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Adventure Inward

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It has some really great insights. I've read a lot of books about journaling and have journaled for a long time. Frankly, the most valuable insight was to number the pages of my journal. It makes review and harvesting much easier. I gave it only three stars because it was a bit convoluded to me. It does offer some good insights; however, it may be a bit overwhelming for new journalers. Ron Klug's, How to Keep a Spiritual Journal: A Guide to Journal Keeping for Inner Growth and Personal Discovery, may be a better place if you're just begining.

Kelsey starts out by discussing choosing an appropriate book and pen and proceeds from there with not a great deal of regard for what is authentic Christian spirituality. Kelsey is very interested in such things as ESP, dreams, and Jungian "depth psychology", and tends to take a perspective of the supremacy of personal judgement. His version of journaling seems to be a training in self-absorption, and he advocates the extremely questionable practice of "automatic writing" amounting to the intentional production of supposed "private revelation". This practice characteristic of the New Age movement is a Red Flag. Another journaler is quoted uncritically as having serious issues and objections to the idea of doing God's will and expresses the need to do his own will and what he himself wants, an attitude that militates against authentic Christian spirituality but became extremely prevalent in the US especially from the 1960s onward. "Adventure Inward" reflects well the characteristic late 20th century interest in "self actualization" and not the perennial spirituality of the Gospel and of Christian tradition, which it is simply not consistent with. I cannot recommend this book.

I think that this journal will be a great way for me to continue to grow in my spiritual walk by keeping myself accountable. By writing in this journal I will be able to see the amount of time I have acctually spent in my studies of God's word and how it is affecting my life.

Elizabeth's from (Wisconsin) review is spot on and true. THIS IS NOT AUTHENTIC CHRISTIANITY! I wasted my money. I couldn't even finish it, this book also crashed my kindle. TWICE!!

I'm not sitting around talking and consulting with imaginary figures, entitities, characters, I come up with in my head, or whatever, and writing the conversations,inpessions down in a journal. This book felt more occult like, or New Age to me. I deleted the book from Kindle and amazon account. I DON'T RECCOMMEND THIS BOOK FOR JOURNALING, AUTHENTIC CHRISTIANS, OR OTHERWISE! I wish I could rate it with no stars.

I Recommend: How to Keep a Spiritual Journal: A Guide to Journal Keeping for Inner Growth and Personal Discovery: A Guide to Journal Keeping for Inner Growth and Personal Discovery by Ron Klug.

Journal Keeping: Writing for Spiritual Growth

Journaling as a Spiritual Practice: Encountering God Through Attentive Writing

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Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life