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Dossier of the Ascension: A Practical Guide to Chakra and Kundalini Activation

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I first heard about the author by going on a well-known on-line encyclopedia and looking up the subject of "Kundalini". Mr Sharp is listed as an expert on Kundalini, so I was intrigued, and ordered the book. I had already had experience with Kundalini, and had read just about eveything on the subject that I could get my hands on. Well, there is next to nothing on Kundalini nor on Kundalini experiences here, so don't be fooled by the publicity like I was. There is the same old superficial repetition of other bad books on the subject of the chakras. Even after this disappointment however, I was willing to give the author the benefit of the doubt and read what he has to say on the metaphysical and spiritual side. Well I almost got sick when I did. Believe me, I'm not a skeptic when it comes to spiritual work - I've been on an intense eclectic spiritual path for over 35 years now. Here's just a typical quote, from p 27:

" What is this deeper process, this deeper meaning of The Path of Awakening? Really, this path is all about how you self-interface with your physical body and mind. It is about how much of your spiritual consciousness you can get into your body at any one time. It is about bringing your "self" more fully into your body."

As is clear from the above quote, the hidden premiss is that the Spiritual consciousness is none other than your "self", and the "self" that the author describes in this book is in no way different from the ordinary ego. There is no discussion of the difference between the 3self" as ego, and the "Higher self", or even what lies beyond the Higher Self as is brilliantly discussed in Buddhism.

Well that's about as deep as the book ever gets; not even ankle deep.
Mr Sharp is clearly not even faintly aware of the fact that to ascend the mountain to the true summit of spiritual light, we first have to descend into the dark valley that seperates "our" mountain from the spiritual one. To go straight up into the light, is to climb our own mountain towards the false but dazzling light of the little self who is always dreaming of overcoming its inherent inferiority complex. This is the fundamental spiritual trap exposed by every great spiritual and shamanic tradition without exception. In Taoism for example, it is taught that in order to find light, you need to look into the darkness, and to go "up", you need to go "down". In the New Testament we read: "The last shall be first, and the first shall be last" etc. In The Divine Comedy, Dante first decsends into hell before ascending through the various heavens. The ancient Greeks were also very familiar with the danger of being deluded by the temptation of "direct ascension", poetically warning us through the myth of Icarus, and the myth of Promethius. We all fear going down into our own sacred darkness more than anything else because the true spiritual light that will expose our nakedness is always encountered in the sacred dark meditation space within the heart. It takes great honesty and courage to willingly and lovingly open up to the pain of having all of our illusions sacrificially shattered. And yet, that's the only place where true death and rebirth (transformation) can really happen. It doesn't happen "up there" at all, but deep within us. Direct Ascension is a false path that only leads to hubris and the search for compensatory personal power.

The author offers his own bit on pop psychology by saying that we all need to face the "truth" about ourselves such as our weak points and fears, etc. But what self-help books haven't already said so thousands of times without ever explaining how to do that without the help of a psychotherapist or analyst? For those of us who are a bit naive, it is easy to be impressed by the feeling that "Ascension" includes the practice of psychological self-awareness. But the link between psychological work on oneself and spiritual unfolding has already been discussed countless times in countless books. This is nothing new, and yet it is presented as a unique and original idea in this book. The author himself has no university background in psychology, there is no sign of any knowledge on this subject deeper than skin-deep.

For readers who are hoping to get some ego-strength support, the book does indeed provide a "feel good" trip. However I'm afraid that true spiritual transformation has nothing to do with stengthening our "self" by surrounding it with light.

Michael Sharp has come up with another winner. This one, The Dossier, goes into more depth on each chakra than his first book, "The Book of Life- which I also highly recommend. As humans we all face "fears"... big & little fears. His info helps you recognize what they are really all about and where they came from. What I find remarkable is how he manages to cut through all the BS of hierarchical teachings and shows us simply how we can claim and use the power that is already ours....all accomplished in a very clear & straightforward manner.

Life shouldn't be a struggle and Mr. Sharp's books cut through the lies that keep reinforcing that idea.

Although the Invocation was not complicated, it was incredibly powerful ... clearly we have been given a wonderful tool.

The best thing about Michael Sharp is that he is so practical and efficient in his approach in all of his books. Just plain straight-up language, clear and concise. When I stumbled upon his stuff, I was already going through a profound change, physically, energetically and spiritually. I went from being absolutely grounded in reality, to suddenly wondering if reality existed anymore. If it were not for finding Michael, I'd probably be prone somewhere in limbo land, or curled up in the fetal position in my closet amongst the dust bunnies. I wanted answers and I wanted them NOW. NO time to wander the earth in search of the meaning of life. I work all day for Pete's sake, I can't be holed up in an ashram or meditating on a mountain in Tibet. So I grabbed a hold of Michael's books; The Song of Creation, The Book of Life and The Book of Light, and now this one. And I screamed through them in a day or so. Could not stop reading. Up until all hours of the night. YOU HAVE TO READ THEM ALL!!!! It will be the ride of your life. Perhaps even, the ride of all the lives you've ever lived. I feel like a 10-year-old again. What ever posessed me to want to grow up and lose all the magic in the first place? So I heartily recommend you check out Michael's work and his website. In the immortal words of recording artist, PINK, "I'm coming up so we better get this party started!" So come on up, the view is amazing!

Activate your kundalini in 30 seconds!Then go to heaven!Then make your own exact future!Very easy!This is a lie and dangerous!!!!!!!!Read gopi krishna and muktanandas autobiographies if you want info on the power of kundalini and chakras.Those that arent 99 percent pure before a genuine awakening will have a rude awakening!Not only that few get it awake no matter there efforts.Very dangerous and immature book

After pondering the messages in Michael Sharp's books I discovered a rather profound realization. The human race is constantly looking backwards. Have you been searching for ancient wisdom, researching long standing religions, joining secret societies, traveling the planet for clues, or practicing methods and techniques pasted down from our ancestors? Why are so many of us looking into the past for the answers? Why was the Truth known by so many so long ago? There is a very common belief that the wisdom of the ages can be accessed by looking into the messages of the past.

I would like to suggest there is another belief that you can leverage. The new belief is that you have the capability to establish the same connection to an all knowing consciousness that the ancient prophets and masters utilized. This point in time is unique and you no longer need to look any further than your own personal spiritual instinct. It was my experience that Michael's material is designed to stretch your awareness, expand your consciousness, shift your limiting belief system, clear your emotional blocks, balance your feminine and masculine aspects, reawaken your non-physical senses, and generally give you the very simple techniques to create a quiet and peaceful mind. I know the laundry list of items mentioned above sounds crazy from a human perspective but I have experienced all of that and more. And, these books we a tremendous help. - rod

I also recommend Tolle's The Power of Now, which also helped me a lot, but I guess Tolle's book is well-known.

I followed what this book says, and within days, it started to work. Just as the book said it would. Brilliant. I was so impressed with the result that I purchased everything this author has to offer.

My experiences with Michael's work are on such a personal interior level that I hesitate to share them because I don't want to come off like the dreaded spiritual fruit loop. I am trying to ground the information into practicality in my life without much forward movement, yet. I am pretty much in the same manifestational chaos that I was two years ago, which is not such a good advertisement. At least now however, I know that I am the one who can change it. In my inner life, the distance I have come with Michael's help is light years from where I was. Through the revelations contained in the Dossier and The Book of Life regarding our true history and purpose, I have arrived at a place of joy and solid anticipation of breathtaking good in this world. I have caught a glimpse of the radiance of glory that is in us, and it is awesome.

I recommend this book to everyone.

i really enjoyed this book, but you need to read "The book of life" first to know what is going on in this one. Michael Sharp has a way of putting things that are easy to understand for us laymen people out here trying to understand what life is about.
i would suggest this book to anyone searching, it is very easy to read and well worth it.

The book that deals with facts and reality as they are. Absolutely enlightening.

This is the second in an ongoing series of books by Michael Sharp, the first being 'Thr Book of Life'. The author seeks to demystify the ascension process, predicted to occur, sometime around 2012, in consonance with the Mayan calendar coming to an end. The first book of this series dealt with the 'Why' of the process, answers to this question are further elaborated in the third book in this series, 'The Book of Light'. In this book, he confronts the 'How to' questions and provides clear-cut answers. This book is an elaboration of certain portions of the first book in the series 'The Book of Life' and contains a detailed study of the chakras in our body, how the energy flowing in them gets blocked by deep rooted thoughts and concepts embedded in our way of life, and how they can be uprooted and replaced by others, more suited to present day living. He concludes with a short discussion on Kundalini activation.

One reason that gives this book its appeal, is, that the author addresses his fellow human beings as winners, who have already completed most of the preparations necessary for the ascension process and all that remains is to awake to an ongoing healing process. The author affirms that he is one of many who have been given the task of carrying forward this message of healing, that this is the reason for his writing his books and that his readers are encouraged to pick up this flag and carry it forward. The text of this book is clearly organized and very convincing indeed. I, personally, felt a greater sense of self acceptance, arising from the realization that all the suffering and pain in the past was not entirely my own doing, even though I have to take responsibility for what happened to me in order to be able to make the correct life choices. My eyes were opened to the fact that I had done better than I gave myself credit for.

This book corrects many misconceptions that are endemic in our world view. In that, it could be called a book that clears the ground. Read it to get a better perspective on our interesting times.