rusnell documents this in his "God winks" books too. Since I am writing this on the birthday of my own lost love (see my review of Laura Day's Practical Intuition in Love, Happy Birthday Giovanni, I still love you my favorite Pisces/Aries) ... I'm all for this book for those who are meant to be. So savor and cherish a memory. Don't forget the hot chocolate to warm your heart.
Inspirational & Hopeful Book.......2005-07-29
I found a copy of this book at a thrift shop a few years ago.I am open to new age and spiritual philosophies but not a big freak on it.I really liked this book,very uplifting.I held on to my copy,torn between keeping it to myself and sharing with friends.It is a great gift for someone still searching for true love or for that matter someone getting over a broken heart.
A Gorgeous Book On Spiritual Love.......2004-04-14
This book will remind you how magical and sacred love can be. Whether you're married (or single and looking) this little gem will give you a renewed sense of hope and refresh your perspective on romance. How wonderful to realize that love is more than an ecstasy; but also a unique opportunity to develop oneself spiritually. After reading these stories, it seems the universe has a plan that we all have a special place in. An absolute delight, I'd give it six stars if I could...
More than adequate.......2001-10-30
While most of the stories in Ms. Arielle Ford's book were touching it was not exactly what I expected I always thought soul mate is somebody who is really your other half, someone who fills that void within your heart, that very special person who makes you more whole than you already and with whom you have ties to from past lives and future lives. You share that unbreakable cosmic bond. When you see them there is just divine a spark between you that literally lights up both your worlds and the world becomes a heavenly place. Or then maybe I am just a hopeless romantic.
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Tailored for today's students and written by prominent youth speaker, Tony Jones, Divine Intervention teaches readers how to engage their faith.
Customer Reviews:
A manuel for "sacred reading".......2007-01-28
Tony Jones has written a very easy-to-read, step-by-step manual on the practice of lectio divina (sacred reading). The book is clearly written, and the foreign or difficult concepts and terms are fully explained and often illustrated with concrete examples drawn from his own life. Jones has taken an esoteric subject and brought it down to earth. He provides a wonderfully lucid introduction.
Marketed as a children's book, Divine Intervention is more correctly graduate-level theology. The book is divided into four parts.
1. Introduction:
a. The point of Spiritual Disciplines
b. Ways we read the Bible
c. Why pray the Bible
d. Where did Lectio Divina come from
2. The Steps of Lectio Divina
a. Lectio
b. Meditatio
c. Oratio
d. Contemplatio
3. Experiencing Lectio Divina
a. A personal Lectio Divina with me
b. Lectio Divina with my small group
c. Lectio Divina in my church
d. Afterword
4. Exercises in Lectio Divina
Personally, I feel that the philosophy presented, while it is becoming increasingly popular in the world today, provides its adherents with an emotional high, while reducing the clear commands of Scripture to a footnote. It appears that proponents of this movement are not so concerned with an appropriate application of Scripture, as long as they can experience the same thoughts, feelings and emotions as the biblical audience. What God meant seems to take second place to what he actually said, and practical application of God's word can be substituted for by spiritual disciplines.
Divine Intervention is expertly written and presented in street-level practicality, making it ideal for small groups, lay people, and ministers alike. Notes and Bibliography is included, making additional studies easy.
Armchair Interviews says: Clearly written explanations make this easy to read.
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Catherine Lanigan, author of Angel Watch and Wings of Destiny, is back with Divine Nudges, a new and inspiring collection of stories about divine intervention. In Divine Nudges, Lanigan takes us on an exciting, supernatural journey that teaches readers that divine interventions gently nudge us along in our lives to where we are meant to be. It is Lanigans belief that angels are all around us, performing miracles both big and small, most of which we never acknowledge. We call these fortunate incidences good luck, coincidences, and sometimes we label them as mishaps. Most of us rarely give credit to the divine in our lives, if at all. In a series of illuminating tales, Lanigan takes us through the incredible ways in which angels have brought her family and friends to a greater awareness of the unseen world. Lanigan shares her own near-death experience, the miraculous cure of her brother who was in perilous circumstances but narrowly escaped, and a visit from the afterlife by her grandmother, along with other tales of ghosts and angels. Through these experiences, we learn we are not alone and we are always protected. Be they angels, or loved ones who have become angels, these forces in our lives renew our faith in the divine.
Customer Reviews:
Outstanding!.......2007-01-10
this book arrived in brand new condition... delivery time was very quick and I am very satisfied. THANKS.. will definitely do business with this book seller again!
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In Little Need of Divine Intervention presents a fundamental revision of the thirteenth-century Mongol Invasions of Japan by revealing that the warriors of medieval Japan were capable of fighting the Mongols to a standstill without the aid of any "divine winds" or kamikaze. Conlan's interpretation of the invasions is supplemented with translations of the picture scrolls commissioned by Takezaki Suenaga, a warrior who fought against the Mongols. In addition, translations of nearly seventy administrative documents are provided, thereby enabling students of Japanese history reconstruct the invasions using contemporary sources. A rare copy of Takezaki Suenaga's Scrolls, reproduced in full, reveals hitherto unknown missing scenes. Furthermore, the scrolls' images can be now read in tandem with its narrative passages, translated in English for the first time.
Please note that the entire book was intentionally printed from back to front, so that the reproduced scrolls unfold in Japanese order, from right to left. Thus the book's spine is on the right. This monograph will prove to be of great interest for students and scholars of medieval Japanese history, warrior culture, and the nature of Japan in an East Asian context.
Customer Reviews:
Great Help, But Only The Last 100 Pages.......2003-12-17
After having been given the task of researching the plausibility of the Mongol invasions of Japan, I checked out this book from the local library. The first one-third of the book is a translation of the manuscripts of a samurai after the invasions seeking rewards for his service. This was not very useful to my research but possibly the only English translation of this important work that is easily accessible. The next one-third is a translation of other works pertaining to the Mongol invasions. These works were not necessary for any mainstream analysis of these events. The final one-third consisted of the author's personal research on the counter of the popular Japanese sentiment of divine intervention. I found this to be helpful and insightful, yet too short. If more of the book had been devoted to the author's interpretations and conclusions, the book would have been a better read. From a purely reference point of view, this book is quite useful.
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In Creating Miracles, Carolyn Miller explores miracles in people’s lives. In over 50 accounts of real experiences, she describes how ordinary people spontaneously entered altered states of consciousness and positively affected sometimes life-threatening events. Drawing on her scientific background as an experimental psychologist, she analyzes the common patterns in these situations as well as the skepticism with which these stories might be received. Part one of Creating Miracles spotlights “ordinary” miracles, where average people respond to extraordinary circumstances. Part two explains how to create the personal conditions that are needed for a miracle to occur. Miller shows the importance of being able to tap into intuition (the inner divine guide) as well as disarming the ego in bringing a person into a state of miracle readiness. A handy “Things to Think About” section at the end of each chapter highlights the chapter’s most important points.
Customer Reviews:
Intriguing and inspirational...........2007-03-08
This book has something for everyone. Even if you don't buy into the new age stuff, the anecdotes alone are worth it. To say the very least, it left me thinking, and answered in a very unique and straightforward manner those eternal questions like "why do good people suffer?" "Is God cruel?"...
Dr. Miller walks the line between clinical talk and everyday language very well, unlike many other clinical psychologists. She presents her arguments in a very readable and rational manner.
All in all, a very readable book, and if you're into this sort of thing like I am, then it's a MUST HAVE! :-)
An excellent book.......2006-07-03
I happened to be in a local Chapters bookstore one day and stumbled across this book, "Creating Miracles - A Practical Guide to Divine Intervention" by Carolyn Miller. When I first noticed it I thought that it would be simply another run-of-the-mill book filled with 'new-age' fodder and fluff. However, after leafing through the pages for a couple of moments, I became intrigued and purchased it.
What I found did not disappoint me. The author tackles the subject of miracles - what they are, how they are created, and why some never seem to have them happen - with the objectivity of both a psychologist and believer of 'faith' combined. She manages to analyze and explain just how the inner workings of miracles come about, how to recognize them, and how to work upon bringing more miracles into one's own life. Filled with anecdotes and documented cases, along with a great sense of humor and humility, "Creating Miracles" is a book I would highly recommend. Interestingly, after reading one chapter that addressed a commonality among those who have experienced miracles in their lives, Miller noted that one thing all cases she related in her book had one thing in common...they all came to a point of surrender just before the miracle happened. She noted that a sense of peace came over each individual, despite the sometimes horrific events that were taking place at that moment. And as I read this I was taken back to a day in 1979 when, a week before my wedding, I almost drowned. I had been in a boat with my fiance and a friend at dusk, on a deserted lake. No lifejackets, not another soul around for miles, and our boat began to take on water at a steady rate. I couldn't swim a stroke, and at first panic set in as the two men tried to keep the boat from going under. The water was flooding in much too fast however, and within moments it had gone under. And I recall that at the moment the water had reached my chin, a sense of inner peace enveloped me. I didn't struggle, didn't panic...didn't even attempt to save myself...I just 'let go' and waited, almost as though I was an observer watching the event unfold. As soon as this sense of inner peace took over, something miraculous happened. Despite there being no visibility (as the sun had gone down), one of the men suddenly grabbed me and threw me into a dinghy that we had been towing. It seemed so effortless, and so 'right', yet the odds of him finding me as I sunk below the surface, the water pitch black and not able to see within a foot around us, would have been incredibly low. I hadn't called out, hadn't made a sound in the water...yet he was guided to me and he managed to save me nevertheless. I believe this is exactly what Carolyn Miller talks about in her book; this is how so many have experienced miracles in their lives...unexpected, sometimes life-threatening events that suddenly grasp us and in those few moments, we have the free will to decide (either consciously or subconsciously) how to act.
I highly recommend this book, as it may open your eyes to ways in which to invite miracles into your own lives, or even to recognize when miracles have indeed, taken place.
Do You Believe in Miracles?.......2006-05-02
DO YOU KNOW HOW TO CREATE MIRACLES?
Armed with a Ph.D. in experimental psychology, Carolyn Godschild Miller tackles some tricky issues in her fine book Creating Miracles: A Practical Guide to Divine Intervention.
The book delivers a heaping plateful of inspiring and astounding true tales - deliverance from deadly dangers and personal attacks; synchronicities; healing by prayer, visualization and distant intention - the stories alone are worth the price of admission. Even if you don't believe in miracles as such, but prefer to view the "miraculous" as an unexplained facet of the natural world (as I do), you will find much in Dr. Miller's book to appreciate, enjoy, and use. An eye-opener as well as a heart-opener, this book shows that amazingly good outcomes are possible in even the most hopeless-looking situations.
Defining a miracle as "an instance in which a supernatural power interferes in the natural world," Miller says, "the actual miracle is not the healed body or the peaceful outcome to a dangerous situation. It is the unconditionally loving state of mind that allows such things to happen." The peaceful, loving, assured state of mind associated with meditation is felt to be the catalyst for miracles. In this, the author follows the spiritual curriculum of A Course in Miracles.
Dr. Miller is an astute writer, fluid and user-friendly, with an intriguing sense of humor. Her engaging accounts of purportedly miraculous events provide a punch that deflates defenses and opens the imagination - wide. Stories and chapters in Creating Miracles brought joyful tears to my eyes, a warm expansion to my heart, and a sense of empowerment and determination to my intellect.
In her review of the scientific literature, Miller tackles chance, coincidence, skepticism, and the 95% confidence level with wit and an insider's knowledge of the vagaries of the experimental method. Her final chapters challenge the reader to fashion personal experiments conjuring up (or meeting) divine guides and test-driving miracle-mindedness.
Credulity is, of course, an issue. Dr. Miller apparently believes that specific "miraculous" things are possible, such as the sudden, perfectly-timed appearance of a life-saving beaver pond where none had ever been seen before. I don't. But if you get too uptight about being credulous, you may miss the plum in the midst of the pie. I'll bet you'll appreciate the body of what Miller has to say and how she says it. I'll bet you're going to want to read every page of this book and share it with friends.
Creating Miracles is sagely organized. Stories in the beginning tantalize the ego; admonitions at the end are soaked with spirit. The book takes you on a delightful journey and by the time you're finished you're not quite the same person who started. Miller's book is gently persuasive. It animated me.
263 pages of mega-brilliance can't be boiled down to a brief review, and a summary can't do justice to the high quality of thought and intention in this book. To get the gift, you'll have to read it yourself. As the subtitle promises, it's practical - it teaches you how to begin to do these marvelous miracles (or facilitate these beneficent mysteries). And it's a fine read.
Carolyn Godschild Miller, Ph.D., Creating Miracles: A Practical Guide to Divine Intervention. An HJ Kramer book, New World Library, Novato, CA. $14.95. Originally published 1995, new edition updated and revised 2006.
Reviewed by Stephen Kierulff, Ph.D., coauthor, with Stanley Krippner, Ph.D., of Becoming Psychic: Spiritual Lessons for Focusing Your Hidden Abilities, 256 pages, $14.99, New Page Books, 2004. Dr. Kierulff offers psychotherapy in Santa Monica and Inglewood in southern California. E-mail - DoctorKierulff@aol.com
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One woman\'s mystical, spiritual journey of miraculous, supernatural encounters with God and her Angels. These divine interventions are filled with spiritual messages and are deeply moving.
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Hazel Courteney, award-winning health writer and former columnist for London's SUNDAY TIMES, has written one of the most astonishing true accounts of spiritual contact and enlightenment that you will ever read.
Divine Intervention is the remarkable story of one woman's near-death experience and the incredible events that followed. On April 7, 1998, Hazel Courteney's life was transformed beyond recognition. She became telepathic, affected electrical equipment, levitated, and began pulsing a healing energy through her eyes. To her mounting incredulity, she also began receiving messages from the "spirit world." Eventually, she found scientists who were able to offer rational explanations for her astonishing experience. This courageous book is a must for anyone who wants to discover more about our spiritual nature.
Customer Reviews:
A Remarkable Story.......2006-06-23
I have not met Hazel Courteney, the author of this remarkable book, though I was on a conference call with her about one week before Easter 1998, when the events described in the book first began. I also know and trust a number of the people who appear in the book.
So what is it all about? Hazel was a journalist writing on holistic medicine for one of the most prestigious newspapers in the UK, and she had a successful career as media pundit. She then plunged into a very sudden experience which very nearly killed her. It would have been easy to diagnose her as suffering from an episode of mania: she became energetic and grandiose, and then had a physical collapse. But that was not the end of it: she then appeared to become telepathic, affect electrical equipment, heal sick people and to manifest a form of ash. Others might at this point have concluded that there was something satanic going on. There is, though, a third option, and that is that Hazel was undergoing a profound spiritual awakening or Kundalini experience.
The most difficult part of the account is that she claims that she could clearly hear spirits from the higher realms and that she found herself receiving direct communication from Diana, Princess of Wales, who had died just over seven months earlier. As the narrative unfolds, there are more and more indications that Hazel was indeed undergoing a genuine spiritual crisis: I've seen quite a number of such people, and there are a number of tell tale signs. But it is just as clear that she still has her memories, beliefs and attitudes. This kind of spiritual crisis will often end up blowing away previous beliefs and attitudes, but it needs guidance and surrender for a spiritual crisis to re-fashion someone. Hazel seems to have stopped short of that last step. So while she tells us of her experiences, they are seen through the lens of her previous life.
I came away from the book intrigued, but still questioning the role of Princess Diana in all this. It is difficult for people living outside Great Britain during those months after her death to imagine the psychic trauma that the British went through, and some people picked up on it in a big way.
But the book also serves as a reminder not to jump to diagnostic conclusions. Many of the people that I have seen undergoing spiritual awakenings had sought or been committed to psychiatric care and others had been referred from priests and clergy.
This is an interesting book for anyone who is curious about the death process and a first hand account of a spiritual awakening and for them this book is warmly recommended.
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Healing Prayer: God's Divine Intervention in Medicine, Faith and Prayer
Reginald B. Cherry
Manufacturer: Thomas Nelson
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Book Description
Best-selling author and host of TBN's #1 rated show, "The Doctor and the Word," Dr. Reginald Cherry explores how faith, medicine, and prayer work together. An inspiring guide for those who want to know how to pray for healing and anyone interested in alternative medicine and/or the possible effects of prayer on healing.
Reginald Cherry, M.D. says, "Prayer is the divine key that unlocks God's pathway of healing in both the natural and supernatural realms of life." In
Healing Prayer, he explores the connection between faith and healing, the Bible and medicine. A practicing doctor, Cherry blends the latest research, true stories, and biblical principles to show that spirit-directed prayer can bring healing for disease. He helps readers understand the foundations of prayer in relationship to healing and become inspired to trust in God for their healing or that of a loved one. Expositions of biblical text, dramatic case studies, overviews of latest medical research, and step-by-step guidance for healing prayer help readers understand how medicine, faith, and prayer can work together.
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Excellent!.......2000-03-26
This is the most fascinating and informative book I have ever read on the topic of healing and prayer. I could hardly put this book down. Cherry not only gives personal accounts of healings he has witnessed but instructs you on how to pray specifically for healing. It is full of other information on health and diet, which he relates to scripture. A must read!
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