400 Years of Imaginary Friends: A Journey Into the World of Adepts, Masters, Ascended Masters, and T [Paperback]

Talita Paolini (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Paolini International (January 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0966621301
• ISBN-13: 978-0966621303
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,009,537 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fascinating, detailed, definitive survey and study., June 5, 2000

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 400 Years of Imaginary Friends: A Journey Into the World of Adepts, Masters, Ascended Masters, and T (Paperback)

400 Years Of Imaginary Friends: A Journey Into The World Of Adepts, Masters, Ascended Masters, And Their Messengers is a fascinating, detailed, definitive survey and study of why people get into cult-like groups, why they stay, and why they leave. Based upon extensive personal experience and research, Kenneth and Talita Paolini share their adventures among such groups as the "Church Universal and Triumphant", and follows the history of the concept of "Master" through Rosicrucianism, Freemasonry, Spiritualism, New Thought, Theosophy, Agni Yoga, I AM, Bridge to Freedom, and The Temple of the Presence. An evolution of the belief system developed by Rosenkreuz, Swedenborg, Mesmer, Fox, Quimby, Eddy, Blavatsky, Leadbeater, Baily, Krishnamurit, Roerichs, Ballards, Innocente, Prophets, and Shearers are thoroughly and accurately presented. The Paolini's also explore a variety of possibilities for people's mystical encounters and conclude by offering ex-members of these various groups sound ideas on life after involvement with a "Masters" group. Well-researched, clearly written, 400 Years Of Imaginary Friends demystifies the web of assumptions, deceptions, and self-rationalizations that surrounds the Masters and the messengers.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Read all night, July 19, 2002

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Froggy (Los Angeles, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 400 Years of Imaginary Friends: A Journey Into the World of Adepts, Masters, Ascended Masters, and T (Paperback)

It's been a long time since a nonfiction book kept me up all night reading, but I just could not put it down. Talita and Kenneth Paolini have crafted and launched a missles of truth into the "teachings of the ascended masters."

400 Years of Imaginary Friends is much more interesting to me than dry intellectual tomes produced by sociologists who write on cults.

My friends and I have all left Church Universal and Triumphant. A big thanks to the authors for giving us the lowdown on the other groups. There's something rotten in Denmark going all the way back to the first lie in these teachings.

What I can see, though, is why there is such a controversy.

The Paolinis call a spade a spade. There are many spades to be named, and they do it. Mental frou-frou is the name of the game with believers, and they don't like their precious Santa Clauses shown to be wearing no clothes and told that they don't exist.

The Paolinis show the deceptions, frauds, and lies from the beginning of these religious organizations and cover the soup to nuts of Rosicrucianism, Freemasonry, I AM Activity, Spiritualism, Bridge to Freedom, New Thought, Church Universal and Triumphant, Theosophy, Agni Yoga, Temple of the Presence, Christian Rosenkreuz, Alice Bailey, Emanuel Swedenborg, Krishnamurti, Anton Mesmer, Nicholas and Helena Roerich, The Fox Sisters, Guy and Edna Ballard, Phineas P. Quimby, Geraldine Innocente, Mary Baker Eddy, Mark and Elizabeth Prophet, Helena Blavatsky, Monroe and Carolyn Shearer, Charles Leadbeater.

Read it and partake often.

Falene Jetrik

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This Important Book is a Must Read for Spiritual Seekers, July 20, 2000

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Songbird (CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 400 Years of Imaginary Friends: A Journey Into the World of Adepts, Masters, Ascended Masters, and T (Paperback)

In today's world of new spiritual groups sincere seekers have many paths to choose from. Not all of these paths are harmless, as pointed out in this excellent book. "400 Years of Imaginary Friends". This book gives a broad historical view into many of these groups. Who are these messengers of ascended masters "channeling" information? Where does the information come from and how is it used in many cases to control followers of what appears to be well meaning groups? What is behind the beautifuly portrayed graphics and words of seemingly harmless groups? Read this book and find out. You will be glad you did. This book is important not only for seekers but for parents and relatives of those exploring these types of groups. I do not find it biased in any way and rate it 5 stars.