The Black Butterfly: An Invitation to Radical Aliveness [Paperback]

Richard Moss (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 300 pages
• Publisher: Celestial Arts (February 1, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0890874751
• ISBN-13: 978-0890874752
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #524,564 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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39 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful experience for any awakening person., June 27, 1999

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This review is from: The Black Butterfly: An Invitation to Radical Aliveness (Paperback)

Dr. Moss writes of his own powerful, beautiful, and totally spontaneous awakening experience and how he struggled to understand it and, through it, begin the process of living a life of "radical alivesness". In the book he shares his awakened understandings and the experiences of some of his patients and members of his classes and groups.

I first read the book ten years ago and it had such a tremendous and beautiful impact upon my consciousness that I am still telling people about it today. I was so glad to see it listed on Amazon.com because it was unavailable for awhile.

The message of the book is just as beautiful and important today. Dr. Moss writes that "Awakening is going on in varying degrees in every person. It is not something from which we can turn away".

In the closing chapter Dr. Moss relates the story of a patient whose awakening during a retreat was so powerful that it resulted in a spontaneous healing of cancer and other negative physical conditions.

A must read for evryone who is coming "awake".

26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Water in the desert, May 12, 2001

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This review is from: The Black Butterfly: An Invitation to Radical Aliveness (Paperback)

For anyone who has wandered out beyond the usual borders of psychology and religion, Richard Moss's work is a pure gift, an oasis, and a place to heal. Despite his extraordinary experiences and profound realization, he is straightforward, unpretentious, and lucid. Better than anyone I know, he brings the transcendent truth into incarnate ordinariness, with humility, humor, and the grace of compassion. I have found his works, particularly this one, to be friends on the path--friends I keep going back to time and again. I cannot recommend his work highly enough to those on the journey of consciousness.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mind Blowing, September 30, 2008

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This review is from: The Black Butterfly: An Invitation to Radical Aliveness (Paperback)

I can't find the right words to describe the changes that are taking place within me as a result of reading this book. I think anyone who would be interested in reading this book understands that words are often very limiting when attempting to describe spiritual experiences, and the author does an amazing job of articulating what most of us cannot articulate. Every time I pick up this book, even if I only read a paragraph, I find a new gem that shifts my perception even more. If you are searching, this book will help you.